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प्रश्न
What do you understand of the three voices in response to the question 'What does a novel do' ?
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उत्तर
The three voices stand for three different types of readers of novels. The first voice represents a good tempered person who is engaged in some other activity but is aware of the merits of literature. He does not have time and attitude to analyse the novel. He only vaguely knows that a novel deals with a story. The second voice represents the attitude of another type of readers of novel. This type of readers are aggressive and brisk. These type of readers treat novels very casually. They do not have time to analyse novels. They just want a story to read and pass time. The third voice is that of novelists like the author himself to whom story is the soul of a novel. All the three voices are unanimous that a novel ultimately tells a story.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any two of the following questions in about 30‒40 words:
(a) How does Kamala Das try to put away the thoughts of her ageing mother?
(b) Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in 'Keeping Quiet'?
(c) What are the difficulties that aunt Jennifer faced in her life?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(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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A1 True or False
A2 Mention the two things that were found when the tall grass was hacked.
A3 The narrator prayed that Rex should not make any sudden movements meets. Explain giving reasons.
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untold wealth, closest to the Emperor’s heart, grave offence, banish.
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The princess was as ______ as ______. (Positive)
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| Mr Nobody’s Actions | Tasks for Mr Somebody |
| 1. The plate is broken / cracked | Mend the plate. / Throw it away carefully. |
| 2. The book is torn | ____________ |
| 3. The door is ajar. | ____________ |
| 4. The buttons are pulled from the shirt | ____________ |
| 5. The pins are scattered. | ____________ |
| 6. The door is still squeaking. | ____________ |
| 7. There are finger marks upon the door. | ____________ |
| 8. The ink has spilled over. | ____________ |
| 9. Boots are lying around. | ____________ |
| 10. ____________ | ____________ |
| 11. ____________ | ____________ |
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- Title of the book
- Author/Authors
- The central idea or story
- The important characters
- Some special features of the book
- Why it is your favourite book.
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Rain in countries like the UK which experience spring-summer-autumn-winter.
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Where does the brook join the river?
List the phrases which have the expression 'many a ______'.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children would have behaved well on the train if their aunt had scolded them harshly.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
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- The sound/sounds you may hear at the scene of the photograph.
- How the different things, birds, animals, etc. in the picture feel to the touch.
- The smell / smells you may smell at the scene of the picture.
- The taste of what you see in the pictures.
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beautify
Guess the meaning of the following word.
fragrant
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‘Even though I clearly said no!’
Fill in the blank.
______ is referred to as a festival of sacrifice.
Identify the character/speaker.
Oh no, I'll never get back to the right size.
Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.
| A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart. |
Amma bought the vegetables from the______.
Women/Men can achieve anything, provided they put their heart and soul into it. Discuss in the class. Do you think being a man or a woman makes a difference?
One of the Lilliputians gave a ten minutes talk in Gulliver’s language.
The wild boar settled down scraping the hole into a ______ to have a good sleep.
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| breeze | sings |
| river | swims |
| fish | flows |
How should we treat everyone?
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| "I will do all the work myself." |  |
| "First, you charge my battery." |  |
| "I have bought you a robot." |  |
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
|
Sea |
 |
|
One |
 |
|
Flower |
 |
Name the character or speaker.
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Choose the correct picture for the passage.
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Meena went to ______ her father.
Mostly piggy banks look like______.
Secondly the greedy merchant is ready to offer______.
Finally, ______, he got permission to study Science.
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| 2. | fend | learn |
| 3. | glow | end |
| 4. | play | slow |
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Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
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Write the related words as shown in the example.
