Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
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'?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Ajamil, the good shepherd, was not a fool. The Tigers' king requested him to set all the tigers free; the sheepdog tried to convince Ajamil that the tigers had come to him to offer a friendly hand. Ajamil though agreed to him and cut them all loose and even offered them a feast and signed a pact with the king of tigers that they were friends thenceforth. Ajamil was a fine politician and did not want to mess up with the lot and believed it best to maintain cordial relations with them. So, though he knew inside that, today or tomorrow, the tigers would attack the sheep again. He pretended that he believed all that the king told him and accepted the friendship offered by the tiger. He portrayed it so well that Ajamil seemed taken in by all the lies of the tiger, but in heart, he knew that they will return to hunt. So, he felt it better to sacrifice a few sheep every time rather than losing them all in a possible fierce battle where he might lose his reign absolutely. It is also a little disheartening, his lack of confidence in his sheepdog. However, he played it safe and avoided the risk that was hovering over his kingdom.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
To what end have humans used their superior intelligence ?
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Reality is what is directly experienced through the senses.
Comment on the influence of English – the language and the way of life – on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator's attitude to English?
This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family.
Do you think it caricatures these issues or do you think that the problems it raises are genuine? How does the play resolve the issues? Do you agree with the resolution?
Explain the undertones in the statement:
'Wife and husband in unusual rapport
State one unspoken thought':
What is the poetic technique used by the poet to convey the plaintive theme of the poem?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
To Jo, the fine house seemed like ______.
Make groups and discuss the following:
What inspired them to spend the best part of their lives to research and share their findings?
Answer in your own words.
Why did the old man have no need to build the bridge, across the chasm?
Read the story and complete the following.
When Revathi played her favourite raga, the plants began to move because, ____________.
Read the poem below and fill in the gaps, choosing appropriate pairs of rhyming words, to make them meaningful.
|
Little things Little drops of water, Thus the little minutes, Little deeds of kindness, |
(love - above / sand - land / be - eternity)
Building a bridge needs careful planning. Think about what goes on before the actual construction begins.
- Proper planning
- ________________
- ________________
- ________________
- ________________
The term 'Anaesthesia' in the poem means - 'The planner gives beautiful pictures of the new modern city'. Now find out what is Amnesia and Hypnosis in the given context.
Human beings can learn from honey bees ______.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is 'Param Vir Chakra'?
Read the poem aloud. Recite any stanza of your choice from memory.
Choose any one of the objects we use daily and find out how it is made. Present the information in the form of a chart.
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What would happen if you ate proper meals like rice and dal or dal-roti?
Rewrite the poem in the form of a prose passage.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
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.
Write a review of your favorite book. Use the following points:
- Title of the book
- Author/Authors
- The central idea or story
- The important characters
- Some special features of the book
- Why it is your favourite book.
Read the following proverb that has a biblical reference.
‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ Now find at least 5 other proverbs/ axioms/quotations which convey the same message. Search the internet/dictionary of proverbs.
Sayali’s mother did not want her to go on the trip.
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
An envelope containing the letter
Discuss the following.
Abdul gets what he wants in the end. What is the major factor that contributes to this success?
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the bee stand for?
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The wolf could not trace Bertha because she was behind a myrtle bush.
Write the characteristics of a good listener.
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Winter
Guess the meaning of the following word.
postponed
Write a short note/story based on the ill effects of pollution.
The poem has rhyming words at the end of the lines. Find and write the pairs of rhyming words in each stanza.
Guess the meaning of the following word in the poem.
lined
When do the parents feel sorry and become unhappy?
What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
The author left the ties in the taxi.
‘My tongs are like a tiger among toys.’ It means ______
The wind hurried and passed through the ______
What did Usha buy in the market? List them.
Read the comic strip and answer the following question.
Which website do you often access? Why?
When did the garden become a happy place for the author?
Why did the author leave town?
Who helped Jaswant in the battle against Chinese?
Where did Anitha go?
Match the following.
| 1. | garden | very small |
| 2. | trash can | hungry and tired |
| 3. | old man | well maintained |
| 4. | hut | earthen pot |
| 5. | gruel | wasted food |
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?
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did all visit the waterfall?
Meena’s father was a fisher man.
Circle and write the adverbs.
I'm waiting here. ______
How long did the competition take to reach the final?
What incident made Mugund make a wooden drum?
Is there something that you will struggle for? why?
Write the correct word.
| rooster, king, hen, tiger, queen, tigress. |
Why did grandfather give the children money?
What did the carpenter buy?
What should parents do to ensure cyber safety for their wards? (Any three points)
