Standing Up For Yourself Unit-4 Summery (Q and A)With MCQ
Standing Up For Yourself
Summery
To conquer my fear of Red, I trained with parallel bars and weights, slowly building my muscles. I recalled a book about ju-jitsu, a Japanese wrestling method that helps the weak defeat the strong. I traded a week’s ration card for a ju-jitsu textbook and practiced at home with two friends for three weeks. Then, I faced Red, who was playing cards with his lieutenants in our yard. Despite my fear, I kicked their cards, challenging him. Red, surprised, stood up and reached for his knuckle-duster, but I used a ju-jitsu move, jabbing him and making him collapse in pain. When he charged again, I grabbed his wrist, squeezed until he dropped the knuckle-duster, and he fell, crying. That day, Red lost his power over our street. I learned I didn’t need to fear the strong if I knew how to beat them with ju-jitsu, and that being a poet meant not just writing poems but also standing up for them.
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Redଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ମୋର ଭୟକୁ ଜିତିବା ପାଇଁ, ମୁଁ ପାରାଲେଲ ବାର ଓ ଓଜନ ସହିତ ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କରିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲି, ଧୀରେ ଧୀରେ ମୋର ମାଂସପେଶୀକୁ ସୁଦୃଢ଼ କରିଲି। ମୋତେ ଜୁ-ଜିତ୍ସୁ (ଜାପାନୀୟ କୁସ୍ତି ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ) ବିଷୟରେ ଗୋଟେ ପୁସ୍ତକ ମନେ ପଡ଼ିଲା, ଯାହା ଦୁର୍ବଳଙ୍କୁ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀଙ୍କୁ ପରାଜିତ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରେ। ମୁଁ ଗୋଟେ ସପ୍ତାହର ରେସନ କାର୍ଡ ବଦଳରେ ଏକ ଜୁ-ଜିତ୍ସୁ ପାଠ୍ୟପୁସ୍ତକ ନେଲି ଓ ଘରେ ଦୁଇଜଣ ସଙ୍ଗୀ ସହିତ ତିନି ସପ୍ତାହ ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କଲି।
ତା’ପରେ, ମୁଁ Redଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହେଲି, ସେ ଆମ ବାଡ଼ିରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସହଚରମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ତାସ ଖେଳୁଥିଲେ। ଭୟ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ମୁଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ତାସକୁ ଲାତ୍ ମାରିଦେଲି, ତାଙ୍କୁ ଚ୍ୟାଲେଞ୍ଜ କଲି। Red ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟଚକିତ ହୋଇ ଉଠିଲେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ନକଲ-ଡଷ୍ଟର ପାଇଁ ହାତ ବଢ଼ାଇଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ଜୁ-ଜିତ୍ସୁର ଗୋଟେ ଆଘାତ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରି, ତାଙ୍କୁ ଚେଟେଇଦେଲି ଓ ସେ ବ୍ୟଥାରେ ଭୁଇଁକୁ ପଡ଼ିଗଲେ।
ସେ ପୁନି ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିବାକୁ ଆସିବା ସମୟରେ, ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କ କଳାଇ ଧରି, ଏତେ ଜୋରରେ ଚେପିଲି ଯେ ସେ ନକଲ-ଡଷ୍ଟର ଛାଡ଼ିଦେଲେ ଓ କାନ୍ଦିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ। ସେହିଦିନ, ଲାଲ ଆମ ଗଲିରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଶକ୍ତି ହରାଇଲେ।
ମୁଁ ସେହିଦିନ ଶିଖିଲି, ଯଦି ମୁଁ ଜାଣେ କିପରି ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରାଜିତ କରିବି, ତେବେ ମୋତେ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀଙ୍କୁ ଭୟ କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ ନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ କବି ହେବାର ଅର୍ଥ କେବଳ କବିତା ଲେଖିବା ନୁହେଁ, ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପାଇଁ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ଠିଆ ହେବା ମଧ୍ୟ।
1.How did the narrator train himself to grow stronger?
Answer
The narrator initially trained himself with parallel bars and weights.
2. How did he get a textbook on ju-jitsu?
Answer
He exchanged a week's ration card for a textbook on ju-jitsu.
