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Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

"Other boys didn't dream, they had catapults".


1. What does the narrator mean by saying that the other boys have catapults?


2. Why does the narrator refuse to admit that he is a dreamer ?


3. It is advisable to be a dreamer ? Why / Why not ?

1. The fact that the other boys had catapults shows that they chose to roughhouse and play, rather than sit and think. This shows the narrator as being different from his peers.

2. The narrator realises that he is different from people of the same age as him, and this difference makes him feel uneasy, as dreaming was not seen as a very desirable trait in a young boy.


3. Dreaming is an activity that keeps imagination and spirit alive. Hence, it can prove to be good for a person, provided he/she is willing to work to achieve that dream.


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Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

"It was a startling question coming from that ragged old man on the street"


1. Where was the narrator when he was drawn into the conversation?


2. Give a brief description of the old man


3. Why was the narrator perplexed by the question?

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Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

"It was a starting question coming from that ragged old man on the street’


1. Where was the narrator when he was drawn into the conversation?


2. Give a brief description of the old man


3. Why was the narrator perplexed by the question?

 2

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

"There's no magic formula, my friend.


If I was a godman would I be wasting my time here with you ?”


1. What does the beggar refer to as 'magic formula'?


2. Who is a godman ?


3. Why does he say, 'I wouldn't be wasting my time ?"

 2

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

"Yes, because it's so easy to lose it all, to let someone take it away from you."


1. What does the speaker refer to as 'it'?


2. When does one lose 'it'?


3. How had the speaker gained such profound knowledge about it'?