THREE QUESTION
1. “It
occurred to a certain Tsar”—
a.
Who is called Tsar?
b.
What occurred to the Tsar?
c.
What were the three questions that occurred to the Tsar?
d.
Why did he need correct answers to those questions?
e.
What did he do to get the answers to the questions?
f.
Who came to give him the answers to his questions?
g.
What answers were given to three questions of the Tsar by the learned men?
h. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
i.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
a.Ans: The ruler of Russia is called
Tsar.
b.Ans: Three questions occurred to the
Tsar.
c.Ans: The three questions that occurred
to the Tsar were:
i. What
was the right time for every action?
ii. Who
were the most necessary people?
iii. What was the most important thing to do?
d.Ans: He needed correct answers to
those questions because he would never fail in any action that he might
undertake. / He needed correct answer to those questions not to fail in his
action.
e.Ans: To get the answers to his
questions, the proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great
reward to anyone who would correct answers to his three questions.
f.Ans: Learned men from different
places came to the Tsar to answer to his questions.
As the Tsar was not satisfied with
the answers of the learned men, he decided to consult a hermit who was widely
renowned for his wisdom.
The learned men had different
opinions. In reply to the first question, some of them said that to know the
right time for every action a timetable should be made properly. Others advised
to follow on going events of daily life and do what was the most needful. Some
others said to keep a council of wise men who would tell the proper time of
work. Some suggested that the Tsar should consult the magicians beforehand. In
reply to the second question they said that the most important people were the
councilors or the priests or the doctors or the warriors. In reply to the third
question they said that the most important occupation was science or skill in
warfare or religious worship.
The Tsar didn’t accept the answers given by
the learned men because they did not give any concrete conclusion. The answers
were different and the Tsar was not satisfied with them.
2.
a.
What is the first question of the Tsar?
b.
What answers were given to the Tsar by the learned men?
c. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
d.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
Ans: The first question of the Tsar was -- What was the right time to
begin a work?
Ans: The learned men had different opinions. In reply to the
first question, some of them said that to know the right time for every action
a timetable of day, month and year should be made properly. Others advised to follow
on going events of daily life and do what was the most needful. Some others
said to keep a council of wise men who would tell the proper time of work. Some
suggested that the Tsar should consult the magicians beforehand.
No, the Tsar was not satisfied with
the answers because their answers were different.
Their answers being different, the
Tsar decided to consult with a hermit renowned for his wisdom.
3.
A. What is the first question of the Tsar?
b.
How did the learned men answer to the first question of the Tsar? C. Was the Tsar satisfied?
Ans: The Tsar’s first question was
how to know the most important time for him to begin an action.
The learned men offered different
answers to the first question of the Tsar. Some scholars said that the Tsar
should draw up, in advance, a table of days, month and years to decide the
right time of his action. Another group of the scholars said that the Tsar
should pay close attention to the events of life and take a ready decision.
Some advised the Tsar to depend upon a group of wise men for calculating the
right time of action. But there was also another opinion. In their opinion, the
Tsar should consult only with the magicians as only they can predict the future
course of action.
The different answers to the
question showed that the learned men could not find the right answers of the
Tsar’s question. Being different, their answers did not satisfy the Tsar.
4.
a.
What was the second question of the Tsar?
b.What
answers were given to the Tsar by the learned men?
c. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
d.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
Ans: The second question of the Tsar was -- Who were the right people
to listen to and whom to avoid?
The learned men
had different opinions. In reply to the second question some of them said that
the most important people were the councilors. Some mention the priests. Some
of them mention the doctors, and others said that the most important people
were the warriors.
5.
a.
What was the third question to the Tsar?
b.What
answers were given to the Tsar by the learned men?
c. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
d.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
The learned men had different
opinions. In reply to the third question they said that the most important
occupation was science or skill in warfare or religious worship.
6.“All
the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them” or, “The Tsar agreed with none of them” 2022
a.
what does the word ‘them’ refer to?
b.
What were the questions to which the Tsar got different answers?
b.
Whom did the Tsar decide to consult when he was not satisfied?
c.
Where did the person live with whom the Tsar decided to consult?
d.
What was he famous for? --- 2018
ans: The word ‘them’ refers to the
different answers given to the Tsar by
the learned men.
c.Ans: The three questions that occurred
to the Tsar were:
i. What
was the right time for every action?
ii. Who
were the most necessary people?
iii. What was the most important thing to do?
Ans: When the Tsar was not satisfied
with the answers given by the learned men, he decided to consult with a hermit
renowned for his wisdom.
Ans: The hermit with whom the Tsar
decided to consult lived in a wood.
Ans: The hermit was famous for his
wisdom.
7.
a.
Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar?
c.
Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? --- 2017/ b.
What did the man swear and resolve to do?
b.What did the
Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend?
ans: The Tsar killed the brother of
the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the Tsar became his enemy, and
the bearded man desired to kill him.
Ans:
The Tsar killed the brother of the bearded man and captured his
property. Hence the man followed the Tsar up to the wood to kill him, but the
Tsar’s men recognized him and injured him. He would have bled to death, if the
Tsar had not saved his life. Out of gratitude the man beg forgiveness from the
Tsar.
Ans:
When the Tsar gained the bearded man for friend, He promised that he
would send his servant and his own physician to attend him and restore his
property.
