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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
विकल्प
True
False
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उत्तर
This statement is True.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any two of the following questions in about 30‒40 words:
(a) How does Kamala Das try to put away the thoughts of her ageing mother?
(b) Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in 'Keeping Quiet'?
(c) What are the difficulties that aunt Jennifer faced in her life?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) How could the peddler enter the forge without being noticed by the blacksmith?
(b) At Champaran what did the British landlords want from the sharecroppers?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) How did Evans have the last laugh at the Governor?
(f) How did the General plan to get rid of the American POW?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
What were the attempts made by the author to get his watch repaired?
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
Discuss the importance of time in the narration of a story.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Discipline and a questioning spirit can coexist in an individual.”
Guess the types of hardships they must have faced in their childhood and youth.
Write the Rhyming word and Scheme of the 2nd stanza.
“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near,
“Why waste your time in building here?
Your journey ends with the close of the day You never again will pass this way.
You have crossed the chasm deep and wide Why build ye here at even tide?”
Answer in your own words.
Read and write down 5 points which prove that Tomba, (Lanthoi’s father) firmly believes in gender equality.
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
Indians respect the freedom of others.
Make a list of words related to agriculture.
Read the lesson and name the following.
The First successful Cardiac Surgeon ______
The ______ bees make honey from nectar.
A past student of your school has cleared his UPSC examination and being an IAS officer has been appointed as a Collector of your district. Write a formal letter to invite him to your school to share the story of his success, at a special function.
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The fabric is woven by Thiruvalluvar
The characters are a part of the stage setting. How does this reflect when the characters of the play range from the Duke and the Indian boy to the faeries?
In each of the following line, spot the sound that is used repeatedly -
- There’s a silver house in the lovely sky.
- As round as a silver crown
- It takes two weeks to build it up. And two to pull it down.
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
Stick
Divide the story into different sections to show the different events and time periods in it. Give a suitable title to each section.
Portia’s suitors chose the gold and silver caskets.
Read aloud a paragraph of your choice from the passage.
Form groups of five and discuss:
There are many things that seem small, minor, or insignificant to some people but the same may be the cause of great pain, suffering for others. Can you list such things? What can you do to provide help on those occasions?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Look, here’s something for you.”
Fill in the following blanks with reference to the poem.
'In time of rain when spring and life are ______, the butterflies lift ______ wings to catch a ______ cry and trees put forth ______ leaves to sing in ______ beneath the sky as ______ boys and girls too ______ singing down the roadway'.
Complete the following diagram.
The table-tennis set was gifted by ______.
The Principal turned out to be a very ______ lady.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Read the poem and answer the following.
What are the two different ways of eating strawberries?
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
An Exclamation
What does the poet want to know from the lark?
Have you ever seen or used a computer?
Who was Caliban? What was he employed for?
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question given below.
There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
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- Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?
Identify the speaker/character.
‘Come in, Zigzag, come in dear!’
Which theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
What did Usha buy in the market? List them.
Underline the words or phrases that tell you what the wind does to the village.
Activity
It’s fun to help out in the kitchen. You can even practice reading aloud when reading the recipe. And you can learn a little math by figuring out how to measure. Here are a few fun items to make that are “Alice” themed.
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Identify the speaker/character.
He'll have to be given artificial respiration and kept warm.
The boar slept until the fading sun told him it was time to get up. What does the phrase until the fading sun mean?
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
- How does the poet describe the spring season?
- Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?
- Who does ‘you’ refer to?
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How did Santhosh record his diary?
He offered _______ to his daughters.
Name the character or speaker.
"You want me to strain my back?"
They fed fish with______.
The grandmother had kept the plate in memory of her ______.
What will you do if you have a gold plate?
Name the animal and sound it makes.
How did Mugund’s mother die?
He got an admission to study at Stanford University ______.
Why is your nose important for you?
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How does Tagore acknowledge Gandhi’s noble work?
