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प्रश्न
Why do you think the poet has used so many 'negatives' to make his statement?
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उत्तर
“Marriage of True Minds” is the Shakespearean idea of love. The poet goes on explaining what love is not. All that love shall not comprise. Rather than singing in praise of the qualities that true love possesses, Shakespeare goes on listing all that loves should be free of. Or rather, to say, the negatives that do not go in the making of true love that lasts forever and is ageless. It is opposite to what is usually said about love. Shakespeare approaches the whole idea of love the other way round. He says that love is not that imposes restrictions; it does not change in response to changes. Love does not die with the departure of a lover. It is to live forever. In the third quatrain also, Shakespeare tells the reader the love sans negatives. He declares that love is not time-dependent or is altered by physical beauty. Physical beauty withers as time goes by but love grows in leaps and bounds. It is not impressionable, it is not affected by the time. It surpasses death. It all sounds unnatural, however, this is the Shakespearean idea of love.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any two of the following questions in about 30‒40 words:
(a) How does Kamala Das try to put away the thoughts of her ageing mother?
(b) Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in 'Keeping Quiet'?
(c) What are the difficulties that aunt Jennifer faced in her life?
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?
Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why was the peddler amused at the idea of the world being a rattrap?
(b) Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the prediction about his future made by the astrologers?
(f) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops?
Talk to your partner about the following.
The author’s grandmother was a religious person. What are the different ways in which we come to know this?
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How have the three passions contributed to the quality of Russell's life?
While tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper,there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies.
Why have the words, 'pretended' and 'seemed' been used in the lines:
...Pretended to believe every single word
of what the tiger king said.
And seemed to be taken in by all the lies.
How does the sense of these lines connect with the line 'Ajamil wasn't a fool'?
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Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The author is an example of ‘reverse migration’.
Read the poem below and fill in the gaps, choosing appropriate pairs of rhyming words, to make them meaningful.
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Little things Little drops of water, Thus the little minutes, Little deeds of kindness, |
(love - above / sand - land / be - eternity)
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Handicapped people should never be ______. (ignored and avoided)
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
Different types of kites.
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Proverbs associated with the word season: for eg: Make hay while the sun shines.
- _________________________
- _________________________
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
One should eat to live, not live to eat - Franklin.
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How are fabrics used in our daily life? List all the things that are made up of fabrics in your home. (At least 25)
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What would happen if you never ate fruits and vegetables?
Now, talk to your friends or elders; refer to books and read about all the objects on which wheels are used. List them. (How many did you miss out on in your first list? Why?)
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
What did Mr. Gizare appreciate the most?
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The meadow is wrapped in shadow.
What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the stone.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
| rain | drizzle | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| wind | breeze | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| sunshine | warm | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| waterbody | pool | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | big | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | small | ______ | ______ | ______ |
We find the following in the script of a skit or play. Rearrange these steps in the proper order and write them down in the form of a flow chart.
Find from the Internet and write down.
From which play is this song extracted?
Read the following pieces from the story and suggest a title for each as shown in the 1st one.
| From | Up to | Title | |
| 1. | It was a hot afternoon ______ | ______ said the aunt weakly. | ‘Children Pester their Aunt’ |
| 2. | The smaller girl created a diversion ______ | ______ likely to lose his bet. | ______ |
| 3. | In a low confidential voice ______ | ______ it was so stupid,” said Cyril. | ______ |
| 4. | She (Bertha) did all that she was told ______ | ______ must be an extra good child. | ______ |
| 5. | The storyteller paused to let ______ | ______ popular tunes of the day. | ______ |
| 6. | Bertha was trembling very much ______ | ______ the three medals for goodness ______ | ______ |
Write in your own words.
What makes the poet remember his mother?
Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.
When the teacher read the answer papers, she was ______.
Think of other funny names for imaginary creatures. Write any 3 of them.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
Sorry
Why did Prospero set Ferdinand a severe task to perform?
Why did Chulong catch the bird?
What was Mrs. Krishnan busy with?
Hamid’s friends are ______
We should develop the ability to learn from______
- self
- others
- books
How can we make our life worth living?
Why do we need trees? List four reasons that Grandfather gives.
Selvi asked, 'Did they come in an aeroplane?' because she______.
