Activity 1
Q.3 (A) Read the given extract and complete the activities given below: (10)
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The Ship was still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion,
Her keel was steady in the ocean
Without either sign or sound of their shock,
The waves flow’d over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.
The Abbot of Aberbrothok
Had placed that bell on the Inchcape Rock;
On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung,
And over the waves its warning rung.
When the Rock was hid by the surge’s swell,
The Mariners heard the warning Bell;
And then they knew the perilous Rock,
And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
A1 Complete the web. (02)
Ans :
A2 Give reasons. (02)
Abbot of Aberbrothok placed a bell on the Inchcape rock
because………………………………………………………………………………..
Ans: Abbot of Aberbrothok placed a bell on the Inchcape rock
because the Inchcape rock is a dangerous rock. When the waves swell, the rock is hidden. Mariners fail to identify the existence of the rock and fail to avert the accident. Abbot of Aberbrothok placed the bell to warn the people about the Inchcape rock.
A3 If you were Abbot of that era, what would you do to make the ship safe from crashing at
Inchcape rock. (02)
Ans: If I were Abbot of that era, I would have spread floating object around the Inchcape rock. I would have arranged warning message to be delivered as soon as a ship arrives in the vicinity of the rock.
A4 Complete the table. (02)
| Examples | Figure of Speech | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1.The Ship was still as she could be. | ----------------- | --------------- |
| 2. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Examples | Figure of Speech | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1.The Ship was still as she could be. | Alliteration | The consonantal sound 'sh' is repeated pleasingly. |
| 2. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea | Refrain | The line is repeated effectively. |
A5 Compose a short poem.
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
……………………………………
…………………………………….
Her keel was steady in the ocean.
Ans: No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
Cloud clean and clear seen by me
The ship was on her mission
Her keel was steady in the ocean.
Activity 2
A1 True/False
1. The ocean was silent.
2. The ship was sailing fast.
3. The waves were rising high.
4. The Abbot of Aberbrothok had placed the bell on the Inchcape Rock.
A2. State the importance of the bell on the Inchcape Rock.
A3. Suggest solution to warn people about the dangerous place in the ocean.
A4. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea. Name and explain the figures of speech. Find a similar
example.
A5. Write four lines about the benevolent deed of your friend.
B. Read the extract and complete all the activities given below.
Extract : The buoy of the Inchcape………….. for Scotland's shore.
A1. Narrate the scene in the first stanza of the extract.
A2. ' A darker speck on the ocean green.' Analyse.
A3. Convince Sir Ralph the Rover not to cut the bell on the Inchcape Rock.
A4. Find out two examples of inversion from the extract.
A5. Write four poetic lines on 'boat'.
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B Poetic Appreciation
