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प्रश्न
What, according to Ruskin, are the limitations of the good book of the hour?
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उत्तर
According to Ruskin, the limitations of the good book of the hour are that these are not true books but merely letters or newspapers in good print. The good books of the hour are simply some useful or pleasant talk of some person whom one cannot otherwise converse with. These good books are written merely for the purpose of communication to a wider audience. According to the essayist, these good books are rather books of talk which are printed only because their authors cannot speak to thousands of people at once. These are mere conveyance of voice through printed words.
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Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why did Franz not want to go to school that day?
(b) What was Sophie's ambition in life? How did she hope to achieve that?
(c) What kind of pain does Kamala Das feel in 'My Mother at Sixty-six'?
(d) How can 'mighty dead' be things of beauty?
(e) Why was the Maharaja once in danger of losing his kingdom?
(f) What was the basic plot of each story told by Jack?
Answer any four of the following in 30 – 40 words each:
(a) How did his experience at the YMCA swimming pool affect Douglas?
(b) What hospitality did the peddler receive from the crofter?
(c) Aunt Jennifer;s efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) What kind of life was enjoyed by crown prince Jung Bahadur till he reached the age of twenty?
(f) Where, when and how did Dr. Sadao meet Hana?
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Attempt a character sketch of Mr. Gilman.
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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the thought was almost revolting
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an expanse of pure white serenity
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a turning-point
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accepted her seclusion with resignation
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a veritable bedlam of chirrupings
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frivolous rebukes
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the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum
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the highest-ranking official who commands a ship ______
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any animal that catches mice ______
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The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
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| Dos | Don’ts |
| (1) Go to a doctor for diagnosis | (1) Do not ____________ |
| (2) ____________ | (2) Do not avoid medication on time. |
| (3) Take a suitable diet | (3) Avoid ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | (4) Avoid physical stress and exertion. |
| (5) Rest in a properly ventilated room. | (5) Do not ____________ |
| (6) Have cheerful thoughts, courage, positive attitude | (6) Do not lose ______ and ______ |
Fill in the web with words related to 'Surgery'.
Answer the following question in short.
On what condition did Tenali Raman agree to take up the challenge?
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Read the story and write about the following in short.
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Sir Ector kneeled before Arthur.
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| A | B | C |
| The past | A sea beneath a cloudless sun | A pleasant time which has ended |
| The present hour | A soft and mild autumn evening | An exciting, thrilling time which has no end. |
| The future | A green and flowery spray Where a young bird sits | A time, full of life in which you gather strength |
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| rain | drizzle | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| wind | breeze | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| sunshine | warm | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| waterbody | pool | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | big | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | small | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Sayali made a hasty purchase.
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Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
The minister ______ his personal body-guards.
Read the remaining part of the original story.
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
Why did Marouckla’s stepmother hate her?
Read the poem aloud using proper intonation.
Name a few other things that people often count. (At least 5.)
How did the bird try to reach its parents without having to fly?
Answer the question in a paragraph of about 100 – 150 word.
Write a detailed character sketch of Prospero.
What do you understand by the mother’s act of throwing the shoe?
Who is wise according to you?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
Identify the three jobs where the same percentage of women work.
What do you think are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions?
stained by - mark made on clothes or materials
The white washed walls were stained by many monsoons. ______
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball.
It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because ______.
Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
The boy was so inspired by Mithali that he was happy for his sister to play cricket.
The little bird broadened the hole with her______.
The blue lights seen through the window were aliens.
Jaswant managed to kill _________ Chinese soldiers.
A man in ______ clothes stopped near him.
Match the words with the pictures.
| Robinson |  |
| cannibals |  |
| Friday |  |
| footprint |  |
Who is incharge of this case?
Why do we ask questions?
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the name of the dealer?
The merchant paid______ to the boatman.
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“We do not have money to buy anything.”
Why did the greedy merchant get angry?
Read the passage and colour one bag each time you read.
There lived a poor but an honest farmer in a village. He supported himself, his wife and seven children using his small piece of land.
One day while he was walking in his field, he found a bag of gold.
He took it home and showed it to his wife. His wife told him to keep some of the gold. He told his wife that honesty is the best policy. He tried to find the person who lost it. At last, he found that the owner of the bag and gave it back. The rich man took the bag and thanked him.
What does she paint?
Write the word with same meaning.
Torch
Match the rhyming words.
| strokes | floor |
| shore | rush |
| brush | chokes |
Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?
Why did the animals think that the jackal was a king?
Now, read the following biographical extract on Sujatha Rangarajan, a Sciencefiction writer, and answer the questions that follow.
- Sujatha is the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan and it is this name that is recognised at once by the Tamil SciFi reading community. You might have seen the Tamil movie ‘Endiran’ where the robot Chitti exhibits extraordinary talents in an incredible manner. The robot could excel a human being in any act, beyond one’s imagination. Jeeno, a robotic dog which appeared in Sujatha’s science fiction novel “En Iniya Iyandhira” (My Dear Robot) formed the basis of Chitti’s character. Like Chitti, Jeeno was an allrounder who could cook, clean and fight. High-tech computer technology terms are used in the story. Jeeno, a pet robot, plays an important role throughout the story. As the story proceeds, it behaves and starts to think on its own like a human and instructs Nila, a human being, on how to proceed further in her crises.
- In the preface of ‘En Iniya Iyandhira’, the writer states the reason for his attraction to the genre: “Science gives us the wonderful freedom to analyse thousands and thousands of alternative possibilities. While using it, and while playing with its new games, a writer needs to be cautious only about one thing. The story should draw some parallels or association from the emotions and desires of the present humankind. Only then it becomes interesting. Jeeno, the robot dog, was intelligent. But the character became popular only because of the robot’s frequently displayed human tendencies.” It is no wonder that all his works echo these words and will remain etched in the minds of the readers who enjoy reading his novels to have a wonderful lifetime experience.
- It was Sujatha, who set the trend for sci-fi stories. He had tracked the origin from Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein to his short stories. He has written 50 sci-fi short stories and these were published in various Tamil magazines. His stories have inspired many readers to extend their reading to English sci-fi writers like Isaac Asimov. The themes were bold, even if there was a dependence on a very well-established characterization of English fiction. Sujatha opened up a new world to us with his writings on holograms, computers and works like ‘En Iniya Iyanthira’ inspire many to study computer science.
- He has been one of the greatest writers for more than four decades. He combined reasoning and science in his writings. Being a multifaceted hi-fi and sci-fi humanistic author, he expressed his views distinctively. He was the one who took Tamil novels to the next level. As an MIT alumnus and an engineer at BHEL, he was very good at technology. He could narrate sci-fi stories impressively. His readers always enjoyed reading all his detective and sci-fi novels which featured the most famous duo ‘Ganesh’ and ‘Vasanth’.
- Sujatha has played a crucial role as a playwright for various Tamil movies which have fascinated movie lovers. Hence, it is fathomable that the writer’s perspective of future India enthuses every reader and paves a new way to reading sci-fi stories in English.
A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.
- How was Jeeno different from other robots?
- What precaution should one take while writing Science fiction stories?
- What inspired Sujatha’s themes?
- Why were Sujatha’s sci-fi stories impressive?
B. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
- difficult to believe (para 1)
- a style or category of art, music or literature (para 2)
- having many sides (para 4)
- capable of being understood (para 5)
