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प्रश्न
List three questions that the little boy asks.
- ______
- ______
- ______
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उत्तर
The three questions that the little boy asks are:
- Why wood should swim?
- Why sun should shine?
- Why wind should blow?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) How could the peddler enter the forge without being noticed by the blacksmith?
(b) At Champaran what did the British landlords want from the sharecroppers?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) How did Evans have the last laugh at the Governor?
(f) How did the General plan to get rid of the American POW?
What was the reason for the anxiety of Paul's mother as he grew older?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The author did not succeed in finding Kasbai.
What do restive horses do?
How long a period did Shalihotra allow to find the missing things?
Write a short note on the following:
The message in the vision.
Listen and complete:
Close your books. The teacher will dictate some lines from the poem. She will say the first half and you have to write the entire line/verse.
- I know a funny ____________ As quiet as a ____________ Who does the mischief that is done ____________.
- There’s no one ever sees his face, And yet we all ____________ That every plate we break was ____________ By ____________.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“You have nothing else?”
Pick out Archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
| Archaic Words | Modern Equivalents | |
| (a) | ||
| (b) | ||
| (c) | ||
| (d) | ||
| (e) |
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Winter
- Form groups of 5–8. Then make pairs of groups. Decide which group will be hosts and which will be guests. Arrange mock parties in the classroom so that the roles of hosts and guests can actually be played out.
- Later on, hold groupwise discussions on how your party went. Make lists of the tips you followed and those you forgot to follow.
Write a short note on ‘money’.
Look at the following expressions from the text. With the help of your teacher rewrite them in standard English. One has been done for you.
| 1. ‘Musta got away – whatt’d he like? | Must got away - what was he like?’ |
| 2. ‘Looky here, Joe | |
| 3. ‘No sign o’ nothing’ | |
| 4. ‘Back t’ the lines ye goodaam | |
| 5. ‘What was the idea of all them cops tarryhootin’ round the house last night. |
What scared Usha during the dark rainy night?
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The whole earth smelled ______ and ______.
What was the lesson learnt by Uthaman?
Meena’s father was a fisher man.
The rabbit had
What did the library door say?
How did the animals know that the king was just a jackal?
