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प्रश्न
“I have done something; oh, God! I've done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?
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उत्तर
A model answer has been provided for students' reference.
It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.
Andrew, the protagonist of the story Birth, utters these words as he is able to bring a still born child back to life which seemed impossible in the beginning. The child is born still to the wife of Joe Morgan. The child is the first child of the couple who has been married for nearly twenty years. The child is born under critical condition. Both the child and the mother are in critical condition requiring urgent attention. The nurse dumps the child thinking it to be still born.
Andrew takes care of the mother first and seeing her in the recovery path turns his attention to the child. Andrew pulls the child out. It is a perfectly formed boy. Its limp white body is white and soft. Its head is hanging loosely on the thin neck. Andrew at once understands that it is a case of asphyxia pallida. He orders the nurse to get him cold water and hot water and basins. He lays the child upon a blanket and begins the special method of respiration. Fifteen minutes passes but no breath comes from the body of the child. In sheer desperation, he rubs the child with a towel, crushes and relaxes the chest with both hands. Then a miracle happens. The little chest gives a short, convulsive heave and then another. Andrew redoubles his effort. The child is now gasping, deeper and still deeper. Then comes the child's cry. He hands over the child to the nurse and climbs down the stair. He utters the quoted words out of deep satisfaction on achieving the seemingly impossible task.
It means that Andrew has been able to do something wonderful. He has been able to apply what ever he learnt in the medical textbooks and even beyond that. It is really a great achievement for Andrew. The above words mean that a doctor is a medium through which God or Almighty grants life to the patients. The miracle happened by the grace of the Almighty. Andrew acknowledges this fact in the above quoted words. These words bring home the fact that saving the life of a patient is the most coveted achievement of a doctor.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1 Select :
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct alternatives:
(i) It is more important to have _______ before rushing to work. (lunch, breakfast, dinner)
(ii) Skipping breakfast brings a higher risk of _______ (cancer, heart attack, brain attack)
(iii) An adequate _______ is provided by your meal. (energy, weight, height)
(iv) More than half of the people risk heart attack due to _______ eating. (early morning, afternoon, late night)
MEN WHO SKIP BREAKFAST FACE
27% HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK
Late-Night Eaters at 55% risk. TNN.
London-Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. But now, there’s more reason to have that piece of toast before rushing to work: Skipping breakfast has for the first time been associated with an increase in heart attacks.
A study published in the American Heart Association journal circulation showed that men who skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those who didn’t.
“Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which may, in turn, lead to a heart attack over time,” said Leah E. Cahill, lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
“Don’t skip breakfast,” Cahill said. “Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased risk of heart attacks. Incorporating many types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an essay way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a healthy balance of nutrients.
B2 Find:
Find the pieces of ‘advice’ from the passage and write.
B3 Antonyms :
Find out the antonyms for the following words from the passage and write:
(i) higher (ii) decrease
(iii) excluding (iv) low
B4 Reported Speech :
Complete the reported speech of the following sentences given indirect form:
(i) “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
Co-author Eric Rimm _________
(ii) “Dont’s skip breakfast,” Cahill said.
Cahill _______
B5 Personal Response :
How will you practice the message implied in the passage in your life?
Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
Examine the communication channels in the story between Basset and Paul's uncle.
What is the emphasis placed by Ruskin on accuracy?
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
“I can see clear bridges between my life experiences and my work in dance.” How does Kumudini Lakhia weave episodes from the two realms in her account?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The aroma of the ‘desi’ rice would spread around the village.
Make sentence of your own using the following expression.
bargain:
Pick out words that refer to ‘means of living’ and fill them in the Web.
(profession/recreation/occupation/job/ pastime/employment/hobby/career/entertainment/mission/trade/buisness/sports/retirement/placement)
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as an eel
Draw a picture of the scene described in the poem.
Imagine you are the Crane. What actions and words of the Peacock would you not like? Write about it in short.
Read the poem aloud. Recite any stanza of your choice from memory.
What do restive horses do?
Write a short note on the following:
Care of animals in the regime of Emperor Ashoka
Portia had many brothers and sisters.
Antonio’s ships were lost at sea.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
He realised that making the body suffer was not ____________.
Think and answer:
Is the poet talking about heavy rains in the rainy season or rain that has come after a long time?
Suggest at least one method of creating something useful or beautiful from waste.
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Complete the following diagram.
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
From the poem, find three lines that use comparisons.
• ______ • ______ • ______
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
Papa Panov gave hot soup to the sweeper, milk to the young mother, and coffee to the beggars.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“O Holy Master, bless us with thy song !”
Note that we say 'its appetite', 'its manners' and not 'it’s appetite' or 'it’s manners’. It’s means 'It is' and its means 'belonging to it'.
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with springtime.
Read the highlighted words. They are adverbs.
- I was pulling hard.
- They ran away.
- Later, I was taken to the city.
- I went very carefully.
- They were greatly pleased.
List the characters in the play.
Human characters
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
Whole
Where did Chulong catch the bird?
Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks.
How is Karagattam performed?
‘ If only her son were there, it would have been a different kind of Eid’! What had happened to her son?
When are we in a state of trance?
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
That spreads treasures on a tree.
Neerja had a sour marriage due to______.
Olive Ridleys are the only sea turtles seen on Indian shores.
In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ______.
Write a summary based on the story map.
Amma bought the vegetables from the______.
The ________ are trying to terraform Mars.
Read the events of the story. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct order.
| 1. And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback. |
| 2. And so she flew onto the back of the cow. |
| 3. So everybody panicked and made a general rush to safety |
| 4. The startled cow charged off in fear |
| 5. She applied brakes, but was thrown off the cycle. |
| 6. Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road. |
| 7. Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl. |
| 8. The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle. |
Where were the boys taken to?
A country should have inner boundaries. Justify.
How was he honoured by the Indian government?
Where was the old man sleeping?
They would rest on the tree.
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She won the game _____
How did they go to school?
Write the word with same meaning.
eraser- ______.
Write the word with same meaning.
purse- ______
______ was helpful for his father to drive out the wild animals.
What subject did he like the most?
Who said – “Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it’s getting!”
From where did the naughty boy come?
