About

The Department of English strives for the betterment of the students. The department is committed to enhance their English. Through the department, various language activities are conducted which include essay competition, grammar testing, group-discussion, class-seminars, guest-lectures, oral tests etc. It gives importance to ICT- enabled teaching-learning using LCD Projector, Educational Applications and videos. Extra efforts are also taken for weak and failure students as remedial teaching.

Teacher's Profile

Name- Maheshkumar B. Bhaisare

Post- Assistant Professor(Eng)

DOB- 26 May, 1979

Education- M.A.(Eng.), B.Ed., NET

Appointment- 02.08.2007

Administrative Responsibilities-

• Head of- IQAC, NSS, AISHE, MIS,SRC, MahaDBT, Website, Time-table
• Member of- Library  Advisory Comm.

Research-

• Pursuing Ph.D.
• Published papers in State, National & International Seminars, Conferences & Journals
• Paper Presentation in National & International Seminars & Conferences

Student Diversity

Students Strength( 2019-20)

Class	SC		ST		OBC		OPEN		TOTAL
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
B.A.I	19	07	04	00	73	156	00	02	96	165	270
B.A.II	04	07	00	00	18	69	00	00	22	76	98
B.A.III	01	02	00	01	12	30	00	00	13	33	46
Total	24	16	04	01	103	255	00	02	131	274	405

 

Syllabus

Study Material

 

STUDY MATERIAL

 

 

B. A. I(SEM. I)

 

 

 

 

Prof. M.B.Bhaisare

Head, Deptt. of English

N.J.Patel College, Mohadi

Distt: Bhandara

PROSE

1.  

- Sudha Murty

1.  Answer the following questions in about 75 words each:

 

1. Who is Thandappa? What is his importance in the tribal community? OR Describe Sudha Murthy’s meeting with Thandappa.

 Ans : Thandappa is more than ninety years old. He lived in a cottage near the school. Regarding the difficulties is running the school, the headman Thandappa told that the main difficulty was running the school in rains. The school clothes would not get dry in the rainy season. He was pleased to meet the writer. Next time in winter when the writer came with clothes and umbrellas for the school children, Thandappa hesitated. The children in the village were in need of clothes and umbrellas. However, Thandappa did not willfully accept the gifts. He wanted to offer the writer a return gift first. It was their tradition that no gift must be accepted unless something is gifted. It was a high valued principle which the ancestors of Thandas have been following. Thandappa, the headman wished to follow it.

 

1. Describe the school the writer  (Sudha Murthy) visited.

Ans : The school was an old thatched building. The writer thought that the school was built by tribals. It was a primary school. There was a small room with two chairs, two tables and a blackboard with a pot of water beside it. There were no electric lights or fans. The window having no shutter served as a ventilator. There was nobody in the office. An old man came to the writer. The writer told her intention of helping the school but the old man did not show interest in it. Then the writer asked him about his life. He told that he was a peon-cum-watchman of the school. He was not a paid employee of the school.

                                                                                                                             

1.  What change in landscape did the writer observed when she visited the school for second time ?

Ans : When the writer visited the Sahyadri Hills again, the rain was over. The scene was transformed. Birds were cooing. The sky was clear. There was no mud and no frogs croaking. It was look like paradise. Many rare flowers had bloomed.

           Earlier she had visited in the rainy season. Dreaded leeches were present. That region was difficult to negotiate in rains. However now everything seem changed. The transformation was pleasant. The writer called it a paradise.

 

1. What did the children want to learn about computers in Kannada language. What does this tell you about their mindset?

Ans : It was a remote densely forested hilly region. Primary facilities were absent and children of Thandas were going to school amidst great difficulty. There was no electric lights or fans but the children have heard about computers. They haven’t seen them but watched on TV. They wished to learn about computers. They asked for a book about computers written in Kannada. Their mother tongue was Kannada. They wanted to learn about computers in their own language. It shows that their mindset was progressive. They knew the importance of computers and wanted to learn to use it. Their world was far away from the  world of computers. However, they wanted to know about it in their language, because they might have thought that it would be easy to learn. The mindset of the students is progressive and also they took pride in their language. Their curiosity about computers proved that they wanted to establish link with modernity equally showing love for what was their own and ancient.

 

1. ‘There is a grace in accepting also.’ Explain this statement in the context of the story.

