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प्रश्न
Every parent is anxious about the welfare of his/her children. Parents express their anxiety by advising them almost all the time. What kind of advice do you frequently receive from your parents? Fill in the bubbles. Tick the ones you like to follow implicitly and give reasons for the ones you don’t like to follow.
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उत्तर
- Wash your fingers before eating.
- Don’t stay awake till late at night.
- Who are you talking to over the phone for a long time?
1. I don’t like to tell my parents what I do with the phone. Why should they interfere with my privacy?
2. I don’t gossip; I just share what I enjoyed. My friends tell me what they like. How can my parents call it ‘gossip’?
Time spent in sharing our dreams is not wasted but invested. The other three agree.
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A little wicked wicket gate.
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Name the bird that sings in the poet’s garden.
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those
Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,
Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below.
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No other tree could live. But gallantly
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| fullest, unquenchable, unattainable, experience, knowledge, king, matters, rust, adventure, unwilling, travel, breathing |
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| world, thunder, meaningful, gather, undaunted, heaven |
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In what ways were Ulysses and his mariners alike?
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
For always roaming with a hungry heart
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
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..........Free imaginations
Bringing changes into a world resenting change.
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- Identify the figure of speech.
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Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect
