BRAVEHEARTS
ACTS OF VALOUR
Word Meaning
1. Valour:
Courage, bravery
2. Intention:
purpose, plan
3. Utmost:
the greatest or highest degree, extreme limit.
4. Brave:
Courageous, without fear
5. Saviour:
A person who saves
6. Rescue:
saving someone
7. Accompanied:
giving company
8. Threatened:
warn seriously
9. Custody:
protective care
10. Sheer:
Utter, complete
11. Presence
of mind: The ability to think and make decisions especially in stressful
situations
12. Impressive:
strong impact
13. Stranger:
unknown person
14. Capsizing:
overturning, tipping over
15. Ventured:
risk of doing something
16. Recognise:
identify, acknowledge
17. Deeds:
Actions, accomplishments
18. Awardees:
receivers of awards
19. Provisions:
necessary items, necessities
20. Schemes:
Plans, programmes
B.2 READING OUT TEXT
How do you think Carolyn figured out that the unknown woman had kidnapped the girl?
Both the woman and the
child were new to the locality. This might have seemed suspicious to Carolyn.
Carolyn must have noticed the child not being comfortable with the women; and
the woman was very cautious about her surroundings. This. Such behaviour must
have raised doubt that something was not correct with them.
Can you name a few of the
other national awards? Find out why they are awarded and to whom?
Bharat Ratna:
Bharat Ratna is the
highest Civilian Award in India. This award is given to the civilians for
achievements in the field of Science, Literature, Arts and Public Services.
Padma Vibhushan:
Padma Vibushan is the
second-highest civilian award in India. This is also given to the civilians for
their achievements in the field of Arts, Literature, Science, Public
Services.
Padma Bhushan:
This is the third-highest
civilian award in India and is given to the people with achievements in medicine
and science.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award:
It is the most prestigious
national sports award. It honours the sportspersons who are exceptional in
their sport.
B.13 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
a. How did Carolyn win the
admiration of the people of Aizawl?
When 11-year-old Carolyn
saved a minor from the kidnapper with sheer presence of mind and impressive
valour, she won the hearts of the people of Aizawl.
b. Kanal Krishna Das is a
selfless child. Justify this statement based on your reading of the text.
Kamal Krishna Das is a
selfless child because he did not think about himself for once before jumping
into the river not just once but thrice to save three lives. He kept the needs
of others above his own and rescued his mother, aunt and the stranger.
c. Do you think that
rewarding children for their brave deeds can inspire others to be more
courageous during critical situations? Why/Why not?
Rewarding children for
their brave deeds can inspire others to be more courageous. The acts of bravery
should be brought into the notice of people so that they also get motivated. In
this way they get the qualities of courage and selflessness in them. Also, when
we recognize the good work of children, we make them feel valued and encourage
others to be good as well.
d. Imagine that you come
across an animal drowning in a river. However, you do not know how to swim. What
would you do in this critical situation?
Helping someone is very important, but in the process if I become an additional victim, then the whole process of the rescue mission is a total failure with additional damage. Therefore, first I will look for someone, an elder, who can help me with this task. If available, I would immediately take a boat and go near the spot where the dog is. Then throw a net to trap the dog and pull it safely back to the boat.
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