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प्रश्न
Brainstorm what you know about Scorpions. Use the points given below.
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उत्तर
Scorpions
1) How they attack: either crush their prey or inject it with venom, or they attack using their pincers to hold down the prey: then they sting it. If you step on a scorpion it will sting you straight away.
2) Their appearance: has 8 legs, a pair of pincers, and a narrow, segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
3) Any more information about them: most people associate them with poisonous stings; however, most of the stings do not present a serious threat and most healthy people do not even need medical treatment after being stung. They have long life-spans; can survive anything, a year without food; eat anything: glow in the dark.
4) Where they live: found on all continents except Antarctica; live everywhere except in very cold places; hide under logs, rocks, clutter, trees, and sand; also live in burrows.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Get into pairs and discuss the following with your partners and complete the table.
Many people are superstitious. This means that they have a belief for which they have no logical reason.
An example of superstition is that - walking under a ladder brings bad luck. In pairs, list any superstitions that you know of.
| Superstition | What it implies |
| (1) Smashing a mirror | Brings seven years of bad luck. |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) |
Complete the following table.
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Imagery |
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| Look at the description of the village peasants. What does the imagery suggest about them? |
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| The Images | What images suggest |
| They came like swarms of flies. | |
| They buzzed the name of God. | |
| They threw giant scorpion shadows on the mud-baked walls. | |
| They clicked their tongues. | |
Choose the correct alternative.
The poet seems to see the villagers as impractical and almost irritating which suggests that ________________.
Choose the correct alternative.
This is a _____________ poem as it tells a story.
Choose the correct alternative.
‘The scorpion picked on me. And spared my children’ depicts ____________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The poem does not have a rhyme scheme, which means the poem is a perfect example of a ___________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The peasants chant the name of God to _______________.
Read the poem and complete the table showing the qualities of the father and mother giving sufficient evidence from the poem.
| Qualities | |
| Father | Mother |
Read the following extract and complete the given activities:
A1. From the following extract of the poem provide evidence that it set in a rural background:
Evidence:
- ______
- ______
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With candles and with lanterns May he sit still, they said |
A2. How did the peasants console the poet’s mother? (02)
A3. Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract: (01)
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format:
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Night of the Scorpion I remember the night my mother |
Points:
- The title and the poet of the poem
- Rhyme scheme
- Figures of speech
- Central Idea/Theme
