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प्रश्न
How does Forster use the analogy of Scheherazade to establish his point ?
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उत्तर
Forster uses the analogy of Scheherazade to establish his point that story telling with an element of surprise is the most important aspect in a novel. He refers to the story of Scheherazade to bring home the point that her survival depended on her ability to tell stories one after another to her husband king. Similarly, the art of novel is dependent on the story line and the surprise and suspense that a story creates. Without this element a novel cannot come into existence nor it can survive.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) What did M. Hamel tell them about the French language? What did he ask them to do and why?
(b) Why does Asokamitran call Subbu, ‘a charitable and improvident man’?
(c) How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer?
(d) Why did Sophie like her brother, Geoff more than any other person?
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 following passage and do the activities:
B1 Match:
Match the areas given in Column ‘A’ with the description of Mehendi design given in Column ‘B’:
| 'A' | 'B" | ||
| (i) | North African | (a) | A mix of Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design |
| (ii) | Indian | (b) | Delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops |
| (iii) | Arabic | (c) | Geometrical images |
| (iv) | South Asian | (d) | Local textiles, paintings, and architecture |
Henna comes from the leaves of the plant Lawsonia inertias. The plant grows in hot and dry climes and is native to North Africa, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. The leaves of the plant are dried and crushed to powder. Various additives such as coffee decoction, tea, lime juice, Mehendi and eucalyptus oil are mixed with the henna powder to increase the potency of the dry, this also helps to bind the powder to a paste-like consistency. The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns depending on the region of use.
Album of Patterns
Four major styles can be found in the vast dictionary of Mehendi designs. Earlier the application was restricted to hand and feet, but the adoption of Mehendi by different cultures throughout the world has seen experimentation on different body parts including the neck naval and back.
North African patterns rely on geometrical images to trace the shape of hands and feet, Arabic designs borrow heavily from local textiles, paintings, and architecture. These are more spaced out, to allow the design to stand out boldly from the skin parts left untouched by henna. The Indian style comprises of delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops and flowers that give a dainty filigreed glow-like effect. Though intricate patterning is the name of the game today, this trend took off in India only during the 20th century. The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design schemes. Chinese and Celtic symbols now find a place in the vast repertoire of Mehendi designs as well.
B2 Complete:
Complete the following and write:
(i) The procedure before applying henna _______
(ii) The reasons for using additives _______
(iii) The suitable climatic conditions for the henna plant _______
(iv) Mehendi is used on _______
B3 Find words:
Look at the following description and find out proper words from the passage and write:
(i) Existing naturally in the place : - n _______
(ii) Consist of something: - c _______
(iii) Delicate decoration made from gold, silver and copper wire: - f _______
(iv) Substance that is added in small quantity : - a _______
B4 Language study:
Fill in the blanks with suitable subordinators given in the box:
| as well as, so that, however, which |
(i) The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns _______ depend on the region of use.
(ii) The intricate pattern is the name of the game of today _______, this trend took off in India, recently.
(iii) North African pattern relies on geometrical images ______ they can trace the shape of hands and feet.
(iv) The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani _______ Arabic design schemes.
B5 Personal Response:
Which Mehendi design do you like? Why?
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
Describe the relationship between Anne and Margot?
'The Address' is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment
Comment on the subtlety with which the poet captures the general pattern of communication within a family.
Identify the lines that reveal the critical tone of the poet towards the felling of the tree.
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.
Arrange the following set of words in the alphabetical order in your notebook.
ship, small, successful, scoldings, stone, saving, someone, stood, streets, still, screamed, sat, seemed, saint, share.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The cherry blossomed.
In our country engineering, teaching, and medical fields are much sought after. Other professions, occupations though they make a significant contribution to society, do not get their due.
| (a) | Farmer | highly unpredictable economic gains |
| (b) | Conservancy workers | ________________ |
| (c) | ________________ | ________________ |
| (d) | ________________ | ________________ |
| (e) | ________________ | ________________ |
‘But the peasant bowed and prayed to God ...........’ What could he have prayed for?
The last leaf fell off during the rain.
Proverbs associated with the word season: for eg: Make hay while the sun shines.
- _________________________
- _________________________
Say the following word aloud and put the stress mark on the stressed syllable.
crea-tures
Discuss in groups and think about it.
List a few occasions on which you had become angry. What do you do when you are angry?
There are some dialogues that are short, but quite effective. They give us enjoyment and add beauty to the main story. Find some more from the text.
Show the three categories of volcanoes using the following tree diagram structure.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.
How Bushi defeated Yonamine in the wrestling match.
Find four words ending with ‘-ous’ from the story.
Can you add three more words ending with ‘-ous’ to this list?
What characteristics of Mr. Nobody do we learn about from this poem?
Sayali was travelling in space for the first time.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the bee stand for?
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
After I took the medicine, I ______ ______ the pain.
Using your imagination, write how the other pets in the house could have objected to Caesar living in their house.
Read the remaining part of the original story.
Describe the following in one or two lines.
The nest.
Did Gopal Bhand have a field?
What did he try to take the milk from?
Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?
Neerja leapt into action when she______.
Neerja was sent to London based on______.
A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to ______.
Mithali Raj was not encouraged to play cricket by her family members.
The little bird broadened the hole with her______.
The farmer was thankful at the sight of the verdant bowl because______.
Did Santhosh enjoy his morning walk? How do you know?
Why do the soldiers (people) die? When will it stop?
A ________ dies for the nation.
Who asked the Robot to charge the phone?
Choose the odd one out.
Rosy ______a bicycle.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
The wind ______off the leaves.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Choose the correct answer.
Circle and write the adverbs.
He laughed merrily ______.
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Who helped Tenzin in learning English words?
Jana and her family moved to the village _______ ago.
The king gave______ seeds.
What will help you say the truth?
Why did the greedy merchant get angry?
Choose the word with same meaning.
Kingdom- ______
Name the animal and sound it makes.
How did Bala help Amma and sisters?
How did Mugund’s mother die?
Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
Choose the right word.
Tansen was a famous ______.
Where did they go to buy books?
