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प्रश्न
What are the cues that signal the presence of the peacock in the vicinity?
उत्तर
There are many cues in the poem that signal the presence of the peacock in the vicinity.
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At the beginning of the poem, the poet tells says that one can make out that there is a peacock around on hearing its loud sharp call, which seems to come from nowhere.
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Then there is a flash of turquoise in the peepal tree, which is another indication that a peacock is present.
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The impression of its slender arched neck as he descends, and a glimpse of the very end of its tail as he swiftly darts away.
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As one reads a book with a great concentration out in the veranda, a blue shadow falls over. The wind then changes the direction, the steady hum of bees in the bushes nearby will stop, all suggesting the presence of the peacock.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away,
It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may,
Don’t keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
(1) What do we treasure in a chest?
(2) How does the poet went us to use the gift of life?
(3) Do you agree that life should be measured un deeds and not in years? Why?
(4) Which words in the poem mean the following :
(a) Kept from developing
(b) Hollow places in a wall
(5) Life is a gift to be used every day. [Name and explain the figure of speech]
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Someone has extended a hand of friendship towards me and I have not accepted it.
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- During examinations.
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Discuss:
In the story, human settlements are mentioned but not cities or villages. Why is it so?
From the poem, find three lines that use comparisons.
• ______ • ______ • ______
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
The ______ solved the mysterious crime.
The following thing is mentioned in the poem.
Classify it as a happy and sad thing.
flowers - falling leaves
List the rhyming words in the (On the water) poem.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
Whole
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
happily
Answer the following question in about 80-120 word.
If you were to live in the Complaining Street, how would you deal with the people who grumble?
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Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
The poor farmer’s crop was______.
What happened to the two girls at the end of the war?
Read the passage three times and colour a bull for each time.
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Match with their storing places.
Choose the correct one.
Rooster
Write the related words as shown in the example:
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Caesar, the Hero of Mumbai on 26/11
- Mumbai: Caesar, the last surviving hero of his kind, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with tri-color and given an emotional farewell from the city Police Force. The Mumbai Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the hero with a tweet.
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Answer the following questions.
- The Labrador Retriever was covered with tri-color. What does this signify?
- How did Caesar save several lives at the CST railway station?
- Which word in the third paragraph of the passage means the same as ‘forced’?
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