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प्रश्न
How does the ‘assortment of remarks’ compiled by the author give us an understanding of the ways of science and poetry?
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उत्तर
The assortment of remarks compiled by the author helps in providing an answer to the question ‘Why is there a difference in the patterns of creativity among the practitioners in the arts and the practitioners in the sciences?’ It shows how different poets view science and how they use their work to condemn or appreciate the work of the scientists. It even provides a glimpse of how scientists appreciate those poets who acknowledge the importance of science. The remarks also include a narrative of Charles Darwin, a scientist, who was also highly interested in literature during his young years, and of Faraday who introduced some remarkable inventions. An extract from Shelly’s A Defense of Poetry, talks highly about the work of the poets and the importance that poetry holds.
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We sang our school fight song dozens of times – en route to Arlington National cemetery, and even on an afternoon cruise down the Potomac River. We visited the Lincoln Memorial twice, once in day – light, the second time at dusk. My classmates and I fell silent as we walked in the shadows of those 36 marble columns, one for every state in the Union that Lincoln laboured to preserve. I stood next to Frank at the base of the 19 foot seated statue. Spotlights made the white Georgian marble seem to glow. Together we read famous words from Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg remembering the most bloody battle in the war between the status : “………….we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom………..”
As Frank motioned me into place to take my picture, I took one last look at Lincoln’s face. He seemed alive and so terribly sad.
The next morning I understand a little better why he wasn’t smiling. “Clifton,” a chaperone said, “could I see you for a moment?”
(1) When did the boys visit Lincoln Memorial?
(2) What made the Georgian marble glow?
(3) What did the words: “………. We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom …………” remind them?
(4) Do you believe in building memorials? What kind should they be, if your answer is ‘yes’? If no, give reasons why you do not believe in memorials?
Attempt a character sketch of Margot Frank as shown in ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’.
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The methods of inquiry of history, science, and philosophy are similar.
How has the poet brought out her emotional attachment to her mother tongue?
Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Handicapped people should never be ______. (ignored and avoided)
Correct the following statement.
Sue ignored Johnsy completely.
‘The city now, doth, like garment wear’. The poet imagines that the city is wearing a beautiful garment. Hence, the figure of speech is personification. Find out more examples of personification from the poem.
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
You are going through a crisis that is making you short-tempered and impatient, due to which you end up causing harm to your family and friends. They have started complaining about it quite often.
Use the following phrases in your own words.
- roam around
- again and again
- bring something back
- there and then
Choose the odd one out :
Bottom, Moth, Mustardseed, Cobweb.
Name the type of fabric closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. Why did Gandhiji want all of us to use this fabric?
Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.
| crust, tremendous, lava, crater, volcanic, tsunami, island, extinct, disaster, dormant, eruption, plume, inland, molten, active, coast |
Prove with the theme of the play/extract that the deeper human emotion which profoundly interested Shakespeare was jealousy.
Write a short monologue using one of the following ideas. Write down the monologue and present it in the class.
Yonamine’s father worrying about getting her married.
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
The wheel, which was probably invented more than 6000 years ago, is thought of as one of the greatest technological advances made by man. Why do you think the wheel is so important in human civilization?
What were the three things that Sushruta discovered?
Find four words ending with ‘-ous’ from the story.
Can you add three more words ending with ‘-ous’ to this list?
Draw word webs for the following. Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can. Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Where does the story take place?
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
wind - breeze __________________.
Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from the content below:
Troy was filled with the sight of leaping flames and the sound of shouting and the noise of weapons and the cries of weeping women. The sleeping Trojans sprang out of their beds, but they were taken by surprise. Their enemies were right inside their walls, and many of the Trojans were killed before they could put on their armour and seize their weapons.
A bright light lit up the night sky as palaces and houses, temples and towers, went up in flames. The Trojans fought as well as they could, but it was all in vain. Old King Priam was killed with all his brave sons. Hector’s wife and his old mother and sister were carried off as slaves by the conquerors. Their fate was in contrast to Helen’s when King Menelaus rushed through the city, looking for her, and found her in her palace. She hung her head in shame and sorrow as she faced her former husband. Her voice was choked with emotion and she could not speak. But Menelaus forgave her and she went back with him, for it was only Aphrodite who had turned her heart away from her home and her husband and her child.
When morning came, nothing was left of the proud, rich city that had resisted attack for ten years.
Complete the following diagram.
The story has a very heart-warming and touching end. Now try to change the end of the story to make it sound very funny.
Name the following.
Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games.
How was Gulliver tied down on the seashore?
Share a memorable trip from your life
Why did Prospero set Ferdinand a severe task to perform?
What made the reporter gaze at the author?
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question given below.
There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
- Where does the family live?
- Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?
Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.
What was the result of Tom’s self-examination?
What were the children doing beside the stone wall?
The market was ______ away from the village.
How did the children react when they met each other at the ruins?
Pick out the words which rhyme with the given words and write similar rhyming words on your own.
| 1. | far | ||
| 2. | fear | ||
| 3. | low | ||
| 4. | kind | ||
| 5. | remain | ||
| 6. | they |
Do you think this was a good idea?
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ______, MLNA
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? ______
Complete the mind map given below
Did Santhosh enjoy his morning walk? How do you know?
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
The wind ______off the leaves.
The pigeon started to worry for her friend.
Master trained Akilan on a ______.
What was his master’s advice?
Arrange the actions of Robinson by numbering from 1 to 10.
Name the character or speaker.
"Are you alright?"
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the name of the dealer?
Leafcutter ants can carry leaves that weigh ______ times of their body weight.
Match the following and write the new word.
| 1. | pre | continue |
| 2. | dis | familiar |
| 3. | un | open |
| 4. | re | view |
Speak and win.
Join in one of the two groups. Choose two characters. Support or oppose any one of the characters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against the other one, to win.
| I support | I oppose |
Hundial is a______ pot.
Many may lie and______.
Who was burning with curiosity?
How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree?
What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?
Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
