2.3 There Is Another Sky: Brainstorming Activities

2.3 There is Another Sky

(i) Life is an amalgam of happy and sad moments. Think of such moments in your life, pair with your classmate and share both the aspects of life.

Happy Moments	Sad Moments
1. Winning the first prize in a competition	Losing your mobile, bicycle or wallet
2. Getting admission in the college of our choice	Not getting admission
3. Meeting old friends	Parting from friends

(ii) Discuss with your partner and find proverbs, idioms or phrases of similar meaning to the one given and fill them in the stars given below:

(i) When we look at the sky, we find several objects. They stand for something or the other. Complete the following table by finding the significance of the given objects. One example is given to you.

Sr. No.	Celstial Bodies	Association
1.	The Sun	Power, Heat, Energy, Commitment etc.
2.	The Moon	Beauty, Light , Calmness, Love etc
3.	The Rainbow	Unity, Beauty , Hope, etc
4.	The Stars	Light, Eternity, Guide, etc

(ii) Colours mentioned in the hexagons given below, are associated with something or the other. Discuss with your partner and fill in the blanks.

There is another sky,

Ever serene and fair,

And there is another sunshine,

Though it be darkness there;

Never mind faded forests, Austin,

Never mind silent fields—

Here is a little forest,

Whose leaf is ever green;

Here is a brighter garden,

Where not a frost has been;

In its unfading flowers

I hear the bright bee hum:

Prithee, my brother,

Into my garden come!

-Emily Dickinson

(A1) (i) Imagine your younger sister is not paying attention to her studies and is seen wasting time playing games on her cell-phone. Suggest some ways that will help her to concentrate on her studies and overcome her bad habit.
Ans : Hey, Amruta, you are not paying attention to your study . It’s a bad habit to play games on cellphone. You should keep in mind that it makes one lazy for everything and busy for nothing. You should be crazy for books. Work hard to be Lord.
(ii) You have noticed that many of your classmates are not interested in outdoor games or participating in co-curricular activities. Discuss some ways in which they will be encouraged to participate in activities.
Ans: The College should organise outdoor games. Participation in at least two activities should be made compulsory. Winners should get reward and certificate. The certificate should have weightage in the exam.
(A2) (i) Discuss with your partner and complete the web, highlighting the sad and gloomy aspects of life mentioned in the first part of the poem.

(ii) The poet encourages her brother in the second part of the poem by telling him about the brighter side of life. Discuss with your partner and make a list of the expressions in the poem that mean encouragement.
(a) Brighter garden
(b) unfading flower
(c) bright bee hum
(iii) The poet has described two different shades of human feelings by using imagery of various forces of Nature in the poem. Pick out the terms or phrases that describe them. Complete the table given below. One is done for you.

Nature	Feelings
Faded forests	Sad/gloomy
Silent fields	loneliness
Bright bee hum	joy

(iv) The poem expresses feelings of serenity. Pick out expressions from the above poem that express the same.

(v) Compare and contrast the two opposing human feelings as expressed by the poet.
(A3) ‘Never mind faded forests, Austin’. The word ‘faded’ means to become dim or faint. The word describes the forests that have become faint or dim in appearance. Now go through the poem again and complete the table.

Describing Word	Object	Explanation
1. faded	forests	The forests have become faint or dim in appearance
2. silent	fields	The field has no trace of birds.
3. unfading	flower	The flower that mains on tree forever.
4. bright	bee	The bee is excited.

