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प्रश्न
Give reasons :
Oberon and Titania fight for the custody of the Indian boy because - Oberon wants __________________.
उत्तर
Oberon and Titania fight for the custody of the Indian boy because - Oberon wants to make the Indian boy his attendant.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following in 30–40 words each :
(a) Describe the irony in Saheb's name.
(b) Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in Champaran?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) When he was only ten days old, a prediction was made about the future of the Tiger King. What was ironic about it?
(f) What was his father's chief concern about Dr. Sadao?
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
Big male elephants throw logs at electric fences because
Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
The story begins and ends with Iona and his horse. Comment on the significance of this to the plot of the story.
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a loan
'New Literature' is a misnomer for the wealth of the Indian Literary tradition. How does G. N. Devy explain this?
Why does the poet prefer to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilised society?
How has the poet brought out her emotional attachment to her mother tongue?
The title, 'Refugee Blues' encapsulates the theme of the poem. Comment.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Kumudini Lakhia's life is an inspiring illustration of the emancipation of women.
Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the crop.
Make groups and discuss the following:
What inspired them to spend the best part of their lives to research and share their findings?
Answer in your own words.
How did Revathi prove to the organisers of the competition, that the plants truly belonged to her?
Which two sayings about God are conveyed through the poem 'The Plate of Gold'?
- God helps those, who help themselves.
- God loves those, who love their fellow beings.
- God loves those, who give away their wealth, to please Him.
- Service to mankind is service to God.
Name the festival that you enjoy most of all. Fill in the facts about that festival.
- Name of the festival:
- When it is celebrated:
- Why it is celebrated:
- How it is celebrated:
- Special cuisine:
- Other special features:
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
The kite Bazar of Ahmedabad.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners paint beautiful pictures of the upcoming changes in the city that charm the citizens.
Discuss with your teacher how/why are ‘stars’ given to a movie.
Read aloud with the leader: Form groups of five. Read the passage aloud in groups. The leader begins every sentence and stops after a few words. The other members complete the sentence, reading it aloud in the chorus.
Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.
| crust, tremendous, lava, crater, volcanic, tsunami, island, extinct, disaster, dormant, eruption, plume, inland, molten, active, coast |
Discuss the question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What does the ad tell you?
Who do you think benefits most from commercial advertisements?
Collect as many pictures as you can, or draw diagrams of all the sources you have listed above. Make a scrapbook using them.
List the phrases that indicate sorrow or pain.
From the play, find all the words that are related to the following:
knowledge and learning
Add other related words you know to the list.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem (Autumn).
How long does the whole event described in this passage take? Work it out by reading the passage.
Write in your own words.
What makes the poet remember his mother?
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children would have behaved well on the train if their aunt had scolded them harshly.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
The sight of a snake ______.
What is the difference between a 'dream' and a 'daydream'?
Read the poem and answer the following.
Which strawberries are plump and juicy?
Find out when and where we get strawberries in Maharashtra.
Find the meaning of the following word.
abused
Find out how the following game is played.
Football
Your parents sometimes behave like the young bird’s parents. They may seem cruel and unrelenting. Does it mean that they do not care for you? Explain your views about it with reference from the story
Role play
Put students in pairs to role-play a conversation between:
- Alice and her sister.
- Alice and White Rabbit.
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ______
Sea turtles come to the shore to ______.
Identify the speaker/character.
"Don't let us down now, Gulliver; we need your help."
Why did the trees become a green blur?
Akilan’s passion is to learn ______.
What was their new hobby?
Why did Uthaman become angry with the old man?
Where does the scene take place?
Fill in the blank
Do you like apple______ orange?
The official visited the rehabilitation centre daily.
Where were they going?
What did the children buy with money they have?
Recite the poem with correct intonation.
Write the word with same meaning.
eraser- ______.
Match the animals with their sounds.
 |
bray |
 |
croak |
 |
bark |
 |
hum |
 |
neigh |
 |
mew |
The fir tree was sad ______.
Who said – “Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it’s getting!”
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.
From where did the naughty boy come?