Ans : This sentence in the extract is highlighted in the context of the humility that is shown here. No doubt the tribals are not educated. They are extremely poor and live in the distant region. They are not connected with the progressive and modern world. So generally nobody will expect high philosophical principles from them. Moreover, one would think that the tribals would run after the donor and snatch away the gift articles from him. However, the experience which the writer had was exactly opposite. She was told that without accepting something as a gift from the Thandas they would not accept gift brought by her. She had to follow this condition. Thus, by accepting the gift from the Thandas she made them feel pleased. The headman Thandappa was above 90 years of age. He particularly observed their tribal customs. When the writer accepted the gift of juice, their headman was also pleased. He wanted to convey that by accepting their gift the writer had done a graceful deed.

 

1. What is the author’s attitude towards the tribal community she encounters?

Ans : The writer is a social worker. She is very helpful and caring. The Indian tribals had been living at distant places. They were ignored and marginalized from years together. For their upliftment education was a must. The writer took the mission of doing something for the tribals. She would go to their village in dense forest and see what they need in order to get education. In course of her visit her encounters with the tribals, would give her different experiences. The tribals would shy either by the issue of unidentity or language. Then the writer would make them speak to her. Somehow, she would know what difficulties they had been facing and discussed their wayout. The encounters show that the writer’s attitude was kind, caring and touching. The attitude changes as the narrative progresses.

                                                                                                                                               

 

1. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each:

 

1. Look up a map for the Sahyadri hills. Where is it situated?

Ans : Sahyadri hills are situated in the state of Karnataka.

1. Who are Thandas?

Ans : The group of local tribals living in the densely forested region in Sahyadri hills.

1. Why were the Thanda people reluctant to talk to the writer?

Ans : They were reluctant to talk to the writer because they didn’t like to talk to a stranger from a town or they didn’t understand the writer’s language.

1. What gifts did Murthy bring when she visited the school in winter?

Ans: When Murthy visited the school in winter, she brought umbrellas and clothes.

1. Who is Thandappa ?

Ans : Thandappa is more than ninety years old the headman of the Thanda community.

                                                                                                                                 

                           

Lesson 2. UNCLE PODGER HANGS A PICTURE

K. Jerome

Short Answer Questions: (To be answered in 75 words, 5 marks each).

1. Describe how the whole family got involved in putting up the picture?
2.  
3. List the accessories and tools that Uncle Podger needed/used to hang the picture? OR
4. From the hints given in the story, find out how many people were there in Uncle Podger’s house? 

Ans: Whenever Uncle Podger undertakes any work, he engages everyone in the house to help him. Once he decides to hang the picture on the wall and involves everyone in the work. He sends the girl out for nails. Then he sends one of the boys after her to tell the size of the nails. He asks Will to bring hammer. He asks Tom to bring the rule. He asks Jim to go to their neighbour, Mr. Goggles and borrow his spirit level. Uncle Podger also uses a step-ladder, kitchen chair, a picture cord, a candle for light and a bit of string for measurement as the tools while hanging the picture. Uncle Podger even took the help of the charwoman and his wife to hang the picture.

1. Is Uncle Podger accident prone? Give examples. OR
2. What was Uncle Podger’s wife’s reaction to all the commotion? OR
3. Did Uncle Podger finally manage to hang the picture? Could his efforts be termed as a success? Defend your answer with evidence from the text.

Ans:- Whenever Uncle Podger undertakes any work, he engages everyone in the house to help him. While doing the work, he commits mistakes and accidents happen. When he lifted the picture to hang, it fell off his hand. As he tried to save the glass, he cut himself. Then everyone become busy in search of his coat as the handkerchief was in the pocket of the coat. At last uncle Podger found that he was sitting on the coat. One after another the nail, the hammer and the mark where the nail was to go in was lost and all were busy in searching them. While taking the measurement, he fell on the piano. While hammering in the nail, he smashed his finger. When the nail went through the plaster, his nose was flattened. At last the picture went up the wall at midnight. Fed up with the commotion, Aunt Podger decided to spend a week at her mother until Uncle Podger would finish the work. 

1. Write a character sketch of Uncle Podger. OR
2. What is the attitude of the author to the nature and habits of Uncle Podger? How can you tell?