8. How
did the Tsar save the life of the bearded/wounded/injured man? ----2015
Ans: The Tsar came to the woods. He
met the hermit there. All day long he was digging the earth for him. In the
evening a strange thing happened. A bearded man came running out of the wood.
The man was in a serious condition. He pressed his hands against his stomach,
and blood was flowing profusely from under them. When he reached the Tsar, he
felt fainting on the ground and began to moan feebly. The Tsar and the hermit
unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar
washed it carefully, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and with a towel of
the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing. So, the Tsar bandaged the
wound repeatedly. At last the blood ceased flowing. The man asked for something
to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with
the hermit’s help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the
bed. Thus, the Tsar and the hermit saved the life of the wounded man.
9. How did
the Tsar Make peace with his enemy?
Ans: The Tsar came to the woods. He
met the hermit there. All day long he was digging the earth for him. In the
evening a strange thing happened. A bearded man came running out of the wood.
The man was in a serious condition. He pressed his hands against his stomach,
and blood was flowing profusely from under them. When he reached the Tsar, he
felt fainting on the ground and began to moan feebly. The Tsar and the hermit
unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar
washed it carefully, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and with a towel of
the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing. So, the Tsar bandaged the
wound repeatedly. At last the blood ceased flowing. The man asked for something
to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with
the hermit’s help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the
bed. Thus, the Tsar and the hermit saved the life of the wounded man. The next
day the man requested the Tsar to forgive him. The Tsar came to know that he
had actually saved the life of his enemy. The man gave up all anger and wanted
to serve the Tsar as the Tsar had saved his life. The Tsar was very happy. He
also promised to give back his property. He wanted to send his doctors and
servants for the man’s treatment and service. Thus the Tsar made peace with his
enemy.
10. “Forgive
me!”-
a.
Who is the speaker here?
B.
Why did the speaker beg forgiveness? – 2017
c. Was he forgiven? Justify your answer.
d.
How did the Tsar react to it?
Ans: In the story “Three Question”
written by Leo Tolstoy the bearded man is the speaker.
The Tsar killed the
brother of the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the man followed
the Tsar up to the wood to kill him, but the Tsar’s men recognized him and
injured him. He would have bled to death, if the Tsar had not saved his life.
Out of gratitude the man beg forgiveness from the Tsar.
Yes, he was forgiven. The Tsar
promised that he would send his servant and his own physician to attend on him
and restore his property.
Hearing this Tsar was surprised. He
told the man that he did not know him and had no cause to forgive him. When he
heard everything, he made peace with the bearded man. He promised that he would send
his servant and his own physician to attend him and restore his property.
11.”you are
tired”—
A.
Who said this and to whom?
B. What made the person tired?
C. what did the speaker do for him?
Ans: The Tsar said this to the hermit
in the story “Three Question”
The hermit was frail and weak. He had been digging soil for a long time
to make seed-beds ready for showing. As he worked, he breathed heavily. This
strenuous work made the hermit tired.
On seeing the tired hermit,
the Tsar takes pity on him. He proposed to him to hand over the spade to him.
The hermit accepted the Tsar’s proposal gladly, and the Tsar was digging
seed-beds for him.
12.”I
resolved to kill you”—
a.
Who is ‘I’ in the above line?
b. Identify the person spoken to?
c.
Why did the speaker desire to kill the listener?
d. How was the man wounded?
e.
Was he successful in his mission?
a. Ans: The pronoun ‘I’ refers to the
bearded man in the story “Three Question”.
b.ans: This is spoken to the Tsar.
c. ans: The Tsar killed the brother
of the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the bearded man desired to
kill the Tsar.
d. ans: At the evening he came out
from his ambush to find the Tsar and came across the Tsar’s body guard . They
recognized him and wounded him.
No, he was not successful in his
mission. Ultimately he was wounded by the Tsar’s bodyguards, and he made peace
with his enemy as he saved his life.
13. “I am
that enemy of yours who swore to revenge himself on you” –
a.
Who was the speaker?
b.
To whom was it spoken?
c.
How did he become enemy of the person spoken to?
d.
Why did he confess so before him?
Ans: The bearded man is the speaker
in the story “Three Questions” written by Leo Tolstoy.
Ans: It was spoken to the Tsar.
Ans: The Tsar killed the brother of
the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the bearded man became an
enemy of the Tsar and desired to kill him.
Ans: The man
followed the Tsar up to the wood to kill him, but the Tsar’s men recognized him
and wounded him. He would have bled to death, if the Tsar had not saved his
life. So, he forgot his enmity , and out of gratitude confessed so before the
Tsar and begged forgiveness.
14. “The
Tsar was very glad to have made peace with enemy”—
a.
Who was the Tsar’s enemy?
b.
Why was he an enemy of the Tsar?
c.
How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy?
a. ans: The strange bearded man whom
the Tsar met before the hermit’s hut and whose life he saved was the Tsar’s
enemy.
b. The Tsar killed his brother and
captured all his property. Consequently the man looked upon the Tsar as his
worst enemy.
15. Why do
you think that the hermit did not answer the question of the Tsar Immediately?
Experience. A seer as he was, he was
well aware of the things to come. He just waited for the right turn of the after hearing him?
Ans: The Tsar asked the hermit three
questions. The Tsar expected immediate answers from him. He was very eager to
know the answers. But the hermit did not give any answer immediately. Rather he
kept him waiting. I think it was not without reason. The hermit was widely
renowned for his wisdom. He knew that the self-teaching is the best teaching.
