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Read the given line and answer the question that follow. Our nature it is that whatever we try We do with devotion deep and true. Who does ‘we’ refer to? How should we carry out our duties?

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प्रश्न

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Our nature it is that whatever we try We do with devotion deep and true.

  1. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
  2. How should we carry out our duties?
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उत्तर

  1. ‘We refer to ordinary people.
  2. We must do our duty with sincerity and deep devotion.
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अध्याय 5.2: Everest is not the Only Peak - Exercises [पृष्ठ १५८]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 5.2 Everest is not the Only Peak
Exercises | Q B. 1. | पृष्ठ १५८

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What does the poet mean when he says ‘good bye’?


Mention the qualities the child in the poem symbolises.


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

laugh with their eyes


‘Face is the index of the mind.’ Does this adage concur with the views of the poet?


The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?


Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?


The poet does not wish to exchange places with the athletes. How does he justify his view?


Find words from the poem that convey the following ideas:

  1. connected together
  2. spread over the surface of the ground in a straggling manner 
  3. make out or understand
  4. slender woody shoots growing from branches or stems of trees

How do people bring grief and sorrow to one another?


Why does the poet think that the birds were happy?


Where can you encounter Macavity?


Mention any two qualities of Macavity.


Read the poem once again and complete the summary using the words given in the box.

‘Macavity – The Mystery Cat’ is a humorous poem, where the poet T.S. Eliot describes the mysterious (a) _______of a shrewd vile cat. He commits a crime at every possible opportunity. He is an elusive master (b)______who leaves no evidence after he commits a crime. Even the Scotland Yard, the London (c) ______ agency is unable to arrest him. The Flying Squad is (d) ______ because every time they rush to the crime spot to seize Macavity, he is not there. He breaks the human law as well as the law of (e) ______. He baffles even a (f) ______ with his powers of levitation. Macavity appears tall and thin with (g)______ eyes. He is always preoccupied with some serious (h) ______. His coat is dusty and his (i)______are unkempt. Macavity is a (j) ______in the guise of a cat. He appears to be outwardly (k) ______ but his actions disprove it. Macavity loots the (l)______, ransacks the jewel-case, and breaks the (m)______glass but wonder of wonders he is not to be found anywhere there. He is always a mile away from the scene of crime, happily relaxing or doing difficult (n) ______ sums. He is clever at making up an (o) ______every time he plots a crime. All the notorious cats are nothing but the (p) ______Macavity, the Napoleon of Crime.

larder whiskers
respectable criminal
devil thought
sunken division
agents detective
alibi desperate
fakir qualities
gravity greenhouse

Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement.

  Name Field
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.
  2. What quality do you admire the most in each of these achievers?
  3. What are the qualities that you may share with them?
  4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.
  1. ______.
  2. ______.
  3. ______.
  4. ______.

Who are the ‘deserving ones’?


Which path should we follow in life?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Defeat we repel, courage our fort;

  1. How do we react to defeat?
  2. Which is considered as our stronghold?

Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.

‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal.’ It is the courage and perseverance that counts.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

Alexander the Great, wished to conquer many lands and ______the entire world.


Are all deposed kings slain by the deposer?


What are the various functions and objects given up by a defeated king?


Bring out King Richard’s feelings when he was defeated.


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“Comes at the last, and with a little pin

Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits,…”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”


Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:

“Comes at the last, and with a little pin…”


Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.

What are the causes for King Richard’s grief?


Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.

Who does the future generations remember easily - the victor or the vanquished? Give reasons. Also, cite relevant references from King Richard’s speech.


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