Village Song тАУ Book Q A Class 10 ENGLISH
Complete Book Exercises (Questions and Answers) ЁЯзаЁЯУЭ
G. Let’s understand the poem ЁЯза
1. The poem appears to be a conversation between two persons. Who are they?
(рмПрм╣рм┐ рмХрммрм┐рмдрм╛рмЯрм┐ рмжрнБрмЗрмЬрмгрмЩрнНрмХ рмормзрнНрнЯрм░рнЗ рмПрмХ рммрм╛рм░рнНрмдрнНрмдрм╛рм│рм╛рмк рмкрм░рм┐ рмормирнЗрм╣рнБрмПред рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирнЗ рмХрм┐рмП?)
Answer: The poem is a conversation between a concerned mother and her young daughter.
2. Where does the “honey child” go?
("рмормзрнБрм░ рм╕рмирнНрмдрм╛рми" рмХрнБрмЖрмбрнЗ рмпрм╛рмП?)
Answer: The honey child goes to the wild forest.
3. Why should she leave the mother and grieve the lover?
(рм╕рнЗ рмХрм╛рм╣рм┐рмБрмХрм┐ рморм╛рмЖрмХрнБ рмЫрм╛рмбрм┐рмпрм┐рмм рмПрммрмВ рмкрнНрм░рнЗрморм┐рмХрмХрнБ рмжрнБрмГрмЦ рмжрнЗрмм?)
Answer: She is going to leave her mother and grieve her lover because she is completely fascinated by the beauty of nature and the fairy folk are calling her to the wild forest.
4. How does the child describe the “wild forest”?
(рмкрм┐рм▓рм╛рмЯрм┐ "рмШрмЮрнНрмЪ рмЬрмЩрнНрмЧрм▓" рмХрнБ рмХрм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рммрм░рнНрмгрнНрмгрмирм╛ рмХрм░рнЗ?)
Answer: The child describes the wild forest as a beautiful place where champa buds bloom on champa boughs, koils sing on the river-isles, and lotus lilies glisten.
5. What does the expression ‘the world full of pleasure” mean ?
("рмП рмкрнГрмерм┐рммрнАрмЯрм╛ рмЖрмирмирнНрмжрм░рнЗ рмкрм░рм┐рмкрнВрм░рнНрмгрнНрмг" - рмПрм╣рм┐ рмЙрмХрнНрмдрм┐рм░ рмЕрм░рнНрме рмХ’рмг?)
Answer: The expression means that the material human world is filled with worldly joys and comforts like bridal-songs, cradle-songs, and sandal-scented leisure.
6. What is common about bridal songs and cradle songs?
(рммрм┐рммрм╛рм╣ рмЧрнАрмд рмПрммрмВ рмирм╛рмирм╛рммрм╛рнЯрм╛ рмЧрнАрмд рмормзрнНрнЯрм░рнЗ рм╕рм╛рмзрм╛рм░рмг рмХрмерм╛ рмХ’рмг?)
Answer: The common thing about both bridal songs and cradle songs is that they have underlying cadences of sorrow.
7. How does the poet describe happiness and sorrow?
(рмХрммрм┐ рмХрм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рм╕рнБрмЦ рмПрммрмВ рмжрнБрмГрмЦрм░ рммрм░рнНрмгрнНрмгрмирм╛ рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрм┐?)
Answer: The poet describes happiness as "the laughter of the sun to-day" and sorrow as "the wind of death to-morrow."
8. How does the poet compare forest notes with bridal songs and cradle songs?
(рмХрммрм┐ рмХрм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рммрмгрм░ рм╕рмЩрнНрмЧрнАрмдрмХрнБ рммрм┐рммрм╛рм╣ рмЧрнАрмд рмПрммрмВ рмирм╛рмирм╛рммрм╛рнЯрм╛ рмЧрнАрмд рм╕рм╣рм┐рмд рмдрнБрм│рмирм╛ рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрм┐?)
Answer: The poet suggests that the forest notes, like the musical sound of forest streams, are far sweeter and more everlasting than worldly bridal songs and cradle songs, which eventually bring sorrow.
