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प्रश्न
The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
He is the centre of the play.
उत्तर
The character is the ballad- singer/prisoner/man.
He is the centre of the play
- Man: You needn‘t ask who I am; that placard will tell you.
Sergeant: You are the man I am looking for.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Attempt a character sketch of Mr Gilman as a teacher.
Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) What did M. Hamel tell them about the French language? What did he ask them to do and why?
(b) Why does Asokamitran call Subbu, ‘a charitable and improvident man’?
(c) How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer?
(d) Why did Sophie like her brother, Geoff more than any other person?
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below :
A1 Find out :
Find from the passage the related words to the sea and write them.
ON FIERCE monsoon nights, about one and a quarter-mile off the Mumbai harbor, there have been occasions when 52-year-old Bikaji Ramchandra Dhuri is the only man on the sea. From the watchtower of the Prongs Reef Lighthouse, which is surrounded on all sides by the Arabian Sea, he has heard the sea rage like a possessed spirit – the darkness dispelled only by the beam of light flung across the waters from the tower he mans.
Dhuri is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast, as a majority of the 182 lighthouses in the country are now unmanned. Built-in 1871, the Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on Scotland’s Skerryvore Rocks Lighthouse and is located at a strategic spot on the western coast, marking the entrance to the busy Mumbai Harbour. It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks off the harbor, which the lone Colaba lighthouse could not illumine on its own. “Even now, during nights, for fishing vessels without any gadgets, it’s the soft light from this tower which directs us to Mumbai,” says Vinayak Koli, a boatsman who helps ferry people and also goes on fishing expeditions.
Throughout the year, Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for 15 days at a stretch, when he is relieved by another keeper. In the monsoon, it becomes his home for three months. “We call it the Kalapana as we are alone in the middle of the sea for days, with basic supplies – and the revolving light that keeps the sea awake,” he says.
A2 Fill in the following information using words from the passage :
(i) The Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on _______.
(ii) Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for _______ at a stretch.
(iii) _______ is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast.
(iv) The majority of the _______ lighthouses in the country are now unmanned.
| Violent | Scattered | Place of shelter for ships | Shine light |
A4
A5 Personal Response
Imagine you have to spend a night in a lighthouse. Narrate your experience.
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
Describe Ms. Sullivan's teaching methods?
Which language do you use to talk to elderly relatives in your family?
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
cairn of rocks
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kora
In which language are these word found?
Comment on the influence of English – the language and the way of life – on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator's attitude to English?
Identify some of the improbable images the author has used to effect greater humour.
Notice these words in the poem and guess their meaning from the context
| turquoise | darts |
Adi Song for the Recovery of Lost Health' is in Miri Agom while Adi Agom is the Adi community's language for routine conversation. How does this reflect upon the high level of language sensitivity of the Adi? Can you think of other parallels in modern languages between the literary variety and the colloquial variety?
Why do you think the poet has used so many 'negatives' to make his statement?
How is colour highlighted in the poem and why? List all the words in the poem that suggest colour.
How does the poem bring out the elusive nature of happiness in human existence?
Why have the words, 'pretended' and 'seemed' been used in the lines:
...Pretended to believe every single word
of what the tiger king said.
And seemed to be taken in by all the lies.
How does the sense of these lines connect with the line 'Ajamil wasn't a fool'?
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The colour imagery in the poem.
Compare and contrast the two opposing human feelings as expressed by the poet.
‘Never mind faded forests, Austin’. The word ‘faded’ means to become dim or faint. The word describes the forests that have become faint or dim in appearance. Now go through the poem again and complete the table.
| Describing word | Object | Explanation |
| 1. faded | forests | The forests have become faint or dim in appearance. |
| 2. silent | ||
| 3. unfading | ||
| 4. bright |
Think deeply and write. Is the poet really discouraging the youth from becoming vets? Explain your response.
From the internet or other sources, find the other names by which Kabaddi is known in different parts of our country and the world.
What could have happened to the one who flew away? Who was she?
State the difference between drama and novel.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.
Yonamine’s fight with Bushi (disguised as a bandit).
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
Add ten more words to the list on your own. Each of the component words must be meaningful.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
size - small _______________.
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
Find the different units of measurement mentioned in the passage and get more information about them from the internet.
Which other things in nature can say –
'For men may come and men may go,
But I go on for ever.'
Which of the words and phrases in the poem will you use in a realistic description?
Put a tick mark against the ones you will use.
- little
- shining tail
- golden scale
- cheerful
- grin
- claws
- gently smiling
- jaws
Using the following points frame a character sketch of the narrator. Support each character trait with instances from the lesson.
- Diffident and timid
- Unusual behavior
- Ignorant about banking
- Nervous and careless
- Economical.
Find out how the following game is played.
Kho-Kho
Why did he spill the milk?
__________________was the chief of all spirits
How did Miranda feel when her father raised the storm to destroy the ship?
What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
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?
What happened when Somu left Zigzag with the Krishnans?
What are the disadvantages of speaking harshly?
Identify the character/speaker.
I'll see you later at the Queen's croquet game.
How did Grandfather’s dream come true?
Gulliver was the captain of the ship.
Gulliver was set free because the emperor______.
How should one react to adversity?
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?
How did the third daughter use the grain?
He got _________ the disease.
Name the character or speaker.
"Play me a pleasant song."
Choose the odd one out.
What did the five friends call themselves?
Bala and Janani acted like the______.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the size of the screen?
Kani took Teddy out for a ____.
Amir realised his mistakes.
Fill in the blank
What will you do if you have a gold plate?
Write the word with same meaning.
queue- ______
Match the words with similar meaning.
| truck | subway |
| underground | lorry |
| tap | wallet |
| purse | faucet |
What does the earth do when the day is over?
What did he call his puppet?
