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प्रश्न
In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.
For many of the loveliest things
Have never yet been said
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उत्तर
The poet feels that one must use words to express the thoughts because many of the loveliest and sweetest things might never have been said till now. Many times people do not know how to say what they feel and the poet says that one must not let his thoughts die for he should put it in the best words and bring them forward as it could turn out to be one of the loveliest things.
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Can you identity the present tense forms.
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2. You read well. 2. You have read well.
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Understanding the Connectors.
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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
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Margot stood alone. She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair. She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost. Now she stood, separate, staring at the rain and the loud wet world beyond the huge glass. “What’re you looking at ?” said William. Margot said nothing. “Speak when you’re spoken to.” He gave her a shove. But she did not move; rather she let herself be moved only by him and nothing else. They edged away from her, they would not look at her. She felt them go away. And this was because she would play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground city. If they tagged her and ran, she stood blinking after them and did not follow. When the class sang songs about happiness and life and games her lips barely moved. Only when they sang about the sun and the summer did her lips move as she watched the drenched windows.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
Why did they behave in this manner towards Margot?
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Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?”
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How did Patrick get his wish granted by the elf?
Multiple Choice Question:
What does the word ‘soars’ in the above extract mean?
Answer the following question.
What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play?
Answer the following question.
What was the villagers’ reaction when the aunt explained her case to them?
What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?
