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SAI International School
                                                  Class IX - English
                                          Chapter - Reach for the Top - I
                                                      Assessment

        I. Read the Passage and answer the following questions

        A marriage as early as that was the last thing in her mind. She threatened her
        parents that she would never marry if she did not get a proper education. She
        left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi. When her parents refused
        to pay for her education, she politely informed them of her plans to earn money
        by working part – time to pay for her fees. Her parents then agreed to pay for her
        education.

        Questions

            i.     How did Santosh consider marriage?

            ii.    What did she threaten to her parents?

            iii.   Why did she leave her home?

            iv.    Why did her parents refuse to pay for her education in Delhi?

            v.     What was Santosh’s plan to make arrangements for her fee?

        II. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words

        Easy

            1.  Where was Santosh Yadav born? What was her family occupation?

            2.  Where did Santosh want to go after completing her school in village?

            3.  What did her parents want her to do after she turned 16?

            4.  Where did she go to take formal training on mountaineering?

        Average

            1.  How Santosh was different from other girls in the village?

            2.  What made Santosh take to mountaineering?
            3.  Why did she write a letter to her father?


        Difficult / HOT
            1.  What qualities of Santosh Yadav are reflected in her decision to study
               further?

            2.  What made her a good climber?

            3.  Why was she appreciated by her fellow climbers?

            4.  What does Santosh Yadav’s teach us?
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