Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Who according to poet’s brother stares the poet?
Advertisements
Solution
There might be a ghost as has been told by the poet’s brother.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (30–40 words).
Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?
Thinking about the Poem
How does the poet speak to the wind — in anger or with humour? You must also have
seen or heard of the wind “crumbling lives”. What is your response to this? Is it like the
poet’s?
Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?
Pick out word from the text that mean the same as the following word or expression. (Look in the paragraph indicated.)
the usual way of doing things : _________
Working in small groups of 4−5 students, go back over the two passages on Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova and complete the table given below with relevant phrases or sentences.
|
Points of Comparison/Contrast |
Santosh Yadav | Maria Sharapova |
|
1. Their humble beginning |
|
|
|
2 . Their parents’ approach |
|
|
|
3. Their will power and strong desire to succeed |
|
|
|
4. Evidence of their mental toughness |
|
|
|
5. Their patriotism |
|
What does he plant who plants a tree? a
He plants a friend of sun and sky;b
He plants the flag of breezes free;
The shaft of beauty, towering high;
He plants a home to heaven anigh;
For song and mother-croon of bird
In hushed and happy twilight heard____
The treble of heaven's harmony_____
These things he plants who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
What does he plant who plants a tree?
He plants cool shade and tender rain,
And seed and bud of days to be,
And years that fade and flush again;
He plants the glory of the plain;
He plants the forest's heritage;
The harvest of a coming age;
The joy that unborn eyes shall see___
These things he plants who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
List two phrases which refer to the future.
Old Kaspar took it from the boy,
Who stood expectant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And,with a natural sigh,
"Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he,
"Who fell in the great victory.
"I find them in the garden,
For there's many here about;
And often when I go to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out!
For many thousand men,"said he,
"Were slain in that great victory."
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What does the tone of Kasper’s words suggest?
Answer the following question.
Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?
Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer.
Discuss the following topic in groups.
The second bear did not attack the lady because he was afraid of her. Do you agree?
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
How did Ravi link his cat with the Pallava kings?
Why a newspaper or stick lying in the open does not catch fire on its own?
Why gaps are left between buildings during construction?
How did Golu help the python?
Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.
And everyone’s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing
Read the following extract from Stephen Leacock’s short story, ‘With the Photographer’ and answer the questions that follow:
|
“The photographer beckoned me in. I thought he seemed quieter and graver than before. I think, too, there was a certain pride in his manner. He unfolded the proof of a large photograph, and we both looked at it in silence. ‘Is it me?’ I asked. “Yes,” he said quietly, ‘it is you,” and we went on looking at it.” |
- Where was the narrator?
Why had he gone there?
Why do you think that there was a certain pride in the photographer's manner? [3] - What does the word "proof” mean in this context?
Why did the narrator ask, “Is it me?”? [3] - Which of the narrator's facial features had the photographer altered? [3]
- What was the only part of the narrator's face that seemed original in the photograph?
How did the photographer plan to ‘fix’ this? [3] - At the end of the story, the narrator flies into a rage.
What makes him angry?
How would you justify the narrator's angry outburst? [4]
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason.
In the poem, Small Towns and the River, the dead are placed pointing west because ______.
