Bankim Chandra By Sukhamoy Bhattacharjee

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Read these words:
perspiring scattered urgently engrossed atmosphere

Why do you think people rushed here and there as the English officers came?
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People rushed here and there in a state of panic because the...
2.
'......the students scattered like a host of sparrows.' Circle the figure of speech here.
refrain / personification / resonance / simile
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simile
3.
Tick (√) the correct answer in each.
1. What was (is) the village primary school known as?
  1. paudhshala
  2. pathshala
  3. gaushala
  4. pakshala
2. Who were referred to as 'gora sahebs'?
  1. villagemen
  2. fair-skinned officers
  3. Britishers
  4. school teachers
3. Bankim Chandra was a − novelist / deputy collector / doctor / lawyer
4. Circle the book of Bankim Chandra which contained the song Vande Mataram.
  Anandamath / Kapalkundala / Bishabrikkho / Chadrashekhar Rajsingha
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(b) pathshala
(c) Britishers
novelist
Anandamath
4.
Describe the panic caused by the arrival of gora sahebs.
5.
Why didn't Bankim study at school?
6.
Why do you think the British imposed the Vernacular Press Act?

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