Discuss in groups and share your views in three or four sentences with others in the class.
What is your favourite dish? Do you know the spices that go into it?
Read the questions related to the three sports stars you have read about and tick the appropriate boxes.
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| 1. Who won the Olympic 2016 silver medal in badminton? | |||
| 2. Who is the role model for her siblings? | |||
| 3. Whose mother tongue is Tamil? | |||
| 4. Whose attitude is 'never-say-die spirit'? | |||
| 5. Which player works in the Police Department? | |||
| 6. Which player holds the record for the highest individual score in cricket? |
Gulliver managed to reach the land as he was______.
The little bird broadened the hole with her______.
They all stood around the little jewel of blue means______.
What does it give to the farmer?
Try your own.
What kind of a boy was Vicky?
What wins the hearts?
Match the words with the pictures.
| Robinson |  |
| cannibals |  |
| Friday |  |
| footprint |  |
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did Appu share guava?
Teddy took his pillow as a sign of ______ them.
Pick out the rhyming words and write.
| green | |
| human | |
| will | |
| welfare |
At the end of the festival , Kamali and Senthil saved______.
How long did the competition take to reach the final?
Write the word with same meaning.
post- ______
What should we do for success?
Who are already awake?
Now, read the following biographical extract on Sujatha Rangarajan, a Sciencefiction writer, and answer the questions that follow.
- Sujatha is the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan and it is this name that is recognised at once by the Tamil SciFi reading community. You might have seen the Tamil movie ‘Endiran’ where the robot Chitti exhibits extraordinary talents in an incredible manner. The robot could excel a human being in any act, beyond one’s imagination. Jeeno, a robotic dog which appeared in Sujatha’s science fiction novel “En Iniya Iyandhira” (My Dear Robot) formed the basis of Chitti’s character. Like Chitti, Jeeno was an allrounder who could cook, clean and fight. High-tech computer technology terms are used in the story. Jeeno, a pet robot, plays an important role throughout the story. As the story proceeds, it behaves and starts to think on its own like a human and instructs Nila, a human being, on how to proceed further in her crises.
- In the preface of ‘En Iniya Iyandhira’, the writer states the reason for his attraction to the genre: “Science gives us the wonderful freedom to analyse thousands and thousands of alternative possibilities. While using it, and while playing with its new games, a writer needs to be cautious only about one thing. The story should draw some parallels or association from the emotions and desires of the present humankind. Only then it becomes interesting. Jeeno, the robot dog, was intelligent. But the character became popular only because of the robot’s frequently displayed human tendencies.” It is no wonder that all his works echo these words and will remain etched in the minds of the readers who enjoy reading his novels to have a wonderful lifetime experience.
- It was Sujatha, who set the trend for sci-fi stories. He had tracked the origin from Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein to his short stories. He has written 50 sci-fi short stories and these were published in various Tamil magazines. His stories have inspired many readers to extend their reading to English sci-fi writers like Isaac Asimov. The themes were bold, even if there was a dependence on a very well-established characterization of English fiction. Sujatha opened up a new world to us with his writings on holograms, computers and works like ‘En Iniya Iyanthira’ inspire many to study computer science.
- He has been one of the greatest writers for more than four decades. He combined reasoning and science in his writings. Being a multifaceted hi-fi and sci-fi humanistic author, he expressed his views distinctively. He was the one who took Tamil novels to the next level. As an MIT alumnus and an engineer at BHEL, he was very good at technology. He could narrate sci-fi stories impressively. His readers always enjoyed reading all his detective and sci-fi novels which featured the most famous duo ‘Ganesh’ and ‘Vasanth’.
- Sujatha has played a crucial role as a playwright for various Tamil movies which have fascinated movie lovers. Hence, it is fathomable that the writer’s perspective of future India enthuses every reader and paves a new way to reading sci-fi stories in English.
A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.
- How was Jeeno different from other robots?
- What precaution should one take while writing Science fiction stories?
- What inspired Sujatha’s themes?
- Why were Sujatha’s sci-fi stories impressive?
B. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
- difficult to believe (para 1)
- a style or category of art, music or literature (para 2)
- having many sides (para 4)
- capable of being understood (para 5)
