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In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet would like everyone to work hard to reach their goal and in the long run to reach perfection.
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In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet wishes that everyone in his country holds his head high in dignity.
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In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet dreams of a nation where knowledge should be free to all.
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In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poem is a 'prayer'
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Read the columns carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No | Column A | Column B | |
| (1) | The head is held high | (a) | A fearless person |
| (2) | Narrow domestic walls | (b) | Sincerity of heart |
| (3) | Knowledge is free | (c) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it |
| (4) | Depth of truth | (d) | Narrow mindedness |
| (5) | Mind is without fear | (e) | Education is given to all |
| (6) | Stretches its arms | (f) | Dried up, infertile land of sands |
| (7) | Clear stream of reason | (g) | Clear thinking |
| (8) | Dead habits | (h) | Aim at perfection |
| (9) | Ever widening thought and action | (i) | Broadening the outlook and attitude |
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How is the world broken into fragments?
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Explain what the ‘tireless striving’ should be for.
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'Where words come out from the depth of truth.' Explain in your own words.
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Who is 'Thee' in the poem? What does the poet appeal to 'Thee' to do?
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Answer the following question in your own words.
What qualities does the poet wish to inculcate in his countrymen?
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Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
Is the poem a prayer for India alone?
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Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What should the words we speak reflect?
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What should people keep on widening? How can it be done?
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From what darkness of night should our nation awaken?
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Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What attributes of Rabindranath Tagore does the poem (prayer) reflect?
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Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What effect does the repetition of the word 'where' at the beginning of each line?
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Read the poem carefully and complete the table after the discussion in pairs. One is done for you.
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Concepts in the poem |
Present situation |
Expected/ideal situation |
| (1) mind | mind is full of fear | fearless mind |
| (2) head | ||
| (3) knowledge | ||
| (4) words | ||
| (5) habit | ||
| (6) thought and action |
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Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy ______ freedom.
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Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
When knowledge is free, every citizen enjoys the right to ______ and _______
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Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
We can prevent ______ injustice when we pull down discriminatory walls of caste, class, religion, etc.
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