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प्रश्न
Taking off from Forster’s references to Emily Bronte, Sterne and Proust, discuss the treatment of time in some of the novels you have read.
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उत्तर
Over time, novels have creatively used the aspects of time. Most of the novels like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Alchemist, Pride and Prejudice and Famous Five etc. follow a chronological pattern, revealing truth in time. However some novels like The Girl on the Train narrates the story going back and forth in time and thereby becoming a thriller. Some genres like fantasy also narrate story of two or more realms like the realm of God and the realm of normal humans like in mythological twists like The Red Pyramid where times passes differently in each.
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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 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?
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
What impression of the character of Iona do you get from this story?
Discuss the following in pairs
Behind the public face of the people in various occupations is a whole saga of personal suffering and joy which they wish to share with others.
Explain the associations that the colour 'white' has in the story.
List the distinctive features of the tribal arts.
Identify the lines that reveal the critical tone of the poet towards the felling of the tree.
Make sentence of your own using the following expression.
bargain:
Make groups and discuss the following:
Name a few scientists/explorers/social reformers/inventors/discoverers, who spent most of their lives to find solutions to some major problems/setbacks, that mankind faced.
Make groups and discuss the following:
Did they themselves suffer from those problems/setbacks?
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi’s grief knew no bounds because, ____________.
Now write what you observe in the following two pictures.
Kite - flying in Gujarat, is a competitive sport - cum - festival.
Where do we find all types of wild animals in urban areas?
Who gives medicine/treatment to sick animals and birds?
Pick out three lines that create an image in your mind of bees busy at work.
Say WHY. . . . . .
Hardy invited Littlewood for a discussion.
Akbar thought he was greater than God.
Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:
Choose any one event and draw a diagram to show what happened.
Read the story aloud (or present it) in groups of three - the narrator, the peacock, and the crane.
Find more information about the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force with the help of your teacher.
Form pairs. Present in the class, the conversation between Thiruvalluvar and the young man.
Match the columns :
| A | B |
| (1) Theseus | (1) Robin Goodfellow |
| (2) Titania | (2) Queen of the Amazons |
| (3) Puck | (3) Duke of Athens |
| (4) Hippolyta | (4) Faeries |
| (5) Cobweb, Moth | (5) Queen of the Faeries |
Choose any one of the seven States. Find more information about it and prepare a leaflet or brochure to invite people to visit it.
Does the traveller really have a magic stone?
Complete the following using your own idea:
His head was too big to ______.
What two basic rules were followed in the Science Fair?
What themes did the committee identify?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Would you lend me this, just this?”
Discuss:
In the story, human settlements are mentioned but not cities or villages. Why is it so?
Think of a play/skit which you have seen enacted on the stage and which has impressed you. Write the following details about it.
| Name of the play/skit: | ______________ |
| Important characters: | ______________ |
| Any famous actors/actresses: | ______________ |
| Theme: | ______________ |
| Climax: | ______________ |
| Ending: | ______________ |
| Use of lights and special effects if any: | ______________ |
| Use of background music and sound effects if any: | ______________ |
| Use of sets: | ______________ |
| The costumes, make up, etc. of the characters: | ______________ |
| How well the actors present the play and behave on the stage: | ______________ |
| Your own opinion about the play: | ______________ |
Answer in your own words.
Why does a mother tell Neel about his Grandpa?
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with stepmother.
What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
The narrator searched for three days to buy ceramic paint.
Mention at least two expressions which shows that Mrs. Krishnan was not willing to have Zigzag at home?
How were offerings carried during the ancient period?
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ______
Read the line and answer the question.
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky
Where does the poet want to go?
The author did not want to plant saplings in the forest because______.
Grandfather felt planting trees would help the forest because______.
Raj did not buy______.
A school-going girl writes the diary account.
Karmugilan went to __________ for higher studies.
Where is Jaswantgarh located?
Jaswant was helped by __________ tribal girls.
Write the rhyming word.
culture - ______.
The pigeon flew away for dry twigs.
The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
Take out the correct rhyming pair from the poem and match with the given word.
| 1. | tall | |
| 2. | light | |
| 3. | might |
Appu felt hungry and ate a______.
Match the rhyming words.
| pale | knows |
| boat | gale |
| goes | goat |
Who were the guest to Kani’s home?
Do you tell the truth always? Why?
What does the earth do when the day is over?
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
