Textual Grammar of The Eyes Have It or The Eyes Are Not Here with answers

Voice Change of 'The Eyes Have It' for class XII : by Sarfaraj Nawaj

1.  The woman gave the girl detailed instructions.

3.  They called their goodbyes.

4.  I knew she wore slippers.

5.  But I liked the sound of her voice.

6.  My voice started her.

7.  She gave a little exclamation.

8.  I didn't know anyone else was here.

9.  I didn't see you either.

10.  My aunt is meeting me there.

11. The hills are covered with wild dahlias.

12. She thought me a romantic fool.

13. Then I made a mistake.

14. Had she noticed already that I could not see?

15. Her next questions removed my doubts.

16. I heard the panting of the engine.

17. Do you see any animals?

18. I knew that there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra.

19. Few girls can resit flattery.

20. The thought of laughter only made me feel troubled and lonely.

21. She would forget our brief encounter.

22. The carriage wheels changed their sound and rhythm.

23. A man stammered an apology.

24. The world was shut out again.

25. The guard blew his whistle.

26. I had a game to play.

27. The train gathers speed.

28. The wheels took up their song.

29. I found the window.

30. The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.

31. You must be disappointed.

32. Did she keep her hair long or short?

33. Was it cut very short?

34. It is nice to be told that I have an interesting face.

35. They have too much to take in.

                     ANSWERS

 1. The girl was given detailed instructions by the woman .

2. Their goodbyes were called by them .

3. That slippers were worn by her was known to me .

4. But the sound of her voice was liked by me .

5. She was startled at my voice .

6. A little exclamation was given by her .

7. That anyone else was here was not known to me .

8. You were not seen by me either .

9. I am being met by my aunt there .

10. Wild dahlias cover the hills .

11. I was thought a romantic fool by her .

12. Then a mistake was made by me .

13. Had it already been noticed by her that I could see ?

14. My doubts were removed by her next questions .

15. The panting of the engine was heard by me .

16. Are any animals seen by you ?

17. That there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra was known to me.

18. Flattery can be resisted by few girls .

19. I was made to feel troubled and lonely by the thought of laughter .

20. Our brief encounter would be forgotten by her .

21. Their sound and rhythm was changed by the carriage wheels .

22. An apology was stammered by a man.

23. Circumstances shut the world out again.

24. His whistle was blown by the guard .

25. I had a game to be played .

26. Speed was gathered by the train .

27. Their songs were taken up by the wheels.

28. The window was found by me .

29. My reverie was broken into by the man who entered the compartment .

30. It must disappoint you .

31. Was her hair kept long or short by her ?

32. Did she cut it very short ?

33. It is nice to tell that I have an interesting face.

34. Too much have to be taken in by them.

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Strong Roots: Important short questions (SAQ) for Class: XII

 

                     Strong Roots H.S

1. Where is the text 'Strong Roots’ taken from?

Ans: The text 'Strong Roots' is taken from Kalam’s autobiography Wings of Fire.

2. In which town was APJ Abdul Kalam born? (2016)

Ans: APJ Abdul Kalam was born in the island town of Rameshwaram in the earstwhile Madras state.

3. What was the name of Kalam’s father

Ans: The name of Kalam’s father was Jainulabdeen.

4. What was the name of kalam’s mother?

Ans: The name of Kalam’s mother was Ashiamma.

5. What did Kalam’s father possess?

Ans: Kalam’s father possessed great innate wisdom and true generosity of spirit

6. Describe the ancestral house of Abdul Kalam. (2018) or How was the house of Kalam

Ans: The ancestral house of Abdul Kalam was built in the middle of the 19th century. It was a large pucca house, made of limestone and brick on the mosque Street in Rameshwaram.

7. Who was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry?

Ans:  Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the high priest of Rameswaram temple and a very close friend of Abdul Kalam's father.

8. Who was the high priest of Rameshwaram temple? (2015)

Ans: The high priest of Rameswaram temple was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry.

