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Question
Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
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Solution
No, the poem does not follow a consistent rhyme scheme.
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We sang our school fight song dozens of times – en route to Arlington National cemetery, and even on an afternoon cruise down the Potomac River. We visited the Lincoln Memorial twice, once in day – light, the second time at dusk. My classmates and I fell silent as we walked in the shadows of those 36 marble columns, one for every state in the Union that Lincoln laboured to preserve. I stood next to Frank at the base of the 19 foot seated statue. Spotlights made the white Georgian marble seem to glow. Together we read famous words from Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg remembering the most bloody battle in the war between the status : “………….we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom………..”
As Frank motioned me into place to take my picture, I took one last look at Lincoln’s face. He seemed alive and so terribly sad.
The next morning I understand a little better why he wasn’t smiling. “Clifton,” a chaperone said, “could I see you for a moment?”
(1) When did the boys visit Lincoln Memorial?
(2) What made the Georgian marble glow?
(3) What did the words: “………. We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom …………” remind them?
(4) Do you believe in building memorials? What kind should they be, if your answer is ‘yes’? If no, give reasons why you do not believe in memorials?
Read the passage carefully.
1. I remember my childhood as being generally happy and can recall experiencing some of the most carefree times of my life. But I can also remember, even more vividly, moments of being deeply frightened. As a child, I was truly terrified of the dark and getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some extremely uncomfortable moments.
2. Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that scared me so much. There was never total darkness, but a street light or passing car lights made clothes hung over a chair take on the shape of an unknown beast. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw curtains move when there was no breeze. A tiny creak in the floor would sound a hundred times louder than in the daylight and my imagination would take over, creating burglars and monsters. Darkness always made me feel helpless. My heart would pound and I would lie very still so that 'the enemy' wouldn't discover me.
3. Another childhood fear of mine was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning, I got on the school bus right near my home ‒ that was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the curve, I was terrified that I would get on the wrong one and be taken to some unfamiliar neighbourhood. I would scan the bus for the faces of my friends, make sure that the bus driver was the same one that had been there in the morning, and even then ask the others over and over again to be sure I was in the right bus. On school or family trips to an amusement park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight. And of course, I was never very adventurous when it came to taking walks or hikes because I would go only where I was sure I would never get lost.
4. Perhaps, one of the worst fears I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. First of all, I was quite shy. Secondly, I worried constantly about my looks, thinking people wouldn't like me because I was too fat or wore braces. I tried to wear 'the right clothes' and had intense arguments with my mother over the importance of wearing flats instead of saddled shoes to school. Being popular was very important to me then and the fear of not being liked was a powerful one.
5. One of the processes of evolving from a child to an adult is being able to recognise and overcome our fears. I have learnt that darkness does not have to take on a life of its own, that others can help me when I am lost and that friendliness and sincerity will encourage people to like me. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps to cope with our lives as adults.
(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes using headings and subheadings. Use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary.
(b) Make a summary of the passage in not more than 80 words using the notes made and also suggest a suitable title.
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Notice these expressions in the poem and guess their meaning from the context:
| rancid breath | squelching tar |
| spectroscopic flight of fancy | |
| rearing on the thunderclap | brunette |
| peroxide blonde | clinical assent |
| raven black |
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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'Wife and husband in unusual rapport
State one unspoken thought':
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Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi was confident of proving her ownership of her pot of plants because, ____________.
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We Indians are obsessed with foreign things.
Read the lesson and name the following.
The Father of modern neurosurgery ______
Answer the following question in short.
What do you learn about Pundits of Vijaynagar?
Find at least five other Akbar and Birbal stories and share them with your friends. Make a list of the stories collected by the entire class. Put your list in alphabetical order.
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The rich young man
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Write the following in short:
What the young lawyer pleaded.
Visit a library:
Find and read the biography of your favourite scientist.
An activity:
Speak fast, think faster! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time
What is not likely to happen or will never happen...
‘It won’t rain in the classroom... I won’t ever see a live dinosaur... The sun will never set in the east...’ etc.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Which book is introduced in the passage?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Look, here’s something for you.”
Prepare a short note on sea turtles with the help of the information given in the passage.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Achilles was killed by an arrow that pierced his heart.
There were no old cities left on the earth.
List the names of body parts used in the passage.
Spot and write any three alliterative phrases or sentences from the poem.
(Alliterative phrases/sentences are those in which the same sound is repeated.)
What message does the poet wish to convey through this narrative poem, ‘Tansen’?
Write what the following do, with the help of the poem.
ripples
List the characters in the story and write a few lines about each of them.
What part did Anne Sullivan play in Helen’s life?
Your parents sometimes behave like the young bird’s parents. They may seem cruel and unrelenting. Does it mean that they do not care for you? Explain your views about it with reference from the story
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Describe the funny incident that caused the confusion in the house.
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
What is the difference between the percentage of women working in logistics and Medicine?
What is good or effective communication?
Take a stanza from the poem. Write it in the blanks and find the rhyme scheme.
| Lines from the poem | Rhyme scheme (a/b/c/d) |
Fill in the blank
______ is the festival which fills our hearts with delight.
What did Mr. Fogg mean by, ‘it was foreseen’?
Turtles are sea animals.
Sea turtles are very small.
Identify the sports and the sports personalities from the lesson and fill in the table.
| Sports | Name of the player & Field of sports | Awards |
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Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Why does the poet say the ‘ Spring is pretty’?
_______ broke out in the near by villages.
A ________ dies for the nation.
How was the rich man's house?
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
His father wanted him to do well in ______.
What made him frightened?
Do you love to seek answers to the questions?
Find and write the clues.
Clue for blind eye ______
Find and write the clues.
Clue for the load on the camel ______
The squirrel ran to the _________ tree.
Why was the tree called 'The Mother Tree'?
Join the word with the correct prefix.
| paid | un |
| send | dis |
| able | re |
| continue | pre |
How many marks did he score in his 12th board exam?
How did the tree help the boy earn money?
Did the girl buy a picture book?
Where did the naughty boy go?
