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Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

An Elementary School Classroom In A Slum (2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum) CBSE class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum summary with detailed explanation of the lesson An Elementary School Classroom In A Slum along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum.

English Flamingo (Chapter 2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum) Solution
 Before You Read

Have you ever visited or seen an elementary school in a slum? What does it look like?

Answer :


Yes, I have visited an elementary school in a slum. The school was in a pitiful state. Its dingy and neglected classrooms were devoid of even basic amenities like fan and lights. Every single window was broken and bore marks of rust. How the students in the classroom dealt with the outside noise or the winters was anybody's guess. The ceilings too were full of cobwebs. The furniture was broken and almost unusable. The walls of the classrooms were as shabby, malnourished and disinterested as the students sitting in their enclosures. Even the teachers seemed to have lost their concern both for the students and their education. Moreover, I was shocked to know that the usage of toilets was restricted to the school staff.


All Questions of English Flamingo Chapter 2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
Before You Read
Have you ever visited or seen an elementary school in a slum? What does it look like?

Think It Out
1. Tick the item which best answers the following.

   (a) The tall girl with her head weighed down means the girl ______________________.
     (i) is ill and exhausted
     (ii) has her head bent with shame
     (iii) has untidy hair

   (b) The paper-seeming boy with rat's eyes means the boy is ______________________.
     (i) sly and secretive
     (ii) thin, hungry and weak
     (iii) unpleasant looking

   (c) The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted bones means the boy ______________________.
     (i) has an inherited disability
     (ii) was short and bony

   (d) His eyes live in a dream. A squirrel's game, in the tree room other than this. This means the boy is ______________________.
     (i) full of hope in the future
     (ii) mentally ill
     (iii) distracted from the lesson

   (e) The children's faces are compared to "rootless weeds". This means they ______________________.
     (i) are insecure
     (ii) are ill-fed
     (iii) are wasters
2. What do you think is the colour of "sour cream"? Why do you think the poet has used this expression to describe the classroom walls?
3. The walls of the classroom are decorated with the pictures of "Shakespeare", "buildings with domes", "world maps" and beautiful valleys. How do these contrast with the world of these children?
4. What does the poet want for the children of the slums? How can their lives be made to change?

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