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प्रश्न
What does “this circumstance” refer to?
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उत्तर
‘This circumstance’ refers to the present situation of the poet wherein the poet is absorbed in the painful memory of her dead mother. Looking at the photograph and thinking of her mother’s laughter, the poet also realises that it has been the same number of years since her mother died as her mother’s age in the photograph.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Attempt a character sketch of Mr Gilman as a teacher.
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?
Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.
What do the following utterance indicate?
(i)“I told her, through Daniel ...”
(ii)“It’s a cold,” he said finally through Tsetan.
How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a large group of friends but no best buddy.
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
In order to tidy the room, Jo __________________.
Write down any two Slogans on 'Gender Equality'.
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why was the Prince sad?
Read the poem below and fill in the gaps, choosing appropriate pairs of rhyming words, to make them meaningful.
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Little things Little drops of water, Thus the little minutes, Little deeds of kindness, |
(love - above / sand - land / be - eternity)
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Skeleton branches ____________.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
The newly planned city looks modern and amazingly beautiful.
Pick out dialogue of Tenali Raman that proves that he had the following quality.
Wit and wisdom
Your friend fell down learning to ride a bicycle and now has given it up altogether. What do you think will be the poet’s advice? Write it down.
Find at least two things from the poem that show the following:
It is the early morning.
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a fox
Find more information about the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force with the help of your teacher.
The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
He is a brave but irresponsible person.
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The meadow is wrapped in shadow.
List the various people and places mentioned in the passage. The places Milo visits and the people he meets have unusual names. Write the meanings of those names.
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers.
Think and answer:
Is the poet talking about heavy rains in the rainy season or rain that has come after a long time?
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
Nobody knows for certain who ___________________.
Write about the sights you may see from a bus or an airplane. You may write it in the form of a short poem.
Find and read other poems of R. L. Stevenson using the internet. Find other rhythmic poems about trains, in English, or other languages.
Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from the content below:
Troy was filled with the sight of leaping flames and the sound of shouting and the noise of weapons and the cries of weeping women. The sleeping Trojans sprang out of their beds, but they were taken by surprise. Their enemies were right inside their walls, and many of the Trojans were killed before they could put on their armour and seize their weapons.
A bright light lit up the night sky as palaces and houses, temples and towers, went up in flames. The Trojans fought as well as they could, but it was all in vain. Old King Priam was killed with all his brave sons. Hector’s wife and his old mother and sister were carried off as slaves by the conquerors. Their fate was in contrast to Helen’s when King Menelaus rushed through the city, looking for her, and found her in her palace. She hung her head in shame and sorrow as she faced her former husband. Her voice was choked with emotion and she could not speak. But Menelaus forgave her and she went back with him, for it was only Aphrodite who had turned her heart away from her home and her husband and her child.
When morning came, nothing was left of the proud, rich city that had resisted attack for ten years.
Find one example of the following given below from the poem: Metaphor
Using the information given in the passage, write a short note on the following in your mother tongue.
Gond art
Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
I made a rare choice.
List 5 of the sounds that you like.
Form a group of 4 or 5. Make a ‘storyboard’ for the story ‘Three Sacks of Rice’.
Arrange the story in the form of a sequence of pictures.
Decide what you will show in each picture; what words/lines you will write with each picture to explain what happens in it.
You can also add ‘speech balloons’ for the people in the pictures.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should try to talk most of the time whenever there is a discussion.
Look at the speaker in each picture. Say whether each one is a good speaker. Give reasons for your answer.
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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.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Question
What did Suresh ask Usha? Why?
How should you speak with old people?
The______ of ______ are nearly run.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
Find out the rhyme scheme employed in the fourth stanza.
Read the poem aloud in pairs
Read the following lines and answer the questions.
It isn’t an instantaneous thing
Born of despair with a sudden spring
- What does ‘it’ refer to?
- What does ‘born of despair mean’?
There are seven kinds of sea turtles in the world.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
What does the summer bring?
Amuthan locked the door behind him.
Is TV and video game the only way to pass time? Can we do something else?
How do we keep our integrity?
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I was cruel and selfish.”
Choose the champion of the year.
Guess how would the sparrow pull the elephant and the crocodile.
______ lies stretching in the river.
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
Why did Tenzin cry every day?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
anthill- ______
In which season is ice cream popular?
At the end of the festival , Kamali and Senthil saved______.
Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?
Find words from the passage which are antonyms of the following.
- artificially (para 1)
- strength (para 2)
Now read the following article on the emerging career options in the modern era and answer the questions that follow.
The students at the higher secondary level in schools start thinking of suitable courses to take up at the university level based on their aptitude, ability, and interests. While considering the higher education options, they should also plan the career path they wish to take. In today’s complex job scenario, there is a mismatch between demand and supply. On one hand, we have qualified professionals desperately trying to find a job, while on the other hand, there are many professions that need suitable talented employees. But such skilled employees are unavailable. Therefore, the need of the hour is that students have an understanding of the emerging career options. and globalisation has widened the scope of career options in the twenty–first century. Let us consider some popular careers.
Fashion Designing
The current cosmopolitan and fashion–conscious wave that has taken over our country has opened up a huge arena for careers in fashion. These careers encompass designing clothes, costumes, jewellery, footwear, wardrobe, cosmetics, accessories and the like.
Culinary Arts
With food and cookery shows being a major trend across the world, culinary arts, a sub-domain of the hospitality sector, has now become the most sought-after career.
Paramedical sciences
In recent times, there has been a great demand in the health care industry. Paramedical professionals who support medical practitioners in areas such as optometry, pathology, nursing, physiotherapy, and dentistry are much sought after.
Media, Journalism and Advertising
In this information era, print and entertainment media have become a force to reckon with. This arena has become a huge career playground because youngsters are attracted to it as the exposure and reach are greater through such mass media. We notice that radio and TV channels, internet companies, and advertising agencies are increasingly recruiting qualified professionals.
Hotel Management
The hotel industry is the fastest-growing industry in India. The number of international travellers (both for business and leisure) is increasing. The hospitality and service industry offers career options such as house keeping, front-desk executives, tourism management, etc.
Sports Management
With multinational companies supporting sports, careers in sports offer enormous scope. One need not be a player or an athlete to shine in a sports career because the field of sports offers various career options such as technical trainers, commentators, sports journalists, dieticians, referees, etc. Conducting sports events successfully, organizing the event laudably, preparing the ground for the event are all part of sports management.
- When do students start thinking about their career path?
- How can students build a strong career?
- What are the integral aspects of a successful career?
- What is meant by ‘culinary art’?
- Why is media a popular career option?
- Name some paramedical courses mentioned in the passage.
- Why is the hotel industry seen as the fastest growing in India?
- Does one have to be a player to opt for a career in the field of sports? Answer giving reasons.
- Pick one word from the passage which is the opposite of ‘modern’.
- Which word in the passage means ‘composed of people from many parts of the country’?