(A4) ‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
(a) Hyperbole – In its unfading flowers
(b) Alliteration – bright bee, faded forest
(c) Inversion – into my garden come
(A5) Imagine your friend is a table tennis champion who has won the semi-final in the inter-collegiate championship. Due to over confidence, she neither practices nor does she take her opponent seriously. This may result in her losing the final. Suggest some ways to make her aware of the importance of hard work and regular practice.
(A6) (i) Use the following points and write an appreciation of the poem:
• About the poem, poet and title
• Theme
• Poetic style, language, poetic devices used in the poem
• Special features
• Message/values/morals in the poem
• Your opinion about the poem

The poem 'There is Another Sky' written by Emily Dickinson is an inspirational poem with a message of 'never say-die'. It is a Petrarchan sonnet with octave and sestet. The poet is communicating to her brother through a letter. She encourages her brother not to get depressed under any circumstances and pleads with him to return home. Life is full of challenges; one can tackle the challenges with a positive attitude. The poem ends on an optimistic note. The brighter garden stands for choices that life offers to all.

The poem is full of nature imagery. The poem expresses feelings of serenity through them. The poet has deployed various poetic devices in the poem. They are hyperbole, alliteration, inversion, metaphor and onomatopoeia.


(iii) Let’s compose a poem. Two lines are given. Add two of your own.
There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair
Get up and fly
Wait not , ride on mare

Audio File of the Poem 

Your Queries My Responses

Rewrite the following sentences inin Affirmative.
Queries by Aurale Shriram | shriramaurale475@gmail.com
1.)It would be of no use
to me.   
Affirm: It would be useless to me.         2.)Grandpa had not followed their advice.
                                                       3.)She was not treated properly.     
She was treated improperly.
 4.)They did not notice it.
They failed to notice it.                 
 5.) Don't take such a
risk.   
Avoid taking such a risk.         
 6.)This is not a one-man project. 
This is a team project. 
7.)The girls are not friendly .     
The girls are unfriendly.       
 8.) We haven't won the
match.
We have lost the match.
9.)He was not satisfied.
He was unsatisfied.
10.)Oil is one of the world's Major sources of energy. ( Make negative sentence without changing its meaning)
Oil is not the world's only Major source of energy.
11)Kerala is one of the worst hit states  in India  by rain.(Change the degree.  )
Very few states are as badly hit by rain as Kerala.
Kerala is a worsly hit state than many other states.

Pillars Of Democracy:Activities

ICE BREAKERS
(i) Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.
‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth’. This famous statement is made by -
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Abraham Lincoln (d) Dalai Lama
(ii) A system where the government is elected and ruled by people is called-
(a) Bureaucracy (b) Aristocracy (c) Democracy (d) Autocracy
(iii) A democratic country is governed by, its-
(a) Military (b) Police (c) Politicians (d) Constitution
(i) The trinity of democracy comprises three principles. Complete the web to show the trinity of democracy.

(ii) Match the following.

Sr. No.	Column A.	Column B.
1.	Constitution	a.  It is the freedom to go where you want,       do what you want etc.
2.	Liberty	b. It is the state of being equal, especially in status,       rights or opportunities.
3.	Equality	c. It is the sense of common brotherhood.
4.	Fraternity	d. It is an aggregate of fundamental principles or      established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity,       organization or other type of entity and      commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.

Ans : 1.Constitution  ___ d. It is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
       2.Liberty ____ a.  It is the freedom to go where you want,do what you want etc.
       3.Equality ____  b. It is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights or opportunities.
       4.Fraternity ____ c. It is the sense of common brotherhood.

(iii) Pillars form a support for concrete buildings. Metaphorically speaking a strong nation too depends on strong pillars. Discuss with your partner and explain the pillars of a democratic nation. Make a list of obstacles that are a threat to the progress of a nation.
Democratic nation rests on four pillars. These are legislation, administration, judiciary and press. For the smooth running of democracy laws are made. It is done by legislative body. The implementation of laws and government policies is taken care of by administration. To assure people about justice there is judiciary department. When these three pillars tremors , the press keeps watch on them.
A list of obstacles
1. Corruption
2. Population Explosion
3. Environment degradation 

(A1) (i) Form groups and use the following topics for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
• Need for democracy
• Features of the Constitution of India
• Freedom of speech
• Dictatorship Vs Democracy
• Qualities of an ideal politician
• Equality before law

(ii) State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
(a) There is nothing wrong in being grateful to great men. True
(b) Hero-worship leads to dictatorship. True
(c) Liberty cannot be divorced from equality.True
(d) One man one vote and one vote one value. True
(e) Fraternity means common sense. False Correct : Fraternity means common brotherhood.