Ans. “Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture” is a humorous story based on a trivial task of putting up a picture on the wall. Uncle Podger wanted to do things of which he had no knowledge or experience. When the story beings, he tells his wife that no one should worry of hanging the picture, but he engages everyone in the task. He calls others ‘fools’ even for his own fault. He is accident prone. He commits mistakes and brings accidents. He has the habit of blaming others for his own mistakes. He is full of pride and self-conceit. He spends hours for a small job. He feels satisfied when at last the picture hangs on the wall. In fact the picture is in a crooked and insecure position.

 

Very Short Answer Questions: (To be answered in One to Three lines each).

1. What did Uncle Podger ask his wife not to worry about?

Ans: Uncle Podger asked his wife not to worry about hanging the picture.

1. What did Uncle Podger send his daughter out for? OR

Whom did Uncle Podger send out to buy nails.

Ans: Uncle Podger sent his daughter out to buy nails worth six pennies.

1. Why was Uncle Podger unable to find his hand kerchief?

Ans: because the handkerchief was in the pocket of the coat and he was sitting on it.

1. When did Uncle Podger call all the others ‘fools’?

Ans: Uncle Podger called all the others fools when everyone was finding the mark of the  nail  at different places.

1. Finally, around what time did the picture go up on the wall?

Ans: The picture finally went up the wall at midnight.

1. Who was Mr. Goggles?

Ans: Mr. Goggles was the neighbourer of Uncle Podger.

1. Why did Jim go to Mr. Goggles?OR

Why did Uncle Podger send his son to Mr.Goggles?

Ans: Uncle Podger sent his son to Mr. Goggles to borrow his spirit level.

1. Around what time did the picture finally go up on the wall?

Ans :The picture finally went up the wall at midnight.

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                                       POETRY

               1.  WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR

                                                                                                   Rabindranath Tagore

                                                COMPREHENSION

1. Answer the following questions in about 75 words each:

 

1.   Is ‘ Where the Mind is Without Fear’ the song of a patriot? Give reasons.

Ans : The poet expects an atmosphere of enlightenment where the truth prevails. In such an atmosphere his countrymen will preserve and try to achieve their goal. The thoughts and actions of the countrymen will be guided by reason and so they will always move forward and achieve what they aspire for. People who are guided by reason are progressive and innovative and their efforts are not frustrated by conventionality.

  The poet’s tone in the poem is patriotic. India was under the British rule. Diversity with respect of caste, language, religion and region has been the specialty of India. Under the British Regime of ‘Divide and Rule’ Indians were fighting against each other. Unless unity is achieved how was the freedom struggle reach its goal? It was need of hour that people live in unity and speak in one voice. The poet has successfully resounded this feeling in this poem that Enlightenment would lead to independence for India.

1. Write a note on Tagore’s concept of ‘the heaven of freedom’.

Ans : ‘ Where the Mind is Without Fear’ composed by R. Tagore. His prayer is not the individual but for the entire country. The situation obtaining in the country- universal depravity and degeneration- calls for a comprehensive overhaul of thought and action of the country. Heaven is the place where ideal conditions exist and so the poet prays for ‘that heaven of freedom’ in which his country may awake. The words ‘Heaven’ and ‘Freedom’ are evocative of a place where everything is beautiful and where there are no fear, oppression, subjugation, division etc. Where truth prevail pursuit of knowledge and excellence are the ways of life.

1.         What does Tagore say about stagnation and decay of mind?

Ans :           Where the mind is without fear is a poem written by 1993 Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore before India’s independence. It represents Tagore’s vision of a new and awakened India. The poem is written in the form of a prayer, an invocation to Almighty. It is written in free verse.  ‘Mind is without fear’ – the phrase alludes to the fact that our minds should be fearless. We should not be daunted by the shackles of oppression. Fear should not be able to daunt us. Our heads should be held high, without any form of fear or restriction.  The poem envisions a ‘ World of freedom’ that can only be gained if the countrymen are fearless. Only a fearless mind can hold his head upright and straight.

1. How does Tagore speak of sectarianism and communalism in the poem?

            Ans : The poet prays to Almighty to create an atmosphere of enlightenment that nobody in his country will be restrained from acquiring knowledge on grounds of their poverty, religion or caste. The poet wants that if a person desires to seek knowledge he must be free to get it. Tagore dislikes his countrymen to be divided on the basis of religion, culture, caste, region or language. He says that such divisions give birth to hatred, non co-operation, backwardness, ignorance etc. Unity is strength and leads the countrymen to move forward in all walks of physical, moral and spiritual activity. If this atmosphere of enlightenment is created the people will speak the truth.

f .        How would you read this poem as a prayer? Give reasons.

