Q. 1. Read the following extract and do the activities: (पुढील पद्यांश वाचा व कृती करा :)
A1. Simple Factual Activities :
(1) Put the words given in brackets in the proper blanks : (कंसात दिलेले शब्द योग्य त्या मोकळ्या जागेत भरा)
(1) The child is talking to its father.
(Father/ child)
(2) The father is leading and the child is following. (father / child)
(2) What would happen if the child tried to walk fast? Why? (ते मूल वेगाने चालले तर काय होईल? का ? )
Ans. If the child tried to walk fast he/she will not be able to properly understand the actions, thoughts, etc. of his/her father and will fail to achieve success in life.
Extract 1 (Textbook page 3)
Walk a little slower. Daddy."
Said a little child so small.
I'm following in your footsteps
And I don't want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they are hard to see;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me."
walk(here)- to communicate some one's actions, thoughts and feelings to someone so that he/she can understand एखाद्याला आपल्या कृती, विचार, भावना इत्यादी समजाव्यात म्हणून देवाणपेवाण करणे मार्गदर्शन करणे.
to fall - (here) do not want to be unsuccessful in achieving something एखादी गोष्ट प्राप्त करण्यात अपयश येणे,
following in your footsteps - (here) to do the same thing as someone else (you), esp. someone in your family, previously did: एखाद्याच्या पावलावर पाऊल टाकून जाणे (येथे एखाद्याचे अनुकरण करणे.
leading - guiding, showing the (right) path;(योग्य) दिशा दाखवणे घेऊन जाणे.
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
*(1) Does the word 'walk' refer only to the act of walking? What does the poet actually mean
to say?(या कडव्यात 'walk' या शब्दाचा उल्लेख केवळ 'चालण्याची क्रिया' या अर्थाने केला आहे का? कवीला प्रत्यक्षात काय म्हणायचे आहे?)
Ans. No, the word 'walk' does not refer here only to the act of walking. The poet actually wants to say that the father should communicate his thoughts and feelings to the child and help him/her to learn or become familiar with the ways of life by showing him/her or explaining the child how to behave and act for living a good life.
(2) What do the footsteps' of the father refer to? (त्या वडिलांची पावले' कोणत्या गोष्टीचा उल्लेख करीत आहेत ?)
Ans. The footsteps of the father refers here to the father's mannerisms, distinctive and individual
gestures, traits of speaking and behaving, his actions and his all other characteristics that makes a person successful in life.
*(3) What is implied in the following lines: (पुढील ओळीत काय सूचित केले आहे?).
(a) Sometimes your steps are very fast....
Ans. Sometimes the father's actions are too quick for the child to follow them properly.
(b) Sometimes your steps are hard to see....
Ans. Sometimes the actions of the father are so difficult that the child cannot understand, observe
and act accordingly.
A3. Activity based on Poetic Devices: * Find and write the pairs of rhyming words
from the stanzas.
Ans. (1) small-fall (2) see-me.
Q. 2. Read the following extract and do the activities:
A1. Simple Factual Activity: Put the words given in brackets in the proper blanks:
(1) Someday the child will become a father. (father/child)
(2) The child does not wish to fall while following its father. (father/child)
Extract 2 (Textbook page 3)
You're what I want to be;
'Some day when I'm all grown up.
Then I will have a litle child, Who will follow me.
'And I would want to lead just right'
And know that I was true
So walk a little slower, Daddy For I must follow you."
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
*(1) What qualities of your parents/elders would you like to adopt? (तुमच्या पालकांचे / वडीलधाऱ्या माणसांचे कोणते गुणविशेष तुम्हांला स्वीकारायला आवडतील ?)
Ans. I would like to adopt from my parents/ elders, ability, noble thoughts and actions, kindness and love for others, discipline, hard work, honesty, perseverance and to remain happy in good or bad condition.
(2) What is implied in the following lines? (पुढील ओळींत काय सूचित केले आहे?)
(a) And I would want to lead just right.
Ans. The child who is grown up now wants to guide its own child correctly in the journey of its life.
(b) And know that I was true.....
Ans. The grown up child is confident about its opinions, judgements and actions in its life. It was
correct and sincere throughout its life like his father.
A3. Activity based on Poetic Device :
*Find and write the pairs of rhyming words from the stanzas:
Ans. (1) be-me (2) true-you.
