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प्रश्न
Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,
Tinkling,luminous,tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Explain:
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart’s desire,
उत्तर
The red and orange bangles symbolise the brides passion and desire. They are luminous and transparent but also tender.
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Discuss in pair and answer question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words.
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Read the English folktale given below and fill up the blank spaces with suitable words.
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“Do you promise (j) ________ you won’t touch a thing (k) ________ I come back?”
“Yes, we promise faithfully,” Mother and father said together.
Soon after, he was lost among the bushes.
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It was a summer evening,
Old Kaspar's work was done,
And he before his cottage door
Was sitting in the sun,
And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
She saw her brother Peterkin
Roll something large and round,
Which he beside the rivulet
In playing there had found;
He came to ask what he had found,
That was so large, and smooth, and round.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What did Peterkin find?
Answer the following question.
Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time. Why?
Complete the sentence below by appropriately using anyone of the following:
if you want to/if you don’t want to/if you want him to
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