i) Where was Kanaklata Barua born?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was born at Borangabari, Gohpur in Assam.

ii) How old was Kanaklata Barua when she joined the Quit India Movement?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was just 17 years old when she joined the Quit India Movement.

iii) What was Kanaklata Barua carrying during the procession?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was carrying the tricolour national flag during the procession.

iv) Where did Kanaklata Barua want to hoist the flag?
Answer: She wanted to hoist the flag at the local police station (Gohpur police station).

v) "She was a brave young woman." Who is 'she' referred to here?
Answer: 'She' refers to Kanaklata Barua.

vi) "She wanted to free it from British rule." Who is 'it' referred to here?
Answer: 'It' refers to her motherland (India).

a) Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman.

b) Kanaklata Barua loved her motherland.

c) Kanaklata Barua wanted to hoist the flag.

d) The police tried to stop her.

e) Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life for her motherland.

i) Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman because she sacrificed her life for her motherland.

ii) Assam was her motherland because she was born in Assam.

iii) She wanted to free her motherland from British rule because she loved her motherland.

i) The poster is about the birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan. ➔ Yes

ii) Lachit Borphukan's birth anniversary is on November 24. ➔ Yes (Lachit Divas)

iii) Lachit Borphukan was a brave British hero. ➔ No (He was an Ahom General)

Three sentences about Lachit Borphukan:

1. Lachit Borphukan was a legendary and brave Ahom General of Assam.
2. He was born on November 24, 1622.
3. He defeated the mighty Mughal army in the famous Battle of Saraighat in 1671.

Three sentences on our National Flag:

1. Our national flag is called the Tricolour (Tiranga).
2. It has three horizontal bands: Saffron at the top, White in the middle, and Green at the bottom.
3. In the centre of the white band, there is a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra with 24 spokes.

• Mahatma Gandhi : Father of the Nation (জাতিৰ পিতা)

• Sarojini Naidu : Nightingale of India (ভাৰত কোকিলা)

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose : Great freedom fighter

• Jyoti Prasad Agarwala : Rupkonwar of Assam (ৰূপকোঁৱৰ)

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam : Missile Man and former President of India

• Bishnu Prasad Rabha : Kalaguru of Assam (কলাগুৰু)

i) Where was Florence Nightingale born?
Answer: Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on 12th May, 1820.

ii) Where did Florence Nightingale establish the nursing school?
Answer: She established the nursing school in London.

iii) Why was she called 'The Lady with the Lamp'?
Answer: She was called 'The Lady with the Lamp' because she carried a lamp at night through the hospital wards to treat and comfort wounded soldiers.

iv) True or False:
• We celebrate her birthday (May 12) as International Nurses' Day. ➔ True
• International Nurses' Day is celebrated on June 12. ➔ False (It is May 12)

• sweet + ness = sweetness

• sad + ness = sadness

• kind + ness = kindness

• weak + ness = weakness

• bright + ness = brightness

• ill + ness = illness

i) I want two chocolates. (two / too)

ii) I saw a deer in the jungle. (deer / dear)

iii) Florence Nightingale always carried a lamp at night. (night / knight)

iv) I want to be a nurse when I grow up. (be / bee)

• j + oi + n = join

• f + oi + l = foil

• b + oi + l = boil

• c + oi + l = coil

• s + oi + l = soil