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Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?

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Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?

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No, the athletes are zealous in their endeavor to win. In the process, they go to the extent of maiming fellow players. The player’s focus is mostly on winning and he is naturally not conscious of the feelings of others.

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पाठ 2.2: Confessions of a Born Spectator - Exercises [पृष्ठ ५४]

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पाठ 2.2 Confessions of a Born Spectator
Exercises | Q 1. e. | पृष्ठ ५४

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Guess what friendly words these two gentlemen exchange when shaking hands.


What is the relationship between the narrator and the listener?


What pleasantries does the poet use to fake cordiality?


How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror?


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

like a fixed portrait smile


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

hands search my empty pockets


Explain the following lines with reference to the context.

I want to be what I used to be.


Why does the poet feel glad that he does not play any game?


The poet does not wish to exchange position with the runners. Why?


Why would the referee ask whether there was a doctor in the stands? What stands is he referring to?


Why does the poet prefer to buy tickets worth their weight in radium? Bring out the significance of the metal referred to here.


The poet does not wish to exchange places with the athletes. How does he justify his view?


According to the poet, what contributes most to the injuries sustained by the athletes?


Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a sentence or two.

With all my heart I do admire

Athletes who sweat for fun or hire

  1. Whom does the poet admire?
  2. For what reasons do the athletes sweat?

Read the poem once again. Identify the rhyme scheme and pick out the rhyming pairs of words.


The poem speaks of ______.


Answer in a paragraph of about 100−150 words.

Do you think the poet wants to say that man is unhappy because he has lost his link with nature and forgotten how to enjoy nature, or because man is cruel to other men?


Write a letter to the Councillor of your Ward, explaining why a park is necessary in your locality.


Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?


Read the poem once again and complete the summary using the words given in the box.

‘Macavity – The Mystery Cat’ is a humorous poem, where the poet T.S. Eliot describes the mysterious (a) _______of a shrewd vile cat. He commits a crime at every possible opportunity. He is an elusive master (b)______who leaves no evidence after he commits a crime. Even the Scotland Yard, the London (c) ______ agency is unable to arrest him. The Flying Squad is (d) ______ because every time they rush to the crime spot to seize Macavity, he is not there. He breaks the human law as well as the law of (e) ______. He baffles even a (f) ______ with his powers of levitation. Macavity appears tall and thin with (g)______ eyes. He is always preoccupied with some serious (h) ______. His coat is dusty and his (i)______are unkempt. Macavity is a (j) ______in the guise of a cat. He appears to be outwardly (k) ______ but his actions disprove it. Macavity loots the (l)______, ransacks the jewel-case, and breaks the (m)______glass but wonder of wonders he is not to be found anywhere there. He is always a mile away from the scene of crime, happily relaxing or doing difficult (n) ______ sums. He is clever at making up an (o) ______every time he plots a crime. All the notorious cats are nothing but the (p) ______Macavity, the Napoleon of Crime.

larder whiskers
respectable criminal
devil thought
sunken division
agents detective
alibi desperate
fakir qualities
gravity greenhouse

Which quality does the speaker wish to nourish? What is his mission?


What does ‘hillock’ refer to in the line ‘Every hillock has a summit to boast!’?


What does the ladder symbolize?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Defeat we repel, courage our fort;

  1. How do we react to defeat?
  2. Which is considered as our stronghold?

Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The business woman wished to ______all her riches to an orphanage, after her death.


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke’s,

And nothing can we call our own but death;”


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“Comes at the last, and with a little pin

Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!”


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“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”


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What are the causes for King Richard’s grief?


Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.

Death has been cited in many ways in this monologue. Identify the poetic devices used in those references.


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