Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Gulliver Among the Little People chapter 3 class 5th Tulip Series

 

3.Gulliver Among the Little People

JKBOSE Solutions class 5th Tulip Series

Once a ship called The Antelope was on its way to the South Seas. There were thirty sailors in it with a captain and a doctor. The ship was sailing near a rock.

All of a sudden there was a storm with rain and thunder. The sea roared, the wind blew and the waves rose high. The ship struck the rock and broke in two.

The sailors jumped into the sea. Only one man reached the shore and saved himself. He was the ship's doctor, Lemuel Gulliver. Gulliver found himself all alone on an island.

He left the seashore and walked for some time across open fields. Then he lay down on the soft grass. He was very tired and soon fell asleep. He woke up early in the morning. He wanted to get up but he could not move his arms or legs. They were tied to the ground with strings.

He said to himself, "Oh! I can't move my arms or legs. They are tied, and some animal is moving on my body. It is walking to my face. What animal can it be?” It was a tiny man, only six inches tall! In a short time there were dozens of little men on Gulliver's body and there were many more around him. Some among them carried bows and arrows. Gulliver was in Lilliput, the country of tiny men.

He wanted to get up. He said to himself, ''These strings are not thicker than threads. I can easily break them and free myself."

Gulliver 's Travels recounts the story of Lemuel Gulliver, an Englishman trained as a surgeon who narrates the adventures that befall him on his sea voyages. The story is set in early eighteenth century England. His ship called the Antelope witnesses a fierce storm. He,

however, swims safely to a shore and soon falls asleep. He wakes up to find himself tied to the ground with small pieces of thread. Read out the story to find out what happens next.


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He broke one or two strings and was able to move his left arm a little. He tried to catch some of the little men, but they all slipped through his fingers and ran away. 

Then there was a loud shout and little arrows came and hit Gulliver all over his body. 

They were sharp and painful.

Gulliver said to himself, “These arrows are very painful and I won't try to break any more strings. But how can I free myself?" 

Gulliver lay there quietly and did not move for a long time. Now the tiny men did not shoot any more arrows at him. They made a platform near his head. Several of them climbed on the platform and one of them spoke. But Gulliver did not understand the tiny man's words.

Gulliver was very hungry and thirsty. He made some signs for food and drink. They understood his signs and brought him baskets full of tiny loaves of bread and tiny fruit. Gulliver ate two or three loaves at a time. Then they brought him water in tiny tubs. He drank it and then went to sleep again.

The men then went to their king and said, "There is a giant near the seashore. He was sleeping and we tied him to the ground. What shall we do with him?" 

The king wanted to see the giant for himself. He said, "Make a very big cart, put the giant on it and bring him here."

The tiny men soon made a wooden cart. It was two metres long and one metre wide and it had twenty-two wheels. The wheels were also made of wood. Hundreds of tiny horses pulled the

cart and hundreds of tiny men joined together to tie Gulliver to it.

Then the horses pulled the cart with Gulliver on it. The next day they reached the gate of the city. Then the King of Lilliput came and saw Gulliver. He was very surprised and said to himself, "Oh! This man is very big. His arms and legs are like tall trees."

Gulliver was taken to an old temple and put there. The king’s men tied one of his legs with strong chains to a pillar. Crowds of people came and saw him. Some of them shot arrows at his face, but the king stopped this. Gulliver did some funny tricks and pleased the king and the people.

Then one day Gulliver said to the king, "Please take away my chains. I want to walk about."

The king said. "That will be dangerous. You will walk on people's bodies and kill them."

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"No, I will be careful. I will not kill anyone. Your people will be quite safe,” Gulliver

said.

The king said to his men, "Take his chains away. He is not a dangerous giant."

Then Gulliver was free and he lived among the people of Lilliput for several months.

(Adapted from Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels)


New Words

sailor, roar, struck, lay, tie, strings, tiny, loaf, giant

Glossary

sailor: a person who works on a ship

roar: make a long, loud, deep sound

struck: past tense of ‘strike’ which means hit

lay: put something in a horizontal position

tie: bind together

strings: pieces of strong thin cord used for fastening and tying things

tiny: very small

loaf: bread which is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating

giant: a tall and strong imaginary creature


Summary

Gulliver’s adventure begins, when he goes to the sea as a surgeon on a merchant ship, Antelope. The ship is destroyed during a heavy windstorm, and the Gulliver, the only survivor, swims to a nearby Island, Lilliput. Being nearly exhausted from the ordeal, he falls asleep. Upon wakening, he finds that the island’s inhabitants, who are no larger than six inches tall, have captured him. After the inhabitants examine Gulliver and provide him with food, the Emperor of this country orders his subjects to move Gulliver to a less used temple, the only place large enough to house him. When he wakes after his shipwreck to find himself bound by innumerable tiny threads and addressed by tiny captors who are in awe of him but fiercely protective of their kingdom. They are not afraid to use violence against Gulliver, though their arrows are little more than pinpricks. Gulliver, however, wins their confidence by his friendly nature.

