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प्रश्न
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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उत्तर
- What is the name of the bridge?
- Which city has been referred to in the poem?
- What time of the day is the poet talking about?
- Why does the poet call the air 'smokeless'?
- What does the poet mean by the last two lines of the poem?
- Identify the poetic devices used by the poet in this poem.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. Select
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives from those given in the bracket:
(i) The author was inspired and motivated to read ............................................ by the time she was eleven.
[Shakespeare, Chaucer, G.B. Shaw]
(ii) Every lesson .......................... ......... took was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes.
[Mrs. Rowlands, Sister Monica, Mr. A.N. Patil]
(iii) The teachers helped the narrator to become ..................................... . .
[confident, happy, independent]
(iv) Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica gave .......................................... to the narrator.
[freedom to do what he wanted, advice to do something, instructions to produce better results]
In a way, one of the greatest gifts any teacher can give a student, I think, is to inculcate a curiosity to learn.
I've been incredibly lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. The first was Mrs. Rowlands who taught me in primary school. She taught me to read without ever pushing me. She made me want to read more by giving 'me some of the most interesting children's books available. And although I still love to go back to those books from time to time, it was only because of her that I was able to read Shakespeare by the time I was ten, and Chaucer a year later.
In later years, it was Mr. A.N. Patil, my Marathi and Hindi Teacher who made a huge impression on me. Every lesson he took, was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes from a wide variety of subjects: among them history, politics, religion and sociology. I was, and still am in awe of his knowledge, which despite rather desperate attempts, I doubt I'll ever be able to match.
There have also been other teachers who helped me to try to become independent: to think and act for myself using my own judgement, which to my mind has been just as, if not more important, than actually learning anything.
After all, it's much too easy to become a completely useless repository of facts and little else.
Two teachers whom I remember in particular are Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica, both taught me in school. The former, by and large, gave me a free rein to do what I wanted to do. I, being one of those people who dislike instructions, she helped me to produce much better results than I'd have otherwise done.
B2.Complete
Read the extract and complete the following:
The teacher can
(i) .............
(ii) ..............
(iii )..............
(iv).................
B3. Similar word
Look at the following sentences arid pick the word having similar meaning to the given word and rewrite:
(i) Spiced His conversation is always with a lot of humour. (made interesting, garnished, flavoured)
(ii) Repository
The library should not merely be a ................ of books. (store-house, reservoir, tank)
(iii) Inculcate
It is the responsibility of the parents and teachers to .......values in the child's formative years. (imbibe, give, show)
(iv) Incredibly
I have been .. lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. (importantly, unbelievably, beautifully)
B4. Language study
(i) There have also been other teachers. They have helped me to try to become
independent. (Combine using 'who')
(ii) It was only because of her that I was able-to read Shakespeare.
(Rewrite beginning with: If it was not for her, ).
B.5 Out motivators
Look at the following table and complete it by presenting your own views
| Personalities | Influence on your life |
| (i) Teachers | |
| (ii) Parents | |
| (iii) Relatives | |
| (iv) Friends |
Answer any four of the following question in 30 – 40 words each:
(a) ''What a thunderclap these words were to me!'' (Franz). What were those words and what was their effect of Franz?
(b) Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to?
(c) What was Kamala Das's childhood fear?
(d) How is the Earth a source of life when all seems dead on it? Keeping Quiet)
(e) How does Mr. Lamb react when Derry enters his garden?
(f) Which problem did the Maharaja face when he had killed seventy tigers? How did he solve it?
Complete the flow-chart :
Big male elephants throw logs at electric fences because
What inference can you draw from the action of the female gorilla described in para 2 ?
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
ducking back
Briefly comment on:
The purpose of the author’s journey to Mount Kailash.
Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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|
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
How have the three passions contributed to the quality of Russell's life?
How do the patterns of creativity displayed by scientists differ from those displayed by poets?
Discuss in pairs
Choice of diction is very crucial to the communication of meaning.
Certain words in the poem are in capital letters — why?
'Whose roots lay deeper than our lives' – what aspect of human behaviour does this line reflect?
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Answer in your own words.
What helped Revathi to claim her plants - her belief in magic or the belief in her convictions? Explain your choice.
Discuss with your partner and complete the web, highlighting the sad and gloomy aspects of life mentioned in the first part of the poem.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ does Beauty’s smile begin?
Who gives medicine/treatment to sick animals and birds?
Akbar thought he was greater than God.
Read the poem aloud. Recite any stanza of your choice from memory.
Enlist a few reasons for watching a drama live on the stage.
Show the three categories of volcanoes using the following tree diagram structure.
Portia had many brothers and sisters.
Write a review of your favorite book. Use the following points:
- Title of the book
- Author/Authors
- The central idea or story
- The important characters
- Some special features of the book
- Why it is your favourite book.
Find pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Observe the picture and the labels carefully. Then match the words and the meanings given in the following table.
| Words | Meaning |
| 1. yard | (a) a floor, flat area built on a ship |
| 2. mast | (b) the forward part of the main body of a ship |
| 3. bow | (c) the forward part of a deck |
| 4. deck | (d) tall, upright pole on a ship |
| 5. forecastle | (e) a pole slung across a ship’s mast. A sail hangs from a yard. |
| 6. starboard | (f) the rearmost (back) part of a ship |
| 7. stern | (g) the part which is always at the front while the ship is sailing. |
| 8. afterdeck | (h) the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward |
| 9. fore | (i) an open deck near the back |
Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a baby.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
stepmother
Guess the meaning of the following word.
barefoot
Was it right for the youngest brother to ask for a share in the money? Why?
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
In a discussion, you should share your ideas with others.
Describe Gulliver’s home in Lilliput.
List the characters in the play.
Birds and animals
Find out what 'Braille' is.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
happily
Where was the author when he heard the noise?
Who were the narrator neighbours?
What did the Bodwells think when they heard the mother shout.
Were the policemen willing to leave the house?
The author was going to New York.
What was the e-mail message sent to Somu by Dr.Krishnan?
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 |
Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?
Read Section – III (para 1 and 4) and answer the following questions.
Paragraph 1
1. Who listened to the chipping sound of the chisel? ______
2. Who was working with the hammer and chisel? ______
Paragraph 4
1. Who was staring? ______
2. Who was the young stone carver? ______
3. What was he working on? ______
If you are a flight attendant how will you deal with the hijackers?
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 story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.
| A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart. |
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The buffalo ______ in the hole.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Which word refers to ‘rain’?.
The boy was rather unsympathetic to his sister.
The farmer had _______ daughters.
Try your own.
Master trained Akilan on a ______.
Divide the following word.
man
Meena studied in ______ standard.
Meena went to ______ her father.
Where do the moles save their food?
What did Bala teach Nithin?
Match the words with similar meaning.
| truck | subway |
| underground | lorry |
| tap | wallet |
| purse | faucet |