(iii) In his speech, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar has expressed his deep concern over the absence of two things in the then Indian society. Discuss with your partner and complete the web.


(A2) (i) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has cited the quotes by John Stuart Mill and Daniel O’Connel. Go through the lesson and write down 4 to 5 lines for each of them.
Ans: John Stuart Mill advocates not to loose liberty at any cost, not for anybody else. Liberty is a precious gift got with a strenuous struggle and assured with constitution. According to Irish Patriot Daniel O'Connel chastity is important for woman,honour for man and freedom for nation. Nothing is greater than these three principles in the life .  
(ii) Discuss with your partner and make a list of steps that you feel are essential to unite the people of different castes, race, religions and languages in India.
Ans: Social equality as well as economic equality must be brought at the earliest possible.Secondly liberty for all to learn, to speak, to earn is one more step to unite people. A sense of common brotherhood over the language, caste, creed , race, region and religion. 

(iii) Write your views/opinions in brief on the following topics.
(a) We must always cast our vote.
(b) Liberty, equality and fraternity lead to an ideal nation.
(c) Steps to be taken to eradicate inequality.
(d) Role of youth in creating social awareness.
(A3) (i) Let’s use the Thesaurus.
Along with your partner, go to library or search the internet for a standard Thesaurus to complete the following table. One is done for you.

Sr. No.	Word	Type.	Synonym	Antonym
1.	observe	verb	notice, discern, detect, mark	overlook,ignore
2.	abandoned	adj	forsaken,left	adopted,cherished
3.	grateful	adj	indebted,obliged	ungrateful,thankless
4.	initiative	noun	leadership,	lethargy, apathy, idleness
5.	peril	noun	danger, destruction,hazard	safety, protection,security
6.	separation	noun	partition,split,break, rupture	union, connection, attachment

(ii) Homograph : Homograph is a word spelt and pronounced like another word but with a different meaning. For example: the word ‘fast’ has two meanings.
The different meanings are-
fast- hold firmly
 fast- to abstain from food
 fast- opposite of slow.
 Go through the text again and make a list of meanings of all the homographs that are found in the text. Also make a list of such words that you know, heard or read somewhere.

 (A4) (i) Go through the statement taken from the text – 
‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality and fraternity’.

 The underlined part of the statement provides us some fact/information about social democracy. The remaining part or the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.

 What does social democracy mean?

 Now go through the underlined part of the statements/sentences given below and change them into questions by using the appropriate Wh-forms.

 (a) In Politics we will be recognizing the principle of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘one vote one value’.
Ans : Which principle will we  be recognizing in politics?
 (b) The politically minded Indians preferred the expression ‘the Indian nation’.
Ans: Which expression did the politically minded Indians prefer?
 (c) Fraternity means a sense of common brotherhood of all Indians.
Ans: What does fraternity mean?

More Activities 

A1. Complete the table about a life of contradiction .

.......	In Social & Economic Life
...	...
one vote one value	...

Ans;

In politics	In social & Economic Life
equality	inequality
one vote one value	Deny one man one value

A2. Fraternity leads to the social stability. Explain the statement.

A3. Mention two things to save democracy.
A4. Write antonyms of the following words :
1. deny 2. peril 3. common 4. unity 5. bless 6. importing 7. social 8. national
A5. Give your opinion about the need of democracy.
A6. Rewrite as instructed
1. Identify the type of questions.
a. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradiction ?
b. What does fraternity mean?
2. We must remove at the earliest possible moment. ( Begin with - This contradiction .....)

