9 Eng Main Book

CONTENTS
Q.NO TOPIC MARKS PAGE
PROSE
(15-18)-SHORT ANSWERS
1. Learning the Game 3

(29-32)-PARAGRAPH
(1-3)- SYNONYMS
(4-6)-ANTONYMS
22
2. I can’t Climb Trees Anymore 20
3. Old Man River 33
4. Seventeen Oranges 52
5. Water – The Elixir of Life 65
6. From Zero to Infinity 80
7. A Birthday Letter 92
POEM
(35)- LITERARY APPRECIATION
(36)- PARAPHRASE THE POEM
Poetic Devices - Introduction

(19-22)- COMPREHENSION
1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 105

(33-34)-PARAGRAPH
2. A Poison Tree
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110
3. On Killing a Tree 116
4. The Spider and The Fly 122
5. The River 130
6. The Comet 134
7. The Stick-together Families 140
Pharaphrase for all the poems 146
(37)- REARRANGE THE SENTENCES
(38)-PASSAGE COMPREHENSION
SUPPLEMENTARY READER
(46)-DEVELOPING THE HINTS
1. The Envious Neighbour 152

2. The Fun They Had
3. Earthquake
4. The Cat and the Pain Killer
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179
5. Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub 189
6. Mother’s Voice 199
7. The Christmas Truce 207
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QUESTION PATTERN WISE – CONTENT
PART – I (1 MARK QUESTIONS) – 14 MARKS
Q.No TOPIC PAGE
1-3 Synonyms 219
4-6 Antonyms 222
7 Plural Forms 225
8 Prefix -Suffix 230
9 Abbreviations - Acronyms 232
10 Phrasal Verbs 236
10 Idioms 241
11 Compound words 242
12 Preposition 244
13 Tense 248
14 Connectors / Linkers 253
PART – II (2 MARK QUESTIONS) – 20 MARKS

15-18 Prose Short Answers Refer Prose
19-22 Poem Comprehension Refer Poem
23 Active – Passive Voice 256
24 Direct – Indirect Speech 259
25 Punctuation 265
26 Simple, Complex and Compound 267
27 Rearrange the words 273
28 Road Map 274
PART – III (5 MARK QUESTIONS) – 50 MARKS

29 -32 Prose Paragraph Refer Prose
33 - 34 Poem Paragraph
35 Literary Appreciation
Refer Poem
36 Paraphrase the Stanza
37 Rearrange the sentences
Refer Supplementary
38 Passage Comprehension
39 Advertisement 278
40 Letter writing 280
41 Notice writing 285
42 Views on the Picture 288
43 Make Notes (or) Summary 290
44 Error Correction 294
45 Memory Poem 299
PART – IV (8 MARK QUESTIONS) – 16 MARKS
46 Developing Hints (Supplementary Reader) 299

47 Comprehension (Passage/Poem) 300, 303
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES 305
LATE BLOOMERS MATERIAL 330
PRACTICE BOOK & MODEL QUESTION PAPERS-KEY 340
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DOLPHIN-9TH ENG MEMORY POEM STEP TO SUCCESS
MEMORY POEMS
POEM - 1 POEM - 3
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy On Killing a Tree
Evening
(First Two Stanzas)
Whose woods these are I think I know.
It takes much time to kill a tree,
His house is in the village though;
Not a simple jab of the knife
He will not see me stopping here
Will do it. It has grown
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
My little horse must think it queer
Upon its crust, absorbing
To stop without a farmhouse near
Years of sunlight, air, water,
Between the woods and frozen lake
And out of its leperous hide
The darkest evening of the year.
Sprouting leaves.
He gives his harness bells a shake

So hack and chop
To ask if there is some mistake.
But this alone wont do it.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Not so much pain will do it.
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The bleeding bark will heal
And from close to the ground
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
Will rise curled green twigs,
But I have promises to keep,
Miniature boughs
And miles to go before I sleep,
Which if unchecked will expand again
And miles to go before I sleep.
To former size.
-Robert Frost
-Gieve Patel
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DOLPHIN-9TH ENG MEMORY POEM STEP TO SUCCESS
POEM - 5 POEM - 6
The River The Comet
River, river, little river!
(First Three Stanzas)
Bright you sparkle on your way;
O’er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Rampaging through the heavens
Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Never stopping day or night,
Like a child at play.
A spectacle of a lifetime
A comet in full flight.
River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;
Faster than a cheetah
Louder, faster, brawling, leaping.
With a tail that’s miles long,
Over rocks, by rose-banks, sweeping
Bigger than a mountain
Like impetuous youth.
So powerful and strong.
River, river! Brimming river!

The outer ice is melting
Broad and deep, and still as time;
Causing vapor from the force,
Seeming still, yet still in motion,
And leaves a trail behind it
Tending onward to the ocean,
As it travels on its course.
Just like mortal prime.
-Norman Littleford
River, river! Headlong river!

Down you dash into the sea,
Sea that line hath never sounded,
Sea that sail hath never rounded,
Like eternity.
-Caroline Ann Bowles
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DOLPHIN-9TH ENG PROSE STEP TO SUCCESS
PROSE
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LEARNING THE GAME
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2013. ‘Learning the Game’ is an extract
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residence. Tearful Sachin was at the
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funeral and paid his tribute by carrying
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MIND MAP:!
1. Achrekar was a cricket 4. He suggested Sachin’s father to
coach in Mumbai. change his school.
2. He ran summer camps. 5. His one rupee coin act helped
Sachin.
3. He identified the potential 6. Without him, Sachin would not be
of Sachin. a cricketer.
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From a very early age, I played tennis-ball சி வயதிலி ேத, நா , எ ைடய காலன ேதாழ க ட
cricket with my colony friends. I loved ெட ன ப ைத ைவ ெகா கி! ெக" ஆ$ய% கிேற .
ெதாைல கா"சிய%', கி! ெக" ஆ"ட ைத(பா தி கிேற .
watching cricket on television and in our
எ ைடய அப%மான வ%ைளயா" வர, களான .ன '
games, I often tried to emulate the mannerisms கவா க , ேம/கி திய த, 0கள 1க2 ெப/ற வ%வ%ய
of my favourite players, Sunil Gavaskar and !3ச " ஆகிேயா! பாவைனகைள( ப% ப/ற
the West Indian legend Viv Richards. But it 4ய 5ேள . ஆனா', ம"ைடயா"ட வர, கைள மா திர6 நா
wasn’t just the batsmen that I studied. I also கவன கவ%'ைல. நா ப வ.வைத76
, வ% 6ப%ேன .
loved bowling. Throughout my career, I have எ ைடய ெமா த வ%ைளயா" வா2 ைகய%', நா
பய%/சி கள தி' அதிகமாக ப வசிய%
, கிேற .!
actually bowled a lot in the nets.
I was then studying in the New English School, நா அ(ெபா8 , 46ைபய%' உ5ள நி: இ<கிலி= >லி'
Mumbai. But my brother Ajit knew that ப$ ெகா $ ேத . 46ைபய%' உ5ள ம/ற ப5ள கைள
compared to other schools in Mumbai, வ%ட,. ரா6கா அ3ேர க சா கி! ெக" பய%/சியாளராக
Shardashram Vidhyamandir where Ramakant பண%யா/றிய ஷ தா=ர6 வ% யா ம தி எ ற ப5ள ய%',
Achrekar Sir was the cricket coach, gave due கி! ெக"$/B அதிக 4 கிய வ6 தர(ப வதாக எ
importance to the game of cricket. He ran சேகாதர அஜி அறி ெகா டா . அவ ேகாைடகால
summer camps too. Ajit, one day, took me to வ%ைளயா" பய%/சி 4கா6கைள நட தியவ 6 >ட. அஜி ஒ
the camp to get trained under Sir. Anyone நா5, எ ைன , என சா!ட6 பய%/சி ெபற ெகா ெச றா .
could come for a trial at the camp; but then, it அ த பய%/சி 4காமி/B எவ ேவ மானாE6 வரலா6.
was up to Sir to decide who to accept. I was ஆனா', யாைர ஏ/ ெகா5வ எ சாேர 4$0 ெசGவா .
eleven years old then. Achrekar Sir, as I refer என B அ(ேபா பதிேனா வய . அ3ேர க சா எ நா
to him, started playing cricket at the age of அைழ த அவ , 1943 -' த பதிேனாராவ வயதி' கி! ெக"
eleven in 1943, which is the age I was when I வ%ைளயாட வ<கியவ . நா , அவைர 4த 4தலாG
பா க(ேபான ேபா என B6 வய பதிெனா .
went to him for the first time.
I had never batted in the nets before and felt வைல(பய%/சிய%' அத/B 4 பாக நா ஈ ப"டேத இ'ைல
somewhat overawed with so many people எ பதா', எ ைன3./றி அேநக6 ேப இ த ேபா , ேபச
4$யாதப$ திைக (ேபாேன . எ ைன ேப"$< ெசG76ப$
around. When I was asked to bat, I was not at
ெசா ன ேபா , நா ெகாIச6 ச<கட(ப"ேட . சா ,
all comfortable. With Sir watching me so எ ைனேய பா ெகா $ B6 ேபா , ஒ தா க ைத
closely, I failed to make an impact. Sir called எ னா' உ ப ண இயலவ%'ைல. சா , அஜி ைத தன யாக
Ajit aside and informed him that I was perhaps அைழ , அவன ட6, நா 4காமி' கல ெகா5வத/B
too young to make the camp and suggested that மிக06 சி னவனாக இ (பதா', நா வள த ப%றB, எ ைன
he should bring me back when I was a little ெகா வர ேவ ெம ெசா னா . அஜி வலி7 தி
older. My induction into the Mumbai cricket ெசா'லாம' இ தி தா', 46ைப வ"ட கி! ெக"
அண%ய%' நா Jைழவ ேதா'வ%ய%' 4$ தி B6.
circuit could have ended in failure – but for
காலன ய%' நா வ%ைளயா வைத(பா த அஜி , அைத
Ajit’s insistence. Having seen me play in the வ%ட3சிற(பாக , அ3ேர க சா! 4 பாக வ%ைளயா$ கா"ட
colony, Ajit knew I was capable of performing 4$76 எ அறி தி தா . நா பத"ட(ப வதா', என B
far better than I had done in front of Achrekar இ ெனா வாG(1 தர ேவ ெம ேக" ெகா டா .
Sir. He explained that I was nervous and asked என 6, அவ , அKவா நா வ%ைளயா 6 ேபா , சா
Sir to give me one more opportunity. However, அ<கி ேபாG வ%ட ேவ ெம 6, ெகாIச6 Lர தி'
he suggested that while doing so, Sir should நி ெகா அவைன கவன க ேவ ெம 6
ேக" ெகா டா . சா அத/B ஒ ெகா டா சிறி ேநர6
pretend to go away and then watch from a
கழி , நா வ%ைளயா 6ப$ ெசா'ல(ப"ட . சா! பய%/சி
distance. Sir agreed. Before long, I was asked அைட த, ஆரா76 பா ைவ இ'லாம' -- அ'ல ஒ ேவைள
to bat again and, without Sir’s trained eyes அKவா இ (பதாக நா நிைன ெகா , -- ெரா6ப
scrutinizing me – or so I thought, I felt more at ச0க யமாக உண ப ைத சிற(பாக
ease and soon started to hit the ball well. This வ%ைளயாட வ<கிேன . இ த3சமய6, சா எ ைன 4காமி'
time, Sir agreed to let me join the camp. I was ேச ெகா5ள ச6மதி தா . நா மகி2 ேபாேன . அ த
delighted and I must say it was an opportunity வாG(1, எ வா2ைவேய மா/றிய வாG(1 எ ெசா'ல
ேவ 6.
that transformed my life.
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The camp involved a session every morning இ த 4காமி பய%/சி, சிவாஜி பா கி', ஒKெவா நா5
and evening at Shivaji Park. I would practice காைல76, மாைல76 நைடெப/ற . நா காைல 7 -30 4த' 10 -
between 7.30 am and 10.30 am in the morning. 30 வைர பய%/சி ெசGேவ . ப%றB, மM 6 மாைலய%' தி 6ப%,
Then I’d come back in the afternoon and ெந ேநர6 பய%/சி ெசG ெகா $ (ேப . 4காமி பய%/சி
practice till late evening. The schedule was தி"ட6 மிக க ைமயான . நா மாைவய%' மிக06 ேசா
rigorous and I would be exhausted by the end
வ% ேவ . பா ராவ%' உ5ள எ ைடய வ"$லி
, ,
of the day. Travelling to Shivaji Park took forty
சிவாஜி பா கி/B ெச'ல 40 நிமிட<க5 ஆB6. நா ச!யான
minutes from my house in Bandra and I had to
ேநர தி/B அ<B ெச'ல , காைல ேநர ேப தி' ேநர ட
catch an early morning bus to make it on time.
For the first few days, Ajit accompanied me,to 1ற(பட ேவ 6. 4த' சில நா"க B, பழகி ெகா5வத/காக,
get me used to the routine. During the bus அஜி எ ட வ தா . ேப பயண தி ேபா , ேப"$<
journeys, he would talk to me about the ெசGவதி' உ5ள J"ப<கைள எ'லா6 ெசா'லி ெகா
nuances of batting, and I always enjoyed these வ வா . அ த உைரயாட'கைளெய'லா6 மிக06 நா
conversations a lot. In fact, the one thing that I ரசி ேத . உ ைமய%', நா எ ைடய கி! ெக" வா20
have kept with me all my career is a note that 48 க நிைனவ%' ைவ தி த , அஜி ேப"$<
Ajit gave me containing some thoughts about
Bறி த த Bறி(1கேள. அ , எ ைடய ெசா த பய%/சி
batting. It served as a very personal coaching
வழிகா"$யாக அைம த .
manual.
As a child, I had only one set of cricket clothes ஒ சி வனாக இ த ேபா , எ ன ட6 ஒ ேஜா$ கி! ெக"
and the routine was to wash them as soon as I’d ஆ 6 சீ ைடேய இ த . காைலய%' பய%/சிய%லி
returned from the morning session. While I had தி 6ப%ய 6, மM 6 அைதேய ைவ க ேவ 6. நா ,
my lunch, the clothes would dry out in the sun மதிய உண0 சா(ப% 6 ேபா , அ த ண%க5 காG
and I would wear them again in the afternoon. ெகா $ B6. அைதேய, மாைலய%E6 அண% ெகா5ேவ .
The pattern was repeated in the evening so that இ , மாைல76 அ(ப$ேய மM 6 ப% ப/ற(ப" ,ம நா5,
I could use the same set of clothes the காைலய%' அேத உைடகைள அண% ெகா5ேவ . இ த
following morning. The system worked well – 4ைறயான ச!யாக இ த . ஆனா', பா ெக" க5 ம" 6
apart from my pockets. There was never quite காயவ%'ைல. அைவ 48வ மாக காGவத/B ஒ ேபா 6
enough time for the pockets to dry out ேநர6 இ கா . அதனா', பய%/சி எ ெகா5 6 ேநர6
completely, and for the entire duration of the 48ைம B6 நா ஈரமான பா ெக" க ட
camp I played with wet pockets. By the middle வ%ைளயா$ேன .அ த ேகாைட கால 4காமி ம திய%', சா ,
of the summer camp, Sir had started taking an எ ைடய ேப"$< மM ஆ வ6 கா"ட வ<கினா . ப%றB,
இர மாத பய%/சிய% 4$வ%', அவ , அஜி திட6, வ ட6
active interest in my batting and at the end of
48வ 6 பய%/சி எ ெகா டா', ஒ ந'ல ேத த
the two months, informed Ajit that I had the
கி! ெக" வரராவத/கான
, திற எ ன ட6 இ (பதாக
potential to be a good cricketer if I practiced all
ெத!வ% தா . ஆனா', நா ப$ ெகா $ த பா ரா
year round. However, my school – the New
இ<கிO= >லி' கி! ெக" பய%/சி B ேபா மான வசதிக5
English School in Bandra – did not have
இ'ைல எ பதா', நா கி! ெக" வ%ைளயா"ைட சீ !ய
cricket facilities and Sir was keen for me to
4ைறய%' ெதாடர வ% 6ப%னா', நா ப$ B6 ப5ள ைய
change schools if I wanted to pursue cricket
மா/ வத/B எ ைடய சா 4ைன(பாG இ தா .
seriously.
One evening, Sir called my father and put ஒ நா5, சா , எ த ைதைய அைழ , த ைடய
ஆேலாசைனைய ெத!வ% தா . எ ைடய அ(பா0ட அஜி
forward his suggestion. Ajit was in the room
அ த ேநர தி' அைறய% உ5ேள இ தா . அ(ேபா ,
with my father at the time and they both
அஜி 6, எ த ைத76, கி! ெக" தா எ ைடய
accepted that it was necessary if cricket was to 4 !ைம எ றா', அ(ப$ேய ெசG வ%டலா6 எ
be my priority. My father sat me down and ஒ ெகா டன . எ ைடய த ைத எ ைன தைரய%'
அமர ைவ , நா , கி! ெக" வ%ைளயா வ Bறி நா
explained that while he did not have any
த, வ%ரமாக இ தா' , அத/காக எ ப5ள >ட ைத
objections to my changing schools, I should do
மா/ வைத(ப/றி தன B ஆ"ேசபைன இ'ைல எ
so only if I was really serious about playing ெத!வ% தா . நா அKவா தா இ கிேற எ
cricket.I assured him I was, and so it was ெத!வ% ேத . எனேவ, அ3ேர க சா கி! ெக" பய%/சியாளராக
agreed that I should move to Shardashram இ B6 ஷ தா=ர6 வ% யா ம தி ப5ள B நா மா வ
Vidhyamandir, where Achrekar Sir was the எ ஒ(1 ெகா5ள(ப"ட . எ ைடய எ'லா அதிக(ப"ட
ச தி76 கி! ெக"$/B மைட மா/ற6
cricket coach. All my excess energies were
ெசGய(ப" ெகா $ த . அ என B ஒ பா கா(1
getting channeled into cricket, which acted as a
வா'K ேபாலேவ இ த . எ ைடய ப$(ப%
kind of safety valve. My father always said that 4$0கைள(ப/றி கவைல(படாம', எ ைடய சிற த
all he wanted me to do was give it my best 4ய/சிைய ெசGய ேவ ெம எ த ைத எ(ேபா 6
effort without worrying about the results. ெசா'Eவா .
In my first year at Shardasharm, I played fifty ஷ தா=ர6 ப5ள ய%' எ ைடய 4தலா6 ஆ $', ேகாைட
five practice matches during the summer break வ% 4ைறய%', அ ப நா"க5 இைடெவள ய%', நா , ஐ6ப
of sixty days. My summer sessions used to start ஐ பய%/சி ேபா"$கைள வ%ைளயா$ேன . எ ைடய
பய%/சி காைல 7 -30 மண% B வ<கி, மாைல 4 -30 மண% B
at 7.30 am and end at 4.30 pm. My evening
4$76. எ ைடய மாைல பய%/சி அைர மண% ேநர
session would start at 5 pm after only a thirty-
இைடெவள B(ப%றB, 5 -௦௦ மண% B மM 6 வ<B6.
minute break. During the break, Sir would
இைடெவள ேநர தி', சா , என B பண6 ெகா , (46ைபய%
often give me some money to go and have a ப%ரபலமான !த உணவாகிய) வடாபாK எ ற உணைவ
vadapav (a popular Mumbai fast food). சா(ப%ட த வா .
Between 5 pm and 7 pm I'd have five more net மாைல 5 -00 மண% 4த' 7 -00 மண% வைர , நா ஐ
sessions. Towards the last 15 minutes, Sir வைல(பய%/சிகைள3ெசGேவ . கைடசி 15 நிமிட<கள ', என
would place a one rupee coin on top of the சா , ஒ RபாG நாணய ைத ட6( B3சிகள ேம'
ைவ வ%" , நா ஆ"டமிழ காம' இ தா', அ
stumps and if I managed to avoid getting out,
எ ைடய எ ெசா'வா . இ த பய%/சிய%', 4காமி'
the coin was mine. In this session every bowler
உ5ள எ'லா ப வ3சாள
, க 6 என B ப வ.வா
, க5.
in the camp would come and bowl to me, with
அைத அ ப 4த' எ8ப சி வ க5 பSல$< ெசGயவா க5.
some sixty to seventy boys fielding. It meant I
அ த ெந க$யான பதிைன நிமிட<கள ' , நா
had to hit every ball along the ground to ைமதான தி' இ B6 எ'லா ப ைத76 அ$ தாக ேவ 6.
survive those intense fifteen minutes. Winning அ த ஒ RபாG நாணய ைத ெவ'வ என B ெப 6
the one- rupee coin used to give me immense தி (திைய த , உடலி' எ'லா பல46 ெவள ேயறிய ப%றB,
satisfaction and taught me how to concentrate எ(ப$ மனைத ஒ 4க(ப த ேவ ெம என B
even when physically drained. At the end of it ெசா'லி76 த த . அ எ'லா6, 4$ த ப%றB, சா , எ ைன,
all., Sir would tell me to run two full circuits of என கா' கவச<க5, ைக7ைறக5 எ'லாவ/ைற76 அண%
Shivaji Park with my pads and gloves on. ெகா , அ த சிவாஜி பா 48வ 6 இர 48
./ க5 ./றி ஓ 6ப$ ெசா'Eவா .
That was the last part of my training and I’d be அ ேவ எ ைடய பய%/சிய% கைடசி பBதியாB6. அத
completely exhausted by the end of it all. It இ திய%', நா 48வ ேம கைள (ேபாய% (ேப . அ
was a routine I would repeat right through my எ ைடய ேகாைட கால வ% 4ைற 4$ய ெதாட ெசG
summer holidays and it helped me to build up வ த வழ கமான ஒ . அ எ ைடய உட' ம/ 6
physical and mental stamina. மன திட6 இர ைட76 வள க உதவ%ய .
Occasionally, my father came to take me home எ(ேபாதாவ , எ த ைத அ<B எ ைன வ"

