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प्रश्न
What are the qualities of a "gentleman"? Work with your partner and complete the following web-chart by listing the qualities of a gentleman.
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उत्तर
Following are the qualities found in a gentleman :
- courteous
- polite
- considerate
- honest
- sincere
- caring and loving
A gentleman, indeed, has consideration for others and their feelings. He never hurts anybody deliberately. He is honest in his dealings with others and behaves well in trying circumstances.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Based on your discussion above, what do you think the story is about?
Now read the story given below. Your teacher may use a variety of techniques for
different parts of the story e.g.
• Silent reading
• One student reading aloud to the whole class
• Students reading in small groups
• Dramatised reading in small groups
What was the reason for the driver’s disapproval of the narrator buying fruit from the two boys?
The narrator decided against going inside Lucia's room as ______.
The author chose to remain silent on their return journey because he thought the boys ______.
What do you understand by the following statement?
He coloured deeply under his sunburn, then grew pale.
What do you understand by the following statement?
Yet in both these boyish faces there was a seriousness which was far beyond their years.
Answer the following question briefly.
Why didn't Luigi, the driver, approve of the two boys?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys?
Answer the following question briefly.
How were the boys useful to the author?
Why were the boys in the deserted square at night? What character traits do they
exhibit?
Answer the following question briefly.
When the narrator asks the boys about their plans, they are evasive. Why don't
they disclose their problems?
Appearances are deceptive. Discuss with reference to the two boys.
Do you think the boys looked after Lucia willingly? Give reasons for your answer.
How does the story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' promise hope for society?
The narrator realises why Nicola and Jacopo work so hard. Yet he does not go in to meet their sister nor does he speak to them about what he learns from the nurse. Working in groups, discuss the following aspects of the story and share your views with the class.
a) The love, devotion and the family values Nicola and Jacopo display.
b) Their pride in themselves and their family
c) The trust they place in the narrator
d) The reason the narrator does not disclose to them that he knows their secret.
Listen to an excerpt from the diary of a 13 year old girl Zlata Fillipovic who writes of the horrors of war in Sarajevo in her book Zlata’s Diary.
As you listen, complete the following statements.
1. The first sign of approaching war was …………………………………………….
2. The family went into the cellar when ………………………………………………
3. The 'awful cellar' was the only place that could save their lives because …………………
4. Zlata's friend, Nina died when ………………………………………………….......
5. Zlata and her father were worried about her mother's safety because ......................…
