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HBSE Class 12 English Flamingo Important Question Answer 2026
Chapter 1 – The Last Lesson
Q1. How does M. Hamel pay a tribute to the French language?
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What did Mr. Hamel say about the French language?
Ans – Mr. M Hamel pay a tribute to the French language by calling it the most beautiful language in the world. He wants that the French people keep this language alive and never forget it. In the end of his last lesson, he writes on the black board,” Vive La France” means Long Live France.
Q2. What did the blacksmith say to Franz? Most Important
Ans – Little Franz was late for school. He was going fast towards school. The blacksmith was standing in front of bulletin board. He said to little Franz,” Don’t go so fast, boy. You’ll get to the school in plenty of time.”
Q3. What had been put up on the bulletin board?
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What special news was running on the Bulletin Board that day?
Ans – It was an order from Berlin. It said that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new teachers were coming the next day.
Q4. Reproduce in your own words what Franz did or thought on his way to school. Most Important
Ans – Little Franz was late for school in the morning. Mr. Hamel, a French teacher gave him to remember the participles. Little Franz did not know a word about the participles. He thought of running away from school and spend the whole day out of school. He saw the Prussian soldiers drilling in an open field. it was a tempting sight. but he hurried off to school. He saw a big crowd in front of Bulletin Board. All the bad news are comes here. The blacksmith was standing in front of bulletin board. He said to little Franz,” Don’t go so fast, boy. You’ll get to the school in plenty of time.” He think that blacksmith is making fun with him. When he reached school, he was tired and out of breath.
Q5. Write a character sketch of Franz.
Ans – Little Franz did not like study. When his school teacher try to teach him, then he can’t understand anything. One day morning little Franz was late for school. He didn’t want to go school because his school teacher Mr. Hamel gave him to revise the rules of participles and he didn’t know anything about the rules of participles. On the way of school, He was thinking that his teacher Mr. Hamel would scold him. When he reached the school and his teacher said,” My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German language.” Then Franz becomes sad because he didn’t know his language. That day little Franz can understand every rules of the Grammar. Franz was also sad for his teacher who had to left this school after his forty years of service.
Q6. What impression do you form of M. Hamel on the basis of your study of the story “The Last Lesson”.
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How do you estimate M. Hamel as a man with a ruler and as a man with a gesture?
Ans – Mr. Hamel is a French language teacher. He is very strict teacher and can not tolerate any indiscipline in his class. His students and villagers respect him very much. He loves his Language and country. He was deeply shocked when an order come from Berlin that only German language will be taught in school of Alsace and Lorraine. Mr. Hamel has to leave the school. The new German language teacher is coming next day. Mr. Hamel Gave the last lesson to their student with Same behaviour like regular days.
Q7. The order from Berlin aroused a particular zeal in the school. Comment.
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What changes did the order from Berlin cause that day?
Ans – During Perssian war, two French districts were gone under the control of Germany. Alsace and Lorraine were these districts. After capture, an order had come from Berlin that only German language will be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Their new German teacher will come next day. This order had been put over Bulletin Board. Mr. Hamel is a very devoted teacher of French language. On the last day of his lesson, everyone come to meet him for his 40 years of service. On the last day, he gave lecture in the same manner. Mr. Hamel and all other were very sad because now their language will be stopped teaching in the school. There is a renewed zeal in everyone’s heart to learn as much as they possibly can. The people and students now realize the value of their language, but now the time is lost for learn more about it.
Chapter 2 – Lost Spring
Q1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from? Most Important
Ans – Saheb is looking for some silver coins or currency notes in the the garbage dumps. It is not less than gold for him. He looks for anything that can get him some coins. He is living in Seemapuri (Delhi) and he has come from Bangladesh.
Q2. Who was Mukesh? What was his aim of life?
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How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
Ans – Mukesh belonged to a family of bangle makers in Firozabad. He did not like the life of a bangle maker. He wanted to be free from this family traditional work and want to become his own master. His dream was to become a motor mechanic.
Q3. What makes the city of Firozabad famous? Most Important
Ans – City of Firozabad is famous for its glass blowing industries. It is the centre of India’s glass blowing industry. Here different colors of bangles are made with glass.
Q4. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry. Most Important
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How and why do the people in Firozabad lose the brightness of their eyes/eyesight?
