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प्रश्न
Read the passage and name the following.
He persuaded Helen to elope with him.
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उत्तर
He persuaded Helen to elope with him - Paris, a prince of Troy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Talk to your partner about the following.
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?
Notice the following uses of the word ‘tell’ in the text.
1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary.
2. I would tell her English words and little things about Western science and learning.
3. At her age, one could never tell.
4. She told us that her end was near.
Given below are four different senses of the word ‘tell’. Match the meanings to the uses listed above.
1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words
2. count while reciting
3. be sure
4. give information to somebody
The poet’s mother laughed at the snapshot. What did this laugh indicate?
‘Never mind faded forests, Austin’. The word ‘faded’ means to become dim or faint. The word describes the forests that have become faint or dim in appearance. Now go through the poem again and complete the table.
| Describing word | Object | Explanation |
| 1. faded | forests | The forests have become faint or dim in appearance. |
| 2. silent | ||
| 3. unfading | ||
| 4. bright |
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread - Alexander Pope.
Form groups of 4. Find all the references to the time given in the passage. Then make a chart to show the events described in the passage along with the time when they occur. Example:
| All night long: | The crew stayed on their feet. |
| Near midnight: | ________________________ |
| At 12.53: | ________________________ |
(Use as many lines as you need.)
Who inhabited the jungles that the train passed through?
What did Raj buy?
The official and his wife liked______.
What is the best time to water the plants?
