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प्रश्न
What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
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उत्तर
As Larkin is absorbed in the resonant humming of the thrush, he transcends present to his boring childhood, which he feels is best forgotten. The poet is transformed into a child. He feels happy like a child who feels happy just by watching elders reconciling with each other. The child comprehends nothing yet smiles just because the adults are happy. This might appear surprising, however, if one may look more closely, the scene reflects the innocence of a child. Probably the poet has tried to make a point that our happiness lies in other's happiness. The whole thought makes Larkin happy and he wonders about the mystiques of the universe and human life.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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?
How did Griffin meet his end ?
Read the following extract and do the given activities:
B.1) Fill in the Balloons with suitable ideas from the poem:
“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?
They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course.”
B.2) Find Evidence:
Pick out the line from the extract which supports the given ideas:
(i) The elders have many things to share.
(ii) Everybody knows the value of elderly people.
(iii) The elderly people have vast experience.
(iv) The elderly people are a boon to the nation.
B.3) Write a pair from the extract that rhymes with the given word:
| Fear | ........................... | .......................... |
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
What are Helen's opinions about examinations?
Answer the following question in 30-40 words:
“The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? (His First Fight)
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
How, according to you, can peace and liberty be maintained in a state?
How do the patterns of creativity displayed by scientists differ from those displayed by poets?
Discuss in small groups.
‘On reading Shelley’s A Defence of Poetry, the question insistently occurs why there is no similar A Defence of Science written by a scientist of equal endowment.’
What does the bird in the poem announce? How is this related to the title, ‘Coming’?
Discuss in pairs
Choice of diction is very crucial to the communication of meaning.
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice.
How do stories/biographies of such famous people help youngsters?
Find from the story one word for the following.
a small room just below a sloping roof - ...........
Think and answer in your own words.
What is the difference between a hawker and a shopkeeper?
Think and answer in your own words.
What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
gardener
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The Ear was appointed as a judge.
Discuss in your class.
Do you like to study science?
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a giraffe
Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
Read the passage and answer the following:
When was the book written?
Put the following events in chronological order.
- The sword in the stone appeared in the churchyard.
- Lord Uther died.
- Lord Uther drove the barbarians away.
- The Lords and knights began to fight for the kingdom.
- Sir Kay left his sword behind at home.
- Merlin announced that Arthur was the son of Lord Uther.
- Arthur brought the sword from the churchyard.
- Ancient Britain was invaded by wild barbarians.
- Many knights tried to pull the sword out of the stone.
- Arthur grew up in Sir Ector’s house.
- Merlin entrusted a baby to Sir Ector.
Read the poem : ‘Where lies the land...’ by A. C. Clough.
What is direct and indirect.
Read aloud a couple of stanzas of the poem ‘Invictus’ and ‘Please Listen’. In what ways do they differ? Think and fill up the table with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
| Invictus | Please Listen | |
| Rhyming lines | ______ | ______ |
| Steady rhythm | ______ | ______ |
| Uniformity in the length of lines | ______ | ______ |
| Uniformity of the number of lines in each stanza. | ______ | ______ |
| Figurative language | ______ | ______ |
Describe the following in one or two lines.
The nest.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
In a discussion, you should share your ideas with others.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
anywhere
Discuss the following in group.
Do people admit that they have bad habits?
Write in short how the travellers crossed the first ditch.
Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him? Why?
Look at the following situations the writer was in. He could have avoided the situation and saved himself. Glance through the write up again and comment on what the writer should have done in the following situations.
- Gilson asked the writer to bring a tie.
- On the day of arrival, the writer had no time to think about the tie.
- The writer remembered about the tie when the bus was leaving for the airport.
- The writer walked down in search of the shop.
- The writer rushed out with the tie in a paper bag.
What happened when Somu left Zigzag with the Krishnans?
At dawn, the______ began to sing.
What are the characteristics of a courageous man?
Identify the speaker/character.
Stop ship. Drop anchor. Quick!
The dry earth soaked up the moisture as a hungry puppy laps up milk. It means______.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Which word refers to ‘rain’?.
Nilavan unknowingly started the space shuttle.
What did the father give to all the daughters?
Choose the picture for the passage.
| Our national emblem is taken from Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath. It is found on all government documents, coins, currency notes, postcards, and envelopes. It consists of four lions standing back to back but, we can see only three lions at a time. There is a Dharma chakra in the centre of the base plate, with the figure of a bull in the right and that of a horse in the left. The entire structure is sitting on a lotus. The words ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is written under it in Devanagari script. These words mean, ‘Truth alone Triumphs’. |
Name the character or speaker.
"The robot will do all your work."
Anitha shares her experience about______.
Why did the bird catcher need fire?
Robinson sailed England after ______ years.
Divide the following word.
hotel
______always stays to the last in our needs.
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
What are things that we can save? Why should we save them?
What are the difficulties they faced in India?
At the end of the festival , Kamali and Senthil saved______.
Let us learn a few more word by joining the dots. Join the dots and fill the table below.
| subway | |
| holiday | |
| closet | |
| pants | |
| chips |
The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves ______.
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.
What did he claim to know?
Why did the dogs feel scared when they saw the jackal?
What should parents do to ensure the safety of children in cyber space?
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
|
The call of the seas has always found an echo in me. Not being rich enough to roam in a private yacht, I have taken the poor man's way out. I swim across them. I have always been fascinated by the Indian ocean, whether at Mumbai, at Puri or at Gopalpur. I have swam in all these places and have felt the thrill. But the idea of swimming the Palk Strait did not occur to me until after I swam in the English channel. Steeped in the history and tradition of this nation, practically unconquered. teaming with hair-raising hazards, the sea between India and Sri Lanka had all the elements of challenge, danger and difficulty that tempted me. By the way, for preparation, I continued a strict and rigorous course of training which began in 1960. I also had to collect a comprehensive range of facts and information about this sea. Neither of these was easy. Despite all the information I had gathered, I soon found that very little was known about the Palk Strait, especially about the tides and currents. Everything about the English channel is known-there is the Channel Swimming Association, there are trained pilots there are wants to be hired, accurate weather forecasts, dependable tide tables and every other form of assistance was readily available. All that one needed was money. Here in the Palk Strait one has to find out firstly from where information could be obtained and then decide how much of it could be incorrect or misleading! |
A1. Rewrite the following as per their sequence in the extract: (2)
- I also had to collect a comprehensive range of facts and information about this sea.
- I have swam in all these places and have felt the thrill.
- All that one needed was money.
- Despite all the information I had gathered, I soon found that very little was known about the Palk Strait.
A2. Explain: (2)
What does the writer man by saving, "Steeped in the history and tradition of this nation, practically unconquered, teeming with hair-raising hazards, the sea between India and Sri Lanka had all the elements of challenge, danger and difficulty that tempted me"?
A3. Give reason: (2)
The narrator had an intense desire to swim in the Palk Strait. Explain the reasons for it.
A4. Personal Response: (2)
Do you like to have an adventurous life? Express your opinion.
A5. Grammar:
Do as directed: (2)
- Very little was known about the Palk Strait. (Rewrite as a negative sentence)
- I had to collect a comprehensive range of facts. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A comprehensive ........)
A6. Vocabulary: (2)
Give the synonyms of the following words:
- rigorous - ______
- thrill - ______
