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प्रश्न
What facet of political life does the behaviour of Ajamil illustrate?
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उत्तर
The poem Ajamil and the Tigers is a political satire by Arun Kolatkar; Ajamil and the Tigers represent the corrupt politicians and the oppressed subjects. The sheep represent the mass, the mob; the sheepdogs are the incarnation of the army. It is to be seen how the commoners, sheep, and sheepdog, are annihilated by the rulers, Ajamil. How their sentiments are overlooked. The poet has beautifully retold the fantastic story of Ajamil, the believed to be a good shepherd, which he possibly heard in Jejuri. When the tigers are captured by the brave sheepdog, Ajamil lets them lose, despite being warned by the dog. To show his prominence, he did not listen to the sheepdog and did not even make any eye contact with him. Rather he offered a gala feast to the tigers and gave them gifts like sheep meat, skin, and wool. The audacious warriors are paid no heed to and the subjects are sacrificed for Ajamil wanted to maintain his supremacy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to take issue with
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any animal that catches mice ______
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Bees:
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The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
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(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a lark
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A blog helps us to express our - ___________.
- Feelings
- _________
- _________
- _________
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It is the early morning.
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Note down the names of the players and say whether each one belongs to 9 A or 9 B.
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He is obedient and simple.
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What should human beings do in order to make progress?
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His head was too big to ______.
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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.
Read the following from the Language Study pages:
- adjective clause
- adverb clause
- noun clause
Find one example of each from the passages. (Note the linking word when you do that.)
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
Jesus had actually visited Papa Panov only once on Christmas Eve.
Did Gopal Bhand have a field?
Name the following.
Ruler of Germany.
Describe Gulliver’s walk around the city.
What is meant by being ‘offline’?
Identify the character or speaker.
I will tie you neck and feet together.
How did the cops manage to enter the locked house?
Hamid was like one with wings on his feet. This means ______
In what ways are we doing injustice to nature?
What are the disadvantages of speaking harshly?
Who inhabited the jungles that the train passed through?
“I will die, but not run away.” – Justify the saying of Neerja.
Read the following lines and answer the questions.
It’s a slow, unwavering, ingrained trait
With the patience to work and the strength to wait.
- What is an ‘ingrained trait’?
- Why does a courageous man need patience?
Read the story and fill in the grid by ticking each character’s qualities.
Discuss in pairs to rate the characteristic and give marks from 1 to 10 depending on the grade of each quality.
Justify your views in one or two sentences.
| Characteristics | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Reed | Bessie | Helen Burns | Miss. Temple |
| arrogant | |||||
| bitter | |||||
| caring | |||||
| courageous | |||||
| cruel | |||||
| emotional | |||||
| friendly | |||||
| kind | |||||
| sensitive | |||||
| rich | |||||
| poor | |||||
| patient | |||||
| self-disciplined | |||||
| unjust |
Discuss in groups and share your views in three or four sentences with others in the class.
What is your favourite dish? Do you know the spices that go into it?
What did Anitha eat in the expo?
Why did everyone ridicule the boy?
Will you solve a mystery with friends? Why?
All the children wished to go to the______.
Choose the correct answer.
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. share | dare |
| 2. bread | rest |
| 3. care | needs |
| 4. deeds | ahead |
| 5. zest | bear |
Muthu collected ______ from every house.
If we didn’t have boundaries, we don’t need _______.
Why did Jana have a nightmare?
Fill in the blank
In which season is ice cream popular?
The merchant paid______ to the boatman.
Choose the correct one.
Rooster
Work or play, let us______.
The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves ______.
The garden Alice saw was
Where did the naughty boy go?
What is Gandhiji’s ideal?
