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प्रश्न
Answer these question in 30–40 words.
Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
उत्तर
The shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings. Ustaad
Bismillah khan, an undisputed monarch of shehnai brought this instrument onto the
classical stage.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the question in two or three paragraphs (100–150 words).
How does Evelyn hear music?
Simple Present Tense
In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every
month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Mahesh: We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ___(Do) anyone play an
instrument?
Vipul: Rohit ___(play) the flute.
Mahesh: ___(Do) he also act?
Vipul: No, he ___(compose) music.
Mahesh: That’s wonderful!
Go to the local library or talk to older persons in your locality and find legends in your own language. Tell the class these legends.
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct option.
The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflects its_________.
Based on your reading of the passage, complete the statements using given connectors.
(a) The mother, father ______ thought ______ (and)
(b) They planned to walk to the woods ______ (which)
(c) They reached the place ______ in eighteen months (which)
(d) They eagerly unpacked their picnic basket ______ (but)
(e) It was ______, when the three tortoises arrived at the picnic place, (after)
(f) The mother tortoise ordered the baby to go home for the opener, saying ______ (that).
(g) ______ (but) was not willing at first.
(h) The mother and father promised to wait ______ (until)
(i) ______ they began to get very hungry, (after)
There was a time when our people covered the land as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor, but that time long since passed away with the greatness of tribes that are now but a mournful memory. 1 will not dwell on, nor mourn over, our untimely decay, nor reproach my paleface brothers with hastening it, as we too may have been somewhat to blame.
Youth is impulsive. When our young men grow angry at some real or imaginary wrong, and disfigure their faces with black paint, it denotes that their hearts are black, and that they are often cruel and relentless, and our old men and old women are unable to restrain them. Thus it has ever been. Thus it was when the white man began to push our forefathers ever westward. But let us hope that the hostilities between us may never return. We would have everything to lose and nothing to gain. Revenge by young men is considered gain, even at the cost of their own lives, but old men who stay at home in times of war, and mothers who have sons to lose, know better.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What hint does he give regarding the cause for the depletion of his race?
Why didn’t the farmer’s wife want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose?
Have you seen animals or birds making houses in trees?
Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y
Great ___________.
Multiple Choice Question:
According to the poet, a house is ________
Who was Taro? What was his most endearing quality?
How did the villagers come to know of the magic waterfall?
In what respect was Miss Beam’s school different from others?
In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.
(i) All that you do is match the words
To the brightest thoughts in your head
Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets.
The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present ____________
Read aloud the two paragraphs that describe the boy and the old man at the Lucky Shop.
Discuss the posture of the squirrel as discussed in line 3 of the poem.
What was announced on the loudspeakers before the start of the race in the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’?
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason.
In Act V Scene viii of the play Macbeth, Macbeth initially refuses to fight Macduff because ______.
