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Did she give up the fight?

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Did she give up the fight?

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उत्तर

No, she never gave up the fight.

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अध्याय 2.2: The Swimmer - Let us sing [पृष्ठ १०५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English - Term 2 Class 5 TN Board
अध्याय 2.2 The Swimmer
Let us sing | Q B. 5. | पृष्ठ १०५

संबंधित प्रश्न

Attempt a character sketch of Mr Gilman as a teacher.


Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :

I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”

A1. Order- 
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.

A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.

A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.

A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b


Briefly explain the following statement from the text.

“You need some interaction to cause a transition.”


Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:

Describe, in your own words, the important events in the first half.


List the various things that the Lethargarians do or want to do. Can you sum up all of it in one word or phrase?


Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.

Nobody knows for certain who ___________________.


Identify the speaker/character.

‘ It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears’


How were her strokes?


What should we vow for?


Pick out word which mean the same as

place or fix (para 2) 


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