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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass.
पर्याय
True
False
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उत्तर
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass - False.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!
(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.
What do elephants do to prevent water from evaporating ?
Attempt a character sketch of Mrs. Hall.
Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :
B1 State which of the following statements are
True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.
Elderly people should be around us. Justify.
(b) abb
(c) abba
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
careered down
What impression of the character of Iona do you get from this story?
Comment on the way in which the theme of the story has been introduced.
What, according to Russell, is the importance of love in life?
How do the words in bold, in the lines below, illustrate the poet’s ability to convey criticism cryptically?
Our meddling intellect
Misshapes the beauteous forms of things:
We murder to dissect.
How does G. N. Devy bring out the importance of the oral literary tradition?
Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
The quill is the central element of the poem – what does it symbolise?
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
What message does this story bring out for youngsters?
Answer in your own words.
How did the plants react to the fast rhythmic music?
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
Kite - flying in Gujarat, is a competitive sport - cum - festival.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
He places his fingers into the master controls. He operates all four arms of the Da Vinci.
Form pairs and decide whether the following statements are those of a Great Indian Bustard or not.
| Statements | Great Indian Bustard | Some Other Bird |
| (a) I am the heaviest flying bird in India. | ||
| (b) I am known as Maldhok or Hoom in Marathi. | ||
| (c) I live in mountainous regions. | ||
| (d) I don’t like grasshoppers or beetles. | ||
| (e) We don’t believe in building nests. | ||
| (f) Our chick stays with the mother for a period of nearly one year. | ||
| (g) I am the State bird of Maharashtra. | ||
| (h) We have been pushed away from more than 90 percent of our home regions. |
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What would happen if you never ate Krispy Krunchy?
Think carefully for a minute.
Jog your memory and recall all the things/objects on which you have seen wheels. Write them down
Choose any one of the seven States. Find more information about it and prepare a leaflet or brochure to invite people to visit it.
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
What did Mr. Gizare appreciate the most?
To whom is the poem addressed?
An activity:
Speak fast, think faster! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time
What is not likely to happen or will never happen...
‘It won’t rain in the classroom... I won’t ever see a live dinosaur... The sun will never set in the east...’ etc.
Write a review of your favorite book. Use the following points:
- Title of the book
- Author/Authors
- The central idea or story
- The important characters
- Some special features of the book
- Why it is your favourite book.
Using your imagination, write more sentences in the same pattern:
- But the more the lion had, the more he wanted.
- Whenever he took a walk, they followed him.
- To be king is good. But to be kind is better.
From the poem, find three lines that use comparisons.
• ______ • ______ • ______
Read: ‘The Psalm of Life’- a poem by H. W. Longfellow.
Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a baby.
List 5 of the sounds that you like.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
An Exclamation
Form groups of 5-8 and list the following.
Bad habits
Write some more expressions like ‘hundreds of’. Expand each expression.
Example, ‘Hundreds of children in the school.’
List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.
Identify the character or speaker.
He was the chief of all spirits.
Who is wise according to you?
What values did the child learn?
Identify the speaker/character.
Wake up, child.
Turtles are sea animals.
Ridleys come to lay their eggs in the month of January.
Gulliver was set free because the emperor______.
Name the tools the farmer brought out. What did he do with them?
The man destroyed ______.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Arrange the actions of Robinson by numbering from 1 to 10.
Divide the following word.
man
Three waves hit the village.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the size of the screen?
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
When does the offer end?
Leaf cutter ants drink ______.
Let us learn a few more word by joining the dots. Join the dots and fill the table below.
| subway | |
| holiday | |
| closet | |
| pants | |
| chips |
In memory of his mother, he carved ______ statue.
Match the rhyming words.
| strokes | floor |
| shore | rush |
| brush | chokes |
Who was Nokomis?
Read the poem.
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For want of a horse, the rider was lost,
For want of a rider, the battle was lost,
For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail!
[traditional rhyme]
Now form questions for the answers given in the speech bubbles.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
