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प्रश्न
The story is called ‘The Adventure’. Compare it with the adventure described in ‘We’re Not Afraid to Die...’
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उत्तर
The story is called ‘The Adventure’ Compare it to the adventure described in ‘We Are Not Afraid to Die.’ The underlying theme of both the stories, ‘The Adventure’ and ‘We Are Not Afraid. to Die’ is the same. However, the execution is very different. One deals with the adventure in a real life situation and the other one is about the adventure that was mentally experienced. In the story, ‘We Are Not Afraid to Die’, the characters take a hazardous sea voyage, to overcome the odds and survive. Whatever the dangers were, they were very real. In the story, ‘The Adventure’, the protagonist does not embark upon an adventurous journey. His collision with the truck triggers his mind to travel to a world, which is different from the world that he lives in.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each :
(a) Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?
(b) Sophie was dreaming of so many things in her life. What were they?
(c) Why are the youngsters described as springing? (My Mother at Sixty-six)
(d) In the hot season, how do man and beast get comfort? (A Thing of Beauty)
(e) How did the Maharaja deal with a high ranking British officer who wanted to shoot a tiger?
(f) Having got rid of his stink, what problem did Roger Skunk face?
What do elephants do to prevent water from evaporating ?
What inference can you draw from the action of the female gorilla described in para 2 ?
Notice the following uses of the word ‘tell’ in the text.
1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary.
2. I would tell her English words and little things about Western science and learning.
3. At her age, one could never tell.
4. She told us that her end was near.
Given below are four different senses of the word ‘tell’. Match the meanings to the uses listed above.
1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words
2. count while reciting
3. be sure
4. give information to somebody
How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem?
Locate expressions in the text reflect the Indian idiom, for example, the pride of the generations of his ancestors.
What were the attempts made by the author to get his watch repaired?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
To Jo, the fine house seemed like ______.
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.
Answer in your own words.
How did Revathi prove to the organisers of the competition, that the plants truly belonged to her?
Make a list of archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
Read other poems by Leigh Hunt, especially 'Abou Ben Adhem'.
Compare the messages in that poem with those in 'The Plate of Gold'. What do you observe?
Discuss in groups and share with one another.
When you go for a picnic, what and how do you enjoy?
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman taken to the court in a palanquin?
Language Study: Degrees of comparison.
We use different forms of adjectives and adverbs to show comparison. They are known as degrees of comparison.
- Positive: Mangesh was as strong as Ravi.
She is as tall as her sister. - Comparative: Mangesh was stronger than other players.
She is taller than her sister. - Superlative: Mangesh was the strongest player in the team.
Their sister is the tallest amongst the three.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
There are some dialogues that are short, but quite effective. They give us enjoyment and add beauty to the main story. Find some more from the text.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
Discuss what a friendly and good-natured peacock would say to a crane. Write his speech. (5-8 lines.)
Complete the following using your own idea:
His head was too big to ______.
The merchant ships brought spices and other treasures from India and other countries to Italy.
Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.
Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from the content below:
Troy was filled with the sight of leaping flames and the sound of shouting and the noise of weapons and the cries of weeping women. The sleeping Trojans sprang out of their beds, but they were taken by surprise. Their enemies were right inside their walls, and many of the Trojans were killed before they could put on their armour and seize their weapons.
A bright light lit up the night sky as palaces and houses, temples and towers, went up in flames. The Trojans fought as well as they could, but it was all in vain. Old King Priam was killed with all his brave sons. Hector’s wife and his old mother and sister were carried off as slaves by the conquerors. Their fate was in contrast to Helen’s when King Menelaus rushed through the city, looking for her, and found her in her palace. She hung her head in shame and sorrow as she faced her former husband. Her voice was choked with emotion and she could not speak. But Menelaus forgave her and she went back with him, for it was only Aphrodite who had turned her heart away from her home and her husband and her child.
When morning came, nothing was left of the proud, rich city that had resisted attack for ten years.
List the adverbs/adverbial phrases used in the passage.
Spot and write any three alliterative phrases or sentences from the poem.
(Alliterative phrases/sentences are those in which the same sound is repeated.)
Which season would you say is the hardest in your locality? What help would the poor and homeless people need in that season?
Now try to add a contradictory word to the following:
- What a ______ mess you’ve got us into!
- It’s a ______ imitation of a diamond necklace.
- My trip to Matheran was a ______ holiday.
- With such heavy makeup, she looks ______ ugly.
- A ______ crowd gathered to see the magic show.
Note: Contrasting words that go together are examples of the language device called Oxymoron.
What did the husband want to do with the extra milk?
The following thing is mentioned in the poem.
Classify it as a happy and sad thing.
flowers - falling leaves
Guess the meaning of the following word in the poem.
lined
How did Helen overcome her handicaps?
Why did Herman and the author slam the doors?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song,
No matter if things do sometimes go wrong;
- What does the poet expect everyone to learn?
- What should we do when things go wrong sometimes?
‘My tongs are like a tiger among toys.’ It means ______
Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to young children?
Read Section – III (para 1 and 4) and answer the following questions.
Paragraph 1
1. Who listened to the chipping sound of the chisel? ______
2. Who was working with the hammer and chisel? ______
Paragraph 4
1. Who was staring? ______
2. Who was the young stone carver? ______
3. What was he working on? ______
Read the line and answer the question.
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying
Why does the poet ask for a windy day?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
Grandfather felt planting trees would help the forest because______.
Mithali’s mother tongue is Telugu.
Why does the child clamber and scramble?
Write a paragraph about 50 words describing the scenes that the poet passed by.
How did Gulliver overcome the adversity?
The second daughter ________ the milet to a flock of birds.
Did Tabaqui receive a warm welcome from the pack of wolves? How do you know?
Who asked the Robot to charge the phone?
What are the three parts of a robot
Where does the scene take place?
Why do we ask questions?
Do you love to seek answers to the questions?
Meena studied in ______ standard.
Amir switched off the fan wheFalsen he walked out.
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
larder- ______
Where do ants pile their food?
Are you the first to protect the nature?
What does Amma often say?
Why is your nose important for you?
What secrets did he learn about beasts?
Pick out word which mean the same as
stop doing something (para 1)
