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प्रश्न
What two things are compared in the poem?
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उत्तर
It is difficult to judge whether the poet is trying to compare or is drawing a relation. Philip Larkin, in his poem Coming, celebrates the advent of the new season, spring, with the “fresh-peeled voice” of the thrush. He creates the imagery of the spring peeled out of the winter. The old season giving birth to the new season. Nature had been sleeping in the cold and gloomy winter and now the freshness of the new season sparked a new life in it. The birds, houses, gardens, the whole nature has joined the party to welcome the spring. Seeing this transformation the poet is so happy that he himself transcends into childhood.
Here Larkin highlights the difference between innocence and experience. He presents an innocent watching the adults, laughing and reconciling, probably after a fight or reconciling with life. How he begins to feel happy though he understands nothing. This is the innocence of the child that his happiness lies in others' happiness, which is juxtaposed with the experienced adults, who engage themselves in trivial issues creating troubles for themselves and others.
The poet has tried to bring out the difference between the two seasons and stages of human life. This mystique is beyond Larkin's comprehension and he is only left wondering about it all.
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A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
(ii) Kids in the age group of 6-12 years should get an average sleep of little less than 7 hours.
(iii) Kids should start their day with yogurt, fruits and veggies.
(iv) Children should have consistent sleeping habit.
A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep can help children succeed in school. According to research, when kids go to school without eating breakfast, their cognitive function can be affected.
According to study, kids should start the day with fruits, proteins and whole grains and they should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high. If the kids do need to eat something prior to dinner, parents should offer healthy choices like yogurt, fruits and veggies or baked chips. Children have also been advised to drink water instead of soda as-it lacks nutritional value. Moreover, research suggests that children need a good night's sleep for theiroverall school performance. It is said that. lack of sleep can lead to problems with attention and memory in the classroom, affect impulse control and mood regulation lead to.
anxiety and even depression.
While kids aged 6-12 years should get nine hours sleep nightly, adolescents from the age of 13 to 18 years should get an average sleep of little more than seven hours per night. However, the research suggests that catching up on lost sleep on the weekend can make matters worse and recommended a consistent bedtime seven days a week.
A2. Find
Fill in the blocks with the following given in the passage:
(i) Two things to be avoided by children:
(ii) Lack of sleep due to mood regulation leads to:
A3. Select
Select the correct word from the brackets and complete the statements given below:
(anxiety, consistent, impulse, attention)
(i) Last minutes study causes......... to the students.
(ii) Stress affects the.............. for a quick action.
(iii) Saina has shown ........... improvement in her performance.
(iv) Students should pay ..............in class.
A4. Language study
(i) Pick out anyone sentence from the passage where a modal auxiliary indicating advice is used.
(ii) Pick out the correct conjunctions from the given sentences:
(a) Kids should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high.
(b) It is said that lack of sleep can lead to problems.
A5. Personal response
We should eat healthy food. Explain..
Answer any two of the following questions in about 30‒40 words:
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(b) Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in 'Keeping Quiet'?
(c) What are the difficulties that aunt Jennifer faced in her life?
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Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kora
In which language are these word found?
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kyang
In which language are these word found?
Tick the statement that is true.
Rajendra Desphande was a historical event.
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________one's word
State the central issue in the poem.
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' Kummi', ' ghumar' and 'dandia' are some dance forms mentioned in the text. Make an inventory of folk dance forms in the different regions of the country.
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why does the poet appeal to us, to respect the life of a worm?
Paraphrase the poem in your own simple language. Write it down in your notebook.
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International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do the cows and sheep stand?
Read the lesson and name the following.
The Father of modern neurosurgery ______
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What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
Present any one of the speeches given above.
Visit a library:
Find more information/stories about scholars of the ancient world - Aryabhatta, Bhaskaracharya, Varahamihira, Charaka, Nagarjuna, Jeevaka.
Make a chart to show the important points to remember while making a graphic presentation.
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The garden still is alight with lilies.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
The king was determined to prevent his beloved son from ____________.
Visit a library:
Read Lewis Carroll’s book ‘Alice in Wonderland.’
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- On a school day
- On a holiday, and
- During examinations.
Start at the time you normally get up and list your activities
hourly: 7 am to 8 am, and so on.
You want to start human settlement somewhere else other than the earth, in the universe. Will you select a star or a planet? Why? What features supporting life will you look for? Try to find answers to such questions and make a presentation using scientific information and your imagination.
Form groups of 6-8. One person (leader) chooses one item - a picture, a paragraph, or a lesson from any one of the 9th standard textbooks and writes the reference on a slip of paper, and folds it. Others ask him/her questions and try to guess what it is, from his/her answers. Follow the rules given below.
- The maximum number of questions the rest of the group can ask is 20.
- You cannot ask a direct question like ‘What do you have in mind?’
- You can ask ‘Wh-’ questions or ‘Yes/no’ questions.
- The leader has to give truthful answers.
Do you know of similar stories in your mother tongue or in other languages? Narrate it in short.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
As soon as I ______ of my home, I greet my family.
Describe Gulliver’s home in Lilliput.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Command
What did Ahmad tell Kasim when he dug a channel and began to draw water?
What is meant by being ‘online’?
Departure was delayed because of the author.
What story did grandfather tell them about the haunted hill?
What do the people do when the festival of Music is celebrated?
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
Festival of Flowers.
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the alliterated words.
Work in groups of five. Tell the story in ten sentences.
You can begin the story like this:
The author’s Grandfather served in the Indian Forest Service.
After his retirement he built ______ Now continue the story. Each one should say one sentence.
Who came to India from Portugal in search of pepper?
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?
How did Gulliver overcome the adversity?
Why did the crowd gather by the side of the pond?
The little bird broadened the hole with her______.
In the Earth, we get water from ______.
The boy was rather unsympathetic to his sister.
Flag day is observed on the _________.
Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the question below.
List the characters that appear in the scene. What human characteristics do they exhibit?
Match the dialogue to the character.
| "I will do all the work myself." |  |
| "First, you charge my battery." |  |
| "I have bought you a robot." |  |
Anitha's friends wanted a______ robot in their houses.
What does Megalai do with elders?
The bird-catcher decided to sit under the ________.
The official was transferred.
Circle and write the adverbs.
I'm waiting here. ______
Parents never let us get ______.
Leafcutter ants grow fungus.
_____ fights with everyone in school.
When do you feel proud?
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“I am not rich enough to buy this plate. This is a gold plate.”
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sentence –
Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.
What did he learn about the birds?
What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?
