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प्रश्न
Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.
‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal.’ It is the courage and perseverance that counts.
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उत्तर
India’s cricket team was beaten in the Test series in Africa. In fact, it was routed. The team’s morale was a little down. The team captain Virat Kohli told his team to focus on what they were good at (i.e) sterling performance in One Day Internationals. He believed in the youngest bowlers and told them to play the game, the way they loved to play. He still believed in them. They would have to prove who are the masters of the game. Gathering their broken hopes and courage, the Indian team players, snatched the ODI series from the overconfident South Africans. They went on to win the T20 series too against the hosts. Thus they proved that success is not final and failure never fatal. One may bounce back from failure if one persists long enough.
A king had lost a battle. All his soldiers had been scattered across the country. Heartbroken king Bruce was hiding in a cave. He saw a spider failing a number of times to spin a web. But it made it after about 20 attempts. This bolstered the confidence of the king. He refused to be controlled by failure. He defied defeat. He gathered his soldiers again and won the battle. These incidents throw much light on the truth that perseverance and courage count for success in life.
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Guess what friendly words these two gentlemen exchange when shaking hands.
What does the poet long for?
Mention the qualities the child in the poem symbolises.
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hands search my empty pockets
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There will be no thrice.
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Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
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Another plays basketball or hockey
This one the prize ring hates to enter
That one becomes a tackle or center…
Everybody is special and everybody is a hero. Each one has a story to tell. In the light of this observation, present your views.
Explain the following line with reference to the context in about four to five sentence each.
The birds around me hopp’d and play’d,
Their thoughts I cannot measure.
Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.
And ‘tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
Answer in a paragraph of about 100−150 words.
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| DOG | CAT | WOLF | ELEPHANT |
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Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.
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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
Defeat we repel, courage our fort;
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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
Honour is a property, common to all: In dignity and pride no one need to be poor.
- Who are considered rich?
- What is their asset?
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Complete the passage given below, with suitable words from the box:
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| farewell | ceremonious | deposed |
| reverence | vain | pomp |
| conceited | sorrow | scoffing |
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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!”
Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:
“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”
Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:
“Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!”
