Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The Goldsmith blamed the King for the delay in his work.
Options
True
False
Advertisements
Solution
This statement is True.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Do you watch TV serials? Which ones?
What is the name of the town?
Do you think this is a good land to settle in? Why?
What are the titles of King Chaupat?
Do you think the Potter is telling the truth? Why?
Why is the Daughter so confident that the king will not hang her? Does her prediction come true?
Copy the exclamations from the play. (At least 5)
Copy the orders (imperative sentences) from the play.
Use your imagination and the details from the play and draw a map of Andher Nagari.
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Potter
What should the King have said to the Thief?
What is the Goldsmith’s excuse?
Is the Goldsmith telling the truth? Give reasons for your answer.
What is the Sage's request?
Is the King willing to hang the Sage?
What is your opinion about the king - is he wicked, greedy, stupid or all of these? Which of his actions/words show that?
List the characters that appear for the first time in this part of the play. Write one or two lines about each of them.
The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck.
The Sage wanted to die on that day.
The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.
Write any three instances of funny rules and twisted logic used in Andher Nagari.
Form groups. Translate one page of the play into your mother tongue as a group activity. Gather the pages translated by different groups and prepare a translated script of the entire play.
Divide the play (Part I as well as Part II) into sections. Form groups and assign roles. Practise your lines in groups. Hold play reading sessions in the classroom. Which group/student presents the most effective reading?
Note the features that make an oral presentation effective. Some of them are :
- Meaningful reading - taking proper pauses (breaking the speech into meaningful chunks)
- Using suitable intonation
- Speaking clearly
- Good pronunciation - using English sounds and stress patterns
- Pleasant and confident appearance of the speakers.
