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प्रश्न
Read and prepare a small presentation in about 100 to 150 words on the ideas of any two philosophers given below.
- Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Gautam Buddha
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Kahlil Gibran
- Socrates.
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उत्तर
Thoughts of Gautam Buddha
Gautam Buddha is known to all Indians as the founder of Buddhism who lived and taught in northern India in the 6th century B.C. Buddhism is a philosophy of life explained by Gautama Buddha. 'Buddha' means the enlightened one.
Gautam Buddha was not a god and the Buddhist philosophy does not involve any theistic worldview. The views of Buddha are solely aimed at liberating conscious beings from suffering. The core teaching of Buddhism are:
- The three universal truths: Shila, samadhi, prajnya
- The four noble truths: dukkha, samudaya, nirodh, magga.
- The noble eightfold path: right understanding, right thinking, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
These thoughts have motivated several people to lead their lives meaningfully and peacefully.
Thoughts of Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived during 469 - 399 B.C. in Athens. He was a famous and celebrated philosopher who led to the foundation of several streams of thought. More than a preacher, Socrates was a teacher who taught through the method of questioning. This method was known as 'dialectics' and further received popularity as the 'Socratic Method'.
During his philosophical tenure, Socrates established a number of notions. Some of them are given below.
- All virtue is knowledge.
- No one errs knowingly, no one errs willingly.
- All desire is for the good.
- It is better to suffer an injustice than to create one.
- A ruling is expertise.
Other than establishing these notions, Socrates also inspired a lot of young minds. Some of his famous pupils are Glaucon, Terpison, and Plato.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following in 30 – 40 words each
(a) What precautions were taken for the smooth conduct of Evan's O-Level examination ?
(b) How did Jo want the Roger Skunk story to end ?
(c) What makes human beings love life inspite of all the troubles they face?
(A Thing of Beauty)
(d) What is suggested by the phrase, 'massive weight of Uncle's wedding band' ?
(e) How did Douglas remove his residual doubts about his fear of water ?
(f) Why did M. Hamel write 'Vive La France' on the blackboard ?
Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.
A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________
A2. Write a gist: (2)
Write a gist of the above given extract in about 50 words.
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kyang
In which language are these word found?
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The description of novels as organisms.
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(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a fox
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The princess was as ______ as ______. (Positive)
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A poor man stole some ornaments from a rich girl.
Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
Read the passage and answer the following:
When was the book written?
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- Now try to relate Jayant’s sci-fi story, in brief, in the dramatic past tense.
Read: ‘The Psalm of Life’- a poem by H. W. Longfellow.
Pick out Archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
| Archaic Words | Modern Equivalents | |
| (a) | ||
| (b) | ||
| (c) | ||
| (d) | ||
| (e) |
Write slogans for the cleanliness drive in your area.
Write a short note/story based on the ill effects of pollution.
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For example, monitor, screen, speakers, processor, mouse, mousepad, keyboard, etc.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
- What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
- Is the poet afraid of future?
- How can one travel on with cheer?
What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs?
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?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
What is the data about?
What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?
What did Hamid buy at the fair? And for whom?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
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Mother did not ask for______.
The land was wet and green.
Which planet has red storm?
The boy was rather unsympathetic to his sister.
Match the actions with the picture.
| mixes for community food service |  |
| sows the grain |  |
| feeds the birds |  |
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Country - ______.
Vicky decided to______ the robot at the end.
Why did Uthaman become angry with the old man?
Choose the best answer.
The animals ______ the boat.
Match the following.
| 1. | Pablo | Inspector |
| 2. | Velayudham | old man |
| 3. | Sreejith | dog |
The official was transferred.
The brown sparrow laid ________eggs.
Number the pictures in the correct order of the story.
Why did Jana’s friends stop her from going near the tree?
Write the word with same meaning.
Sink
Write the word with same meaning.
Flat
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What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?
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Mention any three details that should not be revealed in public domain.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
