Comprehension check… (Page 80)
1. Standing on Everest, the
writer was
(i) overjoyed.
(ii) very sad.
(iii) jubilant and sad.
Choose the right item.
Ans: (i) overjoyed.
2. The emotion that gripped
him was one of
(i) victory over hurdles.
(ii) humility and a sense of
smallness.
(iii) joy of discovery.
Choose the right item.
Ans: (ii) humility and a sense of smallness.
3. "The summit of the
mind" refers to
(i) great intellectual
achievements.
(ii) the process of maturing
mentally and spiritually.
(iii) overcoming personal
ambition for common welfare.
(iv) living in the world of
thought and imagination.
(v) the Triumph of mind over
worldly pleasures for a noble cause.
(vi) a fuller knowledge of
oneself.
Mark the item(s) not relevant.
Ans: (iii) overcoming
personal ambition for common welfare.
Working with the text… (Page
81)
1. Answer the following
questions.
(i) What are the
three qualities that played a major role in the author's climb?
Ans: The three
qualities that played a major role in the author's climb are endurance,
persistence and will power.
(ii) Why is
adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable?
Ans: When the summit is climbed, there comes the
exhilaration, the joy of having done something. This very feeling of victory
mixed with happiness makes the risky adventure, a pleasurable one.
(iii) What was it about Mount Everest that the author
found irresistible?
Ans: The author felt that Mountains were nature at its
best. Their beauty, majesty, aloofness and the difficulties faced on the way
were amongst the most difficult aspects of Everest that the author found
difficult to resist.
(iv) One does not do it (climb a high peak) for a fame
alone. What does it for, really?
Ans: A climber does
not climb a high peak only for a fame. The sense of fulfillment and a
satisfaction of a deep urge to rise above one’s surroundings are also driving
forces. It also brings within him a deeper understanding of himself.
(v) “He becomes
conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe.”
This awareness defines an emotion mentioned in the first paragraph. Which is
the emotion?
Ans: The emotion mentioned in the first paragraph is
‘humility’.
(vi) What were the “symbols of reverence” left by members of the team
on Everest?
Ans: The author left a picture of Guru Nanak, Rawat left a picture
of Goddess Durga, Phu Dorji left a relic of the Buddha and Edmund Hillary
buried a cross under a cairn.
(vii) What, according to the writer, did his experience as an
Everester teach him?
Ans: According to the author, his experience as
an Everest climber inspired him to face life's challenges in a resolute manner.
It showed him that conquering the internal summit is just as important as
climbing the mountain. It gives one a fuller knowledge of oneself.
2. Write a sentence against each of the
following statements. Your sentence should explain the statement. You can pick
out sentences from the text and rewrite them. The first one has been done for
you.
(i) The experience changes you completely. One
who has been to the mountains is never the same again.
(ii) Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles. _______________.
(iii) Mountains are nature at its best ___________.
(iv) The going was difficult but the after-effects were satisfying
__________.
(v) The physical conquest of a mountain is really a spiritual
experience ________.
Ans:
(ii) Man takes delight
in overcoming obstacles. The display of perseverance, resilience, and willpower
in the face of enormous adversity is delightful.
(iii) Mountains are
nature at its best. The beauty, majesty and difficulties posed by the mountains
are the aspects that drive one towards them.
(iv) The going was
difficult but the after-effects were satisfying. Climbing the mountains was
arduous, but reaching the summit provides a sense of contentment.
(v) The physical conquest of a mountain is really a spiritual
experience. The physical act of climbing to the summit of a mountain is akin to
the act of climbing the mountain within, which is a spiritual as well as
emotional experience.
Working with Language…
1. Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable
phrases from those given in the box.
|
at
hand |
at
once |
at
all |
at
a low ebb |
at
first sight |
(i) Teacher: You were
away from school without permission. Go to the principal -------- and submit
your explanation. Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it
first?
(ii) Arun: Are you
unwell?
Ila: No, not --------
Why do you ask?
Arun: If you were
unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.
(iii) Mary: Almost every
Indian film has an episode of love --------.
David: Is that what
makes them so popular in foreign countries?
(iv) Asif: You look
depressed. Why are your spirits -------- today? (Use such in the phrase) Ashok:
I have to write ten sentences using words that I have never heard before.
(v) Shieba: Your big
moment is close ----------.
Jyoti: How should I
welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and
receive the trophy.
Ans:
(i) Teacher: You were
away from school without permission. Go to the principal at once and
submit your explanation.
Pupil: Yes, Madam. But
would you help me write it first?
(ii) Arun: Are you
unwell?
Ila: No, not at all.
Why do you ask?
Arun: If you were unwell,
I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.
(iii) Mary: Almost every
Indian film has an episode of love at first sight.
David: Is that what
makes them so popular in foreign countries?
(iv) Asif: You look
depressed. Why are your spirits at a low ebb today? (Use such in the
phrase)
Ashok: I have to write
ten sentences using words that I have never heard before.
(v) Shieba: Your big
moment is close at hand.
Jyoti: How should I
welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and
receive the trophy.
2. Write the noun forms
of the following words adding -ance or -ence to each.
(i) endure -----------
(ii) persist -----------
(iii) signify -----------
(iv) confide ----------
(v) maintain ----------
(vi) abhor -----------
Ans:
(i) endure : endurance
(ii) persist : persistence
(iii) signify : significance
(iv) confide : confidence
(v) maintain : maintenance
(vi) abhor : abhorrence
3. (i) Match words under A with their meanings under B.
|
A |
B |
|
remote |
difficult
to overcome |
|
means |
most
prominent |
|
dominant |
be
overcome/overpowered |
|
formidable |
Method(s) |
|
overwhelmed |
far
away from |
(ii) Fill in the blanks in the sentences below
with appropriate words from under A.
(a) There were ---------
obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.
(b) We have no ----------
of finding out what happened there.
(c) Why he lives in a
house ---------- from any town or village is more than I can tell.
(d) ----------- by
gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.
(e) The old castle stands
in a --------- position above the sleepy town.
Ans: (i)
|
A |
B |
|
remote |
far
away from |
|
means |
method(s) |
|
dominant |
most
prominent |
|
formidable |
difficult
to overcome |
|
overwhelmed |
be
overcome/overpowered |
(ii)
(a)
formidable
(b) means
(c) remote
(d) overwhelmed
(e) dominant
Poem 5 The school Boy
Working with the poem… (Page 85)
1. Find three or four words/ phrases in stanza 1 that
reflect the child’s happiness and joy.
Ans (i) love to rise in a summer morn
(ii) the birds sing on every tree
(iii) huntsman winds his horn
(iv) the skylark sings with me
2. In stanza 2, the mood changes. Which words/ phrases
reflect the changed mood?
Ans: (i) drives all joy away
(ii) under a cruel eye
(iii) the little ones spend the day in sighing and dismay
3. ‘A cruel eye outworn’ (stanza2) refer to
(i) the classroom which is shabby/ noisy.
(ii) the lesson which are difficult/ uninteresting.
(iii) the dull/ uninspiring life at school with lots of
work and no play.
Mark the answer that you consider right.
Ans: (iii) the dull/ uninspiring life at school with lots
of work and no play.
4. ‘Nor sit in learning’s bower
worn thro’ with the dreary shower’
which of the following is a close paraphrase of the lines
above?
(i) Nor can I sit in a roofless classroom when it is
raining.
(iii) the dull/ uninspiring life at school with lots of
work and no play.
(iii) Nor can I
sit in the school garden for fear of getting wet in the rain.
Ans: (iii) the dull/ uninspiring life at school with lots
of work and no play.