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प्रश्न
The story has three important characters - Anant, Smita, and Aunt Sushila. Go through the story again and complete the following table that highlights their special traits of character. You can put the X mark if that trait is not mentioned in the text.
| Special traits | Smita | Anant | Aunt Sushila |
| Strength | |||
| Weaknesses | |||
| Dreams | |||
| Motivation |
उत्तर
| Special traits |
Smita |
Anant |
Aunt Sushila |
|
Strength |
1. daring |
1. courage |
1. concern, generosity |
|
Weakness |
2. given to emotion |
2. physical health |
2. X |
|
Dreams |
3. that her brother would get cured |
3. that he would hear Pandit Ravi Shankar play |
3. X |
|
Motivation |
4 .love for her brother |
4. love for music |
4. X |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Pair up with your partner and ask and answer the following question.
Do you like music?
Pair up with your partner and ask and answer the following question.
Have you seen a concert on Television?
Pair up with your partner and ask and answer the following question.
Whose concert would you love to attend?
Who said to whom?
“This is not the last time they are going to play.”
Read the following sentence and write which emotions are revealed from this sentence.
Did you...did you hear him?
Read the text carefully, you will find some words describing a particular specialty of the individuals/personalities in the text. Explain the meaning of the following words given in the table with reference to the particular personality mentioned in the text.
| Speciality | Personality | Explanation |
| Maestro | ________________ | ________________ |
| Pandit | Ravi Shankar | ________________ |
| Ustad | ________________ | ________________ |
| Moustachioed | ________________ | a person having a large or bushy moustache. |
Describe the condition of Smita when she was going towards the stage. Read the text again and complete the boxes given below. One is done for you.
The text mentions the names of stalwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha. Both have earned worldwide name and fame for their outstanding contribution to the field of music. Form groups of 5 students each and write a brief note on other stalwarts in this (music) field. You can take help from your school library or search for the relevant information on the internet.
Take the help of the following points.
1. Name :
2. Field: Music
3. Specialisation: Tabla/Sitar/Violin etc.
4. Guru :
5. Early life :
6. Education :
7. Early success :
8. Contribution to the field and world :
9. Awards:
10. Any special incident that has occurred in his/her life :
The text has a big collection of Indian words in it. Using words from another language in a write up is called Code-mixing. Make a list of all the Indian words in table A and their meanings in table B. One is done for you.
| ‘A’ Indian word | ‘B’ Meaning |
| 1. Raga | (a) piece of Indian classical music based on one of the six basic musical modes. |
| 2. | (a) |
| 3. | (b) |
| 4. | (c) |
| 5. | (d) |
| 6. | (e) |
| 7. | (f) |
| 8. | (h) |
| 9. | (i) |
Read the following passage carefully and complete the activities:
B1. Arrange the following sentences according to their occurrences in the passage: (02)
- She went up the steps that led to the wings.
- She listened to the unfolding ragas.
- A daring thought came to her and she hurried home.
- She sat beside her father in the gallery.
Suddenly a daring thought came to her and as she hurried home she said to herself. ‘Why not? There’s no harm in trying it.
‘It would be nice to go to the concert. I don’t know when we’ll get another opportunity to hear Pandit Ravi Shankar,’ she said to her mother later. And her father agreed to get the tickets.
The next day as Smita and her father were leaving for the concert, her brother smiled and said, ‘Enjoy yourself,’ though the words came out in painful gasps. ‘Lucky you!’
Sitting beside her father in the gallery. Smita heard as in a dream the thundering welcome the audience gave the great master. Then the first notes came over the air and Smita felt as if the gates of a land of enchantment and wonder were opening. Spellbound, she listened to the unfolding ragas, the slow plaintive notes, the fast twinkling ones, but all the while the plan she had decided on the evening before remained firmly in her mind.‘The chance of a lifetime.’She heard Anant’s voice in every beat of the tabla.
The concert came to an end, the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.
A large mustachioed having a long mustache man made a long boring speech. Then came the presentation of bouquets. Then more applause and the curtain came down. The people began to move towards the exits.
Now was the time. Smita wriggled her way through the crowds on the stage. Then she went up the steps that led to the wings, her heart beating loudly. In the wings a small crowd had gathered to talk about the evening concert, to help carry bouquets and teacups and instruments.
B2. Pick out two sentences which indicate Smita was enjoying the concert: (02)
- ______
- ______
B3. Match the columns to their correct meanings and rewrite it: (02)
| Words/Phrases | Meanings | ||
| 1. | enchantment | a. | Sounding sad or mournful |
| 2. | a standing ovation | b. | a short quick breath of air |
| 3. | Gasps | c. | a feeling of great pleasure |
| 4. | Plaintive | d. | a period of prolonged applause. |
B4. Do as directed:
- The concert came to an end; the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.
(Begin the sentence with No sooner than) (01) - In the wings a small crowd had gathered to talk about the evening concert
(Pick out the determiners from the given sentence) (01)
B5. Would you like to see a live concert or would you prefer to see it on Television? Why? (02)
