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Anne's mother never showed her interest in Anne Frank and remained indifferent to her. Describe the character of Anne's mother, Edith Frank in the light of this remark.
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Why did the Buddha choose Benares to preach his first sermon?
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Why didn't Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does it tell you about her?
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Answer the following question in 80 − 100 words :
Through 'The Sermon at Benares', the Buddha preached that death is inevitable and we need to overcome the suffering and pain that follows.
Based on your reading of the lesson, write how one should cope with the death of a loved one.
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Answer the following question in 80 − 100 words :
Chekov has used humour and exaggeration in the play to comment on courtship in his times. Illustrate with examples from the lesson. 'The Proposal'. Also mention the values, you think, any healthy relationship requires.
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Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
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How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
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What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
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Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
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What did the postmaster do then?
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Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
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Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
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Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.)
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Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
| Greedy | Naïve | stupid | ungrateful |
| selfish | comical | unquestioning |
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There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?
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Look at the following sentence from the story.
Suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall.
‘Hailstones’ are small balls of ice that fall like rain. A storm in which hailstones fall is a ‘hailstorm’. You know that a storm is bad weather with strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning.
There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
| gale, | whirlwind, | cyclone, |
| hurricane, | tornado, | typhoon |
- A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle:
__ __ c __ __ __ __ - An extremely strong wind: __ a __ __
- A violent tropical storm with very strong winds: __ __ p __ __ __ __
- A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel:
__ __ __ n __ __ __ - A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic ocean: __ __ r __ __ __ __ __ __
- A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage: __ __ __ __ l __ __ __ __
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Notice how the word ‘hope’ is used in these sentences from the story:
- I hope it (the hailstorm) passes quickly
- There was a single hope: help from God.
In the first example, ‘hope’ is a verb which means you wish for something to happen. In the second example it is a noun meaning a chance for something to happen.
Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
| A | B | |
| 1. |
Will you get the subjects you want to study in college? I hope so. |
a feeling that something good will probably happen |
| 2. | I hope you don’t mind my saying this, but I don’t like the way you are arguing. | thinking that this would happen (It may or may not have happened). |
| 3. | This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS sufferers. | stopped believing that this good thing would happen |
| 4. | We were hoping against hope that the judges would not notice our mistakes. | wanting something to happen (and thinking it quite possible) |
| 5. | I called early in the hope of speaking to her before she went to school. | showing concern that what you say should not offend or disturb the other person: a way of being polite |
| 6. | Just when everybody had given up hope, the fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone. | wishing for something to happen, although this is very unlikely |
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