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प्रश्न
Examine the communication channels in the story between Paul's mother and his uncle.
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उत्तर
It would be totally unfair to call Hester that harsh a lady for she did care about her children after all, however, she gave importance to materialistic gains. When she realised her son's obsession with the racing horses, she asked Bassett the gardener to keep Paul away from Oscar so it did not affect her son's health. She realised that the obsession was proving to be neurotic for her son and she wanted her son to be healthy and for that, she risked her relation with her dear brother.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
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
Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
How did Kitty help Anne overcome her loneliness?
How do Shahid and the writer react to the knowledge that Shahid is going to die?
What do you understand of the natures of Ramanand and Azam Khan from the episode described?
People with foibles are often not conscious of them.
Study the Note to Aspects of the Novel given at the end. Discuss the features that mark the piece as a talk as distinguished from a critical essay.
Answer in your own words.
What explanation did he give to the fellow-pilgrim for his thoughtful deed?
Think and answer in your own words.
How do parents react when they see children soil their clothes in dust and heat?
Answer in your own words.
In what ways is Ashangbi different from other women of her community?
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why does the poet appeal to us, to respect the life of a worm?
Correct the following statement.
Johnsy was eager to recover from her illness.
Form suitable groups and discuss the following.
You have heard/read stories of Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, Mulla Nasruddin. Recollect and write down the names of those stories.
Pick out those aspects of a story that you find a common in all their stories.
- Humour
- Supernatural event
- Wisdom
- Suspense
- Magic
- Beauty of Nature
- Wit
- Play upon words
- Sadend
- Violence
'It all builds on the charm of the 1967 film, which by itself is a must-watch for any child.'
Explain this sentence in the context of the movie, focusing on the two given phrases- 'Charm of the 1967 film' and 'must-watch'.
Explain the term plot.
Draw a character sketch of Oberon as an enemy of his wife but a friend of the lovers.
Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.
| crust, tremendous, lava, crater, volcanic, tsunami, island, extinct, disaster, dormant, eruption, plume, inland, molten, active, coast |
Read the story and write about the following in short.
Bushi Kiyo
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night.
Present any one of the speeches given above.
To whom is the poem addressed?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“What! ... how ! ... That’s impossible! ”
In the last stanza, there are three four-letter words that refer to a beautiful valley.
They are: • ______ • ______ • ______
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Before we do the experiment in the Laboratory, let me ______ you all about it.
Read: ‘Just So Stories’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
He was dizzy and he ______ the room.
Find out when and where we get strawberries in Maharashtra.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should look at the person you are talking to.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
When you want to make a speech, there’s no need to think about it in advance.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Statement
Make a list of the rhyming words in the poem.
Add one more rhyming word of your own to each pair.
What did the Judge tell Ahmad?
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street.
- What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?
- What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here?
Why was it a struggle for the children to dry their clothes?
Imagine you are a marketing executive for a company in a specific industry (toothpaste, soup, hair care products, automobiles, etc) and are developing a product with a brand name that refers to a character from the story.
For example: You want to sell bandages that have little pictures of Don Quixote on them. Your company’s name is Kure-All and you decide to call them “Kure-All Quixote Bandages”.
The slogan might be: “Had a tough day with windmills? When you take a fall, use Kure-All.”
You can use exciting words, a catchy new slogan and a jingle among other things to promote sales of your item.
A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to ______.
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
How cheerful he seems to grin
Who does ‘he’ refer to?
According to the author the tendril was moving towards grandfather because it______.
What made the trip a memorable one?
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.
Ever since their introduction, ______, and their unique rhythms have ______ poets. In this poem the poet shares his experience ______ with us. He presents natural scenes seen from ______ a railway carriage. The ______ is regular and steady but ______ from the window of the train is constantly changing. The poem’s rhythm and phrases bring ______ of a railway journey. The poet looks out of the window at the ______ images outside. Every line we see here is a quick account of something seen for ______. The line that best sums up is the final one: "Each a glimpse and gone forever!"
How did the second daughter use the grain?
Try your own.
What did Anandhan want to become?
Jaswant managed to kill _________ Chinese soldiers.
Rearrange the story in order.
- Jaswant stayed back in his post.
- He killed 300 chinese soldiers in the battle.
- He fired weapons from separate points.
- Sela and Nura helped him in the battle.
- Jaswant shot himself to death.
- Chinese soldiers caught the man who supplied food.
- He was awarded the Mahavir Chakra.
The scene is set inside a thick forest and it is nearing dusk. Relate this time frame with the behaviour of the animals in the forest.
Akilan’s passion is to learn ______.
How were her strokes?
All the animals called the sparrow ______.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for the load on the camel ______
Why was the teacher annoyed?
Tenzin’s family first lived in ______.
What did Ani's parents teach her?
What does Amma often say?
What will help us grow?
Why is your nose important for you?
What strange things did Alice see?
Why did he go there?
According to Tagore, when will India get the opportunity to win the gift of freedom?
