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प्रश्न
‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.’
This line of the poem can be rewritten as:
'He would be of a dull soul.'
The figure of speech is known as ‘Inversion’.
Find out one more example of Inversion from the poem.
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उत्तर
- “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by”
Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “He could pass by would be of the dull soul”. - “Never did sun more beautifully steep”
Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “The sun never did more beautifully steep”. - “Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!”
Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “I ne'er (never) saw, never felt, a calm so deep!”.
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Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each :
(a) Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?
(b) Sophie was dreaming of so many things in her life. What were they?
(c) Why are the youngsters described as springing? (My Mother at Sixty-six)
(d) In the hot season, how do man and beast get comfort? (A Thing of Beauty)
(e) How did the Maharaja deal with a high ranking British officer who wanted to shoot a tiger?
(f) Having got rid of his stink, what problem did Roger Skunk face?
Although Paul's mother liked to be rich she did not approve of betting on horses.
Make a list of the expressions that imbue the watch with human attributes.
'It is not an accident that the most discrimination literary criticism of Shelley's thought and work is by a distinguished scientist, Desmond King-Hele.' How does this statement bring out the meeting point of poetry and science?
What do you infer from Darwin's comment on his indifference to literature as he advanced in years?
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
Why does the poet prefer to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilised society?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
Someone has extended a hand of friendship towards me and I have not accepted it.
State the facts about the story.
- Main characters:
- Problem:
- Attempts made to solve it:
- Climax/Turning point:
- Problem solved:
- End:
You have heard the proverb ‘Plan your work, work your plan’. It means - ________________.
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.
You will come across many blogs written by famous personalities on different topics and issues. Read and make a list of at least ten blogs available on the internet. Read and summarise a blog and present it before the class.
| Sr.No. | The topic of the Blog | Name of the Blogger |
| 1. | Don’t teach kids how to read, teach them why. (https://www.teachthought.com/literacy stop-teaching-kids-how-to-read-reading-practice/) | Terry Heick |
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Akbar thought he was greater than God.
What could have happened to the one who flew away? Who was she?
List the four elements of drama.
Can you name different types of fabrics? Which is the most expensive fabric you know? Talk to your parents or to a textile shop assistant. Collect samples of as many types as you can and paste them into your scrapbook. Name each type.
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Write a short note on the following:
The living world on Rakata
Read the story and write about the following in short.
Yonamine Chiru of Okinawa
What characteristics of Mr. Nobody do we learn about from this poem?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
Talk about the good qualities of any one person you do not like. (You need not name the person.)
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
Epics are long poems that ______________________.
Read: ‘The Listeners’ and ‘Someone’ - poems by Walter de la Mare.
Complete the following diagram.
Read the poem again. Does it have a uniform rhyme scheme throughout?
Write down the rhyme scheme of every stanza separately.
- 1st stanza ______
- 2nd stanza ______
- 3rd stanza ______
- 4th stanza ______.
Write in your own words.
Who does the poet invite to join him?
Using the following points frame a character sketch of the narrator. Support each character trait with instances from the lesson.
- Diffident and timid
- Unusual behavior
- Ignorant about banking
- Nervous and careless
- Economical.
Find the meaning of the following word.
adorning
Guess the meaning of the following word.
finely
How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly?
Miranda was brought to the island ____________ years ago.
Read the following incident carefully to answer the question that follow.
The tie that does not bind
“Oh, so you’re going abroad? Can you bring me back…..?” I’ve been asked to bring back a vaccine for a course. Once I searched the suburbs of Paris for two days for a special brand of ceramic paint. Having spent a lot of money for Cartier lighter refills, I had them confiscated at the airport just before boarding because the gas might be dangerous in the air.
Now, two months before a trip, I stop talking to people so they won’t suspect I’m about to travel. But someone always catches me.” I’ve heard you’re going to New York, and I want you to get something for me. It’s just a little thing you can find anywhere. I don’t know exactly how much it costs, but it shouldn’t be much. We’ll settle up when you get back”.
What Gilson asked me to buy was, in fact, a little thing: a tie. But not just any tie. He wanted a tie with a small embroidered G. Any colour would do, as long as it had his initials. Look, this is a special flight, I explained. We are only staying Saturday through Tuesday. On the day we arrived I didn’t have time to think about the tie, but strolling around on Sunday I did see ties bearing various letters in more than one shop window. They were cheap, just a dollar, but all the shops were closed.
On Monday, lunch lasted the whole afternoon. Then it was Tuesday morning, time to leave. It was only when I saw our airport bus waiting outside the hotel that I remembered the tie.
I told the group to go on. I would get a taxi to the airport. And so I went in search of a nearby shop where I had seen ties.
But I couldn’t find it. I walked further down the street-one, two, three blocks - all in vain. Back at the hotel, a bit anxious now, I took my suitcase, got a taxi and asked the driver to rush to the street where I had seen them.
The driver stopped at each shop we passed so I could look from the window. The stores had all sorts of ties, but not the kind I was looking for.
When I finally thought I had located the right shop, I decided to go in and check. The driver refused to wait. Parking was prohibited, he said. I promised to double the fare, jumped out and ran into the shop. Was I going to miss the plane just for a damned tie?
The salesman was unbearably slow. When I realized that the smallest change I had was a ten dollar note , I grabbed ten ties of different colours so I wouldn’t have to wait for change. I rushed out with the ties in a paper bag.
On the street I looked around. The taxi had vanished, taking my suitcase. What is more, I was going to miss the plane.
I ran to the corner, and hope flared up again: the taxi was waiting in the next street. Quick to the airport! As I settled down inside the taxi. I sighed with relief. Gilson was going to have enough initialized ties to last him a lifetime.
When I reached the airport, I paid the taxi driver the double fare and grabbed my suitcase. Panting, I boarded the plane under the reproachful gaze of the other passengers, all primly seated with their seat belts fastened. Ready to take off. Departure had been delayed because of me.
“At least I hope you found your tie”, said one who knew the story.
“I did”, I answered triumphantly.
After making myself comfortable, I reached for the paper bag to show the ties.
I had left it behind; in the taxi.
Fernando Sabino.
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What was the writer always asked to do whenever he planned to go abroad?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
Identify the three jobs where the same percentage of women work.
What scared Usha during the dark rainy night?
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
Read the incidents. Work in small groups to role play the situations in which they showed their presence of mind. Each group should perform the skit for the rest of the class. Share similar situations in the class.
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Rearrange the following jumbled sentences in the correct order.
- Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
- It was a small ball of brown and grey.
- She found an owlet in one corner.
- Payal’s mother picked her up gently.
- Payal’s mother opened the carton.
- One day they got a carton.
The boar slept until the fading sun told him it was time to get up. What does the phrase until the fading sun mean?
Match the actions with the picture.
| mixes for community food service |  |
| sows the grain |  |
| feeds the birds |  |
What did you learn from this lesson?
Brain of a robot is the______.
Choose the odd one out.
Match their hobbies.
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swimming |
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cycling |
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gardening |
Fortune knocks with its best who _______ for their guest.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Take out the correct rhyming pair from the poem and match with the given word.
| 1. | tall | |
| 2. | light | |
| 3. | might |
Identify the character/speaker.
He set the fish free.
Try your own.
Fill in the blank
Do you like apple______ orange?
The official was transferred.
Why did Meena call the official 'Appa'? Do you think we need to be a family to care for others?
What did the leader see on the river?
What did the children buy with money they have?
What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
Choose the right word.
The tamarind tree grows over Tansen’s ______.
How did the animals know that the king was just a jackal?
Read the passage given below:
| 1. | Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because we say to ourselves, "The task is so big. What can I do alone?" So nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care? If we do, here are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant. |
| 2. | It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude! By putting an article to a second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw material from nature. One of the worst things we do is abuse of paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again. |
| 3. | Another area which needs the most urgent attention is effective garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful Similarly, each one of us can contribute to a cleaner environment. All kitchen waste should be collected separately. Those of you who have green fingers can turn this into valuable manure. Dig a pit and put the kitchen waste into it. When the pit is a little over half full, cover it up with mud. Let nature do the rest. Within three or six months, we will have a good garden manure. It can also be done as a community project by digging a large pit in the colony. Do take help of all the members, for nothing succeeds like co-operation |
| 4. | A lot of people don't care about the environment because they don't understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions and ways of doing things. Theintemet is a powerful tool and a group on social media of like-minded people can be formed. People can share environmental stories and issues, as well as pool in solutions and alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the environment and most importantly to act now. |
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any Eight questions from the nine given below:
- Why don't we take the first step towards a good cause?
- What is a two-uses-attitude?
- What can we do to avoid the abuse of paper? (any two points)
- What is the result of an effective way of a garbage disposal?
- What procedure can one adopt for kitchen waste?
- How can making of garden manure be done as community project?
- How long does it take to make good garden manure?
- Select a suitable word from the passage which means - being concerned or interested. (Paragraph 3)
- Pick out the word from the passage which means - completely necessary? (Paragraph 4)
Bertha was very good but very proud too.
