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प्रश्न
Comment on the symbols used in ‘A Munda Song’. What aspect of the tribal worldview do they reflect?
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उत्तर
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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
Give reasons for the following statement.
Tibetan mastiffs were popular in China’s imperial courts.
Combine related points.
Tick the statement that is true.
The story is an account of real events.
How do you distinguish between information gathering and insight formation?
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
How does the poet bring out the immortality of the bird?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the crop.
Think and answer in your own words.
What is the difference between a hawker and a shopkeeper?
The poem expresses feelings of serenity. Pick out expressions from the above poem that express the same.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do the cows and sheep stand?
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Shelley
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman summoned to the court?
Akbar thought he was greater than God.
Write a short note on the following:
The living world on Rakata
Enact the ad by playing the roles of Didi and her relatives. One more child acts as the salesman of ‘Hemagauri’ and presents the text given in white letters in pink bubbles.
Have you seen how wheels move on different surfaces like sand, gravel, grass, or a proper road? What are the differences you see?
What two basic rules were followed in the Science Fair?
Sayali did not understand the mistake she had made.
The Emperor says he had realised earlier that Abdul has great talent. Does this tally with his actions? Give your opinion.
Pick out words from the poem that describe the following. List them in Column ‘A’. Substitute each of those describing words with another word/phrase of the same meaning.
| A (Poetic words) | B (Your own words) | |
| the ‘Autumn’ | a maiden fair | |
| stars | ||
| moonlight | ||
| cooing of birds |
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
The minister ______ his personal body-guards.
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Sorrowful times are ______ darkness.
Find out when and where we get strawberries in Maharashtra.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
barefoot
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
footprint
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with footprint.
Discuss the following in group.
Do people admit that they have bad habits?
Write how the travellers crossed the second gulf.
Identify the character or speaker.
He imprisoned the spirits in the bodies of large trees.
Were the policemen willing to leave the house?
Who am I?
Who Am I? is a guessing game where players use ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions to guess the identity of a famous person. Questions are based upon the traits and characteristics of a person everyone will be able to identify.
Divide the class into groups. One group should decide the personality while the other group should ask ‘yes’ or ‘no’ type questions. To win the game, a team needs to find out the person within 10 clues.
Sample questions to ask. Answers must be ‘yes’ or ‘no’ only
- Are you a male (female)?
- Are you a famous personality?
- Are you a singer (dancer, actor)?
- Are you a historical figure?
- Are you young (old)?
- Are you alive now?
- Does your name start with ‘___’?
- Is he/she ____ ?
Fill in the blank
______ is the festival which fills our hearts with delight.
What challenges does Alice face and how does she overcome them?
Can courage be developed suddenly? Why?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Everyone in the ship started to pray because ______.
It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because ______.
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
The land was wet and green.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The whole earth smelled ______ and ______.
Why did the farmer have to travel far?
Which line tells you that the girl was faster than the boy?
Which planet has rings around it?
What does it give to the farmer?
How do we work?
Karmugilan went to __________ for higher studies.
Rosy ______a bicycle.
Write the homophone for the given word and draw the picture.
His father wanted him to do well in ______.
Look at the picture and tick Choose the correct word.
Why do we ask questions?
The official and his wife liked______.
The official was transferred.
Where were they going?
The king gave______ seeds.
What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?
Read the following information given in the table below and answer the questions.
| A nice choice from Chennai to the National capital | |||
| RAJADHANI EXPRESS TIMETABLE | |||
| Shortest Route between Chennai and Hazrat Nizamuddin 8 Halts & 324 intermediate stations in between | |||
| Station Name | Departs | Day | Speed |
| Chennai Central | 06.05 | 1 | 75 |
| Vijayawada | 11.55 | 1 | 76 |
| Warangal | 14.40 | 1 | 77 |
| Balharshah | 18.00 | 1 | 78 |
| Nagpur | 20.45 | 1 | 74 |
| Bhopal | 02.10 | 2 | 89 |
| Jhansi | 05.31 | 2 | 99 |
| Gwalior | 06.32 | 2 | 85 |
| Agra Cantt | 07.57 | 2 | 76 |
| Hazrat Nizamudin | 10.25 | 2 | - |
a) The number of stations between Chennai Central and Hazrat Nizamudin is______.
- five
- ten
- eight
- eleven
b) The train is expected to reach ______ around 8.45 PM
- Warangal
- Vijayawada
- Bhopal
- Nagpur
c) Between ______ the train runs at its maximum speed.
- Bhopal and Gwalior
- Bhopal and Jhansi
- Bhopal and Hazarat Nizamudin
- Bhopal and Agra
d) Almost ______ the train reaches Vijayawada.
- the day after
- around early morning
- late night
- around noon
e) People prefer the Rajadhani Express to travel from Chennai to reach the capital because ______.
- it reaches the destination on the same day
- the charge is reasonable.
- the train halts at ten stations.
- it is the shortest route from Chennai to New Delhi.
f) The destination of Rajadhani express is______.
- Hazarat Nizamudin.
- New Delhi junction.
- Old Delhi.
- Rajkot.
