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प्रश्न
Locate expressions in the text reflect the Indian idiom, for example, the pride of the generations of his ancestors.
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उत्तर
Here are a few Indian idioms reflected in the text.
The seed of a donkey
To become a mere worm
Oily lentil-eaters
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संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. What does the poet want us to do in the following situation?
(a) While struggling ………..
(b) While making money ………
(c) While dreaming ………………
(d) While losing …………..
It's doing your job the best you can,
And being just to your fellow man;
It's making money-but holding friends,
And being true to your aims and ends.
It's figuring how and learning why,
And looking forward and thinking high;
And dreaming a little and doing much,
It's keeping always in closest touch.
With what is finest in word and deed,
It's being through, yet making speed;
It's daring blithely the field of chance,
While making labour a brave romance.
It’s going onward despite defeat
And fighting staunchly, but keeping sweet;
It's struggling on with the will to win,
But taking loss with a cheerful grin.
B2. Achieving Success
Hints given by the poet to become successful are
(a) Doing your job the best
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
B3. Poetic Device
Select the appropriate rhyme scheme for the 3rd stanza.
(1) abab
(2) aabb
(3) aaba
What has not changed over the years? Does this suggest something to you?
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
salt flats
Discuss in groups plays or films with a strong message of social reform that you have watched.
What do you understand of the natures of Ramanand and Azam Khan from the episode described?
What do you think is the message that the author seems to convey through the story?
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
Explain the phrase.
his bending sickle's compass
Explain the undertones in the statement:
'Wife and husband in unusual rapport
State one unspoken thought':
'Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say'– what does the poet imply by this line?
The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?
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.
What message does this story bring out for youngsters?
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi won the prize for the ‘Best plant’ because, ____________.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The poet’s minute observations of the steady growth of the cherry tree.
Life is an amalgam of happy and sad moments. Think of such moments in your life, pair with your classmate, and share both the aspects of life.
| Happy Moments | Sad Moments |
| 1. Winning the first prize in a competition | Losing your mobile, bicycle, or wallet |
| 2. | |
| 3. |
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do stars shine in the daytime?
Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:
Note down the names of the players and say whether each one belongs to 9 A or 9 B.
From the internet or other sources, find the other names by which Kabaddi is known in different parts of our country and the world.
Discuss the following questions after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Will you love your brother or sister only if she’s fair?
Answer the following question in one sentence.
Who misses all the fun?
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What examples of man’s progress have been given in the poem?
Write a short note on the following:
Utilization of animal by-products in the ancient world.
Rewrite the poem in the form of a prose passage.
List the various things that the Lethargarians do or want to do. Can you sum up all of it in one word or phrase?
Write about Malti and Rima using the following points:
 |
 |
| Appearance... | Appearance... |
| Studies... | Studies... |
| Singing... | Singing... |
| Attitude to others... | Attitude to others... |
| Weak points... | Weak points... |
Use details from the story and your own imagination when you write the above descriptions.
Write a character sketch of each of the animals. Write about their actions and thoughts and the qualities that emerge through them. You may present the sketch in the form of a graphic.
Write in your own words.
What message does the poem convey?
What do you notice about the following pairs of words?
- act naturally
- liquid gas
- open secret
- sound of silence
- sweet sorrow
- original copy
- only choice
- growing smaller
Rearrange the following in their proper order as in the poem. Write the serial number against each line:-
(a) The Ostad sang the Malkous Raga enchantingly.
(b) Akbar followed Tansen, dressed miserably.
(c) I request you to sing such a song that will I experience unmatched joy.
(d) Ostad was nowhere to be seen.
(e) O Divine Teacher, please gift us the joy of your song.
(f) One day, the singer sang Deepak Raga in the court.
(g) Akbar expressed his wish to meet the Teacher.
(h) He experienced heavenly delight.
(i) Tansen sings to please the earthly king but Ostad devotes his songs to God.
(j) She sang Raga Malhar, which had a cooling effect.
Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a fish.
Did Gopal Bhand have a field?
Read the poem and answer the following.
Which strawberries are sweeter?
Is the bird a crow?
Pick out the other examples for alliteration from the poem.
What was Mrs. Krishnan busy with?
Hamid’s friends are ______
Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?
How did the children react when they met each other at the ruins?
Pick out the words which rhyme with the given words and write similar rhyming words on your own.
| 1. | far | ||
| 2. | fear | ||
| 3. | low | ||
| 4. | kind | ||
| 5. | remain | ||
| 6. | they |
ashen – pale
His face was ashen.
Can a courageous man be defeated? Why?
Vasantha’s imagination run wild because ______.
Why did Muthu say that he could walk along its side?
Name the planets the poet flies through.
What did Nilavan see through the window?
Karmugilan went to __________ for higher studies.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
The wind ______off the leaves.
The message was to gather on ______.
Amir switched off the fan wheFalsen he walked out.
Why should we close the tap after using it?
Match with their storing places.
Every year the children visit the______.
Write the word with same meaning.
pants- ______
Why did the headmaster give Megala a special prize?
Why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing?
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
Choose the right word.
Tansen was a famous ______.
Say Aloud
| dash | bash | splash | cash | trash |
| steer | tear | clear | deer | dear |
| shower | power | tower | flower | mower |
| poked | croaked | soaked | stroked | joked |
| wept | kept | crept | leapt | slept |
Circle the words where you get a zzzzz sound. One is done for you.
| honeybees | |||
| price | prize | maze | face |
| rice | rise | blaze | fizz |
| lazy | lacy | busy | racy |
| raise | rays | race | ace |
| chase | this | these | frosty |
