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प्रश्न
Define drama.
उत्तर
Drama is a creative work in verse or prose that aims to tell a story through action, costume, setting as well as dialogue and is typically performed in a theatre.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Maggu’s achievements are particularly noteworthy because – as is well known – academic institutions in India are less than sold on the idea of inclusive education. In fact, when Maggu lost her sight in class IV, her school (which she declines to name) expelled her while suggesting she attend a “blind school”. Though shocked, Maggu rejected the advice. “Attending a special school would have tarred me with a handicap forever, which was not how I saw my future. Therefore I did the rounds of other public schools with my father, a small – time merchant, explaining that my case was different Since I had vision till the age of ten,” she recalls.
Impressed by her persistence and ambition, Delhi’s Bluebells School not only admitted her but pulled out all the stops to support her in academics sporting events and also notched up a respectable 73 percent average in the class XII exam with the help of Braille, interactive textbooks and extra coaching.
The respectable average in her CBSE exam paved the way for admission into LSR where again she proved her mettle by winning medals in a slew of inter – collage events (100 200 and 400 metre sprints) high jump, long jump, javelin and discuss throw: resulting in her being declared ‘Athlete of the year’ 2003’ at a sports meet for 100 physically challenged athletes. And the cherry on the cake was the selection to the IBSA Games last year. “It was a tough regimen,” recalls Maggu. “I had to attend sports camps manage my studies and officiates as sports president. But I managed.”
Questions:
(1) What qualities of Maggu are highlighted in this passage?
(2) Why did Maggu refuse to attend a ‘blind school’?
(3) Quote the lines that show that Jyoti Maggu was good in academics as well as in sports.
(4) Use any two phrases in sentences of your own :
(a) To win laurels
(b) To pave the way
(c) To prove one’s mettle
(d) A tough regimen
(5)
(a) I did the rounds of other public schools with my father [Change the voice]
(b) though shocked Maggu rejected the advice [Rewrite as a simple sentence]
(6) Should the physically challenged be sent to special schools? Express your views.
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Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
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Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Give reasons for the following statement.
The author was disappointed with Darchen.
Briefly comment on:
The author’s physical condition in Darchen.
Tick the statement that is true.
The story tries to relate history to Science.
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Reality is what is directly experienced through the senses.
Look at the following set of words and mention what is common to them both in form and meaning.
|
Snuffle |
snort |
sniffle |
snore |
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________one's will
Explain the line:
'I seemed to detect in myself a sort of sneaking fellow-feeling for the mummy in the museum, and a desire to swap news with him.
List the distinctive features of the tribal arts.
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'
Explain the phrase.
his bending sickle's compass
Write down in your own words the way Laurie confirmed the names of the March sisters.
Find from the story one word for the following.
any animal that catches mice ______
The special thread for kite - flying is sharpened by adding sugar and glass pieces.
Form groups and discuss what must have happened to the handkerchief. Write the story in your own words.
Find sentences from the play related to the given points.
Loyalty in Irish Nationalism:
- Maybe Sergeant you’ll be on the side of the country yet.
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
Hat
Discuss the following questions after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Will you love your brother or sister only if she’s fair?
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
To this day, we venerate this tree as ____________.
Write a short note on the following:
The ‘four signs’ that Prince Siddharth beheld.
Write about the sights you may see from a bus or an airplane. You may write it in the form of a short poem.
Find three lines, that contain images of nature in the autumn season.
During daytime
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
‘Unke, Munke, Timpetoo,
I wish, my wish is coming true.’
Try to compose two other funny magical chants that have rhyming lines.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
novel
The following thing is mentioned in the poem.
Classify it as a happy and sad thing.
flowers - falling leaves
What was Ariel ordered to do with the people on the ship?
Answer the question in a paragraph of about 100 – 150 word.
Write a detailed character sketch of Prospero.
Complete the given tabular column with the suitable plural forms.
| chair | - | |
| box | - | |
| Eskimo | - | |
| lady | - | |
| radius | - | |
| formula | - | |
| child | - | |
| deer | - | |
| loaf | - | |
| hero | - |
Does Chulong want to earn money honestly?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
| And so it were wisest to keep our feet From wandering into Complaining Street; |
- What is the wisest thing that the poet suggests?
- What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’ refer to?
Why did Mrs. Jhunjhunwalla buy the painting?
Why should we speak gently?
Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to young children?
How should you speak with old people?
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
Where the voice of the wind calls our wandering feet
Whose ‘Wandering feet’ is referred to here?
Read the line and answer the question.
And the wheel’s kick and the winds song and the white sail’s shaking
What according to the poet are the pleasures of sailing?
The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball.
Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.
| A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart. |
Find out the idiom that relates to ‘whatever the circumstances’, from the first paragraph.
Identify the speaker/character.
They somehow managed to put him on the platform.
Identify the speaker/character.
"Don't let us down now, Gulliver; we need your help."
Match the rhyming words.
| filth | farmer |
| cook | harm |
| charm | wealth |
| armour | look |
What did Anandhan want to become?
Vicky wanted a ______ to do all his work.
Brain of a robot is the______.
Vicky decided to ______ the robot at the end.
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did Appu share guava?
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did Bujju realise his mistake?
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Do you think it is right for the tanker to take water? Why?
One day Chris tried to draw a ______.
How can we do our work better?
Write the related words as shown in the example:
Find words from the passage which are antonyms of the following.
- artificially (para 1)
- strength (para 2)
