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प्रश्न
Read the columns carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No | Column A | Column B | |
| (1) | The head is held high | (a) | A fearless person |
| (2) | Narrow domestic walls | (b) | Sincerity of heart |
| (3) | Knowledge is free | (c) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it |
| (4) | Depth of truth | (d) | Narrow mindedness |
| (5) | Mind is without fear | (e) | Education is given to all |
| (6) | Stretches its arms | (f) | Dried up, infertile land of sands |
| (7) | Clear stream of reason | (g) | Clear thinking |
| (8) | Dead habits | (h) | Aim at perfection |
| (9) | Ever widening thought and action | (i) | Broadening the outlook and attitude |
उत्तर
| No | Column A | Column B | |
| (1) | The head is held high | (c) | A person with self-respect, and proud of possessing it. |
| (2) | Narrow domestic walls | (d) | Narrow-mindedness |
| (3) | Knowledge is free | (e) | Education is given to all |
| (4) | Depth of truth | (b) | Sincerity of heart |
| (5) | Mind is without fear | (a) | A fearless person |
| (6) | Stretches its arms | (h) | Aim at perfection |
| (7) | Clear stream of reason | (g) | Clear thinking |
| (8) | Dead habits | (f) | Dried, infertile land of sands |
| (9) | Ever widening thought and action | (i) | Broadening the outlook and attitude |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet dreams of a nation where knowledge should be free to all.
'Where words come out from the depth of truth.' Explain in your own words.
Answer the following question in your own words.
What qualities does the poet wish to inculcate in his countrymen?
Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What should the words we speak reflect?
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy _______.
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
Constant effort and strife leads to _______
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
Tagore appeals to God to make his country _______
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A poem set in picturesque, rustic background _______.
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A sad poem, lamenting death of a loved one ______.
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. Read the poem carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No. | Column A | No. | Column B |
| 1. | Mind is without fear | (a) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it. |
| 2. | Knowledge is free | (b) | Sincerity of heart. |
| 3. | The head is held high | (c) | A fearless person |
| 4. | Depth of Truth | (d) | Education is given to all. |
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Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high - Rabindranath Tagore |
A2. Find out the example of "Metaphor" from the poem.
A3. Write two pairs of alliteration.
