English with Sathish!

  Lines written in early spring Answer in a paragraph of about 100−150 words.   Do you think the poet wants to say that man is unhappy because he has lost his link with nature and forgotten how to enjoy nature or because man is cruel to other men?       The poet is sitting in the grove. The poet heard mixed sounds and music of birds. The pleasant thoughts brought sad thoughts to the mind.  Nature linked the human soul with it. The poet is sad seeing how man mistreats his fellow beings and the environment. The poet's faith is that every flower enjoys its breathing air. The birds hop and play around the poet. The poet cannot measure the thoughts of the birds. The movement of the birds created a pleasure in the poet's mind. The poet noticed that the twigs expand to catch the breezy air. The poet thought that there is a hidden pleasure while the twigs enjoy the breeze. Nature is God's work from heaven.

 The Attic (very easy and simple short answers - Minimum levels of learning) 1. When did Aditya   leave the local school? After he passed matriculation exam   2. Why did Aditya think that the school would not be recognisable?                 Because nine years have gone.                 3.   Who were Aditya’s ancestors?                 Zamindars   4. How was the landscape through which they travelled?                 With paddy fields.   5.   What did Aditya visit?                 Old school, Nagen’s tea shop, old house, jeweler’s shop   6. Where was...

  My Elephant is missing Exercise - Answers 1. Where did the elephant promise he would stay? The elephant promised that he would stay on the sofa. 2. Why does the poet hire a  a. house detective The poet hired a house detective to discover where the elephant. b. bloodhound The poet may need a bloodhound which can track the elephant by his scent. 3. Why do you think the elephant answers to  "Jerome" ? The elephant answers to  "Jerome" because it is his name. 4. Which line in the poem tells you that the elephant knows the way? "He knows the way,  it's up the street, And down our gardent path."     These lines of the poem tell us that the elephant knows the way. 5. 'Please tell him that I miss him, And I wish he'd come back home.'  What does this line tell you? Choose the correct answer The poet loves his elephant and wants him to come back. The poet does not like the elephant. The poet misses the elephant. Answer: The poet misses the eleph...

 I Dream of Spices A. Answer the following questions. 1. Who is Raj? Answer: Raj is a little boy. 2. Where did Raj’s mother send him? Answer: Raj’s mother sent him to Muthu’s shop. 3. Who is Muthu? Answer: Muthu is the owner of the shop. 4. What did mother ask Raj to buy? Answer: Mother asked Raj to buy cinnamon, betel leaves and ginger, and garlic. 5. What did Raj buy? Answer: Raj bought sesame seeds, onions, tomatoes, and pickles. B. Choose the correct answers. 1. Mother called ……………………. a) Muthu b) Raj c) Ram Answer: b) Raj 2. Mother did not ask for ……………………. a) cinnamon b) cardamom c) betel leaves Answer: b) Cardamon 3. Raj did not buy ……………………. a) onions and sesame b) ginger and garlic c) tomato and pickles Answer: b) ginger and garlic C. Find an example of alliteration in the poem. sesame – seeds what – want ginger – garlic E. Tell the story of the poem in three or four sentences with the help of the pictures given below. * One day, mother sent Ram to shop. *  Ram went t...

Forgetting                  - Robert Lynd                    Lynd actually wonders at the great efficiency of human memory. Telephone numbers, addresses of friends, names of actors and climatic conditions are the things that a person remembers easily. According to psychologists, human beings forget what they don't want to remember like taking pills. According to Lynd, forgetting to post the letter is the most common type of forgetfulness. The writer forgets books umbrellas and walking sticks most often. The minds of sportspersons are filled with the vision of playing field.  Absent mindedness is common among the angler and the poet. They are imaginative people. A list of articles lost by train travellers astonished many readers because the lost articles belong to the young rather than the adult. Once a man took his baby in a pram and went into a pub leaving the baby outside. By...

All the World’s a Stage  (from As You Like It)                          - William Shakespeare   Describe the various stages of a man’s life picturised in the poem “All the World’s a stage.”  Introduction All the world's a stage is written by William Shakespeare. In this poem, he describes the seven stages of every man's life. The poet considers the world to a stage. All the men and woman are the actors.  First Stage Infancy is the first stage. He is weeping and vomiting in the nurse's arm.  Second Stage In the second stage, it is  the age of school going boy. Laziness and unwillingness to go to school are the characteristics of this stage. He is compared to a snail.  Third Stage He becomes a lover in the third stage. The lover sighs like a furnace. He writes woeful ballads to his girlfriend.  Fourth Stage In this stage, he is a soldier. He is aggressive and ambitious. He seeks reputa...

I am Every Woman                                       - Rakhi Nariani Shirke                     A woman is a beauty innate. The woman of today is the symbol of power and strength. She is ready to risk her life. She is real and not fake. She takes her life optimistically.  She wants to take care of the loved ones who are near.  She encourages the loved ones saying, good times of life will come again. The woman of today has no fear. She is strong in her faith and belief.  She deals with the adversities with persistence. She is not complaining about the problems of life. The woman of today is described as a lioness. Like a lioness, she is bold and strong. Woman should be treated with love and respect.