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Question
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
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Solution
- Lion centipede catches a cold.
- Centipede catches a has trouble with his feet.
- Arctic fox Suffering from heat.
- The bear's too full of buns.
- Panther's wife chews his ears.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
The story is called ‘The Adventure’. Compare it with the adventure described in ‘We’re Not Afraid to Die...’
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to give vent to
Examine the communication channels in the story between Basset and Paul's uncle.
Select any one of the famous personalities mentioned in ‘Warming up 1’ on page no. 5. From the library or internet find out their success story. Write it in your own words in about 20 to 30 lines of your notebook.
Give your write-up a suitable title.
Write down any two Slogans on 'Gender Equality'.
Who said to whom and when / why?
| Who said | To whom? | When / why? | |
| ......the world is full of inequalities. | |||
| I want to do something interesting. | |||
| It is against the will of God. | |||
| Our home is full of love....... | |||
| ...... we can affirm along with United Nations that men and women are equal. |
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between a remote-sensing satellite and a natural satellite.
Answer the given question in your own words.
What message do you get from this story?
Fibreglass kites led to creating power - driven aeroplanes.
List the adverbs/adverbial phrases used in the passage.
Make a list of your favourite fruits and vegetables and note down the time of the year when they are available in plenty.
Think of other funny names for imaginary creatures. Write any 3 of them.
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with springtime.
Find out the difference between the fingerspelling method, sign language and Braille.
Why did Prospero set Ferdinand a severe task to perform?
When and where was the first ATM installed?
Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
Read the letter again and write a few lines on each of the following.
- things that the coach taught….
- transformation in the child……..
- things that amazed the writer……..
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam,
All men are our kindred, the world is our home.
- Who does ‘we’ refer to? What do they have in their hands? What is its name?
- How are the men in the world related to the singers?
Read the “Story of Self Sacrifice and Bravery” once again and complete the flow chart.
Why did the author leave town?
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
Summer comes
in a blaze of heat with
sunny smiles
and dusty feet
- Does the poet welcome the summer? How do you know?
- Which line tells you that there is no rain in summer?
Write the rhyming word.
gale
Who helped Tenzin in learning English words?
If the fisher draws his net soon, he won’t get ______ in the net.
Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.
What secrets did he learn about beasts?
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