Appreciation of Poem
इयत्ता नववी-दहावीच्या इंग्रजीच्या कृतिपत्रिकेच्या अद्ययावत आराखड्यानुसार Q.3 (B) हा कवितांवर आधारित 'Appreciation 'of poem' असा 5 गुणांचा प्रश्न विचारला जाणार आहे. हा प्रश्न विद्यार्थ्यांच्या परिचयाचा नाही. या प्रश्नाचे उत्तर कशा प्रकारे दयायला हवे, याचे मार्गदर्शन पुढे दिले आहे : कवितेचे appreciation (रसग्रहण) माणजे काय ?
एखाद्या कवितेचे appreciation म्हणजे, त्या कवितेची रचना, विषय, आशय, कवितेत मांडलेले विचार, भावना, प्रसंग, शब्दयोजना, भाषाशैली, भाषिक अलंकार इत्यादी वैशिष्ट्ये ओळखून त्यांतील उत्तम गुणांचा रसास्वाद / आनंद घेणे. कवितेतील आनंद देणाऱ्या विविध अंगांचे/घटकांचे वर्णन, त्यांचा तुमच्यावर पडलेला प्रभाव, त्या कवितेतील कोणते गुणविशेष तुम्हांला भावले, इत्यादीविषयी तुमचे विचार, भावना, कविता समजून घेऊन व्यक्त करणे महत्त्वाचे असते.
पुढे दिलेल्या 5 मुद्द्यानुसार प्रश्नातील कवितेचा रसास्वाद / ग्रहण करणे अपेक्षित आहे : (1) Title of the poem: सर्वप्रथम कवितेचे शीर्षक लिहावे. (1/2गुण)
(2) Name of the Poet / Poetess त्यानंतर कवी/ कवयित्रीचे नाव लिहावे. काही कवितांखाली कवी/कवयित्रीचे नाव नसते, तेथे 'anonymous' असे दिलेले असते. याचा अर्थ एखादा 'अज्ञात' (Unknown) व्यक्तीने ती कविता लिहिलेली असते. (1/2गुण)
(3) Rhyme Scheme (यमकरचना) Rhymes (यमके) कवितेतील प्रत्येक ओळीच्या अखेरीस येत असतात. त्यांचे ध्वनी (उच्चार) सारखे असतात. उदा., blow-snow, love-above, etc. या Rhyming words ची रचना कडव्यात विशिष्ट नियमित साच्यात/ नमुन्यात येत असते. कडव्यातील नियमित यमक योजनेला 'Rhyme Scheme' असे म्हणतात. Rhyme Scheme 'aa. bb, cc' इत्यादी अक्षरांचा उपयोग करून लिहावी लागते. या यमक योजनेविषयीची माहिती तुमचे शिक्षक करून देतील, ती चांगली लक्षात ठेवा. जर दिलेल्या कवितेत Rhyme scheme नसेल तर
तेथे Free verse (मुक्त छंद) असे लिहावे. (4) Figures of Speech (भाषिक अलंकार) : (1 गुण)
(Any one) (1 गुण) कवितेचे भाषासौंदर्य वाढवण्याकरिता, कवी आपले विचार, कल्पना इत्यादी प्रभावीपणे मांडण्याकरिता सर्वसामान्य भाषा वापरण्याऐवजी वेगळ्या अशा आलंकारिक भाषेचा उपयोग करतात. नववीच्या कवितांत प्रामुख्याने Simile (उपमा), metaphor (रूपक), inversion (व्युत्क्रम) Personification (चेतनगुणोक्ती), antithesis (विरोधाभास), Alliteration (अनुप्रास) या Figures of Speech चा उपयोग केलेला आहे. या मार्गदर्शकात नववीच्या काही कवितेतील Figure of Speech. ची उदाहरणे, त्या त्या कवितेत समाविष्ट केली आहेत; ती चांगली लक्षात ठेवा.
(5) Theme / Central idea (कवितेचा विषय / मध्यवर्ती कल्पना) (2 गुण) दिलेल्या कवितेचा मुख्य गाभा / विषय, त्या कवितेतील मुख्य कल्पना, मुख्य विचार किंवा घटना लक्षात घेऊन विद्यार्थ्यांना 2-3 ओळींत 'मध्यवर्ती कल्पना' लिहायची असते. कवीला कोणता महत्त्वाचा / मुख्य विषय अभिप्रेत आहे, हे मध्यवर्ती कल्पनेतून समजते. याकरिता या मार्गदर्शकात प्रत्येक कवितेत दिलेले ‘Paraphrase' किंवा कवितेचा भावार्थ लक्षपूर्वक वाचा.
1.1 Walk a little slower....
Appreciation दिले आहे. ] (1) Title : 'Walk a little slower....
