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Subject: English IInd Sem.
Title.
The warrior who brought glory.
Patriotism.
Brain or Brown.
The kitten at play
The dinner Party.
The challenged Conjurer, PT: Dr. Puttaraj Gawai.
Moving picture.
Another Chance.
The Outsider.
Roadways.
1. The warrior who bought glory
I Meanings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Display
Make it
Passed out
Dedication
Confront
– Show
– Achieve
– Come out successfully
– Commitment
– Face
6. Conferred
7. Distinguished
8. Defend
9. Assignment
10. Humaneness
– Awarded
– Excellent
– Guard Against
– Any piece of work
– Kindness
II Answer the following:
1. a) When was Sam Manekshaw born?
Ans: Sam Manekshaw was born on 3 April 1914.
b) Where was Sam Manekshaw born?
Ans: Sam Manekshaw was born in Amritsar.
2. Name the college from where Sam Manekshaw passed out?
Ans: Sam Manekshaw passed out from Sherwood college in Nainital.
3. What made Sam Manekshaw get selected to the IMA?
Ans: Ambition.
4. When did Sam Manekshaw joined IMA?
Ans: Sam Manekshaw joined the Indian Military Academy at Dehradum in 1934 when he was 22
years old.
5. Did his fellow soldiers like him? If Yes, Say why?
Ans: Yes, Sam Manekshaw was liked by his soldiers. Because he was so warm and hearted.
6. What kind of relation did Sam Manekshaw have with his fellow soldier?
Ans: Sam Manekshaw was very cardial with his fellow soldier.
7. Would you consider Sam Manekshaw an „ever – prepared soldier?
Ans: Yes, Sam Manekshaw was always „ever – prepared‟ soldier.
8. What happened to Sam Manekeshaw during world War II?
Ans: During world war II one day Sam Manekshaw moved forward with his men against the
Japanese army, he got shot by a Japanese soldier which seriously wounded.
9. What made general Sir Roy described Sam Manekeshaw as „the only best staff‟?
Ans: General Sir Roy Bucher, the British commander-in-chief of Indian army describe Sam
Manekeshaw as the only best stay because he was kind hearted. His superiors too had an
appreciation for his service and sense of duty, devotion and commitment.
10. Which nation did Sam Manekeshaw defend in the world War II?
Ans: The nation Burma Sam Manekeshaw defended in the world War II.
III The noun forms for the following words:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Contribute
Examine
Promote
Recognize
Act
– contribution
– Examination
– promotion
– Reorganization
– Action
6. Complete
7. Dedicate
8. Admire
– completion
– Dedication
– Admiration
2. Patriotism
I Meaning:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Breaths
– Lives
Hath
– Has (old usage)
Burned
- Feel exited
Stand
– Share
Minstrel
– poet
No rapture Swell – No poet would sing
about him.
7. Pelf
8. Wretch
9. Forefeet
10. Renown
11. Vile
12. Whenu
– Money , wealth.
– Unfortunate or
annoying person.
– Lose
– Fame
– Worthless
– Where (old usage)
II Answer the following:
1. What are the characteristics feature of a patriot?
Ans: The characteristics feature of patriotic are:
i)
He should love his country.
ii)
He should show patriotic feelings towards his motherhood.
iii)
He should give respect to our cultures, religions, traditions, languages etc…
2. “For him no minstrel raptures swell”?
a) Who does the word him refers to?
Ans: Him refers to the patriotic.
b) Why is the poet unhappy with such a person?
Ans: Because some people live in their country and forget the culture. Some people move to foreign
countries and forget their motherland.
c) Explain “…………. . no minstrel raptures swell”
Ans: It means the poet does not explain about the person who is cunning towards their motherland.
3. Make a list of the rhyming words in the poem?
Ans: 1) dead – said , 2) Name –claim , 3) Renown – down , 4) Well – swell , 5) Pell – Self ,
Sprung – Unsung.
6)
3. Brain or Brawn
I Meaning:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Brawn
Siblings
Squabble
Errands
5. Asset
– Physical strength.
– Brother or sisters
– Petty quarrel
– Short tips to do
something for someone.