Set 2 

A1. Complete the following statements.

a) We must hold fast to ................ to achieve our social and economic objectives.

b) ...................... are the Grammar of Anarchy.

c) John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of ....................

d) 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 : 

Bhakti in religion ----------------

Bhakti in politics  ----------------

A4 Write two different meanings of following homophones.

1. form.               a.  ........... b ..............

2. left                   a. ............ b ..............

A5. Suggest ways to make India strong nation.

A6. Language Study

Rewrite as instructed

1. There is nothing wrong in being grateful to great men. ( Rewrite as rhetorical question)

2. The sooner they are abandoned, the better for us. ( Explain the use of definite article 'the' )

Test on Vocabulary

First Term Activity Sheet :Std 11

Activity Sheet

First Term Exam 2019 – 2020
Subject – English

Marks 50                      Class – XI                          Time  2 : 30 hrs

Activity 1.(A) Read the extract and do all the activities given . 12 Marks

When we reached Kathmandu we discovered that a controversy had arisen. We talked it over, Hillary, Colonel Hunt and I. We agreed that all the talk was childish. So we made a pact, and each of us signed it in the office of the Prime Minister of Nepal. Each one signed his own statement. I have a copy of Hillary’s statement which I carry in my pocket.
It reads: “Kathmandu, June 22, 1953.”
“On May 29th, Tenzing Sherpa and I left our high camp on Mt. Everest for our attempt on the summit. As we climbed upwards to the South Summit, first one and then the other would take a turn at leading. We crossed over the South Summit and moved along the Summit ridge. We reached the summit almost together. We embraced each other overjoyed at our success, then I took photograph of Tenzing holding aloft the flags of Great Britain, Nepal, the United Nations and India.” (Signed: E.P. Hillary) There is another paper like this in English, signed by me. Thus, we will not take part in any controversy. As the statement says, Hillary and I embraced when we reached the top. We did as well as our bulky equipment would let us. I remember saying to him: “We have done it.” But we couldn’t hear. We had our oxygen mask on.
First Thought
My first thought on reaching the top was a sense of gratitude to God, that after having failed six times, He had blessed me with fulfillment of this desire I had held so long. I placed on the summit the offerings to God that I had carried with me. This is in accord with my religion. Both my wife and I are Buddhists. I could not kneel because of my clothes and equipment. But I offered a silent prayer in my heart. The offerings were biscuits, candy and a little blue pencil. My youngest daughter, Nima, had given me the pencil before I left home. She asked me to put it on the top of the mountain as her offering. It was an ordinary blue pencil, not even a long one, but it was one of her prized possessions.
As I put it down, I pointed it out to Hillary. He gave me a big smile, showing that he understood.
Then I got out the flags which I had on piece of string about four feet long. I fastened one end to my ice axe and Hillary took pictures as I held it up.

A1 Rearrange the statements in order as the events occur in the extract.                               2
1.) They made a pact.
2.) They reached Kathmandu.
3.) They signed their own statements.
4.) They discovered that a controversy had arisen.
Ans: 1. They reached Kathmandu.
         2. They discovered that a controversy had arisen.
         3. They made a pact.
         4. They signed their own statements.

A2. List the ways in which Tenzing Norgay celebrates on reaching the top.                      2

1.-------- 2--------- 3-------
 Ans: 1. He placed the offerings on the summit. He offered silent prayer. He hoisted the flags on it.
A3. Tenzing and Hillary remained aloof from the controversy. Prove it.                            2
When they discovered that there was a controversy, they
A4.Write about any controversy you or your friend involved in.   
A5.       Give one word for the following expressions:                                                      2
1. The things that are needed to do a particular work - equipment 
2. The feelings of being grateful - gratitude
3. A covering for the face or a part of it. - mask
4. Having god’s help and protection   - blessing                    

A6. Language Study           2                                                                                         
1. When we reached Kathmandu we discovered that a controversy had arisen. (Rewrite using ‘No sooner….. than’ by removing ‘when’)
Ans: No sooner did we reach Kathmandu than we discovered that a controversy had arisen.
2. We crossed over the south summit and moved along the summit ridge. ( Rewrite as simple sentence.)
Ans: Crossing over the south summit we moved along the summit ridge. 

