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प्रश्न
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
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उत्तर
Give a deaf ear to
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Far far from gusty waves these children's faces.
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor;
The tall girl with her weighed-down head.
(a) Who are these children?
(b) Which figure of speech has been used in the first two lines?
(c) Why is the tall girl's head weighed down?
(d) What does the word, 'pallor' mean?
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?
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
What are Helen's opinions about examinations?
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The methods of inquiry of history, science, and philosophy are similar.
Comment on the indifference that meets Iona's attempts to share his grief with his fellow human beings.
Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
How does G. N. Devy bring out the importance of the oral literary tradition?
What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
The text is an excerpt from Sesame and Lilies which consists of two essays, primarily, written for delivery as public lectures in 1864. Identify the features that fit the speech mode. Notice the sentence patterns.
Certain words in the poem are in capital letters — why?
How has the poet brought out her emotional attachment to her mother tongue?
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a small group of close friends and have no wish to interact with anyone else.
Little creatures in nature can also be your teachers. Think and write what we can learn from the following.
Bees:
The writer of the story is William Blake.
‘Never mind faded forests, Austin’. The word ‘faded’ means to become dim or faint. The word describes the forests that have become faint or dim in appearance. Now go through the poem again and complete the table.
| Describing word | Object | Explanation |
| 1. faded | forests | The forests have become faint or dim in appearance. |
| 2. silent | ||
| 3. unfading | ||
| 4. bright |
The drone is given a death sentence because he ______.
Form suitable groups and discuss the following.
You have heard/read stories of Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, Mulla Nasruddin. Recollect and write down the names of those stories.
Pick out those aspects of a story that you find a common in all their stories.
- Humour
- Supernatural event
- Wisdom
- Suspense
- Magic
- Beauty of Nature
- Wit
- Play upon words
- Sadend
- Violence
Write a sentence each about three of your friends. Each time you should say what your friend cannot do, and yet, pay a compliment to your friend.
Find sentences from the play related to the given points.
The tension between different loyalties
- It’s little we get but abuse from the people, and no choice but to obey our orders.
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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 |
Correct the given sentence with justification.
The play is restricted to only a part of the woods.
“A Midsummer-Night’s Dream” is one of the best examples of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors. Comment.
Visit a library:
Read other tales from Shakespeare, for example, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Macbeth, and The Tempest.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Who is the main character in the story?
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'.
Find out the following with the help of your teacher and the internet.
Rain in countries like the UK which experience spring-summer-autumn-winter.
Using your imagination, write more sentences in the same pattern:
- But the more the lion had, the more he wanted.
- Whenever he took a walk, they followed him.
- To be king is good. But to be kind is better.
Read the passage and name the following.
He persuaded Helen to elope with him.
From the passage, find all the words and phrases used to describe the ‘monster’.
Find from the Internet and write down.
In which century did William Shakespeare write his famous plays?
Which season would you say is the hardest in your locality? What help would the poor and homeless people need in that season?
Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a baby.
What examples of plentiful things does the poet give?
Choose a word that has at least four letters in it. Imagine that it is a short form. Write the name /phrase /words it stands for.
For example, STEP : Sunday and Thursday Evening Programmes.
Read the story again and write how these character reacted in these situation:
It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears. Mrs. Krishnan …………………....…..
Dr. Krishnan ……………..…......…….
Who was the first person to withdraw cash from the ATM?
Neerja had a sour marriage due to______.
Why did the governments of India, America and Pakistan – honour Neerja?
Identify and write the sport's name respectively.
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
What word could best replace ‘charges’ in the poem - marches, rushes or pushes?
How did Gulliver overcome the adversity?
Why did the girl reply haughtily?
The blue lights seen through the window were aliens.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
Akilan learnt Judo for ______.
What did they use as net?
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Was Robinson interested in sea adventures?
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
My dog barks ______.
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. share | dare |
| 2. bread | rest |
| 3. care | needs |
| 4. deeds | ahead |
| 5. zest | bear |
Recite any 4 lines of the poem with intonation.
Why was the tree called 'The Mother Tree'?
Senthil bought a ______ from his savings.
Bihar people saved trees by______ painting.
The child won’t ______ anything, if he closes his ears.
Why was Chris worried?
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | earn | day |
| 2. | fend | learn |
| 3. | glow | end |
| 4. | play | slow |
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet says that stars will always shine at night.
Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?
