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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL


                                               CLASS X – ENGLISH

               Nelson Mandela : A long walk to freedom

               Assignments:(Check your Vocabulary & note in the CW notebook)

               Q1: Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of
               sandstone?
               Q2: Can you say how 10 May is an „autumn day‟ in South Africa?
               Q3: At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions “an extraordinary human disaster”. What does he
               mean by this? What is the “glorious … human achievement” he speaks of at the end?
               Q4: What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?
               Q5: What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?
               Q6: What do the military generals do? How has their attitude changed, and why?
               Q7: Why were two national anthems sung?
               Q8: How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country (i) in the first decade, and (ii)
               in the final decade, of the twentieth century?
               Q9: What does courage mean to Mandela?
               Q10: Which does he think is natural, to love or to hate?
               Q11: What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?
               Q12: Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/Why not?

               Assessments:(Check your Vocabulary & note in the CW notebook)
               Q1: What did being free mean to Mandela as a boy, and as a student? How does he contrast these
               “transitory freedoms” with “the basic and honourable freedoms”?

               Q2: Why did such a large number of international leaders attend the inauguration? What did it signify the
               triumph of?

               Q3: What does Mandela mean when he says he is “simply the sum of all those African patriots” who had
               gone before him?

               Q4: Would you agree that the “depths of oppression” create “heights of character? How does Mandela
               illustrate this?  Can you add your own examples to this argument?

               Q5: How did Mandela‟s understanding of freedom change with age and experience?

               Q6: How did Mandela‟s „hunger for freedom‟ change his life?
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