B. Grammar : Omission                                                                                  3 Marks (1X3)
The following paragraph has not been edited. One word has been omitted in each line. Write the omitted word along with the word that comes before and after in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as shown in the example.
                                                                                Before            Omitted                          After

More 48 hours have passed                                 1. More                   than                            48 hours

by now news about the                                        2.  ____                  _____                             _____

health the ISRO’s Vikram                                   3.  ____                    _____                            _____

lander not very good.                                          4.  _____                   _____                            _____

ISRO is not able establish                                   5.   able                  to                                     establish
any contacts.

2. now  the news 
3. health of the 
4. lander is not



ACTIVITY 2. (A) Read the activity read the extract and do all the activities:          12 Marks


Oil is one of the world's major sources of energy. We depend on it as fuel for heating, transport and generation of power. For centuries, animal and vegetable oils have been used for cooking and as a source of artificial light. But it is mineral oil which meets most of the world's needs today. Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydro-carbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea. Over millions of years these dead creatures form large deposits under the sea bed and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen so preventing the complete decomposition of the marine deposits underneath. The layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and heavier. Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today. The earth's crust is split into a few huge continental plates which move continuously rather like rafts on a sluggish tide. Geologists call this movement as ‘continental drift’.


A1. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. (2)
1. We depend on oil as source of energy. True
2. Oil is used as fuel. True
3. The world today needs only mineral oil. False
4. Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thin brown or blue liquid with a strong smell. True

A2. Complete the flow chart about formation of crude oil.(2)

Ans:

A3. Describe the process of ‘Continental drift’ formation. (2)
Ans: The earth's crust is split into a few huge continental plates. They move continuously rather like rafts on a sluggish tide. This movement is called as ‘continental drift’.

A4. State the importance of oil.
A5. Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) Oil is one of the world's major sources of energy.
(Choose the negative sentence for it). (1)
a. Oil is not the world’s only major source of energy.
b. No other source of energy is as major as oil.
c. Oil is not one of the World’s major sources of energy.
d. Very few world’s sources of energy are as major as oil.
a. Oil is not the world’s only major source of energy

(ii) As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock. (Make it a compound sentence.) (1)

Ans : This material hardens and becomes sedimentary rock.
A6. Give the homophones of : 1. One 2. Heating 3. Light 4. Sea (2)

1. One - won 2. Heating- hitting  3. Light - lite 4. Sea - see
A5. Give your friend an advice to save energy. (2)
B. Write a brief summary of the above extract with the help of the points given below and suggest a suitable title. [3]
Oil as a source of energy—our dependence—types of oil—mineral oil—origin of crude oil—formation of crude oil—forming of sedimentary rocks—continental drift.
Activity 3. Read the extract and do the activities given.                                                8 Marks

Sitting in a porchway cool,

Sunlight, I see, dying fast,

Twilight hastens on to rule.

Working hours have well-nigh past.

Shadows run across the lands:

But a sower lingers still,

Old, in rags, he patient stands.

Looking on, I feel a thrill.

Black and high, his silhouette

Dominates the furrows deep!

Now to sow the task is set.

Soon shall come a time to reap.

Marches he along the plain

To and fro, and scatters wide

From his hands the precious grain;

Muse I, as I see him stride.

Darkness deepens. Fades the light.

Now his gestures to mine eyes

Are august; and strange; his height

Seems to touch the starry skies.

A1. Complete the web chart about poet's observation.                                                   2

Ans :

A2. "Soon shall come a time to reap". Name and explain the figure of speech and find one another of similar type.                                                                                                                                     2
Ans : Inversion : The line is not in prose order. 
Other Examples    1. Now to sow the task is set.  2.Marches he along the plain
A3 Pick out the lines that shows evening time.                                                                                2

Sunlight, I see, dying fast,

Twilight hastens on to rule.

