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प्रश्न
What is the condition of the window described in the poem?
पर्याय
It is sparkling with its new glass panes
Three panes of it are cracked
All panes of it are broken off
The children playing cricket have broken the window completely
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उत्तर
Three panes of it are cracked
संबंधित प्रश्न
Think about the Text
Discuss in pairs and answer question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).
“I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says, “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion about himself when:
(i) he first smiles, and
(ii) he smiles again? In what way do his thoughts change in between, and why?
Read a short story about an exemplary boss.
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Working 12 to 18 hours a day was not uncommon for scientists at the rocket launching station, Thumba. A group of such scientists was frustrated due to the work pressure and meeting their boss's demands; however, they were loyal to him. With a jolt he remembered his promise to his children. He looked for his boss who was not in his omee. Having told him just that morning. he wrapped up his work and hurried home. |
Oh yes, we know it keeps them still,
They don't climb out the window sill,
They never fight or kick or punch,
They leave you free to cook the lunch
And wash the dishes in the sink....
But did you ever stop to think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved tot?
IT ROTS THE SENSE IN THE HEAD!
IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD!
IT CLOGS AND CLUTTERS UP THE MIND!
IT MAKES A CHILD SO DULL AND BLIND
HE CAN NO LONGER UNDERSTAND
A FANTASY, A FAIRYLAND!
HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE!
HIS POWERS OF THINKING RUST AND FREEZE!
HE CANNOT THINK - HE ONLY SEES!
Read the lines given above and answer the question given below.
What technique does Dahl use to convey the main message of the poem?
She again rubbed a match on the wall, and the light shone round her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet mild and loving in her appearance. “Grandmother,” cried the little one, “O take me with you; I know you will go away when the match burns out; you will vanish like the warm stove, the roast goose, and the large, glorious Christmas-tree.” And she made haste to light the whole bundle of matches, for she wished to keep her grandmother there. And the matches glowed with a light that was brighter than the noon-day, and her grandmother had never appeared so large or so beautiful. She took the little girl in her arms, and they both flew upwards in brightness and joy far above the earth, where there was neither cold nor hunger nor pain, for they were with God.
In the dawn of morning there lay the poor little one, with pale cheeks and smiling mouth, leaning against the wall; she had been frozen to death on the last evening of the year; and the New-year’s sun rose and shone upon a little corpse! The child still sat, in the stiffness of death, holding the matches in her hand, one bundle of which was burnt. “She tried to warm herself,” said some. No one imagined what beautiful things she had seen, nor into what glory she had entered with her grandmother, on New-year’s day.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What did the girl say to her grandmother? Why?
Discuss the following topic in groups.
What problems are you likely to face if you keep ants as pets?
Why was everyone in the Control Room greatly excited?
Why did Tansen agree to sing Raga Deepak?
What are the games or human activities which use trees, or in which trees also ‘participate’?
Which is the word in the extract that means ‘a liquid sweet juice?
What must have been called as the ‘drinking straws’ by the poet?
Multiple Choice Question:
A house becomes a home with ________
List out the action words in the poem.
Dive, dip, snaps, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________
Find out the meanings of these words.
Look at the following phrases and their meanings. Use the phrase to fill in the blank in the sentence given below.
Why don’t you __________________ your ideas on paper?
Discuss the posture of the squirrel as discussed in line 3 of the poem.
Who does not like the rebels?
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following sentences.
Gopal was a madman. ________
Who wishes to go into the shed soon?
Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
| how, what, when, where, which |
My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn’t know ______ to do and ______ to look for it.
Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
I promise to ………….. on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?
