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Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?

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Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?

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One can fight against evil with the help of good. Such a fight is led by heroes like Gandhi himself.

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अध्याय 5.1: The Convocation Address - Reading [पृष्ठ १४८]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 5.1 The Convocation Address
Reading | Q A. 1. | पृष्ठ १४८

संबंधित प्रश्न

Read the following passage carefully and complete the activities given below :
A.1) Complete the web :
Write the words from the passage on the web. 

          We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening…………
             We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds, and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so forever. Remember, this too shall pass.
             We saw an army of ants lugging a fly which was at least ten times the ant’s size. The ants organized themselves around the fly, lifted it on frail feelers and carried it to quite a distance. Their teamwork and perseverance were impressive. What if we too are consistent, organized, focused ……… Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong. A rainbow colors the entire sky. Oysters take in a grain of sand they open up with a pearl. Innumerable stars shine across the infinite sky. Clouds take new shapes with every passing moment. The wind makes trees dance with unhindered passion. Water, without a hint of ego, changes its form according to the dictates of the sun and the wind. When we see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly, a flower turns into a fruit, we experience the alchemy of nature ………. We touch it and become gold ourselves.

A.2)  Finding meanings :
Write what you mean by :
(i) _______ there is always an opening.
(ii) _______ its chapter was over.
(iii) _______ the tree was back to its green majesty.
(iv) _______ this too shall pass. 

A.3) Matching :
Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their synonyms in Column ‘B’: 

  Column 'A'   Column'B"
(i) conviction  (a) strong feeling 
(ii) alchemy (b) delicate
(iii) frail  (c) mysterious/magical power 
(iv) passion  (d) strong belief 


A.4) Language study : 
Rewrite the sentence using the correct question tag given in the brackets :
(i)
Water changes its form. (does it?, do it?, do they?, doesn’t it)
(ii) However impossible things may look, there is always an opening. (Rewrite using ‘but’) 

A.5)  Personal Response :
Nature is the best teacher. Explain. 


What impression of the character of Iona do you get from this story?


Identify some of the improbable images the author has used to effect greater humour.


Why does the poet prefer to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilised society?


What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?


'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?


Complete the following sentence.

Sujoy reported about ___________________.


Pick out dialogue of Tenali Raman that proves that he had the following quality.

 Wit and wisdom


What is described in the poem?


Read the passage and find the verbs used with the following nouns and phrases:

  • volcano 
  • molten rock
  • volcanic mountain
  • dust
  • 165 village and towns
  • the wind and the sea
  • seeds
  • bird

How was the committee formed?


What do the following event/action tell us about the characters? Discuss.

The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and called all the Lords to a Tournament.


Read the passage and name the following.

He persuaded Helen to elope with him.


Guess the meaning of the following word:

exorbitantly 

Write the smaller and related words that you see within this word.


Guess the meaning of the following word.

pounced


Name the following. 

Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games.


Form a group of 4 or 5. Make a ‘storyboard’ for the story ‘Three Sacks of Rice’.
Arrange the story in the form of a sequence of pictures.
Decide what you will show in each picture; what words/lines you will write with each picture to explain what happens in it.
You can also add ‘speech balloons’ for the people in the pictures.


Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

So let the way wind up the hill or down, O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,

  1. How is the way of life?
  2. How should be the journey of life?
  3. What did the poet seek as a boy?

Read the incident again and answer the following question.

What is the humour element in the above incident?


And whether their station be high or humble,…
Pick out the alliteration from the above line.


Neerja was sent to London based on______.


The war between the two kingdoms ended in peace.


The eggs hatched and the babies flew away.


Amuthan locked the door behind him.


Did Tabaqui receive a warm welcome from the pack of wolves? How do you know?


Choose the odd one out.


The rich man ______ at the beggar.


Try your own.


When does the world become green?


What does she paint?


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