Chapters
Chapter 1.2: Life
Chapter 1.3: The Tempest
Chapter 2.1: The Night the Ghost Got in
Chapter 2.2: The Grumble Family
Chapter 2.3: Zigzag
Chapter 3.1: Empowered Women Navigating The World
Chapter 3.2: I am Every Woman
Chapter 3.3: The Story of Mulan
Chapter 4.1: The Attic
Chapter 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket
Chapter 4.3: The Aged Mother
Chapter 5.1: Tech Bloomers
Chapter 5.2: The Secret of the Machines
Chapter 5.3: A day in 2889 of an American Journalist
Chapter 6.1: The Last Lesson
Chapter 6.2: No Men Are Foreign
Chapter 6.3: The Little Hero of Holland
Chapter 7.1: The Dying Detective
Chapter 7.2: The House on Elm Street
Chapter 7.3: A Dilemma
Chapter 1: Life
Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English Class 10th SSLC Tamil Nadu State Board Chapter 1 Life Exercise [Pages 18 - 19]
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
- Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
- What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear
- Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
- What should one not mourn for?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
- What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
- Is the poet afraid of future?
- How can one travel on with cheer?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
So let the way wind up the hill or down, O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
- How is the way of life?
- How should be the journey of life?
- What did the poet seek as a boy?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
My heart will keep the courage of the quest And hope the road's last turn will be the best.
- What kind of quest does the poet seek here?
- What is the poet’s hope?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Let me but live my life from year to year, With forward face and unreluctant soul; Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear.
Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Answer the following question in about 80 – 100 word.
Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the following passage by the using the phrases given in the box.
| youth to old age | up or down the hill | to hurry nor move away | |
| high adventure | joyful | mourn | looking ahead |
The poet wants to live his life __________, willing to do something. He neither wants __________from his goal. He does not want to _______ the things he has lost, not hold back for fear of the future. He instead prefers to live his life with a whole and happy heart which cheerfully travels from __________. Therefore, it does not matter to him whether the path goes __________, rough or smooth, the journey will be __________. He will continue to seek what he wanted as a boy - new friendship, __________ and a crown (prize). His heart will remain courageous and pursue his desires. He hopes that every turn in his life's journey will be the best.
Chapter 1: Life
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