Lesson- 4
The Horse -
Rabindranath Tagore
Short answer types questions:
Q .1) What special care did the creator take in making the Horse? What
qualities did the horse acquire as a result of this care?
Ans.) The creator cared to use only a
little of the harder material in making the horse. As a result of this care the
horse got no horns or claws. He had no teeth to bite. It did not fight but
loved only to run and run.
Q .2) Why did man
think of capturing the horse?
Ans.) The man thought of capturing the
horse because he wanted to transfer his own burden on to its back.
Q .3) Was the horse
really un grateful to man? Was there some other reason for his kicking wildly
at the walls?
Ans.) No the horse was not at all
ungrateful to man, it was kicking at the walls due to anger. As the man has
kept it in to a prison. His freedom was affected but it was very faithful
animal.
Q .4) Why did the
creator think that the creation of the horse was a blunder?
Ans.) The creator had created the horse
for speedy races but he found it only jumping as a frog. Thus he was failed in
his aim. So he thought that the creation of the horse was his blunder.
Q .5) What was the
horse’s strongest desire?
Ans.) The strongest desire of the horse
was to run and to run.
Q .6) What are the
special qualities of the horse as the writer told in the story?
Ans.) The special qualities of the
horse are given below:
I.
It
can run very fast.
II.
It
is a freedom and loving animal.
III.
It
is useful on the battle field.
IV.
It
is a faithful animal.
Long answer types question:
Q .1) What
qualities did God give to horse and how could man make a slave of the horse?
Ans.) ‘The Horse’ by R. N. Tagore was fine short story. It teaches us that ‘ the greatness of man’s heart lies in
accepting the burdens of life.’
The story is satire
o the cleverness of man.
One day God created horse with
many good qualities. It was freedom
,loving ,swift , powerful ,harmless ,and faithful. It was very loving to the
creator.
On the
other hand ,there was man who bent under his own burden. After seeing the horse
he made up his mind to swift his burden on to back of the horse. So one day he
set his nets and captured the horse. He puts a saddle on its back and a crub in
its mouth . after this the horse was kept in stable.
It was a very painful life for the horse . in order to show its anger
the horse kicked the walls of stable. The kicking damaged its own legs more than the plaster of the
walls.
It made man angry. he called the horse an ungrateful animal .now
he used some hard methods to control the horse.
Finally the horse had to be obedient and faithful to man. It was afraid
of whip and only neighed before man.
Thus we have seen that the
horse proved to be a very useful animal for man’s life. He got rid of the
burdens of his life.
Explanation
1. The
creator had spent……………………………………………………………away from its own self.
Reference:
These lines have
been taken from the lesson “The horse” written
by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Context:
In this passage
the writer says that one day God thought
to create a different animal that is horse for race but man began
to use it for his own burden. God thinks that his creation of horse is blunder.
But the writer says that the creation of the horse is a wonderful creation of
the God.
Explanation:
In making the
horse the crater used largely softer stuff and a very little harder stuff. He
used the stuff of which air and sky are
made of. The characteristic of air is the desire to get freedom and the
characteristic of sky is to reach the highest point. Thus, the horse always
want to run a race at the speed of wind and to touch the meeting point of the
sky and the earth. The horse is always ready to run. In doing so he has no
clear aim but he does it out of his constant desire. Thus horse is a wonderful creation
of god.
Comprehension
1.
The creator had spent……………………………………………………………..he could capture it.
Q.1
Whose making is being referred to in the first sentence?
Ans.
The making of
horse is being referred to in the first sentence.
Q.2
What special characteristic of animal does the author describe here?
Ans.
The mind of the
animal was full of the desire for freedom. So it loved only to run and run.
Q.3 Why
does the horse behave in this particular way?
Ans.
The horse behave
in this particular way because it has much of the wind and sky stuff.
Q.4
Why did the creator assign an open field to the horse ?
Ans.
The creator
assign an open field to the horse because he like to see him running an aimless
race.
Q.5
Where did the man live?
Ans.
The man lived
beyond the field which was assigned to the horse by god?
Q.6
Why did the man want to capture the horse ?
Ans.
The man wanted
to capture the horse to shift his burden on it.
Fill in the
blanks
1.
This time the
creator took care to employ only a
little of the harder materials.
2.
The creator had
spent in its making enough of such stuff as the air and the sky are made
of.
3.
The work of creating the universe was
nearly over when a new idea struck the creator’s mind.
4.
one day the creator heard the distressed neighing of the horse.
5.
The creator was delighted with his own work.
6.
The work of
creating the universe nearly over
when a new idea struck the creator’s
mind.
7.The creator called our death.
8.He grew red shame.
Lesson- 5
I am johns heart J.D. Ratcliff.
Short answer types questions:
Q .1) How much
blood does the heart pump each day?
Ans.) The heart pumps about 18,000 liters blood each day.
Q .2) How does the
heart get its nourishment?
Ans. ) The heart gets its nourishment
from the blood through its own coronary arteries.
Q .3) What should a
man do to avoid heart attack?
Ans.) We should reduce over weight,
give up smoking, take proper rest, light exercise and balanced diet to avoid
heart attack.
Q .4) What sort of
exercise should be taken to keep our heart free from problems?
Ans.) We should walk a K. M. or two,
climbing a couple of stairs or any other light exercises will keep our heart
free from problems.
Q .5) What are the
two false notions about the heart?
Ans.) The two false notions about the
heart are:
1. It is romantic home of feelings.
2.
It is
soft and delicate thing.
Comprehension
1. John hardly ever
thinks……………………………………………………………without him knowing.
Q.1 What is meant
by the expression ‘heart neurotic’? What is good for Jhon according to the
writer?
Ans. ‘Heart neurotic’ means a person
who worries too much for his heart. According to the writer it is good for jhon
that he ever thinks of his heart.
Q.2 What is meant by
‘skipping a beat’? Why was John quite worried one night?
Ans. Occasionally the heart misfires,
pilling one beat on top of another. It is termed as ‘skipping a beat’ one night
John was quite worried as he thought that his heart had skipped.
Q.3 How can it be
said that the ignition system of author’s heart is almost similar to the
ignition system on John’s heart car?
Ans. Ignition system of a car generates electric current to start the engine.
Likewise, the heart too generates its own electricity. so it can be said the
two ignition system are similar.
Q.4 Point out those
wrong things John is often worried about concerning the author’s heart.
Ans.
John is often
worried about skipping of beats by the heart.
2.
How do I get my…………………………………………………………………….single Cause of death.
Q.1
How much does heart weigh in relation to the body weight?
Ans.
The heart weighs
about to hundredth part of the body weight.
Q.2
How much blood supply does heart need for its nourishment?
Ans.
The heart weighs
about one-twentieth of the blood supply for its nourishment.
Q
.3 What is the function of heart’s two coronary arteries ?
Ans.
The function of
the two coronary arteries is to feed the heart.
Q
.4 What is the greatest single cause of death?
Ans.
Any trouble in
the coronary arteries is the greatest single cause of death.
Fill in the
blanks
1.
John likes
catapults more than anything else.
2.
From time to time my ignition system gets
momentarily out of time.
3. I am not getting enough nourishment to cope with the work. He
is loading on to me.
4.
when John thinks
of me at all, he thinks of me as fragile
and dedicate.
5.
How do I get my
nourishment? From the blood of
course.
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