He thought that the Tsar would have to get his answers from his own experience.
Hence, he kept the Tsar waiting for the situation, which he would soon face,
and therefore, he would seek the answers for himself.
16.
a.
Why did the Tsar not agree with the answers of the learned men?
b.
Who did the Tsar decide to consult again?
c. Why did the Tsar decide to consult again?
d.
What was the person famous for?
e.
How did the Tsar go to visit this person and why?
Ans: The learned men answered the Tsar’s
questions differently. So the Tsar could not agree with any of the scholars.
Ans: The Tsar decided to consult the hermit.
Ans:
The Tsar put three questions to the learned men. But he got different
answers from them. He found none right. He was unhappy and not satisfied with
the answers. So he decided to consult the hermit to get right answers to his
questions.
Ans: The hermit was famous for his
wisdom.
The famous person was the hermit. He was renowned for his wisdom. The
hermit lived in a wood. The tsar went to meet him. He put on simple clothes. He
rode on horseback. But he dismounted from his horse at a distance from the
hermit’s hut. He also took not his bodyguard with him.
The Tsar did all these things for the hermit. The hermit did not meet
rich man in gorgeous dress. He was a simple man. He loved simplicity. The royal
dress, royal horse and other props of the Tsar might disturb the hermit. The
king thought this. And that’s why he decided to meet the hermit like a
commoner.
17. “You
have already been answered” –
Who
said this and to whom?
What
answers did the hermit give to the Tsar’s three questions?
How did he justify them?
Ans: The hermit said this to the Tsar.
In reply to the three questions of the Tsar the hermit gave some
concrete answers. The hermit told the Tsar that present time is the most
important time because it is the only time when we have any power in hand. The
most necessary man is ‘he’ with whom we are now. Finally, the most important
work is to do good for the person(s) with whom we spend our present time.
The hermit justified his answer
by mentioning some situations. All the incidents or situations like digging the
ground, nursing the wounded man, staying with the persons present there were
taken by him as the reference of the establishment of his answers.
18. “Here
comes someone running” –
a.
Who is the speaker?
b.
Who is the listener?
c.
Who was coming?
d.
Why did he come running?
e.
What happened to him?
f.
Describe his condition?
g.
How was he received at the hermit’s cottage?
Ans: The hermit is the speaker here.
Ans: The Tsar is the listener here.
Ans: A bearded man was coming out of
the wood.
Ans: He came running because he was
wounded and was trying to save himself from the hand of the Tsar’s body guards.
Ans: The condition of the man was
serious. He held his hands pressed against his stomach, and blood was flowing
from under his hands. When he reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground and
began to moan feebly.
19.How was
the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar?
What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? 2+2+2 2019
or,
How did the Tsar save the life of the
bearded/wounded/injured man? ----2015
Ans: The Tsar came to the woods. He met
the hermit there. All day long he was digging the earth for him. In the evening
a strange thing happened. A bearded man came running out of the wood. The man
was in a serious condition. He pressed his hands against his stomach, and blood
was flowing profusely from under them. When he reached the Tsar, he felt
fainting on the ground and began to moan feebly. The Tsar and the hermit
unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar
washed it carefully, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and with a towel of
the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing. So, the Tsar bandaged the
wound repeatedly. At last the blood ceased flowing. The man asked for something
to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with
the hermit’s help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the
bed. Thus, the Tsar and the hermit saved the life of the wounded man.
Ans: The Tsar killed the brother of the bearded
man and captured his property. Hence the man followed the Tsar up to the wood
to kill him, but the Tsar’s men recognized him and injured him. He would have
bled to death if the Tsar had not saved his life. Out of gratitude the man beg
forgiveness from the Tsar.
Ans:
When the Tsar gained the bearded man for friend, he promised that he
would send his servant and his own physician to attend him and restore his
property.
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--:: STRONG ROOT ::--
* “I
normally ate with my mother”—Who ate with his mother? Name his mother. Where
did he eat with his mother? What did he eat with his mother? – 2022
* “His
answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm”--- who is the speaker?
Whose answer is being referred to here? What was the answer?—2019
Ans: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is the
speaker.
Ans:
The answer of Jainulabdeen is being referred to here.
Ans:
While communicating the spiritual concepts to Kalam, Jainulabdeen said to him
when troubles come, we should try to understand the relevance of our
sufferings. He added that adversity always presents opportunities for
introspection. At this, Kalam asked his father why he did not tell the people
coming to him for help and advice that there was nothing mysterious about
prayer. Jainulabdeen answered that every recurrent anguish, longing and desire
demands its own helper. For the people in distress, he only played the role of
a mediator in their attempts to appease the demonic forces with prayers and
sufferings. He also confessed this approach was not a right one. Then he
referred two distinctly different visions of destiny--the fear ridden vision of
destiny and the vision of finding out the enemy of fulfilment within ourselves.
Hearing the answer, Kalam was filled with strange energy and enthusiasm.
1. “Our locality was predominantly Muslim”---
A. who is the speaker?
b. How does the speaker describe the locality? /What
picture of communal harmony do you find in this description? / Describe
Rameswaram as ideal place for all communities.-2017 /describe the locality
where APJ Abdul Kalam lived in his childhood.
ans:
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is the speaker here.