H. Let’s appreciate the poem ЁЯМ╕
1. The first four lines of the poem pose four questions. What does the mother want to tell her daughter?
(рмХрммрм┐рмдрм╛рм░ рмкрнНрм░рмермо рмЪрм╛рм░рнЛрмЯрм┐ рмзрм╛рмбрм╝рм┐рм░рнЗ рмЪрм╛рм░рнЛрмЯрм┐ рмкрнНрм░рм╢рнНрми рмкрмЪрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмЫрм┐ред рморм╛рмЖ рмдрм╛рмЩрнНрмХ рмЭрм┐рмЕрмХрнБ рмХ’рмг рмХрм╣рм┐рммрм╛рмХрнБ рмЪрм╛рм╣рнБрмБрмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐?)
Answer: The mother wants to remind her daughter about her worldly comforts, her beautiful jewels, the golden grain she was fed, and her waiting lover, attempting to persuade her not to run away.
2. Does the mother’s appeal have any effect on the girl? What does the girl find irresistible?
(рморм╛рмЖрмЩрнНрмХ рмЕрмирнБрм░рнЛрмзрм░ рмЭрм┐рмЕ рмЙрмкрм░рнЗ рмХрнМрмгрм╕рм┐ рмкрнНрм░рмнрм╛рмм рмкрмбрм╝рнЗ рмХрм┐? рмЭрм┐рмЕрмЯрм┐ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмЬрм┐рмирм┐рм╖рмХрнБ рмПрмбрм╝рм╛рмЗ рмкрм╛рм░рнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ?)
Answer: No, the mother's appeal does not have any effect on the girl. The girl finds the sweet voices of the fairy-folk and the beautiful, natural sights of the wild forest completely irresistible.
3. How are the worldly pleasures compared with the pleasures of the fairy land?
(рм╕рм╛рмВрм╕рм╛рм░рм┐рмХ рм╕рнБрмЦрмХрнБ рмкрм░рнА рм░рм╛рмЗрмЬрм░ рм╕рнБрмЦ рм╕рм╣рм┐рмд рмХрм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рмдрнБрм│рмирм╛ рмХрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмЫрм┐?)
Answer: Worldly pleasures are described as temporary and containing hidden sorrow, whereas the pleasures of the fairy land and nature are described as far sweeter, musical, and everlasting.
I. Let’s do some activities ЁЯУЭ
1. How many times does the word “would” occur in the poem?
(рмХрммрм┐рмдрм╛рм░рнЗ "would" рм╢рммрнНрмжрмЯрм┐ рмХрнЗрмдрнЗрмерм░ рмЖрм╕рм┐рмЫрм┐?)
Answer: The word "would" occurs three times in the poem.
2. How many questions are asked in the poem? Who—the mother or the daughter—asks the questions?
(рмХрммрм┐рмдрм╛рм░рнЗ рмХрнЗрмдрнЛрмЯрм┐ рмкрнНрм░рм╢рнНрми рмкрмЪрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмЫрм┐? рмХрм┐рмП—рморм╛рмЖ рмирм╛ рмЭрм┐рмЕ—рмкрнНрм░рм╢рнНрми рмкрмЪрм╛рм░рнБрмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐?)
Answer: A total of five questions are asked in the poem, and they are all asked by the mother.
3. The adjective “bridal” is used in the following expressions: “bridal songs”, “bridal robes” and “bridal cakes”. Can you use the adjective in any other expression?
("bridal" рммрм┐рм╢рнЗрм╖рмгрмЯрм┐ рммрм┐рмнрм┐рмирнНрми рм╢рммрнНрмж рм╕рм╣ рммрнНрнЯрммрм╣рнГрмд рм╣рнЛрмЗрмЫрм┐ред рмЖрмкрмг рмЕрмирнНрнЯ рмХрнМрмгрм╕рм┐ рм╢рммрнНрмж рм╕рм╣ рмПрм╣рм┐ рммрм┐рм╢рнЗрм╖рмг рммрнНрнЯрммрм╣рм╛рм░ рмХрм░рм┐рмкрм╛рм░рм┐рммрнЗ рмХрм┐?)
Answer: Yes, the adjective can be used in other expressions such as bridal makeup, bridal party, bridal bouquet, and bridal shower.
4. In line 3 and line 4 of the first stanza the word “who” is used to qualify the nouns “mother” and “lover”. Use the word to qualify other nouns in sentences of your own.