, B
and I would always ask him to treat me to a >"$ ெகா ெச'ல வ வா . நா அவ!ட6, என B
special fruit cocktail at a juice centre near the பழ க5 இட(ப"ட கலைவைய, அ த கிள( அ கி'
club. While this regular demand was a little உ5ள பழ3சா வ%/B6 கைடய%' வா<கி த 6ப$
ெசா'Eேவ . எ(ேபா 6 அ(ப$ ேக"ப ச!யாக இ கா
unreasonable, because at the time I did not
எ ற நிைலய%', எ ெப/ேறா , எ சேகாதர, சேகாத!கள
realize that my parents also had to take care of
ேதைவகைள76 ச தி க ேவ $ய% தா க5 எ அ(ேபா
the needs of my brothers and sister, my father
நா அறியாதி ேத . எ த ைதேயா , அைத தவ% க
would invariably end up giving me what I
இயலாதப$, எ ைன ச ேதாஷ(ப த ேவ ெம பத/காக,
wanted, just to see me happy. On other days, என B நா ேக"டைத வா<கி த வா . ம/ற நா"கள ', நா
when I made my way home from Shivaji Park சிவாஜி பா கிலி தன யாக எ வ"$/B
, தி 616 ேபா ,
on my own, I’d often fall asleep on the bus – if இ ைகய%' அம தா', ேப தி' L<கி வ% ேவ . >"ட
I managed to sit down. Anyone who has been ேநர<கள ', 46ைப ேப கள ' பயண6 ெசGபவ க5, அதி'
on a Mumbai bus at peak hours will know just இ ைக கிைட(ப எKவள0 க=ட6 எ அறிவா க5.
how difficult it is to get a seat. On days when I இ ைக கிைட காத நா"கள ', ைகய%'
வ%ைளயா" 3சாமா க5 ெகா ட ைபைய .ம ெகா
wasn’t so lucky, it was still a challenge just to
நி/ப ஒ சவாலான கா!ய6 தா . ஏெனன ', ேப
stand with the kitbag, because the bus
நட ன க5, நா இ ெனா பயண%ய% இட ைத
conductors would inevitably complain about
ஆ கிரமி ெகா டதாக 1கா ெசா'வா க5. ெப 6பாE6
me taking up the space of another passenger. It ேப நட ன க5, மிக06 4ர" தனமானவ க5
could be embarrassing because the conductors எ பதா', அவ க5 எ ைன இர பயண3சீ " க5
were often rude and would sometimes ask me வா<க3ெசா'Eவா க5. எ ன ட6 இர டாவ பயண3சீ "
to buy two tickets. I didn’t have the money for வா<க பண6 இ'ைல. அ ட , எ ல"சிய திைன ேநா கி
a second ticket and I had to learn to take these ெச'E6 ேபா , இ தைகய வ%ம சன<கைளெய'லா6
remarks in my stride. Dirty clothes often added தா<கி ெகா5ள பழகி ெகா ேட . அ8 கான ஆைடக5,
எ ைடய இ ெனா ச<கட6. கால(ேபா கி', நா ைபைய
to the embarrassment. With time, I evolved a
எ ைன3./றி ைவ ெகா5ள பழகி ெகா ேட . ேப"$<
way of wrapping the kitbag around me. Just as
ெசG76 ேபா , தைல கவச6, பா கா(1 கவச<க5 எ'லா6
the helmet and pads became a part of me while
எ ன' ஒ பாகமாவ ேபாலேவ, வ%ைளயா" 3சாமா
batting, so the kitbag became an extensions of
ைப76 எ ேனா இைண ததாகி வ%"ட . பா ராவ%லி
me on the bus. I’d often take the bus or train ச 3 ேக" வைர ெச'E6 ப அ'ல ரய%' வ $ய%'
from Bandra to Church gate, and it was all a ெப 6பாE6 ெச வ ேவ . அெத'லா6 ஒ அ/1தமான
great learning experience. க/ ெகா5 6 அ பவ6.
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கி! ெக" வ%ைளயா" தா எ அப%மான வ%ைளயா"
Even though I loved cricket, there were still
எ றாE6, சில நா"கள ', எ ேதாழ க ட வ"$'
,
occasional days when playing with my friends
வ%ைளயா 6 ேபா அ பவ% B6 மகி23சியா', நா
at home was such fun that I would ெவள ேய வைல(பய%/சி B(ேபாக ேவ 6 எ பைத76
conveniently forget I was supposed to go to the மற வ% ேவ . நா அ<B ேபாகாவ%"டா', அ3ேர க சா ,
த ைடய >"ட!' தாவ% ஏறி ெகா
nets. If I didn’t turn up, Achrekar Sir would
எ ைன ேத$ க ப%$ க வ வ% வா . அ த
jump on to his scooter and come to find me. Sir ஆரவார தி ம திய%' எ ைன அைடயாள6 க ெகா ,
would spot me in the melee and virtually drag சா , எ ைன ெவள ேய இ8 வ வ% வா . நா ஏதாவ
me out. I would come up with excuses but he சா B ெசா'லி வ%" அ<ேகேய வ%ைளயாட நிைன(ேப .
ஆனா', அவ அைதெய'லா6 ேக"கேவ மா"டா . அவ நா
would have none of it. He would get me to
உைடைய மா/றி ெகா , சிவாஜி பா B B >"$ ெகா
change and head off to Shivaji Park. ேபாG வ% வா .
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PICTURES FOR UNDERSTANDING
Young Sachin Sunil Gavaskar Viv Richards Ramakant Achrekar
Sachin’s brother Ajit Sachin’s Father Shardashram School Shivaji park
Net session One rupee coin on stumps Intense 15 minutes Achrekar’s Funeral
SYNONYMS
WORD SYNONYM klqp<!nv<k<kl<!
bunked absent gzf<Kogit<tilz<!-Vk<kz<
cocktail a mixed drink gzh<H!hiel<!
crossroads defining moment LcouMg<Gl<!kV{l<
deteriorated became worse Olislie!fqjz
embarrassment shame/awkwardness sr<gml<
emulate imitate hqe<hx<Xkz<
farsightedness forethought Le<sqf<kje!
induction including Osv<k<kz<
influence persuade K~{<mz<
kitbag a long cylindrical bag yV!fQ{<m!dVjtbie!jh
melee a confused crowd yV!Gph<hljmf<k!%m<ml<
nuances subtle changes FEg<gr<gt<!
overawed inhibited kQuqvlig!K~{<mh<hm<m
passion strong desire kQuqv!Nv<ul<
peer same sllie
pursue follow / chase okimV
rigorous careful guelig!
stamina endurance kir<Gl<!Nx<xz<
stride a step in progress Le<Oex<xl<
transpire revealed outqh<hmz<
ultimately eventually fqjxuig
ANTONYMS
WORD ANTONYM klqp<!nv<k<kl<
early x late kilkl<
loved x hated ouXk<kz<!
emulate x neglect yKg<Gkz<
punished x praised hivim<Mkz<
before x after hqxG
comfortable x uncomfortable sr<gmlie
closely x distantly okijzuqzqVf<K!
failed x passed Okv<s<sqohxz<
agreed x denied lXk<kz<
personal x impersonal ohiKuie
pursue x stop fqXk<K
accepted x rejected lXg<gh<hmz<!
survive x break down djmf<K!Ohikz<
exhausted x energized kQuqv!Nv<ul<
occasionally x frequently ncg<gc
embarrassing x comfortable sUgvqblie
stride x wander njzf<K!kqvqkz<!
convenient x inconvenient nsUgvqblie
insane x sane uqOugLt<t
important x unimportant nx<hlie
bunked x attended gzf<Kogit<tz<
QUESTIONS WITH IN THE LESSON

1. Who were Sachin’s favourite players? (PAGE-1)
Sunil Gavaskar and Viv Richards were Sachin’s favourite players.
2. What was special about Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai?
Ramkant Achrekar Sir was the cricket coach in Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai.
3. What was the opportunity that transformed the life of Sachin? (PAGE-2)
Achrekar Sir agreed to let Sachin join the camp. It was the opportunity that transformed the
life of Sachin.
4. What sort of conversations did Ajit and Sachin have while travelling?
Ajit and Sachin had the conversations about the nuances of batting while travelling.
5. What routine did Sachin follow in washing his clothes?
Sachin’s routine was to wash his clothes as soon as he had returned from the morning
session.
Gxqh<H;! favourite-uqVh<hlie, players-uqjtbim<M! uQvv<gt<, special-sqxh<H, cricket coach-gqvqg<ogm<! hbqx<sqbitv<,
opportunity-uib<h<H, transformed-lix<xqbK, life-uip<g<jg, agreed-Wx<Xg<ogit<Tkz<, camp-hbqx<sq! Lgil<,
conversations –djvbimz<gt<, travelling-hb{qk<kz<, routine-upg<glie!osbz<, returned-kqVl<hq!uVkz<, washing
clothes-K{qgjt!Kjuk<kz<? morning session-gijz!hbqx<sq!Ofvl<!
6. What did Achrekar inform Ajit?

Achrekar informed Ajit that Sachin had the potential to be a good cricketer if he practiced
all the year round.
7. What was the suggestion given by Achrekar to Sachin’s father?
The suggestion given by Achrekar to Sachin’s father was to change Sachin’s school.
8. What acted as a safety valve?
Sachin’s all excess energies were getting channelled into cricket which acted as a kind of
safety valve.
9. What did Sachin do during the thirty minute break? (PAGE-3)
During the thirty minute break Sachin would go and have a vadapav.
10. What is the intense ‘fifteen minutes’ mentioned?
Towards the last 15 minutes, every bowler in the camp would come and bowl to Sachin, with
some 60 to 70 boys fielding. He should survive those intense fifteen minutes without getting out.
Gxqh<H;!inform-kguz<! okvquqk<kz<, potential-kqxe<,< all the year around-uVml<! LPuKl<, suggestion-NOzisje,
change school-ht<tqjb! lix<Xkz<, safety valve-hiKgih<H! nv{<! , excess energies-nkqgh<hcbie! Nx<xz<,
channelled into cricket-gqvqg<ogm<ce<!hg<gl<!kqVl<hqbK, break--jmoutq, vadapav –ujm, intense fifteen minutes-
gMjlbie! 26! fqlqmr<gt<, every bowler-yu<ouiV! hf<kuQs<sitVl<, bowl-hf<K ! uQSkz<, fielding-kMk<kz<<? survive
without getting out-Nm<mlqpg<gilz<!-Vk<kz<!
11. What did Sachin’s father do just to make Sachin happy? (PAGE-4)
Sachin’s father would invariably end up giving him what he wanted, just to see him happy.
12. What did embarrass Sachin in the bus?
The conductors were often rude and would sometimes ask Sachin to buy two tickets. It
embarrassed him in the bus.
13. What made Sachin forget to go to the nets?
The fun of playing with friends at home made Sachin forget to go to the nets.
14. What did Achrekar advise Sachin?
Achrekar advised Sachin, “Don’t waste your time playing insane games with these kids.
Cricket is waiting for you at the nets. Practice hard and see what magic can transpire.”
Gxqh<H;! invariably -wh<ohiPKl<, embrass-nostgvqbl<, rude-gMjlbig, two tickets-3! hb{s<sQm<Mgt<, forget-
lxk<kz<, advise-nxqUjv, waste-uQ{ck<kz<, insane games-jhk<kqbg<givk<kelie!uqjtbim<Mgt<, practice hard-
gMlbig!hbqx<sq!osb<, magic can transpire –libi\iz!lix<xl<!
QUESTIONS AFTER THE LESSON

A. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. (TB-5, 6)
1. What was coach Achrekar’s first impression on Sachin?
He was too young to make the camp was Achrekar’s first impression on Sachin.
2. Why did Sachin feel that the schedule of the camp was ‘rigorous’?
After practice Sachin would be exhausted by the end of the day. So, he felt that the
schedule of the camp was rigorous.
3. What did serve as a very personal coaching manual to Sachin?
A note that his brother Ajit gave to him containing some thoughts about batting. It served as
a very personal coaching manual to Sachin.
4. Why was Sachin asked to change the school?
Sachin’s school did not have cricket facilities. So, he was asked to change schools if he
wanted to pursue cricket seriously.
5. What was the condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the school?
Sachin should be really serious about playing cricket was the condition laid down by
Sachin’s father for changing the school.
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keqh<hm<m!hbqx<sq!Hk<kgl<, thoughts about batting-lm<jmuQSuK!okimv<hie!sqf<kjegt<, facilities-uskqgt<, pursue
cricket seriously –kQuqvlig!gqvqg<ogm<jm!uqVl<hqeiz<, condition laid down-gm<mjt!uqkqg<gh<hm<mK!
6. How did the act with the one rupee coin help Sachin become a good cricketer?
The act with the one rupee coin taught Sachin how to concentrate even when physically
drained.
7. What did help Sachin to build his physical and mental stamina?
The routine of the camp that Sachin repeated right through his summer holidays helped
him to build up physical and mental stamina.
8. Which incident triggered the coach to be angry on Sachin?
Once, Sachin bunked his daily evening practice to watch an inter-school cricket match not
anticipating that Sir would be there. That incident triggered the coach to be angry on Sachin.
9. Why do you think Achrekar punished Sachin?

