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Nelson Mandela (Long Walk to Freedom)
1.Choose the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence from among the alternatives given in brackets:
i. I had been pleasantly besieged by dignitaries and world leaders.
(to be surrounded closely by/ to be arise closely by/ to be do closely by)
Ans: to be surrounded closely by.
ii.The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
( a building without roof / a building with roof / a building)
Ans: a building without roof / with many rows of seats rising in steps (typical of ancient Greece and Rome).
iii.Today,all of us do, by our presence……confer glory and hope to newborn liberty.
( give / take / away)
Ans: give / here
iv.We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation.
( freedom from restriction / restriction / freedom)
Ans: freedom from restriction.
v.We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
(state of not having one’s rightful benefits / state of having one’s rightful/ benefits)
Ans: state of not having one’s rightful benefits.
vi.We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
(being treated differently or unfavourably/being treated favourably/ friendly )
Ans: being treated differently or unfavourably.
vii.A few moments later we all lifted our eyes in awe as a spectacular array of South African jets,helicopters and troop carriers roared in perfect formation over the Union Buildings.
( an impressive display/ not impressive display/ not display )
Ans: an impressive display ( colourful and attractive)
viii.I was not unmindful of the fact that not so many years before they would not have saluted but arrested me.
(conscious of/unconscious of / hurt of)
Ans: conscious of / aware of
ix. A chevron of Impala jets left a smoke trail of the black,red,green,blue ang gold of the new South Africa Flag.
( a pattern in the shape of a V / not shape of a V / red colour)
Ans: a pattern in the shape of a V.
x. They were not able to see what their sacrifices had wrought.
(achieved/ not achieved/ undone)
Ans: achieved /done.
xi. All of us will spend many years,if not generations,recovering from that profound hurt.
(deep and strong/ deep and weak/very weak)
Ans: deep and strong.
xii.Each man is able to fulfil those obligations according to his own inclinations and abilities.
( natural tendencies of behaviour/ inhuman behaviour / unwillingness)
Ans: natural tendencies of behaviour.
xiii.A man who tried to fulfil his duty to his people was inevitably ripped from his family and his home.
( unavoidably/ avoidably / forcefully)
Ans: unavoidably.
xiv.I wanted freedom only for myself,the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night.
( not permanent / permanent / established)
Ans: not permanent
xv.I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed.
( reduced / increase/ lost)
Ans: reduced
xvi.He is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness.
( a strong dislike without any good reason/ very good decision/ kindness)
Ans: a stong dislike without any good reason.
