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प्रश्न
Differentiate between characters and characterization.
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उत्तर
While the characters of a drama are the personalities that the actors must play, characterization refers to the understanding of the unique qualities of the actors and gaining insight into who they are, and establishing connections with them.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!
(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.
What role did Mr. Gilman play in Helen Keller's life? (120‒150 words)
Answer any four of the following in 30 − 40 words each:
(a) "It is his karam, his destiny." What is Mukesh's family's attitude towards their situation?
(b) What were the terms of the indigo contract between the British landlords and the Indian peasants?
(c) How will 'keeping quiet' protect our environment?
(d) Which objects of nature does Keats mention as sources of joy in his poem, 'A Thing of Beauty'?
(e) Why did the Tiger King decide to get married?
(f) What was Sadao's father's dream for him? How did Sadao realise it?
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below :
A1 Find out :
Find from the passage the related words to the sea and write them.
ON FIERCE monsoon nights, about one and a quarter-mile off the Mumbai harbor, there have been occasions when 52-year-old Bikaji Ramchandra Dhuri is the only man on the sea. From the watchtower of the Prongs Reef Lighthouse, which is surrounded on all sides by the Arabian Sea, he has heard the sea rage like a possessed spirit – the darkness dispelled only by the beam of light flung across the waters from the tower he mans.
Dhuri is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast, as a majority of the 182 lighthouses in the country are now unmanned. Built-in 1871, the Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on Scotland’s Skerryvore Rocks Lighthouse and is located at a strategic spot on the western coast, marking the entrance to the busy Mumbai Harbour. It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks off the harbor, which the lone Colaba lighthouse could not illumine on its own. “Even now, during nights, for fishing vessels without any gadgets, it’s the soft light from this tower which directs us to Mumbai,” says Vinayak Koli, a boatsman who helps ferry people and also goes on fishing expeditions.
Throughout the year, Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for 15 days at a stretch, when he is relieved by another keeper. In the monsoon, it becomes his home for three months. “We call it the Kalapana as we are alone in the middle of the sea for days, with basic supplies – and the revolving light that keeps the sea awake,” he says.
A2 Fill in the following information using words from the passage :
(i) The Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on _______.
(ii) Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for _______ at a stretch.
(iii) _______ is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast.
(iv) The majority of the _______ lighthouses in the country are now unmanned.
| Violent | Scattered | Place of shelter for ships | Shine light |
A4
A5 Personal Response
Imagine you have to spend a night in a lighthouse. Narrate your experience.
Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
Give reasons for the following statement.
The author’s experience at Hor was in stark contrast to earlier accounts of the place.
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to stand on one's feet
The ending of the story is an instance of irony. Suppose Paul had not died at the end, how would you have reacted to the story?
Answer in your own words.
Why did she decide to keep her new knowledge ‘a secret’?
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Throughout the last week of June 1999, 18 Grenadiers ____________.
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why do you think God created worms? What is their ecological importance?
Discuss with your partner and complete the web, highlighting the sad and gloomy aspects of life mentioned in the first part of the poem.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ does Beauty’s smile begin?
You have heard the proverb ‘Plan your work, work your plan’. It means - ________________.
Read the lesson and name the following.
The Father of modern neurosurgery ______
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb:
A Bad workman blames his tools.
Read the following sentence carefully and choose the correct meaning.
The Peacock had a gorgeous tail like no other bird.
Read aloud the speech in which Thiruvalluvar explains how the fabric was made. Present the process in the form of a chart. Draw pictures for the chart and label them.
Choose the odd one out :
Bottom, Moth, Mustardseed, Cobweb.
Can you imagine life without wheels? Try and think of what life would be like if there were no wheels around.
Have you seen how wheels move on different surfaces like sand, gravel, grass, or a proper road? What are the differences you see?
Find one example of the following given below from the poem: Metaphor
List the names of body parts used in the passage.
Answer in your own words.
What chores did the boys from 1000 CE and 1st Century CE, do on their farms/fields?
Answer in your own words.
What did Neel realise from his encounter with his ancestors?
Which of the words and phrases in the poem will you use in a realistic description?
Put a tick mark against the ones you will use.
- little
- shining tail
- golden scale
- cheerful
- grin
- claws
- gently smiling
- jaws
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children showed disinterest even in the bachelor’s story-telling, throughout.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
anywhere
List the polite expressions we use such as ‘Pardon’.
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a sports event.
What more difficulties would they have to face, if the roads are not cleared?
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Statement
Why does the poet say that the dewdrops greet the dawn?
List the characters in the story and write a few lines about each of them.
What did Ahmad tell Kasim when he dug a channel and began to draw water?
Why did Shepherd-Barron reduce the PIN number from six digits to four?
How did Hamid’s friends enjoy the games in the fair?
What story did grandfather tell them about the haunted hill?
How did the children react when they met each other at the ruins?
What is good or effective communication?
Identify the character/speaker.
Go to my cottage and fetch my gloves and fan.
What do you think is going to happen next?
Describe the elephant driver in your own words.
Olive Ridleys are the only sea turtles seen on Indian shores.
When did the garden become a happy place for the author?
Mithali Raj was not encouraged to play cricket by her family members.
Describe the beauty of the blue mountain.
Gulliver was hailed as a hero because he ______.
In this story, what happened to the Earth?
It ploughs soil before _________.
Vicky's father bought a______ robot
Name the character or speaker.
"You want me to strain my back?"
Welcome guests to win everyone’s _____ in life’s race.
The bird-catcher had a pigeon in his _______.
______is good at cooking.
List the things that humans should save.
_____ fights with everyone in school.
How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree?
Look up the following entries in the Language Study pages given at the end.
- stress
- intonation
- sound
- consonant
- vowel