I think Achrekar punished Sachin because he was not aware of his potential.
10. ‘I owe myself to him’ – What does Sachin mean by this?
Sachin means that without Achrekar, he would not be the cricketer he turned out to be.
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guel<! osZk<KuK, when physically drained-dmz<! Osiv<ujmf<k! Ofvk<kqz<, build-gm<mjlk<kz<, physical and
mental stamina-dmz<! lx<Xl<! le! Nx<xz<! , bunked-kuqv<k<kz<,< inter-school cricket match-
ht<tqgTg<gqjmObbie! gqvqg<ogm<! Ohim<c, anticipating-wkqv<hivilz<,incident –fqgp<U, triggered the coach to be
angry-hbqx<sqbitvqe<! Ogihk<kjk! K~{<cbK?! not aware of his potential-! ke<! kqvexqbilz<! -Vk<kz<? I owe
myself to him-!fie<! nuVg<G!gmjlh<hm<cVg<gqOxe<? !would not be a cricketer turned out to be- gqvqg<ogm<mvig!
lix<xljmbilz<!-Vf<kqVh<hiv<!
B. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 120-150 words. (TB-6)
1. ‘Achrekar was a sincere coach’. Substantiate.
Lesson : Learning the Game

Author : Sachin Tendulkar
Theme : Farsightedness of a coach
Ramkant Achrekar was a cricket coach in Shardashram Vidhyamandir in Mumbai. He

ran summer camps too. He agreed to let Sachin join his summer camp. He identified the potential
of Sachin to be a good cricketer. He suggested Sachin’s father to change his school. His act with
the one rupee coin taught Sachin how to concentrate even when physically drained. He advised
Sachin, “Don’t waste your time playing insane games with these kids. Cricket is waiting for you at
the nets. Practice hard and see what magic can transpire.” “If you practiced hard enough, one day
people from across the world would come and watch you play.” Without Achrekar, Sachin
would not be the cricketer he turned out to be.
Moral: Practice makes a man perfect
2. Narrate in your own words the hardships underwent by Sachin to become a great cricketer.
Lesson : Learning the Game

Author : Sachin Tendulkar
Theme : Hardships of a cricketer
Ajit took Sachin to Achrekar sir’s camp when he was 11. As a child, he had only one set of
cricket clothes. His routine was to wash his clothes as soon as he had returned from the morning
practice session. In his first year at Shardashram, he played 55 practice matches during the
summer break of 60 days. His summer sessions used to start at 7.30 am and end at 4.30 pm. His
evening session would start at 5 pm after 30 minutes break. Between 5 pm and 7 pm he would
have 5 more net sessions. After practice Sachin would be exhausted by the end of the day. The act
of conductors embarrassed him in the bus. It was all a great learning experience.
Moral: Hardwork never fails
3. Quote the sentences which you find most inspiring from ‘Learning the Game.’ How do they
inspire you? Explain.
The sentences which I find most inspiring from ‘Learning the Game’ are “We need proper
career orientation. Your personality plays an important role in choosing the type of career you want.
Choose something you enjoy and really want to do and you will be successful.” It is really true. We
should be very careful in choosing our career. For that we should have proper career orientation from
the seniors like our parents, teachers, specialists and friends. Along with that we should enjoy whatever
we do. Otherwise life will become a tragedy. If we do what we love to do, our life will be successful.
Eventhough there may be a few difficulties occur in that, we can manage it with confidence.
PARAGRAPH FOR LATE BLOOMERS
• Ramkant Achrekar was a cricket coach in Mumbai.
• He identified the potential of Sachin.
• He suggested Sachin’s father to change his school.
• His one rupee coin act taught Sachin how to concentrate.
• He advised Sachin to practice hard.
• Without him, Sachin would not be the cricketer.
VOCABULARY
C. Match the words in column A with their synonym in HOMOPHONES
column B F. Consult a dictionary, to find the homophones
for the given words.
S. No A B Answers
1 in inn 6 right wright
1. ease endure effortless
2. evolve surplus progress 2 know no 7 were wear
3. excess effortless surplus 3 be bee 8 bare bear
4. survive great endure 4 to too - two 9 herd heard
5. immense progress great 5 watt what 10 throne thrown
D. Match the words in column A with their antonym in PREFIX AND SUFFIX
column B G. Look at the prefixes and suffixes given and frame
two new words for each one of them. One is done for
S. No A B Answers you.
1. concentrate incomplete distract Prefix Word - I Word – II
2. inevitable distract preventable sub subway subconscious
3. occasional wise continual un unable unfair
4. complete continual incomplete re rebuild rewrite
5. insane preventable wise en envision enable
dis disobey disagree
HOMONYMS ir irrelavant irregular
E. Use the words given below in your own sentences
Suffix Word - I Word – II
so as to get different meanings. One is done for
ly suddenly happily
you. (TB-7)
or visitor tailor
Cricket is a popular sport. (uqjtbim<M*! er cricketer player
cricket A cricket is active at night. (hxju* ness brightness darkness
ian musician electrician
The river’s bank is weak. (Nx<xr<gjv*
ist journalist novelist
bank People save money in bank. (ur<gq*
Marykom has an iron will. (fl<hqg<jg* *LISTENING
will He prepared his will when he was alive. H. Listen to the passage on Paralympics and
(dbqz<* choose the correct answer.
Bark of neem is used in siddha medicine. (*Listening text is on Page No.203)
bark (lvh<hm<jm* 1. Paralympic games are for b) disabled people .
2. The Paralympic games usually happen c) after the
The dog barks at the stranger. (Gjvk<kz<*
Olympic games.
I watch cricket. (hiv<k<kz<* 3. The first Paralympic Games happened in Rome in a)
watch Your wrist watch is nice. (gcgivl<* 1960 .
4. In 394 BCE, the a) Romans stopped the Greek WRITING
Olympic Games, because they didn’t like them. K. Your friend who lives in another town/city has
5. b) Sir Ludwig Guttmann was a doctor at the Stoke won his/her championship trophy in the recent sports
Mandeville hospital in England. meet. Write a letter congratulating him/ her.
639,Malligai Street
SPEAKING Aruppukottai
I. Just a minute (TB-8) 19.07.2018
Given below are five main qualities for true
sportsmanship. My dear Arul/ Friend,
Get into groups of four. Each group will choose one quality I am fine. How are you? You have won the
to talk about to the whole class for about one minute. But championship in the Sports meet which was held at
before you talk, you have two minutes to think about it. Mumbai. Congratulations! I am glad to hear of your
You can make notes if you wish. success. You are really great. Your confidence and
i. Determination - It is a positive emotional feeling. It determination have brought you this success. I am proud of
is an act of officially deciding something. Many people your wonderful performance. You have made our state
succeed because of their strong determination. It proud. I wish and hope that you will achieve more and more
involves pursuing a difficult goal in spite of obstacles. in your life.
We must possess this quality to achieve our goal. Thank you,
Yours lovingly,
ii. Optimization - It is the action of making the best A. Sai.
or most effective use of a situation or resources. We Address on the envelope
don’t get what we need often. Those times we should To
think about the sources available in and around our R.Arulselvan
environment and make use of it to the fullest. No.3 A-1 – Ezhil Nagar
Madurai – 1
iii. Stamina - It means physical strength or
staying power. It is very important to all of us to do our L. Collect information from newspapers, magazines,
work for a long time. Especially sports people need this periodicals and books about any two famous
quality a lot. It purely deals with our body. It is our sports women. Prepare their profiles. Use the
duty to keep it fit and strong. following format.
iv. Perseverance - Most of us lack this quality now a NAME: P.T.USHA
day. It is not possible always to get what we desire or Date of birth 27-06-1964
to achieve at the earliest. Many obstacles chase us State / Team she
wherever and whenever we go out of our home. We Kerala, India
represents
should face that with perseverance.
Sports / Games she is
Indian Athletics
v. Decisiveness - We should make our choices associated with
quickly and confidently. We are living in the world of Debut (First Entry) 1976
communication. We are running short of time to sit and [00 m (11.39sec) Jakarta
Best in her Career
decide all. In many personal interviews people are (1985)]
unable to get a job due to lack of making choices Hobbies Sports Only
quickly and confidently. Awards / Medals Arjuna Award – 1984 and
received Padma Shri - 1984
J. Prepare a speech in about 80-100 words for the
morning assembly, stressing on the importance of NAME: SAINA NEHWAL
games and sports in ensuring a healthy body and
Date of birth 17-03-1990
mind.
State / Team she
IMPORTANCE OF GAMES AND SPORTS Hyderabad, India
represents
Sports / Games she is
Sports and games are very important to everyone. It Badminton
associated with
helps us to develop the habit of cooperation. Apart from
2006 - Under 19 - National
this, it helps us to keep ourselves fit. It increases self Debut (First Entry)
Champion
confidence, leadership quality and sharing. Reading and
Ranked 1st place (2nd Apr -
writing alone is not education. Edcation is the development Best in her Career
2015)
of both mental and physical growth. Books help us to be
Hobbies Sports Only
knowledgeable. Games help us to be fit. Everyone should
Arjuna Award, Padma
play a game at least half an hour every day. If we regularly Awards / Medals received
Bhushan.
do this, diseases won’t affect us.
CREATIVE WRITING The performance involves
It depicts stories mainly
M. Write a newspaper article in about 100 words story telling, songs and
from the puranas, epics
comparing the achievements of the two sports dance and dialogue
and folklore
women based on the information you have already rendering
collected. O. ANAGRAMS
P.T.Usha and Saina Nehwal are the two best 1 ELBOW BELOW
sportswomen whose achievements are compared in this 2 SECTION NOTICES
article. P.T.Usha was born on 27-06-1964 and Saina 3 VIEWER REVIEW
Nehwal was born on 17-03-1990. Both of them are born in 4 RIPPLES SLIPPER
India, but state - wise they are different. P.T.Usha is from 5 NEEDLESS LESSENED
Kerala and Saina belong s to Andhra. A sport is their
hobby and passion. P.T.Usha is the yester year’s sports star P. Pick out two words from the article on folk culture
whereas Saina is today's sports enthusiast. P.T.Usha is one and folklore of Tamil Nadu with which you can
of the best athletes. Her career best performane is that she form anagrams. Take turns and ask your partner to
finished 100m in 11.39 seconds in the year 1985 in Jakarta solve the anagram and come out with the right
Athletics meet. Saina's best in her career is that she ranked words.
first on 02-04-2015. Thus we can conclude that both the 1. SWORDS - WORDS,
sports women made India proud by their achievements. 2. POTS - STOP, POST, TOPS, SPOT,
3. MARTIAL- MARITAL, 4. POT- TOP,
READING 5. MALE- LAME, 6. TEACH- CHEAT
N. Answer the following questions briefly. (TB-11) Q. Work in groups of 4-6. Choose one folk art form,
1. What do Tamil Nadu folk dances and folk arts that is rarely or no longer performed. Find out the
represent? reasons for this and suggest practical solutions/ steps
Tamil Nadu folk dances and folk arts represent the that can be taken to prevent this. After discussion and
ethos, aesthetic, values and melody of the region. research, conduct a talk show in the class on the topic
2. When are folk dances and folk music usually FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL. The following inputs will
performed? help you. Each group will consist of the following
Folk dances and music are performed during members.
festivals and community functions. 1. The host 2. A folk artist
3. How is Karagattam performed? 3. A representative from an NGO engaged in reviving
Karagaattam involves balancing a pot on the head some of the dying folk arts
to musical accompaniment. The karagam pots are 4. A student 5. A citizen from the city.
decorated with a cone of flower arrangements, NOTE:
lopped by a paper parrot. The parrot swing as the Your teacher will distribute role cards with cues to
dancer swings along. each member of the group to help you play your roles.
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of a long stick, balanced on their shoulders. ng<gjzjb! gih<hix<Xukx<gie! upqLjxgjtBl<!
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FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL we<x! kjzh<hqz<! uquik!
forms - Therukoothu and Bommalattam
nvr<gl<!fmk<kzil</!
THERUKOOTHU BOMMALATTAM Yu<ouiV!li{uVg<Gl<!!
Men and women are 2/!ofxqbitv<?! ! 3/!gqvilqb!gjzRv<?!
Puppetry is used
involved 4/!gqvilqb!gjzgjt!npquqzqVf<K !gih<hix<x !hiMhMl<!
Human beings are the Puppets are the nvS!sivi!fqXue!hqvkqfqkq?!
characters characters 5/!yV!li{ue<?!6/!fgvk<kqz<!usqg<Gl<!yV!fhv<!!
A street or open stage is A specific stage is ! Ngqb! hik<kqvr<gtqz<! WOkEl<! ye<jx! Nsqvqbv<!
needed needed hqvqk<Kg<ogiMk<K! okijzg<gim<sqbqz<! fil<!
They stand behind a gi{<hjkh<Ohie<x!gzf<Kjvbimz<!fqgp<ju!fmk<kzil</!!
It is performed on the
screen and the puppets
streets and in open air
held in front
GRAMMAR- PREPOSITION joke about We always joke about old times.
A. Choose the most appropriate preposition from the consist of The book consists of 100 pages.
brackets: (TB-14) attend to I attend to many things.
1. We have been living in Chennai for eight years. (for,
since) E. Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the
2. Abdul has taken after his father. (after / at) factual description by filling in the blanks with
3. Vimal generally goes to his work place by bus. (by / appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture
on)
of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote
4. The cricket ball was hidden among the leaves. (among
and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
/ between)
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and
5. Mani divided his toys among his brothers and sisters.
thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive
(between / among)
look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and
B. Identify the prepositions in the given sentences and decorated (a) with colourful streamers.
underline them.
1. Riya borrowed a dress from me and lent to her friend, People throng the premises (b) to catch a glimpse (c) of
Mary. their village deity (d) on a magnificently decorated chariot,
2. When I moved back to the city, things had changed and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e) in the food
stalls that serve free piping hot sakkaraipongal (sweet
considerably.
pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
3. The burglar found the keys under the pot in
balcony. People (f) from nearby villages and towns display their
4. Prabhu was hiding behind the door when his sister wares attractively, and call out loudly (g) to the people (h)
came looking for him. to buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes
5. My dog sat on my hat and squashed it. smothered (i) with salt and chilly powder, boiled
groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men,
C. Complete the passage by filling in appropriate
women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)
prepositions from the list
in their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
(with, out, to, in, from, during, of, for, by). Some
prepositions may be used more than once. You can hear the shrieks (k) of happy children
In Tamil Nadu, a very interesting form of recitation enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders
named Villupattu developed (a) during the 15th century. looking (l) at each other with smiles on their faces.
Villupattu means bow-song because a bow-shaped musical
The entire day is spent (m) on fun and gaiety. All the
instrument (b) with strong high tension string is used (c) for
village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n) to
placing it (d) in an earthen pitcher. It is believed that this
the thiruvizha every year.
narrative form was an invention (e) of Arasa Pulavar. The
troupe gives its performance mostly (f) during temple WRITING
festivals. There are seven to eight persons in a troupe who You stayed with your grandparents at your native
form a kind (g) of chorus that supports the man singer- village during Pongal. You had an unforgettable time
narrator. When the chief narrator sings, the chorus takes (h) with them. You visited the village fair and enjoyed
out the refrain (i) of the song and repeates it in unison. The the simple pleasures of life like bathing in the river,
whole party sits (j) in the ground and performs (k) on a lot strolling in the fields, eating food cooked in earthen
(l) of gesticulation and facial expression to suit the narrative utensils over firewood, sleeping on a cot on the terrace
they have taken. The ballad style songs are composed (m) under the star-lit sky, visiting temple fairs and watching
of the rural dialect which appeals (n) to the audience who Karagattam presentation. (TB-16)
sometimes join the troupe (o) with suitable notes or words.
F. Write a letter to your friend, describing the joy of
D. Frame sentences using the prepositional phrases celebrating festivals in a village.
given in the box. (TB-15) 18, MMP Nagar
benefit from He gets benefits from the government. Madrurai - 625019
stand in Please stand in queue. 12th June 2018
stay at I stay at hostel for a week. Dear Varsha
go into They will go into nursing. I am fine. I hope this letter finds you in best of
prepare for I prepare for my exams. health. I am very happy to describe you about
celebration of festivals in my village. In my village,
pay for He paid for our lunch.
festival celebrations are held in a grand manner. I
rely on We rely on the latest news.
visited the village fair and enjoyed the simple
pleasures of life like bathing in the river, strolling in H. Now you are ready to start writing your script for
the fields, eating food cooked in earthen utensils over Bommalattam on ‘Child Labour’. (TB-17)
firewood, sleeping on a cot on the terrace under the Once, there was a child named Ram who lived in a village
star-lit sky, visiting temple fairs and watching called Allur. The child worked in a small restaurant near his
Karagattam presentation. It is an unforgettable moment village. Ram’s family was not affluent. His father used to
of my life. My parents also enjoyed a lot. If it’s possible, drink a lot and his mother begged in the streets. He had a
kindly join me next time.
sister who wanted to study in school but she couldn’t as
Yours lovingly
they had no money. All the burdens of his family were put
Kethu
on Ram but he never lost hope and worked hard every day.
Address on the envelope:
To He always believed that one day he would make his family
M.Varsha proud.
88, MKP Nagar He worked hard every day until he got enough
Chennai - 600019 money to feed his family. But his job was not good enough.
Many years passed this way and he was only able to
PROJECT provide food to his family but any other need could not be
G. Your class has to stage a Puppet Show in the
fulfilled. One day he went to work as usual and while he
Assembly Open Forum on the topic ‘Child Labour’.
was returning from work, he saw an old man coughing and
Divide yourselves into groups and discuss the
requirements for the presentation like storyline, he was lying on the floor and unable to walk. As he was
characters, dialogues, choice of puppets and music for very caring, he went to the old man to help him walk. The
the interlude. Now complete the dialogues given old man was very happy and he suddenly changed into a
below. God and he told the boy that he was very kind and that he
would be tested before he would be granted any wish that
Ramesh : Let us present a Puppet Show on
he wanted to see fulfilled. The old man suddenly
CHILD LABOUR for Assembly Open
disappeared.
Forum.
The next day while Ram was going work, he saw a
Mohammed : That is a very good idea! Let us start
planning right away. young girl who was sad as she wanted a chocolate from the
Geetha : Shall we start making puppets first? shop but was not able to buy it because she didn’t have any
Leema : I suggest we begin with the story line money. That was the day Ram would receive his salary. He
first. bought the young girl a chocolate. Suddenly the old man
Mani : How many characters can we have? appeared again and said that he had passed in the first test
Ramesh : We can have around five characters. and now he had to be ready for the second test. He
Mohammed : What are the aspects can we focus? disappeared this time too.
Meena : We can focus on the problems of poverty A few days later when Ram came to work, he saw
and illiteracy as the major reasons for a child lying on the road who was starving and on the brink
child labour. of death. Ram was confused because he had to pay his
Ramesh : Can we buy puppets from outside? electricity bill that day, but he also wanted to help the child.
Leena : I am good at making stick puppets. I will So he paid his electricity bill and with the money that was
make them myself. But I require some
left he bought food for the boy. The old man appeared again
help.
and told Ram that he had passed all the tests.
Mani : I will help you Leema. Tell me, when?
And now he could wish for one thing that he
Leema : Thank you, Mani. Let us stay back after
the meeting and discuss. wanted. So Ram immediately told, “I want only one thing
Ramesh : Have you got any idea for the and that is child labour to be abolished from this world” and
interlude? then the old man said, “Okay, I will do it.”
Meena : I think we should have some music for The next day everything changed. Ram found that
the interlude. all his friends who were working in factories, shops and
Geetha : That would make it really interesting. I hotels had started to go to school.
will get music group to start working Moral- We should never lose hope, one day we will
on the tunes for our puppet show. achieve our goal.
DOLPHIN-9TH ENG POEM STEP TO SUCCESS
POETRY

