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प्रश्न
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
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उत्तर
The finer growths that a story supports in a novel are the art of characterisation, the narrative techniques and thematic and plot structures. The story is the backbone, the basic structure without which the rest of the technicalities and structures are meaningless. It is the story line that determines the other features in a novel. The story contains the DNA of the novel.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
Why does Anne call herself 'a bundle of contradictions'?
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?
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
Tick the statement that is true.
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.
In which language do you think Bhausahebanchi Bakhar was written?
Indian society has moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story. Discuss.
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
The story begins and ends with Iona and his horse. Comment on the significance of this to the plot of the story.
What were the attempts made by the author to get his watch repaired?
'It is not an accident that the most discrimination literary criticism of Shelley's thought and work is by a distinguished scientist, Desmond King-Hele.' How does this statement bring out the meeting point of poetry and science?
Notice these expressions in the poem and guess their meaning from the context:
| rancid breath | squelching tar |
| spectroscopic flight of fancy | |
| rearing on the thunderclap | brunette |
| peroxide blonde | clinical assent |
| raven black |
How does Kumudini Lakhia describe her guru Ramgopal's influence on her?
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Find from the story one word for the following.
a very narrow passage between buildings ______
Answer in your own words.
What did Revathi discover about her balsam plants?
Go through the text again and find the reasons that forced Peter to shoot down a person.
- The keepers spotted him.
- _________________________
- _________________________
Write down any two Slogans on 'Gender Equality'.
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
Where do we find all types of wild animals in urban areas?
Read the first and second stanza of the poem. We understand that the poet wants to suggest the powerful dominance of the planners who shape the town according to their selfish desires. Make a list of such expressions. You may begin with -
- All the spaces are gridded, filled with permutations of possibilities.
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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 mouse.
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
One particular friend of yours is always late for college, social functions, movies, etc. and delays everyone.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The fabric is woven by Thiruvalluvar
Find the meaning of ‘Charity begins at home’. Find other sayings which have a similar meaning.
Write a short note on the following:
Veterinary Science in Ancient India.
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The meadow is wrapped in shadow.
Make a time table of your daily routine
- 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.
If you were to draw a landscape on the basis of this poem, what elements will you show in it? What colours will you use?
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Before we do the experiment in the Laboratory, let me ______ you all about it.
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
Write the characteristics of a good listener.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
anywhere
List all the words and phrases in this story that indicate 'time'.
Discuss the following in group.
Do people admit that they have bad habits?
Read the following.
- Skipper: captain of a ship or boat.
- Dipper: This word has two meanings. Dipper means a container for taking out water. Also, there are two constellations called Little Dipper (Little Bear) and Big Dipper (Big Bear) in the sky.
- Milky Way: The band of light consisting of stars that spreads across the sky at night.
What does 'Rangaawali' mean?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
- What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
- Why do they find everything amiss?
How did Zigzag communicate with the Krishnans?
Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?
What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?
What scared Usha during the dark rainy night?
What makes us happy and free, according to the poet?
Sea turtles are very small.
When did the garden become a happy place for the author?
How did Grandfather’s dream come true?
Why did Muthu and his friends step out of the train?
The girl admitted to her brother that she was badly frightened.
Where is Jaswantgarh located?
Vicky's dad bought a ______ robot.
What was the dish served to the old man?
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Circle the animals which are in the voyage.
How did they go to school?
How does she move the brush?
Pick out word which mean the same as
place or fix (para 2)
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
