Then the Second World War was over and India’s freedom was imminent. “Indians will build their own India”, declared Gandhiji. The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism. I asked my father for permission to leave Rameswaram and study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.
He told me as if thinking aloud, “Abdul! I know you have to go away to grow. Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest ?” He quoted Khalil Gibran to my hesitant mother. “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.”
1. The meaning of the word ‘imminent’ is ………………….
A.‘distant’.
B.‘near’.
C.‘urgent’.
D.‘delayed’.
2. What was the reason of ‘unprecedented optimism’ of people of India ?
A. India’s freedom seemed close by.
B. Gandhiji’s speeches spread optimism.
C. The Second World War was over.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
3. Who was not ready to allow Abdul to leave Rameswaram for further studies ?
A. His father
B. His mother
C. His elder brother
D. His grandfather
4. What cannot be inherited to children by parents ?
A. Love
B. Qualities
C. Thoughts
D. Features