Ans – Workers in the glass bangles industry have to work at very high temperatures. They work in dingy cells without air and light. They don’t get any daylight. Thus they lose brightness of their eyes. The powder of polishing the bangles also blinds them.
Q5. Is Saheb happy working at tea-stall? Explain a little.
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Do you think Saheb was happy to work at the tea stall? Answer giving reasons.
Ans – No, he is not happy working at the tea stall. Here he got eight hundred Rupees in a month but now he is not his own master. Now he belongs to a man who owns the tea shop.
Q6. What did the writer see when Mukesh took her to his home? Most Important
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What did the writer see when Mukesh took her to his home in Firozabad?
Ans – Mukesh was saying that his home is being rebuilt. When the writer came with Mukesh to saw his house. Writer saw stinking lanes chocked with full of garbage. When she entered into Mukesh home. There were crumbling walls, wobbly doors, no windows, crowded with families of humans and animals coexisting in a primeval state. It is looking like a half built shack. A frail young woman is cooking the evening meal for the whole family. Through eyes filled with smoke she smiles. She is the wife of Mukesh’s elder brother. Not much older in years, she has begun to command respect as the bahu, the daughter-in-law of the house, already in charge of three men — her husband, Mukesh and their father. Despite long years of hard labour, first as a tailor, then a bangle maker, he has failed to renovate a house, send his two sons to school. All he has managed to do is teach them what he knows – the art of making bangles.
Q7. Write a brief note about the town of Firozabad.
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The bangle makers of Firozabad make beautiful bangles and make everyone happy but they live and die in squalor. Elaborate.
Ans – Firozabad is a town that is famous for bangles. Every other family is engaged in making bangles here. Firozabad is the centre of India’s glass-blowing industry. From a long period of time, generations of a families are working around glass furnaces. They weld glass and make beautiful and colorful bangles from the glass. These people’s condition are very poor. They have to work at very high temperatures. They have to work in dingy cells without air and light. Many bangle maker losses their eyesight due to this work of bangle making. These peoples are exploited by middlemen, policemen, sahukars, bureaucrats and politicians. As a result they have to live a life in Poverty.
Chapter 3 – Deep Water
Q1. Why was Douglas determined to get over the fear of water? Most Important
Ans – William Douglas had a great fear of downing into water. This fear of water spoils all his joys of fishing, boating and swimming. So he was determined to get over this fear of water for enjoy his trips.
Q2. Where did Douglas finally learn to swim?
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What did Douglas do to get over his fear of water?
Ans – Douglas used every way to overcome his fear of water. Finally, one October, he decided to get an instructor and learn to swim. He went to a pool and practiced five days a week, an hour each day. With the help of Instructor, Douglas finally learn to swim.
Q3. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire? Most Important
Ans – William Douglas had not overcome completely from his fear of deep water. For overcome this fear, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire. He swam 2 Miles across the lake and now wins over his fear of deep water.
Q4. Mention any two long term consequences of the drowning incident on Douglas.
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Which incident in Doughlas’ early life made him scared of water.
Ans – Writer father took him to the California beach. A strong wave come and buried him in water. Now he had the fear of water in his heart. Another time when writer join Y.M.C.A. pool, a boy threw him in the pool. where he left his breath and almost died. This time he become panic. Now the writer decide to learn swimming and overcome the fear of water.
Q5. Which factors led Douglas to decide in favour of Y. M. C. A. pool?
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Why did Douglas think that the YMCA pool was safe?
Ans – The Y.M.C.A pool offers to learn swimming at safe place. At one end, it was only two or three feet deep. Slope of the pool to another end was gradual. so he decided to join this pool for learn swimming.
Q6. What was misadventure at the Y.M.C.A. pool that the writer William Douglas speaks about?
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What is the ‘Misadventure’ that William Douglas speaks about? Describe.
Ans – At the age of ten or eleven years, writer joined Y.M.C.A. pool for learn swimming and overcome his fear of water. One day, he was sitting alone on the side of the pool. He was afraid from going alone into water. Then a big boy come. He picked up writer and throw into the pool. The writer was frightened. When he reached at the bottom of pool, he tried to make big jump according to their plan. This plan was made when the writer was going down into the water. But his plan failed and coming up very slow. He could see nothing except water. He made another attempt but not worked. He became panic. After some effort, everything blanked out. But luckily, before he was dead, he was taken out of the pool.
