Working with the Text
Q1. What answer did the stars give to the wind?
Answer: The stars told the wind that in order to shine in life, one must be self-sufficient and rely less on others.
Q2. What was the moon’s reply to the wind?
Answer: The moon answered that because of its borrowed light,which resulted in the dark blotches on its surface, it was ill and dead (lifeless).
Q3.What was the ocean’s response?
Answer: The ocean’s response to the wind was that life is about understanding one’s boundaries, maintaining one’s composure, and holding onto painful memories, treating them as pearls and rubies. It described itself as leading a life of atonement or renunciation.
Q4. What was the earth’s reply to the question put forth to her by the wind?
Answer: The earth responded by saying that life is love, a continuous flow of affection that it bestows onto many lives, as well as the process of taking and giving in order to support those lives. It views the maternal affectionate feeling known as “mamta” as a blessing.
Q5. What was the little girl doing when the wind saw her?
Answer:The young girl was lighting new lamp with the one she had in her hand when the wind saw her.
Q6. Why was the wind impressed by the little girl?
Answer:The young girl’s ability to exclusively light oil-filled lights that were yearning to be awakened amazed the wind. Her passion of life’s play was an inspiration to the wind.
Q7. Why did the wind join the little girl?
Answer:The wind accompanied the girl because she was enthralled by the girl’s outlook on life and her place in creation. She lost herself in the girl’s actions as this play of life reverberated with the wind, making her forget about herself.
Language Work
1. Look at the following example:
Whatever water I get from the clouds, rivers and streams…..
In the lesson, the following words complete the sentence:
I store it inside me in pure trust and distribute it among the thirsty. This is an example of a filler, ie, a short text used to fill extra space in a talk, sentence. ete to complete its meaning
Now choose the appropriate filler for each of the following from the given options:
1. He tames animals because he…
a) seldom loves them.
b) is afraid of them.
c) is fond of them.
d) hates them.
2. He is so lazy that he……
a) always helps others.
b) dislikes work.
c) can seldom complete his work.
d) cannot delay his work
3. Whichever way you approach the problem….
a) no one will solve it.
b) it will not solve.
c) it will not be solve.
d) it will not be solved.
4. The doctor warns him that unless he gives up smoking…..
a) He will be able to recover.
b) he will not suffer.
c) his health will soon be recovered.
d) he will not recover.
Answer:
I.
- He tames animals because he…
c) is fond of them.
- He is so lazy that he……
b) dislikes work.
- Whichever way you approach the problem…
d) it will not be solved.
- The doctor warns him that unless he gives up smoking…..
d) he will not recover.
II.Look at the following Word: used in the text:movesgoesapproachesdescendsAll these words in the context of this lesson mean to go to someone or something. In other words, these words are synonymous.Now consult a thesaurus from your school library and write at least twosynonyms of each of the following words:
1. abhor2. betray3. counsel4. delight5. educate6. fate7. generous8. hasty9. intellectual10. justice11. languid12. mend13. nonsense14. obstacle15. palatable16. queer17. religious 18. sober19. transient20. urge
Answer:
- abhor: detest, loathe
- betray: deceive, double-cross
- counsel: advice, guidance
- delight: joy, pleasure
- educate: teach, instruct
- fate: destiny, fortune
- generous: magnanimous, benevolent
- hasty: hurried, rash
- intellectual: cerebral, scholarly
- justice: fairness, impartiality
- languid: listless, sluggish
- mend: repair, fix
- nonsense: absurdity, foolishness
- obstacle: barrier, hindrance
- palatable: appetizing, tasty
- queer: strange, peculiar
- religious: devout, pious
- sober: serious, somber
- transient: temporary, fleeting
- urge: implore, encourage
Grammar Work
1. I have no money to lend you.
2. We saw the thief run.
3. We heard her sing.
4. They watched their team play.
5. He made us wait for a long time.
6. Let him work.
7. Need I come tomorrow?
8. Do you wish to make a complaint?
9. He heard a cock crow and got up.
10. How dare you read my letter?
11. It is up to you to increase your knowledge.
12. Bid him go there.
13. Goodbye! I hope to see you again soon.
14. I would like to be a teacher.
15. He learned to swim when he was ten years old.
16. I’m tired. I want to go to bed.
17. What have you decided to do?
18. We should speak the truth.
19. Where is Sumaya? I need to ask her something.
20. I’m trying to concentrate. Please stop talking.
