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trade: job dysfunction: fault, impaired conflicts: disagreements

prohibits: not allow stringent: strict combat: fight
uninhabitable: a place not suitable for living vices: bad habits
indebting: borrowing money ; owing money to someone viable: suitable

relentlessly: (doing something) continuously without stopping eradicate: put an end to
multi-pronged: different ways to achieve an aim

Comprehension Skills

A. Choose the right option.

1. Bijoy was sent to his __________.
a. sister’s house b. brother’s house c. uncle’s house

2. Bijoy worked in highly dangerous conditions __________.
a. in a mine b. in a factory c. on a lake

3. According to experts, the greatest single force driving children to the workplace is ______.
a. culture b. poverty c. lack of interest

4. The Act that prohibits employment of children below 14 years is _________.
a. Child Labour Act, 1986 b. Child Protection Act, 2023

c. The Juvenile Justice Act, 2000

5. Aasha worked in __________.

a. an NGO b. a landlord’s house c. an office

B. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. Bijoy dreams of becoming a bank manager. ( )

2. People must employ children in shops and homes. ( )

3. Aasha is studying for a bachelor’s degree. ( )
4. Family dysfunction is a reason for child labour. ( )

5. All children should practise the trade of their parents. ( )

C. Answer the questions given below.
1. What did Bijoy do for a living?

2. How was Aasha’s life before she came into contact with an NGO?
3. What are the reasons for child labour?
4. How did the NGO help Aasha?

5. What measures can be taken to eradicate child labour?

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