Students! you must have
seen the pictures of an old lady hardly five feet tall with high cheek-bones,
thin lips and a wrinkled face, clad in white saree with blue border covering
the head. This is Mother Teresa, often called ‘the Gentle Mother’ for ‘the Angel
of Mercy’.
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia on August 27 1910. Her
family was of Albanian descent. Her original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. At
the age of eighteen, she renounced the world and joined the Loreto nuns in Ireland.
She used to work from 4 a.m. to late night. The dying in Kolkata, the wounded
in Vietnam, the starving in Ethiopia- all turned to this frail looking woman
for support. She always embraced the needy and the suffering all over the
world. The mission established by her is still busy in doing the same even
after her death. She received a number of awards and distinctions, including
the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971 and the Nobel peace prize in 1979.
Answer
the following questions:
Q.1 Why was Mother Teresa called ‘the Angel of Mercy’?
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Q.2 What do you understand by the world ‘renounced’? Explain.
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Q.3 Explain the phrase, ‘frail looking woman.’
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Q.4 Fill in the blank spaces, choosing the correct word.
Mother Teresa was born in ……
(a) Ireland
(b) Kolkata
(c) Albania
(d) Macedonia
Q.5 Which award did she get in 1971 and 1979?
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Q.6 Write five adjectives occurring in the passage.
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Solutions-
Q.1
Why was Mother Teresa called ‘the Angel of Mercy’?
Ans-
Mother Teresa was called ‘the Angel of Mercy’ because she always embraced the
needy and the suffering all over the world.
Q.2
What do you understand by the world ‘renounced’? Explain.
Ans-
The world ‘renounced’ here means ‘gave up worldly pleasures voluntarily’.
Q.3
Explain the phrase, ‘frail looking woman.’
Ans-
The phrase, ‘frail looking woman’ mean ‘physically
weak and delicate woman’.
Q.4
Fill in the blank spaces, choosing the correct word.
Mother Teresa was born in ……
(a)
Ireland
(b)
Kolkata
(c)
Albania
(d)
Macedonia
(✓)
Q.5
Which award did she get in 1971 and 1979?
Ans-
She got the Pope John XXIII Peace Price in 1971 and the Noble peace price in
1979.
Q.6
Write five adjectives occurring in the passage.
Ans-
Five adjectives occurring in the passage are :
1-
High
2-
Thin
3-
Wrinkled
4-
White
5-
Gentle
