Tuesday, December 3, 2019

ENG GRAMMAR - PRACTICE SHEETS

ENG - PRACTICE SHEET 6 AND 7

ENG - NOTES OF LITTLE WOMEN


LITTLE WOMEN

I.                 Answer the following in short:

Q1. Name the girls of the March family.
A1. There are four girls in the March family. They are Margaret, Josephine, Elizabeth and Amy.

Q2. What did Mr. March do?
A2. Mr. March was a chaplain ( a clergyman officially attached to a branch of the military, to an institution, or to
 a family or court).  

Q3. What did the girls do when they woke up on the Christmas morning?
A3. The girls brought different presents for their mother and were eager to hand them over to her.
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Q4. Where had their mother gone?
A4. Student’s response.

Q5. What did the girls gift Mrs. March?
A5. The girls gave their Marmee various gifts on
Christmas. Margaret got her a pair of gloves,
Josephine a pair of army slippers, Amy bought
 her a bottle of cologne and Elizabeth hemmed a handkerchief for her.

Q6 What was the state of the poor mother and her children?
Ans6. Six children of the woman were huddling around the bed and there was no fire. They were shivering and starving. The mother had a little baby as well.


Q7 What was the reaction of Mrs. March after entering
 the room?
A7  Mrs. March was both surprised and touched with the
gifts. She read with moist eyes, the little notes full of affection and love. She slipped Beth’s handkerchief into
her pocket, well scented with Amy’s cologne. She pinned
the rose to her dress and pronounced the gloves a perfect
fit. She immediately wore the army slippers gifted by Josephine.
Q8. Who wanted to be friends with Mr. Lawrence’s grandson and why?
A8. Jo wanted to be friends with Mr. Lawrence’s grandson as she thinks that he is a polite and gentlemanly boy.
LONG ANSWERS:
Q1. Write a short note on Mrs. March.
A1. "Marmee" is the affectionate name that the March girls used for their mother, Mrs. March.  Mrs. March is a perfect mother, she works hard but is never too busy to console and counsel her daughters. Her amicable and affectionable personality is well reflected in her charitable work. A loving mother, and a highly principled woman,
she is sweet tempered and brings out the best in her children.

Q2. “That’s loving our neighbour better than ourselves”, said Meg, as they set out their presents. Explain what
 Meg meant by this.

A2. The themes of generosity and self-sacrifice are introduced very early in the novel, with the girls giving
up their Christmas breakfast for their neighbours .
There is no greater pleasure than being willing to risk one’s life and make all sacrifices for the welfare of the others.
 The act of giving brings the girls joy. Meg’s allusion to
the Golden Rule has two effects: it frames their actions in terms of Christianity and is a play on words, since the
poor are in fact the March’s neighbours. This quote thus illustrates the girls’ love of language and how Alcott uses small, domestic stories as parables for greater moral questions.
II.            Complete the sentences(H/W)
1.   The girls praised Amy, and Beth_________________
2.   There was a good deal of laughing ,kissing and explaining which______________________________.
3.   For the table was decorated with four bouquets of beautiful flowers and ____________________________.


ENG - NOTES OF A Little Grain of Gold


12. A Little Grain of Gold

         
Answer the following in detail -

Q-1.Why did the beggar feel the king’s request to be jest ?

Ans-When the king’s chariot stopped in front of the beggar,
the king stepped out and holding his palm in front of the
beggar asked him for alms. The beggar was utterly shocked.
 He could not believe that the king would take alms from
a beggar.

Q-2.How did the beggar respond to the king’s request ?

Ans-The beggar thought it was in poor jest that the king was stretching out his hand for alms. He recovered his wits and
very hesitatingly handed the king the smallest grain of corn
that he had.

Q3.-The beggar regretted his action at the end of the day .
Why ?
Ans- At the end of the day the beggar found a grain of gold
among the alms. The beggar was filled with regret; he realized
 that had he been generous, the king would have rewarded
him tenfold. He realized that he had lost much on account of
his selfish behaviour. He also realized that he had met none
other than God himself. He wept bitterly over his selfish
behaviour.                                                                                 
Q-4 Explain ‘my evil days were at an end’.
Ans-When the beggar saw the king’s chariot in the distance,
his hopes soared. He expected the king to give him generous
 alms. He would no longer need to beg and would lead a
comfortable life. Hence he felt that ‘his evil days were over.’

