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प्रश्न
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Shelley
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उत्तर
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
The proverb ‘If winter comes, can spring be far behind?’ means that if something bad or unfortunate happens, one mustn’t lose heart for there is definitely something better and much more fortunate that will soon follow. The quote refers to the cycle of joy and sorrow. If it is winter and everything is dying, there will come spring next and everything will blossom again. For fresh flowers to bloom and leaves to unfold, it is necessary for the old ones to wither away. This proverb fuels positivity in the minds of people so that if they think they have hit rock bottom, the only way to go now is up; it gives them the hope that the dark clouds will soon disperse, and the sun will shine again. One simply needs to have faith that the difficult times won’t last forever. All in all, this proverb is full of hope and positivity, just like the profound saying, ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) What did Franz wonder about when he entered the class that day?
(b) What shocking experience did Douglas have at YMCA pool?
(c) Why does Kamala Das compare her mother to 'a pale winter's moon'?
(d) What rich bountry has the heaven given us? (A Thing of Beauty)
(e) Why did the Maharaja have to pay a bill of three lakh rupees to the British jewellers?
(f) What problem did Roger Skunk face when he went to play with his friends. How did he solve it?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) After initial reluctance why did the lawyers tell Gandhiji that they were ready to follow him into jail?
(b) What is Mukesh's attitude towards the family business of making bangles?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) Jackson went through the contents of Rev. McLeery's suitcase. Which object therein puzzled him sorely? What was his comment on that?
(f) How did the servants react when they realized that Dr. Sadao was going to save the life of an enemy?
Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.
A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________
A2. Write a gist: (2)
Write a gist of the above given extract in about 50 words.
Read the passage carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 True or False
A2 Mention the two things that were found when the tall grass was hacked.
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The author was disappointed with Darchen.
Divide the article into four sections based on the shifts in the sub-topics and give a suitable sub-heading for each section. One has been done for you in the article as an example.
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The methods of inquiry of history, science, and philosophy are similar.
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Suggest a few instances in the poem which highlight humour and irony.
Study each of the following sentences and notice the balance between its parts. Pick out other sentences in the text that reflect this kind of balance
a. It is right that a false Latin quantity should excite a smile in the House of Commons; but it is wrong that a false English meaning should not excite a frown there.
b. Let the accent of words be watched, by all means, but let the meaning be watched more closely still, and fewer will do the work.
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Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a small group of close friends and have no wish to interact with anyone else.
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
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Discuss in groups and share with one another.
Do you spend time admiring and thinking over the beauties of nature? Elaborate on your response.
Discuss in your class.
Do you like to study science?
Read the following phrase and use it in a sentence of your own in proper form.
To voice something
Read the passage and answer the following question:
Who designed the PVC medal?
Find more information about the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force with the help of your teacher.
Wash your handkerchief clean. Hang it with a peg to dry in the wind. Watch how it flutters.
The characters are a part of the stage setting. How does this reflect when the characters of the play range from the Duke and the Indian boy to the faeries?
Give reasons :
Oberon and Titania fight for the custody of the Indian boy because - Oberon wants __________________.
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The 1883 eruption
Read the story and write about the following in short.
Kojo
What question did Shalihotra ask Sushruta?
Write a short note on the following:
Utilization of animal by-products in the ancient world.
The merchant ships brought spices and other treasures from India and other countries to Italy.
Bassanio borrowed money from Shylock in Antonio’s name.
Choose a 'question' through your own observation. Try to follow the scientific method to find the answer to that question. Take the help of your teacher/parents to set up the experiment.
Think and answer:
Does the last line make you happy or sad? Why?
Read the following:
- Charging along like troops in a battle.
- Fly as thick as driving rain.
Using your imagination, write one or two comparisons each with -
- like ______
- as ______ as
Suggest at least one method of creating something useful or beautiful from waste.
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Teshumai Tewindrow
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The youngest child was most irritating.
Describe the following in one or two lines.
The first little house of the bird.
List 5 of the sounds that you like.
Read the poem and answer the following.
What are the two different ways of eating strawberries?
Find the meaning of the following word.
adorning
Describe Gulliver’s home in Lilliput.
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
What commotion did the boomerang cause in the neighborhood?
Write about Hamid in one or two sentences.
How did Hamid’s friends enjoy the games in the fair?
Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to young children?
What kind of joy is unfurled during the festival of sacrifice?
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
CMM, EOO, GQQ, ______, KUU
Read the lines and answer the question given below.
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by
- ‘In the wink of an eye’ means very quickly. Explain ‘painted stations whistle by’.
Our planet is called the _____.
The girl admitted to her brother that she was badly frightened.
The hen-pigeon returned home when it started to _______.
Choose the champion of the year.
Fill in the blank
Do you like apple______ orange?
How are we divided in real world?
Match with their storing places.
Read the passage three times on your own. Colour a Piggy bank each time you read.
Piggy bank is a coin box used by children. The real use of a piggy bank is to store coins. Piggy banks look like pigs. They come in many shapes and sizes. In Tamil, they are known as Hundial. It is a red, mud pot. We can drop the coins into the pot. Once the pot is full, we must break the pot and use the coins. Start saving with your hundial today!
______will often say to be honest.
What does the poem tell us to do?
Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the target?
Did the girl buy a picture book?
According to Tagore, when will India get the opportunity to win the gift of freedom?