9. Give the name of a distinguished friend of A P J Abdul Kalam’s father.

Ans: Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the distinguished friend of APJ Abdul Kalam’s father.

10. What would Kalam’s father and Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry discuss?   

Ans: Kalam’s father and Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry would discuss spiritual matters. 

11. How does Kalam describe his appearance?

Ans: Kalam describes his appearance as a short boy with undistinguished looks.

12.Where did Kalam’s family live?

Ans: Kalam’s family lived in their ancestral house in the Mosque Street of Rameshwaram.

13. Where did Kalam’s father go for evening prayer?

Ans: Kalam’s father went to an old mosque in their locality for evening prayers.

14. When was the ancestral house of Kalam built?

Ans: The ancestral house of Kalam was built in the middle of the 19th century.

15. Where did Kalam usually eat in his childhood? Or Where did Kalam eat? Or With whom did Kalam eat?

Ans: In his childhood Kalam usually ate on a banana leaf on the floor of the kitchen with his mother.

16. What did Kalam usually have in lunch?

Ans: At lunch Kalam would usually have rice, aromatic sambar, home made pickle and fresh chutney. 

17. What made Rameshwaram so famous to pilgrims?

Ans: The Shiva temple of Rameshwaram made Rameshwaram so famous to the pilgrims.

18. How far was the Shiva temple from the house of Kalam?

Ans: It was a 10 minutes walk from Kalam’s house.

19. In whom did Kalam’s father have an ideal helpmate? (2015)

Ans: Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen had an ideal helpmate in his wife Ashiamma.

20. What does adversity always present according to Kalam’s father? (2016)

Ans: According to Kalam’s father, adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

21. Why was the lineage of Kalam’s mother more distinguished?

Ans: The lineage of Kalam’s mother was more distinguished because one of her ancestors was given the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British.

22 . Who was bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' in “Strong Roots”? H.S 17  

 Ans: In 'Strong Roots', one of the forefathers of Kalam’s mother was bestowed the title of 'Bahadur'. 

23. 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.

24. What according to Kalam’s father do human beings look for when they feel lonely?

Ans: According to Kalam’s father, human beings look for company of others when they feel lonely.

25. How could Kalam’s father convey complex spiritual concepts?

Ans: Kalam’s father could convey complex spiritual concepts in simple down-to-earth Tamil.

26. When did Kalam's father start his day?

Ans: Kalam's father started his day at 4 P.M.

27. When did Kalam’s father have his breakfast?

Ans: Kalam’s father had his breakfast after returning from the coconut grove with about a dozen of coconuts.

28. What was the distance of the coconut grove from Kalam’s house?

 Ans: The coconut grove was 4 miles away from Kalam’s house.

29. How did Kalam’s father bring the coconuts from the grove?

Ans: Kalam’s father brought coconuts from the grove carrying them slung over his shoulders. 

30. Why would Kalam go to the local mosque?  

 Ans: Kalam would go to the local mosque with his father for the evening prayer. 

  31. What was one of the most vivid memories of Kalam's early childhood?

Ans: Kalam's one of the most vivid memories was of his father and  the high priest of Rameswaram Temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry discussing spiritual matters.

32. Who waited for Kalam's father outside the mosque?

Ans. People of different religions waited for Kalam's father outside the mosque.

33. What did the people offer to Kalam's father outside the mosque?

Ans. Peopie offered bowls of water to Kalam's father outside the mosque.

34. What did Kalam's father do with the bowls of water?

Ans Kalam's father dipped his fingertips into the bowls of waler and chanted a prayer to sanctify it.

35. What was the role of Kalam's father in propitiating the demonic forces?

Ans. Kalam's father played the role of a go-between in in propitiating demonic forces.

36. What is the meaning of 'impasse'?

Ans: The word 'impasse' means 'a situation where there is no chance of progress'.

