Unit_1
1.
Glossary
|
Sl. No. |
Word/phrase |
Meaning in English |
Meaning in Telugu |
|
1 |
Wounded
(v) |
Severely
injured |
à°¤ీà°µ్à°°à°®ుà°—ా
à°—ాయపడెà°¨ు |
|
2 |
Awoke(v) |
Got
up from sleep |
à°¨ిà°¦్à°°à°¨ుంà°¡ి
à°²ేà°šెà°¨ు |
|
3 |
Forgive
(v) |
Pardon |
à°•్à°·à°®ింà°šుà°Ÿ
|
|
4 |
Faithful
(adj) |
Loyal |
నమ్మకమైà°¨
|
|
5 |
Pity
(n) |
Feel
sorry for |
à°œాà°²ిపడుà°Ÿ |
|
6 |
Beds
(n) |
Small
patches of ground for plants |
à°®ొà°•్à°•à°²ు à°¨ాà°Ÿà°¡ాà°¨ిà°•ి à°…à°¨ుà°•ూలముà°—ా à°šేà°¸ిà°¨ మడుà°²ు
|
|
7 |
Return
(v) |
Give
back |
à°¤ిà°°ిà°—ి
ఇచ్à°šుà°Ÿ |
|
8 |
Fainted
(v) |
Lost
consciousness |
à°¸్à°ªృహతప్à°ªి
పడిà°ªోà°¯ెà°¨ు |
|
9 |
Council
(n) |
A
group of people chosen to give advice or to make rules |
సలహాà°²ు
ఇచ్à°šే à°¸à°్à°¯ుà°² à°¬ృంà°¦ం |
|
10 |
Councillors
(n) |
Members
of the council |
సలహాà°²ు
ఇచ్à°šే à°¸à°్à°¯ుà°²ు |
|
11 |
Hermit
(n) |
A
person who lives alone and leads a simple life |
à°¯ోà°—ి
/ à°‹à°·ి |
|
12 |
Wood/woods
(n) |
A
small forest |
à°…à°¡à°µి
|
|
13 |
Affairs
(n) |
Things
/ matters / business |
à°µిà°·à°¯ాà°²ు
/ à°µ్యవహాà°°ాà°²ు |
|
14 |
Seized
(v) |
Took
by force |
బలవంతముà°—ా
à°²ాà°•్à°•ొà°¨ెà°¨ు |
|
15 |
Dig
(v) |
Break
up and move earth with a tool or machine or hand |
తవ్à°µుà°Ÿ
|
*2*
1. The king wanted to know the answers to three questions so as not to fail in his life.
1. Many
wise men answered the king’s questions, but their answers
were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
2. Someone
suggested that there should be a council of wise men to
help the king at the right time.
3. Someone
else suggested that the king should have a timetable and
follow it strictly.
4. The
king requested the hermit to answer three questions.
5. The
king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, but
the bleeding would not stop.
Answer
the following questions.
1. Why
was the king advised to go to magicians?
It was necessary to look into the future to
decide the right time to do something. This could only be possible by
magicians. Hence the king was advised to go to magicians.
2. In
answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important
to the king?
Some people said that the advice of his
councillors would be important. Others said the advice of the priests would be
important and some chose the doctors. And some said his soldiers were the most
necessary for giving advice.
3. What
suggestions were made in answer to the third question?
To the third question, some suggested science.
Others chose to fight, and yet some others suggested religious worship.
4. Did
the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?
No, the wise men did not win the reward as the answers to the
king’s three questions were so different. Finally, the king was not satisfied
and gave no reward.
5. How
did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
The king and the hermit removed the man’s
clothing and found a large wound in his stomach. The king washed and covered it
with his handkerchief, but the blood would not stop flowing. The king
re-dressed the wound until at last the bleeding stopped.
6. (i)
Who was the bearded man?