Q5. What according to you is the moral of the poem?
Ans- We should be generous and always help others
with whatever little we have.

 Q6. Answer with reference to the context:-
“ I had gone a-begging from door to
           Door in the village path,when thy
           Golden chariot appeared in the distance
           Like a gorgeous dream and I wondered
           Who was the king of all kings!”

1.   Where was the beggar begging?
 Ans-The beggar was begging in the village path.

2.   What did the beggar see while begging ?
Ans- The beggar had been begging as usual in the village
when he spotted the Golden chariot in the distance.

3.   Who is the King of kings in the poem?
Ans- The God is addressed as ‘The King of kings’ in the poem.

4.   Who is the speaker in the poem and whom is the poem addressed to ?
Ans- The beggar is the speaker in the poem and the poem is addressed to God.

5.   What did the beggar hope to get?
Ans-When the beggar spotted the king’s chariot in the distance, his hopes soared. He hoped that the king would
give him enough alms so that he need not beg for the rest
of his life.
6.   Why did the beggar’s hope rise?
Ans- The beggar’s hope rose since he thought his evil days
were coming to an end and he would be bestowed with
wealth from the king so that he need not beg for the rest
of his life. He thought that he would now bid goodbye to poverty.
7.   Identify and explain the figures of speech used in the poem.
Hyperbole- the golden chariot has been described as a gorgeous dream.
This exaggeration gives an idea of the extent of the chariot’s glamour ,beauty and also the wealth of the man on the
chariot .The man on the chariot is referred to as the King of kings. This brings his stature, power and wealth to attention

Metaphor- The golden chariot is a symbol of riches and wealth. Gold is always a symbol of prosperity; hence the
man on the chariot was immensely wealthy.

The poet’s miserly nature is symbolised by the small grain of corn that he gave to the king of all kings. It represents the greedy and selfish nature of man; his urge to own everything and give nothing in return. The small grain of gold represents generosity, kindness and magnanimity that is beyond normal human nature.
Tautology- a phrase or expression in which the same thing
 is said twice in different words
Example:- I was confused and stood undecided


Monday, October 21, 2019

Note book work of-'ize', 'ise', 'yse'


Words with ‘ize’
     Personalize
     Commercialize
     Emphasize
     Revolutionize
     Industrialize
     Fertilize
     Personalize
     Hospitalize
     Characterize
     Rationalize

Words with ‘ise’
     advertise.
     advise.
     arise.
     comprise.
     compromise.
     exercise
     franchise
     disguise
     Improvise
     Surprise

Words with ‘yse’
     Paralyse
     Catalyse
     Analyse
     Autolyse
     Hydrolyse
     Electrolyse



Answer key of Symphonics Workbook-'ize', 'ise', 'yse'

Commonly misspelled words ‘ize’ or ‘ise’ or ‘yse’


Pg    21 - 25
1.     
‘ise’
‘Ize’
‘yse’
improvise
realize
catalyse
arise
visualize
paralyze
2.     
a.    exercise
b.    clockwise
c.    revise
d.    recognize
e.    realise
f.     surprise
g.    advertise
h.    supervise
i.      organize
j.      wise
k.    disguise
l.      compromise
3.     
a.    analyse
b.    merchandise
c.    paralysed
d.    comprised
e.    surprise

4.     
a. disguise
b. exercise
c. hospitalise
d. advertise
e. visualise
f. surprise
g. centralise
      i. modernise

    

6.     
1.    surpised , paradise, disguise, size, energized, revise, organized, precise, clockwise, analyse , finalise, improvise, paralysed , sympathise, paradise
2.    some habits you will need to revise.
3.    energized
4.    organized. means: arrange systematically
5.    a. improve
b. sympathy
c. energy
d.clock