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प्रश्न
“Lend thy ears to all but few thy tongue”…. is a famous quote by William Shakespeare. Justify.
उत्तर
The quote “Lend thy ears to all but few thy tongue” by William Shakespeare suggests that while one must be quick to listen to another's opinions or views, giving your opinion must be done more cautiously.
This is because listening to a variety of opinions and views helps to form a clearer perspective. However, when giving out an opinion, careful consideration and thought must be given to the matter at hand, and only when one is sure of their viewpoint, should one venture to speak.
The quote thus focuses on the importance of being a good listener and warns us about the disadvantages of speaking without thinking.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here is a topic for you to
1. think about;
2. give your opinion on.
Find out what other people think about it. Ask your friends/seniors/parents to give you their opinion.
‘Career Building Is the Only Goal of Education.’
Or
‘Getting a Good Job Is More Important than Being a Good Human Being.’
You can use the following phrases
(i) while giving your opinion:
• I think that...
• In my opinion...
• It seems to me that…
• I am of the view that...
• As far as I know...
• If you ask me...
(ii) saying what other people think:
• According to some...
• Quite a few think...
• Some others favour...
• Thirty per cent of the people disagree...
• Fifty per cent of them strongly feel...
(iii) asking for others’ opinions:
• What do you think about...
• What do you think of...
• What is your opinion about...
• Do you agree...
• Does this make you believe...
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example :
(0) roamed
Once upon a time, in the days when genies and giants (0) ____________ (roam) the land, there (1)________ (live) a farmer (2) _____________ (name) Baba Ayub. He lived with his family in a little village by the name of Maidan Sabz. Because he had a large family to feed, Saba Ayub (3)________ (see) his days (4) ________________ (consume) by hard work. Every day, he (5) _________ (labour) from dawn to sundown, (6) ___________ (plow) his field and (7) __________ (turn) the soil and (8) __________ (tend) to his meagre pistachio trees.
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(B) In all .................................................................................
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- a quiz or a competition, and
- a test or examination.
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- Cloudy sky above me _____________
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| always | frequently | usually |
| often | sometimes | rarely |
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- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
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