Write two lines from this poem which you find most humorous. Justify your choice.

Short/Brief Note

Does the needle ever wink its eye?
The thought that putting the thread through its eye will make it wink is funny.
Why doesn't the wing of a building fly?
Because imagining a building flying with its wings is funny.

shaalaa.com

Writing Skills

Is there an error in this question or solution?

Chapter 1.3 Have you ever seen...?
English Workshop | Q 2 | Page 14

Show how the story shows a conflict between humans and nature.

We are not allowed to play in the sun. We are not allowed to play in the rain.

Read the first three paragraphs on Page 92. (From......... ‘One morning .............. up to ............ a discussion after hall)
Re-read the same noting down only important points.
Rewrite the important points in your own simple language, in your notebook.
Make certain that your summary is less than half the length of the original passage.

Discuss the following and write about the following in your own words in 5-6 lines.

What opinion do you form about Mathilde’s husband from her story?

Now complete the following suitably.

I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _________

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.

‘Means should justify the end.’ Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry’s story

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 makes you angry?

Do you like stories from the past? What type of stories do you like?