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प्रश्न
What is the job of a watchman?
विकल्प
To walk up and down the street all night for the safety of the people
To supervise the people’s activities during nights
To whistle during nights
To save people from criminals during nights
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उत्तर
To walk up and down the street all night for the safety of the people
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer these question in a few words or a couple of sentence.
What things about the book did she find strange?
Tick the right answer.
When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of no use).
Thinking about the Poem
What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class.
(i) humid shadows
(ii) starry spheres
(iii) what a bliss
(iv) a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start
(v) a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof
Why is his finger bleeding? What is his wife’s reaction?
When we talk about people, we discuss their qualities. The box below contains some words which best describe people.
| unassummg | authoritative | egoist | sympathetic |
| domineering | kind-hearted | thoughtful | tireless |
| laborious | diligent | careless | irresponsible |
| workaholic | sagacious | tiresome |
Work in pairs and select the appropriate words for the following characters.
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct choice.
The poet's lament in the poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is that __________.
Bangle sellers are we who bear
Our shining loads to the temple fair...
Who will buy these delicate, bright
Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,
For happy daughters and happy wives.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
How are the bangles described in the first stanza of the poem?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
One Sunday morning Squealer announced that the hens, who just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs.
(i) Why were the hens required to surrender their eggs?
(ii) How did the hens react to receiving this information?
(iii) The three young black Minorca pullets led the other hens in 'something resembling a rebellion'. How exactly did they do this?
(iv) What steps did Napoleon take to put down this 'rebellion'?
(v) How long did the rebellion last? Describe the consequences of the rebellion. What do you learn of Napoleon's character from the way in which he dealt with the rebellion?
How did the jealous courtiers of Akbar plan to ruin Tansen?
Comment on the aptness of the title of the story, ‘A Pact with the Sun’. What message or idea does the story bring home to you?
What do you think the talking fan was demanding?
Which all surprises must the poet be talking about in these stanzas?
Look at these sentences.
1. “Too boring,” he said.
2. Cleaned his room, did his chores.
When we speak, we often leave out words that can easily be guessed. We do not do this when we write unless we are trying to write as we speak (as in the story).
So, if we were to write carefully, we would say:
- “Homework is too boring,” he said.
- He cleaned his room and did his chores.
There are twelve words hidden in this table. Six can be found horizontally and the remaining six vertically. All of them are describing words like ‘good’, ‘happy’, etc. The first letters of the words are given below:
Horizontal: H R F F S G
Vertical: A W S F L Q 2020
How did Patrick get his wish granted by the elf?
Answer the question.
What are the things normal people do that the poet talks about?
Answer the question.
What does he imagine about
The people with whom they live?
Multiple Choice Question:
Which one of the following mistakes the child does not make?
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Your partner and you may now be able to answer the question.
Who is the speaker in the poem? Who are the people the speaker meets? What are they doing?
