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- Find from the text the collocation for the following: (i) dog (ii) man (iii) ticket (iv) slowly (v) drizzle (vi) sentences (vii) spirits. stray dog trusting man / greedy man / careless man ticket office walked slowly light drizzle whole sentences spirits rose 1
- Complete the compound words from the story: (i) oil___ (ii) fifty___ (iii) easy___ (iv) ___tower (v) moon___ oil-rich fifty-rupee (note) easy-going clock tower moonlight 1
- Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of Code-mixing (Indian words used in English). maidan, bazaar, pyjamas, rupees (also ‘Jumna Sweet Shop’). 1
- Read the story carefully and complete the table: Total no. of characters, Names, Age, Physical appearance, Earned money by, Qualities. PointAnilHari Singh (narrator) Total no. of characters2 (main characters) Ageabout 2515 Physical appearancetall, lean, clear unlined facerat... 1
- Complete the given sentences.(a) Anil kept Hari as a cook because ...(b) Hari was grateful ...(c) Hari continued making money ...(d) Anil didn’t hand Hari over to the police ...(e) The moral of the story is ... Anil kept Hari as a cook because he was kind-hearted, and Hari kept hanging around smiling appealingly even after cooking a terrible meal. H... 1
- Think and write in your own words.(a) Why did Anil employ Hari as a cook, although he could not afford to pay him? Anil was kind and simple. He saw that Hari was a poor boy who needed food and shelter. Though he could not pay him, he offered to feed him i... 1
- Think and write in your own words.(b) What did Hari learn from Anil in the beginning? In the beginning Hari learnt to cook from Anil. Anil also taught him to write his name and promised to teach him to write whole sentences an... 1
- Think and write in your own words.(c) Why didn’t Anil hand over Hari to the police? What effect would it have had on Hari? Anil realised that Hari had stolen the money but had come back and returned it, which showed he was repenting. So Anil forgave him and conti... 1
- Think and write in your own words.(d) Do you feel Anil’s way of handling a thief like Hari was effective? Justify your answer. Yes. Anil did not scold or punish Hari. By silently forgiving him, paying him regularly and continuing to teach him, he won Hari’s heart. Ha... 1
- Think and write in your own words.(e) What tact had Anil used to change Hari’s dishonest ways? Anil used love, trust and education. He gave Hari a key and let him come and go as he pleased, taught him to read and write, and when the th... 1
- Write your own response and justify, where needed.(a) Is the poem a prayer for India alone? No. Although Tagore prays for his own country, the ideals he asks for – fearlessness, free knowledge, truth, reason, hard work and freedom f... 1
- Write your own response and justify, where needed.(b) What should the words we speak reflect? The words we speak should reflect truth and sincerity. They should come from the depth of our heart, without any falsehood or hypocrisy. 1
- Write your own response and justify, where needed.(c) What should people keep on widening? How can it be done? People should keep on widening their thought and action, that is, their outlook and attitude. This can be done by acquiring knowledge, think... 1
- Write your own response and justify, where needed.(d) From what darkness of night should our nation awake? Our nation should awake from the darkness of fear, ignorance, falsehood, narrow-mindedness, divisions based on caste, religion, class and co... 1
- Write your own response and justify, where needed.(e) What attributes of Rabindranath Tagore does the poem (prayer) reflect? The poem reflects that Tagore was a great patriot who loved his country deeply. He was a visionary and an idealist, a humanist who believed... 1
- Write your own response and justify, where needed.(f) What effect does the repetition of the word ‘where’ at the beginning of each line have? The repetition of ‘where’ (the figure of speech Anaphora) creates a musical rhythm and emphasis. It builds up, one by one, the picture of th... 1
- Read the poem carefully and complete the table. One is done for you.Concepts in the poem: (1) mind (2) head (3) knowledge (4) words (5) habit (6) thought and action. Columns: Present situation / Expected (ideal) situation. (Done: mind – mind is full… ConceptPresent situationExpected/ideal situation (1) mindmind is full of fearfearless mind (2) headhead is bowed down (no self-respect)head... 1
- Complete the following sentences using your own interpretation.(a) When the mind is without fear and head unbowed, we enjoy ______ freedom.(b) When knowledge is free, every citizen enjoys the right to ______ and ______.(c) We can prevent ______ injus… When the mind is without fear and head unbowed, we enjoy true (complete) freedom. When knowledge is free, every citizen enjoys the right to... 1