Questions and Answers from Eyes Have It
1) At which station did the blind girl get
into the train ?
Ans: the blind girl got into the train at Rohana
2.What were the eyes of the narrator sensitive to?
Ans: the eyes of the narrator were sensitive only to light and darkness.
3.How did the narrator knew that the girl wore slippers?
Ans: the narrator knew that the girl wore slippers from the sound that he heard when the slippers slapped against her heels.
4. What remark did the narrator make with the people with good eyesight?
Ans : According to the narrator , people with good eyesight often fail to see what is right front of them since they have too much to take in .
5.Who would receive the blind girl at the destination?
Ans: The blind girl’s aunt would receive her at the destination.
6.What, according to the narrator is the best time to visit hills?
Ans: October is the best time to visit hills according to narrator Ruskin Bond .
7. How did the girl describe the narrator or, what was the comment of the girl to narrator?
Ans: the girl complimented the narrator by saying that he was a very gallant young man.
8. How did the narrator describe the voice of the blind girl?
Ans: according to the narrator , the blind girl’s voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.
9.Who broke into narrator’s reverie ?
Ans : the new fellow passenger who entered the compartment after the girl’s departure at Saharanpur broke into the narrator reverie.
10.What did the second –fellow passenger say to the blind narrator about the girl’s eyes ?
Ans: the second fellow passenger told the blind narrator that the girl’s eyes were beautiful but they were of no use.
11.Why were the eyes of the girl of no use ?
Ans: the eyes of girl were of no use because she was completely blind.
Questions and Answer from Strong Roots
1.In which town APJ Abdul kalam was born?
Ans: Kalam was born in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras state .
2.What was the name of kalam’s mother?
A Ans: Kalam mother's name was Ashiamma.
3. in whom did kalam's father have an ideal helpmate?
Ans: Abdul Kalam's father had an ideal helpmate in his mother, Ashiamma.
4.Who bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’ to one of his mother’s forebears in “Strong Roots”?
Ans: The British bestowed one of Kalam’s mother’s forebears with the title of “Bahadur”.
5.How does Kalam describe his appearance?
Ans: Kalam describes his appearance as a short boy with undistinguished looks.Ans: Kalam’s father went to an old
mosque in their locality for evening prayers.
8. Who was the high priest of Rameshwaram temple? (2015)
Ans: Pakshi Laxman Sastri was the high priest of Rameswaram temple.
9.What did Kalam’s father say about the relevance of prayer? (2018
Ans: Kalam’s father said that there was nothing mysterious about prayer, rather prayer made possible a communion of the spirit between people.
10. What, according to Kalam’s father, does adversity always present?
Ans: According to Kalam’s father, adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.1. Where are the feet of the soldier?
Ans) The soldier’s feet are among the flowers in the valley.
2. What do the Red holes signify?
Ans: The ‘red holes’ signify bullet
wounds. It signifies that the soldier has been shot to death in the war.
3. Why is the smile if the soldier compared to that of an infant?
Ans)
The soldier’s smile is compared to an infant because his smile is pure, innocent
gentle and without guile, just like an infant.
4. What leaves long strands of silver on the bright grass?
Ans)
The stream leaves long strands of silver on the bright grass.
5. What is described as gentle without guile?
Ans: the soldier’s smile is
described as gentle without guile.
6. How does the poet bring out the innocence of the soldier?
Ans: the poet brings out the innocence of the soldier
through his smile.
7. Why is the soldier pale?
Ans : the soldier is pale because he is dead.
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day
1) What will make the beauty of the poets friend eternal?(sonnet 18)
Ans: The
verse/poem will make the beauty of the
poets friend eternal.
2) What shall death not brag in Shakespeare's sonnet no. 18?
Ans: Death
shall not brag about the beauty of Shakespeare's poem.
3) How is the gold complexion of the sun
dimmed ?
Ans: gold
complexion of the sun is dimmed by the cloud .
4) And Summer lease hath all too short a date
- What is meant by 'Summer's lease?
Ans- Summer's
lease means the short duration of Summer.
5) 'So long lives this'- What is
referred to by the word 'this'?
Ans- The
eternal verse of the poet is referred to here by the word 'this'.
6) What does the eye of heaven refer to in the
poem "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?"
Ans- The sun
is referred to as 'The eye of heaven' in the poem "Shall I compare thee to
a Summer's day?"
7) What gives life to the poet’s friend in
shakespeare’s sonnet no 18?
Ans: the eternal line of the sonnet give life to the poet’s friend .
8) How long will the young man be remembered
in Shakespeare ‘s sonnet no 18?
Ans:The young man will be remembered as long as man can breathe or eyes can see.
The Poetry of Earth
1) A voice will run from here hedge to hedge..which voice is referred to here?
Ans: the voice of the grasshopper is referred to here.
2) Who takes the lead in summer ?
Ans: the grasshopper takes the lead in summer.
3) He has never done with his delight – who is ‘he’ referred to here?
Ans: ‘he’ referred to here is the grasshopper.
4) What do the birds do in summer?
Ans: birds take shelter under cooling trees.
5) Where will the voice of grasshopper run?
Ans: the voice of the grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge.
6) What might one hear on a lone ,cold and silent winter evening.
