Q1.
You will listen to a conversation between a son and his mother. As you listen, select four true statements from 1–7 given below. 1. The mother encouraged her son to deliver a presentation on the Chipko Movement. 2. The son was surprised to know about the Appiko Movement. 3. The son agreed that the Chipko Movement was about people uniting to make an impact. 4. The mother expressed a desire to share more details about Saalumarada Thimakka. 5. The mother was curious to hear about Saalumarada Thimakka. 6. The mother and son were in disagreement about the work of Jadav Payeng. 7. The son found the information on Jadav Payeng wonderful.
Answer
The four true statements are 2, 3, 5 and 7.
| No. | True / False | Evidence from the transcript |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | False | The project was already given to him — he says, 'I have to make a PowerPoint presentation and talk about it in class,' and asks his mother for help. She did not encourage him to do it. |
| 2 | True | 'Really? Doesn't appiko mean ‘hugging’ in Kannada? So, did they also hug trees to protect them?' — the 'Really?' is the surprise. |
| 3 | True | 'Yes, it was the first time that common people came together for the noble cause of saving trees. It showed how people can also make a difference.' |
| 4 | False | The reverse is true. She says, 'I'm interested to know what your teacher has shared with you' — she wants to receive details, not give them. |
| 5 | True | 'What an amazing personality! I've heard about her and I'm interested to know what your teacher has shared with you.' |
| 6 | False | They agree completely: 'Yes, you're absolutely right.' |
| 7 | True | 'Fascinating, isn't it? I've read a book and watched a documentary in school about him which has really inspired me.' |
How to catch statements 4 and 5: They look almost identical, and that is the trap. One says the mother wants to share; the other says she wants to hear. When two options in a listening task differ by one verb, that verb is what you must listen for — here, 'I'm interested to know'.
Did you know? The three people named in the transcript are real. Saalumarada Thimmakka of Karnataka planted over 8,000 trees, beginning in 1948, and received the Padma Shri. Jadav Payeng of Assam, the 'Forest Man of India', spent thirty years turning about a thousand acres of barren sandbar into forest. The Appiko Movement (1983, Western Ghats) took both its method and its name from the Chipko Movement — appiko is Kannada for 'hugging', as chipko is Hindi for 'to stick to'.