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प्रश्न
How did Helen overcome her handicaps?
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उत्तर
Helen overcame her handicaps because of her own courage and also that of her wonderful teachers from whom she learned to read, write and talk.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Briefly comment on:
The author’s physical condition in Darchen.
Discuss in pairs or in small groups.
People with foibles are often not conscious of them.
The poetic effect is achieved in the poem through understatement and asides. Discuss this with examples.
Who said to whom and when / why?
| Who said | To whom? | When / why? | |
| ......the world is full of inequalities. | |||
| I want to do something interesting. | |||
| It is against the will of God. | |||
| Our home is full of love....... | |||
| ...... we can affirm along with United Nations that men and women are equal. |
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
What did Usha buy in the market? List them.
Identify the character/speaker.
Oh no, I'll never get back to the right size.
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
|
Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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Write the correct word.
| rooster, king, hen, tiger, queen, tigress. |
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
