Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom

NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

QUESTION MARKS - 1 1. What is Apartheid? Answer : Apartheid is a political system that separates people according...

QUESTION MARKS - 2 1. Why did inauguration ceremony take place in the amphitheatre formed by the Union Building in Pre...

Long Answer Types Questions 1. Do you think there is a discrimination based on caste and colour of skin in our country...

2. You have been asked to present a study on the significance of bondage and strength in Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Fr...

3. Describe the views of Mandela for the black people who fought and sacrificed their likes for the country’s political...

4. Describe the value of freedom for the human beings and how it is important for the growth of civilisation and humanis...

5. Discuss the scene of the inauguration ceremony? Who took oath in the ceremony? Why is the inauguration called a histo...

6. Nelson Mandela in his inaugural speech used these two words ‘an extraordinary human disaster’ and so ‘glorious human...

7. What ideas does Mandela have about courage, love and hate? Answer : Mandela said his friends taught him what being...

8. India is a country of unity in diversity—there are different languages, traditions, dresses, castes and cultures. Do...

9. 'The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.' Discuss in the context of the essay 'Long Walk...

10. What were the difficulties faced by Nelson Mandela in achieving freedom for his people? Answer : Nelson Mandela wo...

11. What does courage mean to Mandela? How did he learn the meaning of courage? What do you get about courage, love and...

12. What were Mandela’s opinions about the first and last decades of the twentieth century? Why does he say on the day o...

13. Why did such a large number of international leaders attend the inauguration? What did it signify the triumph of?...

14. How did Mandela’s ‘hunger for freedom’ change his life? Answer : Nelson Mandela was not born with a hunger to b...

15. Which twin obligations does Nelson Mandela mention in the lesson? Why were he and the rest of blacks able to fulfil...

16. Summarise the chapter ‘Nelson Mandela -Long walk to Freedom. Answer : Nelson Mandela talked about a special event...

SUMMARY Nelson Mandela's "Long Walk to Freedom" talks about his journey and the struggle for freedom in South Africa. I...

Activity (Page 17) Question : In Column A are some expressions you will find in the text. Make a guess and match each e...

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 18-19) 1. Where did the ceremonies take place? Ca...

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 21) 1. What do the military generals do? How has...

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 24) 1. What “twin obligations” does Mandela menti...

Thinking about the Text (Page 24) 1. Why did such a large number of internation...

Thinking about Language (Page 24-26) I. There are nouns in the text (formation, government) which are formed from th...

Thinking about Language (Page 24-26) 2. Read the paragraph below. Fill in the blanks with the noun forms of the verbs...

Thinking about Language (Page 25) II. Here are some more examples of ‘the’ used with proper names. Try to say what t...

Thinking about Language (Page 26) III. Idiomatic Expressions Question 1 : Match the italicised phrases in Column...

Writing (Page 26-28) Question I : Looking at Contrasts ❑ Nelson Mandela’s writing is marked by balance : many se...