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प्रश्न
Choose the correct alternative.
‘The scorpion picked on me. And spared my children’ depicts ____________.
विकल्प
mother’s bravery
mother’s endurance
the selfless and unconditional love of a mother.
उत्तर
‘The scorpion picked on me. And spared my children’ depicts the selfless and unconditional love of a mother.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and do the activities.
I remember the night my mother
was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
to crawl beneath a sack of rice.
Patting with his poison – flash
Of diabolic tail in the dark room -
he risked the rain again.
The peasants came like swarms of flies
And buzzed the name of God a hundred times
to paralyse the Evil One.
With candles and with lanterns
throwing giant scorpion shadows
on the mud-baked walls
they searched for him: he was not found.
They clicked their tongues.
With every movement that the scorpion made his poison
moved in Mother’s blood, they said.
(A1) Choose the correct option for the following.
(1) The incident in the poem took place in
(i) the morning (ii) the night
(iii) the afternoon (iv) the evening
(2) ‘The Evil’ mentioned in the poem was
(i) the peasant (ii) the God
(iii) the scorpion (iv) the mother
(3) The scorpion crawled beneath a sack of
(i) sugar (ii) a wheat
(iii) corns (iv) rice
(4) The peasants are compared with
(i) flock of sheep (ii) group of monkeys
(iii) swarms of flies (iv) herds of cattle
(A2) Write the reactions of the people when they knew that the mother was stung by a scorpion.
(i)..................................................................
(ii)................................................................
(iii)...............................................................
(iv)...............................................................
(A3) Write down the rhyming words from the stanzas for the following.
(i) fight - (ii) clash -
Get into pairs and discuss the following with your partners and complete the table.
Many people are superstitious. This means that they have a belief for which they have no logical reason.
An example of superstition is that - walking under a ladder brings bad luck. In pairs, list any superstitions that you know of.
| Superstition | What it implies |
| (1) Smashing a mirror | Brings seven years of bad luck. |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) |
Choose the correct alternative.
This is a _____________ poem as it tells a story.
Choose the correct alternative.
Using the first person gives the feeling that it is told from ______________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The peasants chant the name of God to _______________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The click of tongues reflects their __________ to the predicament.
From the poem provide evidence for the following:
| Stages | Evidence (lines from the poem) |
| (a) the attempts by the peasants to help alleviate the mother’s pain. | |
| (b) the action of these same peasants to kill the scorpion | |
| (c) the reaction of the rational father. | |
| (d) the various superstitions versus the ‘scientific’ | |
| (e) evil versus good. |
Expand the flow-chart in writing a paragraph in your own words.
The poet has used various kinds of imagery to create an image that appeals to our senses. Pick out various kinds of imagery and complete the table.
| Visual imagery appealing to the eye | Tactile imagery (sense of touch) | Sound imagery | Internal sensations, feelings, and emotions |
| (1) Scorpion crawling beneath a sack of rice | (1) _________ ____________ ___________ |
(1) buzzed the name of God | (1) fear |
| (2) ___________ ___________ ___________ |
(2) Father pouring paraffin on the toe | 2) ___________ ___________ ___________ |
2) ___________ |
Prepare a Presentation (on paper or on a PC) as a piece of reference to other students. Make use of the following points.
