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"Death touches the spring of our common humanity." Explain it.
This beautiful sentence is extracted from T. S. Arthur's notable short story, "An Angel in Disguise". The line simply means that death is the only moment when everyone laments for the dead one. They don't think that where he was good or bad when he was alive. Here, in this story, the woman was hated and disliked by all the neighborhood when she was alive. But after her death, everybody is rushing towards her 'tumble - down hut' with 'grave clothes' for her and foods for her children. The neighbours are not showing any kind anger or condemnation now, rather pouring pity and sorrow for her and her children. The author here very beautifully portrays the human psychology through this heart-touching sentence.
Summary of the poem, "The North Ship" by Philip Larkin.
"The North Ship" is a poem by Philip Larkin which was published in the first collection of his poems of the same name. The poem is very short, the language is easy and the rhyme of the poem gives the readers a mental satisfaction after reading it.
The poem describes the journey of three ships of which two have returned and one has gone for a long journey by avoiding all the obstacles. This third ship is a symbol of aspiration for us. The poem is written in first person narrative. The poet wrote the poem as his own experience. He said that, "I saw three ships go sailing by......" The three ships began their journey from one place over the sea. And in the very 1st quatrain, the poet mentions that one of them goes for a long journey: "And one was rigged for a long journey."
Because of the obstacles, the first ship turned towards the west and it was completely destroyed by the storm and finally it reaches to a "rich country". Because of the storm, the second ship turned towards the east and it was also destroyed by the wind which hunted that ship like a beast. The poet here uses the imagery of beast to suggest the power , the strength of the wind which has captivated the 2nd ship.
The journey of the third ship is completely different. It turned towards the north. But it was not ruined or captivated by the wind. The decks of the ship was shining brightly as it was covered with frost. And finally when all the storms stopped and the circumstances became calm, the first two ships came back either happily or unhappily. But only the third ship did not return back and it went to a long unstoppable journey. The repitition of the line "And it was rigged for a long journey" shows the importance. It actually emphasizes the concept that if we have that inner will to do something, nothing can stop us. We must reach to our goal, to our destination.
Solution of the exercises of "Tom Loses a Tooth" by Mark Twain.
Exercise 1:
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1) Tom felt miserable on the mornings of ---- b) Monday.
2) If Aunt Polly was to know that Tom had a loose tooth, she would---- c) surely pull it out.
3) Tom drew his sore toe from under the---- a) sheet.
4) Did flew down the stairs to call----
d) aunt Polly.
5) The thread that Mary got aunt Polly was made of---- c) silk.
Exercise 2:
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
1) Which one of Tom's tooth had come loose?
Ans. One of Tom's upper front teeth was loose.
2) How are Did and Mary related to Tom?
Ans. Did is Tom's brother and Mary is his cousin sister.
3) Why did Tom ask Sid not to stir him?
Ans. Tom asked Sid not to stir him because he was pretending that it had been very hurtful for him , and even this pain could kill him.
4) Why did Tom pretend his toe was paining?
Ans. On the Monday morning, Tom felt that he did not want to go to school and he was pretending that his toe was paining, so that aunt Polly allowed him not to go to school.
Exercise 3:
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
1)What did Tom remember hearing from a doctor?
Ans. Tom remembered hearing from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger.
2) How did Aunt Polly react to the news that Tom was dying?
Ans. At first, aunt Polly was surprised, but within a very short time, she understood everything and called it "rubbish". She knew very well that everything was done by him only for not going to school.
3) How was Tom's loose tooth taken out?
Ans. Aunt Polly ordered Mary to get her a silk thread. Then Aunt Polly fastened one end of the silk thread to Tom's tooth and the other end to the bed-post. She then pulled the thread and his tooth came out and was hanging by the bed-post.
Exercise 4:
Do as directed:
a) Rafique was running fast.(change into an Interrogative sentence)
= Was Rafique running fast?
b) The boy would never forget the exciting incident.(change into an exclamatory sentence)
= The boy would always remember the exciting incident.
c) We had a wonderful time last evening.(change into an exclamatory sentence)
= How wonderful the time was at the last evening!
d) He loves to play football.(change into an interrogative sentence)
= Does he love to play football?
e) Rina tried all her plans.(change into a negative sentence)
= Rina didn't leave any plan untried.
f) Shut the door, Robin.(change into an assertive sentence)
= Robin is ordered to shut the door.
