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प्रश्न
The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean
| bark | compass |
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उत्तर
Bark: Ship
Compass: Time range
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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
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Far far from gusty waves these children's faces.
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor;
The tall girl with her weighed-down head.
(a) Who are these children?
(b) Which figure of speech has been used in the first two lines?
(c) Why is the tall girl's head weighed down?
(d) What does the word, 'pallor' mean?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) After initial reluctance why did the lawyers tell Gandhiji that they were ready to follow him into jail?
(b) What is Mukesh's attitude towards the family business of making bangles?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) Jackson went through the contents of Rev. McLeery's suitcase. Which object therein puzzled him sorely? What was his comment on that?
(f) How did the servants react when they realized that Dr. Sadao was going to save the life of an enemy?
Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.
A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________
A2. Write a gist: (2)
Write a gist of the above given extract in about 50 words.
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 these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
cairn of rocks
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The story begins and ends with Iona and his horse. Comment on the significance of this to the plot of the story.
Look up the dictionary for the meaning of the word ‘diaspora’. What do you understand of the Indian diaspora from this piece?
How have the three passions contributed to the quality of Russell's life?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
To Jo, the fine house seemed like ______.
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
What strong qualities possessed by them, could have helped them achieve success and fame, all over?
Read the poem and write 3 qualities of the following.
Answer in your own words.
What message does the poem convey to all of us?
What is the Rhyme scheme of stanzas 1 to 3 and the last two stanzas?
How does it differ in the remaining stanzas 4 to 7?
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
And if we get him itself, nothing but abuse on our heads for it from the people, and maybe from our own relations -
you may begin like this
We do not think about society at large _________________________________________________.
Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer because he understood human nature better than anyone else. Explain the statement in the context of the play.
What do the following words in the poem mean?
- crown
- round
- draw
- blind
Do these words have other meanings? List them.
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Why does Didi say ‘No party for me!’?
How early did the preparations for the Science Fair begin?
Relate the themes of the Fair to your science textbook by writing the relevant chapter numbers under each theme.
Visit a library:
Find and read the biography of your favourite scientist.
Read the passage and name the following.
He was killed by a poisoned arrow that entered his heel.
Write the following:
The sights mentioned in the third stanza.
What do you like better - the original poem or the parody? Why?
List the adverbs/adverbial phrases used in the passage.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
"Ah no, to thee I sing: he sings to God.”
Sit quietly for some time. Close your eyes and listen carefully to all the sounds that you hear. Can you guess what sounds they are, who or what is making that sound? Note down what you heard.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
In a discussion, you should share your ideas with others.
What difficulties do the people in the play face in the morning?
List the characters in the play.
Birds and animals
In what way can we help to reduce or minimize waste generation?
Discuss the issue in groups of 4 or 5 and note down all good suggestions.
Resolve to follow them yourself. Some have been given below for your reference.
- Don’t waste food.
- Take as much as you want but finish everything that’s on your plate.
- Don’t throw away broken or half-used things. Repair them and use them.
- Avoid things which can be used only once.
For example: thermocol (polysterene) cups, plastic glasses, etc. - Reuse!
- Recycle!
Look at the photographs on textbook pages 19-20 carefully and imagine the following:
- The colours, shape, size, actions, etc. of what you see in the picture.
- The sound/sounds you may hear at the scene of the photograph.
- How the different things, birds, animals, etc. in the picture feel to the touch.
- The smell / smells you may smell at the scene of the picture.
- The taste of what you see in the pictures.
In short, let your imagination include oil your five senses.
Now, write short descriptions of any 8-10 of your choice.
Remember to make use of your senses (one or more!) when you describe a photograph. You will find the following words and phrases useful. You may also use other words you know.
What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
Answer the question in a paragraph of about 100 – 150 word.
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Identify the speaker/character.
‘ It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears’
Read the story again and write how these character reacted in these situation:
Just wait till zigzag settles down in this new home. Visu………….................………………
Aravind and Maya…….……………….
How did Zigzag communicate with the Krishnans?
How did Hamid’s friends enjoy the games in the fair?
Underline the words or phrases that tell you what the wind does to the village.
What are the characteristics of a courageous man?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Women/Men can achieve anything, provided they put their heart and soul into it. Discuss in the class. Do you think being a man or a woman makes a difference?
What does ‘charges along like troops in a battle’ mean?
Find example of alliteration and write them in the blank.
Spring Is pretty
but short and sweet
Jaswant Singh Rawat was awarded ______.
Nauranang is in Himachal Pradesh.
Choose the odd one out.
Write the homophone for the given word and draw the picture.
How did he win the match?
Like whom did they want to do?
Why did Meena call the official 'Appa'? Do you think we need to be a family to care for others?
Parents never let us get ______.
Why relationships are more important than wealth?
Why was the teacher annoyed?
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
The king looked for a______.
Name the things that good merchant offered for the plate
One day Chris tried to draw a ______.
