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प्रश्न
Find the meaning of the following word.
thee
एक शब्द/वाक्यांश उत्तर
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उत्तर
you (archaic/old usage)
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Reading Skills
या प्रश्नात किंवा उत्तरात काही त्रुटी आहे का?
संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the passage carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 True or False
(i) Cross-cutting swords were used to seal the wall.
(ii) Hearing Mataprasad’s footsteps the cobra glided out of the wall.
Passage
“Go, tell Neel,” I whispered to Akhil. “Tell him to get help.
”While I waited, I prayed that Rex would not make any sudden movements. The cobra would lash out in swift, sure revenge. I do not know how long I stood there, riveted by the horrifying tableau being enacted before me. At last, I heard footsteps coming along the passage. It was Mataprasad, the mali, with a solid reassuring stick.
At the sound of his approach, the cobra lowered its head and glided out of a hole in the wall.
The next day, masons came to seal the hole through which the cobra had slid in. And men in gumboots armed with scythes and grass-cutting swords cleaned up the compound. They hacked away at the tall grass. And what had lain hidden for years surfaced. For instance, we discovered that someone had laid out a badminton court many years ago. And we discovered a grave. It was a small grave, close to the boundary wall. There was a moss blackened stone at its head with just the faintest trace of the words engraved on it. We identified the words with our fingers.
A2 Mention the two things that were found when the tall grass was hacked.
A3 The narrator prayed that Rex should not make any sudden movements meets. Explain giving reasons.
Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Tick the statement that is true.
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.
Read the story aloud (or present it) in groups of three - the narrator, the peacock, and the crane.
Fill in the table.
| Period | Way of Addressing a Mother | Boy’s Costume | Lady’s Costume | Daily Chores | Games |
| The 1950s | silk saree | ||||
| 1910 | Kurta pajama and cap | ||||
| The 1800s | |||||
| The 1500s | |||||
| 1000 | |||||
| 100 AD | feed poultry tend sheep keep away birds plaster the yard | ||||
| 3000 BC | Chaupar |
Have you ever seen a bird making its first-ever attempt to fly?
Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.
| A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart. |
Fortune knocks with its best who _______ for their guest.
Circle the animals which are in the voyage.
Meena was transferred to a______.