            Ans: The poem is written in the form of a prayer, an invocation to Almighty. It is written in free verse.  ‘Mind is without fear’ – the phrase alludes to the fact that our minds should be fearless. We should not be daunted by the shackles of oppression. Fear should not be able to daunt us. Our heads should be held high, without any form of fear or restriction.  The poem envisions a ‘ World of freedom’ that can only be gained if the countrymen are fearless. Only a fearless mind can hold his head upright and straight.

                                                                                                 

                  The poet prays to Almighty to create an atmosphere of enlightenment that nobody in his country will be restrained from acquiring knowledge on grounds of their poverty, religion or caste. The poet wants that if a person desires to seek knowledge he must be free to get it. Tagore dislikes his countrymen to be divided on the basis of religion, culture, caste, region or language. He says that such divisions gives birth to hatred, non co-operation, backwardness, ignorance etc. Unity is strength and leads the countrymen to move forward in all walks of physical, moral and spiritual activity. If this atmosphere of enlightenment is created the people will speak the truth.

          g.   What are some of the qualities that a land of freedom should have, according to Tagore ?

            Ans : The poet prays to Almighty to create an atmosphere of enlightenment that nobody in his country will be restrained from acquiring knowledge on grounds of their poverty, religion or caste. The poet wants that if a person desires to seek knowledge he must be free to get it. Tagore dislikes his countrymen to be divided on the basis of religion, culture, caste, region or language. He says that such divisions gives birth to hatred, non co-operation, backwardness, ignorance etc. Unity is strength and leads the countrymen to move forward in all walks of physical, moral and spiritual activity. If this atmosphere of enlightenment is created the people will speak the truth.

                                                                                             

The poet wants the atmosphere of mutual respect, love, cordiality, co-operation and truth must be created in the country.  In such atmosphere people will not only be amiable, amicable, broadminded and industrious but also enlightened. People will not be reasonable, orthodox and conventional. The poet prays for a country which is guided towards progress and perfection by enlightenment, truth, industry and accommodation of all reasonable ideas and activities. The poet prays that his country be made a heaven of freedom and enlightenment.

Que. 2. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each :

 

1. What does the poet wants our ‘Mind’ and ‘Head’ to be ?

     Ans :- The poet wants our mind to be without fear and heads to be held high.

1. What is meant by ‘mind is without fear ?

     Ans :- ‘Mind without fear’ – the phrase alludes to the fact that our mind should be        fearless . We should not be daunted by the shackles of operation.

1. What does Tagore mean by ‘ narrow domestic walls ?

Ans :- The poet disliked division of countrymen on the basis of religion, culture, caste , region or language. This division gives birth to hatred, non co-operation, backwardness, ignorance etc. Tagore rightly called this division as narrow domestic walls.

1. How, according to Tagore,  can people achieve perfection?

Ans :- People can achieve perfection by tireless striving.

1. What type of mind does Tagore pray for?

Ans :- Tagore prays for mind without fear.

1. What type of strength does the poet prays for?

Ans :- Tagore prays for inner strength.

1. What leads to move forward according to the poet ?

Ans :- Unity is strength and it leads the countrymen to move forward in all walks of physical, moral and spiritual activities.

1. What does a country need for welfare ?

Ans :- The country for its physical, moral and spiritual welfare is mutual love, goodwill, trust and co-operation.

1. Which atmosphere does the poet prays for ?

Ans :- The poet prays for an atmosphere of mutual respect, enlightenment, love, cordiality, co-operation and truth in the country.

1. What does Tagore mean by ‘ heaven of freedom’ ?

Ans :- The words heaven and freedom are evocative of a place where everything is beautiful and where there no fear, oppression, subjugation, division etc. Where truth prevails, pursuit of knowledge and excellence are the ways of life.

 

THE TOYS  

Coventry Patmore

Answer For any Short Answer Questions: (To be answered in 75 words).

1. Que: Why did the poet, Coventry Patmore, punish his son? OR
2. What did the poet, Coventry Patmore, see when he went to see his son later? OR
3. Why had the boy put out all of his toys?

