HSC Science (General) १२ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Read the following sentence and find out the True and False sentence. Correct the False sentence.

The astrologer rescued himself from Guru Nayak's revenge.

Read the following sentence and find out the True and False sentence. Correct the False sentence.

The moral of the story is that we must be responsible about what we have done and should not run away from our mistakes.

The astrologer has changed his appearance and his persona when he arrived in the city. Give specific reasons.

'The darkness load that was inside the astrologer has disappeared'. Through this sentence, explain the significance of the title 'An Astrologer's Day'.

The astrologer feels relieved that Guru is not dead as it relieves a great burden from him. Critically justify the statement and explain it.

The astrologer wins/gets the sympathy of criticism of the reader in the end. Express your opinion with the support of the main story.

If we have to eradicate the superstitions and other ill practices from our society, what steps would you like to suggest?

Discuss with your partner, the preparations you would like to make for the journey chosen.

In the story, astrologer has a great listening power. Listening helps in developing good relations with people. Express your opinion.

Discuss the ways in which you would overcome the problems/ hindrances/ difficulties you face during your journey.

During every journey we have to observe certain rules. Discuss your ideas of the journey without any restrictions. You can begin like this

1. I would go alone / with selected friends/ _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______

In the story, the following characters reveal their qualities through words and actions. Pick out the words that describe them from the box and write in the appropriate columns.

Pick out the lines showing that the poet is prepared to enjoy every moment of his journey.

By ‘old delicious burdens’ the poet means-

The poet is a person who is free from all inhibitions. Discuss how the concept of ‘freedom’ is expressed in the poem.

'An Astrologer's Day' has ironic elements where the astrologer pretends to have 'supernatural knowledge' that coincidently turns out to be the truth. Irony means a situation or statement characterized by a significant difference between what is expected and what actually happens, or between what is understood and what is meant. Find out the examples of irony from the story and write them down. One has been done for you.

1. He knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself the next minute.
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________
4. ______________________________________

In the story, many Indian words are used.

'Cowrie shells'. This is an example of code-mixing.

Find out other such words from the story and write them down.

Bill Naughton has written a collection of wonderful stories which you can read in his book ‘The Goal Keepers Revenge and Other Stories’. Read all the stories and discuss their theme/s with your partner.

Read R.K. Narayan’s humorous collections of short stories and novels. Here are some titles you can read.

(a) ‘Under The Banyan Tree’

(b) ‘The Doctor’s Word’

(c) ‘Lawley Road’

(d) ‘A Horse and Two Goats’

(e) ‘Gateman’s Gift’

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