MAK LABS — Std 10 English 2.5 Let’s March

1Name the following.

(a) The persons to whom Kailash Satyarthi gives the highest credit of his honour: Kaalu Kumar, Dhoom Das, Adarsh Kishore (from India) and Iqbal Masih (from Pakistan).
(b) The greatest personalities from the land of Buddha: Lord Buddha, Guru Nanak, and Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) So called daughters of Kailash Satyarthi: Malala, Kayanat, Shazia, and the daughters from Africa and all over the world.
(d) The foreign activists of equal rights, mentioned in the speech: Malala, Kayanat, Shazia, and Iqbal Masih.

2Mention the social issues highlighted by Kailash Satyarthi in his speech.

(a) Child labour
(b) Slavery and child trafficking
(c) Child marriages
(d) Sexual abuse
(e) Illiteracy and malnutrition
(f) Fear, intolerance, and extremism

3Complete the following diagram/chart. (The aim in life of Kailash Satyarthi is that every child should be free...)

to be a child
to grow and develop
to eat, sleep, and see daylight
to laugh and cry
to play and learn
to go to school
to dream

4Complete the following web-chart. (What Kailash Satyarthi appeals: Let us...)

Let us walk together.
Let us speak together.
Let us democratise knowledge.
Let us universalise justice.
Let us globalise compassion!
Let us march from ignorance to awakening / darkness to light / mortality to divinity.

5Think and give your own response.

(a) How can education help the deprived children and child labourers?
Education breaks the vicious cycle of poverty. It empowers deprived children by giving them knowledge, skills, and the objective of life. It provides them with awareness of their rights, protecting them from exploitation, and equips them for better employment opportunities in the future.

(b) Name any other social activist who has worked/is working earnestly for child-welfare. Write about his/her activities.
Malala Yousafzai is a renowned social activist who campaigns for female education. Despite surviving a brutal assassination attempt, she continues to fight for girls' right to go to school globally through the Malala Fund, ensuring they get 12 years of free, safe, and quality education.

(c) What message does the little bird's story of the forest fire convey to us? Explain.
The little bird's story conveys that every individual's contribution matters, no matter how tiny it seems. Even if our efforts are like a single drop of water against a massive forest fire, doing our bit with determination is crucial for bringing about a larger change.

(d) Besides the political freedom that our nation enjoys, what other freedom should it strive for? Say why.
Our nation must strive for freedom from poverty, illiteracy, casteism, and child exploitation. True freedom is incomplete until every citizen, especially the weakest and youngest, has equal opportunities, dignity, safety, and a good quality of life.

(e) What is your impression of the acceptance speech given by Kailash Satyarthi, when he received the Nobel Prize? Write in 3 to 4 sentences.
The speech is profoundly moving, eye-opening, and inspiring. Satyarthi fearlessly highlights the grim reality of child slavery while simultaneously offering immense hope. His powerful appeal to "globalise compassion" leaves a lasting impact on the reader, urging us to take immediate collective action.

6Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

(a) divinity : (ii) godliness
(b) extremist : (i) militant
(c) culminate : (iii) rise to a peak
(d) exploitation : (ii) misuse
(e) mortality : (i) death
(f) dignity : (iii) self-esteem

7 APick out from the lesson the Noun forms of the following words.

(a) dignified — dignity
(b) pacify — peace / passivity
(c) pursue — pursuit
(d) ignore — ignorance
(e) poor — poverty
(f) divine — divinity

7 BPick out from the lesson the Verb forms of the following words.

(a) democracy — democratise
(b) global — globalise
(c) hindrance — hinder
(d) resolution — resolve
(e) liberty — liberate
(f) service — serve

8 AUse the following words as a noun as well as a verb and make meaningful sentences with each set.

march
Noun: The peaceful march towards the capital was successful.
Verb: The soldiers were ordered to march forward.
honour
Noun: It is a great honour to represent my school.
Verb: We must honour the brave martyrs of our country.
credit
Noun: He took all the credit for the successful project.
Verb: The bank will credit the amount to your account tomorrow.
stitch
Noun: A stitch in time saves nine.
Verb: My mother can stitch beautiful dresses.