37. How did Kalam's father start his day?

Ans: APJ Abdul Kalam's father started his day by reading the namaj before dawn.

38. What does not Abdul Kalam recall

Ans: Abdul Kalam does not recall the exact number of people whom his mother fed every day.

39. After the namaz what would Kalam's father do?

Ans: After the namaz Kalam's father would go to their small coconut grove.

40. What do human beings do when they reach an impasse?

Ans: When human beings reach an impasse, the search for someone who can show them the way out.

            

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The Poetry Of Earth- Probable short questions and answers (SAQ) for Class: XII

   The Poetry of Earth

 1. What does Keats celebrate in "The Poetry of Earth"? 

  Ans: In this Keats celebrates the music of earth.

2. What type of sonnet is "The Poetry of Earth"?

  Ans: "The Poetry of Earth is a Petrarchan sonnet.

4. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

   Ans: In the octave part the rhyme scheme is abbaabba and in the sestet the rhyme scheme is cdecde.

5. How does the hot sun affect all the birds?

   Ans: All the birds are faint with the hot sun.

6. Why are the birds faint?

   Ans: The birds are faint because of the heat during the summer.

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7. “The poetry of earth is never dead.” -What does ‘poetry’ stand for? 

 Ans: Here ‘poetry’ stands for music. 

8. What do the birds do in summer?  

   Ans: In summer, the birds are faint with the hot sun and they take shelter in  cooling trees. 

9. What does  the Cricket's song  seem to  'one  in  drowsiness half  lost'?

 Ans: To 'one in drowsiness half lost' the cricket song seems to be the song of the Grasshopper.

 10. When does the lost',  the Cricket  shrill? 

   Ans : The  Cricket  shrills  on  a Cricket’s  song seems to  be  the lone,  cold  and  silent  winter evening.

  11. What are  two insects  referred  to in 'The  Poetry  of  Earth'?

   Ans: The  two insects  referred  to  in 'The  Poetry  of  Earth’ are the Grasshopper and Cricket.

   12. Which  season  does  the Grasshopper represent?

   Ans: The Grasshopper represents Summer.

   13. Which season does the Cricket represent? 

   Ans: The Cricket represents winter.

   14. Who takes the lead in 'Summer luxury'? H.S 15

   

   Ans: In Keats sonnet "The Poetry of Earth" the Grasshopper takes the lead in summer.

   15. What has wrought  silence  in  winter? 

   Ans: The  frost  has  wrought  silence  in  Winter.

   16. 'a voice will run' whose voice is referred to here? H.S 15

   17. "He has never done with his delights"- Who has never done with his delights? H.S 16 

    Ans: The Grasshopper has never done with his delights. 

    18. "He has never done with his delights"- Who is 'he' referred to here?

    

    Ans: He 'he' refers to the Grasshopper.

    19. Where do all the birds hide in Keats' 'The Poetry of Earth'? H.S 16 

    Ans:  In Keats’ 'The Poetry of Earth', all the birds hide in cooling trees. 

    20. What might one hear on a lone, cold and silent winter evening? H.S 17 

    Ans: On a lone, cold and silent winter evening, one might hear the Cricket's song. 

    21. Where does the Grasshopper rest?H.S 18 

       Ans: The Grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed in summer. 

    22. From where is the shrill song of the Cricket heard in 'The Poetry of Earth’ H.S18

     Ans: In 'The Poetry of Earth’, the shrill song of the Cricket is heard from the stove on a lone winter evening. 

     23. Why does the poet think 'The Poetry of Earth' is never dead?

     Ans: Since the voice of the Grasshopper and the Cricket follow each other throughout the cycle of the season, the poet thinks that the poetry of earth is never dead.

     24. What increases the warmth of winter in the poem "The Poetry of Earth"?

     Ans: The Cricket's song increases the warmth of winter.

     25. Where can the Grasshopper be found? 

     Ans: The Grasshopper can be found in a meadow or in grassy hills.

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