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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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Complete the flow-chart :
What do elephants do to prevent water from evaporating ?
How does a black kite spread wildfire ?
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Tick the statement that is true.
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.
Look at the following set of words and mention what is common to them both in form and meaning.
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Snuffle |
snort |
sniffle |
snore |
'There is no sophistry in my body' – this statement expresses the brutal frankness of the Hawk. Does the poet suggest something through this statement?
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a very narrow passage between buildings ______
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Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners paint beautiful pictures of the upcoming changes in the city that charm the citizens.
The soldier-bees carry home ______.
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Complete the following sentence using your own ideas.
The princess was as ______ as ______. (Positive)
Read the poem aloud. Recite any stanza of your choice from memory.
Differentiate between characters and characterization.
Enlist a few reasons for watching a drama live on the stage.
Show the stages in the process in which Krakatoa collapsed and then Anak Krakatoa formed in the course of volcanic eruptions. Use the flowchart given below.
Write the following in short:
The story of the three caskets.
How did the students prepare for their stalls/presentations?
Read aloud a paragraph of your choice from the passage.
Read the passage and name the following.
He led the defense of Troy for nine years.
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At night
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Complete the following diagram.
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
After I took the medicine, I ______ ______ the pain.
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Find the meaning of the following word.
rated
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Guess the meaning of the following word.
water-logged
What common qualities did the three brothers have?
Write slogans for the cleanliness drive in your area.
List all the words and phrases in this story that indicate 'time'.
What is meant by being ‘offline’?
Where is Rangoli usually drawn?
Who is wise according to you?
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What should we learn from our teachers?
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Who inhabited the jungles that the train passed through?
Read the line and answer the question.
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over
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Gulliver managed to reach the land as he was______.
How do we work?
According to the Indian army, Jaswant is still serving.
Write the rhyming word.
Nature - ______.
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
Master trained Akilan on a ______.
Look at the picture and tick Choose the correct word.
Match the rhyming words.
| pale | knows |
| boat | gale |
| goes | goat |
What were the people excited about?
Where do the moles save their food?
The villagers took oath not to harm the _______.
Who wins the world at the end?
Match the animals with their sounds.
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bray |
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croak |
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bark |
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hum |
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neigh |
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mew |
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Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.
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)
Write compound word using the pictures.
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