Working hours have well-nigh past.

Shadows run across the lands:

A4. Compose a poem on farmer in 4 lines.                                                                                     2

Activity (4)

A1. Write short but effective dialogues from the One Act Play "The Rising Of the Moon" . One is given. “. It’s a hard thing to be poor.”                                                                                                                                   
1.
2.
A2. The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play " The Rising Of The Moon".                                                                                                                         2
1. He is alert. He is dashing.
2. He considers himself wise. He is a stranger.
Activity 5. A)  Write an e-mail to the Principal of your college inviting him to be the chief guest for the debate organised by your class.                                                                         4 Marks

Or

Imagine that you are a farmer from a drought prone area. Write a letter to a newspaper editor, discuss the problems and suggest possible solutions.                                                                     4 Marks

B. Prepare a speech on any one of the following topics.                                                 4 Marks
1. Duties of an ideal citizen
2. Advantages of education
2. Importance of sports

Or 

Appeal your classmates to 'Say No to Junk Food’. Write an appeal to prefer organic food over junk food.                                                                                           4 Marks

The Rising Of The Moon

Textual Activities 

1.Find out the reason of the man for staying at the place.

Ans: To make a few shillings the man stayed at the place.

2. The stranger stays with the Sergeant. Find a way ...... by him to allow him.

ANS: The stranger stays with the Sergeant by telling him that he would wait for sailors. The sailors would buy a ballad off him.

3. Write about the persuasive approach of the man?
Ans: The man wanted to stay at quay .He persuades the sergeant to allow him to sit on the steps .Then he tells the sergeant that he knows the man he is waiting for.

4.The man and the Sergeant need each other’s support. Find such examples.
Ans: The following conversation shows they need each other’s support
Sergeant : You know him? Come back here. What sort is he?
Man : Come back is it, Sergeant?

5. The man tries to enforce the Sergeant in favour of the criminal Find the sentence from the text.
Ans: I wouldn’t be in your shoes if the reward was ten times as much.

6. Find the life of the singer that is mentioned in the extract.
ANS : He is a poor man. He sings on the streets and in fairs. He walked through the hills to view rocks and streams.

7.The wavelength of the man and the Sergeant goes together find the evidences from the text.
Ans: The man sings patriotic songs. The Sergeant remembers the songs. 

8. The discussion about patriotic songs goes on. Find the points from the extract.
Ans: When the man 

9. There is a reference of a criminal. Find sentences in the context and write

Ans: breaking gaol and hiding in the dark,
myself would be trying maybe to put a bullet in his head, or to take up a lump of a stone the way you said he did

10. The Sergeants reaction surprises the audience. Write your opinion.

11. The Sergeant support the man by misguiding his comrades. Write your views.

12. Write your opinion about the man and the Sergeant.

BRAINSTORMING

(A1) There are some dialogues which are short, but quite effective. They give us enjoyment and add beauty to the main story. Find some more from the text.

(A2) Theme


(i) Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue-
a. And if we get him itself, nothing but abuse on our heads for it from the people, and maybe from our own relations-you may begin like this

We do not think about society at large because people do not understand how difficult time we face in force. They abuse us even if we obey the orders.

b. It’s a pity some honest man not to be better of that.

c. I wouldn’t be in your shoes if he reward me ten times as much. People generally fall victim to incentives. Some people stick to values. They do not give importance to reward but the nationalism.

d. But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
Its human to help others. Here the statement tells us that we should help the people in trouble to come out of it.