Q7. How did Douglas overcome his fear of water? (Deep water) Most Important
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What efforts did Douglas make to overcome his fear of water? When and how did he conquer it? Most Important
Ans – Douglas join Y.M.C.A. pool for learn swimming and overcome his fear of water. After a incident of drowning, he left this pool. He hired a training instructor. The Instructor put a belt round the writer. A rope was attached with it. It went through a pully. The pulley ran on an overhead cable. The instructor hold the end of rope. Through this process, the writer went back and forth across the pool. who helped him to overcome his fear. Douglas still have some fears. he practiced for four months but not satisfied. So, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire. He swam 2 Miles across the lake and now he had conquer over deep water.
Chapter 4 – The Rattrap
Q1. Why did the peddler think that the world was a rattrap?
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What idea came to peddler’s mind when he was thinking of his own rattraps?
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Who gave the peddler unwanted joy?
Ans – The peddler was going through the road on his way. Suddenly, an idea came to him. He thought that the whole world was like a big rattrap. The material things are like a bait by which we are ensnared in this cage of world. Some have already been snared while others are still moving around the bait. This thinking gave him unwanted joy.
Q2. What doubts did Edla have about the peddler? Most Important
Ans – From the Peddler’s look and behaviour, Edla doubted that he did not seem to have been an educated person. It seemed to her as if he had stolen something or had escaped from the jail.
Q3. When did the iron man realize his mistake? Most Important
Ans – The iron man looked at the peddler in the broad light of the morning. Now he had realised his mistake. Peddler had been washed, his hair was cut and he had shaved. He was also well-dressed. Now Ironmaster clearly see that he had made a mistake and took the wrong person with him.
Q4. Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler? Most Important
Ans – The crofter was a lonely person. He had no wife and children. He was very happy to see someone in his loneliness. he was happy that he had someone for talk. That was why he was so talkative and friendly with the peddler.
Q5. Why did the peddler decline the invitation of the ironmaster? Most Important
Ans – The peddler had stolen the money of crofter. He thought that going to manor house, he would be throwing himself into lion’s den. so he decline the invitation of ironmaster.
Q6. Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler? Most Important
Ans – The peddler had stolen the money of crafter. When Edla knew that the peddler was a thief. she was deeply shaken. After reading the letter left by the peddler, she came to know what a gem the man really was. Now she was happy.
Q7. Write the brief character-sketch of the peddler.
Ans – The peddler is a poor, lonely vagabond who sells rattraps and resorts to begging and petty thievery to survive. Initially, he is cynical and sees the world as a giant rattrap, tempting people with baits of wealth and comfort. This pessimistic view is born from his difficult life and constant poverty. He falls into his own trap when he steals 30 kronor from a kind crofter and gets lost in the forest. However, his inherent goodness is awakened by the unconditional kindness of Edla Willmansson, the ironmaster’s daughter. Edla’s compassion transforms him from a dishonest drifter into a grateful and honest man, prompting him to return the stolen money. His redemption highlights the story’s theme that kindness can awaken the conscience of even the most hardened individuals.
Chapter 5 – Indigo
Q1. Why did Shukla meet Gandhi?
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Where did Raj Kumar Shukla meet Gandhi?
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Why did Rajkumar Shukla go to meet Gandhiji? Most Important
Ans – Rajkumar Shukla was a poor peasant of Champaran district. He wants that Gandhiji come to Champaran and help the poor sharecroppers. So he came Lucknow to meet Gandhiji.
Q2. Why did Gandhiji chide the lawyers?
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What did Gandhi tell Rajendra Prasad and other lawyers?
Ans – The lawyers were charging very high fees from the poor peasants. Gandhiji chided them for this. He concluded that it was no good going to court. When the peasants were fear-stricken, law courts were useless. Therefore, the first need was to rid the peasants of their fear.
Q3. How could Gandhi persuade the lawyers to follow him into jail?
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How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers?
Ans – Gandhiji persuade the lawyers by giving them his example of selfless service. Gandhiji was prepared to go to jail for poor peasants who were strangers for him. The lawyers were deeply impressed from him. So they too become ready to follow him into jail.