The bearded man was an enemy of the king. He
wanted to take revenge by killing the king who had killed his brother and also
for taking his property.
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
Though the bearded man wanted to kill the king,
the king saved his life. So, he decided to serve as the king’s most faithful
servant.
7. The
king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?
The king sent his servants and his own doctor
to look after the bearded man, and he also promised to give back the man his
property.
8. What
were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately.
Which answer do you like most, and why?
First answer:
The right time to begin something is ‘Now’.
It is the most important time because it is the only time, we have any power to
act.
Second answer:
The most necessary person is the person you are
with at a particular moment, for no one knows what will happen in the future.
Third answer:
The most important thing is to do good to
people because we were sent
into this world for that purpose alone.
I like the third answer because doing good to people gives satisfaction.
Answers:
|
(i) Wounded = severely injured |
(ii) Awoke = got up from sleep |
|
(iii) Forgive = pardon |
(iv) Faithful = loyal |
|
(v) Pity = feel sorry for |
(vi) Beds = small
patches of ground for plants |
|
(vii) Return= give back |
|
Using the above words in our own
sentences:
|
Word |
Usage in a sentence |
|
Wounded |
A tiger wounded a person. |
|
Awoke |
He awoke late yesterday. |
|
Forgive |
We should forgive younger people. |
|
Faithful |
The dog is a faithful animal. |
|
Pity |
Show pity on weak people. |
|
Beds |
Farmers make soil beds before sowing seeds. |
|
return |
When do you return my notes? |
i) The ………………. said that
only fresh evidence would make him change his …………. (judge)
ii) I didn’t notice any serious ……………….
of opinion among the debaters, although they ………………. from one
another over small points. (differ)
iii) It’s a fairly simple question to
………. but will accept my ……………. as final? (answer)
iv) It isn’t …………. that
…………. should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
v) Hermits are ………….
men. How they acquire their ……………. no one can tell. (wise)
vi) The committee has ……………….
to make Jagdish captain of the team. The ………………. is likely to
please everyone. (decide)
vii) Asking for ………………. is as
noble as willingness to ………………. (forgive)
Answers:
i)
judge (n), judgement (n)
ii)
difference (n), differed (v)
iii)
answer (v), answer
(n)
iv)
necessary(adj), necessity(n)
v)
wise(adj), wisdom(n)
vi)
has decided(v), decision(n)
vii)
*5*
Answer: (Speaking Task)
The wise men
answered my questions, but I was not satisfied with their answers. One day I
decided to go and meet the hermit. I changed my attire as an ordinary person
and went to meet the hermit who lived in a wood. I ordered my men to be away with the horse from
the hermit’s hut.
I reached the
hermit’s hut and he was busy digging. I greeted him and he also greeted me but
continued digging. I asked him to answer my three questions. He had listened to
me but didn’t give any reply. Since he looked old and weak, I took the spade
and started digging. I was digging until dusk and reminded him to answer my
questions. As the wise man was still quiet, I thought to move back home.
Answer : (Writing Task)
One
day I was digging in my garden. A man in ordinary clothes came to see me. I
knew it was the king. By then I was
digging to make the bed. He greeted me and I also greeted him.
Then
he asked me to answer his three questions but I didn’t give him any reply. Even
though answering those questions is quite simple for me, I decided to answer
him by showing the practical incidents.
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1.
The poet says that the
squirrel ‘wore a question mark for a tail’ because its tail has appeared
just like a question mark which
we use in writing.
(Draw this squirrel
diagram in your notes)
2. Do we
usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say?
(Think: Does an animal
wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used
in different ways.)
No, we usually do not say
that an animal ‘wears’ a tail. Instead, we say an animal ‘has a tail’. Here the
poet thinks that the squirrel is a human being hence the word ‘wear’ is used.
3. “He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom? How?
The squirrel is teasing the poet. When the poet
turns around the tree to see the squirrel, it runs the other way to avoid him
to see.
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