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प्रश्न
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
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उत्तर
Once, The history sector of Tommy’s teacher had once blanked out completely.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
(a) Given below are five lines from a poem but they are not in the right order.
Get into groups of four. Read the lines and put them in the right order. Read
the version that you develop to the whole class.

(b) Who is 'I' in these lines?
(c) Imagining yourself as the subject of this poem, write five lines about
yourself in less than five minutes.
You may like to
- define yourself
- state what you do
- explain why people like/dislike you
- mention any other characteristic about yourself
Look at the passage below and study how the personal pronouns refer to different people.

Six humans trapped by happenstance
In black and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood,
Or so the story's told.
Their dying fire in need of logs;
The first man held his back.
For on the faces around the fire,
He noticed one was black.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
Explain the symbolism used by the poet.
Some are Purple and gold flecked grey
For she who has journeyed through life midway,
Whose hands have cherished , whose love has blest,
And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,
And serves her household in fruitful pride,
And worship the gods at her husband's side.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
What is the ryme scheme of the poem?
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What is the bliss of solitude referred to here?
Notice how in a comic book, there are no speech marks when characters talk. Instead what they say is put in a speech ‘bubble’. However, if we wish to repeat or ‘report’ what they say, we must put it into reported speech.
Change the following sentences in the story to reported speech. The first one has been done for you.
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How did the king reward the new governor?
Define a dream in your own words.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Read the lines in which the following phrases occur. Then discuss with your partner the meaning of each phrase in its context.
fuzzy head
What does the poet refer to ‘meadow houses’?
Discuss the question in pairs before you write the answer.
Who did he choose next?
Multiple Choice Question:
When does the kite lose all its energy?
Multiple Choice Question:
When does the kite lose all its glory?
Answer the following question.
Dolma believes that she can make a good Prime Minister because ____________________
_____________________.
Discuss the posture of the squirrel as discussed in line 3 of the poem.
The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
tennis / golf / bridge …………….
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason.
In the short story, The Cookie Lady, Mrs. Drew wanted Bubber to keep visiting her because ______.
