Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Why do you think Paul's mother was not satisfied with the yearly birthday gift of 1,000 pounds for five years.
Advertisements
उत्तर
The incident defines a great deal of the character of Hester, Paul's mother. A beautiful woman though she was, who started with all advantages, had no luck. Thus, dissatisfied as she was for her husband not being able to fulfill her desires for a lavish lifestyle. She felt that her household and her children had been thrust upon her and should not love them. Thus, Paul did for her what his father could not do. He earned her money through his luck. He was desperate to prove it to her that he was worthy of it. So, he decided to give her mother his hard-earned 5,000 pounds discretely. Uncle Oscar and Paul brought up a scheme that they would give Hester 1000 pounds for five years on her birthday. However, as the mother was under debt, rather than trying to discover who was being generous towards her, she asked for the 5,000 pounds all in once to end her debt. It seems that Hester was not the one to learn from her lessons and so she returned to her lavish lifestyle not treading carefully and did not save anything for a rainy day. She was not a lady to be satisfied. She knew from the beginning that she and her husband had a little income and thus should have altered their lifestyle. However, she blamed it all on her husband for being unlucky and never loved or supported her family.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Helen's struggle has become a source of inspiration for all less fortunate. Comment.
Complete the flow-chart :
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
billowed
'Have you come back?' said the woman.'I thought that no one had come back.'
Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it?
Do you know of any incident when someone has been brought back to life from the brink of death through medical help. Discuss medical procedures such as organ transplant and organ regeneration that are used to save human life.
Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
Replacing old machines with new is better than getting them repaired.
How does the poem capture the elusive nature of the peacock?
How does Forster trace the human interest in the story to primitive times?
How does the poem emphasise the physical prowess of the Hawk?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the crop.
Guess the types of hardships they must have faced in their childhood and youth.
Make a list of archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
Rearrange the following in the proper order and insert them into a flow chart as per the poem.
- The plate turned to lead when it was gifted to false-hearted claimants.
- Many claimants donated their wealth to receive the plate of gold.
- For almost two years, no claimants received the plate of gold.
- A plate of gold fell in a temple from Heaven.
- The peasant offered comfort and courage to a blind miserable beggar, whom all had ignored.
- The priests announced that the one who loved God most of all would receive the gift from Heaven.
- When the priest gave the plate of gold to that peasant, it shone with thrice its luster.
- A simple peasant, who had nothing to offer, came to that temple.
You have heard the proverb ‘Plan your work, work your plan’. It means - ________________.
Read the lesson and name the following.
A sack around the heart ______
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 an eel
List all the words specially used in the game of Kabaddi.
Wash your handkerchief clean. Hang it with a peg to dry in the wind. Watch how it flutters.
Choose any one of the objects we use daily and find out how it is made. Present the information in the form of a chart.
Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer because he understood human nature better than anyone else. Explain the statement in the context of the play.
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A poor man stole some ornaments from a rich girl.
Write a short note on the following:
The message in the vision.
Discuss:
Is it necessary to develop a good accent? Why? What efforts can you take to improve your pronunciation? With your teacher’s help, find out how to use online dictionaries for the purpose.
Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
I made a rare choice.
Rewrite in your own words.
One event from the story.
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Tengumai Bopsulai
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
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.
List the various ways of avoiding the errors mentioned in the passage.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“Mighty thy Teacher must be and divine.”
What is meant by being ‘offline’?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What is the humour element in the above incident?
How were offerings carried during the ancient period?
Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.
What did he detect?
The market was ______ away from the village.
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
That spreads treasures on a tree.
Read the line and answer the question.
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over
What does the poet want to do after his voyage is over?
How can you balance your academic goals and your passion for sports or arts?
What did the father give to all the daughters?
Match their hobbies.
 |
swimming |
 |
cycling |
 |
gardening |
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
What did you ______ at the store?
The hen-pigeon returned home when it started to _______.
Name the character or speaker.
“Learn well, live well!”
Why was the fish floating on top?
Read the passage three times and colour a cup for eachtime.
There is a table under a tree. A man with a big hat and a hare with long ears are sitting. A young girl is sitting between them. There are many cups on the table. The girl has a cup in her hand, and the man has a pot in his hand. It seems like they are having tea. Yes, they are having tea at the tea party in Wonderland. The girl is Alice, and she is in Wonderland.
Choose the correct answer.
Are you the first to protect the nature?
Pick out the rhyming words and write.
| green | |
| human | |
| will | |
| welfare |
Leaf cutter ants drink ______.
Recite the poem with correct intonation.
In real the plate was made of ______.
Write the word with same meaning.
eraser- ______.
How does she move the brush?
What subject did he like the most?
If the fisher draws his net soon, he won’t get ______ in the net.
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | earn | day |
| 2. | fend | learn |
| 3. | glow | end |
| 4. | play | slow |
List three questions that the little boy asks.
- ______
- ______
- ______
What strange things did Alice see?
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
