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प्रश्न
What does the bird in the poem announce? How is this related to the title, ‘Coming’?
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उत्तर
The poem 'Coming' by Philip Larkin is a celebration of the advent of the spring. To express the happiness the poet sets the plot of house fronts clothed in chilly and yellow light. Amidst all this, a thrush sings a welcoming song. It seems the whole nature is dancing with joy at the arrival of the new season. The thrush, sitting in a garden shrub, laurel”, in the deep bare garden, is humming repeatedly in” its fresh-peeled voice “that” it will be spring soon”. This joy-full singing of the thrush imparts an “astonishing” effect on the brickwork of the houses. The poet feels happy as well to see the beauty that nature encompasses. In fact, it is through the voice of the thrush that the poet has tried to express how overwhelmed he is on the “coming” of the spring.
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A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
(ii) Kids in the age group of 6-12 years should get an average sleep of little less than 7 hours.
(iii) Kids should start their day with yogurt, fruits and veggies.
(iv) Children should have consistent sleeping habit.
A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep can help children succeed in school. According to research, when kids go to school without eating breakfast, their cognitive function can be affected.
According to study, kids should start the day with fruits, proteins and whole grains and they should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high. If the kids do need to eat something prior to dinner, parents should offer healthy choices like yogurt, fruits and veggies or baked chips. Children have also been advised to drink water instead of soda as-it lacks nutritional value. Moreover, research suggests that children need a good night's sleep for theiroverall school performance. It is said that. lack of sleep can lead to problems with attention and memory in the classroom, affect impulse control and mood regulation lead to.
anxiety and even depression.
While kids aged 6-12 years should get nine hours sleep nightly, adolescents from the age of 13 to 18 years should get an average sleep of little more than seven hours per night. However, the research suggests that catching up on lost sleep on the weekend can make matters worse and recommended a consistent bedtime seven days a week.
A2. Find
Fill in the blocks with the following given in the passage:
(i) Two things to be avoided by children:
(ii) Lack of sleep due to mood regulation leads to:
A3. Select
Select the correct word from the brackets and complete the statements given below:
(anxiety, consistent, impulse, attention)
(i) Last minutes study causes......... to the students.
(ii) Stress affects the.............. for a quick action.
(iii) Saina has shown ........... improvement in her performance.
(iv) Students should pay ..............in class.
A4. Language study
(i) Pick out anyone sentence from the passage where a modal auxiliary indicating advice is used.
(ii) Pick out the correct conjunctions from the given sentences:
(a) Kids should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high.
(b) It is said that lack of sleep can lead to problems.
A5. Personal response
We should eat healthy food. Explain..
India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!
(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.
Can you think of a song or a poem in your language that talks of homecoming?
The poet’s mother laughed at the snapshot. What did this laugh indicate?
Underline the important words and phrases.
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to give vent to
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
Do you know of any incident when someone has been brought back to life from the brink of death through medical help. Discuss medical procedures such as organ transplant and organ regeneration that are used to save human life.
'The author's treatment of the subject matter makes the readers identify themselves with the experience.' Comment on the statement.
'Now I hold Creation in my foot' – explain the centrality of this assertion in the poem. What makes the hawk's assertion of its invincibility so categorical?
Find from the story one word for the following.
a very narrow passage between buildings ______
Make sentence of your own using the following expression.
bargain:
Answer in your own words.
Why did she decide to keep her new knowledge ‘a secret’?
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
watchman
Which pictures reflect gender equality? Write their numbers.
Answer in your own words.
What are the provisions in the Declaration of the United Nations, to ensure the equality of men and women?
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poem has an underlying message about the importance of trees.
Discuss the activities carried out by a farmer.
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Wielded the brush ____________.
Discuss in groups and share with one another.
Do you spend time admiring and thinking over the beauties of nature? Elaborate on your response.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners plan to construct buildings wherever they find a place.
Select a season of your choice and give the following details:
- Time of the year -
- Characteristics- crops, festivals, etc.
- Features/changes - climate/weather/temperature etc.
- Advantages/Disadvantages -
Answer the following question in short.
How did Tenali Raman outwit Pundit Shahane?
Find at least five other Akbar and Birbal stories and share them with your friends. Make a list of the stories collected by the entire class. Put your list in alphabetical order.
Go through the following web that highlights the essential qualities of a compere. Discuss with your partner the essential qualities and also the precautions that a compere should take while compering a program.
Precautions to be taken :
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What would happen if you ate proper meals like rice and dal or dal-roti?
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night.
Apart from the stone, how many things go into the soup?
What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the stone.
Read the following:
- Charging along like troops in a battle.
- Fly as thick as driving rain.
Using your imagination, write one or two comparisons each with -
- like ______
- as ______ as
There were no old cities left on the earth.
Where does the brook join the river?
Form groups of 6-8. One person (leader) chooses one item - a picture, a paragraph, or a lesson from any one of the 9th standard textbooks and writes the reference on a slip of paper, and folds it. Others ask him/her questions and try to guess what it is, from his/her answers. Follow the rules given below.
- The maximum number of questions the rest of the group can ask is 20.
- You cannot ask a direct question like ‘What do you have in mind?’
- You can ask ‘Wh-’ questions or ‘Yes/no’ questions.
- The leader has to give truthful answers.
Do you agree with the poet’s thoughts? Why?
Which event in the story tells us that the lion was brave?
Would you like to be a netizen?
We should learn to ______questions.
- ask
- answer
- discard
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
Festival of Flowers.
Identify the character/speaker.
I'll see you later at the Queen's croquet game.
Neerja passed on the warning in a code to the pilots because she______.
What did mother ask Raj to buy?
The boy was so inspired by Mithali that he was happy for his sister to play cricket.
Find example of alliteration and write them in the blank.
to muddy roads
monsoons and mangoes
The ________ are trying to terraform Mars.
In the Earth, we get water from ______.
How did Santhosh record his diary?
It is used in the fisher’s _____.
What did you learn from this lesson?
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write.
| Mars | |
| time | |
| be |
What wins the hearts?
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Divide the following word.
circle
Who showed love and care to the children?
Why do the leafcutter ants grow the fungus?
In which season is ice cream popular?
Mugund did not cut the raw wood.
Pencil asked him to draw ______.
Recite the poem Never give up with correct intonation.
Why is your nose important for you?
