English class 10
1.2 an encounter of a special kind
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What do you see in the picture? (
चित्रात काय पाहता ?) Ans. I see a small girl carrying a puppy in a large round tub, in neck-deep water of the river.
(2) What do you think the girl is trying to do? Why? (ती मुलगी काय करण्याचा प्रयत्न करीत आहे ? का?)
Ans. The girl, I believe, is trying to rescue the puppy from drowning in the river because anyhow she wanted to save the puppy.
(3) If you were in the place of that girl, what would you do? (तुम्ही त्या मुलीच्या जागी असता, तर काय केले असते?)
Ans. I would also have tried to rescue the puppy, if that was within my reach.
(4) Do you think, she was successful in her action? (ती तिच्या कृतीत यशस्वी झाली, असे तुम्हांला वाटते का?)
Ans. Yes, the girl has rescued the puppy from drowning in the river. So, I think she was successful in saving the puppy.
The compound where the writer was living was rich in nature's bounty.
Agree
*(2) Holidays provide the children an opportunity to read various magazines and storybooks.
Agree
(3) The incident occurred during summer vacation.
Disagree
(4) Magazines and storybooks were published specially for adults in the festive season.
Disagree
*(5) Writer's father was a medical professional.
Agree
Describe the campus where the writer's family lived. [लेखकाचे कुटुंब राहत असलेल्या आवाराचे (परिसराचे) वर्णन करा.]
Ans.- The writer's family lived in a corner of the large campus of individual bungalows housed for the officers. The officer's club was next to the boundary wall of their garden. The compound was luxurious with green grass, colourful flowers and many tall, majestic trees. The kitchen gardens and the magnificent trees always attracted many birds and squirrels; a group of langurs had made their den in an aswatha tree nearby.
(2) How did the family relax after lunch? (दुपारच्या जेवणानंतर त्या कुटुंबाने कसा आराम केला?)
Ans-. After eating sufficient and wholesome lunch the writer's parents and his sisters lay down for an afternoon nap. The author settled down with a storybook. The sound of their snoring in sleep was such that it occasionally broke the silence of the
What wicked custom is practised by animals who live in groups ? (कळपात राहणाऱ्या प्राण्यांकडून कोणती भयंकर प्रथा पाळली जाते ?)
Ans-. According to the wicked custom in the animal clan who live in groups, a dominant, powerful male does not allow another male or adult to survive within its group. Mostly the leader of the group kills male babies or adults.
(2) What did the writer see on the roof of the club house? (लेखकाने क्लब हाउसच्या छपरावर काय पाहिले ?)
Ans.- From the roof of the club house the writer saw that a big male langur was holding a baby langur in his hands. He was mercilessly biting it all over with the intention of killing it. The helpless mother with other lesser members of the langur group were scattered on the roofs of the buildings nearby and were watching the baby being killed.
(3) What did the writer do to restrain the big langur from killing the baby langur? (पिलू वानराला ठार मारण्यापासून मोठ्या वानराला थोपवण्याकरिता लेखकाने काय
केले ?
-The narrator thought that the pack of dogs, as usual, must have trapped an unfortunate pig.
Match the appropriate headings with the images given on Coursebook page 7: (पाठ्यपुस्तक पृष्ठ
क्र. 7 वर दिलेल्या कल्पनाचित्रांशी योग्य शीर्षकांची जुळणी करा :)
Headings
Ans. (1) Our Luxurious C
(2) My Favourite Pastime. A
( 3 ) What a Commotion! D
(4) Engrossed in my book. B
Bungalows
.What did the writer see on the roof of the club house? (लेखकाने क्लब हाउसच्या छपरावर काय पाहिले ?)
Ans. From the roof of the club house the writer saw that a big male langur was holding a baby langur in his hands. He was mercilessly biting it all over with the intention of killing it. The helpless mother with other lesser members of the langur group were scattered on the roofs of the buildings nearby and were watching the baby being killed.
Write in your own words:
Why did the narrator ignore the barking of dogs? (निवेदकाने कुत्र्यांच्या भुंकण्याकडे का दुर्लक्ष केले ?) Ans. (i) The narrator thought that the pack of
dogs, as usual, must have trapped an
unfortunate pig.
(ii) So he ignored the barking of dogs.
Ans. (1) to take notice of -
to observe and giveattention
(2) got the better of -overpowered someone
(3) pitch of cry- high sound of cry
(4) was going on- was happening
(2) Write from the passage the antonyms of the following:
(1) mercifully
(2) submissive
(3) recognize
(4) greater
Ans. (1) mercifully x mercilessly
(2) submissive × aggressive
(3) recognizex ignore
(4)Greater× lesser
The big male langur was holding a bab Ans. I am he langur in his hands. (Rewrite the senten in Past Perfect Continuous Tense.)
Ans. The big male langur had been holding baby langur in his hands. (2) Do as directed:
(1) I started throwing more stones.
(Begin with- More stones were .....
Ans. More stones were being thrown by me.
(ii) It hardly took notice of my assault.
(Make this as a negative sentence.)
Ans. It did not take notice of my assault.