21.l<!uGh<H!nvSh<!ohiKk<Okv<uqz<!Poetry!hGkqbqzqVf<K//////!
Q. No (19-22) Answer any THREE of the following. 3 x 2= 6 Marks
! himz<! (Poetry)! hGkqbqzqVf<K! himz<uvqgt<! (Poetry Lines) ! kvh<hm<M! nkjek<!
okimv<f<K! 3! sqXuqeig<gt<! ogi{<m! okiGh<Hgtig! 5! okiGh<Hgt<! Ogm<gh<hMl</!
njugTt<! wjuObEl<! 4! uqeik<okiGh<HgTg<G! 2! nz<zK! 3! uig<gqbr<gtqz<!
uqjmbtqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!-f<kh<!hGkq!uqeig<gTg<G!uqjmbtqg<g!fl<!upqgim<c!jgObm<cz<!
dt<t! Poety! hGkqbqz<<! dt<t! Appreciation Questions! uqei.uqjmgjt! fe<G!
hck<Kg<ogit<tUl</
Q. No (33-36) Answer any TWO of the following questions. 2 x 5= 10 Marks
! himz<! hGkqbqzqVf<K! (Poetry)! 5! uqeig<gt<! Ogm<gh<hMl</! njugTt<! wjuObEl<! 3!
uqeig<gTg<G!uqjmbtqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!!
Q. No (33-34) : himz<! hGkqbqzqVf<K!(Poetry)!3!hk<kquqeig<gt<! (Paragraph) Ogm<gh<hMl</!

njugTg<G! 21! uig<gqbr<gTg<G! Gjxbilz<! uqjmbtqg<g! Ou{<Ml</! -f<kh<! hGkq!
uqeig<gTg<G! uqjmbtqg<g! fl<! upqgim<c! jgObm<cz<! dt<t! Poetry! hGkqbqz<<! dt<t!
Paragraph!uqei.uqjmgjt!fe<G!hck<Kg<ogit<tUl</!
!
Q. No (35) : himz<! hGkqbqzqVf<K!(Poetry Literary Appreciation)! uqeig<gt<! Ogm<gh<hMl</!

nkqz<<! dt<t! 5! uqeig<gTg<G! uqjmbtqg<g! Ou{<Ml</! -f<kh<! hGkq! uqeig<gTg<G!
uqjmbtqg<g! fl<! upqgim<c! jgObm<cz<! dt<t! Poetry! hGkqbqz<<! dt<t! Literary
Appreciation!uqei.uqjmgjt!fe<G!hck<Kg<ogit<tUl</!
Q. No (36) : himz<! hGkqbqzqVf<K! (Poetry Lines Paraphrase)! uqei! Ogm<gh<hMl</! nkqz<!
dt<t! 5! uvqgTg<G! uqvquie! ujvbjx! Ou{<Ml</! -f<kh<! hGkq! uqeig<gTg<G!
uqjmbtqg<g!fl<! upqgim<c!jgObm<cz<! dt<t!Poetry!hGkqbqz<<! dt<t!Paragraph!uqei.
uqjmgjt!fe<G!hck<Kg<ogit<tUl</!
Q. No (45) Quote from memory. 1 x 5= 5 Marks
!!!!!himz<! hGkqbqzqVf<K! (Poetry)! leh<himh<! himz<! uvqgt<! 6! Ogm<gh<hMl</! nkqz<!
dt<t! 6! uvqgjt! wPk! Ou{<Ml</! -f<kh<! hGkq! uqeig<gTg<G! uqjmbtqg<g! fl<!
himF~zqz<!dt<t!leh<him!himz<gtie!!1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,
3. On Killing a Tree, 5. The River, 6. The Comet!Ngqbjugjt!fe<G!hck<Kg<ogit<tUl</!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TOTAL = 21 MARKS

FIGURE OF SPEECH
1. Rhyming Words: himz<!uvqgtqe<!gjmsq!uiv<k<jkgjt!gueqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!njugtqz<!
yOv!likqvqbie!ds<svqh<jhg<!ogi{<Mt<t!uiv<k<jkgt<!Rhyming words NGl</!
! )wMk<Kg<gim<Mgt<!himz<!hGkqgtqz<!kvh<hm<Mt<te/!njugjt!hbe<hMk<kqg<!
ogit<tUl/<*!
2. Rhyme Scheme: ogiMg<gh<hm<Mt<t!himzqe<! 5!uvqgtqe<! gjmsq!uiv<k<jkgjt!gueqg<g!
Ou{<Ml</!
! !
njugTt<!Lkz<!uvqbqe<!gjmsq!uiv<k<jkjb!a!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
-v{<mil<!uvqbqe<!gjmsq!uiv<k<jkbqe<!ds<svqh<H!Lkz<!uvq!Ohiz!-Vh<hqe<!nkje!
a!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
liXhm<cVh<hqe<! nkje! b! weg<! Gxqg<g! Ou{<Ml</! &e<xil<! uvqbqe<! gjmsq!
uiv<k<jkbqe<!ds<svqh<H!Lkz<!uvq!Ohiz!-Vh<hqe<!nkje!a!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
-v{<mil<!uvqOhiz!-Vh<hqe<!nkje!b!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
liXhm<cVh<hqe<!nkje!c!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
fie<gil<! uvqbqe<! gjmsq!uiv<k<jkbqe<! ds<svqh<H!Lkz<! uvq!Ohiz!-Vh<hqe<! nkje!
a!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
-v{<mil<!uvqOhiz!-Vh<hqe<!nkje!b!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
!
&e<xil<!uvqOhiz!-Vh<hqe<!nkje!c!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
liXhm<cVh<hqe<!nkje!d!weg<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
Gxqh<H;!yOv!likqvqbie!ds<svqh<Hgjtg<ogi{<m!uiv<k<jkgjt!yOv!likqvqbie!! !
! ! wPk<kiz<!Gxqg<g!Ou{<Ml</!
)wMk<Kg<gim<Mgt<!himz<!hGkqgtqz<!kvh<hm<Mt<te/!njugjt!hbe<hMk<kqg<!ogit<tUl/<*
3. Simile: ogiMg<gh<hm<Mt<t!himz<!uvqbqz<!WOkEl<!-v{<M!fhv<gt<,!ohiVm<gt< ,!-mr<gt<!
-jugtqe<!h{<Hgjt!yh<hqm!like, as!Ohie<x!uiv<k<jkgt<!hbe<hMk<kh<hm<cVg<Gl</!
Ex: (i) May seem as plain as can be? (ii) I weep like a child for the past.
4. Metaphor: ogiMg<gh<hm<Mt<t!himz<!uvqbqz<!WOkEl<!-v{<M!fhv<gt<,!ohiVm<gt< ,!
-mr<gt<!-jugtqe<!h{<Hgjt!ljxLglig!yh<hqm<M?!njugtqz<!WOkEl<!ye<jx!
lm<Ml<!lqjgh<hMk<kq!osiz<uK/!)ohiKuig!ohiVm<gtqe<!ohbv<gt</* !
Ex: (i) What gems would we see? (ii) A newly discovered Treasure.
5. Personification: leqk!h{<Hgjt!dbqvx<x!ohiVm<gjtg<!Kj{bigg<!ogi{<M!
uqtg<Gkz</
Ex: (i) My little horse must think it queer
(ii) He gives his harness bells a shake to ask if there is some mistake
6. Apostrophe: dbqvx<x!ohiVm<gjt!dbqVt<t!ohiVm<gtig!fqjek<K!nkOeiM!
djvbiMkz</!
Ex: (i) ‘O ye wheels! Be silent for to-day!’
7. Oxymoron: wkqv<s<osix<gt<!nMk<kMk<K!uVuK/
Ex: (i) Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears.

8. Onomatopoeia: ohiVm<gt<!wPh<Hl<!yzqObiM!okimv<Hjmb!osix<gt</
Ex: (i) A child is sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings.
(ii) So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour.
9. Anaphora: nMk<kMk<k!uvqgtqz<!yOv!uiv<k<jk!lQ{<Ml<, lQ{<Ml<!hzLjx!uVuK/
Ex: If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
10. Alliteration: !yV!uvqbqz<!yOv!olb<obizqbqz<!)wPk<kqz<*!okimr<Ggqx!uiv<k<jkgt<!hz!
uVuK/
Ex: (i) He will not see me stopping here
(ii) To watch his woods fill up with snow
11. Hyperbole: YV!osbjz!lqgUl<!lqjgh<hMk<kqs<!osiz<uK/
Ex: To watch his woods fill up with snow
12. Imagery: YV!osbjz!dVugh<hMk<kq!Gxqh<hiz<!d{v<k<KuK/
Ex: But I have promises to keep
13. Allusion: !ohiVm<gjt!nz<zK!fhv<gjt!ljxLglig!Gxqh<hqMuK/!ohiKuig!Bible!
Ohie<x!hpr<giz!-zg<gqbr<gtqz<!gi{h<hMl</
Ex: (i) And in to my garden stole
- Biblical allusion (about the Garden of Eden)
(ii) Till lit bore an apple bright
- Biblical allusion (Apple – the forbidden fruit)
14. Poetic Diction: !fhv<gt<?!ohiVm<gt<!nz<zK!-mr<gtqe<!h{<Hgjt!uv<{qh<hK/
Ex: And depart peaceful, pacified and thankless.
15. Archaism: !hpr<gizk<kqz<!upg<gk<kqzqVf<K!-h<ohiPK!hbe<him<cz<!-z<zik!
uiv<k<jkgt</
Ex: Dust thou art, to dust returnest
16. Pun: !yV!uiv<k<jkjb!hz<OuX!uqkr<gtqz<!hvush<hMk<Kl<!uqklig!hbe<hMk<KuK/
Ex: In the end will be the Word.
And the Word will be God in Man.
(The Word refers to Jesus Christ as God and man.)
17. Euphemism: !yV!kuxie!fqgp<ju!fqbibh<hMk<Kl<!uqklig!hbe<hMk<KuK/
Ex: My foe out stretched beneath the tree (His foe is dead)
18. Symbol: YV!osbjz!Ofvcbig!nz<zilz<!ljxLglig!d{v<k<KuK/
Ex: (i) Till it bore an apple bright (The anger against his foe is a bright apple)
(ii) My foe out stretched beneath the tree (The tree of poison – anger)

Poem-1
STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
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Robert Frost
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MIND MAP:
1. Frost travelled through woods 4. He was attracted by the silence
in his horse. of the surroundings.
2.The woods were filled with 5. He decided to spend his time
snowfall. there.
3. He stopped his horse and 6. Conscious tickled him to
enjoyed the woods. complete his work before
death.
POEM TRANSLATION
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Whose woods these are I think I know. இ த வனா திரl< யா'ைடயெத H நா அறிேவ .
His house is in the village though; அவ: இ5 உ ள வ;

I தா இ' க ேவ B%.
He will not see me stopping here அவர வனா திர% பன+யா நிர%Aவைத நா
To watch his woods fill up with snow. பா:-தப இ5 நி பைத அவ: அறிய மா;டா:.
My little horse must think it queer இJவா <

மிக2ெப'% இ' ப த மாைல ேவைளய ,
To stop without a farmhouse near வனா திர-தி %, உைற த ள-தி % இைடய ,
Between the woods and frozen lake அ'கி ஒ' ப ைண வB

I இ லாம இ' % ேபா ,
The darkest evening of the year. எ ெசய வ ேனாதமான என எ திைர எ ண ய ' க ேவ B%.
He gives his harness bells a shake த க3-தி இ' % வா@ உ ள மண கைள / கியப ,
To ask if there is some mistake. ஏேதE% தவH நட தி' கிறதா எ H அ ேக;கிற .
The only other sound’s the sweep இ5 ேக; %இ ெனா' ச-த%, ெம லிய கா H
Of easy wind and downy flake. வK%

I ச2த$%, பன+ ெபாழி % ச-த$%.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. வனா தர5க அழகா %, இ'ளா % , அட:-தியா %உ ளன.
But I have promises to keep, என+E%, நா நிைறேவ ற உ ள கடைமக எம B.
And miles to go before I sleep, நா உற5 %$ பல ைம க ெச ல ேவ B%.
And miles to go before I sleep. நா உற5 %$ பல ைம க ெச ல ேவ B%.
Poem by Robert Frost Travelling in Horse Evening time
Woods with Snowfall Farm House Famous lines (Last 4)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. Memories the poem Stopping by Woods on a The speaker is talking about duties to do
Snowy Evening. (TB-19) before his death.
B. Read the following lines and answer the
5. And miles to go before I sleep
following questions.
And miles to go before I sleep
1. He will not see me stopping here
a) Why has the poet repeated the last line?
To watch his woods fill up with snow
The poet repeated the last line to make a
a) Who does 'he' refer to?
He refers to the land owner. strong claim.
b) Explain: miles to go before I sleep.
b) Identify the season with these lines.
The poet has so many duties in his life.
The season is 'winter'.
He wants to complete all before his
2. My little horse must think it queer death.
To stop without a farm house near.
a) Who is the speaker? ADDITIONAL COMPREHENSION
The poet (Robert Frost) is the speaker. QUESTIONS:
b) Why should the horse think it queer? 6. Whose woods these are I think I know
It should think it queer to stop without a His house is in the village though
farm house near. a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
c) Pick out the rhyming words ‘I’ refers to the poet (Robert Frost).
queer - near b) Where is the house?
The house is in the village.
3. He gives his harness bells a shake
7. Between the woods and frozen lake
To ask if there is some mistake
The darkest evening of the year.
a) Whom does 'he' refer to in these lines?
a) How is the lake?
He refers to the horse.
The lake is frozen.
b) Why does 'he' give his harness bells a
b) What does the poet see near?
shake?
The poet sees a farm house near.
He gives his harness bells a shake to get
c) Who stands between the woods and
his master's attention.
frozen lake?
c) How does the horse communicate with
The poet on his horse stands between the
poet?
woods and frozen lake.
It communicates with the bell sound.
d) What is the specialty of the day?
4. The woods are lovely, dark and deep The day is the darkest evening of the
But I have promises to keep year.
a) How are the woods? 8. The only other sound's the sweep
The woods are lovely dark and deep. of easy wind and downy flake
b) Who does 'I' refer to? a) Describe the sounds in the poem
I refers to the poet (Robert Frost). The sounds of wind and snow.
c) What are the promises the speaker is b) Explain downy flake.
talking about? Snow is falling as downy flake.
C. Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks. (TB-20)
After a long travel the poet entered a wood. He wondered to whom the wood is!. He realized that the owner
of the wood lived in a farm house. He was happy that owner would not be able to see him stopping in his woods
to watch snow fill woods. The poet felt that the horse would think it very queer to stop near the wood he had
never done. He was actually standing between the woods and frozen lake. The time was evening. The horse
indicated that the poet has made a mistake by shaking his head. The poet felt that woods are lovely, dark and
deep. He suddenly realized that he had worldly life which would not allow him to stay in the woods for a long
time.
D. Answer the questions in three or four sentences:
1. What information does the poet highlight about the season and the time of the day in the
poem?
The season is winter. Snow falling fills up the woods. The time of day is evening. That
evening is the darkest evening of the year.
2. In which way is the reaction of the speaker different from that of the horse? What does it
convey?
The poet loved the nature, dark wood, snow fall. But the society would condemn stopping
in others' land. The speaker describes society's reproach to the horse.
3. What are the sounds heard by the poet?
The poet hears harness bells of his horse, the sounds of sweeping wind and snow fall.
4. The poet is aware of two choices. What are they? What choice does he make ultimately?
First one is, stay in the deep and dark woods with snow. The second one is going far in his
life as the society moves him. The poet chooses the second one.
5. Pick out words from the poem that bring to mind.
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I steep.
LITERARY APPRECIATION OF THE POEM
E. Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza.
Stanza rhyme scheme

1. aaba
2. aaba
3. aaba
4. aaaa
F. Complete the table by identifying lines against the poetic devices from the poem
POETIC DEVICES POEM LINE

Alliteration Watch his woods
Personification He gives his harness bells a shake my little horse must think it queer
And miles to go before I sleep
Repetition And miles to go before I sleep
Imagery But I have promises to keep

WRITING
G. Answer the following questions in a paragraph about 80 - 100 words. (TB-21)
1. It is said that, "the choices made by one, shapes one's destiny" the theme of choice is
important throughout this poem.
Poem : Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Poet : Robert Frost
Characters : Robert Frost, Frost’s Horse
Theme : Keeping Promises
Robert Frost travelled through woods in his horse once. It was an evening time. It was the
darkest evening of the year. The woods were filled with snowfall. He stopped his horse near the
woods. His horse shook its head. Because it was not their usual route and there was no farm
house nearby. He was attracted by the deep, dark silence of his surroundings. He decided to
spend his time there. His conscious tickled him that he has to complete a lot of works before his
death. The speaker choice is to enjoy the beauty and peace of the snowy woods but the society
condemns it. He continues his journey.
MORAL: CHOICE IS SHAPED BY DESTINY
H. Work in pairs and discuss the factors that contribute towards making a choice and make a
presentation to the class.
MAKING A CHOICE
Student 1 : Shall we discuss the factors that contribute towards making a choice?
Student 2 : This is a good topic. It is the need of the hour.
Student 3 : In this competitive world, we should be aware of making choice.
Student 4 : Choices won’t come to us, we should create it.
Student 5 : If one wants to be successful in life, he/she should create a good choice.
Student 1 : We should live our life by choices not by chances.
Student 2 : Time is the most essential factor towards choice.
Student 3 : Not only time but also family background.
Student 4 : Don’t forget education my friend.
Student 5 : Whatever we do, the society is the most influential factor.