Ans: Once the poet punished his son for disobeying his order for several times. He beat him and sent him away without usual kiss. The grief-stricken boy went to his bed. His mother was dead. After some time his father felt remorseful and went to his son’s bed thinking that his grief might disturb his sleep. But he found the boy sleeping peacefully. But on the table beside his bed, he had arranged artistically all his toys to console his heart. His eye lids were dark and eyelashes were wet as he had wept for long time.  To see this sight the poet felt very sorry and he kissed away his tears leaving his own tears on the boy’s face.

1. Explain the phrase ‘of what toys/ we made our joys’.
2. What are the two personas that the poet, Coventry Patmore, takes on in the poem?
3. What does the poet, Coventry Patmore, learn from his experience as a father?
4. Why do you think God ‘will be sorry for their childishness’?
5. What do you understand of the speaker’s conception of religion from the poem?

Ans: When the poet felt very sorry to have punished his son, he prayed God and begged to forgive for the childishness of the mankind. Just as the poet is a father of his son, the God is a heavenly father of all human beings. Many times man fails to understand God’s command for his good and disobey them. So the poet prays God not to be angry with men but to forgive them for their childish mistakes.

Very Short Answer Questions: (To be answered in One to Three lines each).

1 . How does the poet, Coventry More, describe the little boy’s eyes?

Ans: The poet describes the little boy’s eyes as thoughtful.

2. How many times did the boy disobey his father?

Ans: The boy disobeyed his father for seven times.

3. How was the little boy punished?

Ans: Using harsh words, his father struck him and sent him away without usual kiss.

4. Where is the little boy’s mother?

Ans: The little boy’s mother was dead.

5. Why does the father go up to see the son?

Ans: The boy’s father was remorseful to have punished his son, he went up to think that the boy’s grief might disturb his sleep.

6. What was the father’s reaction on seeing his son?

Ans: To see the eyelashes of the son wet with tears, the father kissed away his tears but left his own tears on the boy’s face. He felt painful.

 

Short Stories.

1. WHY I WANT A WIFE

• Judy Brady

                                                       

1.  Read the above notes and answer the following questions in about 75 words each.

A. What is the wife supposed to do with regard to the bringing up of the children and taking care of the family?

Ans :  A wife should see that the children eat properly and kept clean, She should wash their clothes and keep them mended. She should see that children are made familiar with other children and enjoy all the things like them. She should take them to zoo, park etc. She should take care of them when they are sick. The husband thinks that since he could not miss his office, his wife should stay with the children when they need special care. If she arranges for the care of the children while she is at work she should pay for it. She should keep track of the doctor and dentist appointments.

        A wife should take care of his physical needs. She should equally look after him and the children. She should keep his clothes clean, ironed, mended and replace the set when it becomes dirty. She should keep his personal things in their proper places. He wants his wife to cook meals and she should be a good cook.  His wife should plan the menus, do the shopping prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly and then do the cleaning up. She should take care of him when he is sick and realize the loss of his time in his office. She should sympathize with his pain. She should never make complaints. She should accept and realize her duties.

 

1. What are the responsibilities a wife has towards her husband as implied in this piece?

Ans : A wife should take care of his physical needs and keep house clean. She should equally look after him and the children. She should keep his clothes clean, ironed, mended and replace the set when it becomes dirty. She should keep his personal things in their proper places. He wants his wife to cook meals and she should be a good cook. His wife should plan the menus, do the shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly and then do the cleaning up. She should take care of him when he is sick and realize the loss of his time in his office. She should sympathize with his pain. She should never make complaints. She should accept and realize her duties. She should quietly listen to him when he is explaining the difficulty he had come across in his official work. She should also type his written papers. Last but not the least, when he is retired from the office she should quit working and remain at home to fulfill her duties.

 

1. What is the code of conduct recommended for wives when guests arrive?

Ans : The wife should take care of the husbands social life as well. She should not bother him by giving baby to him whenever they were invited by friends. She herself should look for the baby sitting arrangements. When he wanted to invite someone special at home she should clean the house, prepare special meal and serve to him and his friends. She should never interrupt when the husband is talking about interested things with the friends. She should feed the children early and send them to sleep before the guests arrive so that the children do not bother them. She should also care for the guests comforts- keep ashtray ready, serve the starters before the meals, serve second helping of food and fill the wine glasses soon as they become empty. Even she should serve coffee as desired by the guests. She should be aware of her husband’s necessities. She should also realize the necessity of her husband to enjoy the night as he like to.

