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Poem (Class 11th)
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पाठ 2.2: Confessions of a Born Spectator - Exercises [पृष्ठ ५६]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 2.2 Confessions of a Born Spectator
Exercises | Q 5. C. (i) | पृष्ठ ५६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Guess what friendly words these two gentlemen exchange when shaking hands.


What do you associate with the title of the poem?


What happens to the poet when he visits someone for the third time?


How does the poet compare his face with dresses?


What does the poet mean when he says ‘good bye’?


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

‘But now they only laugh with their teeth, While their ice-block-cold eyes…’

  1. Who are ‘they’?
  2. Explain: ice-block-cold eyes
  3. Identify the figure of speech used here.

The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?


Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?


Read the poem and complete the table with suitable rhyming words

e.g. enter center
  hockey
admire  
  romp
  deeds
score  
please  
  wrist
demands  
  stadium

Why do accidents usually happen in the playground? Give your own examples and explain


How does the poet feel while enjoying the beauty of Nature?


Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?


What is Macavity expected to be doing after committing a crime?


Which two characters does the poet refer to as examples of wicked cats?


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s.

  1. What seems to be a challenge for the Scotland Yard?
  2. Why do they need his footprints?

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.

  1. Which cat is being talked of here?
  2. How is he different from the rest?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

And when you think he’s half asleep, he’s always wide awake


Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement.

  Name Field
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.
  2. What quality do you admire the most in each of these achievers?
  3. What are the qualities that you may share with them?
  4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.
  1. ______.
  2. ______.
  3. ______.
  4. ______.

Which quality does the speaker wish to nourish? What is his mission?


What does ‘hillock’ refer to in the line ‘Every hillock has a summit to boast!’?


Why does the speaker say ‘Everest is not the only peak’?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Defeat we repel, courage our fort;

  1. How do we react to defeat?
  2. Which is considered as our stronghold?

Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.


What do the three words, ‘graves, worms and epitaphs’, refer to?


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits,…”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”


Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.

Who does the future generations remember easily - the victor or the vanquished? Give reasons. Also, cite relevant references from King Richard’s speech.


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