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प्रश्न
Make groups and discuss the following:
What inspired them to spend the best part of their lives to research and share their findings?
उत्तर
A passion for the well-being of mankind – personal goals and alms – interest in the subject – curiosity – the urge to improve society and help others – etc.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why do you think the booking clerk refused to accept the money? Why did the narrator get out so fast?
(b) Why could the Russian research vessel, ‘The Akademik Shokaskiy’ not move any further? What did the captain decide then?
(c) What sort of hunts did the Maharaja offer to organize for the high-ranking British officer? What trait of the officer does it reveal?
(d) What did Jo want the wizard to do when Mommy Skunk approached him?
'Have you come back?' said the woman.'I thought that no one had come back.'
Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it?
Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’
Rearrange the following events as they occur in the story. Put the correct number in the boxes.
| (a) | Mr Fitzwarren provided shelter to Dick. | |
| (b) | A carter gave Dick a lift to London. | |
| (c) | A cat sailed to the African coast. | |
| (d) | The captain sold the cat for a very high amount of money. | |
| (e) | Dick left his village on foot, to go to London. | |
| (f) | Dick became rich, and later, the Mayor of London. | |
| (g) | Dick was homeless, helpless, cold and hungry. | |
| (h) | Dick bought a cat to get rid of the mice. | |
| (i) | The rats and mice ate up all the dinner, laid for the king and queen. |
The poet encourages her brother in the second part of the poem by telling him about the brighter side of life. Discuss with your partner and make a list of the expressions in the poem that mean encouragement.
- Brighter garden
- ________________
- ________________
Write about what you would like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
Read the passage and name the following.
He led the defense of Troy for nine years.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
beautify
Kaliyan worked in a ______.
Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?
