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प्रश्न
State the difference between poetry and drama.
उत्तर
Drama is a medium of expression through performance based on a script. This script is written in the form of dialogues. On the other hand, poetry language is expressed in rhythm and metre.
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Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?
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'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
What were the lessons of life learnt in her younger days that Kumudini carried into her adult life?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Discipline and a questioning spirit can coexist in an individual.”
How does the poet tossed back from ecstasy into despair?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo swept a path around the garden for ________________.
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
gardener
Find from the lesson word/phrase that mean the following.
colours ______
Find from the library or internet other poems composed on tiny living creatures. Try to understand the message in each of them.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Handicapped people should never be ______. (ignored and avoided)
Building a bridge needs careful planning. Think about what goes on before the actual construction begins.
- Proper planning
- ________________
- ________________
- ________________
- ________________
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make tactful changes so that citizens do not recognize familiar landmarks.
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a deer
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Motiram
(Answer in one or two lines.)
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Explain the meaning of the following phrase:
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The story of the three caskets.
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Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ibn Battuta, Amerigo Vespucci, Xuanzang, Ferdinand Magellan, Bartolomeu Dias, Herodotus, Captain James Cook, Vasco De Gama.
What is common among these individuals? Browse Internet or refer books and share some information about them.
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the following passage by the using the phrases given in the box.
| youth to old age | up or down the hill | to hurry nor move away | |
| high adventure | joyful | mourn | looking ahead |
The poet wants to live his life __________, willing to do something. He neither wants __________from his goal. He does not want to _______ the things he has lost, not hold back for fear of the future. He instead prefers to live his life with a whole and happy heart which cheerfully travels from __________. Therefore, it does not matter to him whether the path goes __________, rough or smooth, the journey will be __________. He will continue to seek what he wanted as a boy - new friendship, __________ and a crown (prize). His heart will remain courageous and pursue his desires. He hopes that every turn in his life's journey will be the best.
How did Miranda feel when her father raised the storm to destroy the ship?
How were offerings carried during the ancient period?
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Usha went to visit her______ house after shopping in the market.
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Where did the boys and girls go?
What made the trip a memorable one?
Identify the speaker/character.
He felt something moving along his body almost up to his chin.
In the Earth, we get water from ______.
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| 1. And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback. |
| 2. And so she flew onto the back of the cow. |
| 3. So everybody panicked and made a general rush to safety |
| 4. The startled cow charged off in fear |
| 5. She applied brakes, but was thrown off the cycle. |
| 6. Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road. |
| 7. Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl. |
| 8. The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle. |
Why did the girl reply haughtily?
How did the third daughter use the grain?
Who is the wisest of all? Why?
_______ broke out in the near by villages.
He got _________ the disease.
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Language - ______.
Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the question below.
Match the following.
| Sr.No. | CHARACTER | TRAIT |
| a. | Father Wolf | with a grey nose…feeds her four cubs |
| b. | Tabaqui | the big one from Waingunga River with a lame foot |
| c. | Mother Wolf | the chief of the Wolves |
| d. | Shere Khan | begs for meat and thanks for the meal/warns the wolves about the arrival of Shere Khan |
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What does it sing?
Choose the odd one out.
Who was Akilan’s inspiration?
Why did he grow crops?
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | flow | know |
| 2. | grow | week |
| 3. | seek | blow |
Imagine your world and write its qualities in the cloud.
Leafcutter ants can carry leaves that weigh ______ times of their body weight.
List the things that humans should save.
What did the children buy with money they have?
What will you do with your savings?
Read the passage three times on your own. Colour a Piggy bank each time you read.
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What does she paint?
Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.
What did he learn about the birds?
