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 .
