निम्नलिखित में से किन्हीं दो का चरित्र-चित्रण कीजिए।
(क) वासवदत्ता
(ख) चारुदत्त
(ग) यक्ष
(घ) शाकार
See Answer →काव्य की परिभाषा देते हुए काव्य प्रयोजन का विस्तारपूर्वक वर्णन करें।
See Answer →रस-निरूपण पर प्रकाश डालें।
See Answer →कथासाहित्य का उद्भव कैसे हुआ ? विस्तारपूर्वक प्रकाश डालें।
See Answer →अधोलिखित में से किन्हीं तीन की ससन्दर्भ व्याख्या कीजिए :-
(क) तस्य स्थित्वा कथमपि पुरः कौतुकाधानहेतो।
रन्तर्बाष्पश्चिरमनुचरो राजराजस्य दध्यौ ।।
मेघालोके भवति सुखिनोऽप्यन्यथावृत्ति चेतः ।
कण्ठाश्लेषप्रणयिनि जने किं पुनर्दूरसंस्थे ।।
(ख) छन्नोपान्तः परिणतफलद्योतिभिः काननाम्रै।
स्त्वय्यारूढे शिखरमचलः स्निग्धवेणीसवर्णे ।।
नूनं यास्यत्यमरमिथुनप्रेक्षणीयामवस्थां ।
मध्ये श्यामः स्तन इव भुवः शेषविस्तारपाण्डुः ।।
(ग) प्रद्योतस्य प्रियदुहितरं वत्सराजोऽत्र जहे।
हैमं तालद्रुमवनमभूदत्र तस्यैव राज्ञः ।।
अत्रोद्घान्तः किल नलगिरिः स्तम्भमुत्पाट्य दर्पा।
दित्यागान्तून् रमयति जनो यत्र बन्धूनभिज्ञः ।।
(घ) श्यामास्वङ्ग, चकितहरिणीप्रेक्षणे दृष्टिपातं ।
वक्त्रच्छायां शशिनि, शिखिनां बर्हभारेषु केशान् ।।
उत्पश्यामि प्रतनुषु नदीवीचिषु भ्रूविलासान्।
हन्तैकस्मिन्क्वचिदपि न ते चण्डि ! सादृश्यमस्ति ।।
(च) यत्रोन्मत्तभ्रमरमुखराः पादपा नित्यपुष्पा।
हंसश्रेणीरचितशना नित्यपद्मा नलिन्यः ।।
केकोत्कण्ठा भवनशिखिनो नित्यभास्वत्कलापा।
नित्यज्योत्स्नाः प्रतिहततमोवृत्तिरम्याः प्रदोषाः ।।
See Answer →Read the following stanza and answer the questions that follow:
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly over the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
(From Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard)
i. What time of day is being described in the poem?
ii. Identify two images used by the poet to create a peaceful atmosphere.
What mood or tone is created by the description in the passage?
iv. What deeper theme does the poet introduce through the imagery of sunset and silence?
V. How does the poet portray the lives of rural people in this excerpt?
See Answer →Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the brackets:
i. She __________ (accept / except) the invitation gladly.
ii. He is taller __________ (then / than) his brother.
iii. Please __________ (lose / loose) your grip slightly.
iv. They will __________ (weather / whether) the storm.
v. I will meet you __________ (by / buy) the café.
vi. The dog hurt __________ (its / it’s) paw.
vii. I saw the movie __________ (two / too) times.
viii. Can you __________ (hear / here) me now?
ix. He wrote a __________ (plain / plane) letter.
x. She gave me some good __________ (advise / advice).
See Answer →Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets.
i. She __________ a song beautifully. (sing)
ii. They __________ a new project last month. (start)
iii. He __________ very tired after the match. (feel)
iv. I have _________ my homework already. (finish)
v. The sun __________ in the east. (rise)
vi. We __________ to the market every Saturday. (go)
vii. She __________ a letter when I called her. (write)
viii. The baby __________ when he is hungry. (cry)
ix. He __________ me with the work yesterday. (help)
x. They __________ to join the club next week. (plan)
See Answer →Q 7 Write the meanings of the following phrasal verbs and use each in a sentence of your own:
i. Call off
ii. Look into
iii. Take over
iv. Bring up
v. Set out
See Answer →Complete the following sentences by using appropriate articles
i. She bought ____ umbrella from the market.
ii. I saw ____ elephant at the zoo.
111 He is reading _____ interesting book.
iv. We visited _____ Taj Mahal last summer.
V. He wants to be ____ engineer.
vi. They stayed at _____ hotel near the beach.
vii. ____ moon was shining brightly.
V111. She has _____ idea to solve the problem.
ix. I ate _____ apple this morning.
Χ. He is _____ honest man.
See Answer →Rewrite the following sentences in correct form:
i. He don't like to play cricket.
ii. They was going to market yesterday.
She can sings very well.
iv. This book is more better than that one
V. She don't likes cold weather.
vi. They was late for the meeting.
vii. I can sings very well.
viii. He going to market now.
ix. This are my books.
Χ. We didn't went to the park yesterday.
See Answer →Make five words using the prefix ‘un–’ and five words using the suffix ‘–ful’.
See Answer →The cat jumped ____ the wall.
See Answer →We will meet _____ 5 p.m.
See Answer →She is good ____ mathematics.
See Answer →The book is lying ____ the table.
See Answer →He was born ____April.
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