- Advantage (here)
– Power of thinking and
reasoning.
7. Oblige
– Do a favous
8. Stamina
– Strength
9. Outrun
- Run faster than
10. Pitch against – Be an opponent
6. Intellect
II Choose the most appreciate answer:
1. The mother decided to keep with her.
a) The tiger
b) The spirit
c) The man
d) None
2. The tiger was sent on all errands because
a) He was ferocious
b) He was smart
c) He could run very fast
d) He was obedient.
3. The man wanted the spirit to shoot an arrow in the direction of the tiger because.
a) He wanted him filled.
b) He wanted to scare him.
c) He wanted to district him from the race.
d) He wanted the spirit to start the race.
III Answer the following:
1. Who are the siblings referred to in the lesson?
Ans: The spirit, the man and the tiger are in the siblings referred to in the lesson.
2. What did Mother do to solve the problem of sibling‟s squabbles?
Ans: Mother decided the best thing to do was to separate his strong Robust sons by making them stay
in different places.
3. What kind of competition did mother want to hold between the man and the tiger?
Ans: Running Race competition that mother wanted to hold between man and the tiger.
4. Why was the spirit not part of the competition?
Ans: The spirit was not part of the competition because the spirit was the eldest son and mother
wanted the spirit to stay with her.
5. Why did the man protest?
Ans: The man protested that the tiger run very fast. It wins the game. If I lose in this game. Mother
send me to the forest where there are wild animals and poisonous plants. Life would be dangerous and
different. So thinking this the man protested Immedialy.
6. How did the man feet that he was different from the tiger?
Ans: The man felt that the tiger had four legs the man had just two. The tiger had Sharp claws,
whereas the man had only hands, the tiger could roar loudly. The man‟s voice was much softer.
If the tiger had colorful and soft, furry skin, the man had has less furry and colorful skin. So he
felt that he was different from the tiger.
4. The kitten at play
I Meanings:
1. Conjurer – Juggler (here)
2. Feats – accomplishments. (here)
II Answer the following:
1. What is the kittens name in the poem? What is the kitten doing?
Ans: Jobby is the kitten‟s name in the poem. Kitten is playing with the leaves.
2. What does „eldes-tree‟ refer to?
Ans: „Elder tree‟ refer to old and big tree.
3. How is the morning according to the poet?
Ans: According to the poet, the morning is bright and fair.
4. What is the Kitten‟s prey?
Ans: The kitten‟s pray is on rats.
5. In what way is the kitten like an Indian conjuror?
Ans: The kitten is like an Indian conjuror because it is very quick in arts.
5. The Dinner Party
I Meanings:
1. Naturalist
2. Crises
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Impulse
Slam
Foreign
Sobir
Gesture
– One who studies
animals and plants.
– Extremely dangerous
time.
– a sudden feeling to act
– close with great force.
– lose
– serious and sensible
– signal
II Answer the following:
1. Who are the hosts and guests in the story?
8. Ounce
9. Commotion
10. Screams
11. Rafter
12. Staring
13. Bare
14. Bait
– a unit for measuring
weight.
– noise and confusion
– shouts
– a long wooden piece
– looking at something
for a long time.
– empty
– Food used to attract
something.
Ans:
The colonial officials & his wife are the hostess, army officers and government officials and
their wives and a American naturalist are there in the story.
2. Describe the place where the dinner is hosted?
Ans: The dinner is hosted in their spacious dining room, which has bare marble floor, open rafters
and glass doors opening onto a veranda.
3. What is the young girl discussing with the colonel?
Ans: The young girl is discussing with to colonel than the man.
4. According to the colonel who has greater self control, the man or the women?
Ans: According to the colonel man a great self control.
5. What did the hostess want her servants to do? Why?
Ans: The hostess want her servants to place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open door.
6. What made the naturalist think that there must be a cobra in the room?
Ans: The naturalist thought that in India milk in a bowl means only one thing – bait for a snake. So he
thought that there must be cobra in the room.
7. Where did the American search for the cobra?
Ans: The American searched the corners three corners of the room and under the table.
