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प्रश्न
Read the lines given in the boxes on the next page. They are in random order.
Now listen to the recording of the poem carefully. As you listen, number the
stanzas given in the boxes sequentially.
I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the
Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn
To embellish the gardens
I emerge from the heart of the Sea and
Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in
Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and
The trees in a million little ways
The voice of thunder declares my arrival :
The rainbow announces my departure.
I am like earthly life, which begins at
The feet of the mad elements and ends
Under the upraised wings of death
I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
By the gods. Nature then takes me to adorn
Her fields and valleys.
I touch gently at the windows with my
Soft fingers and my announcement is a
Welcome song. All can hear but only
The sensitive can understand
The field and the cloud are lovers
And between them I am a messenger of mercy.
I quench the thirst of the one,
I cure the ailment of the other.
I am the sigh of the sea, the laughter of the field;
The tears of heaven.
When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated
So, with love-
Sighs from the deep sea of affection; Laughter
from the colourful field of the spirit; Tears from
the endless heaven of memories.
उत्तर
| I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn Her fields and valleys. |
| I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn To embellish the gardens. |
| When I cry the hills laugh; When I humble myself the flowers rejoice; When I bow, all things are elated. |
| The field and the cloud are lovers And between them I am a messenger of mercy. I quench the thirst of the one; I cure the ailment of the other. |
| The voice of thunder declares my arrival : The rainbow announces my departure. I am like earthly life, which begins at The feet of the mad elements and ends Under the upraised wings of death |
| I emerge from the heart of the sea and Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and The trees in a million little ways. |
| I touch gently at the windows with my Soft fingers and my announcement is a Welcome song. All can hear but only The sensitive can understand |
| I am the sigh of the sea; The laughter of the field; The tears of heaven. |
| So with love - Sighs from the deep sea of affection; Laughter from the colourful field of the spirit; Tears from the endless heaven of memories. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
Tick the right answer.
Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).
Six humans trapped by happenstance
In black and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood,
Or so the story's told.
Their dying fire in need of logs;
The first man held his back.
For on the faces around the fire,
He noticed one was black.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
Which sin is hinted at in these lines?
It was my business to cross the bridge, explore the bridge head 3 beyond and find out to what point the enemy had advanced. I did this and returned over the bridge. There were not so many carts now and very few people on foot, but the old man was still there.’’Where do you come from?” I asked him.
“From San Carlos,” he said, and smiled.
That was his native town and so it gave him pleasure to mention it and he smiled.
“I was taking care of animals,” he explained.
“Oh,” I said, not quite understanding.
“Yes,” he said, “I stayed, you see, taking care of animals. I was the last one to leave the town of San Carlos.”
He did not look like a shepherd nor a herdsman and I looked at his black dusty clothes and his gray dusty face and his steel rimmed spectacles and said, “What animals were they?”
“Various animals,” he said, and shook his head. “I had to leave them.”
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What gave the old man pleasure?
What is meant by 'dead habit'? What is 'dead habits' compared to and why?
Answer the following questions with reference to Jack London's, 'The Call of the Wild'.
(i) How was Thornton talked into a wager that involved Buck, during a conversation in the Eldorado Saloon?
(ii) How did Thornton feel after he had committed Buck to the wager?
(iii) Give a brief description of how Buck managed to win the wager for Thornton.
Discuss the following topic in groups.
What problems are you likely to face if you keep ants as pets?
Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows.
Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _________________ of ships
Answer the question.
Why does the poet wonder if teachers also do things that other people do?
Are the rebels rain lovers?
Read the following extract from Ray Bradbury's short story, ‘The Pedestrian’ and answer the questions that follow:
| “He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalk in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference." |
- What was Leonard Mead’s occupation?
What did he love to do?
When is the story set? [3] - To what does Mead compare his walk through the empty streets?
Mention TWO reasons he gives for making this comparison. [3] - ‘Why had Mead decided to change his footwear from hard-heeled shoes to sneakers? [3]
- What happened quite suddenly as he was making his way home?
What was Mead's immediate reaction? [3] - ‘Why was Mead taken away by the police car?
‘Would you call this a horror story or a piece of science fiction?
Give reasons for your answer. [4]