♣ Frost travelled through woods in his horse.
♣ The woods were filled with snowfall.
♣ He stopped his horse and enjoyed the woods.
♣ He was attracted by the silence of the surroundings.
♣ He decided to spend his time there.
♣ His Conscious tickled him to complete his work before death.
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DOLPHIN-9TH ENG SUPPLEMENTARY STEP TO SUCCESS
SUPPLEMENTARY

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Q. No (37-38) Answer any ONE of the following. 1 x 5 = 5 Marks

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vitNaDk; 1 tpdhTf;F tpilaspf;f Ntz;Lk;. ,e;jg; gFjp tpdhf;fSf;F
tpilaspf;f ek; topfhl;b ifNal;by; cs;s Supplementary gFjp tpdh-tpilfis
ed;F gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;.
Q. No (37)
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cs;sthW tupirg;gLj;jp vOj Ntz;Lk;. ,e;jg; gFjp tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;f ek;
topfhl;b ifNal;by; cs;s Supplementary gFjpapy;; cs;s Rearrange the sentences
tpdh-tpilfis ed;F gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;.
Q. No (38)
Jizg;ghlg; gFjpapYs;s 7 fijfspy; (Supplementary) VNjDk; xU
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ed;F gbj;J mt;tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;f Ntz;Lk;. ,e;jg; gFjp tpdhf;fSf;F
tpilaspf;f ek; topfhl;b ifNal;by; cs;s Supplementary gFjpapy;; cs;s Passage
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Q. No (46) Write a paragraph by developing the following hints. 1 x 8 = 8 Marks

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xU Fwpg;Gfis tpupthf;fp 150 thu;ijfSf;F Fiwahky; vOj Ntz;Lk;. ,e;jg; gFjp
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TOTAL = 13 MARKS

Supplementary-1
THE ENVIOUS NEIGHBOUR
(nghwhik gpbj;j mz;iltPl;Lf;fhud;)
CHARACTERS
An Honest Couple Honest/ loved the dog
The Wicked Couple Envious and cruel
The Dog Brought wealth to the honest couple
The Prince Rewarded the Honest couple
An Honest Couple The Wicked Couple The Dog The Prince

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,JnthU [g;ghdpa nrtptop rpWfij MFk;. ew;gz;Gfshy; tpisAk; ed;ikfis ,f;fijahdJ
tpsf;FfpwJ. [g;ghdpa fpuhkk; xd;wpy; xU Neu;ikahd tptrhap jd; kidtp kw;Wk; nry;y ehAld;
tho;e;J te;jhu;. xUehs; mtuJ ehahdJ mtuJ taypy; ,Ue;j Gijay; xd;iw mtUf;F milahsk;
fhl;baJ. ,ijf;fz;l nghwhikFzk; nfhz;l mz;il tPl;Lf;fhuu;fs; mjid ,utyhfg; ngw;Wr;
nrd;wdu;. mtu;fSf;F eha; fhl;ba ,lj;jpypUe;J Fg;igfNs fpilj;jd. me;j Nfhgj;jpy; mtu;fs; me;j
ehiaf; nfhd;W xU igd; kuj;jbapy; mjid Gijj;Jtpl;ldu;. ey;y kdk; nfhz;l tptrhap mijg;
Gijj;j ,lj;jpy; G+f;fis itj;J fz;zPu; ky;f mQ;ryp nrYj;jpdhu;. md;wpuT eha; mtuJ fdtpy;
Njhd;wp mjid Gijj;j ,lj;jpYs;s kuj;ijf; nfhz;L xu muit cuiy nra;ar; nrhd;dJ. mtUk;
mjid nra;j gpd;G mjpy; jhdpaq;fis ,l;L miuj;j nghOJ xt;nthU jhdpaKk; nghd;dhf khwpaJ.
,jidawpe;j mayhu; mjid ,utyhfg; ngw;W nrd;wdu;. mtu;fSf;F mjpy; miuj;j nghOJ
Fg;igfNs fpilj;jd. vdNt mjid mtu;fs; vupj;Jtpl;ldu;. kPz;Lk; eha; mt;tptrhapapd; fdtpy;
Njhd;wp vupf;fg;gl;l kuj;jpd; rhk;giyr; Nrfupf;f nrhd;dJ. tptrhap mjid gl;Lg;Nghd kuq;fspy; J}tpa
nghOJ mitfs; kPz;Lk; G+j;Jf; FYq;fpd. ,jidf; fz;l ,sturu; mtiu Neupy; mioj;J gupR
toq;fpdhu;. nghwhiknfhz;l jk;gjpau; me;j rhk;giy ,utyhfg; ngw;wdu;. mjid ,sturu; Kd;G
kuq;fspy; gad;gLj;j Kad;w nghOJ mit mtupd; fz;fspy; gl;ld. ,sturu; mtu;fis jz;bj;jhu;.
ew;Fzk; nfhz;l jk;gjpau; jq;fs; nry;tq;fis ,Wjpahf nghwhikFzk; nfhz;l jk;gjpaUld;
gfpu;e;Jnfhz;ldu;.
MIND MAP:
1. A pet dog brought treasure to an
7. They broke and burnt it into ashes.
honest couple.
2. It did not bring wealth to the 8. For the honest couple the ashes
wicked couple. turned the withered trees alive.
3. They killed and buried it under a
9. The prince rewarded them.
pine tree.
4. The honest couple made a mortar 10. For the wicked couple the ashes
using the pine tree. flew into the prince’s eyes.
5. It turned each grain into treasure. 11. They were punished.
6. For the wicked couple, the mortar 12. The honest couple shared their
gave filth only. wealth with the wicked couple.

SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSLATION
SUPPLEMENTARY jkpohf;fk;
PAGE – 22 jahuhFjy;
Warm up
gpd;tUtdtw;iwf; fye;JiuahLf.
Discuss the following.
m) ,uj;jd; lhlh> Mrpk; gpNuk;[p MfpNahu; Fwpg;gplj;jf;f
1. Ratan Tata, Azim Premji are a few rich
,e;jpa gzf;fhuu;fspy; xUtuhf ,Ue;jhYk;
people of India who spend a part of
mtu;fspd; nry;tj;jpd; xU gFjpia Nritf;fhfg;
their wealth on charity. What
gad;gLj;Jfpd;wdu;. ve;jg; gz;G mtu;fis
influences them to share and care for
kw;wtu;fSld; jq;fs; nry;tj;ijg; gfpu kw;Wk;
others?
mtu;fs; kPJ mf;fiwr; nrYj;j J}z;baJ?
2. Think of any undesirable quality that
M) ePq;fs; iftpl epidf;Fk; VNjDnkhU tpUk;gj;jfhj
you would like to get rid of and
gz;igg; gw;wp ez;gu;fSld; tpthjp.
discuss it with your friends?
,) cq;fSf;F nry;yg; gpuhzpfisg; gpbf;Fkh? Vd;?
c. Do you like pets? Why?
Fzq;fs;; tho;it vg;gb khw;wpaJ vd;w ,U
Now read the Japanese folk tale about two
Rw;wj;jhiug; gw;wpa xU [g;ghdpa ehl;Lg;Gwf;fijia
neighbours and how their character
,g;nghOJ gbf;fTk;.
changed their lives.
In the old, old days, there lived an �ன்ெனா� காலத்தில், ஒ� ேநர்ைமயான மன�தன், தன்
honest man with his wife, who had a pet மைனவ��டன் வாழ்ந்� வந்தான். அவன் ஒ� நாைய ைவத்தி�ந்தான்.
dog, which they used to feed with fish அந்த நாய்க்� , ம� ன் மற்�ம் தன் சைமயலைறய�ல் உள்ள மிச்ச�ள்ள
and tit-bit from their own kitchen. One உணைவப்ேபா�வான். ஒ� நாள், அந்த வயதானவர்கள், ேதாட்டத்தில்
day, as the old folks went out to work ேவைல ெசய்யப்ேபானார்கள். அந்த ெசல்லப்ப�ராண� நா�ம்
in their garden, the dog went with them, அவர்க�டன் ெசன்� அங்கிமிங்�ம் வ�ைளயா�ய�. தி�ெரன்�,
and began playing about. All of a sudden, அங்கி�ந்த நாய் ஓ�டத்தில் நின்�, �ைரக்க ஆரம்ப�த்த�. " ெபௗ,
the dog stopped short, and began to bark, ெபௗ, ெநாவ் ! " என்� தன� வாைல பலமாக ஆட்�யப�ேய சத்தமாக
“Bow, wow, wow!” wagging his tail �ைரத்த�.
violently.
The old people thought that there must அந்த வயதானவர்கள், அந்த இடத்தின் அ�ய�ல், சாப்ப��வதற்�
be something nice to eat under the அ�ைமயான உண� இ�க்க ேவண்�ம் என்� எண்ண�னார்கள்.
ground, so they brought a spade and எனேவ அவர்கள் ஒ� மண்ெவட்�ைய ெகாண்� வந்�, அந்த இடத்தில்
began digging, when, lo and behold! The ேதாண்�னர். அேதா, அந்த இடத்தில், �மி ��க்க தங்க
place was full of gold pieces and silver, நாணயங்க�ம், ெவள்ள��ம், வ�ைல மதிப்பற்ற பல ெபா�ள்க�ம்
and all sorts of precious things, which �ைதந்� கிடந்தன. எனேவ, அவர்கள், அந்தப்�ைதயைல
had been buried there. So, they gathered எ�த்�க்ெகாண்�, ஏைழ மக்க�க்� தர்மம் ெசய்த ப�ற�,
the treasure and after giving alms to the தங்க�க்ெகன்� ெநல் வயல்கைள�ம், மக்காக்ேசாள வயல்கைள�ம்
poor, bought themselves rice-fields and வ�ைலக்� வாங்கிக்ெகாண்� வசதியானவர்களாகிவ�ட்டனர்.
corn-fields, and became wealthy people.
Now, in the neighbouring house there அவர்கள� வட்�ன் � அ�ேக, ஒ� ேபராைச ப��த்த, க�மித்தனம்
dwelt a covetous and stingy old ெகாண்ட வயதான கணவன் , மைனவ� இ�வர் வாழ்ந்� வந்தனர்.
couple, who when they heard what அவர்கள், இந்த சம்பவத்ைதக்ேகட்ட ப�ன்�, என்ன நடந்த� என்�
had happened, came and borrowed the
dog and having taken him home, prepared ேகள்வ�ப்பட்�, அந்த நாைய இரவல் வாங்கிக்ெகாண்� தங்கள்
a great feast for him, and said— “If you வட்�ற்�
� ெகாண்� வந்�, அதற்�, நல்ல வ��ந்� பைடத்�, அதன�டம்
please, Mr. Dog, we should be much --" தி�வாளர், நாய் அவர்கேள ! எந்த இடத்தில் பணம் இ�க்கிறெதன்�
obliged to you if you would show us a தய� ெசய்�, ந� எங்க�க்� ெசால்ல ேவண்�ம்," என்றார்கள்.
place with plenty of money in it.”

The dog, however, who up to that time had தன� �திய எஜமானர்கள�டமி�ந்�, சங்கிலி�ம் , வச�கைள�ம்
received nothing but cuffs and kicks from மட்�ேம பார்த்தி�ந்த அந்த நா�ம், அவர்கள் தனக்� �ன்�
his hosts, would not eat any of the ைவக்கப்பட்ட அ�ைமயான உண�கள் எைத�ேம சாப்ப�டாமல்
dainties which they set before him; so, இ�ந்த�. அதனால், அந்த ேபராைச ெகாண்ட வயதானவர்கள்
the old people began to get cross, and, ேகாபமைடந்�, அந்த நாய�ன் க�த்தில் ஒ� கய�ைறக்கட்�, அைத
putting a rope around the dog’s neck, ேதாட்டத்�க்�ள் ெகாண்� ெசன்றனர். ஆனால், அதனால் ஒ�
led him out into the garden. But it was பய�ம் இல்ைல. அந்த நாய் , தன்னால் எவ்வள� ��ேமா , அந்த
all in vain; let them lead him where they அள�க்� அவர்கைள இ�த்�ச்ெசன்ற�. ஆனால், அ� எந்த ஒ�
might, not a sound would the dog utter, சத்த�ம் எ�ப்பாமல், " ெபௗ, ெபௗ" என்ெறல்லாம் சத்தமிடாமல்
he had no “bow-wow” for them. At last, ெசன்ற�. கைடசிய�ல், ஒ� �றிப்ப�ட்ட இடத்தில் ேமாப்பம் ப��த்த�.
however, the dog stopped at a certain எனேவ, அந்த இடத்தில் தான், அதிர்ஷ்டம் இ�க்க ேவண்�ெமன்�
spot, and began to sniff. So, thinking that எண்ண�ய அந்த வயதானவர்கள், அந்த இடத்ைதேதாண்�ப்பார்க்க ,
this must surely be the lucky place, they அந்த இடத்தில் ெவ�ம் மண்�ம், �சி�ம், இறந்த உடல்கள�ன்
dug, and found nothing but a quantity பாகங்க�ம் மட்�ேம கிடந்தன. எனேவ, அவர்கள் அந்த
of dirt and nasty offal, over which they நாற்றத்ைதத்தாங்கிக்ெகாள்ள ��யாமல், �க்ைகப்ெபாத்திக்ெகாள்ள
had to hold their noses. Furious at being ேவண்�யதாய�ற்�. அதனால், ேகாபமைடந்த அந்த வயதானவர்கள்,
disappointed, the wicked old couple
அந்த நாையப்ப��த்�, அைதக்ெகான்� வ�ட்டனர்.
seized the dog, and killed him.
PAGE – 23 தான் இரவலாகத்தந்த நாய் , தன� வட்�க்�த்தி�ம்பாதைதக்கண்ட
�
When the good old man saw that the அந்த வயதான நல்ல மன�தன், தன� அ�கில் இ�ந்த பக்கத்�
dog, whom he had lent, did not come வட்�க்காரன�டம்
� ெசன்�, தன� நாய்க்� என்ன ஆனெதன்�
home, he went next door to ask what had ேகட்டான். அந்த வஞ்சக எண்ணம் ெகாண்ட வயதானவன், தான்
become of him; and the wicked old man அந்த நாையக்ெகான்�, அைத ைபன் மரத்தின் அ�ய�ல் �ைதத்�
answered that he had killed the dog and வ�ட்டதாகக்�றினான். எனேவ, நல்ல எண்ணம் ெகாண்ட அந்த
buried him at the root of a pine-tree; so வயதான கிழவ�ம், மனதில் �க்கமைடந்�, அந்த நாய்
the good old fellow, with, a heavy heart, �ைதக்கப்பட்��ந்த இடத்திற்�ச்ெசன்�, அந்த நாய்க்�, �சியான
went to the spot, and, having set out a உண�, வாசைனப்ெபா�ள்கள் ஆகியவற்ைற பைடயலிட்�, அந்த
tray with delicate food, burnt incense, நாய் �ைதக்கப்பட்ட கல்லைறைய மலர்களால் அலங்க�த்� வ�ட்�,
and adorned the grave with flowers, as தன� நாய்க்காக கண்ணர்� வ�ட்டான்.
he shed tears over his lost pet.
That night, when the good old man அன்� இரவ�ல், அந்த நல்ல , வயதான மன�தன் தன் ப�க்ைகய�ல்
was fast asleep in bed, the dog appeared to ப�த்�க்கிடந்த ேபா�, அந்த நாய் அவன�டம் ேதான்றி, அவன்
him, and, after thanking him for all his தனக்காகக்காட்�ய அன்ப�ற்காக அவ�க்� நன்றி ெசான்ன�. ப�ற�, "
kindness, said— “Cause the pine-tree, நான் �ைத�ண்��க்கிற ைபன் மரத்ைத ெவட்�, அைத ைவத்� ஒ�
under which, I am buried, to be cut down
உலக்ைக ெசய்�, அைதப்பயன்ப�த்திக்ெகாள். அதன் �லமாக, அந்த
and made into a mortar, and use it,
உலக்ைகேய நான் என்� நிைனத்�க்ெகாள் ! " என்� ெசான்ன�.
thinking of it as if it were myself.”
The old man did as the dog had told him to அந்த நல்ல, வயதான மன�த�ம், அந்த நாய் ெசான்னப�ேய ெசய்�,
do, and made a mortar out of the wood of அந்த ைபன் மரத்ைத ெவட்� , ஒ� மர உலக்ைகையச்ெசய்�,
the pine-tree; but when he ground his rice அைதக்ெகாண்� அ�சி �த்திய ேபா�, ஒவ்ெவா� அ�சி�ம்,
in it, each grain of rice turned into some வ�ைல�யர்ந்த ெபா�ளாக மாறிய�. அைதப்பக்கத்� வட்ைடச்ேசர்ந்த
�
ேபராைச ப��த்த கணவன்--மைனவ� ஆகிேயார் கண்�, அந்த மர
rich treasure. When the wicked old couple
உலக்ைகைய இரவல் வாங்கி, தங்கள் வட்�க்�
� எ�த்�ச்ெசன்றனர்.
saw this, they came to borrow the mortar;
ஆனால், அைத உபேயாகப்ப�த்த ஆரம்ப�த்த�ேம, அவர்கள் அதில்
but no sooner did they try to use it, all their
இட்ட அ�சி எல்லாேம, �ப்ைபயாக மாறிய�. அதனால்,
rice turned into filth; so, in a fit of rage,
ேகாபமைடந்த அந்த வயதானவர்கள், அந்த உலக்ைகைய எ�த்�
they broke the mortar and burnt it. But the வ�ட்டனர். ஆனால், நல்ல மனம் ெகாண்ட அந்த வயதானவன் தன�
good old man, little suspecting that his உலக்ைக உைடக்கப்பட்� , எ�க்கப்பட்��க்கலாம் என்�
precious mortar had been broken and burnt, சந்ேதகப்படாமல், தன� பக்கத்� வட்�க்காரன்
� ஏன்
wondered why his neighbours did not அைதக்ெகாண்� வந்� தி�ப்ப�த்தரவ�ல்ைல என்� வ�யந்தான்.
bring it back to him.

