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प्रश्न
Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’
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उत्तर
Ridin is a creeper that is supposed to have special medicinal qualities. It is said that the Ridin creeper will tie the spirit of good health to the body to ensure its continued presence.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away,
It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may,
Don’t keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
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(2) How does the poet went us to use the gift of life?
(3) Do you agree that life should be measured un deeds and not in years? Why?
(4) Which words in the poem mean the following :
(a) Kept from developing
(b) Hollow places in a wall
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(c) Why does one feel 'a sudden strangeness' on counting to twelve and keeping quiet?
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- parable:
- tragedy:
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- myth:
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- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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(b) Akbar followed Tansen, dressed miserably.
(c) I request you to sing such a song that will I experience unmatched joy.
(d) Ostad was nowhere to be seen.
(e) O Divine Teacher, please gift us the joy of your song.
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Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
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- What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
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Where does the poet want to go?
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It isn’t an instantaneous thing
Born of despair with a sudden spring
- What does ‘it’ refer to?
- What does ‘born of despair mean’?
Identify the speaker/character.
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Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Write a paragraph about 50 words describing the scenes that the poet passed by.
Gulliver took the small creatures in his hand and crushed them.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
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Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The hole in the ground was filled______.
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monsoons and mangoes
Try your own.
They ate a bowl of __________.
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| b. | Tabaqui | the big one from Waingunga River with a lame foot |
| c. | Mother Wolf | the chief of the Wolves |
| d. | Shere Khan | begs for meat and thanks for the meal/warns the wolves about the arrival of Shere Khan |
Read the passage three times and colour a bull for each time.
Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
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What did they use as net?
Meena's village was hit by waves on a______.
The official was transferred.
Who made the tree become a monster?
Where did the tanker man take the water from the village?
Write the word with same meaning.
chips- ______
How can we do our work better?
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What did the carpenter buy?