(2) Name of the Poet/Poetess: The poet is
unknown.
(3) Rhyme Scheme : The rhyme scheme of the
stanzas is 'abcb.
(4) Figure of Speech Alliteration ( अनुप्रास) and metaphor (रूपक अलंकार).
(5) Theme/Central Idea: The importance of the father as a role model is the central idea of the poem. The child in the poem wants to observe and imitate the life led by his/her father. Hence the child requests the father to be more considerate towards his/her needs.
Vocabulary Focus
Q. 1. The meanings of the words in the following pairs show that they are related:
Daddy/father Child
follow lead
Find five more pairs of related words:
(संबंधित शब्दांच्या आणखी पाच जोड्या लिहा )
Ans. (1) teacher student
(2) doctor patient
(3) give take
(4) owner servant
(5) come go.
Q. 2. Write as many phrases or sentences as
you can using a "little":
Ans.
⚫ a little while,
• a little earlier
a little old lady,
quite a little milk,
a little smaller.
. I need a little more time.
Move a little forward.
⚫ a little confusion,
. You just need a little bit of luck.
⚫ I found him a little smarter.
⚫ a little improved.
Grammar Focus
*Q. 1. Frame three sentences that show continuous
action or state (Progressive tense):
Ans. (1) My elder sister was helping me with my
studies.
(2) He is making us laugh.
(3) Our team players are gaining confidence.
Q. 2. Frame at least three sentences
show future action or state:
that
Ans. (1) Who will want to participate in the elocution
competition?
(2) I'll be in Std. X next year.
(3) They are going to arrive tomorrow.
(4) I'll be 16 years old after three years.
Writing Skills
(Note: The following topics may be useful to you for Internal
Evaluation.]
Q. 1. Discuss the following and write the summary of your discussion in the form of bullet points:
(पुढील मुद्द्यांवर चर्चा करा व त्या चर्चेचा सारांश ठळक मुद्द्यांच्या स्वरूपात मांडा :)
(a) How are certain ideas/customs/knowledge passed on from one generation to the next?
(b) Is it necessary for children to follow in the footsteps of their forefathers? If yes, why? Why is it sometimes necessary to change the old ways?
Ans.
(a)
⚫ preserved by forefathers and passed on to new
generations ⚫ continued to exist till this date
⚫ mythological literature, vedas, folklores, fables and arts instilled cultural values into them
⚫ known to them through celebrations of festival and religious ceremonies
. Every community wants to preserve their
cultural heritage because of their conservative
mindset (b)
• Yes, it is necessary to follow in the footsteps of our forefathers
⚫ because of its importance in life and the moral
values it involves . Sometimes it is necessary to change the old ways because many of the traditions and customs are based on superstitions which cannot be explained by reason or science
⚫ have to accept good modern ideas • To safeguard the moral standard of people
which is declining everywhere
*Q. 2. Do you have a role model? What qualities do you appreciate in your role model?
(तुम्ही एखाद्या व्यक्तीला आदर्श नायक म्हणून मानता का ? तुमच्या आदर्श व्यक्तीमधील कोणते गुणविशेष तुम्हांला आवडतात ?)
Ans. My role model is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India. He was known as the Missile-man- the man behind India's missile programme. I appreciate his intelligence, dedication to his duty, hard work, serenity and simplicity, his commitment to inspire and guide the youth of India, there was no change in his simplicity, politeness, humility and thoughtfulness even in his capacity as the President.
#Q. 3. Think of an occasion when you did not like the decision/actions of your family members but realised later on that they were right. Write about it in 5-8 lines.
(तुमच्या कुटुंबातील सदस्यांचे काही निर्णय/कृती तुम्हांला आवडल्या नाहीत. परंतु नंतर त्यांचे म्हणणेच योग्य होते, हे तुम्हांला पटले, असा एखादा प्रसंग आठवा व त्याबद्दल 5-8 ita fer :)
Ans. Our class went for a trip to Lonavala. Before going there, all elderly persons warned me not to venture on any risky place especially if it is a river. At Lonavala we saw a big river. All students were enjoying on the bank of the river. Some started swimming in it. I also tried to enter the river but suddenly slipped and fell into the river. I did not know swimming. I began to drown. I was terrified and cried for help. One of our teachers knew swimming. He boldly jumped into the river. He swam towards me and holding my hand firmly brought me to the bank of river. I lay unconscious. Water in my stomach was removed. I felt a little better but could not enjoy the picnic any more. The dangerous situation taught me the lesson of a life time. I realised that my family was right and decided never to disregard my parent's advice.