 

1. Comment on the strictures laid on the wife in her physical relationship with her husband.

        Ans : A wife should take care of his physical needs and keep house clean. She should equally look after him and the children. She should keep his clothes clean, ironed, mended and replace the set when it becomes dirty. She should keep his personal things in their proper places. He wants his wife to cook meals and she should be a good cook. His wife should plan the menus, do the shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly and then do the cleaning up. She should take care of him when he is sick and realize the loss of his time in his office. She should sympathize with his pain. She should never make complaints. She should accept and realize her duties. She should quietly listen to him when he is explaining the difficulty he had come across in his official work. She should also type his written papers. Last but not the least, when he is retired from the office she should quit working and remain at home to fulfill her duties.

                                                                                                                               

1. What are the specific duties of a wife that belittle her freedom or individuality?

Ans :      The writer says that men behave like school going children. They need wives just as children need mother. Children are sent to school. Men also behave in such a way that they too need to send to their offices. Men are dependent on their wives for all the things. They are not willing to co-operate the wives. They expect so much that it becomes unfair and injustice to a wife. Men want their wives not only to look after them but also the children. They expect their wives to do each and every task which the writer listed in this lesson.

                                                                                                    

2.   Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each :

1.     Why does the woman impersonate a person who needs a wife even though she is one herself?

Ans : Because she realized the fact that man needs wife only for serving him and his children and keep fulfilling his wishes.

2.     What are some of the advantages that the woman will have if she possessed a wife ?

Ans : If the woman had the liberty of having a wife, i.e. a person serving every now and then she would be free from the difficult task like working and sending a man to office, to take care of children, to keep track of the children’s doctor and even keep track to the husband himself. She would feel much relieved from the daily household and external work she has to perform.

3.     What are the duties that a wife needs to perform for the sake of the children in the family?

Ans : A wife should see that the children eat properly and keep them clean. She should wash their clothes and keep them maintained. Also she should make them familiar with other children.

4.     How will the presence of a wife enable the woman in handling the culinary needs of the family?

Ans : The presence of a wife would largely help in handling the culinary needs of the family. She would prepare special meals to serve the husband and his friends. She would promptly serve starters before the meal, serve second helping of food and fill the wine glasses soon as they become empty.

5.     How will the presence of a wife help tackle the sexual needs of the woman?

Ans :  Wife is needed to take care of physical needs, who will be sensitive to the sexual needs. She would take care of satisfaction and never demand it when the partner is not in mood.

6.     When should the wife quit the job and remain confined to the house?

Ans: When the husband retires from the office his wife should quit working too. She should remain home so that she could more efficiently perform her duties.

7.     Whom did the writer meet?

Ans : The writer met a man who had a recent divorce.

8.     Why does the man want to marry again?

Ans: Because he had a child with his ex-wife and thus free from earlier responsibilities.

9.     What does the writer say about men who have wives?

Ans : The writer claims that men who have wives are very dependent on their wives and behave like school going boys. They need wives just as children need mother.

10.   How do men behave with their wives?

Ans : Men are dependent on their wives for all the things. They are not willing to co-operates their wives. They expect so much that it becomes unfair and injustice to a wife.

11.   What do men expect from their wives?

Ans: Men want their wives not only to look after them but also the children. They expect their wives to do each and every work.

12.   How should a wife look after the children?

Ans : A wife should see that the children eat properly and keep them clean. She should wash their clothes and keep them maintained. Also she should make them familiar with other children.

13.   How should a wife take care for her husband?

Ans : Husband expect his wife to keep his clothes clean ironed mended and replace the set when it becomes dirty. She should keep his personal things at proper places. He also wants his wife to cook meal.

14.   Which liberty does a husband like to have?

Ans : A husband must have liberty to replace his wife. If he finds somebody else more suitable and better to marry he should be free to marry her.