(рмкрнНрм░рмермо рм╕рнНрмдрммрмХрм░ рнйрнЯ рмПрммрмВ рнкрм░рнНрме рмзрм╛рмбрм╝рм┐рм░рнЗ "who" рм╢рммрнНрмж рммрнНрнЯрммрм╣рм╛рм░ рмХрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмЫрм┐ред рмирм┐рмЬ рммрм╛рмХрнНрнЯрм░рнЗ рмЕрмирнНрнЯ рммрм┐рм╢рнЗрм╖рнНрнЯрмХрнБ рмпрнЛрмЧ рмХрм░рм┐рммрм╛ рмкрм╛рмЗрмБ рмПрм╣рм┐ рм╢рммрнНрмж рммрнНрнЯрммрм╣рм╛рм░ рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрнБред)
Answer: The teacher who teaches us English is very kind. The girl who is singing beautifully is my sister.
5. Rearrange the following phrases in the sequence in which they occur in the poem: the champa buds are blowing; bridal cakes are on the hearth; lotus lilies glisten; koil-haunted river isles; bridal robes are in the loom.
(рмХрммрм┐рмдрм╛рм░рнЗ рмЖрм╕рм┐рмерм┐рммрм╛ рмХрнНрм░рмо рмЕрмирнБрмпрм╛рнЯрнА рмПрм╣рм┐ рм╢рммрнНрмжрмЧрнБрмбрм╝рм┐рмХрнБ рм╕рмЬрм╛рмбрм╝рм┐ рм▓рнЗрмЦрмирнНрмдрнБред)
Answer: The correct sequence is: the champa buds are blowing; koil-haunted river isles; lotus lilies glisten; bridal robes are in the loom; bridal cakes are on the hearth.
6. Mark the rhyming words in each stanza. Find out the rhyming words ending in ‘ing’ form.
(рмкрнНрм░рмдрнНрнЯрнЗрмХ рм╕рнНрмдрммрмХрм░рнЗ рмерм┐рммрм╛ рм╕рморм╛рми рмзрнНрн▒рмирм┐ рммрм┐рм╢рм┐рм╖рнНрмЯ рм╢рммрнНрмж (rhyming words) рмЧрнБрмбрм╝рм┐рмХрнБ рмЪрм┐рм╣рнНрмирмЯ рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрнБред 'ing' рм░рнЗ рм╢рнЗрм╖ рм╣рнЗрмЙрмерм┐рммрм╛ рмЫрмирнНрмжрмпрнБрмХрнНрмд рм╢рммрнНрмжрмЧрнБрмбрм╝рм┐рмХрнБ рмЦрнЛрмЬрмирнНрмдрнБред)
Answer: The rhyming words in the poem are: going-blowing, fed you-wed you, going-blowing, glisten-listen, pleasure-leisure, glowing-going, sorrow-morrow, falling-calling. The rhyming words ending in 'ing' are going, blowing, glowing, falling, and calling.
J. Let’s speak ЁЯЧгя╕П
Someone said, ‘God couldn’t be everywhere, so He created mothers’. Work in groups of three or four and discuss what we can do to honour and thank our mothers. When you finish your discussion, your teacher will collect the opinions of the different groups and create a web chart like this : Pray for their well-being every day. How can we honour and thank our mothers ?
(рмЬрмгрнЗ рмХрм╣рм┐рмерм┐рм▓рнЗ, 'рмнрмЧрммрм╛рми рм╕рммрнБрмарм╛рм░рнЗ рм░рм╣рм┐рмкрм╛рм░рм┐рммрнЗ рмирм╛рм╣рм┐рмБ, рмдрнЗрмгрнБ рм╕рнЗ рморм╛рмЖрморм╛рмирмЩрнНрмХрнБ рм╕рнГрм╖рнНрмЯрм┐ рмХрм▓рнЗ'ред рмдрм┐рмирм┐ рммрм╛ рмЪрм╛рм░рм┐ рмЬрмгрмЩрнНрмХ рмЧрнЛрм╖рнНрмарнАрм░рнЗ рмХрм╛рмо рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрнБ рмПрммрмВ рмЖрмо рморм╛рмЖрморм╛рмирмЩрнНрмХрнБ рм╕рморнНрморм╛рми рмПрммрмВ рмзрмирнНрнЯрммрм╛рмж рмжрнЗрммрм╛ рмкрм╛рмЗрмБ рмЖрморнЗ рмХ’рмг рмХрм░рм┐рмкрм╛рм░рм┐рммрм╛ рмдрм╛рм╣рм╛ рмЖрм▓рнЛрмЪрмирм╛ рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрнБред рмЖрм▓рнЛрмЪрмирм╛ рм╕рм░рм┐рммрм╛ рмкрм░рнЗ, рм╢рм┐рмХрнНрм╖рмХ рммрм┐рмнрм┐рмирнНрми рмЧрнЛрм╖рнНрмарнАрм░ рмормдрм╛рмормд рм╕рмВрмЧрнНрм░рм╣ рмХрм░рм┐рммрнЗ рмПрммрмВ рмПрм╣рм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рмПрмХ рн▒рнЗрммрнН рмЪрм╛рм░рнНрмЯ рмкрнНрм░рм╕рнНрмдрнБрмд рмХрм░рм┐рммрнЗ: рмЖрморнЗ рмЖрмо рморм╛рмЖрморм╛рмирмЩрнНрмХрнБ рмХрм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рм╕рморнНрморм╛рми рмУ рмзрмирнНрнЯрммрм╛рмж рмжрнЗрмЗрмкрм╛рм░рм┐рммрм╛? рмкрнНрм░рмдрм┐рмжрм┐рми рм╕рнЗрморм╛рмирмЩрнНрмХрм░ рмормЩрнНрмЧрм│ рмкрм╛рмЗрмБ рмкрнНрм░рм╛рм░рнНрмермирм╛ рмХрм░рм┐рммрм╛ред)
Answer:
| How can we honour and thank our mothers? |
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Pray for their well-being every day.
