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प्रश्न
Multiple Choice Question:
What does the phrase “repeat themselves’ mean here?
विकल्प
come again and again
Reflected or shown
Departed temporarily
None of the above
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उत्तर
Reflected or shown.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
What should we do to make friends with the wind?
How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?
What does he plant who plants a tree? a
He plants a friend of sun and sky;b
He plants the flag of breezes free;
The shaft of beauty, towering high;
He plants a home to heaven anigh;
For song and mother-croon of bird
In hushed and happy twilight heard____
The treble of heaven's harmony_____
These things he plants who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
Old Kaspar took it from the boy,
Who stood expectant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And,with a natural sigh,
"Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he,
"Who fell in the great victory.
"I find them in the garden,
For there's many here about;
And often when I go to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out!
For many thousand men,"said he,
"Were slain in that great victory."
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What does the tone of Kasper’s words suggest?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Portia: ........But this reasoning is not in fashion to choose me a husband. O me, the word “choose”! I may neither choose who I would nor refuse whom I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father. Is it not hard, Nerissa, that I cannot choose one, nor refuse none?
(i) What test had Portia’s father devised for her suitors? What oath did the suitors have to take before making their choice? [3]
(ii) Who is Nerissa? What does she say to cheer up Portia? [3]
(iii) Why does Portia disapprove of the County Palatine? Who would she rather marry? [3]
(iv) How, according to Portia, can the Duke of Saxony’s nephew be made to choose the wrong casket? What do these suitors ultimately decide? Why? [3]
(v) Whom does Portia ultimately marry? Who were the two other suitors who took the test? Why, in your opinion, is the person whom she marries worthy of her? [4]
What is meant by 'dead habit'? What is 'dead habits' compared to and why?
Answer the following question.
Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?
Describe the boots made by Mr Gessler.
Mr Gessler in his last wasn’t in good health. Give three examples to prove this.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.
What does the child’s mother say about snakes?
Answer the following question. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)
Who do you think did Patrick’s homework — the little man, or Patrick himself? Give reasons for your answer. (9, 10)
Why did the Dog decide to lose his freedom?
Mark the right item.
The neighbour left Taro’s hut in a hurry because ______
How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?
How did it help him next?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| 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. |
- Who is ‘she’? On which planet is this story set? [2]
- Mention any two ways in which life on this planet differs from life on earth. [2]
- Who are ‘they’? Why did ‘they’ not come to her aid when William shoved her? [3]
- What do ‘they’ do to her at the end of the story? Why did they behave in this manner? [3]
Answer the following question.
Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo River?
Which of the following statements is used by Angelou to describe the caged bird?
The poem Beethoven explores the role of pain and suffering in the process of artistic creativity and excellence. Justify this statement in 200-250 words.
