Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
A small thought, put in action, led to a great achievement. Pick out the lines from the beginning and end of the poem and explain their significance.
Advertisements
उत्तर
"Must have a tree of my own,” I said.”
The above line from the beginning of the poem merely highlights a small thought of a little child; which he put into action. An optimistic thought leads to action and finally to a positive outcome. This fact should be kept in mind and followed in real life.
“Yes, I! – praised Night and Stars and tree: That small, the cherry, grown by me.”
The last line towards the end of the poem highlights the feeling of pride that the poet experiences because of his small act of planting the seed all those years ago. His joy knows no bounds when he looks at the outcome of his action – his cherry tree in full bloom. Similarly, we should take responsibility for our thoughts, actions, and outcomes in our lives. We should feel proud of our achievements and make room for more positivity all around us.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Attempt a character sketch of Otto Frank, Anne's father.
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
How do you know
Peace is a woman?
I know, for
I met her yesterday
on my winding way
to the world's fare.
She had such a wonderful face
just like a golden flower faded
before her prime.
(1) How does the poet describe the face of peace?
(2) Do you think there is a way out of the war-ridden world? What is it?.
(3) Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
"I met her yesterday
on my winding way."
(4) The poet asks the question and herself answers it. What effect does it create in the extract?
After the convocation, Mrs. Mini, Rahul’s mother and Rahul have a conversation. Write the conversation and present it to the class in groups of three.
How do chimps drink water from the waterholes?
When and how did the people of Iping grow suspicious of the invisible man ?
Identify instances in the story that show the business acumen of Ramanand.
Why do you think the poet has used so many 'negatives' to make his statement?
Discuss in pairs
Choice of diction is very crucial to the communication of meaning.
What, according to the poet, are human beings out of tune with?
How does the nightingale's song plunge the poet into a state of ecstasy?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a large group of friends but no best buddy.
Select any one of the famous personalities mentioned in ‘Warming up 1’ on page no. 5. From the library or internet find out their success story. Write it in your own words in about 20 to 30 lines of your notebook.
Give your write-up a suitable title.
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi won the prize for the ‘Best plant’ because, ____________.
Answer in your own words.
How did the plants respond when Revathi played her favourite tune?
Discuss in your class.
How can we take help of robots in our daily life?
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
He places his fingers into the master controls. He operates all four arms of the Da Vinci.
Visit a library: Find the stories of
- Mulla Nasiruddin
- Gopal Bhand and
- Tenali Raman. Share them in the class.
Form pairs and decide whether the following statements are those of a Great Indian Bustard or not.
| Statements | Great Indian Bustard | Some Other Bird |
| (a) I am the heaviest flying bird in India. | ||
| (b) I am known as Maldhok or Hoom in Marathi. | ||
| (c) I live in mountainous regions. | ||
| (d) I don’t like grasshoppers or beetles. | ||
| (e) We don’t believe in building nests. | ||
| (f) Our chick stays with the mother for a period of nearly one year. | ||
| (g) I am the State bird of Maharashtra. | ||
| (h) We have been pushed away from more than 90 percent of our home regions. |
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
Your very close friend has been using a fake social media account to play pranks on others and is not ready to stop in spite of several attempts by you.
What would happen if children didn’t go to school? Discuss the question in groups of 5-8 and prepare a short composition on it.
Comment on the versatility and the aptness of the stage settings, as per the requirement of the play “A Midsummer-Night’s Dream!”
List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each.
Relate the themes of the Fair to your science textbook by writing the relevant chapter numbers under each theme.
Imagine you are visiting the Science Fair. What other stalls (apart from the ones mentioned here) are you likely to find there? Try to list at least five more stalls.
Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.
Try to write interesting time tables for imaginary people or creatures.
Imagine you are Malti. Write about any one event in the story from Malti’s point of view.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Write the characteristics of a good listener.
Listen carefully and write all the words correctly.
You are right. Write it down in the right-hand corner.
An announcement can be made in every class, orally. Or, it can be put up on the school notice-board. Discuss and decide what method should be used for the announcement given here.
Oral aanouncement
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
Ask your parents or other grown-ups to show you some used notes. Observe them carefully. Have they been used properly? Write your observations.
Give an instance that shows the pathetic condition of the young bird.
And whether their station be high or humble,…
Pick out the alliteration from the above line.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears’
Why did Mrs. Jhunjhunwalla buy the painting?
Hamid’s heart sank because the price of the tongs was______for him.
At dawn, the______ began to sing.
The______ of ______ are nearly run.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
According to the author the tendril was moving towards grandfather because it______.
Why did Muthu say that he could walk along its side?
Geetha madam couldn’t stop the children running out of the train because they ______.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Which word refers to ‘rain’?.
The man destroyed ______.
Where did Anitha go?
Why did the old man need someone?
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
The pigeon flew away for dry twigs.
Who is incharge of this case?
All the animals called the sparrow ______.
What did Rani want to become?
Name the animal and sound it makes.
What would you like to learn in school? why?
Match the words with similar meaning.
| truck | subway |
| underground | lorry |
| tap | wallet |
| purse | faucet |
The garden Alice saw was
How can we identify insecure websites?
Activity: Live English: Packs, packets, pouches, wrappers
Given above is the picture of an imaginary food item’s packet. Let us see how to ‘read’ the matter on the packet as a vigilant consumer.
- Look at the wrapper and complete the sentences.
- The name of the food item is ______.
- It is made by ______.
- It is a ______ food item. (Veg/Non-veg)
- The ______ sign indicates whether it is a Veg or Non-veg food item.
- The ingredients are ______, ______, ______, ______.
- The date of packing is ______ and the expiry date is ______.
- It should be consumed before ______ from the date of manufacturing.
- Try and obtain more information about the various symbols printed on the packet.
- Discuss the following -
- Why the ‘recipe’ is given on the packet.
- Why the packet tells us to visit the website of the company.
- What ideas are used to make the packet attractive?
- How you will verify whether something is good for you to eat.
