Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Read and prepare a small presentation in about 100 to 150 words on the ideas of any two philosophers given below.
- Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Gautam Buddha
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Kahlil Gibran
- Socrates.
उत्तर
Thoughts of Gautam Buddha
Gautam Buddha is known to all Indians as the founder of Buddhism who lived and taught in northern India in the 6th century B.C. Buddhism is a philosophy of life explained by Gautama Buddha. 'Buddha' means the enlightened one.
Gautam Buddha was not a god and the Buddhist philosophy does not involve any theistic worldview. The views of Buddha are solely aimed at liberating conscious beings from suffering. The core teaching of Buddhism are:
- The three universal truths: Shila, samadhi, prajnya
- The four noble truths: dukkha, samudaya, nirodh, magga.
- The noble eightfold path: right understanding, right thinking, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
These thoughts have motivated several people to lead their lives meaningfully and peacefully.
Thoughts of Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived during 469 - 399 B.C. in Athens. He was a famous and celebrated philosopher who led to the foundation of several streams of thought. More than a preacher, Socrates was a teacher who taught through the method of questioning. This method was known as 'dialectics' and further received popularity as the 'Socratic Method'.
During his philosophical tenure, Socrates established a number of notions. Some of them are given below.
- All virtue is knowledge.
- No one errs knowingly, no one errs willingly.
- All desire is for the good.
- It is better to suffer an injustice than to create one.
- A ruling is expertise.
Other than establishing these notions, Socrates also inspired a lot of young minds. Some of his famous pupils are Glaucon, Terpison, and Plato.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!
(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.
How does Anne criticize the attitude of the grown-ups in her diary?
Answer the following question in 120-150 words :
Mrs. Hall is greedy but efficient in her business.
Attempt a character sketch of Mrs. Hall.
Why are animals considered as intelligent as humans ?
Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
A single event may change the course of the history of a nation.
Indian society has moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story. Discuss.
What does the phrase 'as if he were on needles' mean? Can you think of another phrase with a similar meaning substituting the word 'needless'?
You know what ‘hide-and-seek’ is. What would ‘hide-and-speak’ mean?
Why does the poet prefer to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilised society?
How does Forster trace the human interest in the story to primitive times?
The two best things the servants brought to God were gold and jewel stones.
Think and answer in your own words.
Which line proves that in our busy lives we do not even have a fraction of a second to enjoy nature’s beauty?
Justify the verdict delivered in the poem.
I can support my answer with the help of the following suitable arguments:
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb:
A Bad workman blames his tools.
Complete the phrase using a word from the poem.
______ march
Say the following word aloud and put the stress mark on the stressed syllable.
crea-tures
Play the roles of an interviewer and a Great Indian Bustard and present the interview in the classroom.
With the help of the internet and other sources, obtain more information about the critically endangered birds and animals in India. Find the names of their sanctuaries.
Form groups and discuss the following question:
Why are the clothes compared to living things?
Draw a diagram to show a volcanic eruption from its description given in this passage. Label the diagram. Show the following in it :
Volcano; earth’s crust; crack in the earth’s crust; hot molten rock; red, hot lava; smoke; ash; burning chunks of rock.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass.
In the novel, the Lethargarians give a whole day’s time table of their activities. Can you guess what it would be like?
Use your own ideas and prepare their time table.
Talk about the good qualities of any one person you do not like. (You need not name the person.)
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
Answer in your own words.
What chores did the boys from 1000 CE and 1st Century CE, do on their farms/fields?
Form groups of 5-8. This passage tells us only what the compère says. Try to visualize and write what the other people on the dais must have said in their speeches (Write only the main points.)
- The School Principal
- The Chief Guest
- The Art teacher who offered a vote of thanks
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Teshumai Tewindrow
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
When you want to make a speech, there’s no need to think about it in advance.
Write slogans for the cleanliness drive in your area.
Which event in the story tells us that the lion was brave?
Share a memorable trip from your life
Why did Herman and the author slam the doors?
What did Usha see while walking to the bazaar?
Read the poem aloud in pairs
Women/Men can achieve anything, provided they put their heart and soul into it. Discuss in the class. Do you think being a man or a woman makes a difference?
Where did the boys and girls go?
Narrate the story based on the story map
Write the story in your own words
What does ‘charges along like troops in a battle’ mean?
Name the tools the farmer brought out. What did he do with them?
The farmer was thankful at the sight of the verdant bowl because______.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
- How does the poet describe the spring season?
- Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?
- Who does ‘you’ refer to?
Why did the girl reply haughtily?
Match the rhyming words.
| filth | farmer |
| cook | harm |
| charm | wealth |
| armour | look |
Recite the poem 'My Robot' with correct intonation.
When do we land on Mars?
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | flow | know |
| 2. | grow | week |
| 3. | seek | blow |
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She coloured the picture ____.
What was the reason behind Nandhini’s dullness?
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
When does the offer end?
Why did Jana’s friends stop her from going near the tree?
Write the rhyming word.
countries- ______.
Why did the greedy merchant get angry?
Name the animal and sound it makes.
______ is a great risk to the environment.
A person who overcomes problems, will get ______ at the end.
What is the best time to water the plants?
What are the details not to be revealed in public domain?