3.How long did he train himself before the final encounter with Red?
Answer
He trained for three weeks.
4.Where did the final encounter take place? What was Red doing then?
Answer
The final encounter took place on the lawn in the narrator's yard. Red was playing vingt-et-un with his lieutenants.
5. How did the narrator attack Red?
Answer
The narrator attacked Red by kicking and scattering the playing cards, then made a quick jabbing movement.
6.How did Red react to the narrator's attack?
Answer
Red, bewildered, got up and came at the narrator, "swinging his head furiously from side to side like a maddened bull."
7.How did the narrator tackle Red?
Answer
The narrator caught Red's wrist and squeezed it slowly until the knuckle-duster dropped from his fingers.
8.How did Red suffer at the hands of the narrator?
Answer
Red howled with pain, rolled on the ground, and later fell down again, sobbing and nursing his hand.
9.What lesson did the narrator learn during his encounter with a bully like Red?
Answer
The narrator learned that one doesn't need to fear the strong if they know how to beat them. He concluded that for every strong person, there is a specific method, or "special ju-jitsu," to overcome them.
10.What career did the narrator prepare himself for?
Answer
The narrator was preparing himself to be a poet.
11. Which of these do you think is true: courage means not having fear at all or courage means conquering fear? Justify your choice.
Answer
Courage means conquering fear. The narrator's deep-seated fear urged him to flee, but he chose to confront Red instead. This act demonstrates that courage isn't the absence of fear, but the ability to act in spite of it.
MCQ
1. What kind of physical training did the narrator begin with?
a) Running and swimming
b) Parallel bars and weights
c) Boxing and cycling
d) Yoga and stretching
Answer: b) Parallel bars and weights
2. How did the narrator feel after each training session?
a) Tired and hopeless
b) Strong and fearless
c) Muscles growing slowly
d) Ready to fight Red
Answer: c) Muscles growing slowly
3. What inspired the narrator to try ju-jitsu?
a) A movie he watched
b) A story from a friend
c) A book he read
d) A dream he had
Answer: c) A book he read
4. What did the narrator exchange for the ju-jitsu textbook?
a) Money
b) A toy
c) A week’s ration card
d) His old training gear
Answer: c) A week’s ration card
5. How long did the narrator train in ju-jitsu?
a) One week
b) Two weeks
c) Three weeks
d) A month
Answer: c) Three weeks
6. Who did the narrator train with?
a) His brothers
b) Two other boys
c) His coach
d) Alone
Answer:b) Two other boys
7. Where was Red during the final encounter?
a) In the street
b) At school
c) On the lawn in the yard
d) Inside his house
Answer:c) On the lawn in the yard
8. What was Red doing when the narrator approached him?
a) Sleeping
b) Playing vingt-et-un
c) Reading a book
d) Practicing boxing
Answer: b) Playing vingt-et-un
9. What did the narrator do to start the fight?
a) Shouted at Red
b) Punched Red
c) Kicked and scattered the cards
d) Took Red’s weapon
Answer: c) Kicked and scattered the cards
10. What weapon did Red try to use?
a) A knife
b) A stick
c) A knuckle-duster
d) A chain
Answer:c) A knuckle-duster
11. How did the narrator stop Red from using the weapon?
a) Grabbed his arm and twisted it
b) Punched him in the face
c) Squeezed his wrist until he dropped it
d) Took it from his pocket
Answer: c) Squeezed his wrist until he dropped it
12. How did Red react after being defeated?
a) Ran away
b) Apologized
c) Cried and sobbed
d) Fought back harder
Answer:c) Cried and sobbed
13. What changed after the fight?
a) Red became stronger
b) The narrator left the street
c) Red lost his power over others
d) The narrator was punished
Answer:c) Red lost his power over others
14. What did the narrator learn from the fight?
a) Strength is everything
b) Fear is dangerous
c) Knowledge can defeat strength
d) Fighting is wrong
Answer:c) Knowledge can defeat strength
15. What did the narrator realize about being a poet?
a) He must write every day
b) He must be famous
c) He must be brave and defend his work
d) He must avoid conflict
Answer: c) He must be brave and defend his work
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