Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
'Seems to touch the starry skies'. The poet has used word imagery. Describe the idea and pick out other similar examples from the poem.
Advertisements
Solution
The poet has created a mental picture of a farmer touching the sky filled with stars.
Similar examples of word imagery are as follows:
- Twilight hastens on to rule.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Punctuation
Use capital letter, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph. an arrogant lion was wandering though the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer.
You had gone on a trekking expendition with a group of friends. As night closed in, you realised that you were separated from the group. Describe your initial feelings and the place where you got lost. How did you spend the night alone before you were reunited with your group?
Do you agree with the poet that a nation’s growth depends upon the wealth of trees? Why/why not?
What impression do you get of the children after reading the poem?
Why does the poet use the word ‘wandered’?
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me?"....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Which line is a contrast to the welcome he had received.
Describe the angel. How did he look at Abou?
What is the conflict and twist to the short story “Heart and Hands”?
Show with references from the story how T.S Arthur uses direct and indirect characterisation to highlight the traits of the characters.
What are examples of simile, metaphor, and personification in “All Summer in a Day”?
You have recently moved to a new neighborhood in your city. Describe the new neighbourhood, comparing it to the one you have just left.
Dreams
Sergius:
Louka! (she stops and looks defiantly at him) A gentleman has no right to hurt a woman under any ` circumstances. [with profound humility, uncovering his head] beg your pardon.
Louka:
That sort of apology may satisfy a lady. Of what use is it to a servant?
Sergius :
[rudely crossed in his chivalry, throws it off with a bitter laugh, and says slightingly) Oh! Do you wish to be paid for the hurt? [He puts on his shako, and takes some money from his pocket].
Louka :
[her eyes filling with tears in spite of herself] No: I want my hurt made well.
Sergius : [sobered by her tone] I low?
(i) Why does Sergius ask Louka's pardon?
(ii) Why had he hurt her?
(iii) Why does Louka remind Sergius that she is a servant?
(iv) Why do Louka's eyes fill with tears?
(v) How does Louka want her hurt made well?
(vi) How does Sergius react to the suggestion
Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He has learned to cycle. He has yet to learn to swim.
Here are the terms of different kinds of vessels: yacht, boat, canoe, ship, steamer, schooner. Think of similar terms in your language.
Give reasons for the following.
Tut’s body was buried along with gilded treasures.
Write a letter to the Editor of a magazine describing a dance performance you have seen or an art gallery you have visited.
Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.
Explain the following phrase
Spinning yarns
Use it in a sentence of your own.
How did Holmes guess that John Garrideb would go to 136, Little Ryder Street? Did he expect to find what he ultimately did before he went there?
Give reasons for the following.
Satyajit attending the village wedding.
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
chop ______ ______
Multiple Choice Question:
What lesson did they possibly learn?
Look at the sentences given below. Find out which one is correct. If the sentence is wrong give reasons.
Write an appreciation of the sonnet. Refer to the points to be covered for appreciation.
- About the poem/poet/title
- Theme
- Poetic devices, language, style
- Special features/novelties/focusing elements
- Values, message
- Your opinion about the poem
While building a bridge, a group of people comes together. They are architects, designers, engineers, officers, masons, politicians, building material suppliers, carpenters, etc. Write about the qualifications of these people. Choose any career from the list above and complete the table.
| Your choice of career/ careers | Skill/Qualifications |
Complete the table. One is done for you.
| The World around you | What we should aim to be | |
| 1. | Callous | Caring for people, environment, life |
| 2. | Violent | |
| 3. | Greedy | |
| 4. | Corrupt |
Every movie is worth critiquing. Describe in detail each point related to the film review with the help of the following web.
Find the meaning of ‘anticlimax’.
Pick outlines from the poem that help create images of the following in our mind and write them in the table.
| No. | Old Woman | The Street | Schoolboys |
| 1. | |||
| 2. | |||
| 3. |
Listen carefully and write the word in the appropriate column.
| Positive Feelings | Negative Feelings |
Teacher: hopeful, lonely, happy, jealous, surprised, shy, loving, proud, cheerful, anxious, nervous, excited, embarrassed, scared, silly, comfortable, peaceful, depressed, enthusiastic, motivated, inspired, threatened, crushed, angry.
Say ‘WHY’?
Men declaring that they are Saints write letters to the writer.
Find any other story of three brothers or three sisters and rewrite it in your own words.
Prepare attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Mobile Galaxy – Smartphones – accessories – SIM cards – Recharge – Free Power banks on Mobile purchase – No.1, Toll gate, Trichy
On the next day, Mr. Scotti was __________ at how the local people responded to his queries.
What is the name of her diary?
Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
| around, across, with, along, to, after, next to, into, from. |
One day, as I was walking ______ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running ______ the field. He was calling my name and waving ______ me. I stopped and waited. ______ sometime he reached where I was standing. He said, “I went all ______ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share ______ you. Do you remember the old house ______ the neem tree? Guess who is moving ______ that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks ______ him.”
Use the option to fill in the blank.
My toys ______broken.
Make naming words by adding ness, ity, ty at the end of the words given below. One has been done for you.
| public | publicity |
| forgive | |
| kind | |
| polite | |
| moral | |
| stupid | stupidity |
| blind | |
| cruel | |
| swift | |
| solid |
Fill in the blank with choosing the preposition from the option.
This tree was the home a flock ______ wild geese.
Now describe two of the following processes.
(i) How to send a letter/e-mail.
(ii) How to make a salad.
(iii) How to prepare a garden bed to grow flowers.
(iv) How to paint a mural or a wall picture.
Why did the friends part ways?
Who do you think has been more successful of the two? Give reasons.
Why was Mary Kom named the ‘Queen of Boxing’ and ‘Magnificent Mary'?
You are the School Pupil Leader. Your school organised an Inter-School Sports event at Nehru Stadium. Write a report on the special events conducted, in about 100-120 words for the school souvenir
Why did the photographer feel happy after taking the photograph?
Why is there a double negative in the title: The Never – Never Nest? Elucidate with reasons from the play.
Write an essay of about 200 word
The profession you would like to choose
Attempt a description of the following process, in about 100 word each, either using the imperative or the passive.
Preparing your favourite dish
Write the contraction for the following phrase.
have not - ______
Write the contraction for the following phrase.
are not - ______.
Read the given sentence and underline the 'no' word.
Ram has no book.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on the topic given below.
Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.
What was the very first thing that the children noticed when it stopped raining on Venus in Ray Bradbury's story. 'All Summer in a Day'?
Life is a series of choices that we make every day. Narrate an incident when you had to make a difficult choice. Elaborate on the positive impact it had on you.
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A doctor
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A politician
Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.
