Poem 11 For Anne Gregory
Poem 11 For Anne Gregory Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloured/Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young, men are “thrown into despair” by them? नवयुवक का ‘सुन्दर सुनहरे/कानों के किनारों से क्या अभिप्राय है? वह यह क्यों कहता है […]
Poem 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Poem 10 The Tale of Custard the Dragon Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names. इस कविता में पात्र कौन हैं? इनके पालतू नामों के साथ इनकी सूची बनाएँ। Answer: One human and four animals are the characters in […]
Poem 9 Fog
Poem 9 Fog Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. (i) What does Sandburg think the fog is like? सैंडबर्ग को धुंध किसके समान प्रतीत होती है? Answer: Sandburg thinks the fog is like a little cat. सैंडबर्ग को धुंध एक छोटी बिल्ली के समान प्रतीत होती है। (ii) How does the […]
Poem 8 The Trees
Poem 8 The Trees Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1 (i) Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest. प्रथम पद्यांश में उन तीन चीजों का पता कीजिए जो एक वृक्ष रहित जंगल में घटित नहीं हो सकती। Answer: The following three things cannot happen […]
Poem 7 Animals
Poem 7 Animals Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. Notice the use of the word turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and live with animals……”. What is the poet turning from? प्रथम पंक्ति में शब्द tum के प्रयोग को देखें। I think I could turn and live […]
Poem 6 Amanda
Poem 6 Amanda Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this? आपके विचार में अमैन्डा कितनी बड़ी है? आप यह कैसे जानते हैं? ….. Answer: Amanda should be 13-14 years old. We know this by her mother’s mentioning of Amanda’s ‘acne’ […]
Poem 5 The Ball Poem
Poem 5 The Ball Poem Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem In pairs, attempt the following questions. जोड़े बनाकर, निम्न प्रश्नों को करें। Question 1. Why does the poet say, “I would not intrude on him”? Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball? कवि क्यों कहता है, “मैं उस […]
Poem 4 How to Tell Wild Animals
Poem 4 How to Tell Wild Animals Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. Does ‘dyin’ really rhyme with “lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does? क्या dyin’ की वास्तव में ‘lion’ से लय मिलती है? क्या आप इसे इस प्रकार से कह सकते हैं कि यह […]
Poem 3 A Tiger in the Zoo
Poem 3 A Tiger in the Zoo Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poet Question 1. Read the poem again, and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks. कविता को पुनः पढ़ें और युग्म या समूह में कार्य करते हुए निम्न कार्य को करें। (i) Find the words that describe the […]
Poem 2 Fire and Ice
Poem 2 Fire and Ice Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking about the Poem Question 1. There are many ideas about how the world will ‘end’. Do you think the world will end some day? Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it ‘burst’, or grew colder and colder? […]