Match the italicised phrases in Column A with the phrase nearest in meaning in Column B.
Match the italicised phrases in Column A with the phrase nearest in meaning in Column B.
{Hint: First look for the sentence in the text in which the phrase in column A occurs.)
| A | B |
| 1. was nut unmindful uj the lad | (i) had nut forgotten; was aware of the fact
(ii) was not careful about the fact (iii) forgot or was not aware of the fact |
| 2. when my comrades and I were pushed to our limits | (i) pushed by the guards to the wall
(ii) took more than our share of beatings (iii) felt that we could not endure the suffering any longer |
| 3. to reassure me and keep me going | (i) make me go on walking
(ii) help me continue to live in hope in this very difficult situation (iii) make me remain without complaining |
| 4. the basic and honourable freedoms of.. .earning my keep,… | (i) earning enough money to live on
(ii) keeping what I earned (iii) getting a good salary |
Answer:
| A | B |
| (i) A rainbow gathering of different colours and nations | – A beautiful coming together of various peoples, like the colours in a rainbow |
| (ii) The seat of white supremacy | – The centre of racial superiority |
| (iii) Be overwhelmed with a sense of history | – Feel deeply emotional, remembering and understanding all the past events that have led up to the moment |
| (iv) Resilience that defies the imagination | – A great ability (almost unimaginable) to remain unchanged by suffering (not losing hope, goodness or courage) |
| (v) A glimmer of humanity | – A sign of human feeling (goodness, kindness, pity, justice, etc.) |
| (vi) A twilight existence | – A half – secret life, like a life lived in the fading light between sunset and darkness |
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