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Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:But the decades of oppression and brutality had another unintended effect, and that was that it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our times — men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again. Perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character. My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds. It is from these comrades in the struggle that I learned the meaning of courage. Time and again, I have seen men and women risk and give their lives for an idea. (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)(i) What was the unintended effect of the long oppression? Choose the correct option. A. It made the people indifferent to injustice. B. It made the people reject oppression. C. It influenced a generation to fight against injustice. D. It made people accept their oppression(ii) Men of such extraordinary courage refers to the people who……………….. A. liberated and abolished the Apartheid system. B. used their resources to spread awareness. C. fought for their country’s freedom. D. demonstrated utmost strength to oppose the system.(iii) Nelson Mandela compares to diamonds. A. his countrymen B. patriots C. wise men D. the oppressed(iv) When Nelson Mandela says, “I have seen men and women risk and give their lives for an idea.”, he means that they are………… A. stubborn. B. committed. C. intelligent. D. proud.(v) Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following: depths: heights : : compassion : . A. wisdom B. oppression C. struggle D. courage

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(i) (C) it influenced a generation to fight against injustice.

(ii) (D) demonstrated utmost strength to oppose the system.

(iii) (A) his countrymen

(iv) (B) committed

(v) (B) oppression



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