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प्रश्न
Do you think that the ruled always adopts the language of the ruler?
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उत्तर
Yes, the rulers generally impose their language also on those they rule. With the passage of time, the ruled have to adopt the language of the ruler.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does Anne criticize the attitude of the grown-ups in her diary?
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
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Why do you think Professor Gaitonde decided never to preside over meetings again?
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Identify instances in the story that show the business acumen of Ramanand.
Why does Russell call the three passions 'simple'?
Notice these words in the poem and guess their meaning from the context
| turquoise | darts |
While tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper,there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies.
What two things are compared in the poem?
How is colour highlighted in the poem and why? List all the words in the poem that suggest colour.
Many sentences and paragraphs in the excerpt begin with the word ‘And’. To what extent does this contribute to the rhetorical style of the lecture?
How is the essence of the poem captured in the lines 'two tickets to Happiness'?
What facet of political life does the behaviour of Ajamil illustrate?
'Uttarayana' starts from Makar Sankranti onwards.
Sue and Johnsy were very close friends.
Who gives medicine/treatment to sick animals and birds?
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.
List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each.
Find the meaning of ‘Charity begins at home’. Find other sayings which have a similar meaning.
Portia’s suitors chose the gold and silver caskets.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
He realised that making the body suffer was not ____________.
Answer in your own words.
What excuses did Neel give to avoid cleaning his room?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
magnificent
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What made the reporter gaze at the author?
Answer the following question in about 80-120 word.
If you were to live in the Complaining Street, how would you deal with the people who grumble?
How were offerings carried during the ancient period?
Which gift did Anne value the most?
Why did Granny scold Hamid?
What is good or effective communication?
| soft | vain | fear | joy | love | heard | toiled | mild | good | sand | life | harsh |
The ______, the______, which it may bring.
Pick out the words which rhyme with the given words and write similar rhyming words on your own.
| 1. | far | ||
| 2. | fear | ||
| 3. | low | ||
| 4. | kind | ||
| 5. | remain | ||
| 6. | they |
Read the lines and answer the questions.
And in fighting for their country, faith and king
noble impressions on people’s minds would ring
- What does ‘noble impression’ mean?
- Who can leave a noble impression?
Read the lines and answer the questions.
There are many legends based on their heroic exploits
a legacy of tales which have been told with much adroit
- What does ‘heroic exploits’ mean?
- What are legends?
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
What did Mr. Fogg mean by, ‘it was foreseen’?
Read the line and answer the question.
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover.
What kind of human company does the poet want?
The terrorists asked Neerja to collect the passports of the passengers because ______.
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
- How does the poet describe the spring season?
- Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?
- Who does ‘you’ refer to?
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?
Match the following.
| treat everyone | love each of her child |
| nation | no inner boundaries |
| kind | not divided as people |
| country | alike |
How should we treat everyone?
Name the character or speaker.
"You want me to strain my back?"
Arrange the pictures by using numbers.
Rosy ______a bicycle.
What does Megalai do with elders?
Write the rhyming word.
culture - ______.
Mother nature gives everything for all ______.
What is your hobby?
Uthaman was skilled in _____.
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
The lion fought _____.
The official and his wife liked______.
Name the places that Tenzin’s family lived in.
Name the animal and sound it makes.
Mugund did not cut the raw wood.
How many marks did he score in his 12th board exam?
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
- a malevolent desire for revenge (para 1)
- tactful (para 2)
- despise (para 3)
Pick out word which mean the same as
stop doing something (para 1)
