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प्रश्न
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________one's word
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उत्तर
To give one's word
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why did Franz not want to go to school that day?
(b) What was Sophie's ambition in life? How did she hope to achieve that?
(c) What kind of pain does Kamala Das feel in 'My Mother at Sixty-six'?
(d) How can 'mighty dead' be things of beauty?
(e) Why was the Maharaja once in danger of losing his kingdom?
(f) What was the basic plot of each story told by Jack?
Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
Do you think that the ruled always adopts the language of the ruler?
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
What are the unpleasant aspects of the human condition that the poet wants to escape from?
What quality of 'beauty' and 'love' does the poem highlight?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo swept a path around the garden for ________________.
Fill in the blank.
Moru Dada wanted to spray __________ on the moong crop.
Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words, occurring in the poem.
- clearmis ____________
- sowmid ____________
- gearuoc ____________
- rissupser ____________
- tabyue ____________
- madres ____________
- laveu ____________
- downre ____________
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
Birds and insects were benefitted from the tree.
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 was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
Suppose you suffer from a long - term illness (one or two weeks), what should you do and what should you avoid? Fill up the table of Dos and Don’ts.
| Dos | Don’ts |
| (1) Go to a doctor for diagnosis | (1) Do not ____________ |
| (2) ____________ | (2) Do not avoid medication on time. |
| (3) Take a suitable diet | (3) Avoid ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | (4) Avoid physical stress and exertion. |
| (5) Rest in a properly ventilated room. | (5) Do not ____________ |
| (6) Have cheerful thoughts, courage, positive attitude | (6) Do not lose ______ and ______ |
Behrman did not know anything about the last leaf on the ivy.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make their plans mathematically perfect, at the same time they calculate their profit.
Write a sentence each about three of your friends. Each time you should say what your friend cannot do, and yet, pay a compliment to your friend.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas.
The princess was as ______ as ______. (Positive)
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What makes Indra’s vajra or weapon invincible?
Compare the features of a comedy and tragedy.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Lysander and Demetrius fall in love with Helena as a result of the love potion.
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements - those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
The lesson that Bushi learned.
Complete the following using your own idea:
His head was too big to ______.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
He realised that making the body suffer was not ____________.
Put the following events in chronological order.
- The sword in the stone appeared in the churchyard.
- Lord Uther died.
- Lord Uther drove the barbarians away.
- The Lords and knights began to fight for the kingdom.
- Sir Kay left his sword behind at home.
- Merlin announced that Arthur was the son of Lord Uther.
- Arthur brought the sword from the churchyard.
- Ancient Britain was invaded by wild barbarians.
- Many knights tried to pull the sword out of the stone.
- Arthur grew up in Sir Ector’s house.
- Merlin entrusted a baby to Sir Ector.
Sayali was travelling in space for the first time.
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Read the poem again. Does it have a uniform rhyme scheme throughout?
Write down the rhyme scheme of every stanza separately.
- 1st stanza ______
- 2nd stanza ______
- 3rd stanza ______
- 4th stanza ______.
From any collection of classic poetry or the internet, find another famous poem by Robert Frost titled ‘Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening’. Try to understand the symbolism used in that poem in 8-10 lines.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Write any one of these stories, not as told by Gulliver, but by some other person.
If you were to grow very tiny like a Lilliputian, what are the things you would like to do? Write about any three of these things.
What difficulties do the people in the play face in the morning?
Write the names of the characters in this story.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
Identify the character/speaker.
Oh no, I'll never get back to the right size.
Read the “Story of Self Sacrifice and Bravery” once again and complete the flow chart.
Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
What did Grandmother feel about trees growing in the house?
What is as sharp as a blade?
Gulliver took the small creatures in his hand and crushed them.
Name the vegetables harvested in the vegetation hab.
Anitha's friends wanted a______ robot in their houses.
Rosy ______a bicycle.
The bird-catcher decided to sit under the ________.
Akilan learnt Judo for ______.
Did she give up the fight?
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Was Robinson alone in the island?
Appu felt hungry and ate a______.
Robinson named the boy______.
Choose the correct answer.
Meena was transferred to a______.
Match the rhyming words.
| Say | grow |
| All | time |
| Go | day |
| Rhyme | fall |
Choose the correct one.
Elephant
Name the animal and sound it makes.
A person who overcomes problems, will get ______ at the end.
What would you have done if your grandmother would have slipped?
What should parents do to ensure the safety of children in cyber space?
Match the following items from column-A with those column-B:
| Column 'A' | Column 'Non-Textual' |
| (a) Geoffrey Chaucer | (i) Trinidad |
| (b) Daniel Defoe | (ii) Wuthering Heights |
| (c) V.S. Naipaul | (iii) Robinson Crusoe |
| (d) Emile Bronte | (iv) The Canterbury Tales |
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
Make groups of 10-15. In this game, each person writes three sentences about himself/herself, two of which are true and the third one is a lie. Read aloud your sentences, while others guess which two are true and which is a lie.
Examples: Hello, everyone! I am Sonali. I have a brother and a sister. I live in Amalner. We have a pet dog at home.
In the game ‘Two Truths, One Lie!’, it is necessary to use details which can be verified to see whether they are true or false. For example, you cannot use sentences like ‘I once had a blue sweater.’