(ii) The priorities of the Sergeant are shifted. Complete the given table by using the given clues.
Priorities of the sergeant at the beginning        Priorities of the sergeant at the end of the play

Find sentences from the play related to the given points.
a. Loyalty in Irish Nationalism:
(1) May be Sergeant you’ll be on the side of the country yet.
(2) I am thinking it was with the people you were,
(3) In spite of your belt and your tunic, that it might have been as well for you to have followed Granuaile.
(4) Sergeant puts hat and wig behind his back.

b. Tension between different loyalties

(1) It’s little we get but abuse from the people, and no choice but to obey our orders.
(2) Indeed it’s a hard thing to be in the force, out at night and no thanks for it,
(3) But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
(4) There’s many a thing a man might know and might not have any wish for.






(A5) The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
(a) He is a brave but irresponsible person.
Ans The character is the Sergeant. He is brave - I don’t want it. Bring it with you, He is irresponsible Sergeant (after a pause) - no one.
(b) He is a major character. He dominates in the story.
(1) Character : Man , A ballad singer : Jimmy Walsh a man who broke the jail
(2) A story is woven around the a ballad singer.
(c) He is smart as well as brave.
(1) Character: Man
(2) Proof : You might be standing there, looking out that way, thinking you saw him coming up this side of the quay (points), and he might be coming up this other side (points), and he’d be on you before you knew where you were.
(d) He is the centre of the play.
(1) Character : Man 
(2)
(e) He is obedient and simple.
(1) Character : Sergeant 

Poetic Creativity : Std 11th

1. Compose 8 to 10 lines. Narrate any incident in your life without using any rhyming pattern.

Excitement took me to college
I left the word and world of school
Some new, some old faces
Lingering in a campus
Taking hi-fi, hugging , handshake
Some engaged using college Wi-Fi
Canteen full, classrooms gul




2. Compose a poem on a farmer in 4 to 6 lines in continuation of the following.
 He sweats
 He does not fret
 He sows
 To the soil he bows
He roots out the weeds
He manures the growing green
Little are his needs
Still working hard he has been

3. Let’s compose a poem. Two lines are given. Add two of your own.

 There is another sky,
 Ever serene and fair
 Do you not dare
To  fly your kite high?





4. Given below is a poem 'Blue Sky' by Mark Hastings. Imagine a poem of a similar kind by replacing the word blue. You can add any colour or object of your choice and write a poem of four lines.




 For example replace 'blue' with
 (a) Starry sky above me....................
 (b) Cloudy sky above me..............

An aeroplane above me
An aeroplane below me
An aeroplane on right
An aeroplane on left
As far as I can see.
I have risen
Without giving a second thought
I reached beyond Radar clue
Bringing down the plane
I won the hearts






 5.  Write 5 lines about the place where you reside and what makes you
feel proud about it.

 I live in a place
Being bound in a golden lace
But free to express day and night
Where ignorance driven out with light




6. Compose a poem on an imaginary village. Try to maintain the rhyme scheme in the poem. You may begin like this….


Settled on the bank of a river
Like a queen.
Is my beautiful village
Full of bushes green.

Village school is her throne
Surrounded with teen
Children whom they hone
And treat as her keen




7. Compose four lines expressing the grief of having lost nature due to modernisation.
For the sake of modernisation
We doomed civilization
And came up with polution
At the cost of deforestation

8. Compose two lines of your own on any sensory organ.
We taste with tongue
Our tongue tests us.

1.3 The Call of the Soil: A scent Of Rice

ICE BREAKERS

Venkat Iyer

Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentences. One is done for you.    
(a) Before eating apples brought from the market, I wash and peel them off
 (b) In a farmers’ market, we find grains, vegetables and fruits  .
 (c) Food adulteration means addition of something in food to increase the weight  .
 (d) Organic food is grown by using organic fertilizer.

 (e) Organic fertilizer means fertilizer made of animal matter , animal excreta, human excreta and dried  and green leaves . 

