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प्रश्न
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
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उत्तर
The above-given sentence is said by M. Loisel to Mathilde.
संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. What does the poet want us to do in the following situation?
(a) While struggling ………..
(b) While making money ………
(c) While dreaming ………………
(d) While losing …………..
It's doing your job the best you can,
And being just to your fellow man;
It's making money-but holding friends,
And being true to your aims and ends.
It's figuring how and learning why,
And looking forward and thinking high;
And dreaming a little and doing much,
It's keeping always in closest touch.
With what is finest in word and deed,
It's being through, yet making speed;
It's daring blithely the field of chance,
While making labour a brave romance.
It’s going onward despite defeat
And fighting staunchly, but keeping sweet;
It's struggling on with the will to win,
But taking loss with a cheerful grin.
B2. Achieving Success
Hints given by the poet to become successful are
(a) Doing your job the best
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
B3. Poetic Device
Select the appropriate rhyme scheme for the 3rd stanza.
(1) abab
(2) aabb
(3) aaba
Answer the following question in 150-200 words:
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen Keller when she was studying at Cambridge School?
Mention the odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.
Why does Russell call the three passions 'simple'?
Discuss in pairs
Choice of diction is very crucial to the communication of meaning.
How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?
Make groups and discuss the following:
What fatal dangers/problems did mankind face centuries ago, but are no longer a threat today?
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
gardener
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Does the poem urge us to protect only worms? What is the general message conveyed through this poem?
Which two sayings about God are conveyed through the poem 'The Plate of Gold'?
- God helps those, who help themselves.
- God loves those, who love their fellow beings.
- God loves those, who give away their wealth, to please Him.
- Service to mankind is service to God.
Read the descriptions of the following from the story and describe any one of them using your own words.
- The ivy vine
- Behrman
- The last leaf that Johnsy saw
Select a season of your choice and give the following details:
- Time of the year -
- Characteristics- crops, festivals, etc.
- Features/changes - climate/weather/temperature etc.
- Advantages/Disadvantages -
Read the text and enlist the achievements and honours of Ramanujan, received in England.
Find at least two things from the poem that show the following:
The atmosphere is pleasant.
State the difference between drama and novel.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.
How Bushi defeated Yonamine in the wrestling match.
Find what Hirabai tells the traveller by reading her words from right to left.
Does the poet expect anything in return? What is the poet’s reward?
Read the poem: ‘Home they brought her warrior dead’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Find the words that mean the following from the first stanza.
- Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ______
- show off proudly: ______
- tilt, move at an angle: ______
- across, especially in a slanting direction: ______
Mention the various places that the brook flows past.
Read the following pieces from the story and suggest a title for each as shown in the 1st one.
| From | Up to | Title | |
| 1. | It was a hot afternoon ______ | ______ said the aunt weakly. | ‘Children Pester their Aunt’ |
| 2. | The smaller girl created a diversion ______ | ______ likely to lose his bet. | ______ |
| 3. | In a low confidential voice ______ | ______ it was so stupid,” said Cyril. | ______ |
| 4. | She (Bertha) did all that she was told ______ | ______ must be an extra good child. | ______ |
| 5. | The storyteller paused to let ______ | ______ popular tunes of the day. | ______ |
| 6. | Bertha was trembling very much ______ | ______ the three medals for goodness ______ | ______ |
What do you notice about the following pairs of words?
- act naturally
- liquid gas
- open secret
- sound of silence
- sweet sorrow
- original copy
- only choice
- growing smaller
List the characters in the play.
Human characters
Answer the following question in about 80 – 100 word.
Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
Teachers help me to learn ______ things.
- new
- bad
- difficult
Women should not be compared with men in cricket, says Mithali.
Where did the boys and girls go?
One of the Lilliputians gave a ten minutes talk in Gulliver’s language.
How should one react to adversity?
How did Santhosh spend his time in the river?
They use ______ as bait.
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is free, for LED TV?
How are we divided in real world?
Why should a fisher wait?
Why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing?
Choose the right word.
This famous tree is in ______.
What did the books in the library look like ?
Now, read the following biographical extract on Sujatha Rangarajan, a Sciencefiction writer, and answer the questions that follow.
- Sujatha is the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan and it is this name that is recognised at once by the Tamil SciFi reading community. You might have seen the Tamil movie ‘Endiran’ where the robot Chitti exhibits extraordinary talents in an incredible manner. The robot could excel a human being in any act, beyond one’s imagination. Jeeno, a robotic dog which appeared in Sujatha’s science fiction novel “En Iniya Iyandhira” (My Dear Robot) formed the basis of Chitti’s character. Like Chitti, Jeeno was an allrounder who could cook, clean and fight. High-tech computer technology terms are used in the story. Jeeno, a pet robot, plays an important role throughout the story. As the story proceeds, it behaves and starts to think on its own like a human and instructs Nila, a human being, on how to proceed further in her crises.
- In the preface of ‘En Iniya Iyandhira’, the writer states the reason for his attraction to the genre: “Science gives us the wonderful freedom to analyse thousands and thousands of alternative possibilities. While using it, and while playing with its new games, a writer needs to be cautious only about one thing. The story should draw some parallels or association from the emotions and desires of the present humankind. Only then it becomes interesting. Jeeno, the robot dog, was intelligent. But the character became popular only because of the robot’s frequently displayed human tendencies.” It is no wonder that all his works echo these words and will remain etched in the minds of the readers who enjoy reading his novels to have a wonderful lifetime experience.
- It was Sujatha, who set the trend for sci-fi stories. He had tracked the origin from Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein to his short stories. He has written 50 sci-fi short stories and these were published in various Tamil magazines. His stories have inspired many readers to extend their reading to English sci-fi writers like Isaac Asimov. The themes were bold, even if there was a dependence on a very well-established characterization of English fiction. Sujatha opened up a new world to us with his writings on holograms, computers and works like ‘En Iniya Iyanthira’ inspire many to study computer science.
- He has been one of the greatest writers for more than four decades. He combined reasoning and science in his writings. Being a multifaceted hi-fi and sci-fi humanistic author, he expressed his views distinctively. He was the one who took Tamil novels to the next level. As an MIT alumnus and an engineer at BHEL, he was very good at technology. He could narrate sci-fi stories impressively. His readers always enjoyed reading all his detective and sci-fi novels which featured the most famous duo ‘Ganesh’ and ‘Vasanth’.
- Sujatha has played a crucial role as a playwright for various Tamil movies which have fascinated movie lovers. Hence, it is fathomable that the writer’s perspective of future India enthuses every reader and paves a new way to reading sci-fi stories in English.
A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.
- How was Jeeno different from other robots?
- What precaution should one take while writing Science fiction stories?
- What inspired Sujatha’s themes?
- Why were Sujatha’s sci-fi stories impressive?
B. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
- difficult to believe (para 1)
- a style or category of art, music or literature (para 2)
- having many sides (para 4)
- capable of being understood (para 5)
