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1. 1.

   Tick (√) the correct answer(s) to complete the statements given below:

   1. AI was keen to apply for the job on offer by the railway because
      1. he had no interest in studies and wanted to pass his time somehow.
      2. his family was poor and they asked him to work and support himself.
      3. he wanted to earn money to sustain his experiments and fuel his inventions.
      4. he wanted to buy good food and clothes for himself.
   2. Nancy Edison was opposed to AI working for the railways because
      1. she felt that AI should only concentrate on his studies.
      2. she was a caring mother who was worried for her son.
      3. she knew that AI would have a hard time working there.
      4. she wanted AI to work on their family farm.
   3. Nancy decided to educate AI at home herself because
      1. she was irresponsible and egoistic who did not care for her son's future.
      2. she could not tolerate the insult of her child's calibre.
      3. she knew that she would do a better job than any other teacher.
      4. she wanted to keep AI home as he was a sickly child.
2. 2.

   I invent only to earn money to invent more.

   1. Who does 'I' refer to in the above extract?
   2. What does the speaker mean by the above statement?
   3. Was the speaker successful in earning money and inventing new things? Justify your answer with instances.
3. 3.

   I'm a bushel of wheat.

   1. What is a bushel?
   2. Why does the speaker feel that he is a bushel of wheat?
   3. What does this line tell us about the speaker?
4. 4.

   He won't be coming here anymore!

   1. Who said these words to whom?
   2. What does 'here' refer to?
   3. What forced the speaker to say these words?
5. 5.

   What inspired AI to invent so many things in his lifetime?

6. 6.

   Why do you think AI succeeded in life despite severe setbacks?