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प्रश्न
What distinguishes the tribal imagination from the secular imagination?
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उत्तर
The tribal imagination is, according to the author, dreamlike and hallucinatory. It admits fusion between various planes of existence and levels of time in a natural way. These characteristics distinguish the tribal imagination from the secular imagination. In tribal stories, oceans fly in the sky as birds, mountains swim in the water as fish, animals speak as humans and stars grow like plants. In tribal imagination, stars, seas, mountains, trees, men and animals, can be angry, sad or happy.
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Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
Bring out the importance of the diary in Anne's life.
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(d) In the hot season, how do man and beast get comfort? (A Thing of Beauty)
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(f) Having got rid of his stink, what problem did Roger Skunk face?
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(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
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How did Kitty help Anne overcome her loneliness?
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The author thought that his positive thinking strategy worked well after all.
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- Climax/Turning point:
- Problem solved:
- End:
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Where does the story take place?
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sunshine - warm ________________.
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Why are the sights said to ‘fly’?
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| A (Poetic words) | B (Your own words) | |
| the ‘Autumn’ | a maiden fair | |
| stars | ||
| moonlight | ||
| cooing of birds |
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But I go on for ever.'
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- _________________
- _________________
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The world around the bird’s nest.
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Does the poet like the experience?
Write the line which tells us about it.
List the characters in the story and write a few lines about each of them.
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ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ______, MLNA
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| 3. | Mathew’s secretary | John Mathew |
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Sea turtles come to rest on land.
Read the lines and answer the question given below.
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
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Try your own.
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Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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“Do not feel sad dear.”
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| 1. | say | fall |
| 2. | go | day |
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We ______ yarn to make sarees.
Write the word with same meaning.
Torch
Do we worry when the progress is slow?
What was the event Megala participated?
How did Alice reach Wonderland?
Now, read the following passage on “Laughter Therapy” and answer the questions that follow.
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a. How does laughter help one to cope with stress?
b. Which word in the text (para 2) means the same as ‘dedicated'?
c. Why do you think voluntary laughter provides the same physiological as well as psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter?
d. ‘Laughter is the best medicine’. Explain.
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- sitting on the ground with legs crossed
- body movements
- clapping
- closed eyes
- breathing exercises
- chanting
- stretching of arms and legs
- bending backwards
- running/jogging
- eye contact
f. ‘Laughter therapy also plays a crucial role in social bonding’. How?
