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प्रश्न
How is the essence of the poem captured in the lines 'two tickets to Happiness'?
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उत्तर
The narrator and his partner are homeless and they have nothing to go back to. They grieve in their loss of identity and home. Desperate to be happy, they are ready to pay for it. The picture presented is piteous and lamentable. Though they can not have the happiness, in reality, they imagine an express that goes to a land of happiness and wish to purchase two tickets of it, one for the narrator and other for his partner. The narrator desperately looks for someplace to board the train but every coach was full. It is death present everywhere and they can not afford to be happy as Hitler has called the whole of Europe that “they must die”. Even in the end on land far stretched with the whiteness of snow everywhere, it is displeasing to see the Nazi army hunting the Jew couple, obviously, to kill them.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. Select
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives from those given in the bracket:
(i) The author was inspired and motivated to read ............................................ by the time she was eleven.
[Shakespeare, Chaucer, G.B. Shaw]
(ii) Every lesson .......................... ......... took was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes.
[Mrs. Rowlands, Sister Monica, Mr. A.N. Patil]
(iii) The teachers helped the narrator to become ..................................... . .
[confident, happy, independent]
(iv) Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica gave .......................................... to the narrator.
[freedom to do what he wanted, advice to do something, instructions to produce better results]
In a way, one of the greatest gifts any teacher can give a student, I think, is to inculcate a curiosity to learn.
I've been incredibly lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. The first was Mrs. Rowlands who taught me in primary school. She taught me to read without ever pushing me. She made me want to read more by giving 'me some of the most interesting children's books available. And although I still love to go back to those books from time to time, it was only because of her that I was able to read Shakespeare by the time I was ten, and Chaucer a year later.
In later years, it was Mr. A.N. Patil, my Marathi and Hindi Teacher who made a huge impression on me. Every lesson he took, was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes from a wide variety of subjects: among them history, politics, religion and sociology. I was, and still am in awe of his knowledge, which despite rather desperate attempts, I doubt I'll ever be able to match.
There have also been other teachers who helped me to try to become independent: to think and act for myself using my own judgement, which to my mind has been just as, if not more important, than actually learning anything.
After all, it's much too easy to become a completely useless repository of facts and little else.
Two teachers whom I remember in particular are Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica, both taught me in school. The former, by and large, gave me a free rein to do what I wanted to do. I, being one of those people who dislike instructions, she helped me to produce much better results than I'd have otherwise done.
B2.Complete
Read the extract and complete the following:
The teacher can
(i) .............
(ii) ..............
(iii )..............
(iv).................
B3. Similar word
Look at the following sentences arid pick the word having similar meaning to the given word and rewrite:
(i) Spiced His conversation is always with a lot of humour. (made interesting, garnished, flavoured)
(ii) Repository
The library should not merely be a ................ of books. (store-house, reservoir, tank)
(iii) Inculcate
It is the responsibility of the parents and teachers to .......values in the child's formative years. (imbibe, give, show)
(iv) Incredibly
I have been .. lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. (importantly, unbelievably, beautifully)
B4. Language study
(i) There have also been other teachers. They have helped me to try to become
independent. (Combine using 'who')
(ii) It was only because of her that I was able-to read Shakespeare.
(Rewrite beginning with: If it was not for her, ).
B.5 Out motivators
Look at the following table and complete it by presenting your own views
| Personalities | Influence on your life |
| (i) Teachers | |
| (ii) Parents | |
| (iii) Relatives | |
| (iv) Friends |
Answer any six of the following questions in 30‒40 words:
(a) Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court was useless?
(b) Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?
(c) How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad?
(d) What tempted Franz to stay away from school?
(e) Why did the maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?
(f) How was the skunk's story different from the other stories narrated by Jack?
(g) Which words of her brother made a deep impression on Bama?
Describe the role of Mr. Keith in the life of Helen in ‘The Story of My Life’.
Read the extract and do the following activities :
B1 Likes and dislikes :
(i) The child likes eating _______
(ii) The child dislikes eating _______
They won’t eat peas, don’t like your bread -
For something in it crunches;
They gag on fat, the gravy’s gross,
They won’t eat grapes in bunches.
Tomatoes, onions, peppers, fish
Garlic nor cottage cheese;
Oh, it’s a dish uncommon rare
That truly seems to please.
