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प्रश्न
How did the cunning Greek explain the presence of such a large wooden horse?
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उत्तर
- The cunning Greek explained to the Trojans that the Greeks were tired of the long war and had sailed away in their ships.
- They were afraid of the long voyage home and so they made a large horse and left that as an offering to the god of the sea.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why? : Form groups of five. Choose a familiar character from any one of the epics you know. One person from the group plays the role of that character. Others in the group frame questions related to that character’s life. The condition is that all the questions should begin with ‘Why ... ?’. They interview the character using these ‘Why-?’ questions. Practice and present the interview in the classroom.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Both the enemies were eager to continue fighting.
State the counter-action for the following actions.
| Action | Counter-action | ||
| (a) | Helen eloped with Paris. | (1) | ____________ |
| (b) | The Greeks sailed to Troy and attacked it. | (2) | ____________ |
| (c) | Hector was killed by Achilles. | (3) | ____________ |
| (d) | The siege continued for ten long years. | (4) | ____________ |
| (e) | The fighting went on daily | (5) | ____________ |
Find and write the Greek and Trojan names used in the story (Part I and II).
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
The Greeks were tired of the long war.
______ tired of ______.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They are afraid of the long voyage home, too.
______ afraid of______ .
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They made it too big to go inside your city.
______ too ______ to ______.
Put the following events in the order in which they took place. Number them accordingly.
| (a) | The Trojans found a Greek man under the big wooden horse. |
| (b) | They broke down part of the wall and brought the horse in. |
| (c) | The cunning Odysseus thought of a plan. |
| (d) | The Greeks burnt their tents and sailed away. |
| (e) | Troy was burnt down. |
| (f) | The Greeks built a big wooden horse. |
| (g) | The great heroes hid inside the horse. |
| (h) | The priest warned the Trojans not to break the wall. |
| (i) | The Trojans were happy to see the Greek ships go. |
| (j) | The Trojans slept soundly. |
| (k) | The Greeks came out of the horse and opened the gates. |
| (l) | The Greek army entered the city. |
Form pairs. Imagine you are a pair of Trojans and you have come to know about Odysseus’s plan. Make a counter plan to defeat the Greeks. Write down your plan as you would explain it to your fellow Trojans.
Who is your favourite mythological character?
What do you like about that character?
Who is your favourite warrior?
How did the location of Troy help it to grow into a very rich/ prosperous city?
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
Paris had brought her to Troy.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Greeks waited to take revenge on Troy.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Trojans, too, fought hard.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The fighting went on.
What was the reason for Troy to rejoice and celebrate?
What was done to make the Trojans take it inside the city?
Was the big wooden horse really an offering to the god of the sea?
How did the Greek ships remain hidden from Troy?
What distressing sounds and sights could be witnessed at Troy, that fateful night?
Refer to the Language Study pages and read the following entries:
- word
- phrase
- clause
- sentence.
A phrase is a meaningful group of words. Read the following phrases:
- The wise Odysseus
- A great horse of wood
- A skilful engineer
- The greatest heroes
- The secret of opening and shutting the entrance
- On the seashore outside the walls
- In the darkness
- Watching for the return of the fleet
- Part of their strong wall
Write three phrases on your own.
Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from page 74.