Q4. How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad’s house? Most Important
Ans – When Gandhiji reached at Rajendra Prasad’s house, he was out of town. However, the servants allowed him to stay on the ground of the house. The servants mistook understand Gandhiji for an untouchable. They did not permit him to draw water from the well.
Q5. Do you think truth prevails against all odds? Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life?
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What was Champaran episode? Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life?
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The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhiji’s life. Elucidate. Most Important
Ans – Champaran episode proved to be a turning point in Gandhiji life. It was totally a new experience for him. Here Gandhiji learns that these poor peoples had courage to fight for their rights. The Champaran episode also broke the myth of the dreadful British power. Gandhiji was first order for leave the place but he refused. Gandhiji received the notice, but wrote on it that he would disobey the order. At the court, he said that he was no lawbreaker. He was doing his moral duty to his people. A Crowd of people rallied in support of Gandhiji. At last, case against Gandhiji had to be dropped and the contract of poor peasants were settled. In the Champaran, Gandhiji learned a lot.
Q6. Write a character-sketch of Rajkumar Shukla.
Ans – Raj Kumar Shukla was a poor, emaciated sharecropper in his mid-30s who had fallen victim to British landlords. Despite his illiteracy, he was adamant about upsetting the British landlords’ unfairness. He is portrayed as a persistent, determined individual who is not easily deterred by challenges. He has few words but strong opinions. He uses simple expressions, yet his tone of voice as well as his actions show his sincerity and determination. In order to get Gandhiji’s assistance in fighting the British landlords, he went to meet him. He stayed by Gandhiji’s side until he gave him a time to visit Champaran. In the Champaran episode, Raj Kumar Shukla had a significant part to perform.
Chapter 6 – Poets and Pancakes
Q1. Who was Subbu’s Principal? Most Important
Ans – Subbu’s principal was The Boss.
Q2. Who was the Boss of Gemini studios? Most Important
Ans – Mr. Vasan was the Boss of the Gemini Studios.
Q3. What is the example of national integration that the author refers to in ‘Poets and Pancakes’? Most Important
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How was the makeup room in the Gemini Studios a fine example of national integration?
Ans – The make-up department had a large team of workers. They were all from different parts of India and belonged to different castes. The department was headed by a Maharashtrian. His assistants included a Kannadiga, and Andhraite, an Indian Christian, an Anglo Burmese and the local Tamils. This is what the writer calls national integration.
Q4. Write a brief character sketch of Subbu. (Poets & Pancakes)
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Subbu is described as a many sided genius. List four of his special abilities.
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Discuss the character of Subbu, focusing on his diverse intellectual and creative abilities
Ans – Subbu was the No. 2 at Gemini Studios. He had the ability to look cheerful at all times. He could never do things of his own, but he was very loyal to The Boss. During the golden years of the Gemini Studios, Subbu had his hand in every important affair of the company. He had a separate Identity as a poet. He could certainly write in more complex and higher form, but he deliberately chose to write for the masses. He composed several truly original ‘story poem’ in folk diction. He was an amazing actor. He never aspired to the lead roles. But whatever role he played, he performed better than the main players. He was tailor-made films. Subbu had a genuine love for anyone he met. His house was a permanent residence for dozens of relations and acquaintance. He was truly a nice character.
Q5. Write a brief note on the make-up department of the Gemini Studios. Most Important
Ans – The make-up department of the Gemini Studios was in the upstairs of a building. It had the look of a hair-cutting salon. It had big lights around half a dozen large mirrors. They were all incandescent lights. Thus those who came there for make-up had to beat a lot of heat. The make-up department was headed by a Maharashtrian. He was assisted by men from different states and communities. Thus there was a great deal of national integration. The chief make-up man attended to the chief actors and actresses. His senior assistant looked to the second hero and heroine. The junior assistant dealt with the main comedian. The players who played the crowd were the responsibility of the ‘office boy’. He would mix his paint in a giant vessel and slap it on the crowd players.
Chapter 7 – The Interview
Q1. What are some of the positive views on interviews? Most Important
Ans – Interviews are said to be the highest source of truth. They are called a form of art. They are a supremely useful medium of communication. They give us the most vivid impressions of our contemporaries.
