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Attempt the following questions in about 80-100 words.

Selfish is a common trait among all except a few and Kisa Gotami could not save herself untouched from it. She says, “How selfish am I in my grief!” Justify her statement to her realization of Death to all. (About 80 to 100 words)


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We should be content with what life gives us. If we long for more and are not contented with our means, we shall suffer much and face difficulties in our life. Justify it with reference to the character ‘Matilda’ in the lesson ‘The Necklace’. (About 80 to 100 words)

Selfish is a common trait among all except a few and Kisa Gotami could not save herself untouched from it. She says, “How selfish am I in my grief!” The statement is true.


Kisa had an only son who was dead but she couldn’t accept the reality. She was holding his body and was roaming around in search of medicine. Then she met Buddha who said her to get a mustard seed from the house wherein no deaths have taken place. After a lot of unsuccessful attempts, she realized that death is common. So, it is the natural tendency of a human being to cry and not to accept the reality of death that is common to one and all.


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One should accept with everything they have. Greed has no end. We should be content be what life gave us. This is very well stated in the lesson ‘The Necklace’. Matilda was not satisfied with what she and her husband have. She wanted a new dress for the party for which her husband gave her a few hundred bucks. But later she was not satisfied with that as well. She wanted a necklace as well and borrowed from her friend and lost it. Because of which she was forced to pay huge money at high rates. And then she led a miserable life for the next 10 years. So, it is very well depicted that one should be satisfied with what life gives to us. We shouldn’t crave for what is beyond our means.


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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

Natalaya: Papa gave 85 roubles for his Squeezer, and Squeezer is heaps better than Guess!


Lomov: Squeezer better than Guess? What an idea! (Laughs) Squeezer better than Guess!


Natalaya: Of course he's better! Of course Squeezer is young, he may develop a bit, but on points and pedigree he's better than anything that even Volchanetsky has got.


Lomov: Excuse me Natalaya Stepanovna, but you forget that he is overshot, and an overshot always means the dog is a bad hunter!


Natalaya: overshot, is he? The first time I hear it


Lomov I assure you that his lower jaw is shorter than the upper.


Natalya: have you measured?


a. Who are Squeezer and Guess?


b. How is Squeezer better than Guess ?


c. Find a word that refers to a currency .


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Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help!


But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp,


Ink trickled down to the bottom of the house hold,


And little mouse Blink strategically mouse-holed.


a. Why did Belinda cry for help?


b. Who was Mustard?


c. How did Blink react ?

 9

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

1. How was the confusion over “Oxen” meadows settled?


2. Hobbies play a very important role in one’s life; elaborate this with


reference to “the Making Of a Scientist”.


3. What is a famous Indian legend regarding tea?


4. Why does Maxwell observe that the airhostess “was the very queen of her kind”? Why does the she say – ‘it would be better if you resumed your seat, and I will find the animal and bring it to you’?

 11

Why was Helen withdrawn from the Gilman School? How was her education pursued further?

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How did people along with Bishop Brooks contribute to Helen’s happiness?

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Ann Frank loved her father a lot. She once wrote a letter to him regarding her relationship with Peter. What does it reveal about her character?

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Anne was so witty, clever and wise in presenting her views on the subject. It is seen in her statement “There is no smoke without fire”. What does Anne Frank want to refer to by this statement? Explain.