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प्रश्न
Why do you think that the poet has chosen the title ‘Telephone Conversation’? If you were to suggest another title for the poem, what would it be?
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उत्तर
'Different- are We?' could be another suggestion for the title of the poem.
However, the poet has chosen a very appropriate title for the poem - 'Telephonic Conversation'. It refers very aptly to the shallow racism being projected by the conversation between the landlady who is 'white' and the poet who is 'dark'. The telephone symbolises the gap between the two ends of the line, the impossibility for both ends to meet.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Attempt a character sketch of Mr Gilman as a teacher.
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below :
A1 Compare the old and new house and complete the table :
| Points | Old House | New House |
| Surrounding | razzle-dazzle | – |
| Size of the house | – | big |
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city’s commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she asked father, “We do not have enough curtains for this place. And the furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at such a distance from the dining-room? It is like doing a route march. And who is going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made extravagant promises to help in the household chores. Keep our rooms tidy. Put away our toys and books. She smiled with amused disbelief, her mind already working out how many meters of curtain-cloth would be needed and so on.
A2 Complete :
Complete the following list of objections that the mother had with the new house :
(i) Inadequate _______
(ii) Do not have _______
(iii) Kitchen at a distance from _______
(iv) A very big _______
A3 Personal response:
Do you agree with the objections raised by the mother? Explain.
Tick the statement that is true.
The story hinges on a particular historical event.
What do you think is the message that the author seems to convey through the story?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice.
Write words from the poem that describe the following.
- sky ____________
- heart ____________
- hand ____________
- beginning ____________
- surprises ____________
Find from the story one word for the following.
the highest-ranking officer in the Municipality of a city/town ______
What decision taken by Dick changed his fortune?
Little creatures in nature can also be your teachers. Think and write what we can learn from the following.
Bees:
Read the poem aloud and you will find some old outdated words that we do not use in the everyday language now.
However, some writers/poets use them to impart an old-fashioned flavour to suit the background of their write-up. Such words are called Archaic words.
Give the modern words for the archaic words from the poem.
- thy
- being
- bestow'd
- thee
- thou
- cans't
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why does the poet appeal to us, to respect the life of a worm?
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why did the Swallow finally decide not to leave the Prince?
Think and answer in your own words.
Why does the poet call our life ‘poor’?
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners deliberately find drawbacks in the old city planning.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
The Robotic Surgery
Read the following phrase and use it in a sentence of your own in proper form.
To voice something
Answer the following question in short.
On what condition did Tenali Raman agree to take up the challenge?
Find 2/4 expressions of humour from the extract.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What does the man who misses all the fun do?
In the novel, the Lethargarians give a whole day’s time table of their activities. Can you guess what it would be like?
Use your own ideas and prepare their time table.
Write one line about the following with the help of the poem.
wind in the autumn evening
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers and the villagers.
Talk about the good qualities of any one person you do not like. (You need not name the person.)
Think and answer:
Does the last line make you happy or sad? Why?
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
They may be composed and sung or recited for many years before __________________.
Suggest at least one method of creating something useful or beautiful from waste.
List the various ways of avoiding the errors mentioned in the passage.
Rearrange the following in their proper order as in the poem. Write the serial number against each line:-
(a) The Ostad sang the Malkous Raga enchantingly.
(b) Akbar followed Tansen, dressed miserably.
(c) I request you to sing such a song that will I experience unmatched joy.
(d) Ostad was nowhere to be seen.
(e) O Divine Teacher, please gift us the joy of your song.
(f) One day, the singer sang Deepak Raga in the court.
(g) Akbar expressed his wish to meet the Teacher.
(h) He experienced heavenly delight.
(i) Tansen sings to please the earthly king but Ostad devotes his songs to God.
(j) She sang Raga Malhar, which had a cooling effect.
What did Gopal Bhand want to tell the husband and wife?
Read the poem and answer the following.
Which strawberries are sweeter?
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with stepmother.
Who was Caliban? What was he employed for?
In New York, Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he.
What challenges does Alice face and how does she overcome them?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Olive Ridleys are the only sea turtles seen on Indian shores.
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
How cheerful he seems to grin
Who does ‘he’ refer to?
When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather's dream had come true because the______.
Women should not be compared with men in cricket, says Mithali.
Read the questions related to the three sports stars you have read about and tick the appropriate boxes.
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| 1. Who won the Olympic 2016 silver medal in badminton? | |||
| 2. Who is the role model for her siblings? | |||
| 3. Whose mother tongue is Tamil? | |||
| 4. Whose attitude is 'never-say-die spirit'? | |||
| 5. Which player works in the Police Department? | |||
| 6. Which player holds the record for the highest individual score in cricket? |
Our planet is called the _____.
What did the father give to all the daughters?
The hen-pigeon returned home when it started to _______.
The bird-catcher had a pigeon in his _______.
The hen-pigeon got dry _______ for the bird catcher.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Identify the character/speaker.
He bought a new fish tank.
Uthaman was skilled in _____.
What does the man have?
How did they go to school?
Match the following and write the new word.
| 1. | pre | continue |
| 2. | dis | familiar |
| 3. | un | open |
| 4. | re | view |
The villagers took oath not to harm the _______.
What did the grandfather announce?
What will you do if you have a gold plate?
Write the word with same meaning.
dustbin- ______.
Write the word with same meaning.
Flat
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | earn | day |
| 2. | fend | learn |
| 3. | glow | end |
| 4. | play | slow |
How did he challenge everybody?
Activity: Live English: Packs, packets, pouches, wrappers
Given above is the picture of an imaginary food item’s packet. Let us see how to ‘read’ the matter on the packet as a vigilant consumer.
- Look at the wrapper and complete the sentences.
- The name of the food item is ______.
- It is made by ______.
- It is a ______ food item. (Veg/Non-veg)
- The ______ sign indicates whether it is a Veg or Non-veg food item.
- The ingredients are ______, ______, ______, ______.
- The date of packing is ______ and the expiry date is ______.
- It should be consumed before ______ from the date of manufacturing.
- Try and obtain more information about the various symbols printed on the packet.
- Discuss the following -
- Why the ‘recipe’ is given on the packet.
- Why the packet tells us to visit the website of the company.
- What ideas are used to make the packet attractive?
- How you will verify whether something is good for you to eat.
