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Annapoorani Rajkumar , a 40 years old Indian woman created history . She became a celebrity as the first Indian woman trucker to cross over Bangladesh through Petrapole border checkpost .  She drove the truck for 10 days covering 1000 kms from Tamilnadu and  Visakhapatnam SEZ with a load of cotton yarn and  reached the Petrapole border between West Bengal and Bangladesh on 20th April, Saturday at night . She was given a green channel to cross the border and also got the opportunity to unload the truck more quickly than others . She got special treatment both in India and Bangladesh borders .

A . Answer the questions below –

1 . Who is Annapoorani Rajkumar ? How she became a celebrity.  2



2. What was she driving?  1


3. What types of special treatment were given to her ?    2


B. Fill in the blanks with information from the passage –  1×3=3

1 . She was carrying ————————.


2. She drove a distance of —————–.


3. She arrived at Petrapole on —————————— .


C. Give a suitable title to the passage and provide reason to choose the title.    2





  Writing Skills –

1 . Write a newspaper report based on the above passage.




2. “Achievement of Annapoorani Rajkumar is a statement against gender biasness.” – It is a topic of a Group Discussion. Give your opinions .