HSC Commerce: Marketing and Salesmanship 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Discuss the importance of Nature in the lives of the people from the Northeastern part of India as expressed in the poem with reference to-

East

The poet has described her small town in Arunachal Pradesh. Pick out the lines that describe the poet’s town.

Make a list of natural elements mentioned in the poem.

The poet is convinced with the thought of immortality of water. Pick out the relevant lines.

1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________

‘The river has a soul.’ Elaborate the concept in your words as the poet has explained it in the poem.

The poet has used some unconventional expression. Illustrate them in your words.

Torrent of grief

The poet has used some unconventional expression. Illustrate them in your words.

Shrine of happy pictures

The poet has used some unconventional expression. Illustrate them in your words.

The land of fish and stars

The poet is anxious about the existence of natural beauty of her town in the future. But she touches the strings of the hearts while appealing to conserve Nature. Explain the way she has expressed it in the first and the last line of the poem.

The poet has connected the need to preserve Nature with the belief of a particular community and her childhood memories.
Write down the measures you would take to convince the people regarding the need to conserve the Nature.

Write down the expressions related to ‘the seasons’ from the extract.

Match column ‘A’ with column ‘B’.

Prepare the arguments for group discussion on the topic-
‘A balanced progress never harms the Nature.’

Compose 4 to 6 lines on ‘Gift of the Seasons’.

Write an appreciation of the poem ‘Small Towns and the River’. Refer to the earlier poems for the points to be covered for appreciation.

1. About the poem/poet and the title
2. Theme
3. Poetic style
4. The language/poetic devices used in the poem
5. Special features
6. Message, values, morals in the poem
7. Your opinion about the poem

Collect information about rivers in Maharashtra.

Further reading:

1. ‘The River Poems’ - Mamang Dai
2. ‘The World Is Too Much With Us’ - William Wordsworth

Discuss in pairs and guess the correct alternative for the following.

To summarise means _______ .

Discuss in pairs and guess the correct alternative for the following.

The type of summary that consists of a paragraph to express the main idea is _______.

There are various ways of incorporating other writers’ works into your own writing. They differ according to the closeness of your writing to the source writing. Match the ways of writing in brief given in column (A) with their descriptions in column (B).