NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING(NIOS) CLASS 10 ENGLISH (202) CHAPTER SUMMARY AND IMPORTANT NOTES
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Chapter: 12 | Indian Weavers
SUMMARY: Indian Weavers is a
very good philosophical poem of Sarojini Naidu. She is considered the very
important Anglo Indian Poetess and weavers. The poetess asks three same
questions in three times Morning, fall of Night and in moon light. What are you
weaving in morning time? Weavers were weaving very attractive colourful clothes
for new born baby. In fall night time he was weaving dress for new bribe it was
also very colourful and bright In light of moon he was weaving white clothes in
very serious environment. When the poetess asks he replied that he was weaving
shroud for dead people. Through this poetess wants to describe the three
conditions of life: childhood, youth and death, contrasting the time morning,
night and moon light. This is the reality and true philosophy of life that very
easily the weaver knows.
Q. The poem ‘Indian Weavers’ is written by –
a)
Sarojini Naidu
b)
Rabindranath Tagore
c)
John Kids
d) William Wordsworth
Q. Bright Garments represent –
a)
Marriage
b)
Truth
c)
Honour
d) Royalty
Q. The midnight represents -
a)
Oldness
b)
Youth
c)
Childhood
d) Death
Q. How many stages of life are described in this poem –
a)
7 stages
b)
5 stages
c)
3 stages
d) 2 stages
Q. Why the youth is compared with the fall of night?
Youth is perfect and matures period as well as fall of night is matured
period of day and night.
Q. Write the colour of marriage veils.
It is bright, Plumes of peacock, purple and green.
Q. Write the colour of baby clothes.
It is blue and Haley on bird, colour and attractive.
Chapter: 22 | The
Truth
SUMMARY: The Truth is a really
heart touching poem. In this poem the poet has described the physical injury
and mental injury. Physical injury by stick, bricks etc or by any war items
such as sword, gun, knife but mental injury by words and behavior is more
painful and serious. It does not pass till the life. Physical injury heals with
the time. There are many medicines for physical injury to get healing but
mental injury is unhealed. So the poet has said that words are more sharper
than sword, we must take lesson from this poem that we must not hurt anyone by
our harsh words and bad behavior. Sticks and stone can break the bones out
words an break the heart which is beyond to get broken harsh words hurt the
feelings.
Q. What do sticks and stones break?
a)
Heart
b)
Bones
c)
Head
d)
Nose
Q. Ghosts are compared with –
a)
Fire
b)
Water
c)
Air
d)
Words
Q. Which word describes the effect of harsh words on us :
a)
Sanctify
b)
Mortify
c)
Signify
d)
None of them
Q. How can bones be broken?
Bones can be broken by sticks.
Q. What is the effect of stick and stones?
It can reach pain only in skin and bones.
Q. What is the effect of words?
It is just like the ghosts. It haunts the people. The pain by it never
ends in life.
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