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प्रश्न
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The story is called ‘The Adventure’. Compare it with the adventure described in ‘We’re Not Afraid to Die...’
उत्तर
The story is called "The Adventure" Compare it to the adventure described in "We Are Not Afraid to Die." The underlying theme of both the stories, "The Adventure" and "We Are Not Afraid. to Die" is the same. However, the execution is very different. One deals with the adventure in a real life situation and the other one is about the adventure that was mentally experienced. In the story, "We Are Not Afraid to Die", the characters take a hazardous sea voyage, to overcome the odds and survive. Whatever the dangers were, they were very real. In the story, The Adventure", the protagonist does not embark upon an adventurous journey. His collision with the truck triggers his mind to travel to a world, which is different from the world that he lives in.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Wear skins peeped through by bones and spectacles of steel
With mended glass, life bottle bits on stones.
(b) Explain: 'slag heap'.
(c) What future awaits these children?
(d) Name the figure of speech used in the third line.
List the steps taken by the captain
(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.
(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.
What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
India has many amazing success stories.
List the four elements of drama.
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What would happen if you never ate fruits and vegetables?
Does the traveller really have a magic stone?
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Taffimai Metallumai
Pick out three examples of interrogation (rhetorical questions) from the poem.
Explain in your own words the point that each one makes.
| Interrogation | Explanation |
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) |
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children showed disinterest even in the bachelor’s story-telling, throughout.
Name the following.
Ruler of Germany.
Describe Gulliver’s home in Lilliput.
What methods did Anshuman's parents use to warn Anshuman about his bad habits?
What does the poet want to know from the goldfish?
How was Gonzalo helpful to Prospero when he left Milan?
Departure was delayed because of the author.
Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the correct option.
It is better far to rule by ______, than ______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
What makes us happy and free, according to the poet?
Imagine you are a marketing executive for a company in a specific industry (toothpaste, soup, hair care products, automobiles, etc) and are developing a product with a brand name that refers to a character from the story.
For example: You want to sell bandages that have little pictures of Don Quixote on them. Your company’s name is Kure-All and you decide to call them “Kure-All Quixote Bandages”.
The slogan might be: “Had a tough day with windmills? When you take a fall, use Kure-All.”
You can use exciting words, a catchy new slogan and a jingle among other things to promote sales of your item.
What is the difference between this toy train and a normal train?
Gulliver took the small creatures in his hand and crushed them.
A man in ______ clothes stopped near him.
Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.
Meena’s father was a fisher man.
Circle and write the adverbs.
I drink coffee thrice a day. ______
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
tunnels- ______
Where do the crocodiles save?
______ is a great risk to the environment.
What is the best time to water the plants?
How was the stump of the tree useful?
