Q.1. Read the extract and then do all the activities: Marks 11
If we wish to maintain democracy not merely in form, but also in fact, what must we do ? The first thing in my judgement we must do is to hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives. When there was no way left for constitutional methods for achieving economic and social objectives, there was a great deal of justification for unconstitutional methods. But where constitutional methods are open, there can be no justification for these unconstitutional methods. These methods are nothing but the Grammar of Anarchy and the sooner they are abandoned, the better for us.
The second thing we must do is to observe the caution which John Stuart Mill has given to all who are interested in the maintenance of democracy, namely, not “to lay their liberties at the feet of even a great man, or to trust him with powers which enable him to subvert their institutions.” There is nothing wrong in being grateful to great men who have rendered life-long services to the country. But there are limits to gratefulness. As has been well said by
the Irish Patriot Daniel O’Connel, ‘No man can be grateful at the cost of his honour, no woman can be grateful at the cost of her chastity and no nation can be grateful at the cost of its liberty.’ This caution is far more necessary in the case of India than in the case of any other country, for in India, Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequalled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world. Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship. On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality. In Politics we will be recognizing the principle of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘one vote one value’. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions ? How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life ? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political democracy in peril. We must remove this contradiction at the earliest possible moment or else those who suffer from inequality will blow up the structure of political democracy which this Assembly has so laboriously built up.
A1. Complete the following statements
1. We must hold fast to …….. achieve our social and economic objectives.
2. …….. are the grammar of Anarchy.
3. John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of ………..
4. No man can be grateful at the cost of his …………
A2. Give reason : The caution by the Irish Patriot Daniel is more necessary in India .
A3. Complete the table :
A4. Suggest some ways to make India a strong nation.
A5. Language Study
1. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions?( Choose the assertive sentence meaning the same.)
i.) We shall continue to live this life of contradictions?
ii.) No longer we shall continue to live this life of contradictions..
A6. Find out 2 homographs having two different meanings .
Q.2 A. Read the extract and do the activities given below. Marks 4
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This city now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A1. Choose the appropriate alternatives and rewrite the statements.
1. One who does not stop on Westminster bridge is of dull/cool soul.
2. The sight is majestic enough to touch/to hurt the heart.
3. The city wears the beauty of evening/morning.
4. The air is smoky/smokeless .
A2. Pick out the lines from the extract that add pictorial effect to the poem.
Q. 2. B Write an appreciation of the sonnet with the help of following points. Marks 4
• About the poem, poet and title • Theme
• Poetic style, language, poetic devices used in the poem
• Special features
• Message/values/morals in the poem
Q. 3 Drama Genre Marks 2
A1 Match the characters with their identity.
Q. 4 Writing Skills Marks 4
Compose email to The Principal of Janata College, Chandrapur (principaljanatacollege@rediffmail.com) requesting him to be the chief guest on the occasion of annual day to be held on 23rd January 2020 in your college /school.
OR
Write a blog post on any one of the following topics.
1. My Village :Clean and Green
2. Democracy :The best governance
Key to the Activity sheet
Q.1 A1. Complete the following statements
1. We must hold fast to ……constitutional methods .. to achieve our social and economic objectives.
2.Unconstitutional methods are the grammar of Anarchy.
3. John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of Democracy
4. No man can be grateful at the cost of his honesty/honour.
A2 Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequalled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world.
A3
3. The city wears the beauty of morning.
4. The air is smokeless .
A2 Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields,
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
These lines add poetic to the poem.
Q2B. The extract is taken from the poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge' .The poem is written by William Wordsworth. The type of poem is a petrachan sonnet . It is consisted of fourteen lines divided into octave and sestet .
The poem describes the beauty of the bridge and the surrounding areas. The poet makes the ordinary things look beautiful with his imagination. Poetic devices like personification, metaphor and simile add pictorial effect to the poem. The use of rhyming words and inversion create musical notes.
The poem enthrals us with the imagination of poet. Everyday things which we neglect are beautiful if we stay and observe .
Q. 3
If we wish to maintain democracy not merely in form, but also in fact, what must we do ? The first thing in my judgement we must do is to hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives. When there was no way left for constitutional methods for achieving economic and social objectives, there was a great deal of justification for unconstitutional methods. But where constitutional methods are open, there can be no justification for these unconstitutional methods. These methods are nothing but the Grammar of Anarchy and the sooner they are abandoned, the better for us.
