English with Brajendra

  Poetry Lesson 3 . The Village Song Read the following stanza and answer the questions that follow. 1.Honey child …………. forth to wed you. 1.Write the title of the poem from which the above stanza has been taken. Write the name of its poet. Answer . The above stanza has been taken from the poem The Village Song composed by Sarojani Naidu. 2. Who is leaving the mother and why ? Answer. The daughter is leaving the mother to go to the wild forest. 3. Who fed the golden grain ? Answer. The mother fed the golden grain. 2. Mother mine…….calling me: O listen. 1.Same . 2.Where is the daughter going ? Answer. The daughter is going to the wild forest. 3.Where are Champa buds blowing ? Answer. Champa buds are blowing on the champa boughs in the wild forest. 4. What do you mean by river-isles ? Answer. ' River isles ' means the small islands formed in a river . 3. Honey child ……. are you going? 1.According to mother , how is the world? Answer. According to mother, the world is full of plea

  Supplementary Reader Lesson 2 :  The Judgement Seat Of Vikramaditya [A] Short answer type questions on the text. Q1 : Who was Vikramaditya? Why was he famous for? Ans : Vikramaditya was the king of Ujjain. He was famous for his justice and wisdom.   Q2 : What do we definitely know about Vikramaditya? Ans : The only one thing that we definitely know about Vikramaditya is that he was a lover of justice and learning.   Q3 : Why did the guilty tremble before Vikramaditya? Ans : The guilty trembled before Vikramaditya because they knew that his eyes would look straight into their guilt and he would punish them.   Q4 : What happened to the palace and the fort of Vikramaditya after his death? Ans : After the death of Vikramaditya his palace and fort were ruined with passage of time. The ruins were covered with grass and dust.   Q5 : What did the village boys find in pasture-land one day ? Ans : The village-boys used to go to a nearby pasture with their cattles. One day village-boys found a

  Lesson 4 . Socrates  COMPREHENSION Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow : [A] Socrates lived..............honourable and just . Q1: When and where did Socrates live? Ans: Socrates lived in Athens about four hundred years before Jesus Christ was born.  Q2: Describe physical appearance of Socrates? Ans: Socrates was ugly, undersized and had a flat nose and bulging eyes.   Q3: Why was Socrates always shabbily dressed? Ans: Socrates was always shabbily dressed because his father was a poor stone-cutter.   Q4: What were the most important lessons at school in those days? Ans: The most important lessons at school in those days were music and gymnastics.  Q5 : How do you know that Socrates was a thoughtful child? Ans: Socrates was a thoughtful child because he watched his companions all the time and allowed very few things to escape his notice.  Q6: What was the financial condition of Socrates's family? Ans: The financial condition of Socrates’s family was no

  Lesson 3 .  The Ganga  COMPREHENSION Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow : [A] I have received..............accompany them. Q1 : What has the author received from his countrymen? Ans: The author has received love and affection from his countrymen.   Q2 : What according to the writer, is not repayable? Ans: According to the writer love and affection is not repayable.   Q3 : Why is the writer feeling overwhelmed?  Ans: The writer is feeling overwhelmed by the affection of all classes of Indian people.   Q4 : What hope does the writer have in the remaining years of his life? Ans: The writer hopes that in the remaining years of his life he would not be unworthy of his people and their affection.   Q5 : What does the writer owe to his comrades and colleagues? Ans: The writer owes a deeper debt of gratitude to his comrades and colleagues, because they had been joint partners in great works and in triumphs and sorrows. [B] When I die................their flowin