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प्रश्न
Why has he compared the three passions to great winds?
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उत्तर
Russell compared his three passions to great winds as they were the driving force in his life. They directed his life and gave him the reason for his existence. These great winds are: the love, the knowledge and the pity for the suffering of the mankind. He found ecstasy in the first two that took him to heaven while the third brought him back to the earth with the practical reality. It appears from the words of the author, these are essential parts of his life. It was because of his passions, he found his life to be worth living and that he would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to him. So, his passions are like the great winds of his life directing him all along.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away,
It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may,
Don’t keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
(1) What do we treasure in a chest?
(2) How does the poet went us to use the gift of life?
(3) Do you agree that life should be measured un deeds and not in years? Why?
(4) Which words in the poem mean the following :
(a) Kept from developing
(b) Hollow places in a wall
(5) Life is a gift to be used every day. [Name and explain the figure of speech]
Attempt in 120‒150 words a character sketch of Miss Sullivan.
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below:
How does the insertion of dialogue in the story contribute to its interest?
Why do you think Paul's mother was not satisfied with the yearly birthday gift of 1,000 pounds for five years.
What do the references to the birds and animals made in the poem suggest?
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
Why have the words, 'pretended' and 'seemed' been used in the lines:
...Pretended to believe every single word
of what the tiger king said.
And seemed to be taken in by all the lies.
How does the sense of these lines connect with the line 'Ajamil wasn't a fool'?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a large group of friends but no best buddy.
Answer in your own words.
What are the provisions in the Declaration of the United Nations, to ensure the equality of men and women?
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
Indians respect the freedom of others.
‘But the peasant bowed and prayed to God ...........’ What could he have prayed for?
Read the descriptions of the following from the story and describe any one of them using your own words.
- The ivy vine
- Behrman
- The last leaf that Johnsy saw
Read the following word and use it in a sentence of your own.
Renown
Visit a library: Find the stories of
- Mulla Nasiruddin
- Gopal Bhand and
- Tenali Raman. Share them in the class.
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
Your very close friend has been using a fake social media account to play pranks on others and is not ready to stop in spite of several attempts by you.
What would happen if children didn’t go to school? Discuss the question in groups of 5-8 and prepare a short composition on it.
Read the given words and share with your friend what comes to your mind.
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The rich young man
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The fabric is woven by Thiruvalluvar
Visit a library:
Read the biographies of other Indian Saints. Share at least one story from their life with your friends. What message does it contain?
What changes in the stage setting would you suggest.
List five questions from the play which can be answered with 'yes' or 'no'.
If you saw someone abusing an animal, what would you do? Write about it in 5 lines.
In the last stanza, there are three four-letter words that refer to a beautiful valley.
They are: • ______ • ______ • ______
Which lines are repeated in the poem? What do they mean?
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should always speak softly but clearly.
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
Complete the given tabular column with the suitable plural forms.
| chair | - | |
| box | - | |
| Eskimo | - | |
| lady | - | |
| radius | - | |
| formula | - | |
| child | - | |
| deer | - | |
| loaf | - | |
| hero | - |
Hamid was like one with wings on his feet. This means ______
Read the lines and answer the questions.
Deep inside the mountain
the adventures hide themselves.
Where do adventures hide?
Read the line and answer the question.
And the wheel’s kick and the winds song and the white sail’s shaking
What according to the poet are the pleasures of sailing?
Everyone in the ship started to pray because ______.
Find out the idiom that relates to ‘whatever the circumstances’, from the first paragraph.
The war between the two kingdoms ended in peace.
Which place was the last stand of the Indian army?
Who asked the Robot to charge the phone?
The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
Divide the following word.
circle
Meena's village was hit by waves on a______.
Circle and write the adverbs.
I drink coffee thrice a day. ______
Why was the teacher annoyed?
Rani thought of herself as a _______ engineer.
Senthil bought a ______ from his savings.
What will help you say the truth?
Do you tell the truth always? Why?
Let us learn a few more word by joining the dots. Join the dots and fill the table below.
| subway | |
| holiday | |
| closet | |
| pants | |
| chips |
______ was helpful for his father to drive out the wild animals.
What does the poet want us to do at night?
Who agreed to help Helen?
When should we not water the plants?
How was the stump of the tree useful?
What did he make out of it?
Which of the following should one avoid while using social media? Tick against the correct options.
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1. Fill in the blanks: (2)
- ______ percent of our daily communication is non-verbal.
- Eye contact is another type of ______ communication.
- Frequent blinking is a sign of the person feeling ______.
- One can readily detect _______.
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According to some experts, a staggering 93 percent of our daily communication is non-verbal. Facial expressions are easy to decipher. One can readily detect happiness, sadness, anger. Physicians can tell a patient is doing well (or not) by looking at his/her face. Eye contact is another type of non-verbal communication, which can tell a lot about the other person. The eyes convey a range of emotions-happiness, sadness, boredom, surprise, confidence .......... even emotional interest. Staring at someone's forehead may intimidate the recipient, staring at the mouth is sometimes interpretated as a sign of emotional interest. In fact, staring into someone's eyes is a sign of lying, and so is looking away. In certain cultures, lack of eye contact is taken as a sign of respect. If body language is to be defined, it is a combination of facial expression, gestures, eye contact, body movements and posture and voice. Frequent blinking is a sign of the person feeling distressed or uncomfortable. If the pupils are dilated, it ofter indicates interest, even emotional interest. The lips also reflect our body language, and lip biting indicates worry and/or anxiety; tightening of the lips may be an indication of disapproval. Slightly turned-up lips indicate happiness and slightly turned-down lips indicate sadness. |
A2.
A3. Find the antonyms of: (2)
- verbal × ______
- entertaining × ______
- sender × ______
- comfortable × ______
A4. Do as Directed: (2)
- The eyes convey a range of emotions. (Frame a 'Wh' question in order to get the underlined part as answer).
- Physicians can tell about a patient's wellness. (Rewrite using 'able to')
A5. Personal Response: (2)
Non-verbal communication plays an important role in our daily life. Comment.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
Look up the following entries in the Language Study pages given at the end.
- stress
- intonation
- sound
- consonant
- vowel