8. What did the American do to text the self control of the people in the dinner party?
Ans: The American started to count three hundred that‟s five minutes. He told that no one should
move from this place those who move, will forfeit fifty rupees, Like this he tested their self
control.
9. Who shows greater self-control in the story: The American guest for the hostess?
Ans: The hostess shows greater self-control in story.
10. How does the American figure out that there is a cobra under the table.
Ans: The cobra was crawling across her foot. By this she came to know that there is a cobra under the
table.
III Match the following:
A
1. Brilliant
2. Sharp
3. loud
4. Juicy
5. Heavy
6. Busy
7. Rough
B
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Light
Sea
Knife
Fruit
Noise
Cut
Street
1
5
2
4
3
7
6
IV Complete the phrase:
1. A delicious meal.
2. A Huge sea.
3. A beautiful child.
4. A Gold ring.
5. A horrible accident.
6. A faithful dog .
7. A entrusting story.
8. A useful task.
9. A good friend.
10. A large hat.
6. The Challenged Conjurer
Pt: Dr. Puttaraj Gawai.
I Meanings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Attired
Legendary
Humility
Pious
Aggravated
Know no bounds
Evident
Unquenchable
Renowed
– dressed
– well – Known for long.
– being humble
– religious, duply devoted
– increased
– unlimited without any boundary.
– Observe /noticeable.
– Unappeasable, that which cannot be satisfied.
– Femous / well known.
II Answer the following:
1. What does the word Gawai mean?
Ans: The word Gawai means she great sings.
2. When and where was Puttaraj Gawai born?
Ans: Puttaraj Gawai was born on 3 march 1914 in Devgiri near Karjigi in Haveri dist.
3. Make a list of different honors that Puttaraj Gawai received from the society?
Ans: Pt. Puttaraj Gawai received President Award for „Basav Purana‟ in Hindu. Honorary Doctorate
by Karnataka University, Nadoja prashasti, Gana Puradara Prashasti, Kendra sangeet
NatakAcademy Award, Rajjya sangeet vidwaan by government of Karnataka, National Award
by govt. of India, Nadoja Award from Karnatak university, Basavashree Award, Kalidas
sanman by govt. of Madhy Pradesh and Padm Bhushan.
4. How is Puttaraj Gawai different from other musicians?
Ans: Pt. Puttaraj Gawai is different from other musician because he has created and contributed new
rages to the world of music. He is a legendary musician, a vocalist, a gifted writer, a playwright,
an instrumentalist, an ardent love of music, a proprietor and director, a poet all in one.
5. “The life story of Puttaraj Gawai is lesson to all”, Do you agree with this view?
Ans: Yes, “The life story of Puttaraj Gawai is lesson to all”, because though so he disabled he
challenged with his life. This is a lesson to all those who are physically challenged for he could
overcome his disability and reach unimaged heights.
6. Name a few plays written by Puttaraj Gawai?
Ans: A few plays written by Puttaraj Gawai are Shree Kumareshware, „Akkamahadevi‟, „Satiskanya‟,
„Shri Shasti‟, Puttaraj Puraba, Kalburgi Sharana, Basavpurana, Gana sudha, and Sangeet
shastranjna are his works on music.
III True or false:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Gawai was only a singer
Gawai‟s greatness is his singing ability ony
Gawai was a great philanthropist
Puttaraj Gawai concern was only for the disabled
Puttaraj Gawai stands as an example for the disabled
- false
- false
– true
- false
– true
7. Moving Picture
I meanings:
1. Tycoon
2. Breeder
3. Galloping
4. Hooves
– A powerful
businessman
– One who keeps
(animals)
– moving surflty.
– Horny convering on the
ends of a Horse‟s legs.
5. Hired
6. Capture
7. Ecantric
8. Sustained
9. Acquitted
10. Emigrate
– Paid for services.
– Catch.
– Abnormal
– suffered
– Declared innocent.
– Move from one country
to reside there.
II Answer the following:
1. What was Stanford‟s contention of a galloping horse?
Ans: Stanford‟s was sometimes the hooves of horses left the ground completely.
