Sometimes people make prejudiced comments in our presence. We are often not in a position to do anything about this because it is difficult to say something right then and there. Divide the class into groups and each group discuss what they could do in one of the following situations:

(a) A friend begins to tease a classmate because he is poor.

(b) You are watching TV with your family and one of them makes a prejudicial comment about a particular religious community.

(c) Children in your class refuse to share their food with a particular person because they think she is dirty.

(d) Someone tells you a joke that makes fun of a community because of their accent.

(e) Some boys make remarks about girls not being able to play games as well as them.

Discuss in class what the different groups have suggested for the above situations, and also talk about the problems that can come up when raising the issue.

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Solution

Most of us would have come across one or the other situation mentioned in the question. After you have formed groups, ensure that each member of the group gets a chance to speak and that the discussion is carried out cordially. The most important part is for each group to reach a proper conclusion with respect to each situation.

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Now that you have read and understood the lesson, can you answer these questions? You can put a (âœ”) on the right answer.

1. Why did all the children hate Hari?

(i) Because he would not talk to anyone.

(ii) Because he always pinched them.

(iii) Because he loved stealing their food.

2. “Nobody took Hari’s hand. Nobody went near him. Nobody played with him.” This shows that Hari had

(i) many friends.

(ii) few friends.

(iii) no friends.

3. Which of the following actions would make a friendly person? Write them down.

• Respecting other people.

• Eating a small child’s tiffin.

• Calling people rude names.

• Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry.

• Being helpful to everyone.

• Helping your classmates in school.

• Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.

• Protecting a weaker person.

Actions which would make a friendly person
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(i) From where have they come? Why did they have to come here?

(ii) What kind of place did they live in there? How do they find this new place compared to the old one?

(iii) Is their language and way of living any different from that of the people here? In what ways?

(iv) Learn some words from their language and write them in your notebook.

(v) Do they know how to make some things that you cannot make? What?

Have you ever read or heard of a city slum being removed? How do you feel about this?
People also shift from one place to another when they get transferred in their jobs? How do they feel then?

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