Do You Know? cq;fSf;Fj; njhpAkh?
Dogs were domesticated from wolves eha;fs; Rkhh; 15000 Mz;LfSf;F Kd;G Fs;sehp
15,000 years ago. New evidences suggest $l;lj;jpy; ,Ue;J kdpjdhy; tPl;L kpUfq;fshf
gad;gLj;jg;gl;ld. eha;fs; fpof;F Mrpahtpy; Vwf;Fiwa
that dogs were first domesticated in East rPdhtpy; kdpjdhy; gad;gLj;jg;gl;ld vd;W Gjpa
Asia, possibly China. Over time, hundreds Mjhuq;fs; Rl;bf;fhLfpd;wd. fhy Xl;lj;jpy; gytif
of breeds with great degree of variation eha; tiffs; gytpj NtWghLfNshL ,d;W
have come into being. fhzg;gLfpd;wd.
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One night the dog appeared to him ஓ�ர�, அந்த நாய், அந்த நல்ல வயதானவன�ன் கனவ�ல் ேதான்றி,
again in a dream, and told him what had என்ன நடந்த� என்� ெசால்லிய�. அத்�டன், எ�க்கப்பட்ட அந்த
happened, adding that if he would take உலக்ைகய�ன் சாம்பைல எ�த்�, காய்ந்� ேபான மரங்கள�ல்
the ashes of the burnt mortar and sprinkle �வ�னால், அந்த பட்�ப்ேபான மரங்கள் ம� ண்�ம் உய�ர் ெபற்�,
them on withered trees, the trees would �ள�ர்த்�, தி�ெரன்� அதில் �க்கள் ேதான்�ம் என்� ெசான்ன�.
revive, and suddenly put out flowers. இைதச்ெசான்ன ப�ற�, அந்த கன� ��ந்த�. அந்த நல்ல
After saying this the dream vanished, வயதானவன், தன� உலக்ைகைய இழந்தைத அப்ேபா� தான்
and the old man, who heard for the first ேகள்வ�ப்பட்டான். அவன், அ�தப�ேய, தன� பக்கத்� வட்�க்�
� ஓ�,
time of the loss of his mortar, ran off அந்த வட்�க்காரன�டம்,
� எப்ப�யாவ�, தன� ெசல்வமாகிய அந்த
weeping to the neighbours’ house, and உலக்ைகய�ன், எ�க்கப்பட்ட சாம்பைலயாவ� த�மா�
begged them, at any rate, to give him ேவண்�னான்.
back the ashes of his treasure.
Having obtained these, he returned home, அந்த சாம்பைல வாங்கியவன், தன� வட்�க்�த்
� தி�ம்ப�, அந்த
and made a trial of their virtues upon a சாம்பலின் தன்ைமைய ப�ேசாதித்�ப்பார்க்க வ��ம்ப�, அைத ஒ�
withered cherry-tree, which, upon being காய்ந்� ேபான ெசர்� மரத்தின் ம� � �வ, காய்ந்� ேபான, அந்த மரம்,
touched by the ashes, immediately began உடேன �ள�ர்த்த�. உடேன, அந்த அதிசய வ�ைளைவக்கண்ட
to sprout and blossom. When he saw அவன், அந்த சாம்பைல ஒ� �ைடய�ல் அள்ள�க்ெகாண்�, தன�
this wonderful effect, he put the ashes நா� ��வ�ம் ெசன்�, தான் காய்ந்� பட்�ப்ேபான மரங்கைள
into a basket, and went about the country,
ம� ண்�ம் �ள�ர்க்க ைவக்கக்��ய சக்தி வாய்ந்தவன், என்�
announcing himself as an old man who
தன்ைனக்�றித்� ப�ரஸ்தாபப்ப�த்தினான்.
had the power of bringing dead trees to
life again.
A certain prince, hearing of this, and இைதக்ேகள்வ�ப்பட்ட அந்நாட்� இளவரசன், அ� ஒ�
thinking it a mighty strange thing, sent for வ�ேனாதமான ஒன்� என்� எண்ண�, காய்ந்� பட்�ப்ேபான ப்ளம்
the old fellow, who showed his power by மற்�ம் ெசர்� மரத்ைத தன� சக்திையக்காட்�, ம� ண்�ம் �ள�ர்க்க
causing all the withered plum and cherry- ைவத்�, அதில் �க்கள் �க்க ைவத்த, அந்த நல்ல மனம் ெகாண்ட
trees to shoot out and put forth flowers. வயதானவைனக்ெகாண்� வ�மா� ெசான்னான். எனேவ, அந்த
So, the prince gave him a rich reward நல்ல மனம் ெகாண்ட வயதானவ�க்� வ�ைல�யர்ந்த, பட்�,
of pieces of silk and cloth and other �ண� வைககள், மற்�ம் பல ப��க�ம் ெகா�த்� அவைன
presents, and sent him home rejoicing. மகிழ்ச்சிப்ப�த்தி அ�ப்ப�னான்.
Do You Know? cq;fSf;Fj; njhpAkh?
Dogs in warfare have a long and checkered tuyhw;wpy; Nghh;Af;jpapy; eha;fspd; gad;ghL kpfTk;
history. From war dogs trained in combat to ePz;ljhfTk;> RturpakhdjhfTk; cs;sJ. eha;fs;
Nghhpy; Nghuhspahf nray;gl gapw;rp ngw;W rpwe;J
their use as scouts, sentries and trackers, tpsq;FtNjhL kl;Lky;yhky;> topfhl;bfshfTk;>
their uses have been varied and some ghJfhtyh;fshfTk;> ,d;iwa etPd uhZtj;jpy;
continue to exist in modern military usage. gzpfis nra;fpd;wd.
As soon as the neighbours heard of இதன் ப�ன்�, அவன� பக்கத்� வட்�ன்
� ெபாறாைம ப��த்தவன்,
this they collected all the ashes that அதைனப்பற்றிக்ேகள்வ�ப்பட்�, அங்� ம� தி இ�ந்த சாம்பைல ஒ�
remained, and, having put them in a �ைடய�ல் எ�த்�க்ெகாண்�, தன�, ேகாட்ைட நகரத்ைத வ�ட்�
basket, the wicked old man went out into
ெவள�ேய ேபாய், காய்ந்� பட்�ப்ேபான மரங்கைள, தான் �ள�ர்க்க
the castle town, and gave out that he
was the old man who had the power of ைவக்கக்��யவன் என்�ம், அைவகைள ம� ண்�ம் �க்கள் �க்க
reviving dead trees, and causing them to ைவக்கக்��யவன் என்�ம் ெசான்னான். அவன், இளவரசன�ன்
flower. He had not to wait long before he அரண்மைனக்� தன� சக்திைய காட்�ம்ப�, அைழக்கப்பட ந�ண்ட
was called into the prince’s palace, and ேநரம் காத்தி�க்கவ�ல்ைல.
ordered to exhibit his power.

But when he climbed up into a withered ஆனால், அவன் ஒ� காய்ந்� பட்�ப்ேபான மரத்தில் ஏறி, அதன்
tree, and began to scatter the ashes, not a ம� � சாம்பைலத்�வ�ய�ம், ஒ� ெமாட்ேடா அல்ல� �ேவா
மலரவ�ல்ைல. ஆனால், அந்த சாம்பல் எல்லாம், அ�கில் இ�ந்த
bud nor a flower appeared; but the
இளவரசன�ன் கண்கள��ம், வாய��ம், வ��ந்� அவைனத்திணற
ashes all flew into the prince’s eyes and ைவத்த�. அந்த இளவரசன�ன் பண�யாளர்கள், இைதக்கண்ட�ம்,
mouth, blinding and choking him. When அந்தப்ெபாறாைம எண்ணம் ெகாண்ட அந்த வயதான
the prince’s retainers saw this, they கிழவைனப்ப��த்�, அவைனக்கிட்டத்தட்ட உய�ேர ேபா�மள�க்� ,
seized the old man, and beat him almost ெசம்ைமயாக அ�த்�, உைதத்� அ�ப்ப�னர். அந்த ெபாறாைம
ெகாண்ட கிழவ�ம், தன� ப�தாப நிைலையக்கண்� ெநாந்தப�,
to death, so that he crawled off home in a
ெம�வாக ஊர்ந்�, தன� வ�
� ேநாக்கிச்ெசன்றான். அவ�ம்,
very sorry plight. When he and his wife அவன� மைனவ��ம் எத்தைகய சிக்க�க்�ள்
found out what a trap they had fallen into, மாட்�க்ெகாண்��க்கிேறாம் என்பைத எண்ண�ய ேபா�, அவர்கள்
they stormed and scolded themselves. தங்கைளேய ெநாந்� ெகாண்டனர்.
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The good old man and woman, as soon ஆனால், அந்த நல்ல எண்ணம் ெகாண்ட அந்த வயதான கிழவ�ம்,
as they heard of their neighbours’ அவன� மைனவ��ம் , தங்கள� பக்கத்� வட்�க்காரன�ன்
� �ன்ப
distress, sent for them, and, after நிைலையக்கண்�, அவர்கைளத்தங்கள் வட்�க்�க்�ப்ப�ட்�
�
reproving them for their greed and அ�ப்ப�, அவர்கள� ெபாறாைம மற்�ம் ெகா�ர �ணத்திற்காக
cruelty, gave them a share of their own அவர்கைளக்கண்�த்� வ�ட்�, தாங்கள் ேசர்த்த ெசல்வத்தில் ஒ�
riches, which, by repeated strokes of ப�திைய, அந்த பக்கத்� வட்�க்காரர்கள�டம்
� ெகா�த்� வ�ட்டனர்.
luck, had now increased to a goodly sum. அந்த நல்ல மனம் ெகாண்ட வயதானவர்கள�ன் ெசல்வேமா,
So, the wicked old people mended their அதற்�ள் பன்மடங்� ெப�கி வ�ட்ட�. எனேவ, அந்த வஞ்சக
ways, and led good and virtuous lives எண்ணம் ெகாண்ட அந்த வயதானவர்கள் தங்கள் வழிகைள
ever after. மாற்றிக்ெகாண்�, ப�ன்�, ேந�ய , நல்ல வழிய�ல் நல்வாழ்�
வாழ்ந்தனர்.
Treasure Dirt and Filth Pine Tree Mortar
Ash Withered Cherry Tree Blossomed Cherry Tree Reward
TEXTUAL EXERCISES
A. Identify the characters or speaker of the following lines: (TB- 25)
1. They gathered the treasure. - The honest couple
2. The pine tree under which, I am buried, to be cut down and made into a mortar. - The dog
3. They dug, and found nothing but a quantity of dirt and nasty offal. - The wicked couple
4. He had not to wait long before he was called into the prince’s palace, and ordered to exhibit his power.
- The wicked old man
5. BOW, WOW, WOW! - The Dog

B. Based on your understanding of the story choose the right answers from the given options.
1. The old farmer and his wife loved the dog. a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work
b) as if it was their own baby c) as they were kind to all living beings
2. When the old couple became rich, they
a) gave the dog better food b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast
c) lived a comfortable life and were generous towards their poor neighbours
3. The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
a) rich pastry and bean sauce b) magic ash to win rewards c) a pile of gold
PARAGRAPH
C. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 80 to 100 words. (TB-26)
1. The old farmer was a kind person. Justify the statement with suitable examples from the story.
(Write a paragraph by developing the following hints.)
(Old man – had pet dog - brought treasure - for wicked couple - gave filth – killed and buried
– mortar –turned every grain to gold – wicked – burnt mortar – Old man – sprinkled ashes – withered
trees bloomed – Prince rewarded.)
Lesson : The Envious Neighbour
Author : Anonymous
Theme : Helping others
Characters : Old man and woman, Neighbours, Dog
The old man had a pet dog. He gave food to the dog. The dog was very loyal. He got
treasure. He helped the poor. He lends his dog to his neighbour. Even the neighbour killed
the dog he did not get angry. Then he gave the mortar to his neighbour. His neighbour burnt
the mortar. The honest old man did not get angry. He was simple hearted. He had taken the
ashes of the mortar and travelling all over the country to spray the ashes upon withered plants
and trees. His neighour was punished by the prince. He rescued the neighbour and gave a
share of his wealth. So the honest old man was a kind person.
Moral : Good and virtuous lives ever after
2. How did the dog help the farmer even after its death?
The dog was killed by neighbours of the honest man. The dog did not show the treasure. He
only showed dirt and nasty offal. So his neighour killed and buried the dog. The dog appeared
on the farmer’s dream and said to cut the pine tree of his buried place and to make a mortar.
When the honest man grounded his rice in it, each grain of rice turned into some rich treasure.
The mortar was burnt. The dog appeared again in his dream and told him to collect the ashes and
spray upon the plants. He collected ashes of the mortar and spray upon the withered plants and
trees. The plant got relief. Then he became very rich. It helped him even after death because he
treated it kindly even after its death.

3. Why did the Prince reward the farmer but punish the neighbour for the same act?
The honest old man who showed his power by causing all the withered plum and cherry
trees to shoot out and put forth flowers. So the prince gave him a rich reward of pieces of
silk and cloth and other presents and sent him home rejoicing.
His neighbour collected all the ashes and gave out that he was the old man who had the power
of reviving dead trees, and causing them to flower. He climbed up into a withered tree and
began to scatter the ashes, not a bud not a flower appeared. But the ashes all flew into the
prince's eyes and mouth, blinding and chocking him. So the prince punished him.
4. Bring out the difference between two neighbours with suitable examples to support
your view.
The honest old man:
He was a kind man. He helped all. He loved all even animals and plants. He gave his dog to
his neighbour. The dog was killed by his neighbour. He did not get angry. His mortar was burnt
by his neighbour. He did not get angry. At last he gave a share of his wealth to his neighbour.
The wicked old man:
He was naturally a wicked and stingy. He killed his neighbour's dog without his knowledge.
He burnt his neighbour's mortar deliberately. These incidents showed he was cruel. At last he
copied his neighbour's act of spraying ashes upon the withering plants and trees. His work failed
due to his fakeness. So the prince punished him.

♣ A pet dog brought treasure to an honest couple.
♣ It did not bring wealth to the wicked couple.
♣ They killed and buried it under a pine tree.
♣ The honest couple made mortar using the pine tree.
♣ It turned each grain into treasure.
♣ For the wicked couple, it gave filth only.
♣ They broke and burnt it into ashes.
♣ For the honest couple the ashes turned the withered trees alive.
♣ The prince rewarded them.
♣ For the wicked couple the ashes flew into the prince’s eyes.
♣ They were punished.