Q2. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed? Most Important
Ans – Most celebrities despise the interview as an unwelcome intrusion into their lives. Some even feel wounded by them. They have a horror of the interviewer. Kipling regarded interviewing as immoral. He called it a crime which merits punishment.
Q3. What did Lewis Caroll have a horror of? (The Interview) Most Important
Ans – Lewis Carrol had a horror of the interviewer. He never consented to be interviewed. It would appear very horrible to him that he was given great importance. So he always tried to repel interviewers and persistent for his autographs.
Q4. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar? How did he find the time to write so much? (The Interview) Most Important
Ans – Umberto Eco considered himself an academic scholar first and then a novelist. He wrote more scholarly articles as compared to novels; and, he attended academic conferences and not meetings of Pen Clubs and writers. According to him, he was a university professor who wrote novels on Sundays. Umberto Eco explain in a interview that how he found time for his interviews. He says that we have a lot of empty spaces in our lives, and he worked in those empty spaces.
Chapter 8 – Going Places
Q1. What were Sophie’s plans after school? Most Important
Ans – Sophie planned to have a nice boutique in the city. She wanted it to be the best in the city. But Jansie said it would need a lot of money. At this, Sophie said that she would work as a manger until she had saved enough money.
Q2. Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey? Most Important
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Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey? Explain a little in two to three lines.
Ans – Sophie did not meet Danny Casey in reality. She made up the story of her encounter with Danny Casey only to seek the attention of her brother, Geoff.
Q3. How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father? (Going Places)
Ans – Sophie’s father seems to be a careless and carefree person. He seems to belong to the labour class. He has only an old bicycle. But he often goes to the pub to enjoy himself. He does not worry much about his children. His manner of eating the pie also shows that he has rough eating manners. However, he understands well the nature of his daughter, Sophie. He knows that she makes up wild stories to impress others. When he is told that Sophie has met Danny Casey, he looks at her in disdain. But when Sophie insists with her story of Danney, he loses his temper. He says, “This is another of your wild stories …….. . One of these days, you are going to talk yourself into a load of trouble.” And we know that the old man’s Estimate proves true in the end of the story.
Q4. What impression do you form of Sophie’s character from the story “Going Places”? Most Important
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Contrast Sophie’s real world with her fantasies.
Ans – Sophie is a highly ambitious girl. She belongs to a poor family. She has no source of any money. Yet she dreams to have the finest boutique in the city. Her friend, Jansie, tells her that it would take her a long time to save that much money. At this, Sophie says that she will become a manger to begin with. She never stops to think who will take her as a manager straight off. Then she says that she will become an actress. She will run the boutique side by side because actresses don’t work full time. She even thinks of becoming a fashion designer. All this shows what a dreamy girl she is. Such a girl is bound to meet disappointment when she falls back to the ground of reality. And all this happens when her fantasy about Danny Casey breaks in the end.
Q5. What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to?
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What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
Ans – Sophie belong to a lower middle class family. They live in a small house. It is smoky and untidy. They have no servants. The mother has to do all the household work. The father has only an old bicycle. He seems to be quite rough in his manners. He often goes to the pub. He does not seem to be much worried about his children. The son, Geoff, is three years out of school. Yet, he is only an apprentice mechanic. He travels daily to his work at the far end of the city. The daughter, Sophie, seems to be a good for nothing girl. She has not a penny, but dreams of having the best boutique in the city. She has never met Danny Casey, but drams of remaining with him. All these are the indications of the socio-economic background of Sophie’s family.
Poetry Section
Poem 1 – My Mother at Sixty-six
Q1. What is the main idea of the poem “My Mother at Sixty-Six”? Most Important
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Justify the title of the poem, ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’.
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What is the central idea of the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’?
Ans – This poem describes the conditions of old people. The poet driving to cochin airport with her sixty six years old mother. She was looking pale like death. Her mother was dozing and her mouth was open. At the age of sixty six, the condition of all old people is looks similar.
Q2. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? Most Important
Ans – The poet mother is looking pale and weak. She looks pale as death. She realises that her mother looks old and will not live long. This thought gives her pain.
Poem 2 – Keeping Quiet
Q1. What symbol from nature does the poet use to prove that keeping quiet is not a total inactivity?
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What symbol from nature does the poet involve to say that there can be life under apparent stillness?
