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प्रश्न
Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
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उत्तर
The author and his grandmother might have used their mother-tongue to converse with each other. As the author, Khushwant Singh belongs to Punjab, the language used by them might be Punjabi.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. What does the poet want us to do in the following situation?
(a) While struggling ………..
(b) While making money ………
(c) While dreaming ………………
(d) While losing …………..
It's doing your job the best you can,
And being just to your fellow man;
It's making money-but holding friends,
And being true to your aims and ends.
It's figuring how and learning why,
And looking forward and thinking high;
And dreaming a little and doing much,
It's keeping always in closest touch.
With what is finest in word and deed,
It's being through, yet making speed;
It's daring blithely the field of chance,
While making labour a brave romance.
It’s going onward despite defeat
And fighting staunchly, but keeping sweet;
It's struggling on with the will to win,
But taking loss with a cheerful grin.
B2. Achieving Success
Hints given by the poet to become successful are
(a) Doing your job the best
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
B3. Poetic Device
Select the appropriate rhyme scheme for the 3rd stanza.
(1) abab
(2) aabb
(3) aaba
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?
Anne's relationship with her mother was never simple. What created the tension and discord? Why
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(a) What kind of gold did the people of Seemapuri look for in the garbage ? (Lost Spring)
(b) Why did Gandhi tell the court that he was involved in a 'conflict of duties' ?
(c) How do we get joy from life which is otherwise full of sorrows ? (A Thing of Beauty)
(d) For Aunt Jennifer, what do the tigers symbolise ?
(e) What made the chief astrologer place his finger on his nose ? (The Tiger King)
(f) On the seventh day after the American soldier was found by Dr. Sadao two things happened. Why did Hana feel scared of the second ?
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What is the central argument of the speaker?
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Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Throughout the last week of June 1999, 18 Grenadiers ____________.
Think and answer in your own words.
'Beauty' in stanza 5 to 6 can refer to a beautiful maiden as well as nature itself. Explain when and how nature ‘dances’ and also 'smiles'.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
Read the given extract (Act III)
Match column A with column B.
| Sr.No. | A | B |
| 1. | Dr. Thomas Stockmann | Opportunist |
| 2. | Katherine | Vulnerable |
| 3. | Peter Stockmann | Honest and upright |
| 4. | Petra | Coward |
| 5. | Hovstad | timid but supportive |
| 6. | Billing | Cuinng and corrupt |
| 7. | Aslaksen | Courageous |
Apart from the stone, how many things go into the soup?
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Shylock was not at all generous.
Write a few lines about each character.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
He realised that making the body suffer was not ____________.
The Principal turned out to be a very ______ lady.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children would have behaved well on the train if their aunt had scolded them harshly.
Sit quietly for some time. Close your eyes and listen carefully to all the sounds that you hear. Can you guess what sounds they are, who or what is making that sound? Note down what you heard.
Read the poem and answer the following.
Which strawberries are sweeter?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
postponed
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a friend.
Read the highlighted words. They are adverbs.
- I was pulling hard.
- They ran away.
- Later, I was taken to the city.
- I went very carefully.
- They were greatly pleased.
Have you ever seen a bird making its first-ever attempt to fly?
Hamid’s granny scolded him for buying iron tongs. Then she understood that Hamid had bought it ______.
Usha took shelter in the ______.
Why was it a struggle for the children to dry their clothes?
We should learn to ______questions.
- ask
- answer
- discard
What do you think are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions?
The hatchlings use a tiny egg-tooth to come out of the eggs.
When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather's dream had come true because the______.
Why did the crowd gather by the side of the pond?
The farmer was thankful at the sight of the verdant bowl because______.
Who was challenged for a race?
Amuthan locked the door behind him.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
The summer vacation ends _____ Monday.
Write the rhyming word.
face - ______.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
What was their new hobby?
Arrange the actions of Robinson by numbering from 1 to 10.
Like whom did they want to do?
Where does the scene take place?
Circle and write the adverbs.
He laughed merrily ______.
The official and his wife liked______.
The brown sparrow laid ________eggs.
Name the character or speaker.
"Why does Nandhini look so sad?"
Do you like this kind of world?
Amir switched off the fan wheFalsen he walked out.
Jana saw a _______ behind her.
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“We do not have money to buy anything.”
Finally, ______, he got permission to study Science.
What was his dream ?
Why did everyone support Megala?
Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the target?
What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?
What did the boy wonder about?
Write the related words as shown in the example:
