Introduction
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Bihar Board Class 12th English Chapter 7, A Child is Born, highlights the miracle of childbirth. It reflects on the emotional impact on families and the broader society. This chapter is essential for Class 12 students. In this article, you will find a detailed summary of the chapter along with a free PDF download link.
“A Child is Born” is written by the world-famous feminist Australian writer Germaine Greer. In this prose, Germaine Greer describes many differences between traditional and modern society in the matters of pregnancy and how to celebrate the birth of the child in both societies.
A pregnant woman in the traditional society in the West does not feel alone. At the same time, she is pregnant because in Western society the pregnant mom gets too much respect from her family members and other people. In traditional Western society, a mom is called by the name of her first child after childbirth.
All members of society take care of the newborn infant. So, at last, permission is given by the boy’s mom to go to her mother’s house for the last months of her pregnancy and about the first three months of the baby’s life for better care. So western society respected and praised too much for their courage. In traditional Western society, childbirth is celebrated as a ceremony.
Many people attend this party with some gifts to see the child and to congratulate that mom. In modern Western society, pregnant women have to take care of themselves under the guidance of nurses and doctors. In the West, a child is only born to fulfil the needs of parents.
So the modern western pregnant woman has to bear all the pains during childbirth and child-rearing. There is no such system in modern Western society. So, we can say that Western society is far better than Western modern society in the matter of childbirth and child care.
1. A Child is Born is written by …..
(A) Germaine Greer
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Anton P. Chekhov
(D) Shiga Naoya | Ans- (A)
2. A Child is Born is an extract from the author’s book named ..
(A) The Female Eunuch
(B) The Change
(C) The Wind
(D) Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility | Ans- (D)
3. Germaine Greer was born in …….
(A) 1838
(B) 1938
(C) 1939
(D) 1949 | Ans- (C)
4. Germaine Greer was born and educated in ……
(A) America
(B) Britain
(C) Australia
(D) Germany | Ans- (A)
5. In Bangladesh, …………. is a kind of fairy tales.
(A) Rupthoka
(B) Supthoka
(C) Tupthoka
(D) Jupthoka | Ans- (A)
6. A ………….. woman has to observe various taboos, rituals and customs.
(A) pregnant
(B) beautiful
(C) ugly
(D) wicked | Ans- (A)
7. Generally a pregnant woman is sent to her ………….. home for childbirth.
(A) parents
(B) teacher
(C) doctor
(D) relative | Ans- (A)
8. In the …………. the husband-wife do enjoy more freedom and
individuality.
(A) East
(B) North
(C) South
(D) West | Ans- (D)
9. A Sylheti woman and her child are given a new dress on the ………….. day
of the birth.
(A) 6th
(B) 7th
(C) 8th
(D) 10th | Ans- (B)
10. Germaine Greer is an …………. writer.
(A) Australian
(B) Indian
(C) British
(D) American | Ans- (A)
11. Garlands of …………. were given to a new baby.
(A) flowers and corns
(B) turmeric and garlic
(C) apples and grapes
(D) gram and wheat | Ans- (B)
12. In …………… children under the age of five or six are looked after by the
whole family.
(A) Bangladesh
(B) India
(C) Egypt
(D) Pakistan | Ans- (A)
13. …… woman visits her mother’s house during pregnancy.
(A) An Indian
(B) A Sylheti
(C) An African
(D) An African | Ans- (A)
1. How are the ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies useful?
Ans- The ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies are many and varied. They have been culturally and collectively accepted. Those are observed also. It makes the mother free from the mental burden of reinventing the procedures.
2. A pregnant woman in traditional society does not feel that she is alone. Why?
Ans- A pregnant woman in traditional society does not feel alone as she gets herself free from the mental burden of reinventing the procedures. Through the potential catastrophes of her community of remains present in her memory. All the members of the family support a pregnant woman.
3. What is the superstition associated with acquiring new clothes and instruments for a baby before birth?