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प्रश्न
How did the author react on seeing his photograph?
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उत्तर
The author was upset to see his photo. It carried the little likeness of him. He even asked the photographer if it was himself in the photo.
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(Begin: The students ………………….)
There's nobody on the house-tops now...
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
At the Shambles' Gate-or, better yet,
By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
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Me? "....God might question; now instead,
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The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.
Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.
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Who gave standing ovation? Why?
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LSE |
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heralded |
clamorous |
stucco |
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ruffles |
chapped |
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foyer |
mortified |
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- Poetic devices, language, style
- Special features/ novelties/focusing elements
- Values, message
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The factors that have made 'The Jungle Book' a great movie are - _________________.
- It's a fantasy world of wonder.
- _____________________________
- _____________________________
- _____________________________
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- Producer
- Director
- Music Director
- Characters/ casting (major and minor)
- Setting / location
- Conflict
- Message
- Significance of the title.
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Find one word from the story that means
to think w ______.
While waiting in the studio the narrator kept reading ______.
Why did Miss Wyatt summon Miss Meadows to her room?
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- Name of the play
- Important Characters
- Its main theme
- Whether it was a Comedy/Tragedy /Social Theme or any other
- Why you liked it
- The message of the play
- Any other information about the play
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- Place
- Special features
- Distance
- How to go there
- Accommodation
- Food
- Climate
What makes you sad?