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| Help them with daily household chores and responsibilities. |
| Always speak to them politely and treat them with deep respect. |
| Take proper care of their health, comfort, and happiness. |
| Spend quality time with them and listen carefully to their valuable advice. |
| Express our love and deep gratitude to them frequently. |
K. Let’s write тЬНя╕П
1. How does the mother dissuade the girl from going to the forest?
(рморм╛рмЖ рмХрм┐рмкрм░рм┐ рмЭрм┐рмЕрмХрнБ рмЬрмЩрнНрмЧрм▓рмХрнБ рмпрм┐рммрм╛рм░рнБ рмЕрмЯрмХрм╛рмЙрмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐?)
Answer: The mother dissuades the girl by reminding her of worldly pleasures, such as her bridal songs, cradle songs, glowing bridal robes in the loom, delicious bridal cakes on the hearth, and the lover who is waiting to marry her.
2. Why does the girl want to go there?
(рмЭрм┐рмЕрмЯрм┐ рм╕рнЗрмарм╛рмХрнБ рмХрм╛рм╣рм┐рмБрмХрм┐ рмпрм┐рммрм╛рмХрнБ рмЪрм╛рм╣рнБрмБрмЫрм┐?)
Answer: The girl wants to go to the wild forest because she is mesmerized by the eternal beauty of nature, the sweet sounds of the forest streams, and the magical voices of the fairy folk calling out to her.
3. Given below is a table. Write in the table the words / expressions from the poem that you think appropriate in each column.
(рмдрм│рнЗ рмПрмХ рмЯрнЗрммрнБрм▓рнН рмжрм┐рмЖрмпрм╛рмЗрмЫрм┐ред рмкрнНрм░рмдрнНрнЯрнЗрмХ рм╕рнНрмдрморнНрмнрм░рнЗ рмЙрмкрмпрнБрмХрнНрмд рм╢рммрнНрмж / рммрм╛рмХрнНрнЯрм╛рмВрм╢ рм▓рнЗрмЦрмирнНрмдрнБред)
| Worldly pleasures | Pleasure in Nature |
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Bridal-songs
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Champa buds blowing
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Cradle-songs
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Koil-haunted river-isles
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Sandal-scented leisure
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Lotus lilies glisten
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Bridal robes glowing
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Voices of fairy folk
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Bridal cakes
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Forest-streams falling
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4. Now prepare a note on the atmosphere of fairy land as described in the poem.
(рмХрммрм┐рмдрм╛рм░рнЗ рммрм░рнНрмгрнНрмгрм┐рмд рмкрм░рнА рм░рм╛рмЗрмЬрм░ рмкрм░рм┐рммрнЗрм╢ рммрм┐рм╖рнЯрм░рнЗ рмПрмХ рмЯрм┐рмкрнНрмкрмгрнА рмкрнНрм░рм╕рнНрмдрнБрмд рмХрм░рмирнНрмдрнБред)
Answer: The fairy land in the poem is portrayed as a highly magical, peaceful, and alluring natural environment. It is described as a wild forest decorated with blooming champa flowers, koil-haunted river islands, and sparkling lotus lilies. It is a place where forest streams produce sweet music and fairy folk sing, completely free from the inevitable sorrows of human life.