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प्रश्न
What are the criteria that Ruskin feels that readers should fulfil to make themselves fit for the company of the Dead?
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उत्तर
The criteria that Ruskin feels that readers should fulfil to make themselves fit for the company of the Dead are that one must be laborious and meritorious. Ruskin feels that no wealth will bribe, no name will overawe, no artifice will deceive the Dead. Ruskin says that in order to be with their company one has to rise to the level of their thoughts.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(1) The author's new house was situated at Bangalore.
(2) The writer was delighted because their new house, was the biggest they ever lived.
One of the advantages of growing up in an Army household was the frequency with which we moved. 'Postings' came with predictable regularity every three years. What was unpredictable and therefore exciting was the suspense. Where would we go this time? Ambala, Pune, Dehradun, Allahabad, Tejpur, Bangalore, Yo! ............ In my short span of thirteen years we had moved lock. stock and barrel eleven times!
Every move meant change. New journeys, new places, new schools, my new books, new uniforms, new friends and new houses. We lived in tents, bashas, Nissen huts, flats and bungalows. No matter what the shape and size of the dwelling, mother soon put her own special stamp on it and transformed it into a familiar place - our home - complete with bright yellow-curtains, coffee-brown carpet, assorted pictures, hanging ferns and potted palms - providing a comforting sense of continuity in our essentially nomadic life.
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city's commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted Mother.
A2. Complete
a. The broad tree-lined roads were named after.............................
b. Katra and Chowk are .............................
c. Mother was daunted with the task of................................. .
d. The suspense was exciting because the posting was.........................
A3. Personal response
What do you think are the problems faced by those who change households frequently.
What were Watson's observations on the stick left behind by Dr. Mortimer? How far did Sherlock Holmes prove him wrong? (in about 125 words)
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 - 40 words each :
(a) What kind of gold did the people of Seemapuri look for in the garbage ? (Lost Spring)
(b) Why did Gandhi tell the court that he was involved in a 'conflict of duties' ?
(c) How do we get joy from life which is otherwise full of sorrows ? (A Thing of Beauty)
(d) For Aunt Jennifer, what do the tigers symbolise ?
(e) What made the chief astrologer place his finger on his nose ? (The Tiger King)
(f) On the seventh day after the American soldier was found by Dr. Sadao two things happened. Why did Hana feel scared of the second ?
What strategy do chimps use to open hard shells and fruits ?
Notice the kind of English Tsetan uses while talking to the author. How do you think he picked it up?
This short story revolves around a single important event. Discuss how the narrative is woven around this central fact.
How does Russell's definition of knowledge differ from what is commonly understood by the term?
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi was confident of proving her ownership of her pot of plants because, ____________.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The poet’s minute observations of the steady growth of the cherry tree.
'Uttarayana' starts from Makar Sankranti onwards.
Behrman was a hard-hearted person.
Answer the following question in short.
What do you learn about Pundits of Vijaynagar?
Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases:
untold wealth, closest to the Emperor’s heart, grave offence, banish.
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Do you know any poem or song about the moon in your own language? Sing it in the class.
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A very poor and honest servant has broken a vase while cleaning it. The vase was valuable and the employer liked it very much.
Read each invitation carefully, keeping in mind the list of eight questions given below. Note the answers in your notebook. Verify that the formal invitation ‘A’ covers all the eight points. Now see which of these eight points are covered in the other invitations ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’. Put tickmarks against the points that are covered.
- A formal invitation
- An oral invitation
- A notice
- Another oral invitation
- Who is sending/giving the information?
- What is the programme?
- What is the name of the project?
- Who will inaugurate it?
- Who will preside over the function?
- What time will the function start?
- Where will it take place?
- How many names get mentioned in the invitation?
| Points | A | B | C | D |
| (1) | ✓ | |||
| (2) | ✓ | |||
| (3) | ✓ | |||
| (4) | ✓ | |||
| (5) | ✓ | |||
| (6) | ✓ | |||
| (7) | ✓ | |||
| (8) | 6 |
Sayali did not understand the mistake she had made.
Read: ‘The Listeners’ and ‘Someone’ - poems by Walter de la Mare.
Who is the speaker in this poem?
Spot and write any three alliterative phrases or sentences from the poem.
(Alliterative phrases/sentences are those in which the same sound is repeated.)
The poet uses a free, conversational style in his poem. It is also called Colloquial style.
Pick out and write down such lines or expressions that support the above statement.
- ______ you have not done what I asked.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
Write out a few things that you would really miss about your home if you were to stay away from it for long.
Read the poem and answer the following.
Which strawberries are plump and juicy?
Name the following.
Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games.
Name the following.
Third-time winners of the Olympic gold medal for hockey.
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with anywhere.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
When you want to make a speech, there’s no need to think about it in advance.
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a book.
Do you long to be something else? Write about your longing.
Usha went to visit her______ house after shopping in the market.
What story did grandfather tell them about the haunted hill?
In what ways are we doing injustice to nature?
Read the lines and answer the questions.
There are many legends based on their heroic exploits
a legacy of tales which have been told with much adroit
- What does ‘heroic exploits’ mean?
- What are legends?
drenched – thoroughly wet
He is drenched to the skin. ______
What does the teak tree give us?
Gulliver was the captain of the ship.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The wild dogs came to the spot to catch______.
How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.
How can we make our nation proud?
Jaswant was captured alive.
Read the passage three times and colour a bull for each time.
Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house.
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write.
| Mars | |
| time | |
| be |
They would rest on the tree.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I will camp here for the night.”
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
______hem the border.
Look at the picture and tick Choose the correct word.
Who is the hero of this story?
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did Bujju realise his mistake?
The official and his wife liked______.
People ran off when the seawater receded.
Why relationships are more important than wealth?
Jana saw a _______ behind her.
What should we vow for?
How long did the competition take to reach the final?
Choose the word with same meaning.
Foot hills- ______
Name the animal and sound it makes.
Write the word with same meaning.
purse- ______
