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Reading plays is more interesting than studying science.
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A sadist is a person who gets pleasure out of giving pain to others.
Given below are some dictionary definitions of certain kinds of persons.
Find out the words that fit these descriptions.
1. A person who considers it very important that things should be correct or genuine e.g. in the use of language or in the arts: P...
2. A person who believes that war and violence are wrong and will not fight in a war: P...
3.A person who believes that nothing really exists: N...
4. A person who is always hopeful and expects the best in all things: O...
5. A person who follows generally accepted norms of behaviour: C...
6. A person who believes that material possessions are all that matter in life: M...
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Based on the text enact your own version of the play. Work in pairs.
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Put down the images that come to your mind immediately when you see the words in the box.
| Cat cupboard wall pond bird |
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Try to write four lines of poetry or four sentences of prose with one of these as the starting point.
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Identify the stanzas that talks of each of the following.
| Individuality | rationalism | hypocrisy |
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Write a short story beginning with this sentence:
When the last of the guests left, I went back into the hall.
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What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?
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What is the poet’s feeling towards childhood?
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Which do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?
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Look for a story, a poem and a newspaper article on environment conservation and see how the style of each is different from the other.
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Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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blow-by-blow account
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morale booster
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relegated to
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political acumen
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de facto
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astute
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doctored accounts
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gave vent to
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Tick the statement that is true.
The story is an account of real events.
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Tick the statement that is true.
The story hinges on a particular historical event.
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Tick the statement that is true.
Rajendra Desphande was a historical event.
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Tick the statement that is true.
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.
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Tick the statement that is true.
The story tries to relate history to Science.
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Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“You neither travelled to the past nor the future. You were in the present experiencing a different world.”
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Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“You have passed through a fantastic experience: or more correctly, a catastrophic experience.”
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Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
Gangadharpant could not help comparing the country he knew with what he was witnessing around him.
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