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प्रश्न
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
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उत्तर
- Helmlet
- Othello
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Twelfth Night
- As you like it
- Macbeth
- Much Ado about Nothing
- A Mid-Summer Night's Dream
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
Notice the kind of English Tsetan uses while talking to the author. How do you think he picked it up?
Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
Write about how your family supports you to go to school.
List five of your favourite Hindi or Marathi poems or songs. Try to translate any one of them into English.
Compare the features of a comedy and tragedy.
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
An envelope containing the letter
Note that most of the time well-known works are parodied, because people can enjoy the parody better when they know the original. Try to find more examples of parodies in English or other languages.
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
‘And calls our Best away’ is a gentle way of expressing the unpleasant idea of a loved one dying. It is an example of euphemism. Think and write down 3 or 4 ways in which we can express the idea of ‘death’ in a tactful and gentle manner.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
What do you notice about the following pairs of words?
- act naturally
- liquid gas
- open secret
- sound of silence
- sweet sorrow
- original copy
- only choice
- growing smaller
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
In the examination, I did not know the answer, so I ______.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
As soon as I ______ of my home, I greet my family.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
footprint
What woke up the mother?
How did Zigzag communicate with the Krishnans?
Sea turtles come to the shore to ______.
Identify the speaker/character.
They somehow managed to put him on the platform.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The hole in the ground was filled______.
How was he honoured by the Indian government?
Choose the odd one out.
Every year the children visit the______.
Mostly piggy banks look like______.
Mugund made______using the dry woods.
The Delhi government did not allow blind children to study Science after ____________.
Before going to bed that night, Chris gave his new teacher a ______.
Does the child in the poem like her nose? Why do you think so?
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sentence –
The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.
While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
