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प्रश्न
State the difference between drama and novel.
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उत्तर
Drama is a medium of expression through performance based on a script. While the script of a drama is written in the form of dialogues, a story or novel is written in a narrative form, i.e., in a manner that is similar to telling a story.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
Describe the role of Mr. Keith in the life of Helen in ‘The Story of My Life’.
Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.
Group related points.
Indian society has moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story. Discuss.
The ending of the story is an instance of irony. Suppose Paul had not died at the end, how would you have reacted to the story?
How do the patterns of creativity displayed by scientists differ from those displayed by poets?
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Before you begin experimenting you need to perfect the technique with which you experiment.”
Think and answer in your own words.
Does the poet really wish to become a hawker/gardener/watchman? Justify your response.
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
watchman
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between a remote-sensing satellite and a natural satellite.
Correct the following statement.
Sue and Johnsy were good neighbours.
Correct the following statement.
Sue ignored Johnsy completely.
Think and answer in your own words.
Why does the poet call our life ‘poor’?
Doctors who do special advanced study of specific parts of the body have special terms.
In your group try to match the specialist doctors with who / what they treat.
| Specialists | Who/What they treat | ||
| 1. | Dentist | a. | bone |
| 2. | Cardiologist | b. | brain/with spine |
| 3. | Ophthalmologist | c. | small kids |
| 4. | Orthopedic | d. | teeth |
| 5. | Pediatrician | e. | animals/birds |
| 6. | Neurologist | f. | eye |
| 7. | Veterinarian | g. | heart |
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a lark
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The rich young man
Enlist a few reasons for watching a drama live on the stage.
What changes in the stage setting would you suggest.
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
What are the games/play activities, entertainments that use a wheel?
What did the Clean Brigade do?
Read aloud a paragraph of your choice from the passage.
Use the following expressions in your own sentences:
- We all agree that
- It is he/she who
- Don’t you see
- None of us
Sayali’s mother did not want her to go on the trip.
Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
It was tempting and needed to be tried.
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Tengumai Bopsulai
Using the following points frame a character sketch of the narrator. Support each character trait with instances from the lesson.
- Diffident and timid
- Unusual behavior
- Ignorant about banking
- Nervous and careless
- Economical.
Form groups. Discuss how one can be a 'good reader'. Use the points in the above passage in your discussion. Write down the points that show what makes a 'good reader'.
Read the poem and answer the following.
Which are the two different places where strawberries grow?
What common qualities did the three brothers have?
Imagine you are one of the three brothers. Write in short what you did with the rice.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
anywhere
Imagine that you are in a land of tiny people like Lilliput. Write about some of the interesting things you might see there, including animals, houses, plants, vehicles, etc. Find an interesting name for this land.
Title summarises the story. Each paragraph is a part of the story. Look at the following expressions and find out the paragraphs that best suit these expressions.
- Oh, No! But it happens!
- Don’t let out your travelling dates
- Anyway, people will be people
- Search begins
- Things are not that easy
- Hurry invites worry
What did Aravind confess?
Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?
Neerja had a sour marriage due to______.
Identify the speaker/character.
He'll have to be given artificial respiration and kept warm.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The wild dogs came to the spot to catch______.
It is used in the fisher’s _____.
Look at the picture and tick choose the correct word.
Circle the animals which are in the voyage.
Choose the champion of the year.
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | flow | know |
| 2. | grow | week |
| 3. | seek | blow |
The brown sparrow laid ________eggs.
______always stays to the last in our needs.
Kani took Teddy out for a ____.
Tenzin is from ______.
Why was the tree called 'The Mother Tree'?
Do you think it is right for the tanker to take water? Why?
Mostly piggy banks look like______.
Choose the correct one.
Monkey
The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves ______.
Choose the right word.
Tansen was a famous ______.
Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?
According to Tagore, when will India get the opportunity to win the gift of freedom?
Pick out word which mean the same as
place or fix (para 2)