8 BWrite minimum 4 hidden words of more than 4 letters from 'intergovernmental'.

Hidden words: govern, mental, enter, green, never.

8 CMake meaningful sentences by using the following phrases.

(a) in the pursuit of: The scientist dedicated his whole life in the pursuit of knowledge.
(b) be afraid of: You must never be afraid of speaking the truth.
(c) give up: No matter how hard the situation gets, never give up.

8 DPick from the lesson the antonyms of:

ignorance	✗ awakening / knowledge
immortality	✗ mortality
deny	✗ accept
violence	✗ peace
well-known	✗ unknown
slavery	✗ freedom / liberty

9 AWhat will you do in the following situations?

(a) If you see a child working in a restaurant: I will gently ask the child about their situation and alert local child protection authorities or NGOs like Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
(b) If you find a child working at a construction site: Construction is highly hazardous. I will immediately report this illegal activity to the nearest police station or labour department.
(c) If you find a child working at a brickwork site: I will inform the district child protection officer or dial the national child helpline (1098) for immediate intervention.
(d) If you come across a beggar child: Instead of giving them money, which encourages begging mafias, I will offer them food and inform a reputed local NGO that works for child rehabilitation.

9 BWrite any 2 efforts that you can make to enrol deprived children/out of school children into a school.

(a) I will persuade parents of such children to send them to school by explaining the benefits of free education and mid-day meals.
(b) I will help them with the school admission forms and donate my old textbooks and stationery.
(c) I will take the help of my school teachers and local community leaders to support the child's basic needs so they don't drop out again.

10 BSay whether the following sentences are Assertive, Imperative, Interrogative or Exclamatory.

(1) The Mantra carries a prayer. — Assertive
(2) Is the world so poor? — Interrogative
(3) Kill not your children because of poverty. — Imperative
(4) Let's walk together. — Imperative
(5) What can one person do? — Interrogative
(6) We have made progress. — Assertive
(7) How utterly we have failed our children! — Exclamatory
(8) What a big challenge it is! — Exclamatory

10 CRewrite the following sentences as Assertive (statements).

(1) Why didn't you come earlier?
➔ You should have come earlier.
(2) How frightened their eyes look!
➔ Their eyes look very frightened.
(3) How angry it makes me!
➔ It makes me very angry.
(4) Should I accept such shackles of slavery?
➔ I should not accept such shackles of slavery.
(5) What can one person do?
➔ One person cannot do much alone. (or) One person can indeed do a lot.

11 AFind more such sentences (Present Perfect Tense) from the text.

(1) We have made progress in the last couple of decades.
(2) We have prevented millions of child deaths.
(3) It has happened.
(4) We have reduced the number of out-of-school children by half.
(5) We have reduced the number of child labourers by a third.

11 BFind examples from the speech and underline the infinitives.

(1) Every child is free to grow.
(2) I refuse to accept that all the laws and constitutions... are unable to protect our children.
(3) The Nobel Committee has generously invited me to present a "lecture."
(4) I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children.
(5) As his first training lesson, he was forced to kill his friends and family.

11 CComplete the following sentences (Degrees of Comparison).

(a) The biggest challenge knocking on the doors of human kind is fear and intolerance.
(i) No other challenge knocking on the doors of human kind is as big as fear and intolerance.
(ii) Fear and intolerance are bigger than any other challenge knocking on the doors of human kind.

(b) The Nobel Prize is one of the greatest honours in the world.
(i) Very few honours in the world are as great as the Nobel Prize.
(ii) The Nobel Prize is greater than most other honours in the world.

12 BChange the following sentences into the passive voice.

1. We can do it.
➔ It can be done by us.
2. Her angry question still shakes me.
➔ I am still shaken by her angry question.
3. Governments must make child-friendly policies.
➔ Child-friendly policies must be made by governments.
4. His answer made me angry.
➔ I was made angry by his answer.

13Draft a welcome speech for Malala.

This is a creative writing exercise to be drafted by the student. Refer to the hints provided in the textbook.

2.5 Let's March

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