Unit 3 - 3.4 The Will to Win — English STD 10 — Question

Find two correct statements from the given alternatives for each of the following:
(a) The summary of the poem "The Pulley' is:
(i) to focus on the mechanical operation of a pulley.
(ii) to teach a lesson to a creation (man) by the Creator (God)
(ii) to know the different gifts bestowed on man by God.
(iv) to remind man about his Creator in his exhaustion.
(v) God pulled man towards Him by making him restless and weary.

What craze do animals never display?

Complete the following diagram :

Complete the following:
(1) There was a grin on the servant's face when ___________________.
(2) The chuckling noise was heard when _______________________.

Choose the correct option for the following:
(1) The incident in the poem took place in ______.
(a) the morning
(b) the night
(c) the afternoon
(d) the evening
(2) The Evil' mentioned in the poem was ____________.
(a) the peasant
(b) the God
(c) the scorpion
(d) the mother
(3) The scorpion crawled beneath a sack of ________.
(a) sugar
(b) wheat
(c) corn
(d) rice
(4) The peasants are compared to ___________.
(a) flock of sheep
(b) group of monkeys
(c) swarms of flies
(d) herds of cattle

Complete the following:
(1) The scorpion was forced to take shelter in the poet's house to _______________.
(2) In line no. 3. the word 'him' refers to _________________.
(3) To 'paralyse the Evil One' in stanza 3 means _________________.
(4) They' in stanza 4 refers to ___________________.

List the things that cause suffering and pain.

List the things of beauty mentioned in the extract.

Complete the following diagram :

Complete the following:
(a) The poet wishes he could ______________
(b) Animals do not complain about ______________
(c) Animals do not merely discuss ______________
(d) Animals are not crazy about ______________