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प्रश्न
While tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper,there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies.
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उत्तर
Tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper. However, there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies. The tribals live close to nature. They treat nature as a living being. They consider it to be the mother who nurtures them. The tribals have a very intimate and positive relation with nature. This positive ideas of the tribals towards ecology can help enrich the modern societies. The tribals are very simple minded. They have not been influenced by evils like consumerism. Some tribal communities follow matrilineal system. Tribal societies do not follow dowry system instead some tribal communities fix a bride price that the groom pays to the bride either in cash or in kind. This can be a lesson for the modern societies.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
The term dietary fibres refers collectively to indigestible carbohydrates present in plant foods. The importance of these dietary fibres came into the picture when it was observed that the people having diet rich in these fibres, had low incidence of coronary heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, dental caries and gall stones.
The foodstuffs rich in these dietary fibres are cereals and grains, legumes, fruits with seeds, citrus fruits, carrots, cabbage, green leafy vegetables, apples, melons, peaches, pears etc.
These dietary fibres are not digested by the enzymes of the stomach and the small intestine whereas most of other carbohydrates like starch and sugar are digested and absorbed. The dietary fibres have the property of holding water and because of it, these get swollen and behave like a sponge as these pass through the gastrointestinal tract. The fibres add bulk to the diet and increase transit time in the gut. Some of these fibres may undergo fermentation in the colon.
In recent years, it has been considered essential to have some amount of fibres in the diet. Their beneficial effects lie in preventing coronary heart disease, and decreasing cholesterol level. The fibres like gums and pectin are reported to decrease postprandial (after meals) glucose level in blood. These types of dietary fibres are recommended for the management of certain types of diabetes. Recent studies have shown that the fenugreek (Methi) seeds, which contain 40 per cent gum, are effective in decreasing blood glucose and cholesterol levels as compared to other gum containing vegetables.
Some dietary fibres increase transit time and decrease the time of release of ingested food in colon. The diet having less fibres is associated with colon cancer and the dietary fibres may play a role in decreasing the risk of it.
The dietary fibres hold water so that stools are soft, bulky and readily eliminated. Therefore high fibre intake prevents or relieves constipation.
The fibres increase motility of the small intestine and the colon and by decreasing the transit time there is less time for exposure of the mucosa to harmful toxic substances. Therefore, there is a less desire to eat and the energy intake can be maintained within the range of requirement. This phenomenon helps in keeping a check on obesity. Another reason in helping to decrease obesity is that the high-fibre diets have somewhat lower coefficients of digestibility.
The dietary fibres may have some adverse effects on nutrition by binding some trace metals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and others and therefore preventing their proper absorption. This may pose a possibility of nutritional deficiency especially when diets contain marginal levels of mineral elements. This may become important constraints on increasing dietary fibres. It is suggested that an intake of 40 grams dietary fibres per day is desirable.
(Extracted from ‘The Tribune’)
(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it in points only, using recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary. Also suggest a suitable title. (5)
(b) Write a summary of the above in about 80 words. (3)
Answer any four of the following in 30 – 40 words each
(a) What precautions were taken for the smooth conduct of Evan's O-Level examination ?
(b) How did Jo want the Roger Skunk story to end ?
(c) What makes human beings love life inspite of all the troubles they face?
(A Thing of Beauty)
(d) What is suggested by the phrase, 'massive weight of Uncle's wedding band' ?
(e) How did Douglas remove his residual doubts about his fear of water ?
(f) Why did M. Hamel write 'Vive La France' on the blackboard ?
Complete the following table :
Briefly comment on:
Tsetan’s support to the author during the journey.
How does the horse serve as a true friend and companion to Iona?
How did the author feel about her mother's passion to make her a dancer?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Exceptionally talented people are born so; talent cannot be cultivated
The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?
Write down in your own words the way Laurie confirmed the names of the March sisters.
Answer in your own words.
How did Revathi prove to the organisers of the competition, that the plants truly belonged to her?
Some poets do not use uniformity in rhyming words, nor a steady rhythm. Such poems with no uniformity in rhyme, rhythm, length of lines or stanzas are called Free Verse. Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Rabindranath Tagore are some famous poets who have composed poems in Free Verse.
A quick glance at the poem ‘Vocation' reveals that the style used by Tagore is Free Verse.
Now turn the pages of your textbook and see if you can find other poems in Free Verse.
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between self-reliant and self-assured.
Read 'The City Planners' by Margaret Atwood.
Complete the phrase using a word from the poem.
______ march
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
And if we get him itself, nothing but abuse on our heads for it from the people, and maybe from our own relations -
you may begin like this
We do not think about society at large _________________________________________________.
Name the white and bright things mentioned in the poem.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
For six years did Gautama practise ____________.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
He realised that making the body suffer was not ____________.
Imagine that there is a Mr Somebody who has to correct all the wrongs that are done by Mr Nobody. Write in the following table, what Mr Somebody will have to do.
| 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. ____________ | ____________ |
Add a few more things to the list in the above table, using your own ideas and experience.
Read the following.
- I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
- I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
At the back rose the high peak of Mount Ida, from which _______________.
Find three lines, that contain images of nature in the autumn season.
During daytime
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Find one example of the following given below from the poem: Metaphor
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Read: ‘The Listeners’ and ‘Someone’ - poems by Walter de la Mare.
Who is the speaker in this poem?
Make as many 5 to 8 letter words as you can within 5 minutes, from the name.
| TESHUMAI TEWINDROW | |||
| Five-letter words | Six-letter words | Seven-letter words | Eight-letter words |
Write in your own words.
What message does the poem convey?
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
He was dizzy and he ______ the room.
How did Miranda feel when her father raised the storm to destroy the ship?
Why was the narrator sorry to have paid attention to the footsteps?
Why were the policeman prevented from entering grandfather's room?
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year’.
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
What does the poet mean by ‘Festival of flowers’?
Read the lines and answer the questions.
They are of all forms and shapes
They all have an excellent ending
What do have an excellent ending?
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
Identify the speaker/character.
A man fell into the sea. Please save him.
The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball.
The hatchlings use a tiny egg-tooth to come out of the eggs.
Rearrange the following jumbled sentences in the correct order.
- Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
- It was a small ball of brown and grey.
- She found an owlet in one corner.
- Payal’s mother picked her up gently.
- Payal’s mother opened the carton.
- One day they got a carton.
Mother called ______.
What sight made the farmer thankful?
How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.
"I think it would be nice if we moved quickly from here.”
- Who does ‘I’ refer to?
- Why did they want to move quickly from there?
Try your own.
According to the Indian army, Jaswant is still serving.
Did Tabaqui receive a warm welcome from the pack of wolves? How do you know?
Choose the odd one out.
Who sews the cloth?
How did the old man disguise himself?
They would rest on the tree.
The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
Fill in the blank
What kind of water did Divya use to brush her teeth?
How long did the competition take to reach the final?
Write the word with same meaning.
dustbin- ______.
Who said – “Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it’s getting!”
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
