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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
उत्तर
The magi were three wise men who brought gifts to Baby Jesus in the manger in a biblical story of Christmas. It is from there that the art of giving Christmas presents was invented.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Strangers: __________________
Complete the following.
Della wanted to buy ___________________.
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim sell his gold watch? Do you think he did well?
Complete: Use the chart below to explain the situational irony in ‘The Gift of the Magi’. For each character, identify what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | |
| What Della plans : | What actually happens |
| What Jim plans : | What actually happens : |
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What would you do if you ran short of money, to buy a birthday gift for one of your parents/ siblings?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What situation is the climax of the story? How does it end up as an Anti-climax?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
If you share this story with some friends in a junior class, how would they react in the end?
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della was not too happy about bargaining for grocery etc.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
The flat was in a dilapidated condition.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Let us set aside our gifts and get ready for dinner.