D. Refer to what happens in the folktale and complete the story with the help of the hints given in the mind
map.
1. There lived an honest man with his wife, who had a

favourite dog and with his help, they got a treasure.
2. There dwelt a covetous and stingy old man

and woman who found nothing.
3. The wicked old couple seized the dog, and

buried at the root of a pine tree.
4. They broke up the mortar and burnt.
5. They collected all the ashes that remained

and sprinkled them on withered trees.
OTHER EXERCISES: Answers:

Read the passage and answer the questions given i) The wicked couple were the hosts.
below: ii) They provided the dainties to the dog
Exercise-1: hoping that he would show them a place
The dog, however, who up to that time had with plenty of money.
received nothing but cuffs and kicks from his hosts, iii) No, the dog did not utter any sound.
iv) They found nothing but a quantity of dirty
would not eat any of the dainties which they set before
and nasty offal.
him; so, the old people began to get cross, and, putting
V) They seized the dog and killed him.
a rope around the dog’s neck, led him out into the
garden. But it was all in vain; let them lead him where Exercise-2:
they might, not a sound would the dog utter, he had no That night, when the good old man was fast
asleep in bed, the dog appeared to him, and, after
“bow-wow” for them. At last, however, the dog
thanking him for all his kindness, said— “Cause the
stopped at a certain spot, and began to sniff. So,
pine-tree, under which, I am buried, to be cut down
thinking that this must surely be the lucky place, they and made into a mortar, and use it, thinking of it as if
dug, and found nothing but a quantity of dirt and nasty it were myself.” The old man did as the dog had told
offal, over which they had to hold their noses. Furious him to do, and made a mortar out of the wood of the
at being disappointed, the wicked old couple seized pine-tree; but when he ground his rice in it, each grain
the dog, and killed him. of rice turned into some rich treasure. When the
Questions: wicked old couple saw this, they came to borrow the
i) Who were the hosts? mortar; but no sooner did they try to use it, all their
ii) Why did they provide the dog with dainties? rice turned into filth; so, in a fit of rage, they broke the
iii) Did the dog utter any sound? mortar and burnt it. But the good old man, little
suspecting that his precious mortar had been broken
iv) What did the wicked couple receive?
and burnt, wondered why his neighbours did not bring
v) What did the couple do with the dog?
it back to him.
Questions: Answers:
i) Where did the dog appear? i) The good old man made his first trial on a
ii) What was he thankful for? withered cherry tree.
iii) What did the dog ask the old man to do? ii) The withered cherry tree began to sprout and
iv) How did each grain of rice turn into? blossom.
v) Did the good old man suspect the wicked iii) The Prince heard about the old man’s power
couple? of reviving dead trees to life so he rewarded
them.
Answers:
iv) The Prince honoured him with a rich reward
i) The dog appeared in the good old man’s
of pieces of silk and cloth and other presents.
dream.
v) The Prince considered the old man’s power of
ii) He was thankful for good old man’s reviving dead trees to shoot and bloom as
kindness. strange.
iii) The dog asked the old man to cut the pine tree
under which he was buried and make it into a Rearrange the following sentences in coherent
mortar. order:
iv) The grain of each rice turned into some rich Exercise – 1:
i) The honest people made mortar using the pine
treasure.
tree.
v) No, the good old man did not suspect him. He
ii) A pet dog brought treasure to an honest couple.
wondered why they had not brought the iii) They killed and buried it under a pine tree.
mortar back to him. iv) It turned each grain into treasure.
Exercise-3: v) It did not bring wealth to wicked couple.
Having obtained these, he returned home, and Answer:
made a trial of their virtues upon a withered cherry- i) A pet dog brought treasure to an honest couple.
tree, which, upon being touched by the ashes, ii) It did not bring wealth to wicked couple.
immediately began to sprout and blossom. When he ii) They killed and buried it under a pine tree.
iv) The honest people made mortar using the pine
saw this wonderful effect, he put the ashes into a
tree.
basket, and went about the country, announcing
v) It turned each grain into treasure.
himself as an old man who had the power of bringing
dead trees to life again. A certain prince, hearing of Exercise – 2:
this, and thinking it a mighty strange thing, sent for i) They broke it and burnt to ashes.
the old fellow, who showed his power by causing all ii) The Prince rewarded him.
the withered plum and cherry- trees to shoot out and iii) For the wicked couple, the mortar gave only filth.
iv) The honest man sprinkled ashes on withered trees.
put forth flowers. So, the prince gave him a rich
v) The old man did not get angry.
reward of pieces of silk and cloth and other presents,
Answer:
and sent him home rejoicing. i) For the wicked couple, the mortar gave only filth.
Questions: ii) They broke it and burnt to ashes.
i) Where did the good old man make his first iii) The old man did not get angry.
trial? iv) The honest man sprinkled ashes on withered
ii) What happened to the withered cherry tree? trees.
iii) Why did the Prince reward the good couple? v) The Prince rewarded him.
iv) How did the Prince honour the good old man?
v) What did Prince consider strange?
Use Exercise Book

For More Exercises
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DOLPHIN-9TH ENG CONTENT STEP TO SUCCESS
CONTENT
(Fwpg;G: xt;nthU tpdhtpw;Fk; 9-k; tFg;G ghlE}ypy; jug;gl;Ls;s khjpup tpdh-tpil
gapw;rpfs; 10-k; tFg;G muRg; nghJj;Nju;T tpdhj;jhs; mbg;gilapy; rw;W mjd;
mikg;G khw;wp ,g;gFjpapy; jug;gl;Ls;sd. 9-k; tFg;G ghlE}ypy; jug;glhj tpdhf;fs;
10-k; tFg;G muRg; nghJj;Nju;it fUj;jpy;nfhz;L gapw;rpf;fhf jug;gl;Ls;sd.)

Q.No TOPIC TB-PG No. of Qtn Marks
1-3 Synonyms 6,33,61,94,156,181 3 3
4-6 Antonyms 6,61,94,156,181 3 3
7 Plural Forms - 1 1
8 Prefix -Suffix 7 1 1
9 Abbreviations - Acronyms - 1 1
10 Phrasal Verbs / Idioms 15,97/123 1 1
11 Compound words - 1 1
12 Preposition 12 1 1
13 Tense 129 1 1
14 Connectors / Linkers 159 1 1
PART – II (2 MARK QUESTIONS) – 20 MARKS
Section – I (3 out of 4)
15 -18 Prose Short Answers Refer in All Prose 3 6
Section – II (3 out of 4)
19 - 22 Poem Comprehension Refer in All Poem 3 6
Section – III (3 out of 5)
23 Active – Passive Voice 161
24 Direct – Indirect Speech 185
25
26
27
Punctuation
Sim., Cmpx. &Compound
Re-arrange the words
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3 6
Section – IV
28 Road Map - 1 2
PART – III (5 MARK QUESTIONS) – 50 MARKS
Section – I (2 out of 4)
29 -32 Prose Paragraph Refer in All Prose 2 10
Section – II (2 out of 4)
33 - 34 Poem Paragraph
35 Literary Appreciation Refer in All Poem
36 Paraphrase the Stanza
2 10
Section – III (1 out of 2)
37 Rearrange the sentences Refer in All
38 Passage Comprehension Supplementary
1 5
Section – IV (4 out of 6)
39 Advertisement -
40 Letter writing 8,16,34,62,168
41 Notice writing -
42
43
44
Views on the Picture
Make Notes(or) Summary
Error Correction
34
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4 20
Section – V
45 Memory Poem Refer in Poem Section 1 5
PART – IV (8 MARK QUESTIONS) – 16 MARKS
46 Developing Hints (Sup. Rr) - 1 8
47 Comprehension(Passage/Poem) 11,64,96,157 1 8

Q.No TOPIC TB-PG No. of Qtn Marks
1-3 Synonyms 6,33,61,94,156,181 3 3
4-6 Antonyms 6,61,94,156,181 3 3
7 Singular - Plural - 1 1
8 Prefix -Suffix 7 1 1
9 Abbreviations - Acronyms - 1 1
10 Phrasal Verbs/ Idioms 15,97/123 1 1
11 Compound words - 1 1
12 Preposition 12 1 1
13 Tense 129 1 1
14 Connectors / Linkers 159 1 1
Q. NO. 1 - 3 SYNONYMS 3 MARKS

(1-3) Choose the appropriate synonym for the italicised words. 3x1=3
Nfl;fg;gl;Ls;s tpdhf;fspy; rha;e;j vOj;Jf;fspy; jbkdhf (Italicised-Bold)
jug;gl;Ls;s thu;j;ijf;F ,izahd mu;j;jKs;s thu;j;ijia mjw;fLj;j tupapy;
jug;gl;Ls;s 4 tpilfspy; ,Ue;J njupT nra;J [a) / b) / c) / d] mjd; nfhs;FwpAld; vOj
Ntz;Lk;. ,g;gFjp tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;f ghlE}ypd; xt;nthU ghlj;jpw;Fg; gpwFk;
(6,33,61,94,156,181-k; gf;fq;fspy;) jug;gl;Ls;s Glossary gFjpapid ed;F
gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;. NkYk; ek; topfhl;b ifNal;by; cs;s Synonym gFjp thu;j;ijfis
ed;F gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;.
EXERCISES:
1. I often tried to emulate the mannerisms of my 6. I wanted to pursue cricket seriously.
favourite players. a) handshake b) gloves
a) seat b) cricket ground c) follow d) greeting
c) passage d) imitate 7. I had to take these remarks in my stride.
2. I had never felt overawed with so many people a) hopeful b) angry
around. c) frank d) a step in progress
a) whipped cruelly b) inhibited 8. Dirty clothes often added to the embarrassment.
c) patted softly d) swayed gently a) shame b) prominent
3. My induction into the Mumbai cricket circuit c) sincere d) daring
could have ended. 9. Sir would stop me in the melee.
a) playfulness b) truthfulness a) took b) a confused crowd
c) slyness d) including c) extracted d) revealed
4. The schedule was rigorous. 10. Practice hard and see what magic can transpire.
a) deep love b) strong belief a) strongly spoken b) well cultivated
c) careful d) true faith c) very stubborn d) revealed
5. He would talk to me about the nuances of batting. 11. It hadn’t changed much.
a) subtle changes b) agreed a) bore b) accommodate
c) lied d) promised c) altered d) adapt
12. He remembered his grandmother saying. 27. There is a thumping.
a) problem b) recall a) thrashing b) acquaintances
c) force d) wonder c) qualifications d) applications
13. A blessing rests on the house where the shadow of 28. I couldn’t sleep a wink.
the tree falls. a) attempt b) blink
a) benediction b) trouble c) attainment d) description
c) fear d) hurry 29. We can splint it.
14. He did not look very prosperous. a) quickness b) alertness
a) new method b) fine task c) tenderness d) secure
c) simple way d) flourishing 30. Thank God for the rescue.
15. He muttered to himself. a) recover b) untiringly
a) public b) mumbled c) tolerantly d) consecutively
c) common d) popular 31. I often went in and out of the docks.
16. He slithered down into a flower-bed. a) harbour b) unpopular
a) superior b) slide c) happy d) gentle
c) bright d) alarming 32. I usually left the docks with something under my
17. She was tired of pruning rose bushes. apron.
a) beauty b) strength a) released b) pinafore
c) trimming d) popularity c) arrived d) returned
18. His grandfather cranking up the old car. 33. I always picked up the bananas quickly.
a) sincerity b) start a) pleasant b) fair
c) intelligence d) struggle c) speedily d) reasonable
19. The jackfruit tree was my favourite place. 34. Clem Jones was a careful planner.
a) common b) special a) gentleness b) kindness
c) important d) different c) perfection d) cautious
20. Oh, nothing very valuable. 35. Clem got very angry.
a) fought b) turned out a) always b) furious
c) worthful d) quarrelled c) later d) often
21. There is a noise of stamping feet. 36. Clem came back with the same box.
a) debarred b) discharged a) respect b) similar
c) beating d) renewed c) acquaintance d) kindness
22. Gosh, girls, it’s a cloudburst. 37. The policeman caught me red-handed.
a) rainstorm b) spread a) bring out b) trapped
c) kindled d) grew c) let out d) put out
23. Fill all the bowls, tubs, pails and pitchers. 38. My trouser pockets were somewhat bulging.
a) alert b) fast a) love b) kindness
c) rapid d) jug c) curving outward d) affection
24. She gasps. 39. You’ve stolen these oranges and concealed.
a) filling b) satisfying a) idea b) hidden
c) breathes d) wetting c) step d) truth
25. Amy shudders. 40. I was not blabbing.
a) shiver b) longing a) doubtful b) helpful
c) angry d) afar c) lovable d) gossiping
26. Oh, Jim, I’m scared! 41. One side of the sea was billowing.
a) tried b) afraid a) filling b) shouted
c) taught d) created c) laughed d) whispered

42. The earth teeming with life and vegetation. 56. Students used to go to his dingy house.
a) meeting b) crawling a) bright b) alarming
c) condition d) platform c) dirty d) superior
43. A little stream trickling over the rocks. 57. The most significant turn came two years later.
a) hike b) salary a) important b) popularity
c) minutes d) seeping c) strength d) integrity
44. There is rapid precipitation of the suspended 58. Unkempt and uncouth, he would visit offices.
matter. a) carefulness b) confused
c) struggle d) intelligence
a) sharp b) blunt
59. Unkempt and uncouth, he would visit offices.
c) rainfall d) lifeless
a) important b) different
45. The earth’s surface has been formed from the c) boorish d) common
rocks of its crust. 60. Disease was devouring him.
a) offering b) layer a) consuming b) campaigned
c) answer d) importance c) competed d) fought
46. Soil erosion occurs in successive steps. 61. You have been in the habit of receiving presents.
a) aptitude b) happen a) eminent b) efficient
c) attitude d) boon c) getting d) scarce
47. Water is the basis of all life. 62. It is not by giving a sermon.
a) speak loudly b) speak softly a) moral talk b) dismiss
c) speak harshly d) source c) review d) diminish
48. Water is the commonest of liquids. 63. Do you know how fascinated you were?
a) fluids b) accurate a) receding b) disappearing
c) perfecting d) painful c) increasing d) attracted
49. An immense quantity of rain-water must 64. People make them to great deeds.
necessary. a) runs forward b) grows over
c) brave act d) flies high
a) enormous b) drizzle
65. He has helped to make the starving.
c) outpour d) sprout
a) follows b) suffering
50. Rural economy to be improved in various
c) reduces d) leaves
directions. 66. The poor and the oppressed are free and happy.
a) abnormal b) different a) falls b) exploited
c) strange d) odd c) rests d) includes
51. The arithmetic class was in progress. 67. That honour is a sacred trust.
a) advance b) best a) unaware b) untrue
c) first d) finest c) vidious d) holy
52. The boy had asked that absurd question. 68. The child of the light, unafraid and serene and
a) sophisticated b) foolish unruffled.
c) accommodated d) facilitated a) fearless b) notice
53. Bhaskara proved it is infinity. c) identify d) acknowledge
a) clash b) involvement 69. The child of the light, unafraid and serene and
c) commitment d) unlimited unruffled.
54. The boy was asked the intriguing question. a) wanted b) unwanted
a) relevant b) interesting c) calm d) related
c) related d) capable 70. The child of the light, unafraid and serene and
55. He was a prodigy. unruffled.
a) wild b) dependent a) impart b) not worried
c) marvel d) relaxed c) discourage d) press

Q. NO. 4 - 6 ANTONYMS 3 MARKS
(4-6) Choose the appropriate Antonym for the italicised words. 3x1=3
Nfl;fg;gl;Ls;s tpdhf;fspy; rha;e;j vOj;Jf;fspy; jbkdhf (Italicised-Bold)
jug;gl;Ls;s thu;j;ijf;F vjpuhd mu;j;jKs;s thu;j;ijia mjw;fLj;j tupapy; jug;gl;Ls;s
4 tpilfspy; ,Ue;J njupT nra;J [a) / b) / c) / d] mjd; nfhs;FwpAld; vOj Ntz;Lk;.
,g;gFjp tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;f ghlE}ypd; xt;nthU ghlj;jpw;Fg; gpwFk;
(6,61,94,156,181-k; gf;fq;fspy;) jug;gl;Ls;s Glossary gFjpapYs;s thu;j;ijf;F vjpuhd
mu;j;jk; nfhz;l thu;j;ijfis ed;F gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;. NkYk; ek; topfhl;b ifNal;by;
cs;s Antonym gFjp thu;j;ijfis ed;F gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;.
EXERCISES:
1. I often tried to emulate the mannerisms of my 11. It hadn’t changed much.
favourite players. a) bore b) accommodate
a) seat b) cricket ground c) unchanged d) adapt
c) passage d) neglect 12. He remembered his grandmother saying.
2. I had never felt overawed with so many people a) problem b) forgot
around. c) force d) wonder
a) whipped cruelly b) discouraged
13. A blessing rests on the house where the shadow of
c) patted softly d) swayed gently
the tree falls.
3. My induction into the Mumbai cricket circuit
a) cursing b) trouble
could have ended.
c) fear d) hurry
a) playfulness b) truthfulness
c) slyness d) excluding 14. He did not look very prosperous.
4. The schedule was rigorous. a) new method b) fine task
a) deep love b) strong belief c) simple way d) unsuccessful
c) careless d) true faith 15. He muttered to himself.
5. He would talk to me about the nuances of batting. a) public b) clear
a) unchanges b) agreed c) common d) popular
c) lied d) promised 16. He slithered down into a flower-bed.
6. I wanted to pursue cricket seriously. a) superior b) stay
a) handshake b) gloves c) bright d) alarming
c) stop d) greeting 17. She was tired of pruning rose bushes.
7. I had to take these remarks in my stride. a) beauty b) strength
a) hopeful b) angry
c) lengthen d) popularity
c) frank d) wander
18. His grandfather cranking up the old car.
8. Dirty clothes often added to the embarrassment.
a) sincerity b) stop
a) comfortable b) prominent
c) sincere d) daring c) intelligence d) struggle
9. Sir would stop me in the melee. 19. The jackfruit tree was my favourite place.
a) took b) harmony a) common b) hatred
c) extracted d) revealed c) important d) different
10. Practice hard and see what magic can transpire. 20. Oh, nothing very valuable.
a) strongly spoken b) well cultivated a) fought b) turned out
c) very stubborn d) cause c) valueless d) quarreled
21. There is a noise of stamping feet. 36. Clem came back with the same box.
a) debarred b) discharged a) respect b) different
c) silence d) renewed c) acquaintance d) kindness
22. Gosh, girls, it’s a cloudburst. 37. The policeman caught me red-handed.
a) closure b) spread a) bring out b) released
c) kindled d) grew c) let out d) put out
23. Fill all the bowls, tubs, pails and pitchers. 38. My trouser pockets were somewhat bulging.
a) alert b) fast a) love b) kindness
c) rapid d) none c) curving inward d) affection
24. She grabs. 39. You’ve stolen these oranges and concealed.
a) filling b) satisfying a) idea b) revealed
c) releases d) wetting c) step d) truth
25. Amy shudders. 40. I was not blabbing.
a) steady b) longing a) doubtful b) helpful
c) angry d) afar c) lovable d) keep quiet
26. Oh, Jim, I’m scared! 41. One side of the sea was billowing.
a) tried b) brave a) clement b) shouted
c) taught d) created
c) laughed d) whispered
27. There is a problem.
42. The earth teeming with life and vegetation.
a) solution b) acquaintances
a) meeting b) empty
c) qualifications d) applications
c) condition d) platform
28. I couldn’t sleep a wink.
43. A little stream trickling over the rocks.
a) attempt b) dullness
a) hike b) salary
c) attainment d) description
29. We can splint it. c) minutes d) under
a) quickness b) alertness 44. There is rapid precipitation of the suspended
c) tenderness d) insecure matter.
30. Thank God for the rescue. a) sharp b) blunt
a) endanger b) untiringly c) dissolution d) lifeless
c) tolerantly d) consecutively 45. The earth’s surface has been formed from the
31. I often went in and out of the docks. rocks of its crust.
a) rarely b) unpopular a) offering b) stale
c) happy d) gentle c) answer d) importance
32. I usually left the docks with something under my 46. Soil erosion occurs in successive steps.
apron. a) aptitude b) begin
a) released b) unusual c) attitude d) boon
c) arrived d) returned 47. Water is the basis of all life.
33. I always picked up the bananas quickly. a) speak loudly b) speak softly
a) pleasant b) fair c) speak harshly d) end
c) slowly d) reasonable 48. Water is the commonest of liquids.
34. Clem Jones was a careful planner. a) uncommon b) accurate
a) gentleness b) kindness c) perfecting d) painful
c) perfection d) careless 49. An immense quantity of rain-water must
35. Clem got very angry. necessary.
a) always b) peaceful a) small b) drizzle
c) later d) often c) outpour d) sprout
50. Rural economy to be improved in various 61. You have been in the habit of receiving presents.
directions. a) eminent b) efficient
a) abnormal b) same c) giving d) scarce
c) strange d) odd 62. It is not by giving a sermon.
51. The arithmetic class was in progress. a) getting b) dismiss
a) stay b) best c) review d) diminish
c) first d) finest 63. Do you know how fascinated you were?
52. The boy had asked that absurd question. a) receding b) disappearing
a) sophisticated b) realistic c) increasing d) uninterested
c) accommodated d) facilitated 64. People make them to great deeds.
53. Bhaskara proved it is infinity. a) runs forward b) grows over
a) clash b) involvement c) inactivity d) flies high
c) commitment d) limited 65. He has helped to make the starving.
54. The boy was asked the intriguing question. a) follows b) wealthy
a) relevant b) boring c) reduces d) leaves
c) related d) capable 66. The poor and the oppressed are free and happy.
55. He was a prodigy. a) falls b) unhappy
a) wild b) dependent c) rests d) includes
c) dunce d) relaxed 67. That honour is a sacred trust.
56. Students used to go to his dingy house. a) unaware b) untrue
a) bright b) alarming c) vidious d) unholy
c) clean d) superior 68. The child of the light, unafraid and serene and
57. The most significant turn came two years later. unruffled.
a) unimportant b) popularity a) afraid b) notice
c) strength d) integrity c) identify d) acknowledge
58. Unkempt and uncouth, he would visit offices. 69. The child of the light, unafraid and serene and
a) carefulness b) kempt unruffled.
c) struggle d) intelligence a) wanted b) unwanted
59. Unkempt and uncouth, he would visit offices. c) bustling d) related
a) important b) different 70. The child of the light, unafraid and serene and
c) cultured d) common unruffled.
60. Disease was devouring him. a) impart b) ruffled
a) undesirous b) campaigned c) discourage d) press
c) competed d) fought
Use Exercise Book