The second thing we must do is to observe the caution which John Stuart Mill has given to all who are interested in the maintenance of democracy, namely, not “to lay their liberties at the feet of even a great man, or to trust him with powers which enable him to subvert their institutions.” There is nothing wrong in being grateful to great men who have rendered life-long services to the country. But there are limits to gratefulness. As has been well said by
the Irish Patriot Daniel O’Connel, ‘No man can be grateful at the cost of his honour, no woman can be grateful at the cost of her chastity and no nation can be grateful at the cost of its liberty.’ This caution is far more necessary in the case of India than in the case of any other country, for in India, Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequalled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world. Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship. On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality. In Politics we will be recognizing the principle of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘one vote one value’. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions ? How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life ? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political democracy in peril. We must remove this contradiction at the earliest possible moment or else those who suffer from inequality will blow up the structure of political democracy which this Assembly has so laboriously built up.
A1. Complete the following statements
1. We must hold fast to …….. achieve our social and economic objectives.
2. …….. are the grammar of Anarchy.
3. John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of ………..
4. No man can be grateful at the cost of his …………
A2. Give reason : The caution by the Irish Patriot Daniel is more necessary in India .
A3. Complete the table :
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Bhakti | Lands in |
| 1. | |
| 2. |
A4. Suggest some ways to make India a strong nation.
A5. Language Study
1. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions?( Choose the assertive sentence meaning the same.)
i.) We shall continue to live this life of contradictions?
ii.) No longer we shall continue to live this life of contradictions..
A6. Find out 2 homographs having two different meanings .
Q.2 A. Read the extract and do the activities given below. Marks 4
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This city now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A1. Choose the appropriate alternatives and rewrite the statements.
1. One who does not stop on Westminster bridge is of dull/cool soul.
2. The sight is majestic enough to touch/to hurt the heart.
3. The city wears the beauty of evening/morning.
4. The air is smoky/smokeless .
A2. Pick out the lines from the extract that add pictorial effect to the poem.
Q. 2. B Write an appreciation of the sonnet with the help of following points. Marks 4
• About the poem, poet and title • Theme
• Poetic style, language, poetic devices used in the poem
• Special features
• Message/values/morals in the poem
Q. 3 Drama Genre Marks 2
A1 Match the characters with their identity.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Theseus | carpenter |
| Egeus | father of Hermia |
| Quince | king of fairies |
| Oberon | Duke of Athens |
Q. 4 Writing Skills Marks 4
Compose email to The Principal of Janata College, Chandrapur (principaljanatacollege@rediffmail.com) requesting him to be the chief guest on the occasion of annual day to be held on 23rd January 2020 in your college /school.
OR
Write a blog post on any one of the following topics.
1. My Village :Clean and Green
2. Democracy :The best governance
Key to the Activity sheet
Q.1 A1. Complete the following statements
1. We must hold fast to ……constitutional methods .. to achieve our social and economic objectives.
2.Unconstitutional methods are the grammar of Anarchy.
3. John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of Democracy
4. No man can be grateful at the cost of his honesty/honour.
A2 Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequalled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world.
A3
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Bhakti | Lands in |
| 1.In religion | Salvation of the soul |
| 2. In Politics | Degradation or dictatorship |
A5 I) ii.) No longer we shall continue to live this life of contradictions.
A6. 1. Form 2. Fast
Q2 A1 1. One who does not stop on Westminster bridge is of dull soul.
2. The sight is majestic enough to touch the heart.3. The city wears the beauty of morning.
4. The air is smokeless .
A2 Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields,
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
These lines add poetic to the poem.
Q2B. The extract is taken from the poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge' .The poem is written by William Wordsworth. The type of poem is a petrachan sonnet . It is consisted of fourteen lines divided into octave and sestet .
The poem describes the beauty of the bridge and the surrounding areas. The poet makes the ordinary things look beautiful with his imagination. Poetic devices like personification, metaphor and simile add pictorial effect to the poem. The use of rhyming words and inversion create musical notes.
The poem enthrals us with the imagination of poet. Everyday things which we neglect are beautiful if we stay and observe .
Q. 3
| Theseus | Duke of Athens |
| Egeus | father of Hermia |
| Quince | carpenter |
| Oberon | king of fairies |
