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प्रश्न
Look carefully at the diary entries for June 24-25, August 2, and March 23. Now write down the changes that happen as the rains progress from June to March.
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उत्तर
June 24 was the first day of monsoon mist. All the birds fell silent as the mist climbed up the hills. The author calls the mist melancholy because not only does it conceal the hills, it blankets them in silence too. On June 25, there was some genuine early monsoon rain. It was warm and humid, contrary to the cold high-altitude weather that the author had been experiencing all year. It seemed to the author that the plants knew it too, and the first cobra lily reared its head from the ferns. He described the weather as ‘a paradise that might have been’. On August 2, it rained all night. There had been no storm or thunder. The author experienced a feeling of “being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain”. March 23 marked the end of winter. The blackest cloud he had ever seen spread over Mussoorie and then it hailed marbles for half an hour. The hailstorm cleared the sky and he saw a rainbow forming.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following are true or false.
Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.
Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion?
(Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)
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cheerful |
ambitious |
brash |
brave |
careless |
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heroic |
selfless |
heartless |
humorous |
Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.
(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, ____________ or _____________.
(ii) I think that he was very brave, ______________ and ____________.
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, ____________ or _____________.
Complete the sentence using the right form of the adjective given in the bracket.
What you are doing now is _____________ than what you did yesterday. (easy)
Why is the author not able to see Bijju?
Put the verbs in the brackets into their proper forms.
I (wear) my raincoat. It (rain) and people (get) wet.
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
Match these words with their correct meanings.
harsh sound made by birds
What did young Ernest wish when he gazed at it?
Find in the poem lines that match the following.
The grasshopper’s happiness never comes to an end.
Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against statement below.
His words had the power of truth as they agreed with his thoughts.
Where did the girl lead Velu to ?
What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot?
In the following sentence elaborate the parts given in bold.
Under the circumstances it was a very unfortunate remark for the bird to make.
What did Princess September do to ensure the safety of her pet? How did the bird react to it?
In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?
What surprises the warrior?
Ranji’s superiority over the other boy is obvious in the following:
physical strength, good diving, his being a fighter, sense of humour, swimming under water, making a good point, willingness to help.
Write the relevant phrases.
Why do you think students from other countries came to India to study at that time?