                                              

 

 

 

1. The Selfish Giant

• Oscar wilde

                                         

1. Answer the following questions in about 75 words each :

1. Describe the Selfish Giant’s garden?

Ans : The Selfish Giant is an essay written by Oscar Wilde .A giant owned a lovely garden. The trees in this garden burst forth their delicate blossom in the spring and bore delicious fruit in autumn. The flowers looked like stars, the birds sang merrily in the trees. Children returning from a neighboring school played in the garden every afternoon. They enjoyed the singing of the birds. When they parted in the evening they said to each other that they felt very happy to play in the garden.

     The Giant’s garden in which the children played was very lovely with soft green grass. There stood beautiful flowers like stars over the grass. There were twelve peach trees giving beautiful pink and pearl during spring and bore rich fruit in autumn. The bird sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that children would stop there games in order to listen to them.

1. How did the children feel after the Giant walled off the garden?

Ans : Children fell very unhappy at the selfishness of the Giant. Even nature did not like this selfishness of the Giant in reserving the garden all to himself and not allowing the children to share the pleasure of playing in the garden. When spring season came, trees and plants everywhere outside were in bloom. There was an exuberance of growth of foliage and flowers accompanying the spring but the garden of the Giant had the appearance of winter. Trees were covered with frost. There were no flowers. Cold north wind blew incessantly. Half storms toppled the chimney and damaged the state titles on the roof of the house of the Giant. There were no birds on the trees and snow lay thick on the ground. The Giant wished that the weather would change but spring never came to his garden.

1. Why did the garden fall into perpetual winter ?

Ans : The Giant had a garden around his house. When he had gone to visit his friend, the children used to play in that beautiful garden. He return after seven years. He stopped the children from playing in the garden. He got a wall constructed around the garden. He also put a notice board that trespassers would be punished.

      That spring there were no flowers and birds in his garden. The snow, the hail, the frost and the north wind only stayed in his garden. He thought that the spring would come after some days but it never turned up. He could not understand the reason.

   So there remained autumn in his garden spring did not come there. The autumn did not give fruits to the Giant’s garden because he did not allow the children playing there.

1. How and when did spring return to the garden?

Ans : One day as the Giant woke up, he heard the music of birds in the trees of his garden. As he looked out of his window he was surprised to see that the trees were in full bloom, the birds were singing merrily in the trees and children were playing freely in the garden. The spring had come to his garden with all it richness. The Giant felt very

happy but in one corner of the garden he saw a very small boy crying. The boy wanted some help to sit on a branch of a tree as he was too small. The trees in that corner had the withered appearance of winter.

       The Giant’s heart melted and he said ‘ now I know why the spring did not come’,  He came out of his house to help the small boy in the corner. As he hastened through the garden, other children were frightened and they ran away. But the small boy was in tears and could not see the Giant, who picked him up and put tenderly on a branch of a nearly tree. Nature showed its appreciation of the kindness of the Giant and that tree burst forth in foliage sand blossom.

1. How did the selfish Giant turn into a selfless one?

Ans: The Giant had a garden around his house. When he had gone to visit his friend, the children used to play in that beautiful garden. He return after seven years. He stopped the children from playing in the garden. He got a wall constructed around the garden. He also put a notice board that trespassers would be punished.

That spring there were no flowers and birds in his garden. The snow, the hail,the frost and the north wind only stayed in his garde. He thought that the spring would come after some days but it never turned up. He could not understand the reason.

             One day as the Giant woke up, he heard the music of birds in the trees of his garden. As he looked out of his window he was surprised to see that the trees were in full bloom, the birds were singing merrily in the trees and children were playing freely in the garden. The spring had come to his garden with all it richness. The Giant felt very happy but in one corner of the garden he saw a very small boy crying. The boy wanted some help to sit on a branch of a tree as he was too small. The trees in that corner had the withered appearance of winter.

       The Giant’s heart melted and he said ‘ now I know why the spring did not come’,  He came out of his house to help the small boy in the corner. As he hastened through the garden, other children were frightened and they ran away. But the small boy was in tears and could not see the Giant, who picked him up and put tenderly on a branch of a nearly tree. Nature showed its appreciation of the kindness of the Giant and that tree burst forth in foliage sand blossom.

1. Describe the experience of Jesus that the Giant had.

Ans : The Giant saw wounds caused by piercing of nails of the palms and feet of the boy. He grew red with anger and wished to slay the men who had dared to wound the boy. The small boy smiled and said that the wounds were to carry a message of peace and love. At this reply the Giant was struck with an awe which be experienced for first time. He knelt before the boy asking ‘who art thou?’ The boy said to the Giant, ‘ You let me play once in your garden, today you will come with met my garden-Paradise!’ When other children came to the garden in the afternoon, they found the Giant lying dead under a tree covered with white flowers.