• Complete the following web diagram :

(i) Find out from your grandparents or parents the names of vegetables
and fruits they had eaten in their childhood and mention how the
vegetables and fruits are different from the ones today.
Name of the vegetable or fruit Shape Colour Taste
1.
2.
3.
(ii) You might have learnt about organic farming. Make groups and
discuss the difference between conventional farming and organic
farming and write it down.
Sr.No. Con

Word Definition

adjacent - nearby

advent - coming

alluring - enticing

appetite- hunger

awful -extremely

biodiversity -biological diversity

curse -a prayer for harm

damp -slightly wet

disappeared- vanished

ditch- a long narrow excavation

drifted- carried along

exhilarated very happy

fading disappearing

fences barriers made by posts and wires

fertile productive

harvest process of gathering harvest

hustle and bustle energetic activity

indication hint

insatiable impossible to satisfy

insipid tasteless

lamented regretted

pleasantries humourous act

ramshackle in a state of disrepair

recede move back

reminiscing remembering a story about a past event

resist exert force in opposition

rue regret

scowl a facial expressions of displeasure

tempted attracted

yield product

Test on Vocabulary

(A1) (i) Read the extract and state whether the following statements are true
or false. Correct the false statements.
 (a) Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the
crop. False
Correct : Growing in abundance is not as important as the quality of the
crop
 (b) The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice. True
 (c) The author did not succeed in finding Kasbai. False
Correct : The author found Kasbai rice at adivasi old woman's house in Boripada. 
 (d) The aroma of the ‘desi’ rice would spread around the village. True
 (e) Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemical. True
(f)  The author is an example of 'reverse migration'. True 
(ii) Complete the flow chart.

(iii) Read the text and fill in the blanks. One is done for you.

 (a) The author wanted to grow organic moong.
 (b) Moru Dada wanted to spray ........... on the moong crop.
 (c) Baban’s father and some elders mentioned the name of .........
 (d) “Hybrids need more............. ”, said Devu Handa.
 (e) The author bought ..........of rice from an Adivasi
woman who lived in remote hills.
b) pesticide c) Kasbai d) chemicals e)  a basketful

(A2) (i) List the reactions of the agricultural officer to the author’s inquiry
about Kasbai rice seeds. One is done for you.
 (a) He had not heard of Kasbai.
 (b) He said that there was no rice by that name.
 (c) He offered to give the author latest hybrid seeds of rice free of cost .

(ii) Go through the text once again and note down Devu Handa’s fond
memories of Kasbai in your exercise book. One is done for you.

 Devu Handa has fond memories of Kasbai. They are as follows !

 (a) It needs rain.
 (b) People passing through the village would stop due to aroma of rice and ask for meal.
 (c) The entire village would grow Kasbai.
(A3) (i) The writer says he grew ‘an awful lot of moong’. Explain the word
'awful' in this sentence.

(ii) The word scent is different from its synonyms aroma, fragrance or
perfume. Explain how the word 'scent' in the subtitle ‘Scent of the
Rice’, has a deeper meaning than ‘perfume’ or ‘fragrance’. Tick
phrases having a similar meaning from the following:
 (a) In pursuit of
 (b) To smell a rat
 (c) To be keen
 (d) On the tail of
 (e) To feel under the weather

(A5) (i) Planting and growing more crops a year seems to be progress by
normal standards; but the chapter makes a case against it. Giver reasons.
Ans: Chemical fertilifer , pesticides and insecticide are used to yield more crop. Food grown in this process is unsafe . Consumption of such food leads to illness . Even the fertility  of the land gets damaged . So the author prefers less crop grown out of organic fertilifer. 
(ii) Describe in about 150 words your experience similar to the writer’s
when you pursued something and reached your goal.
(iii) The writer goes in search of an invaluable indigenous variety ofy
seeds. List three reasons for the importance of keeping records of
our indigenous agricultural practices.
Ans: 1. Keeping records of
our indigenous agricultural PRACTICES is necessary for the research on them. 
2. It helps the locals to understand the importance of indigenous agricultural practices. 
3. The indigindig agricultural practices are based on ecological knowledge such as agroforestry , water conservation. 
(iv) Write a blog in about 100 to 150 words on organic farming.