Ans – The poet uses the symbol of the earth. He says that in winter, the earth seems to be dead. But later in spring, it is proved that it is alive, not dead. It has new colours and beauties added to it. Thus the poet proves that there can be life under apparent stillness and keeping quiet for some time is not a total inactivity.
Q2. Why does the poet urge us to keep quiet? Most Important
Ans – The poet urge us to keep quiet so that we can understand ourselves in a better way after doing a quiet introspection. The we can start our activities with better and purposeful manner.
Q3. Does the poet of “Keeping Quiet” advocate total inactivity and death? What is your opinion?
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Do you think the poet, Pablo Neruda advocates total inactivity and death? Why/Why not?
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Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death? Most Important
Ans – No, the poet doesn’t say this at all. He says is connected with life and activities that can be made better. he says that we should stop our activities for a few moments and have a quiet introspection. It will help us to start our activities in purposeful manner.
Q4. What is the central idea of the poem “Keeping Quiet”.
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What message does the poet want to give through the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’?
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What does the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ teach us?
Ans – The Central idea of the poem is that we should stop our all activities for a moment and do some quite introspection. It will help us to understand ourselves in better way. Then we can start our activities with better and purposeful manner.
Q5. What will counting upto twelve and keeping still help us achieve? Most Important
Ans – The poet means to say is that we should stop all our activities for a few moments and do quiet introspection. It will help us to restart our activities afresh in a better and purposeful manner.
Poem 3 – A Thing of Beauty
Q1. What is the message contained in the poem “A thing of Beauty”?
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Write the central idea of the poem. (A Thing of Beauty)
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Justify the following statement: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
Ans – This poem conveys the message that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. It leaves a permanent impression on our mind. Its loveliness increases every time we think of it. Thus it becomes a joy for ever. Besides this, it makes us forget the sorrows and sufferings of the world. It gives us peace of the mind and health of the body. It makes our painful stay on this earth bearable.
Q2. List the things that cause suffering and pain. (A Thing of Beauty)
Ans – There is air of depression among human beings. There is a terrible dearth of truly noble soul. Many evil and mysterious things happen daily. it is hard to understand why they happen. Men pass their days in gloom.
Q3. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem.
Ans – The list of beauty includes the sun and the moon. There are young and old trees that give pleasant shadow for gentle sheep. There are daffodils, clear rills and musk roses growing in the forest brake. There are lovely tales.
Poem 4 – A Roadside Stand
Q1. Where was the roadside stand put up and what for? Most Important
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Where and how was the road side stand built and why?
Ans – The roadside stand was build in shape of a shed. It was built in front of an old house. It was at the edge of the road. The owner of the roadside stand had some little things to sell. He hoped to earn a little money by selling these things to the people who passes from the road.
Q2. What does the poet say about polished traffic? (A Road Side Stand) Most Important
Ans – The rich people have their polished cars. They drove with their eyes fixed forward. if ever anyone looked aside, he felt irritated. He was irritated from the shed that had been painted in artless way. They think that this shed is destroying the beauty of the landscape.
Q3. What is the central idea of the poem ‘A Roadside Stand’?
Ans – Money is required for all kinds of human progress. But in the countryside, circulation of money is almost negligible. So without money and development, the rural people remain sad and depressed. They seem to complain of the stepmotherly treatment and injustice done to them. In fact, in the country’s economics policies and statistics, the well being of the villagers has never been considered.
Poem 5 – Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger
Q1. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are fluttering through her wool? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull? Most Important
Ans – Aunt Jennifer’s hands are fluttering through her wool because she seems very old and weak. She is finding it hard to pull because her weak hand are trembling.
Q2. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character? What might the poet be suggesting, through this difference? Most Important
Ans – Aunt Jennifer created through the tiger, a picture of her husband. There is also a suggestion that women create men, but those man dominate over women when they grow up.
Q3. What is the central idea of ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’?
Ans – In this poem, Adrienne Rich discusses about the issue of male dominance. The poem shows the conflicts of a woman which she has to bear in a male dominant society. Aunt Jennifer is symbolic of all the women of world who are victims of oppression in a male dominant society. The poem compared Aunt Jennifer with the fearless tigers to whom she had made on a panel. Thus, this poem shows that women life should be fearless like tigers.