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1. 1.

   Put a tick (√) against the correct sentences, a cross (×) against the wrong ones and NF when the information is not available in the text.

   1. Malala was born in Shangla.
   2. The Swat Valley is a long valley with other valleys branching out of it.
   3. The luggage contained chocolates and toys for their family in the village.
   4. If the roads were washed away by rains and landslides, the journey took more than five hours.
   5. The marble works were polluting the valley.
   6. The Shangla Pass is the highest mountain pass in Swat.
   7. Malala's village was in the Kana darae and did not have a cricket ground.
   8. The wooden waterwheel which provided power to run millstones also provided the village and electricity.
2. 2.

   Most of the baggage was tied to the top of the bus in a towering pile.

   1. What did the 'baggage' contain?
   2. Where was the bus headed? Describe how it looked.
   3. Were the passengers comfortably settled inside the bus? What did they do during the journey?
3. 3.

   Up there, we were higher than the rocky peaks all around us.

   1. Where was this place? Name it.
   2. What could be seen in the distance? Describe the natural beauty of the surroundings.
   3. How could people advance to other places from this point?
4. 4.

   There was no hospital.

   1. Which place does the sentence refer to?
   2. Did the people have absolutely no access to medical healthcare?
   3. What did the people do when they fell ill?
5. 5.

   In what way does the text blend the description of the beauty of the Swat valley with a message of peace?

6. 6.

   What sort of life, do you think, was led by the people in the villages at Swat? What effect would the remote location and lack of electricity have had on their lives?