for Self Testing

Sl.No TERM EXPANSION
92. VCR Video Cassette Recorder.
93. VIP Very Important Person.
94. VIRUS Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
95. WAN Wide Area Network.
96. WHO World Health Organization.
97. WWF World Widelife Fund.
98. WWW World Wide Web.
99. YMCA Young Men’s Christian Association.
100. ZSI Zoological Survey of India.
EXERCISES:
1. Choose the correct expansion of VCR. b) Unites Arab Emirates
a) Virtual Cassette Recorder c) United Arab Emirates
b) Videocassette Recorder d) Union Arab Emirates
c) Visual Copy Recorder 7. Choose the correct expansion of CBI .
d) Visualcassette Recorder a) Central Break of Investigation
2. Choose the correct expansion of CD. b) Central Bureau of Investment
a) Computer Disc b) Computer Design c) Catch Bureau of Investigation
c) Compact Disc d) Compact Design d) Central Bureau of Investigation
3. Choose the correct expansion of DVD. 8. Choose the correct expansion of IMF.
a) Digital Versatile Disk b) Digit Video Disk a) Indian Monetary Fund
c) Digital Verifying Disk d) Digit Vel Disk b) International Money Fund
4. Choose the correct expansion of USA. c) International Monetary Funding
a) United States of America d) International Monetary Fund
b) Unites Status of America 9. Choose the correct expansion of UN.
c) United States of Africa a) Union Nations b) United Nations
d) Union States of America c) Urban Nations d) Ugly Nations
5. Choose the correct expansion of UK. 10. Choose the correct expansion of EC .
a) United King b) Unites Kingdom a) Election Commission
c) United Kingdom d) Union King b) English Commission
6. Choose the correct expansion of UAE. c) Energy Continue
a) United Afric Emirates d) Engagement Commission
Q. NO. 10 PHRASAL VERB 1 MARK

10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb: 1x1=1
tpilaspf;f Ntz;ba Kiw:
Nfl;fg;gl;Ls;s tpdhtpy; Nfhbl;l ,lj;jpy; rupahd tpid cupr;nrhy;iy
(Phrasal Verb) mjw;fLj;j tupapy; jug;gl;Ls;s 4 tpilfspy; ,Ue;J njupT nra;J [a) / b) / c) /
d] mjd; nfhs;FwpAld; vOj Ntz;Lk;. ,g;gFjp tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;f ghlE}ypd;; (15> 97-
k; gf;fq;fspy;) jug;gl;Ls;s Phrasal Verbs gFjpapy; cs;s tpdhf;fSf;fhd tpilfis ed;F
gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;. NkYk; ek; topfhl;b ifNal;by; cs;s Phrasal Verbs gFjp tpdh-
tpilfis ed;F gbj;Jf;nfhs;sTk;.

Fwpg;Gfs;:
1. A Phrasal verb is a verb followed by a (,it jdf;nfd jdp mu;j;jk; nfhz;lit.
preposition or an adverb. thu;j;ijapy; cs;s tpid cupr;nrhy;
xU Éid¢ brhš(verb)ïil¢ brhš nfhz;L fdpf;f $lhJ.)
(preposition)clndh mšyJ Éid cÇ¢ 5. Sometimes the meaning of a phrasal verb is clear
brhš (adverb) clndh ïizí« nghJ, from the meaning of verb and adverb or
T£L Éid¢ brhš(phrasal preposition.
verb)cUth»wJ. Ex: Look at the picture.
Example : get - acquire, bg‰W¡bfhŸ, get Don’t go out. It’s going to rain.
together - meeting, x‹whf¡ TLtJ. (rpy Neuq;fspy; thu;j;ijapy; cs;s
tpidr;nrhy;, tpid cupr;nrhy; kw;Wk;
2. A Phrasal verb looks like a phrase. But it ,ilr;nrhy; nfhz;L $l;L tpidr;nrhy;ypd;
functions as a single word. mu;j;jj;ij fdpf;fyhk;.)
(,J ghu;g;gjw;F $l;L thu;j;ij Nghyj;
Njhd;wpdhYk; xNu thu;j;ijahfj;jhd; 6. Sometimes the meaning of a phrasal verb is
nray;gLk;.) different from the meaning of the verb and
adverb or preposition.
3. Phrasal verbs are combinations of Ex: He gave up smoking. (gave up abandoned)
a) A verb and a preposition (xU Éid¢ You go through the lessons. (go through read)
brhš + ïil¢ brhš ) (rpy Neuq;fspy; thu;j;ijapy; cs;s
Ex: look after (verb + preposition) means tpidr;nrhy;, tpid cupr;nrhy; kw;Wk;
take care of. ,ilr;nrhy; ,itfspy; ,Ue;J $l;L
b) A verb and an adverb (xU Éid¢ brhš tpidr;nrhy;ypd; mu;j;jk; Kw;wpYk;
+ Éid cÇ¢ brhš ) khWgl;bUf;Fk;.)
Ex: look round (verb + adverb) means
7. Often a phrasal verb, having the same
examine possibilities / turn the head.
combination, has more than one meaning.
c) A verb, an adverb and a preposition
Ex: Come off – Phrasal verb
(xU Éid¢ brhš + Éid cÇ¢
a) His marriage comes off tomorrow. (take
brhš + ïil¢ brhš)
place)
Ex: look down on (verb + adverb +
b) Our team came off victorious. (succeeded)
preposition) means despise.
c) He ran his car into a tree and came off with
4. Phrasal verbs have very distinct meanings which severe injuries. (suffer)
cannot be guessed from the literal meanings of (rpy Neuq;fspy; $l;L tpidr;nrhy;ypd;
mu;j;jk; thf;fpaj;jpw;F Vw;whw;Nghy;
the adverbs in them. khWgLk;.)
EXAMPLES FOR READING - 1
Phrasal verb Meaning Tamil Meaning Usage
break down cease to function ,af;fj;ij epWj;Jjy; My car breaks down often.
break into enter (by force) cilj;J cl;GFjy; The thief broke into the house.
bring in introduce mwpKfk; nra;jy; New traffic rules are brought in.
call on visit re;jpj;jy; She called on me yesterday.
call out summon mioj;jy; He called out an engineer.
call up invite mioj;jy; The teacher calls up the SPL.
carry out fulfill epiwT nra;jy; We carry out a successful attack.
get on continue njhlu;jy; I want you to get on with the work.
get out leave ,lk; tpl;L nry;yy; I will get out soon.
get over recover kPz;L tUjy; She got over her grief.
get up rise from bed vOjy; I always get up early.
give away distribute ,ytrkhf He gives away a sample pack to all.
give up abandon iftpLjy; I give up smoking.
go after to chase gpd; njhlu;jy; The police went after the criminals.
hit on think of jPBu; Nahrid He hit on a brilliant idea.
look after take care of ftdpj;jy; I look after the child.
look into investigate tprhupj;jy; The police look into the matter.
look up refer NjLjy; I look up the word in the dictionary.
look up to admire tpaj;jy; Cricketers always look up to Kohli.
pass away die kuzpj;jy; His mother passed away last month.
put aside save Nrkpj;jy; I put aside a little every month.
put off postpone xj;jp itj;jy; The manager put off the meeting.
put up build fl;Ljy; We are putting up a new compound.
put up with tolerate rfpj;Jf;nfhs;sy; I can’t put up with such a noisy class.
reel off recite xg;gpj;jy; He reeled off lines after line.
set out displays fhl;rpg;gLj;Jjy; His work is very well set out.
take after resemble Xd;iwg;NghyNt He takes after his mother.
take away remove ePf;Fjy; The robbers took away the jewels.
take on accept Vw;Wf;nfhs;sy; He is willing to take on the job.
turn down refuse kWj;jy; They turned down my offer.
EXAMPLES FOR READING-2

PHRASAL VERB MEANING TAMIL MEANING
back up support MjÇ¤jš
bear with endure, tolerate jh§Fjš
blow out extinguish miz¤jš
blow up explode bto¤jš
break up disperse, shatter ciljš, fiyjš
break down fall, stop working, collapse ÉGjš, braÈH¤jš
break into, break in enter by force gyh¤fhukhŒ EiHjš
break out escape from a place or situation xU ÃfœÉÈUªJ j¥ã¤jš
break through penetrate CLUÉ bršyš
bring forth produce cUth¡fš
bring about make something happen ÃfH¢brŒjš
bring out publish btË¥gL¤jš
bring up educate, rear ts®¤jš
call for demand nf£lš
call off cancel u¤J brŒjš

call on to pay a short visit to a person neÇš br‹W xUtiu¡ fh©gJ
carry on continue bjhl®jš
carry out execute, perform brayh‰wš
come over understand òÇªJ bfhŸsš
come on hurry Éiujš
dealt with managed rkhË¤jš
drop in visit nghŒ¥gh®¤jš
drop out discontinue bjhluhkš É£LÉLjš
get away escape j¥ã¤jš
get on have a friendly relationship e£nghL ïU, ïz§»ÆU
get over overcome, recover btšYjš
get through pass bršYjš
get up rise vGjš
give in yield É£L¡bfhL
give up abandon É£L ÉL, if ÉL
give way yield tÊ ÉLjš
give away present, distribute tH§Fjš (gÇR)
go after chase, follow Ju¤Jjš, ã‹ bjhl®jš
go into examine, investigate MuhŒjš
go on continue, hurry bjhl®jš
go through endure; examine jh§Fjš, c£òFªJ f‰wš
hold on wait, stop fh¤âU, ÃW¤J
hold up delay jhkj¥gL¤J
keep on continue bjhl®ªJ brŒ
keep up continue, maintain Ãiyia¤ bjhl®ªJ j¡fit
lay by keep for future use nr®¤J it
lay down
a) arms surrender ÑnH nghLjš
b) life sacrifice âahf« brŒjš
c) a rule pass a law r£lkh¡fš
look after take care of ftÅ¤J ngzš
look for to try to find / search njLjš
look over/into examine, investigate c£òFªJ MuhŒjš
look up (book) search for, refer njLjš
look up to admire kâ¤jš
make out understand òÇjš
make over redo, renovate òJ¥ã¤jš
pass away die ïw¤jš
pass through undergo kh‰w« bgWjš
put off postpone, delay x¤â it¤jš
put on wear mÂjš
put up with endure, tolerate jh§» r»¤jš
run across meet rªâ¤jš

run after chase, seek njo bršyš, bjhl®jš
run out expire, exhaust fhyhtâahjš, fhÈahjš
run over overflow; examine bgh§» tÊjš
set back to slow down the progress K‹nd‰w¤ij jhkjkh¡FtJ
set out begin Jt§Fjš
set up establish mik¤jš
set aside discard ÃuhfÇ¤jš
settle down establish, lead a quiet life ÃWîjš, mikâahŒ thœjš
stand up rise vGjš
stand by support, wait jh§Fjš, fh¤âU¤jš
stand out continue to resist vâ®¤jš
take down write vGJjš
take after resemble x¤âU¤jš
take up to deal with vL¤J¡ bfhŸSjš
take off leave the ground, remove òw¥gLjš
throw out discard, reject ÃuhfÇ¤jš
throw away to get rid of as useless gad‰wJ vd ö¡» v¿tJ
turn away refuse admission mDkâ kW¤jš
turn down reject, refuse jŸSgo brŒjš
EXERCISES:
Fill in with appropriate phrasal verbs:
1. The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear a) look after b) look on
the seat belts during the______. c) look in d) look of
a) take off b) take on 6. Riya don’t ____weight easily.
c) take in d) take of a) put after b) put on
2. Venkat felt happy to _____ the neighbours in the c) put in d) put of
new locality. 7. I never____in the gym.
a) get off with b) get along with a) work after b) work on
c) get in with d) get avoid with c) work in d) work out
3. There will be a _____next week in the office. 8. I ____when I need something.
a) shut off b) shut on a) stretch in b) stretch on
c) shut down d) shut of c) stretch out d) stretch of
4. Doing _____ every day in the morning keeps 9. I couldn’t ____with the others.
one healthy. a) keep up b) keep on
a) warm on b) warm in c) keep out d) keep of
c) warm of d) warm up 10. Walking helps to ____the calories.
5. The mother instructed the maid to _____ a) burn in b) burn on
the child carefully. c) burn out d) burn off

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CONTENTS

Q.NO TOPIC MARKS PAGE

1. Learning the Game 3

Poetic Devices - Introduction

1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 105

1. The Envious Neighbour 152

PART – II (2 MARK QUESTIONS) – 20 MARKS

PART – III (5 MARK QUESTIONS) – 50 MARKS

46 Developing Hints (Supplementary Reader) 299

He gives his harness bells a shake

River, river! Brimming river!

River, river! Headlong river!

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Shardashram Vidhyamandir where Ramakant பண%யா/றிய ஷ தா=ர6 வ% யா ம தி எ ற ப5ள ய%',

returned from the morning session. While I had தி 6ப%ய 6, மM 6 அைதேய ைவ க ேவ 6. நா ,

agreed that I should move to Shardashram இ B6 ஷ தா=ர6 வ% யா ம தி ப5ள B நா மா வ

effort without worrying about the results. ெசா'Eவா .

summer holidays and it helped me to build up வ த வழ கமான ஒ . அ எ ைடய உட' ம/ 6

physical and mental stamina. மன திட6 இர ைட76 வள க உதவ%ய .

Occasionally, my father came to take me home எ(ேபாதாவ , எ த ைத அ<B எ ைன வ"

Your personality plays an important role in உன B எ(ப$(ப"ட ெதாழி' அைமயU6கிறைத 4$0

you will be successful." ெசIசா, ந, ெவ/றி அடI. வ." எ றா .

Sir also punished me on one occasion when ஒ நா5, ஒ 4 கியமான பாட ைத என B க/ தர

trying to teach me a very important lesson. 4ய/சி B6 ேபா , சா எ ைன த $ 5ளா . ஒ தடைவ,

myself to him. அவ , என காக எ'லாவ/ைற76 ெசGதவ . நா அவ B

PICTURES FOR UNDERSTANDING

Young Sachin Sunil Gavaskar Viv Richards Ramakant Achrekar

Sachin’s brother Ajit Sachin’s Father Shardashram School Shivaji park

QUESTIONS WITH IN THE LESSON

6. What did Achrekar inform Ajit?

QUESTIONS AFTER THE LESSON

9. Why do you think Achrekar punished Sachin?

Lesson : Learning the Game

Ramkant Achrekar was a cricket coach in Shardashram Vidhyamandir in Mumbai. He

Lesson : Learning the Game

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Q. No (35) : himz<! hGkqbqzqVf<K!(Poetry Literary Appreciation)! uqeig<gt<! Ogm<gh<hMl</!

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His house is in the village though; அவ: இ5 உ ள வ;

My little horse must think it queer இJவா <

To stop without a farmhouse near வனா திர-தி %, உைற த ள-தி % இைடய ,

Between the woods and frozen lake அ'கி ஒ' ப ைண வB

To ask if there is some mistake. ஏேதE% தவH நட தி' கிறதா எ H அ ேக;கிற .

Of easy wind and downy ﬂake. வK%

But I have promises to keep, என+E%, நா நிைறேவ ற உ ள கடைமக எம B.

And miles to go before I sleep, நா உற5 %$ பல ைம க ெச ல ேவ B%.

And miles to go before I sleep. நா உற5 %$ பல ைம க ெச ல ேவ B%.

PICTURES FOR UNDERSTANDING

Poem by Robert Frost Travelling in Horse Evening time

Woods with Snowfall Farm House Famous lines (Last 4)

E. Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza.

Stanza rhyme scheme

POETIC DEVICES POEM LINE

Imagery But I have promises to keep

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