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प्रश्न
The three stanzas depict three different phases. What are they?
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उत्तर
The first stanza refers to the childhood days of the poet’s mother when she was twelve years old or so. The stanza depicts a photograph of her mother when she went for a beach holiday with her cousins and uncle.
The second stanza refers to the poet’s childhood days when her mother had become an adult. It depicts her mother recalling her childhood days while looking at the old photograph of hers (mentioned in the first stanza).
In the last stanza, the poet’s adult life is described in which her mother is not with her anymore. She has been dead for almost twelve years. The stanza depicts the poet’s looking at the same photograph and recollecting her mother’s laughter. The loss of her mother puts her in utter grief. She has no words to describe the terrible pain of her mother’s death.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
Read the follow ing extract and answer the questions given below:
Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly...
They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.
(1) What makes a nation strong?
(2) According to you, what makes India a strong and powerful nation?.
(3) Write down the rhyme scheme used in the extract.
(4) What does the phrase 'others fly ... ' mean?
What strategy do chimps use to open hard shells and fruits ?
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1 Select :
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct alternatives:
(i) It is more important to have _______ before rushing to work. (lunch, breakfast, dinner)
(ii) Skipping breakfast brings a higher risk of _______ (cancer, heart attack, brain attack)
(iii) An adequate _______ is provided by your meal. (energy, weight, height)
(iv) More than half of the people risk heart attack due to _______ eating. (early morning, afternoon, late night)
MEN WHO SKIP BREAKFAST FACE
27% HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK
Late-Night Eaters at 55% risk. TNN.
London-Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. But now, there’s more reason to have that piece of toast before rushing to work: Skipping breakfast has for the first time been associated with an increase in heart attacks.
A study published in the American Heart Association journal circulation showed that men who skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those who didn’t.
“Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which may, in turn, lead to a heart attack over time,” said Leah E. Cahill, lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
“Don’t skip breakfast,” Cahill said. “Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased risk of heart attacks. Incorporating many types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an essay way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a healthy balance of nutrients.
B2 Find:
Find the pieces of ‘advice’ from the passage and write.
B3 Antonyms :
Find out the antonyms for the following words from the passage and write:
(i) higher (ii) decrease
(iii) excluding (iv) low
B4 Reported Speech :
Complete the reported speech of the following sentences given indirect form:
(i) “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
Co-author Eric Rimm _________
(ii) “Dont’s skip breakfast,” Cahill said.
Cahill _______
B5 Personal Response :
How will you practice the message implied in the passage in your life?
Read the following passage and do the given activities:
A.1) True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) The patient stirred and looked about in cheerful anticipation
(ii) The patient’s wife wanted to know the truth …………
The lady went away to the kitchen. She felt restless. She felt she must know the truth whatever it was. Why was the great man so evasive? The suspense was unbearable. Perhaps he could not speak so near the patient’s bed. She beckoned to him from the kitchen doorway.
The doctor rose and went over. She asked, “What about him now? How is he?” The doctor bit his lips and replied, looking at the floor, “Don’t get excited. Unless you must know about it, don’t ask now.” Her eyes opened wide in terror. She clasped her hands together and implored, “Tell me the truth.” The doctor replied, “I would rather not talk to you now.” He turned around and went back to his chair. terrible wailing shot through the still house; the patient stirred and looked about in bewilderment. The doctor got up again, went over to the kitchen door, drew it in securely and shut off the wail.
A.2) Give reasons for the following:
(i) Her eyes opened wide in terror.
(ii) The lady went away to the kitchen.
A.3) How, according to you, should the nature of the doctor be?
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
How does the horse serve as a true friend and companion to Iona?
The peacock is a colourful bird. How does the poem capture the various colours that its plumage displays?
You know what ‘hide-and-seek’ is. What would ‘hide-and-speak’ mean?
The quill is the central element of the poem – what does it symbolise?
Study the Note to Aspects of the Novel given at the end. Discuss the features that mark the piece as a talk as distinguished from a critical essay.
What makes the urgency of the child's demand seem logical?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Kumudini Lakhia's life is an inspiring illustration of the emancipation of women.
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemicals.
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poet repents planting the cherry tree.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Stephen Hawking was a ______ (famous) Astrophysicist.
Find at least two things from the poem that show the following:
The atmosphere is pleasant.
Read and prepare a small presentation in about 100 to 150 words on the ideas of any two philosophers given below.
- Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Gautam Buddha
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Kahlil Gibran
- Socrates.
What do restive horses do?
Define drama.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
Why does he ‘miss all the fun’?
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each.
Talk to your parents and family members and write what you could do when you were a day old.
Find four words ending with ‘-ous’ from the story.
Can you add three more words ending with ‘-ous’ to this list?
Write about one occasion when you have behaved like -
Mr. Nobody
Write one line about the following with the help of the poem.
wind in the autumn evening
Read: ‘Last Chance to See’ by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
Read the passage and name the following.
He composed the Illiad and Odyssey.
Sayali was travelling in space for the first time.
Fill in the table.
| Period | Way of Addressing a Mother | Boy’s Costume | Lady’s Costume | Daily Chores | Games |
| The 1950s | silk saree | ||||
| 1910 | Kurta pajama and cap | ||||
| The 1800s | |||||
| The 1500s | |||||
| 1000 | |||||
| 100 AD | feed poultry tend sheep keep away birds plaster the yard | ||||
| 3000 BC | Chaupar |
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The prince had rare, uncommon likes and dislikes.
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
Jesus had actually visited Papa Panov only once on Christmas Eve.
Gather more information about cold winters in Russia.
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with gentle-hearted.
Read the following and say whether the statement tells you about a fact or whether it is imaginary.
There is a man in the Moon.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
beautify
What did the bird suggest Chulong, in exchange for its freedom?
Read the story again and write how these character reacted in these situation:
You are an absolute treasure…………. Dr.Krishnan………………..
Zigzag………………………..
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
What is the difference between the percentage of women working in logistics and Medicine?
What should we learn from our teachers?
Take a stanza from the poem. Write it in the blanks and find the rhyme scheme.
| Lines from the poem | Rhyme scheme (a/b/c/d) |
when to fight for a righteous cause
one did gain considerable applause.
When will one get an applause?
Read the line and answer the question.
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over
What does the poet want to do after his voyage is over?
Read the incidents. Work in small groups to role play the situations in which they showed their presence of mind. Each group should perform the skit for the rest of the class. Share similar situations in the class.
Turtles are different from tortoises.
What did Grandmother feel about trees growing in the house?
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The hole in the ground was filled______.
Why did the farmer have to travel far?
In Mars ______ Earth days make a year.
Why do the soldiers (people) die? When will it stop?
How can we make our nation proud?
The robot that sat on her shoulder was a______.
Identify the character/speaker.
He set the fish free.
Recite the poem 'A Voyage' with correct intonation.
People ran off when the seawater receded.
Who wins the world at the end?
Find words from the passage which are antonyms of the following.
- artificially (para 1)
- strength (para 2)
