ENGLISH TEST 6 [40 marks] [answers]

ENGLISH TEST 6

FULL MARKS : 40

 

6. Answer the following questions. [2*6 = 12]

a. What unintended effect was produced by decades of oppression?

Ans. The decades of oppression made him a strong person. He set out the goal to liberate the people of South Africa from continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering and other discrimination. He decided to have freedom and justice for all.

b. What pained Nelson Mandela on becoming the President of South Africa?

Ans. Nelson Mandela was sad for not able to thank those African patriots who had fought for independence and sacrificed their lives for it. This pained him that they were not able to see what their sacrifices had brought.

c. When did Mandela’s hunger for self turn into a hunger for freedom for all his people?

Ans. Mandela gradually realized that freedom was curtailed for those people who looked like he did, but not for the whites. Consequently, he joined the African National Congress, and that was when his “hunger for freedom” became a “greater hunger.”

d. Why is 10th May 1994 important for South Africa?

Ans. 10th May 1994 is important for South Africa because first democratic non-racial government elections were held on this day in the country. Nelson Mandela became the first black president of the country.

e. What ideals does Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech?

Ans. The ideal Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech was to liberate the people of South Africa from continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discriminations.

f. Why was the 10th of May, 1994 a red letter day in the history of South Africa?

Ans. 10th of May, 1994 was a red-letter day in the history of South Africa. It was the day when the hated regime of apartheid came to an end. A new democratically elected non-racial government under Nelson Mandela was to be sworn in. Many international leaders and dignitaries came to pay their respect to the new government.