Rameswaram was an island town
in the erstwhile Madras State. It has presented a fine picture of communal
harmony. Kalam was born in such a society that was predominantly Muslim. But,
Many Hindu families lived in the locality. The people of both religion, the
Hindus and the Muslim, lived in harmony and peace. There was a very old Mosque
in the locality. But there was also a famous Shiva temple. Many pilgrims
visited the temple. There were no communal characters of Rameswaram. Kalam’s
father was a devoted Muslim. But his close friend was Pakshi Lakshamana Sastry
who was the head priest of the Shiva temple. The two friends, in traditional
dress, discussed spiritual matters. In fact the difference was in their outward
customs, and daily lives. But there was a cultural oneness between them. All
this explained as an ideal place for all communities.
2. People of different religions would be sitting
outside waiting for him”.—
a. who is referred to as ‘him’ ?
b. Where did the people wait?
c. Why did they wait there?
d. What would usually happen thereafter? – 2020
e. When
would his father smile and ask people to thank Allah?
Ans: A. P. J.
Abdul Kalam’s father, Jainulabdeen, is referred to as ‘him’?
Ans: The people
of different religions sat outside a mosque in Kalam’s locality and waited for
his father.
Ans: They
waited there to offer bowls of water to Jainulabdeen. They believed that
Kalam’s father had special spiritual powers to cure the invalids.
Ans: When
Jainulabdeen came out of the mosque after the evening prayers, people of
different religions offered bowls of water to him. He dipped his fingertips in
them and uttered a prayer. The sanctified water was then carried home with the
belief and hope that it would recover patients.
Ans: After being cured, people visited their home
to thank Kalam’s father. But he always smiled and asked them to thank Allah,
the merciful.
3. How,
according to Kalam’s father, does a man react when he reaches an impasse?
Ans: According to Kalam’s
father, whenever human beings find themselves alone, as a natural reaction,
they start looking for company. Whenever they are in trouble, they look for
someone to help them. Whenever they reach an impasse and find no way out, they
look for someone to show them the way out. Every recurrent anguish, longing,
and desire finds its own special helper. For the people who come to Kalam’s
father in distress, he acts as a mediator in their effort to propitiate demonic
forces with prayers and offerings.
4. Adversity
always presents opportunities for introspection”—who said this and to whom?
Elucidate the statement.
Or “When
troubles come, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings. What did
Kalam’s father say about human sufferings?
Or, How did
his father’s attitude to adversity influence the young Kalam?
Ans: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father, Janulabdeen, said this
to his son.
This memorable statement is an important part of Jainulabdeen’s
teachings. In his opinion, an individual is a specific element within the whole
of the manifest being. So he/she should not be afraid of difficulties,
sufferings and problems. Rather we should try to understand the relevance of
our suffering as it is a part of the great design of the divine being. Even
suffering has its own usefulness. A difficult or unpleasant situation puts us
to a test of endurance and makes us fit for all occasions. It compels us to
examine our own thoughts, feelings, and reasons. In this sense, adversity
widens the range of introspection. This positive attitude impressed the young
Kalam and he tried to follow his father’s directions throughout his life.
5. “Why
don’t you say this to the people who come to you?”--- Who says this and to
whom? What is referred to by the word ‘this’? Why do people come to the person
spoken to? --- 2015
Ans: APJ abdul Kalam said this to his father,
Januabdeen,
Ans:
Here ‘this’ refers to Jainulabdeen’s spiritual concept of man’s
existence on earth. In his opinion, an individual is a specific element within
the whole of the manifest being. So he/she should not be afraid of
difficulties, sufferings and problems. Rather we should try to understand the
relevance of our suffering as it is a part of the great design of the divine
being. Even suffering has its own usefulness. A difficult or unpleasant
situation puts us to a test of endurance and makes us fit for all occasions. It
compels us to examine our own thoughts, feelings, and reasons. In this sense,
adversity widens the range of introspection.
Ans: People come to Dr. Kalam’s
father Jainulabdeen for help and advice when they were in trouble.
6. What was
Kalam’s father response to his son’s quarry about prayer and spirituality? Ans:
When Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam attained the age of asking questions, he asked his
father about the relevance of prayer. He told Kalam that there was nothing
mysterious about prayer. He regarded prayer as a means of communion of the
spirit between people. Through prayer a man can transcend his bodily existence
and become a part of the cosmos. The cosmos knows no division of wealth, age,
caste or creed. Thus Kalam’s father justified the relevance of prayer.
7. a. Who was a very close friend to Kalam’s father?
b. What did they discuss?
c. What does
the relationship signify?
Ans: Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the
high priest of Rameswaram Shiva Temple, was a very close friend of Kalam’s
father.
Ans: Pakshi Laskshmana Sastry had intimacy with
Kalam’s father. They discussed about spiritual matters.
Ans: The relationship signifies the spirit of
unity, communal harmony and brotherhood.
8. A. What had
remained the routine for Abdul Kalam’’s father even when he was in his
late
Sixties? b. How did it inspire
young Kalam?/ what does Kalam say about his emulation of his father? ------2016
Ans: Kalam gives an interesting
account of his father’s routine-bound life in his autobiographical sketch,
‘Strong Roots’. His father would start his day at 4 a.m. by reading the namaz
before dawn. The prayer to God in the early hours of the day is his prologue to
the daily activities. After the namaz, he would go to their small coconut grove
on foot. He had to walk four miles to reach there. He would return home with
about a dozen of coconuts tied together thrown over his shoulder. Then he would
take his breakfast. The holy man followed this fixed routine even when he was
in his late sixties.
