Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Answer the following question. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)
Why did the little man grant Patrick a wish? (2)
उत्तर
The little man granted Patrick a wish because he wanted to escape from the cat.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?
Look at these words:
...peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings
What do these words mean to you? What do you think “comes dropping slow...from the veils of the morning”? What does “to where the cricket sings” mean?
After having read the story, you realise the anguish of the illiterate adults. You want to make your friends aware of it and contribute something in bringing about a change in the lives of the illiterate adults. Deliver a speech in the morning assembly at your school about the Importance of Adult Education and ways to implement it.
Read the following to make your speech effective:
The introduction of a speech is like the nose of an airplane. The nose sets the course and leads the plane off in a specific direction. A good introduction sets the direction of your speech by
- getting the attention of your audience
- introducing your topic
- stating your central idea or purpose
- briefly identifying the main points
- making your audience eager to hear what you have to say
Understanding the Connectors.
Connectors are joining words. They join any of the following:
| 1. One word with another | tired but happy. |
| 2. One phrase with the other | ready to go and eager to start. |
| 3. One clause with another | I went home because I had finished my work. |
| 4. One sentence with another | It was raining along heavily. So we took along an umbrella. |
What does he plant who plants a tree? a
He plants a friend of sun and sky;b
He plants the flag of breezes free;
The shaft of beauty, towering high;
He plants a home to heaven anigh;
For song and mother-croon of bird
In hushed and happy twilight heard____
The treble of heaven's harmony_____
These things he plants who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed-and gazed-but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Which wealth is referred to by the poet?
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What does he mean by the ‘inward eye’?
Who is Mridu and with whom Mridu went to Rukku Manni’s place?
What was Maya doing on her unexpected holiday?
We should be friendly towards our neighbours. Why so?
Was it right for the author’s friend to dismantle the bicycle?
What did the narrator do with the hatchet?
Who made the pact with the Sun and why? How did the pact prove fruitful?
Answer the following question:
What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible?
Multiple Choice Question:
The child in this poem seems to be ____________.
What information about snakes do you get in the lesson Desert Animals?
What did the speaker’s brother say about the Shed?
What role does Ariel play in Act IV of the play, The Tempest?
In the poem “Birches,” the poet observes that the birches are bent because ______.
What is Macbeth's reaction when he sees Banquo’s ghost at the banquet?
