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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Humans have given up many good qualities.
विकल्प
True
False
उत्तर
Humans have given up many good qualities - True.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the ‘tokens’ that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him? Discuss this in class .
(Hint Whitman belongs to the Romantic tradition that includes Rousseau and Wordsworth,which holds that civilisation has made humans false to their own true nature.
What could be the basic aspects of our nature as living beings that humans choose to ignore or deny?)
Get into pairs and attempt the following :
“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.”- Mark Twain. - Discuss with your partner what Mark Twain means from the above quote. Write in your own words.
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Match the words given in table A with their meanings in table B.
No |
A Words |
B Meaning |
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(i) | whine | (a) | an offence against the religious or moral law |
(ii) | sin | (b) | complain in an annoying way |
(iii) | evince | (c) | craze |
(iv) | mania | (d) | failing to take proper care |
(v) | negligent | (e) | show |
Find adjectives from the poem which refer to positive and negative thinking.
Positive | Negative |
1. ____________________ | 1. ____________________ |
2. ____________________ | 2. ____________________ |
3. ____________________ | 3. ____________________ |
Complete the following.
Animals do not merely discuss ______________.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Animals quarrel for their possessions.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Animals do not worship other animals.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
The poet has retained all his natural virtues.
Read the text again, and complete the web, highlighting the good values/habits which we can learn from animals.
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. Match the words from cloud 'A' with cloud 'B': (2)
Cloud 'A' | Cloud 'B' |
(a) Stand and look | (i) Not one is demented |
(b) Not one is dissatisfied | (ii) long and long |
(c) They do not sweat | (iii) over the whole earth |
(d) Not one is unhappy | (iv) about their condition |
I think I could tum and live with animals, they are -Walt Whitman |
A2. Why does Walt Whitman feel more at home with animals? (2)
A3. Name and explain the figure of speech in the given sentence. (1)
'They bring me tokens of myself'.