Ans:
This inspired Kalam greatly. He would try to emulate his father in his
own world of science and technology.
9. Every human being is a specific element within the
whole of the manifest divine being?—
a. Who said this and to whom?
b. What does the speaker mean to say or explain the
meaning of the sentence?
c. How, according to Kalam, can an individual achieve
freedom, happiness and peace of mind?
Ans: Jainulabdeen said this to his son A.
P.J.Abdul Kalam.
Ans:
Jainulabdeen was a spiritual man. He could convey complex spiritual
concepts in simple language. He thought that every human being is a part of the
divine being. The divine Being manifests himself in different forms and shapes.
Every creation in this universe is a part of that divine being and has its own
identity. Every human being is a part of the universe. Jainulabdeen has no
formal education, but he has intuition. He was a lover of mankind.
Ans: According to Kalam, there exists
a divine power that can lift one up from confusion, misery, melancholy and
failure, and guide one to one’s true place. And once an individual severs his
emotional and physical bond, he can achieve freedom, happiness and peace of
mind.
10. “In fact I would say mine was a very secure
childhood”—
a. From where did his line taken?
B. who is ‘I’ here?
C. whose childhood is referred to here?
D. where was the childhood spent?
E. where from
do we come to know his own life history?
F. why is it called secure, materially and
emotionally? Or give a brief account of the speaker’s childhood.
a. Ans: This line is taken from
‘Strong Roots’, an excerpt from Kalam’s autobiography ‘Wings of Fire’.
B.
ans: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is referred to here as ‘I’.
C.
ans: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s childhood is referred to here.
d. Ans: He spent his childhood in his
ancestral house.
e. We come to know his own life
history from ‘Strong Roots’ taken from Kalam’s autobiography ‘wings fo Fire’.
F. ans: Kalam was born in 1931 in a
middle class Tamil Family of Rameswaram. He lived with his parents in their
ancestral house. His parents were an ideal couple .Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen
was a strict kind of man with spiritual principles. He did not allow any
unnecessary luxuries in his family. However, their basic needs in terms of
food, medicine, and clothing were not ignored.
Kalam’s mother was a generous woman. She worked tirelessly to feed all.
On the other hand, his father’s teachings made a positive character in him. He
had no emotional disturbance or material want. He was brought up in happiness.
So Kalam claims that he had a secure childhood.
11. ‘This is not the correct approach at all”—
a. Who said this?
b. What is the approach?
c. Why is the approach not correct?
Ans:
Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen said this.
Ans:
The ‘approach’ referred to here is the way people in distress try to
please demonic forces with prayers and offerings. Whenever the people, in
distress, find themselves helpless, they look for men and means to get out of
the distress. They have the idea that some demonic forces are behind the
sufferings. So, they try to please them
through prayers and offerings. According to Jainulabdeen himself, it is not a
correct approach.
Ans:
Kalam’s father did not approve of such an approach because it originates
from fear-ridden vision of destiny. The right approach was is to try to find
out the enemy of fulfillment within ourselves.
12. A. What is the name of Kalam’s mother? B.How did
Kalam describe her in the essay ‘Strong Roots’.
Or
Ans: The name of Kalam’s mother is
Ashiamma.
Ans:
Kalam, in his essay ‘Strong Roots’, has given an impressive sketch of
his mother’s character. Her family was well known and one of her forebears was
bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British. Kalam’s mother was generous and
kind hearted. She used to feed many outsiders without any grudging. His mother
served young Kalam rice, aromatic sambar, a variety of homemade pickle and
fresh coconut chutney to eat. She used to eat with Kalam on the floor of
kitchen. She took care of her children carefully. Love for humanity was marked
in her character. Thus she had a very pleasant character.
13. “I normally ate with my mother”. ----
a. Who ate with his mother?
b. Name his mother.
c. Where did he eat with his mother?
d. What did he eat with his mother? -----2018
ans: Dr. A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam normally ate with his mother.
Ans: The name
of Kalam’s mother is Ashiamma.
Ans: Dr. A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam normally ate with his mother on the floor of kitchen.
Ans: His mother
served young Kalam rice, aromatic sambar, a variety of homemade pickle and
fresh coconut chutney to eat. She used to eat with Kalam on the floor of
kitchen.
14. ‘We
lived in our ancestral house,’—who is the speaker? When was the house built?
What kind of house was it? How did the inmates of the house lead their lives in
the house?
Ans:
APJ Abdul Kalam is the speaker here.
Ans: The house was built in the middle of the 19th
century.
Ans: It was a fairly large pucca house. It was
made of limestone and brick. It was situated on the Mosque Street in
Rameswaram.
Ans: Kalam’s
father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries in his ancestral
house. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine
of clothing. In fact, Kalam’s childhood was a very secure, materially and
emotionally. Kalam’s mother led a generous life and fed many outsiders with her
family members.
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:: SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY :: ---
** “and every fair from fair sometime declines”—
A. From which poem is the line quoted?
b. Who is the poet?
c. Briefly explain the meaning of the quoted line.
d. How does the poet promise to immortalize his
friend’s beauty? (2022) 1+1+2+2
1. But thy eternal summer
shall not fade/nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st” –
A. whose eternal summer is
referred to here?
B. who is being referred to
as ‘thy’?