Ans: one might hear the cricket’s song.
7) From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in “ The poetry of earth”
Ans: the shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove .
8) Where does the grasshopper take rest?
Ans: the grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed.
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***** ‘’ The man who entered the compartment broke into my reverie”- whose reverie mentioned here?
What was the reverie about ? how did it come to end ?
➢ The reverie of the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘ The Eyes Have It ‘ is mentioned here.
➢ A reverie means daydream. But in the present context, it refers to the sweet experience of the narrator’s brief conversation with the girl who had just departed. He remembered, after the departure of the girl, how he was fascinated by the voice and beauty of the girl. While remembering all this ,the narrator was lost in a reverie . And it suggested that he enjoyed her company very much.
➢ The narrator’s reverie came to end when the new passenger entered the compartment and stammered an apology to the narrator for not being so attractive a travelling companion like the girl. The voice of his new companion broke into the narrator’s reverie.
**** ‘She had beautiful eyes , but they were of no use to her’- whose eyes are mentioned here? Why
was they useless to her ? what is the irony here? Or , “she was completely blind” – explain the irony
above line ? or , comment on the ironical twist in the end of the story ‘ The Eyes Have It ‘ ?
Or , comment on the tragic climax of the story ‘ The eyes Have It ‘ ?
➢ The eyes of the girl who is the narrator’s only co-passenger in the train are mentioned here.
➢ The man who entered the compartment of the narrator after the girl departed informed him that
the girl was blessed with beautiful eyes .But those eyes were of no use to her because she was
completely blind . The narrator who was blind himself was astonished he had thought that the girl
had normal eyesight.
➢ The above line was cited by a new co – passenger to the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’.
A girl got into / entered the train at Rohana during his train journey. The narrator was totally blind at that time and his eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness. He felt her presence through hearing voice and even the sound of her slippers. Then the narrator started to converse with the girl concealing his blindness in every possible way as he thought that the girl had a normal eyesight. The narrator pretended to study the landscape. He gave an account of lovely scenic beauty of Mussoorie and remarked about the interesting face of the girl. After the departure of the girl at Saharanpur, the narrator came to know from a new co – passenger that the girl was totally blind. It was the ironical situation as it was the opposition of reality and appearance.
**** "Our locality was predominantly Muslim," - Describe the locality where APJ Abdul Kalam lived in his childhood.
OR, Describe the locality where APJ Abdul Kalam lived in his childhood.
Here, the speaker is APJ Abdul Kalam. Kalam spent his childhood in their ancestral house in Rameswaram with his parents and siblings. The famous Shiva temple of Rameswaram was situated in their locality. The locality was predominantly Muslim, yet quite a lot of Hindu families dwelled in peace with their Muslim neighbours.
The locality where they lived was a perfect picture of communal harmony. Kalam, along with his father visited a very old mosque in their locality for evening prayers. The people of Rameswaram irrespective of their religions, gathered outside the mosque after their evening prayers to receive Kalam's father's blessings to cure the invalids because they believed that he possessed the healing power. Many people were often cured and went back to thank him. The high priest of the Shiva temple of Rameswaram, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry had high regard for Kalam's father and discussed spiritual matters with him. The two shared a good rapport. This spirit of brotherhood was prevalent in the town.
**** What was Kalam's father's response to his son's query about prayer and spirituality? | What did Kalam's father tell him about the relevance of prayers?OR, What did Kalam's father tell him about the relevance of prayers?
In the prose piece 'Strong Roots', extracted from APJ Abdul Kalam's autobiography 'Wings of Fire', we see that as a child, Kalam was convinced that their prayers reached God. When he grew older, he asked his father about the relevance of prayers. Kalam's father gave a meaningful answer. He said that prayers help us to transcend our body and become a part of the cosmos which knows no division of wealth, age, caste or creed. Therefore prayers help us to overcome the narrowness of mind, separatist tendencies and control negative emotions like anger and hatred. Kalam's father also conveyed complex spiritual concepts in lucid Tamil. He pointed out that every human being is a specific element within the whole of the manifest divine being. Hence one should not be afraid of sufferings and problems, rather try to analyse its relevance and reasons. Adversities should be treated as opportunities for introspection. Thus, he enriched young Kalam with spiritual knowledge.
*** What information do we get about the daily routine of Kalam's father from the autobiographical piece Strong Roots'? How did it inspire young Kalam?
Kalam's father led a very disciplined and austere life. He used to wake up at 4 a.m. every day and started his day by reading the namaz before dawn. After the namaz, he used to walk down to their small coconut grove which was about four miles away from their home. He would return with a dozen of coconuts tied together thrown over his shoulder and only then he would have his breakfast. He followed this strict routine even when he was in his late sixties. In the evening, he went to the mosque where after the namaz, people of all religions used to come to him with bowls of water in which he dipped his fingertips and prayed. This water worked as medicine for the invalids. He also spent time discussing spiritual matters with Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of the Shiva temple.
This hardworking nature of his father inspired young Kalam to become like him-patient and wise. His father's spiritual concepts made Kalam believe in the supreme divine power that can lift one up from misery and failure. He learnt that instead of fearing the odds, one must introspect and try to find the reasons behind his sufferings.
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