2. What was „the Stanford wanted to capture on a photographic place?
Ans: As legs move too quickly for anyone to see exactly what happens. So Stanford wanted to
capture the thruth on a photographic plate.
3. Why did Maybridge set up a battery of sixteen cameras parallel to the race track?
Ans: Maybridge set up a battery of sixteen cameras parallel to race track in sacraments with each
stretched across the race track.
4. Who helped Stanford to prove himself right?
Ans: Maybridge helped Stanford to prove himself to prove himself right.
III True or false:
1. Stanford was a race horse jocky – True
2. Experts and artist \s agreed that horse of horses always kept some contact with the ground –
True
3. The images proved all of them wrong. – False
4. Stanford believed that sometimes the hooves of horses don‟t have any contact with the ground –
True
5. Edison and his assistant invented the Kinetograph – True
IV One word substitutes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Part of the earth where life is found: Biosphere.
A person with strange habits: Eccentric
A book giving information on all branches of Knowledge: Encyclopedia
A painting, drawing of Photograph of a person especially of the head of shoulders: Polrait
Skillful in inventing: Ingenious.
8. Another –Chance
I Answer the following.
1. Should individuals make attempts in their life for success?
Ans: Yes, individuals make attempts in their life for success.
2. Does the poet say, that one should be continued with one attempt in life?
Ans: No, the poet does not that should se continued with one attempt in life. He must try till he
reaches his goal.
3. What helps one to take another chance?
Ans: Confidence helps one to take another chance.
4. Why does the poet say, „never give up in despair‟?
Ans: The poet says „never give up in despair‟ it means never lose your hopes after trying many
attempts.
5. Why should we do to make a new start?
Ans: We should be calm cool, forget the past, start the work with new hopes.
6. Identify the rhyme scheme in the poem.
Rhyme words:
1. Beginning – wining
2. Start – heart
3. Forgiving – Living.
9. The Outsider
I Answer the following:
1. What are the disabilities of the speaker in the poem?
Ans: The Speaker is handicapped and bounds to he is deaf wheelchair and dumb.
2. Why are the words of the speaker described strange?
Ans: The poet is deaf and dumb and hence is unable to express himself. So the words of the speaker
are described strange.
3. Is the speaker in the poem able to related himself to the out world?
Ans: No, The poet is unable to relate himself to the outside world.
4. What makes the speaker say that no one is bothered about him?
Ans: As the poet is unable to express himself no one understands him therefore the speaker says that
no one is bothered about him.
5. Why does the speaker want the outside world to do?
Ans: The speaker except the outside world to talk to him, to touch, includes him in their activities.
6. Do you think the poem has a universal appeal if so what is the appeal built in the poem?
Ans: Yes, its an universal appeal. The speaker appeals that the handicapped should not be ignoreded
or neglected. They also should be regarded as any other normal person.
7. What expression do you get about the speaker in the poem?
Ans: The speaker is dumb and deaf yet he seems to have a positive outlook despite his handicapped.
8. Explain: Saintly patience?
Ans: Saintly patience – The ability to stay clam without complaining even when it is very difficult to
do so.
9. Who is described as an outsider in the poem? The speaker or the others or both?
Ans: The speaker is described as an outsider in the poem.
10. What do you think can be done to make the outsider full inclusive?
Ans: They Should be warmly welcome and be allowed to share their feelings with the insiders.
10. Roadways
I Meanings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bronzed – Tanned (of skin)
Forth – forwards
Hurls – Attract
Homewards – Towards Home
Quest of – search of / Sucking
II Answer the following:
1. What do the words „Heaving and shining‟ refers to?
Ans: The words „Heaving and Shining ‟ refers to bring a ship to a standstill with its head to the wind.
2. Is the poem an expression of the poet‟s liking for a journey by sea?
Ans: Yes, the poem is an expression of the poet‟s liking for a journey by sea.
3. What is the significance of the use of all the direction‟s in the poem?
Ans: The poet tells that north, south, east, west all these direction attracts to my homewards and the
road leads me to onwards on a point of time.
4. Why does the poet say the road that leads to shipping, is the right road for him?
Ans: The poet says that the roads leads to shipping. This road is useful for sailors to go not for a
poet.