C. What does ‘eternal summer’
mean?
D. What conclusion does the
poet draw at the end of the poem?/ why shall not ‘thy eternal summer’ fade? – 2017,2019
Ans: The poet’s young friend’s eternal summer is
referred to here.
Ans: The young friend of the poet is referred as
‘thy’?
Ans: The expression ‘thy eternal summer’ means the
immortal youth and beauty of Shakespeare’s beloved friend.
Ans: Through
the last two lines of the poem the poet immortalizes his friend’s beauty. The
poet thinks as long as people live in this world or their eyes can see, they
will read his sonnet. The more they will read, the more beauty of his friend
will be praised. It will give him an eternal life which no ravage of time can
even take away. It is not subject to decay or death as the cold touch of death
is unable to claim his friend’s beauty sketched in his poem. In this way the
sonnet immortalizes his friend’s beauty, and gives him life through the power
of verse.
2. How does
Shakespeare compare the beauty of summer to that of his friend in his sonnet no-18?/
substance/title.—2016/ contrast.
Ans: Shakespeare’s sonnet no-18
begins with a beautiful comparison. The comparison is between the season of
summer and the poet’s beloved friend. The pint of similarity is beauty. The pet
finds summer lovely and temperate. But he observes that his friend is superior
to the summer. He puts forward the logic to clarify the comparison. The summer
is transitory. It is affected by the rough wind. Sometime summer sun is too hot
to be enjoyable and sometime it is dimmed. Thus the beauty of summer suffers
change. In comparison, the beauty of the poet’s friend is eternal. He has
infinite grace and charm. He has his poise to delight the mind of the poet. The
pet lovingly discovers the eternal summer in his beloved friend, which will be
preserved through his immortal artistic creation.
Title : The interrogative
sentence used as the first line of the sonnet has an implied answer. It means
that his friend’s beauty is simply incomparable. In fact the title goes in tune
with the spirit of the poem. So it is a nice choice and appropriate.
3. Give the
central idea of the poem ‘shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
Ans: life is short. But art is long.
Life is always in a flux. Nothing mundane exists. Even nature’s beauty suffers
change. Death is inescapable. But poetry is deathless. It withstands the
onslaught of time. This is the main focus of Shakespeare’s sonnet “shall I
compare thee to s summer’s day?” Here the poet glorifies his friend’s beauty.
He firmly contends that his poetry will immortalize his friend. Admittedly, his
friend will not escape death. He will not be ever living on the land of life.
But immense is the power of the poetry. Poet Shakespeare will live in the minds
of his readers. And as long as men live and love poetry. In fact the beauty of
poetry is eternal.
4. ‘So long lives this and
this gives life to thee’-
A. From where has the line
been taken?
B. What does ‘this’ refer to?
C. Who is referred to as
‘thee’?
D. Whom does ‘this’ give life
to?
E. How long is ‘this’
expected to live?
F. who is the speaker here?
G. In what way does it give
life to the person? Or, What does ‘this’
give to whom and how? Or, How does Shakespeare present the triumph of poetry
over mortality in Sonnet No 18.
Ans: The line has been taken from William
Shakespeare’s sonnet ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’.
Ans: Here the
word ‘this’ refers to the poem, ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’.
Ans: Shakespeare’s
young friend is referred to as ‘thee’ here.
Ans: ‘This’
gives life to the young friend of the poet.
Ans: As long as
men can breathe or their eyes can see, this poem is expected to live.
Ans: William
Shakespeare is the speaker here.
Ans: Through
the last two lines of the poem the poet immortalizes his friend’s beauty. The
poet thinks as long as people live in this world or their eyes can see, they
will read his sonnet. The more they will read, the more beauty of his friend
will be praised. It will give him an eternal life which no ravage of time can
even take away. It is not subject to decay or death as the cold touch of death
is unable to claim his friend’s beauty sketched in his poem. In this way the
sonnet immortalizes his friend’s beauty, and gives him life through the power
of verse.
5. “Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his
shade”—
A. Who is the poet?
B. Who is the ‘thou’ here?
C. From where has this line
taken?
D. What shall death not be
able to brag about and why? / Why will death not affect the poet’s friend? /explain
the significance of the line.
Or, Write a note on the last
rhyming couplet of Shakespeare’s sonnet no. 18.
Or, how does the poet
immortalize his friend’s beauty?
Ans: William Shakespeare is the poet here.
Ans: The word ‘thou’ refers to the young friend of the
poet.
Ans: The line has been taken from William
Shakespeare’s sonnet ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’.
Through the last two lines of the poem the poet
immortalizes his friend’s beauty. The poet thinks as long as people live in
this world or their eyes can see, they will read his sonnet. The more they will
read, the more beauty of his friend will be praised. It will give him an
eternal life which no ravage of time can even take away. It is not subject to
decay or death as the cold touch of death is unable to claim his friend’s
beauty sketched in his poem. In this way the sonnet immortalizes his friend’s
beauty, and gives him life through the power of verse.
6. ‘Shall I compare thee to a
summer’s day?’—
A. what type of a sonnet is
‘shall I compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’?
B. To whom does the poet
compare his friend?
C. Identify at list three
qualities that make the person superior to summer?
Ans: ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’ is a
Shakespearean sonnet which is also called an English sonnet.
Ans: The poet compares the beauty of a summer’s day to
that of his friend or patron.
