English 7thClass : Lesson 2 – Lal
(abridged)
Working with the Text
Q1. What are the titles
given to Lal Ded?
Ans. Lalla, Lal Arifa,
Lalleshwari, and Mai Lal Diddi, Lal Yogeshwari and Lalla the great are the titles given to Lal Ded.
Q2. Why did she leave her
in-laws?
Ans. Lal Ded left her
in-laws and took Sanyas at the age of twenty-four because her
married life proved unhappy.
Q3. Where did she go and
what did she do?
Ans. She took Sanyas
(renunciation) and went to Shaivite and Sufi School. She gave up worldly
pursuits and pleasures to know God.
Q4. What is Vaakh?
Ans. A Vaakh is a saying
or speech of mystic poetry of Lal Ded popularly known as Lal Vaakh. A
collection of Vaakhs in the form of a poem is called mystic poetry. Lal Ded
created mystic poetry.
Q5. What are the features
of Lal Ded’s poetry?
Ans. Lal Ded’s poetry
consists of a four-line structured theme called Vaakhs. Her Vaakhs represent
the best teaching for mankind. They inspire to seek unity and harmony among the
people of all races and religions.
Q6. Who came under her
influence?
Ans. Sheikh Noor-ud-Din
Wali (R.A), the famous Kashmiri poet-saint came under the influence of Lal Ded.
Q7. Who translated her
poetry into English?
Ans. Lal Ded’s poetry has
been translated into English by Richard Temple, Jaylal Kaul, Coleman Barks,
Jaishree Odin, and Neerja Mattoo.
Language Work:
Match the following to
form compound words. Write the new words in the space provided.
Ans.
2. What + Ever = Whatever
3. Every + Where =
Everywhere
4. Your + Self = Yourself
5. Under + Neath =
Underneath
Grammar Work
A. Add suffixes to the
words in the brackets and fill in the blanks with the new words:
1. Polythene is a silent
(kill) killer for the human race.
2. Smoking is (danger)
dangerous to health.
3. It is very (dread)
dreadful to use polythene.
4. The cat is (love) a
lovely pet.
5. Pahalgam has a good
(scene) scenic beauty.
6. Some people spend a
very (joy) joyous life.
7. Junaid is a very
(admire) admirable guy.
8. Polythene is (slow)
slowly destroying the earth.
9. That was a (wonder)
wonderful scene.
10. There are many (rhyme)
rhyming words in the poem.
B. Add prefixes to the
words in the brackets and fill in the blanks with the new words:
1. I am happy and I enjoy
(joy) life.
2. Rashid can read and
write. He is not an illiterate (literate) person.
3. Can we control
polythene? Yes, nothing is impossible (possible).
4. Aabid is never
irregular (regular).
5. Two and two make five.
This is incorrect (correct).
6. Keep your luggage aside
(side) and sit down.
7. We should exchange
(change) our views with each other.