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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

                                               CLASS IX ENGLISH
                                  CHAPTER 22 - REACH FOR THE TOP
                                                   ASSESSMENT



        I. Read the Passage and answer the following questions

        A marrisge 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 topay 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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