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प्रश्न
How did Algu and Jumman treat each other?
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उत्तर
Algu and Jumman were fast friends. But they became enemies when Algu decided the case in favour of the old aunt. Jumman also got a chance to take revenge. But as head Panch he also acted as fair and just. They became friends again.
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Think about the Text
Discuss in pairs and answer the question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).
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was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the
sounds stop?
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
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– Why didn’t her mother go with her?
– What are her hobbies? What does she like?
– What motivates her to keep going?
Listen to an interview between a radio jockey and a pilot.
The black man's face bespoke revenge
As the fire passed from his sight.
For all he saw in his stick of wood
Was a chance to spite the white.
The last man of this forlorn group
Did nought except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave
Was how he played the game.
Their logs held tight in death's still hands
Was proof of human sin.
They didn't die from the cold without
They died from the cold within.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Discuss personification as used by the poet.
The village consisted of less than thirty houses, only one of them built with brick and cement. Painted a brilliant yellow and blue all over with gorgeous carvings of gods and gargoyles on its balustrade, it was known as the Big House. The other houses, distributed in four streets, were generally of bamboo thatch, straw, mud, and other unspecified material. Muni’s was the last house in the fourth street, beyond which stretched the fields. In his prosperous days Muni had owned a flock of forty sheep and goats and sallied forth every morning driving the flock to the highway a couple of miles away.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
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Ans. The author mentions the blue bead at the same time that the crocodile is introduced to create suspense and a foreshadowing of the events’to happen.
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Be polite to people. They’ll also be polite to you
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He recommends dogs.
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Multiple Choice Question:
According to the poet, a lot is left unsaid because of _________.
Your partner and you may now be able to answer the question.
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How does the poem, Crossing the Bar, portray the poet's deep affirmation and faith in God?
