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प्रश्न
Discuss in pairs
Ruskin's insistence on looking intensely at words, and assuring oneself of meaning, syllable by syllable – nay, letter by letter.
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उत्तर
Ruskin advises that one should look intensely at words and assure oneself of meaning, syllable by syllable – nay, letter by letter. He means to say that one should go between the lines to get into the core of the text of any good book. This may be time taking and painstaking but very rewarding. This gives accuracy which is the mark of an educated person. A well educated person may read few books but if he or she reads them word by word, syllable by syllable only then can he/she reap the fruit, gather wisdom and transform life.
Another perspective
Reading between the lines is time taking. So,there is every possibility that in this process one may not develop a wider perspective on various issues of life .This would be so because one will be able to read few books only. One may develop narrow aristocratic attitude by reading few books. To develop a comprehensive view point one should be aware of the perspectives of as many authors as possible. Extensive reading is very valuable. The essayist talks only of intensive reading. Moreover, it is very difficult to categorise book as good or bad. This type of categorisation totally depends on subjective assessment. This is relative in nature; what is good book for some may not be so for the other.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify the phrases and lines that indicate distance between father and son.
What has the camera captured?
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
cairn of rocks
What do the following utterance indicate?
(i)“I told her, through Daniel ...”
(ii)“It’s a cold,” he said finally through Tsetan.
The ending of the story is an instance of irony. Suppose Paul had not died at the end, how would you have reacted to the story?
What, according to the poet, are human beings out of tune with?
The significance of reading an autobiography lies in drawing lessons from another life. What is the significance of Kumudini's account for us as readers?
Pick out words from the poem to fill in the web diagram. They should be related to the theme in the web.
complete the following sentence.
Ajoy reported about ________________.
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
The poet encourages her brother in the second part of the poem by telling him about the brighter side of life. Discuss with your partner and make a list of the expressions in the poem that mean encouragement.
- Brighter garden
- ________________
- ________________
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make their plans mathematically perfect, at the same time they calculate their profit.
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as an elephant
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.
Read the given words and share with your friend what comes to your mind.
Correct the given sentence with justification.
Since there is a reference to the Indian boy, there are some scenes from India too.
Write a useful ‘ad’ for the importance of games, drinking enough water, your own school.
Explain the meaning of the following phrase:
An eagle’s eye
Write about what you would like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
What do the following event/action tell us about the characters? Discuss.
The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and called all the Lords to a Tournament.
Read each invitation carefully, keeping in mind the list of eight questions given below. Note the answers in your notebook. Verify that the formal invitation ‘A’ covers all the eight points. Now see which of these eight points are covered in the other invitations ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’. Put tickmarks against the points that are covered.
- A formal invitation
- An oral invitation
- A notice
- Another oral invitation
- Who is sending/giving the information?
- What is the programme?
- What is the name of the project?
- Who will inaugurate it?
- Who will preside over the function?
- What time will the function start?
- Where will it take place?
- How many names get mentioned in the invitation?
| Points | A | B | C | D |
| (1) | ✓ | |||
| (2) | ✓ | |||
| (3) | ✓ | |||
| (4) | ✓ | |||
| (5) | ✓ | |||
| (6) | ✓ | |||
| (7) | ✓ | |||
| (8) | 6 |
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Complete the following diagram.
What is direct and indirect.
Mention the various places that the brook flows past.
Read the remaining part of the original story.
Write in your own words.
Who does the poet invite to join him?
Read the poem and answer the following.
What are the two different ways of eating strawberries?
Look at the photographs on textbook pages 19-20 carefully and imagine the following:
- The colours, shape, size, actions, etc. of what you see in the picture.
- The sound/sounds you may hear at the scene of the photograph.
- How the different things, birds, animals, etc. in the picture feel to the touch.
- The smell / smells you may smell at the scene of the picture.
- The taste of what you see in the pictures.
In short, let your imagination include oil your five senses.
Now, write short descriptions of any 8-10 of your choice.
Remember to make use of your senses (one or more!) when you describe a photograph. You will find the following words and phrases useful. You may also use other words you know.
What does the poet want to know from the lark?
List all the pairs of antonyms you find in the passage.
Helen Keller’s life is the story of ______.
What different names is ‘Rangoli’ known by in different regions?
How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s brothers and sister?
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
Bring out a few differences between the two art forms: Therukoothu and Bommalattam.
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
Where the voice of the wind calls our wandering feet
Whose ‘Wandering feet’ is referred to here?
What is the difference between this toy train and a normal train?
Why did Santhosh forget to watch television or play video games?
How did the second daughter use the grain?
What is Amar Jawan Jyoti?
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Language - ______.
Jaswant decided to stay in his post.
Try your own.
What kind of a boy was Vicky?
Match the dialogue to the character.
| "I will do all the work myself." |  |
| "First, you charge my battery." |  |
| "I have bought you a robot." |  |
Raju loves______.
Who sews the cloth?
Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.
Why was the fish floating on top?
Sparrow tied the elephant and the crocodile with a ______.
Who were the friends referred in the story?
Why was the tree called 'The Mother Tree'?
The king gave______ seeds.
The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but______.
How did the tree help the boy earn money?