Ans: The poet clearly indicates that his friend is
better than summer because his friend is more lovely and tempered. In the
second place, his lover’s warmth and beauty are not short- lived like summer’s.
So unlike summer his friend’s beauty is eternal. In the third place the sun in
summer at times shines very hot and at times is dimmed. But the poet’s friend
remains unchanged in beauty.
7.
A. What do the rough winds
do?
B. What do you understand by
the phrase ‘summer’s lease’?
C. Mention the deficiencies
of the summer season.
Ans: According
to Shakespeare’s sonnet 18, rough winds destroy the darling buds of May.
Ans: The phrase ‘summer’s lease’ suggests a very short
period of time granted for the summer season.
Ans: The summer is transitory. Its duration is very
short. It is affected by the rough wind as it destroys the dearest buds of May.
Sometime summer sun is too hot to be enjoyable and sometime it is dimmed. Thus
the beauty of summer suffers change.
8.
A. What do the rough winds
do?
B. What does the poet mean by
‘summer’s lease’?
C. How is the friend’s beauty
superior to the summer’s day? (2020)
1+1+4
Ans: According
to Shakespeare’s sonnet 18, rough winds destroy the darling buds of May.
Ans: The phrase ‘summer’s lease’ suggests a very short
period of time granted for the summer season.
Ans: The poet clearly indicates that his friend
is better than summer because his friend is more lovely and tempered. In the
second place, his lover’s warmth and beauty are not short- lived like summer’s.
So unlike summer his friend’s beauty is eternal. In the third place the sun in
summer at times shines very hot and at times is dimmed. But the poet’s friend
remains unchanged in beauty.
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ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY
3. Write in short the poet’s attitude
to war as you find in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’.
Ans: The French poet Arthur Rimbaud
joined war. He had first-hand experience of war. War was reality to him. He is
critical in his view of war in the poem “asleep In the valley”. The pet suggests
the futility of war as it is an organized butchery of young boys. The young
soldier described in the poem appears to be sleeping in a valley. The landscape
is beautiful and picturesque and everything is serene and peaceful. But soon
bullets’ wounds are found in the body of the soldier. This brings the readers
to the reality of war. The innocence of the soldier is in sharp contrast with
the horrors of war. The beauty of nature and the soothing sunrays cannot revive
the dead soldier. The poet is therefore sarcastic in his view of war.
ON KILLING A TREE
1. Why does it take much time to kill
a tree? How is the tree finally killed?
2. “No, the root is to be pulled out”
– why has the word ‘no’ been used? How is the pulling out of the root related
to the killing of the tree?
3. Bring out the theme of the poem
‘On Killing a Tree’.
4. Give the central idea of the poem
‘On Killing a Tree’.
5. The poem ‘On Killing a Tree’
describes in detail how a tree having superior life force can resist onslaught
and withstand pain and damage. Elucidate.
6. Justify the title of the poem ‘On
Killing a Tree’
REPORT
FAREWELL CEREMONY
ANS: The 20th November was
the day when the sky of dark clouds was over the heads of the students of
kalirhat D C high school. On that day one of our favourite teachers Mrinal
Nandi sir took retirement from his service life. All the teachers, the present students,
the ex-students and the guardians were there to recall once again the glorious
deeds of our respected sir. He was a teacher of English. For the last 30 years
he taught his students sincerely, carefully and in a loving way. Who couldn’t
like his teaching? He was like a bright lamp in the darkness. On the day of his
retirement the students arranged a small but attractive programme. The D. I.
presided over the programme. The headmaster gave a unique speech on his
contribution to the arena of education in this school. Some of the students
sang a song in praise of his magnanimity, some fell crying. All realized that
they wouldn’t hear the words of Nandi sir from the next day. Nandi sir also
shared some indelible memories with us. All the students were simply
overwhelmed.
By a student
TREE PLANTATION PROGRAMME
On the world Environment day,
Dhupguri High School organized a tree plantation programme. All the students
under the supervision of their teachers participated in this programme. The
local forest department provided 500 saplings. A procession came out from the
school at about 10 am. The students held some banners written “Go green”; “ One
tree can save one life”; “trees are our own true family” etc. then they started
planting in the selected spot. Our headmaster first planted a sapling and
inaugurated the programme. The students of class xi and xii took the
responsibility of maintaining discipline in this programme. The teachers
offered their kind suggestion to the students and supervised the programme.
Many common persons were there to praise the work of the students. After the
tree plantation was completed, the students were given tiffin-packets. The
headmaster gave a short but relevant speech. The guests also said few words on
the importance of tree-plantation programme. Then the programme came to an end
and the students returned their home quite satisfactorily.
By a students
GARBAGE CLEANING PROGRAMME
On 15 July, 2017: the students of Dhupguri
High School took the project of cleaning operation under the banner “Nirmal Bangla
Avijan”. The cleaning operation started with a long procession from the market
to the school campus at about 10 am. Some students were carrying banners
written “Keep locality clean” on it. Under the supervision of the teachers, the
students cleared the drain, cleaned the garbage and some students made a door
to door campaign. The school Authority supplied the necessary items like spade,
brooms, baskets, buckets and bleaching powder. The neighbouring locality was
selected for this campaign. The cleaning operation was attended by the B.D.O
and some dignitaries. Some photographs were taken before cleaning and after
cleaning the garbage. The cleaning operation for long four hours completed
successfully. The students were given tiffin-packets. All of us left the place
simply talking about the cleaning operation.
