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प्रश्न
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
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उत्तर
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'West African Sepia' is the phrase which impressed me the most. This phrase seems to be a befitting reply to the ignorant white woman. This phrase in the poem projects humour on a very subtle level where the poet, when asked again and again, about his color, turns to reply like a person with a high level of intellect. Through these words, Soyinka tries to emphasise on the fact that it is wrong to judge a person's level of wisdom and knowledge based on his color.
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Complete the flow-chart :
Describe the role of Mr. Keith in the life of Helen in ‘The Story of My Life’.
Read the extract and do the following activities:
A1 Complete :
| Night |
Morning |
| (i) | (i) |
| (ii) | (ii) |
There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But now the sun is rising calm and bright,
The birds are singing in the distant woods;
Over his own sweet voice the Stock-dove broods;
The Jay makes answer as the Magpie chatters;
And all the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters
All things that love the sun are out of doors;
The sky rejoices in the morning’s birth;
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And with her feet she from the plashy earth
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Runs with her all the way, wherever she doth run.
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Drokba
In which language are these word found?
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Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
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The rich young man
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Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The garden still is alight with lilies.
Draw word webs for the following. Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can. Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Visit a library:
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Gather more information about the following from your Science textbook, the internet, and other sources.
Gravitational force
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The first little house of the bird.
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Springtime
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
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Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
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The taxi driver took away the narrator’s suitcase.
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Pick out the alliteration from the above line.
Write the names of the characters in this story.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
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The ______ is a biological relative of tortoises.
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Which place was the last stand of the Indian army?
Choose the odd one out.
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The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
What will you do if someone ensnares birds?
How did he lose his hand?
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Do cannibals eat people?
The official's family visited the rehabilitation centre for ______ years.
The official visited the rehabilitation centre daily.
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Clue for blind eye ______
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
Jana saw a _______ behind her.
Mugund loved wild animals.
