What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
There can be lot’s of reasons behind migration of people from villages to cities according to their needs. Some move to cities for better employment facilities, food and most important for money. Some don’t have hospitals, schools, colleges so they migrated to cities. But some move to cities due to natural disasters like, flood, storm, drought, earthquake which sweeps away everything from people. So, In this sahib and his family moved to seemapuri from Dhaka, Bangladesh due to a storm which swept away everything in their home given fields etc.
Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
Why should child labour be eliminated and how?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
Strike out what is not true in the following.
a. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) a sharecropper.
(ii) a politician.
(iii) delegate.
(iv) a landlord.
b. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) poor.
(ii) physically strong.
(iii) illiterate.
What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?
What are some of the positive views on interviews?
Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?
Why was he amused by this idea?
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
How does Eco find the time to write so much?
Who was the English visitor to the studios?
Does her father believe her story?
What are some of the positive views on interviews?
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?