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3.   There was a job requirement notice from a famous ___________.
                  a  .    fertilizer company                b.     automobile company

                  c  .    pharmaceutical company

              4.  Sudha Murthy spoke out against ____________.

                  a  .    gender bias                b.     child labour               c.    dowry

              5.  ‘Appro’ means ‘Our’ in _____________.

                  a  .    Kannada                    b.     Gujarati                   c.    Tamil


          B.  Fill in the blanks.
              1.  Gender Bias is an extract from a collection of stories _______________________.

              2.  Sudha Murthy was up against  _______________________ discrimination.

              3.  Telco’s interview was held at _______________________.

              4.  According to Sudha Murthy, the uncrowned king of Indian Industry is ______________________.
              5.  Sudha Murthy was the first woman to work on the _______________________.


          C.  Answer the questions given below.

              1.  Who is Sudha Murthy?
              2.  What is Sudha Murthy renowned for?

              3.   What did Sudha Murthy write to JRD?
              4.   How was the interview at Telco office?
              5.   What did Sudha Murthy wish?


            Vocabulary Skills


          A.   Choose the meanings of the words in bold.
              1.  He is a renowned surgeon of India.

                  a  .    experienced                b.     skilled                    c.    well-known
              2.  The newspaper gave a biased report of the incident.

                  a  .    fair                       b.     unfavourable               c.    favouring one side
              3.  He was a man of noble character.

                  a  .    bad                        b.     suspicious                 c.    great
              4.  The incident left me fuming at the injustice of it all.

                  a  .    angry                      b.     disappointed               c.    depressed
              5.  A lot of violence was perpetrated in the war.

                  a  .    created                    b.     committed                  c.    spread


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