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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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How does the nightingale's song plunge the poet into a state of ecstasy?
Arrange the following set of words in the alphabetical order in your notebook.
ship, small, successful, scoldings, stone, saving, someone, stood, streets, still, screamed, sat, seemed, saint, share.
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Give your write-up a suitable title.
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Answer in your own words.
What explanation did he give to the fellow-pilgrim for his thoughtful deed?
Answer in your own words.
How did the plants react to the fast rhythmic music?
Pick out some sentences from the lesson that convey a general truth.
A small thought, put in action, led to a great achievement. Pick out the lines from the beginning and end of the poem and explain their significance.
Sue was a rich girl.
For preparing questions based on the poem, an overall understanding of the poem is a must. Discuss with your partner and prepare a set of five questions.
For example:
- What is the name of the bridge?
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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I can support my answer with the help of the following suitable arguments:
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
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Planners deliberately find drawbacks in the old city planning.
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| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (1) | tooth- extraction | (a) | a cut made for surgery |
| (2) | cardiac | (b) | having length, breadth, and depth |
| (3) | sedative | (c) | plastic surgery |
| (4) | tumor | (d) | related to the heart |
| (5) | incision | (e) | a control unit for a robotic surgery |
| (6) | a console | (f) | removing a decayed tooth |
| (7) | 3-D | (g) | a substance that makes a person sleep |
| (8) | Cushing clip | (h) | an extra growth in the body |
| (i) | a device to stop blood loss in neurosurgery |
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Explain the significance of the title.
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The atmosphere is pleasant.
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Why are the clothes compared to living things?
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| Sr.No. | A | B |
| 1. | Dr. Thomas Stockmann | Opportunist |
| 2. | Katherine | Vulnerable |
| 3. | Peter Stockmann | Honest and upright |
| 4. | Petra | Coward |
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| 6. | Billing | Cuinng and corrupt |
| 7. | Aslaksen | Courageous |
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
There were no old cities left on the earth.
Discuss the following.
Abdul gets what he wants in the end. What is the major factor that contributes to this success?
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- ____________________________
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
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postponed
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An Exclamation
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Bad habits
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
remove
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What are the three rules given by the bird?
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- The writer rushed out with the tie in a paper bag.
Read the comic strip and answer the following question.
Do you think that all the information online can be used without any permission?
Role play
Put students in pairs to role-play a conversation between:
- Alice and her sister.
- Alice and White Rabbit.
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
CMM, EOO, GQQ, ______, KUU
Read the poem aloud in groups.
Give a picturesque view through which the train travels.
Turtles are different from tortoises.
Who came to India from Portugal in search of pepper?
Raj did not buy______.
Why did the girls snigger?
Gulliver was the captain of the ship.
Name the vegetables harvested in the vegetation hab.
What does it sing?
How does it welcome all?
What is the use of mechanical parts?
Choose the odd one out.
The hen-pigeon got dry _______ for the bird catcher.
What was their new hobby?
The old man was carrying _____.
Like whom did they want to do?
What kind of water did Divya use to brush her teeth?
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Whose word are these? Name the character.
“Utensils made of brass and tin for sale!”
Why did he go there?
