Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Which all houses are characterised by the term ‘meadow houses’?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Burrows in the ground meant for smaller animals, nests beneath the tall grass for birds and mounds for ants are the various houses that are characterised by the term, ‘meadow houses.’ While exploring the meadows one can see all of these.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain what the reason for the following is .
Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.
What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?
What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere Why does he say that he is also back?
Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,
Tinkling,luminous,tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to context.
Old Kaspar took it from the boy,
Who stood expectant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And,with a natural sigh,
"Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he,
"Who fell in the great victory.
"I find them in the garden,
For there's many here about;
And often when I go to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out!
For many thousand men,"said he,
"Were slain in that great victory."
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What did Old Kasper do when Peterkin came to him with the object?
The athletes had come from all over the country
To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze
Many weeks and months of training
All coming down to these games.
The spectators gathered around the old field
To cheer on all the young women and men
The final event of the day was approaching
Excitement grew high to begin.
Read the lines given above and answer the following question:
Explain with reference to context.
Discuss in small groups
• Has Rukku Manni done exactly the same as the children? In your opinion, then, is it right for one party to blame the other?
Who is Mridu and with whom Mridu went to Rukku Manni’s place?
What are the functions of feelers or antennae for an ant?
How did the customer feel after freeing the doves?
What do you know about Tansen’s life before he joined Akbar’s court?
What was troubling the talking fan?
Fill in the blank in the sentence below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or ask your teacher.)
Can you ____________ this word in the dictionary?
Why does the poet want to peep through the window as he passes it?
Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.
| patient, proper, possible, sensitive, competent |
He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.
In Act V, Scene I of the play The Tempest, Alonso says, "Irreparable is the loss." What is the irreparable loss being referred to here?
With close reference to Act V, examine how Shakespeare presents the idea of forgiveness and reconciliation at the end of the play.
Why did the Gujar women strike the big brass gurrahs with stick?
When did the angel appear to Abou Ben Adhem?
Read the following extract from Jesse Owens's short story, ‘My Greatest Olympic Prize’ and answer the question that follows:
| I wasn't too worried about all this. I'd trained, sweated and disciplined myself for six years with the Games in mind. While I was going over on the boat, all I could think about was taking home one or two of those gold medals. I had my eye especially on the running broad jump. |
- What does Owens mean by 'all this'? What games does he refer to? [3]
- What made Owens confident of winning a gold medal or two? [3]
-
What was the ‘surprise’ that Hitler had kept hidden from the world?
How did Owens feel when he came face to face with the ‘surprise’? [3] - Describe Owens’ performance in the broad jump trials.
What doubts filled his mind at this time? [3] - What makes Luz Long’s behaviour at the ‘Games’ truly remarkable in the context of the times?
Identify a theme that is common to the short story ‘My Greatest Olympic Prize and the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’. [4]
