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There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. What are the reasons for this?

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उत्तर

There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. The main reason behind this was the fact that the landlady felt inferior in the face of the poet and realised her lack of knowledge as compared to the erudite intellect of the poet. The sudden silences are prominent in the poem emphasizing the impact of the African’s race being revealed to the landlady. The ignorance of the landlady is also portrayed with humour on a very subtle level.

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Q 2 Q 1 Q 3

पाठ 2.04: Telephone Conversation - Understanding the Poem [पृष्ठ ११५]

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एनसीईआरटी English Woven Words (Elective) Class 11

पाठ 2.04 Telephone Conversation
Understanding the Poem | Q 2 | पृष्ठ ११५

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Read the passage carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 True or False

(i) Cross-cutting swords were used to seal the wall.

(ii) Hearing Mataprasad’s footsteps the cobra glided out of the wall.

Passage

“Go, tell Neel,” I whispered to Akhil. “Tell him to get help.

”While I waited, I prayed that Rex would not make any sudden movements. The cobra would lash out in swift, sure revenge. I do not know how long I stood there, riveted by the horrifying tableau being enacted before me. At last, I heard footsteps coming along the passage. It was Mataprasad, the mali, with a solid reassuring stick.

At the sound of his approach, the cobra lowered its head and glided out of a hole in the wall.

The next day, masons came to seal the hole through which the cobra had slid in. And men in gumboots armed with scythes and grass-cutting swords cleaned up the compound. They hacked away at the tall grass. And what had lain hidden for years surfaced. For instance, we discovered that someone had laid out a badminton court many years ago. And we discovered a grave. It was a small grave, close to the boundary wall. There was a moss blackened stone at its head with just the faintest trace of the words engraved on it. We identified the words with our fingers.

A2 Mention the two things that were found when the tall grass was hacked.

A3 The narrator prayed that Rex should not make any sudden movements meets. Explain giving reasons.

The three stanzas depict three different phases. What are they?

Briefly explain the following statement from the text.

“You neither travelled to the past nor the future. You were in the present experiencing a different world.”

Why did the narrator of the story want to forget the address?

Explain the line:
Within a week it sickened to a raging fever and its pulse went up to a hundred and fifty in the shade.

In English, the peacock is associated with pride. ‘As proud as a peacock’ is a commonly used simile. With what qualities is the peacock associated with the literature of your language?

How does the poem emphasise the physical prowess of the Hawk?

What message does this story bring out for youngsters?

Read the poem below and fill in the gaps, choosing appropriate pairs of rhyming words, to make them meaningful.

Little things

Little drops of water,
Little grains of ______
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant ______.

Thus the little minutes,
Humble though they ______,
Make the mighty ages
Of ______,

Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of ______
Make this earth an Eden,
Like the heaven a ______

(love - above / sand - land / be - eternity)

Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.

International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad.

‘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

Say where . . . . . . .

______ do stars shine in the daytime?

Think and answer in your own words.

Which line proves that in our busy lives we do not even have a fraction of a second to enjoy nature’s beauty?

Complete the web with the help of adjectives used to describe eyes and nose in all respects. Two are done for you.

Complete the phrase using a word from the poem.

______ march

We all know that blogs can be written on many topics. Your teacher will divide the class into groups and assign a task to every group to make a list of various topics on which blogs are normally written. One is given to you.

Social Awareness
_________________
_________________
________________

Answer the following question in short.

What do you learn about Pundits of Vijaynagar?

Ask your parents to show you TV programs on animals, wildlife and conservation on channels like the following:

DD National, National Geographic, Discovery, and Animal Planet.

Explain the following statement with reference to the context.

And it's by no means the small sacrifice the town will have to make.

Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.

What would happen if you never ate fruits and vegetables?

Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?

A young man was injured in a road accident due to another man’s careless driving.

How was the committee formed?

Gather information about your favourite great historical personality. You may use the internet. You may also gather photographs, pictures, etc. Prepare a collage using the pictures, inspirational quotes, and a brief description of the person’s importance. Hold an exhibition of your collages in the classroom.

Read each invitation carefully, keeping in mind the list of eight questions given below. Note the answers in your notebook. Verify that the formal invitation ‘A’ covers all the eight points. Now see which of these eight points are covered in the other invitations ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’. Put tickmarks against the points that are covered.

A formal invitation
An oral invitation
A notice
Another oral invitation

Who is sending/giving the information?
What is the programme?
What is the name of the project?
Who will inaugurate it?
Who will preside over the function?
What time will the function start?
Where will it take place?
How many names get mentioned in the invitation?

Points	A	B	C	D
(1)	✓
(2)	✓
(3)	✓
(4)	✓
(5)	✓
(6)	✓
(7)	✓
(8)	6

Many changes had occurred on the earth in the hundred years before Sayali’s trip to the moon.

Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.

Sorrowful times are ______ darkness.

Say whether you agree or disagree.

The prince had rare, uncommon likes and dislikes.

Name the following.

Ruler of Germany.

List the characters in the play.

Birds and animals

List the insects, birds, trees and plants mentioned in the poem.

Make a list of the rhyming words in the poem.
Add one more rhyming word of your own to each pair.

Write how the travellers crossed the second gulf.

Which event in the story tells us that the scarecrow was intelligent?

What is meant by 'Honour the white cane'?

Have you ever been on an adventurous journey? If yes, share your experience.

Identify the character or speaker.

What a trouble must I have been to you then!

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