A5. Personal Response
Do you think that the custom of baby killing ( by dominant male in animal clan is good? Explain. (प्राण्यांच्या जमातीमधील वर्चस्व असणाऱ्या नरांकडून पिल्लांना ठार मारण्याची प्रथा चांगली आहे, असे तुम्हांला वाटते का? स्पष्ट करा.)
Ans. No, I don't think so. It's a bad custom in any animal clan. It is the duty of dominant males to protect them and bring them up kindly and lovingly. They should not deprive them of their basic right
Activities based on Vocabulary:
(1) Find present
participles and past
participles used as adjectives:
Ans.
(1) Present Participles: sloping roof, twinkling eyes.attack,
unknown quarter, muffled cry, peeled banana.
(2) Past Participles: unexpected
Rewrite the sentences as per the given
instructions:
(1) They were witnessing my rescue operation. (Rewrite the sentence in Simple Past Tense.)
Ans. They witnessed my rescue operation.
(2) He was in a state of shock. (Rewrite
the sentence in Past Participle Tense.)
Ans. He had been in a state of shock.
(3) I took the baby langur to our backyard. (Rewrite the sentence in the Past Perfect Tense.)
Ans. I had taken the baby langur to our backyard.
(2) Do as directed:
(1) My parents and sisters had come out on to the veranda. (Add a question tag.)
Ans. My parents and sisters had come out on the veranda, hadn't they?
(2) He took the baby langur to our backyard. (Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined word as an answer.)
Ans. Where did he take the baby langur?.
Have you ever saved a puppy/dog or any other animal from naughty children who were throwing stones at him? Write about your experience. (कुत्र्याचे पिल्लू/कुत्रा किंवा इतर कुठल्याही प्राण्यावर वात्रट मुले दगड फेकून मारत असताना तुम्ही त्या प्राण्याला त्यांच्यापासून वाचवले आहे का? तुमचा अनुभव लिहा.)
Ans. Yes, I have saved a dog who was in such a situation. Though the stones thrown by the urchins did not hit the dog very much, he was frightened to death and was running helter skelter. I gathered a long stick and shouted at them. Then I hit one of the boys with the stick and they ran away. The dog had gratitude in his eyes for me.
When did the baby langur finally find •comfort ? [पिल्लू वानराला केव्हा दिलासा (समाधान) मिळाला ?)
Ans. The mother langur descended on the floor of the coop and picked up the baby in her arms. She checked his injuries and then cuddled him tightly in her bossom. The sense of mother's presence comforted the baby. When the baby found that his mother was there to take care of him, he found comfort and peace in her caring arms.
*(3) Write in your own words:
Why did mother langur make no effort to grab her baby from the coop? (खुराड्यातील पिल्लाला ताब्यात घेण्यासाठी आई वानरीने कुठलीही हालचाल का केली नाही ?)
Ans. (1) Mother langur did not make any effort to grab her baby.
(2) It was because she was completely sure that the writer was not doing any harm to her baby and whatever he was doing was for the good of the baby.
What did the mother langur seem to • convey to the narrator ? [त्या वानर आईला निवेदकाकडे कोणती भावना व्यक्त करायची (होती) असावी?]
Ans. The mother langur seemed to convey the narrator that she was very grateful to him for saving her child. She was expressing her big thanks to him through her silent eyes. Her eyes showered silent gratitude for the narrator for his kindness and compassion. The narrator could understand her feelings, sentiments and the way of thanking him through her eloquent eyes.
2) What opinion do you form about the writer from the story? (या कथेवरून लेखकाविषय तुमचे कोणते मत होते ?)
Ans. The writer of this story is a very sensitive. sympathetic and loving person. His qualities of humanity and courage are admirable and incredible. His thoughts about human-animal relations are great. He believes that communication between man and animal depends not only on food but also on trust, compassion and mutual understanding.
Read the following Headline and write News Report. Follow the steps given on Coursebook page 15.
Headline 1 "Tiger attacks 8 year old at Rajiv Gandhi National Park.'
Ans. Tiger attacks 8 year old at Rajiv Gandhi
National Park.
Goregon: July 4. Recently tiger attacks on
humans have become frequent in the nearby areas of Rajiv Gandhi National Park. A tragic death of 8 year old child attacked by a tiger, has shocked the people in a slum area near the Rajiv Gandhi National Park. It is learnt that early in the morning the child entered alone in the wildlife reserve for defecation. The tiger crouching behind a fence of bushes attacked the young child and killed him. Slum dwellers gathered around to rescue him could not save him.
Man's Best Friends-Birds and Animals
Ans. The relations between birds, animals and nan are complementing each other. In absence of this relationship our environment is disturbed and we risk our whole balance of ecology in our area That is why, man must treat the birds and animals with great love and affection. They are our best friends. They are loyal to man and serve us in many ways. We must preserve our eternal relationship kindly, honestly and compassionately. So it is our duty to protect them; take care of their security without hurting them.
It is our duty to maintain this relationship because they cannot speak. They try to explain their feelings without words. Their eyes and actions speak. Try to understand them with love, affection and help them in their needs. Man needs the company of birds and animals. Love the wildlife and avoid loneliness. Protect them!
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