Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Find in the poem lines that match the following. Read both one after the other.
He is noisy on purpose
Advertisements
Solution
He is noisy on purpose - The rebel creates a disturbance
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
What did he do?
What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?
Answer the following question.
“He stood on his head in delight.”
(i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?
(ii) Why was he delighted?
How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
Discuss with your partner the similarities and differences between your dream
houses.
The angel wrote and vanished.
The next night, It came again with a great wakening light,
And show's the names whom love of God had blest,
And Lo! Bin Adhem's name led all the rest.
Read the lines given above and answer the following question.
Did the angel appear again?
From the first paragraph
(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the dessert as specialists see it.
Which do you think is an apt description, and why?
(i) What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals?
(ii) What does she suggest to show her concern?
Find in the poem lines that match the following. Read both one after the other
He is unhappy because there is no sun
Why we cannot use water to put out some fires?
Why did the customer free the imprisoned doves?
Why is it necessary to enjoy sound sleep?
Why does the poet say, “I hope it doesn’t matter”?
Multiple Choice Question:
A family is made of the people who ________
Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. Don’t
refer to the text.
-
I shall be so glad when today is over.
-
Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess.
-
I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day — at least not much.
-
But being blind is so frightening.
-
Only you must tell me about things.
-
Let’s go for a little walk.
-
The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this.
Talk to your partner and say whether the following statement is true or false.
Snakes cannot hear, but they can feel vibrations through the ground.
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) He gave a ______________________ in answer to my question. (smile)
(ii) We also _______________________ to see him smile.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Brutus: | I did send to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me; For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection. |
- To whom are these words addressed?
Why is Brutus angry with this person? [3] - How does this person feel when he hears these words?
What does he say to defend himself? [3] - Why did Brutus need ‘certain sums of gold’?
Why was he unable to raise these sums of money? [3] - Earlier in this scene, Brutus refers to Lucius Pella.
What had he been accused of?
Who had supported him and how? [3] - Mention any two aspects of Brutus’ character that are revealed in the above extract.
What do you understand about the relationship between Brutus and the person he addresses? [4]
