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Read and Understand
A. Tick () the correct answers.
1. Minal wanted to become a when she grew up.
a. teacher b. journalist
c. doctor d. nurse
2. Florence Nightingale wanted to take up nursing, but her parents wanted her to
a. study further. b. become a doctor.
c. get married. d. serve the sick and the poor.
3. Florence Nightingale wrote about the need for reforms in
a. hospitals. b. schools.
c. the army. d. the police force.
B. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context
1. “Even I wanted to be back home as early as possible.”
a. Who said these words and to whom?
b. Where had the speaker gone?
c. Why was the speaker away from home?
2. “I am here to keep your mama company.”
a. Who said these words and to whom?
b. Where were these words spoken?
c. Why was the speaker there?
C. Answer these questions.
1. How long was Tara away from home and why?
2. What did Florence Nightingale decide to do when she was 16 years old?
3. What shocked Nightingale and the nurses when they reached the British hospital
in Crimea?
4. What was set up by Florence Nightingale for the benefit of the soldiers’ treatment?
5. How did Rini take care of Tara?
6. Mention any two good qualities of Rini.
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