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c. How was the speaker woken up at the right time?

d. Choose the sentence in which ‘present’ has been used in the same context as in the
above lines.

i. Use the verbs in the brackets in the present tense.
ii. They gave me theatre tickets as a present.

iii. The president was not present at the meeting.

iv. The group intended to present this petition to the parliament.

Time to think and answer

1. What do you think drove Akshata’s passion for uplifting and helping blind people?

2. The protagonist never forced her daughter to study. Do you think this approach is
appropriate? How would you be mindful of your studies if your parents used the
same approach? life skill self-awareness

3. Compare and contrast the characters of Akshata and her mom.

Akshata Amma

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trait trait

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