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प्रश्न
Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
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उत्तर
No, the poem does not follow a consistent rhyme scheme.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(1) The author's new house was situated at Bangalore.
(2) The writer was delighted because their new house, was the biggest they ever lived.
One of the advantages of growing up in an Army household was the frequency with which we moved. 'Postings' came with predictable regularity every three years. What was unpredictable and therefore exciting was the suspense. Where would we go this time? Ambala, Pune, Dehradun, Allahabad, Tejpur, Bangalore, Yo! ............ In my short span of thirteen years we had moved lock. stock and barrel eleven times!
Every move meant change. New journeys, new places, new schools, my new books, new uniforms, new friends and new houses. We lived in tents, bashas, Nissen huts, flats and bungalows. No matter what the shape and size of the dwelling, mother soon put her own special stamp on it and transformed it into a familiar place - our home - complete with bright yellow-curtains, coffee-brown carpet, assorted pictures, hanging ferns and potted palms - providing a comforting sense of continuity in our essentially nomadic life.
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city's commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted Mother.
A2. Complete
a. The broad tree-lined roads were named after.............................
b. Katra and Chowk are .............................
c. Mother was daunted with the task of................................. .
d. The suspense was exciting because the posting was.........................
A3. Personal response
What do you think are the problems faced by those who change households frequently.
Helen's statement, "We worked hard and faithfully, yet we did not quite reach our goal" tells us about her failure to achieve the goal at the Wright-Humason School in New York City. What was the goal that she failed to achieve there?
What was Mr. Otto Frank's major contribution to the world?
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?
Talk to your partner about the following.
The author’s grandmother was a religious person. What are the different ways in which we come to know this?
Give reasons for the following statement.
The author was disappointed with Darchen.
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Discuss in pairs or in small groups
'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
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Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.
Think and answer in your own words.
What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between self-reliant and self-assured.
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
India has many amazing success stories.
Akbar thought he was greater than God.
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 a giraffe
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 eel
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 a fox
What could have happened to the one who flew away? Who was she?
Name the type of fabric closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. Why did Gandhiji want all of us to use this fabric?
There were some reasons why Theseus was initially against but later gave consent for the marriage of Helena with Lysander. Explain.
List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each.
Who was Shalihotra?
If you saw someone abusing an animal, what would you do? Write about it in 5 lines.
Write the following in short:
The events at the court.
Find the words that mean the following from the first stanza.
- Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ______
- show off proudly: ______
- tilt, move at an angle: ______
- across, especially in a slanting direction: ______
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
He was dizzy and he ______ the room.
Summarise this poem in your own words in 8 to 10 lines, highlighting only the main points.
Read the poem aloud using proper intonation.
Think of other funny names for imaginary creatures. Write any 3 of them.
What methods did Anshuman's parents use to warn Anshuman about his bad habits?
List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.
How did Helen overcome her handicaps?
Miranda was brought to the island ____________ years ago.
Identify the character or speaker.
He imprisoned the spirits in the bodies of large trees.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year’.
Bring out a few differences between the two art forms: Therukoothu and Bommalattam.
An Anagram is a word or a phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Now try to solve these anagrams
| 1. | ELBOW | |
| 2. | SECTION | |
| 3. | VIEWER | |
| 4. | RIPPLES | |
| 5. | NEEDLESS |
Write the name of the toy against the picture.
Hamid’s granny scolded him for buying iron tongs. Then she understood that Hamid had bought it ______.
Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the correct option.
It is better far to rule by ______, than ______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
Identify the character/speaker.
Go to my cottage and fetch my gloves and fan.
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
SCD, TEF, UGH, ______, WKL
Read the story and fill in the grid by ticking each character’s qualities.
Discuss in pairs to rate the characteristic and give marks from 1 to 10 depending on the grade of each quality.
Justify your views in one or two sentences.
| Characteristics | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Reed | Bessie | Helen Burns | Miss. Temple |
| arrogant | |||||
| bitter | |||||
| caring | |||||
| courageous | |||||
| cruel | |||||
| emotional | |||||
| friendly | |||||
| kind | |||||
| sensitive | |||||
| rich | |||||
| poor | |||||
| patient | |||||
| self-disciplined | |||||
| unjust |
Read the questions related to the three sports stars you have read about and tick the appropriate boxes.
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| 1. Who won the Olympic 2016 silver medal in badminton? | |||
| 2. Who is the role model for her siblings? | |||
| 3. Whose mother tongue is Tamil? | |||
| 4. Whose attitude is 'never-say-die spirit'? | |||
| 5. Which player works in the Police Department? | |||
| 6. Which player holds the record for the highest individual score in cricket? |
Read the lines and answer the question given below.
Each a glimpse and gone forever;
a. What is ‘each’ over here? Why is it gone forever?
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Which word refers to ‘rain’?.
What does it give to the farmer?
What day is it?
The rich man ______ at the beggar.
What was the dish served to the old man?
Welcome guests to win everyone’s _____ in life’s race.
The official's family visited the rehabilitation centre for ______ years.
How does a friend support us?
Divya and Rani decided to draw a ________.
Who lived in the old house?
How does she move the brush?
Mugund did not cut the raw wood.
Keep moving though your progress is ______.
Why should a fisher wait?
What did Pinocchio say in the end?
