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प्रश्न
'The author's treatment of the subject matter makes the readers identify themselves with the experience.' Comment on the statement.
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उत्तर
Samuel L. Clemens, Mark Twain, had less than ten years of schooling. He worked as a printer's apprentice, a steamboat pilot, a prospector and a journalist. All this gave him varied experiences and a wide knowledge of humanity. In all his works, he brings in elements from his own experiences and his own life creating a replica of his own self. All his stories have a combination of realistic and make believe world. What he presents are the situations that any ordinary human might face in her/his daily life; thus, making them all appear very realistic and hence the readers easily connect to the story and identify themselves with the experiences. For instance, in the story, the author faced a problem that is so ordinary. Any of us might have a watch that malfunctions and has a simple error. However, the problem rather than being mended, aggravates every time we take it to be doctored. This is a typical example of how an ordinary human faces problems with not just gadgets; it might be a medical condition or as simple as an argument with a known face.
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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 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?
How is the social life at Raveloe different from that at Lantern Yard ?
Comment on the graphic detail with which the various passengers who took Iona's cab are described.
The episode has been narrated in a light vein. What social mores does the author seem to ridicule?
What was the reason for the anxiety of Paul's mother as he grew older?
While tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper,there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies.
Explain the phrase.
Time's fool
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Discipline and a questioning spirit can coexist in an individual.”
What strong qualities possessed by them, could have helped them achieve success and fame, all over?
Pick out words from the poem to fill in the web diagram. They should be related to the theme in the web.
Think and answer in your own words.
Does the poet really wish to become a hawker/gardener/watchman? Justify your response.
The cherry tree has inspired the poet to compose the poem. Such poems, describing Nature or aspects of Nature are called ‘Nature poems’. Find out some expressions from the poem that bring out the elements of the beauty of Nature.
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why was the Prince sad?
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.
Find at least two things from the poem that show the following:
It is the early morning.
List all the words specially used in the game of Kabaddi.
The word 'Review' is different from summarizing and appeal writing. Choose the correct statements of the following.
Visit a library:
Read the biographies of other Indian Saints. Share at least one story from their life with your friends. What message does it contain?
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
Select the correct options :
A Midsummer-Night’s Dream is a ___________________.
- poetic drama
- comedy of errors
- a comedy based on fantasy
- a character play
- a revenge tragedy
- belongs to realm of dreams
Find 2/4 expressions of humour from the extract.
Enact the ad by playing the roles of Didi and her relatives. One more child acts as the salesman of ‘Hemagauri’ and presents the text given in white letters in pink bubbles.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What does the title of the poem say?
Find two examples of the word made by using the following suffix.
-ness
Write about what you would like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
Make a time table of your daily routine
- On a school day
- On a holiday, and
- During examinations.
Start at the time you normally get up and list your activities
hourly: 7 am to 8 am, and so on.
Start a collection of new and interesting words. Write the words in colored ink on cards of equal size and arrange them in alphabetical order. Try to use the words in your writing or conversation from time to time.
Complete the following table.
| No. | Utterance | Who said it | To whom | When |
| (a) | I touched it in the hall at the ministry. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (b) | It will give us time to look some more. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (c) | I might have needed it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (d) | You must have made a mistake. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (e) | Well, I lost it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (f) | Mine was an imitation. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
What do the following event/action tell us about the characters? Discuss.
The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and called all the Lords to a Tournament.
Talk about your favourite season. (A one-minute activity.)
We find the following in the script of a skit or play. Rearrange these steps in the proper order and write them down in the form of a flow chart.
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
I ______ just as I was to receive my Report Card.
‘Unke, Munke, Timpetoo,
I wish, my wish is coming true.’
Try to compose two other funny magical chants that have rhyming lines.
Find out when and where we get strawberries in Maharashtra.
Find out how the following game is played.
Badminton
Gilson asked the narrator to buy a tie.
Why did Granny scold Hamid?
What is inclusion? Why is it important?
He always had lunch with his family.
What is the poem about?
Listen to your teacher read the first part of the story. Many things described in the story can be seen in the picture. Find and name them.
What did Grandmother feel about trees growing in the house?
What is as sharp as a blade?
Mithali Raj was not encouraged to play cricket by her family members.
Why did the farmer have to travel far?
Try your own.
_________ is the memorial for the soldiers.
Try your own.
Choose the correct answer.
Amir switched off the fan wheFalsen he walked out.
What did Kamali get as gift?
Nithin had many ______toys.
What was the truth finally learned by Chris?
Why is your nose important for you?
Choose the right word.
“Eat the leaves of the tamarind tree, and you’ll also sing like ______.
Did the girl buy a picture book?
Here is an amazing news item on how the qualities of duty and devotion is not restricted to humans alone but shared by animals. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Caesar, the Hero of Mumbai on 26/11
- Mumbai: Caesar, the last surviving hero of his kind, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with tri-color and given an emotional farewell from the city Police Force. The Mumbai Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the hero with a tweet.
- Caesar, who was 11 years old was the sole survivor among the dogs of Mumbai Police who took part in bomb detection operations during the terrorist attack on Mumbai that began on November 26, 2008. He died of a heart attack at a farm in Virar where he and his three canine buddies had been sent after retirement. During the terror attack in Mumbai, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out the hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.
- Caesar was also a part of the search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three days. Earlier he was also pressed into service for bomb search operation after the 2006 serial train blasts and July 2017 blast in Mumbai. The Mumbai police officials also tweeted their grief saying, “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable. We will remember our heroes forever.”
Answer the following questions.
- The Labrador Retriever was covered with tri-color. What does this signify?
- How did Caesar save several lives at the CST railway station?
- Which word in the third paragraph of the passage means the same as ‘forced’?
- “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable”. Mention three services rendered by Caesar.
- Caesar is a Labrador breed of dogs. Name a few other native breeds that are used by the Police Force.
- Try to rewrite the news item in your mother tongue without losing the spirit and flavour of the text. Give a suitable title to the translated version.