Questions and answers from"His First Flight" by Liam O'Flaherty.
Exercise 1:
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. At night the seagull slept in a little ---- b) hole.
2. The ledge faced the----b) south.
3. The colour of the seagull's body was---- d) grey.
4. The two brothers and sisters of the seagull were lying on the---- b) plateau.
5. The mother seagull had picked up a piece of---- c) fish.
Exercise 2:
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
a) What was the first catch of the seagull's older brother?
Ans. The first catch of the seagull's older brother was a herring, a kind of sea fish.
b) Why did the seagull feel the heat?
Ans. The seagull felt the heat because he had not eaten anything since the previous nightfall.
c) Why did the seagull dive at the fish?
Ans. The seagull dived at the fish because he was very much hungry as he had not eaten anything for a long time and also the sight of the food maddened him.
d)What happened when the seagull soared upwards?
Ans. When the seagull soared upwards, he felt that he was no longer afraid and also saw that the tips of his wings cutting through the air.
Exercise 3:
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words.
a) Why was the seagull afraid when he ran forward to the brink of the ledge?
Ans. The seagull was afraid when he ran forward to the brink of the ledge because the great expanse of the sea stretched down beneath and it was miles down and he felt that if he would try to fly, his wings would not support him.
b) What were the seagull's two brothers and sister doing on the plateau?
Ans. The seagull's two brothers and sister are lying on the plateau. They were dozing, with their heads sink into their wings.
c) What happened after the seagull's feet sank into the sea?
Ans. When the seagull's feet sank into the sea, he was no longer afraid then, rather he was playing with it. His belly touched the water and he was floating on it. His family was screaming and praising him.
Exercise 4:
Change the parts of speech of the given words in the chart:
1.beauty--- beautify--- beautiful--- beautifully
2.danger--- endanger--- dangerous--- dangerously
3. care--- care--- careful/ caring--- carefully
4.strength--- strengthen--- strong--- strongly
Exercise 5:
Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the undelined words as directed:
1. He is known for his honesty.( Change into adjective form)
= He is known because he is honest.
2. She spoke with kindness.(change into adverb form)
= She spoke kindly.
3. The sun shine brightly.(change into noun form)
= The sun shone with its brightness.
4. She gave a wise judgement. (Change into verb form)
=She judged wisely.
NCERT Class Nine English Solutions of The Moments.
THE LOST CHILD
1) What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
Ans: The things the child sees on his way to the fair are- the toys in the shops that lined the way, a flowering mustard field which seemed like melting gold, colourful dragonflies, butterflies and black bees who are in search of sweetness from the flowers. He also attracted by the little insects and worms, dove birds in the grove and he saw hordes of people walking towards the fair.
He lagged behind because he was fascinated by the toys in the shops that lined the way.
2) In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
Ans: In the fair the child wants many things. Which things are various types of toys and colourful balloons, different sweets like gulab jamun, rasgulla, barfi, jalebi from the sweetmeat seller, a garland of gulmohar, watching the play of snake charmer and the child also wants to ride the roundabout.
The child moved on without waiting for an answer because he knew that his plea would be refused at every step.
3) What does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Ans: He realises that he has lost his way when he reached at the roundabout and made a bold request to his parents that he wants to go on the roundabout but there was no reply. Then he realises that.
His anxiety and insecurity have been described by his helpless condition at the time in the fair. He turned to look on either side. His parents were not there. He looked behind but there was no sign of them. Then a full, deep cry rose within his dry throat and with a sudden jerk of his body he ran from where he stood, crying in real fear 'mother, father'. Tears rolled down from eyes, panic stricken, he ran hither and thither in all directions, knowing not where to go. His yellow turban came untied and his clothes become muddy.
4) Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Ans: The lost child loses interest in the things that he had wanted earlier because he was convulsed with fear, panic stricken on being separated from his parents. At the time he wanted was to be assembled with them. All the things which attracted him sometimes ago, they are no longer important to him, and now the one thing that matters is searching his parents.
5) What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Ans: In the end the father and mother of the lost child, who regularly kept checking to see that the child was with them right from the starting of the journey may have suddenly accomplished that he was missing and come searching the lost child.
The generous person who tried to comfort the lost child by taking him to the roundabout, offered him the colourful balloons, various flowers and many other things at the fair. The person also asked him about his parents and helped him to be reunited with them.
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