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प्रश्न
How does the poem bring out the elusive nature of happiness in human existence?
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उत्तर
The poem is an attempt to distinct happiness and true happiness, the real and imaginary, reality and dream, the pleasure and pain, the ideal, and the actual as Richard Fogle calls it. The everlasting and the momentary have been differentiated in the poem. The true pleasure as Keats defines lies not in the physical world which is full of miseries and pain and loss. We chase the beauty and happiness the way the poet chases the bird's song and still at a point the spell is bound to break like a bubble bursts and the human is thrown into the reality to realise the ultimate and inevitable, the death! Happiness is elusive and evanescent and can not be held forever. It is fickle and promiscuous. The poet when felt that he has found true happiness in the singing of the nightingale, which is beyond age and time; he wakes up to reality. He realises that it was just a vision of a dream, so is happiness, like a dream, not stationary! All that we can do is delay the inevitability of death through this beauty that gives transcendental happiness.
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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?
Answer any six of the following questions in 30‒40 words:
(a) Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court was useless?
(b) Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?
(c) How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad?
(d) What tempted Franz to stay away from school?
(e) Why did the maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?
(f) How was the skunk's story different from the other stories narrated by Jack?
(g) Which words of her brother made a deep impression on Bama?
Comment on the influence of English – the language and the way of life – on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator's attitude to English?
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Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
How does the poet bring out the immortality of the bird?
Think and answer in your own words.
Does the poet really wish to become a hawker/gardener/watchman? Justify your response.
The word 'report' means -
(a) Give a spoken or written account of something.
(b) Cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Stephen Hawking was a ______ (famous) Astrophysicist.
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
Different types of kites.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
First Neurosurgeon
Complete the phrase using a word from the poem.
______ march
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is 'Param Vir Chakra'?
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night.
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A very poor and honest servant has broken a vase while cleaning it. The vase was valuable and the employer liked it very much.
What characteristics of Mr. Nobody do we learn about from this poem?
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers and the villagers.
Read the following proverb that has a biblical reference.
‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ Now find at least 5 other proverbs/ axioms/quotations which convey the same message. Search the internet/dictionary of proverbs.
Suggest at least one method of creating something useful or beautiful from waste.
Using your imagination, write about a beautiful region - its landforms, water bodies, flora and fauna, night sky, people, etc.
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Teshumai Tewindrow
Pick out from the poem, two lines each that reflect an optimistic (positive) attitude and pessimistic (negative) attitude.
Optimism :
- ______
- ______
Pessimism :
- ______
- ______
Pick out the line that means:
Sing in such a manner:
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
The best shoes that Papa Panov had made were a pair of lady’s shoes.
Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.
This step is broken. Please be ______.
Guess the meaning of the following word in the poem.
lined
WWW is a short form of World Wide Web.
Find ten other short forms related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
How did the bird try to reach its parents without having to fly?
Give two reasons why Miranda was so concerned about Ferdinand.
What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
Why were the other passengers in the flight gazing at the writer?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
- What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
- Why do they find everything amiss?
What is inclusion? Why is it important?
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam,
All men are our kindred, the world is our home.
- Who does ‘we’ refer to? What do they have in their hands? What is its name?
- How are the men in the world related to the singers?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Amma bought the vegetables from the______.
What is the difference between this toy train and a normal train?
Our planet is called the _____.
We don’t use _________ in the soil.
How do we work?
He offered _______ to his daughters.
What did the father give to all the daughters?
How did the second daughter use the grain?
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Language - ______.
How does Raju help his mother?
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
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Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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The pigeon started to worry for her friend.
They use ______ as bait.
The old man is _____.
All the children wished to go to the______.
Circle and write the adverbs.
I'm waiting here. ______
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 |
What did Rani want to become?
How did Mugund’s mother die?
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
Read the passage carefully and complete the activities:
A1. Complete the following sentences. [2]
- Female sparrows lay ______.
- Sparrows build their nest out of ______.
- The eggs are ______.
- In cities, sparrows build their nest in ______.
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A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful songs. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground clumps of grass low trees and low bushes. In cities, they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs grasses and plant fibers. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures. Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish-brown spots. They hatch within eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds. The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social with up to a hundred birds participating at once and are followed by preening and sometimes group singing. |
A2. How do sparrows take a bath? [2]
A3. Find out adjectives for the following nouns from the passage. [2]
- ______ Song
- ______ Water
- ______ Bird
- ______ species
A4. Do as directed. [2]
- A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world.
(Underline the subordinate clause) - Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time.
(Frame a ‘wh’ type question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
A5. ‘We have to save the birds.’ Do you agree with this statement? Why? [2]
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- a malevolent desire for revenge (para 1)
- tactful (para 2)
- despise (para 3)
What should parents do to ensure cyber safety for their wards? (Any three points)
