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प्रश्न
Think and answer in your own words.
Why does the writer begin by quoting the lines from William Blake's poem 'Auguries of Innocence'?
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उत्तर
These lines show that if we pause to reflect. there is much beauty in nature and plenty that we can learn from it. The write-up expands on the same idea. thus reflecting the philosophy of the poetic lines by William Blake.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the activities.
We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it - big, bright and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does so in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?
We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist...
We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in a concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening...
We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so for ever. Remember, this too shall pass.
(A1) Rewrite the following sentences in proper sequence. 02
(a) It starts wilting.
(b) Through the day, it smiles with the sun.
(c) It withers completely.
(d) Every fortnight a flower blooms.
(A2) Complete the following sentences. 02
(1) Our problems are ……………………….. .
(2) However impossible things may look ………………………………………..
(A3) Match the columns. 02
| A | B |
| (1) Drying and drooping | (a) Conviction |
| (2) Huge, massive | (b) Splendour |
| (3) Grandeur | (c) Colossal |
| (4) Firm belief | (d) Wilting |
(A4) (1) Do as directed. 02
(a) We went to the rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean. (Begin with ‘After going to….’)
(b) We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. (Write a question to which the underlined word is the answer).
(A5) What role does nature play in our lives? 02
What things in nature teach us the following:
Be humble and adjust ______.
What things in nature teach us the following:
Delicate structures are not a sign of weakness ______.
Fill the web
The writer explains the contrasting features of ‘water’ and ‘rock’ in the lesson. Write all the features of both water and rock in the given table.
| Water | Rock |
| 1. | 1. |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Think and answer in your own words.
‘An oyster turns a grain of sand into a pearl.’ What can we learn from this example?
Think and answer in your own words.
Which two aspects of nature teach us to accept change and adjust according to the situation?
Look at the following thing. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.
A bee
Look at the following thing. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.
An eagle
Impossible itself says ‘I M possible’. Do you agree? Justify your answer by citing some examples from the text and some that you have experienced or heard from someone.
