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प्रश्न
Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal?
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उत्तर
Though the poem seems to talk exclusively of the personal experiences of a father, it is fairly universal in the problems that it addresses from the father’s perspective.
At the surface, the poem communicates the pain and helplessness of a father who wishes to mend the differences with his son in order to be with him. However, the theme of the poem is universal. Generation gap and lack of communication between parents and children are quite common these days. It speaks of the pain that parents go through due to being distanced from their children, both physically and emotionally.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. What does the poet want us to do in the following situation?
(a) While struggling ………..
(b) While making money ………
(c) While dreaming ………………
(d) While losing …………..
It's doing your job the best you can,
And being just to your fellow man;
It's making money-but holding friends,
And being true to your aims and ends.
It's figuring how and learning why,
And looking forward and thinking high;
And dreaming a little and doing much,
It's keeping always in closest touch.
With what is finest in word and deed,
It's being through, yet making speed;
It's daring blithely the field of chance,
While making labour a brave romance.
It’s going onward despite defeat
And fighting staunchly, but keeping sweet;
It's struggling on with the will to win,
But taking loss with a cheerful grin.
B2. Achieving Success
Hints given by the poet to become successful are
(a) Doing your job the best
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
B3. Poetic Device
Select the appropriate rhyme scheme for the 3rd stanza.
(1) abab
(2) aabb
(3) aaba
Who was Selden? Why was he on the moor?
How does a black kite spread wildfire ?
How is the social life at Raveloe different from that at Lantern Yard ?
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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Tick the statement that is true.
The story is an account of real events.
Tick the statement that is true.
The story tries to relate history to Science.
Look at the following set of words and mention what is common to them both in form and meaning.
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Snuffle |
snort |
sniffle |
snore |
“I have done something; oh, God! I've done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?
Do you know of any incident when someone has been brought back to life from the brink of death through medical help. Discuss medical procedures such as organ transplant and organ regeneration that are used to save human life.
Identify the words that help you understand the nature of the poet's father.
' Kummi', ' ghumar' and 'dandia' are some dance forms mentioned in the text. Make an inventory of folk dance forms in the different regions of the country.
Make sentence of your own using the following expression.
put up with:
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi was confident of proving her ownership of her pot of plants because, ____________.
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
gardener
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between a developing nation and a developed nation.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The colour imagery in the poem.
Behrman was a hard-hearted person.
Think and answer in your own words.
Why does the poet call our life ‘poor’?
Answer the following question in short.
On what condition did Tenali Raman agree to take up the challenge?
State a type of drama each from any four periods of history.
How many of them are personal articles? How many of them are used for the beautification of your home? How many of them are meant for utility (to fulfill a useful function in the household)?
What changes in the stage setting would you suggest.
Write a short speech for the State of Maharashtra.
Find three lines, that contain images of nature in the autumn season.
During daytime
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Using your imagination, write about a beautiful region - its landforms, water bodies, flora and fauna, night sky, people, etc.
Mention the various places that the brook flows past.
Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.
This step is broken. Please be ______.
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with anywhere.
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a book.
Find out the difference between the fingerspelling method, sign language and Braille.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
coarse grained
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the following passage by the using the phrases given in the box.
| youth to old age | up or down the hill | to hurry nor move away | |
| high adventure | joyful | mourn | looking ahead |
The poet wants to live his life __________, willing to do something. He neither wants __________from his goal. He does not want to _______ the things he has lost, not hold back for fear of the future. He instead prefers to live his life with a whole and happy heart which cheerfully travels from __________. Therefore, it does not matter to him whether the path goes __________, rough or smooth, the journey will be __________. He will continue to seek what he wanted as a boy - new friendship, __________ and a crown (prize). His heart will remain courageous and pursue his desires. He hopes that every turn in his life's journey will be the best.
Identify the character or speaker.
Now pray tell me, sir, your reason for raising this sea-storm?
What are the three rules given by the bird?
The narrator searched for three days to buy ceramic paint.
Which theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash?
Read the letter again and write a few lines on each of the following.
- things that the coach taught….
- transformation in the child……..
- things that amazed the writer……..
Teach me to appreciate ______.
- nature
- destruction
- small creatures
He exercised with Louise every day.
Vasantha could not see the rescue operation because ______
The teacher asked the children to take their seat because______.
The dry earth soaked up the moisture as a hungry puppy laps up milk. It means______.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Which word refers to ‘rain’?.
How does Patna differ from Delhi?
The second daughter ________ the milet to a flock of birds.
Karmugilan went to __________ for higher studies.
Jaswant decided to stay in his post.
Vicky decided to ______ the robot at the end.
Write the events won by these players.
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______ |
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______ |
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______ |
Who showed love and care to the children?
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
What are things that we can save? Why should we save them?
Leaf cutter ants drink ______.
Why was his father unable to sleep?
Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?
Choose the right word.
This famous tree is in ______.
Enact any one anecdote in the classroom.