No red sauce may the ice cream have,
“It’s bleeding,” they will say;
And gravely hand it to their mum
To take it to clean away
But let us speak of chocolate cake,
It must be frosted o’er;
They’ll devour three full slabs,
And calmly ask for more.
Oh, I do so always love to eat
With picky little pests,
Whose parents joy to make them
The most undesirable guests!
B2 What message does the poem convey for children?
B3 Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
Describe the relationship between Anne and Margot?
Answer the following question in 30-40 words:
“The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? (His First Fight)
Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
The story begins and ends with Iona and his horse. Comment on the significance of this to the plot of the story.
Comment on the subtlety with which the poet captures the general pattern of communication within a family.
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
To Jo, the fine house seemed like ______.
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why did the swallow decide to stay under the statue of the Happy Prince at night?
Think and answer in your own words.
'Beauty' in stanza 5 to 6 can refer to a beautiful maiden as well as nature itself. Explain when and how nature ‘dances’ and also 'smiles'.
The tongue justifies the possession of the spectacles on behalf of the nose. Pick up the expressions from the poem that argues in favour of the Nose and complete the following web diagram.
Given below are various professions in column A and in column B, the nature of work in respective professions. Match the columns.
| A | B |
| (i) Anaesthetist | (a) Specialist in the treatment of problems concerning the position of teeth and jaws. |
| (ii) Pharmacist | (b) A person who designs buildings and supervises the process of constructing them. |
| (iii) Orthodentist | (c) A person who is in charge of a newspaper or of a part of a newspaper. |
| (iv) Dermitologist | (d) The medical study of the skin and its diseases. |
| (v) Architect | (e) A person who has been trained to prepare medicines and sell them to the public. |
| (vi) Chartered Accountant | (f) A person whose job is to give drugs which makes the person not feel pain especially in preparation for a medical operation. |
| (vii) Editor | (g) A person who is engaged in the profession of accounting and examining the statements and records of accounts. |
Read the lesson and name the following.
A sack around the heart ______
Expansion of Idea:
Expand the following idea in about 100-150 words by using the points.
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'.
- Meaning of the proverb
- Significance of the proverb
- Add your own points.
Find, in your science textbook, the topics of the stalls handled by students of VI A.
(Write the page number.)
Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
Use the following expressions in your own sentences:
- We all agree that
- It is he/she who
- Don’t you see
- None of us
Read the passage and answer the following:
When was the book written?
Does the poet expect anything in return? What is the poet’s reward?
Write five words each -
with the suffix
- -less
- -ly
- -ness
Think and answer:
Does the last line make you happy or sad? Why?
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
An envelope containing the letter
What changes do we see in the life of human beings when the season changes? Write with reference to their clothes.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
"Ah no, to thee I sing: he sings to God.”
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
snowwhite
The following thing is mentioned in the poem.
Classify it as a happy and sad thing.
flowers - falling leaves
Imagine that you are in a land of tiny people like Lilliput. Write about some of the interesting things you might see there, including animals, houses, plants, vehicles, etc. Find an interesting name for this land.
What did the Judge tell Ahmad?
Show the major events in the story of Pheidippides on a ‘time-line’.
Guess the meaning of weary.
Who were the narrator neighbours?
What woke up the mother?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
Why were the other passengers in the flight gazing at the writer?
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year’.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears’
Why did Dr. Ashok’s cousin call him?
What other various pets did Somu have?
There were many toys in the stall. Three of Hamid’s friends had bought some toys.
Write the names of Hamid’s friends in column A and the toys they bought in column B
| A | B |
Read the comic strip and answer the following question.
Do you think that all the information online can be used without any permission?
Which mode of transport did Fogg choose?
Who is Raj?
Where did Raj’s mother send him?
The little bird found a shallow hollow in the ground.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The whole earth smelled ______ and ______.
What was the girl determined to do? Why?
What did you learn from this lesson?
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Was Robinson alone in the island?
Why did Robinson name the tribe Friday?
Name the character or speaker.
"Are you alright?"
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
Which quality makes 'world is one and human is one'?
What are things that we can save? Why should we save them?
Why did he rub the circle again and again?
How did Alice reach Wonderland?
What should parents do to ensure cyber safety for their wards? (Any three points)
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
