Notes and Worksheets for English

Listening Skills                                            M.M. 10 Time allowed 20 minutes Worksheet 1 Q1. Why did Suruci instruct Dhruva to get down from his father’s lap? (1) a.        As he was her step son b.       As only her son could have that privilege c.        As he was Suniti’s son d.       All of the above   Q2. Why Dhruva’s mother couldn’t help him? (1) a.        As she was not favoured by the king b.       As she was a maid c.        As she herself was afraid of the king d.       As she was hated by Suruci 3. Fill in the blanks with the exact word: (4) a. Dhruva’s mother was silent a few moments. Finally she said,”Great sages knew God. They find Him in the _____________________ of the forest, during meditation.” b. When Dhruva refused the sage’s suggestion to return home, Narada became convinced of his _____________ determination. c. When Dhruva saw the Lord, he became filled with divine _______________. d. Dhruva then returned home to

A THING OF BEAUTY BY JOHN KEATS WORKSHEET Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:   Q.1 Such the sun, the moon, Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon For simple sheep; and such are daffodils With the green world they live in; and clear rills That for themselves a cooling covert make   ‘Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake,   Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms; (i)                   Name the poem and the poet.     (ii)                 How do trees provide happiness?       (iii)                Which figure of speech has been used in ’cooling covert’?       Q.2 A thing of beauty is a joy forever   Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingness; but will keep A bower quiet for us……….. (i)                   ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’. Explain         (ii)                 Why does a beautiful thi

THE VOICE OF THE RAIN Poem Word Meanings And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower, Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated:   I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain, Eternal I rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea, Upward to heaven, whence, vaguely form'd, altogether changed, and yet the same, I descend to lave the drouths, atomies, dust-layers of the globe, And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn; And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin, and make pure and beautify it;   (For song, issuing from its birth-place, after fulfilment, wander-ing, Reck'd or unreck'd. duly with love returns.)     Thou – you Eternal – everlasting   Impalpable – unable to be felt by touching Bottomless – very deep Whence – from where Vaguely – unclearly Descend – move of fa