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प्रश्न
The school captain was elected by the students of classes XI and XII.
(Begin: The students ………………….)
उत्तर
The students of XI and XII elected the school captain.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.
Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.
Read the lines given above and answer the following question:
Explain with reference to context.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
(Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening: Robert Frosty)
(i) Who is ‘I’ referred to in the extract? Which season of the year is it? What evidence is there in the poem to support your answer?
(ii) Who has made him aware of his mistake? How does it make the speaker aware of his mistake? What does it seem to say?
(iii) What are the three sounds heard?
(iv) What has been said earlier by the poet about the owner of the woods?
(v) What does lovely, dark and deep suggest? What is the underlying significance in the repetition of the last two lines of the extract? Mention the moral tag that the poet attaches to the poem.
Discuss the following statement in groups of four.
“The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.”
The writer goes in search of an invaluable indigenous variety of seeds. List three reasons for the importance of keeping records of our indigenous agricultural practices.
Make a paraphrase of the poem ‘Leisure’ in your own simple words. Write it down in your notebook.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde worked very very hard to pay the debt.
______ do you get up?
Prepare a set of questions to interview -
A famous author
Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) on the following subject:
During the summer break, you joined a group of young people who read to the elderly at a senior citizens home. Narrate your experience of reading to the elderly and the interactions you had with them. How did this experience impact you?