     Jesus Christ was put to death by fixing him to a wooden cross with large nails pierced through his palms and feet. But Christ did not utter a word of revenge against those who cruelly put him on the cross. Throughout his life and even in his death Christ preached love and peace for all mankind. The boy with prints of nails on his palms and feet symbolizes the spirit of the teachings of Christ. The author wishes to convey to his readers that the kindness of the Giant to the children had brought him heavenly blessings. Hence Christ had come to take the Giant to heaven.

1. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each :

1. Where did the Giant stay for seven years?

Ans : The Giant had stayed in his friend’s house named, Cornish Ogre.

1. What was the garden like after his return?

Ans : After his return he did not allow any child to enter his garden. So there remained autumn in his garden. Spring did not come there.

1. Why did not autumn give any fruit to the Giant’s garden ?

Ans : The autumn did not give any fruit to the Giant’s garden because he did not allow the children playing there.

1. How was one corner of the garden different from the rest of it ?

Ans : One corner of the garden was quite different from the rest of the garden. A small child was standing under the tree. He could not climb the tree. There was still autumn. The tree did not bear fruits and flowers.

1. What did the Giant do to the little child ?

Ans : The Giant’s heart melted. He came to the child, took him gently in his hand and put him up on the tree.

1. What happened when the Giant put the little child on the tree ?

Ans : When the Giant put the little child on the tree, the tree burst at once into blossom and the birds came and sang to it.

1. Who was the Giant’s favourite child and why ?

Ans : The Giant’s favourite child was the little boy standing under the tree in the far away corner of the garden. The little boy had kissed him.

1. Why did the children come back into the garden ?

Ans : The children came back into the garden because they knew that the Giant was not a wicked man.

1. Why the little boy could not see the Giant coming in the garden ?

Ans : The little boy’s eyes were full of tears so he could not see the Giant coming in the garden.

1. What were the wounds on the little boy’s body ?

Ans : On the little boy’s body the wounds were of love.   

1. What happened to the Giant in the end ? Where was he taken ?

Ans : In the end The Giant died. He was taken to heaven.

                      

 

 

 

 

                                           SYNONYMS

Synonyms are words of the same grammatical class that have a similar meaning.

 

Power =  Strength / Force                  Wisdom = Knowledge                               Dual = Double

Anger = Wrath / resentment         Build = erect / construct                  Bravery = courage                          Respect = Reverence                           Dais = Platform                                    Ecstasy = Rapture

Shyness = Timidity                          Claim = Demand                                            Admit = Allow

Pain = Grief / Agony                       Gentle = Tender / Kind / Mild                     Feeble = Weak      

See = Look / behold                         Figure = Emblem / Symbol                  Juvenile = Youthful

Tell = Say                                          Civil  = Polite                                               Lofty = Exalted

Secret = Hidden                                Sly = Cunning / Deceitful                            Nab = Arrest

Miser = Stingy                                   Pardon = Forgive                                      Pester = Trouble

Faith = Belief                                      Envy = Jealousy                                     Duty = Obligation

Wit = Humour                                    Error = Mistake / Blunder                         Savage = Wild

Bias = Prejudice                                  Enemy = Opponent                                 Sturdy = Robust

Couple = Pair                                      Remember = Recollect                               Dizzy = Giddy

Truth = Veracity                                 Revenge = Vengeance                                 Eject = Emit

Illegal = Lawless                                  Opposite = Contrary                                 Exempt = Free

Respect = Esteem                                 Empty = Vacant                                        Gaiety = Mirth

Increase = Enlarge                               Prompt = Incite                                    Lackey = Servant

Regret = Lament                                  Rare = Scarce                                           Minute = Small

Rise = Ascend                                       Regain = Recover                                    Habitat = Home

Guard = Preserve                                 Severe = Harsh / Rigorous / Stern            Novel = New

Brief = Concise / Terse                         Modest = Shy / Reserved                      Drowsy = Sleepy

Mad = Insane                                         Rude = Insolent                                      Shaggy = Hairy

Force = Compel                                      Divide = Separate                                     Tarry = Stay

Aware = Conscious