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प्रश्न
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“As a Buddhist, he told me, he knew that it didn’t really matter if I passed away, but he thought it would be bad for business.”
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उत्तर
Buddhism talks of rebirth. It does not propound Moksha. Hence, death is not an end and Tsetan understood this, being a Buddhist. So, he told the author that even if he would have died it would not have mattered as he will be reborn as the soul never dies and just wears a new body, his soul would have still lived on. Besides, they were in Kailash, the holy place in Buddhist culture. It would have been a blessing to have died in a place like that when he was almost done with the Kora. However, as a business person he would have felt bad. First of all loosing a customer like him would have not been good for his business. Plus, it might have affected his business' reputation badly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
Mention three reasons why the author’s grandmother was disturbed when he started going to the city school.
Look at the following set of words and mention what is common to them both in form and meaning.
|
Snuffle |
snort |
sniffle |
snore |
How does the insertion of dialogue in the story contribute to its interest?
Identify the common characteristics shared by tribal communities all over the world.
Find from the story one word for the following.
a small room just below a sloping roof - ...........
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi won the prize for the ‘Best plant’ because, ____________.
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why does the poet appeal to us, to respect the life of a worm?
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
Different types of kites.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
The newly planned city looks modern and amazingly beautiful.
Discuss in your class.
Do you like to study science?
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
First Cardiac Surgery
Select a season of your choice and give the following details:
- Time of the year -
- Characteristics- crops, festivals, etc.
- Features/changes - climate/weather/temperature etc.
- Advantages/Disadvantages -
What would happen if children didn’t go to school? Discuss the question in groups of 5-8 and prepare a short composition on it.
Find sentences from the play related to the given points.
The tension between different loyalties
- It’s little we get but abuse from the people, and no choice but to obey our orders.
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
Who do you think benefits most from commercial advertisements?
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
Make a chart to show the important points to remember while making a graphic presentation.
Choose a 'question' through your own observation. Try to follow the scientific method to find the answer to that question. Take the help of your teacher/parents to set up the experiment.
Read the following.
- I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
- I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Who is the main character in the story?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
The Emperor says he had realised earlier that Abdul has great talent. Does this tally with his actions? Give your opinion.
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Complete the following diagram.
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“Mighty thy Teacher must be and divine.”
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
When you want to make a speech, there’s no need to think about it in advance.
List the polite expressions we use such as ‘Pardon’.
Discuss what you can do to help other animals in your surroundings. Write down any three ideas you like from the discussion.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
finely
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
- Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
- What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
From the poem ‘The Grumble Family’ what kind of behavior does the poet want the readers to possess?
Why can’t Alice get through the little door into the garden?
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
Our lays are of cities whose lustre is shed,
Here ‘Lays’ means______
What are the characteristics of a courageous man?
Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
Write a summary based on the story map.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The whole earth smelled ______ and ______.
What is the setting of the story?
How is water produced in Mars?
The farmer had _______ daughters.
How do we keep our integrity?
Read the passage three times and colour a spacesuit for each time.
A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it.
Look at the picture and tick Choose the correct word.
Who is the hero of this story?
______ over heard her father’s talking on the phone about the robbery.
Choose the correct answer.
The brown sparrow laid ________eggs.
Name the places that Tenzin’s family lived in.
The king looked for a______.
What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.
What secrets did he learn about beasts?
Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?
What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?
Mention any three details that should not be revealed in public domain.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
Bertha was very good but very proud too.