By a
student.
ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY
Dhupguri High School observed Annual
prize giving ceremony on 5th July, 2017 in a befitting manner. All
the students, guardians and the well known guests were present in the school
compound of Dhupguri High School. The DI of schools Mr. M. chatterjee was the
chief guest in our programme. He inaugurates the programme by lighting the
lamp. The Headmaster delivered his welcome speech and read out the annual
report of our school. He also mentioned the excellence, the punctuality and
good manner of our students. Then a cultural programme was held by the students
of class xi and xii. They tried to present the glorious moments of the students
in 2017 on stage. The chief guest also gave a relevant speech. Then he
distributed prizes among the winners. There were almost 10 sections in which
the students got reward. The prizes included annual sports also. The names of
the prizes winners were declared one by bone. The exited students filled the auditorium
with huge clappings. The progamme came to an end with the vote of thanks given
by the Headmaster to all
By
a student
AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO MURSHIDABAD
5 June 2017: Last week we, the
students of Dhupguri High School, had a fabulous time as our school arranged an
excursion for the students of class XI and XII along with the History and
Bengali teachers. It was a three days trip to Murshidabad. We started our
journey by an AC Volvo bus at 6 a.m. on 22May 2017. Inside the bus we started
enjoying a lot with each other and reached our destination in the afternoon.
From the next morning we started visiting the places like Topkhand, Motijhil,
Katra Mosque, Imambara. Later we visited Hazarduari Palace, the most
significant historical site. We were amazed to think of the glory of the Nawabs.
The next day we visited rest of the sites on horseback. The places brought
engrossing view in our mind’s eyes. The last day we experienced a sense of
anguish with the setting sun and returned to the hotel with a heavy heart. We
returned to our dear school after three days.
By a
student
A SCIENCE EXHIBITION
Ans: A Science Exhibition was
organized in Dhupguri High School, on the occasion of the foundation day of the
school 24th June 2017. The Exhobition was held in our school hall.
All the students attended the school. Every class was given some topics on
which they prepared variety of models. The Exhibition was inaugurated by famous
scientist Dr. Chanchal Hazra. Then the students displayed their models and gave
a demonstration. There were almost 15 sections. The concerned subject teachers
helped the students to make this Exhibition an attractive one. There were some
good models like magnetic crane, magnetic railway track, solar ploughing machine,
home security alarm etc. the exhibition continued up to 26th June.
All the parents were invited. Food stalls and playing zone were also set-up by
higher classes. On the last day of the programme, the District Science Centre
gave prizes to the best three demonstrators. The guardians were very proud of
their children and their work. The headmaster also praised their hard work and
gave a vote of thanks to all..
By a student
BLOOD DONATION CAMP
Responding to the call of humanity
our ABC school organized a blood donation camp in our school compound on 23rd
October, 2016. The news was circulated through social network sites and local
newspaper. A tent was set up. Many persons willing to donate their blood
attended the camp vigorously. There were 10 beds, three experienced doctors and
four nurses. They were all very much active and treated the donors quite
soothingly. The students of class 12 took the responsibility of maintaining
banners containing the messages in favour of blood donation. The doners were
given tiffin-packets containing healthy
food. They were also given cards by which they would be able to withdraw blood
from the blood bank. Just before the ending of the programme our headmaster
announced why our school had decided to organize this camp, who were the
persons to support this work and what would be our next service camp. Giving
thanks to the doctors, nurses, the students, the local persons and other
supportive persons, our head master closed the programme.
By
a student.
SAFE DRIVE SAFE LIFE
Ans: It was the utter consciousness
of the school authority and the students of ABC School which led to organize a
Programme on ‘Safe Drive, save life.” In the programme, the traffic OC was the
chief guest. Apart from that there were many dignitaries. An attractive stage
was erected with hoardings and banners. The students distributed leaflets among
the travelers and the driver of cars, busses, trucks. The traffic OC delivered
a brief but relevant speech on this project. He made the people aware of the
rules and regulations imposed to make this project successful. He mentioned the
earnest effort of the government to reduce the number of accidents on streets.
Later our headmaster reminded the students of the necessities of this project,
‘Safe drive, Save life’. The district traffic police published a handbook
containing the detail of ‘Safe drive, Save life””. . At the fag-end of the
programme the students were given sweet packets and all present there promised
to make our busy life easy by following the project ‘Safe drive, Save life’.
By
a student
CYCLE DISTRIBUTION AT DHUPGURI
HIGH SCHOOL
Dhupguri High School arranged a cycle
distribution ceremony in the school ground today to distribute 175 cycles among
the students of cases IX and x of this school. The cycles were given to the
students under the scheme named Sabuj Sathi launched by the Government of West
Bengal recently to encourage them to come to school regularly. On this occasion
the students gathered in the ground well before the ceremony. The distribution
started at 11.30 am with a short speech delivered by our Headmaster on the
Sabuj Sathi scheme. At first the students were lined in the ground and then their
names were called out one by one. They came to the stage and received the
cycles after signing their names on the receiving sheet. Their joys knew no
bound when the cycles were handed over to them. “It is a great help for a
student like me who come to school by walking a distance of over two km”, said
a student after receiving the cycle. Another student said “we are happy to get
such help from our school”. The entire programme was peacefully conducted by
the teachers and the volunteer students who assisted a lot to maintain
discipline throughout the programme.
By a student.
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