JKBOSE Solutions class 5th Tulip Series


Thinking about the Text 

Questions and Answers

1. What happened to the ship on the way to the South Sea?


Ans. On the way to the South Sea, the ship was caught in the fierce storm caused by rain and thunder. It struck the rock and split into two.


2. What happened to the captain and the sailors?

Ans. The captain and the sailors dived into the sea and drowned as the storm was strong.


3. How did Gulliver save himself?

Ans. Gulliver swam ashore and saved himself.

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4. Where did Gulliver find himself?

Ans. Lemuel Gulliver found himself all alone on an island. The island was inhabited by a tiny race of people.


5. Why was Gulliver unable to get up in the morning?

Ans. Gulliver was unable to get up in the morning because his legs and arms were firmly tied up to the ground with strings.


6. How was Gulliver taken to the city gate?

And. Gulliver was tied down to a kind of stretcher. He was carried to the city gates in a wooden cart driven by hundreds and hundreds of tiny horses. Hundreds of tiny men tied Gulliver to the cart.


7. How did Gulliver please the king and the people?

Ans. Gulliver pleased the king and the people with his artistic skills and funny tricks. He also won then by his gentleness and good behaviour.He showed his artistic skills by preparing a comb for himself from the strands of the king’s hair. With this, his mind thought of a suitable recreation. He wove the strands of queen’s hair to make two chairs and presented them to the queen.



8. What did Gulliver ask the king? What did the king say?

Ans. Gulliver asked the king to unlock his chains so that he walk around. The king was afraid that he would trample his tiny people under his feet.


Language work

A) Match the words from Column A with their opposites in Column B:


Solution Column A with their opposites in Column B 





B) Fill in the blanks using the following phrasal verbs:


jumped into, lay down, wake up, got up,


slipped through, ran away, shoot at, take away


i) The king said to his men, “————– his chains ————–”.

Ans. The king said to his men, “Take his chains away”.


ii) Don’t ————– birds.

Ans. Don’t shoot at birds.


iii) I usually ————– early in the morning.

Ans. I usually wake up early in the morning.


iv) Gulliver————– and found himself tied to the ground with strings.

Ans. Gulliver got up and found himself tied to the ground with strings.


v) The thief ————– when he saw the police coming.

Ans. The thief ran away when he saw the police coming.


vi) The foolish goat ————– the well.

Ans. The foolish goat jumped into the well.


vii) Gulliver ————– and fell asleep.

Ans. Gulliver lay down and fell asleep.


viii) Gulliver tried to catch some of the Lilliputians, but they all ————– fingers and ran away.

Ans. Gulliver tried to catch some of the Lilliputians, but they all slipped through fingers and ran away.


C) Create your own comparisons:


i) as tiny as an ant.


ii) as tall as a giraffe.


iii) as soft as cotton.


iv) as sharp as a knife.


v) as beautiful as a flower.


Grammar Work

Look at these sentences:


a) We washed ourselves and sat down.

b) He said to himself, “It is very late.”


The underlined words are reflexive pronouns.


Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding ‘–self’ (in singular) and ‘–selves’ (in plural) to personal pronouns.


Here is a list of reflexive pronouns:


I ————– myself


We ———– ourselves


You ———- yourself (singular)


You ———- yourselves ( plural)


He ———- himself


She ———- herself


They ———- Themselves


It ———— itself


Now fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns given below:


1. Gulliver swam in the sea and saved ———-.


Ans. Gulliver swam in the sea and saved himself.


2. The rat found ———- in the trap.


Ans. The rat found itself in the trap.


3. The girl wanted all the toys for ———–.


Ans. The girl wanted all the toys for herself.


4. I do not think of ———- alone. I think of others too.


Ans. I do not think of myself alone. I think of others too.


5. Look in the mirror and see ———-.


Ans. Look in the mirror and see yourself.

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class 5th Tulip Series


6. Muskan and Munazah dressed ———- in their new frocks and went out.


Ans. Muskan and Munazah dressed themselves in their new frocks and went out.


7. The host said to the guests, “Help ———-.”


Ans. The host said to the guests, “Help yourselves.”

Future Tense Explained (with hindi)

 Future Tense Explained (with hindi)


JKBOSE Solutions For Class 5th to 12th


Simple Future Tense Formula for First Person Singular/ Plural

The formula for Simple Future Tense when the First Person is Singular or Plural is that the sentence starts with the subject i.e I/ We, then a verb in its 1st form, followed by an object which is optional.

So, we can say that the formula for Simple Future Tense for First Person Singular is as follows -

I/ We + shall + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)

Let us see some example sentences with formula for Simple Future Tense when the First Person is Singular/ Plural:

1) I  shall study hard for exams.

मैं परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन करूँगा।

2) I shall go to work every day.

 मैं हर दिन काम पर जाऊँगा।

3) We shall sleep late on Saturdays.

 हम शनिवार को देर से सोएंगे।

4) I shall see a movie every week.

 मैं हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म देखूँगा।

5) We shall swim on Sundays.          

हम रविवार को तैरेंगे।


For converting these sentences into negative sentences the formula is that you add ‘shall not’ before the root form of the verb and the rest of the rule remains the same.

I/ We + shall not + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)

Let us see some examples of negative sentences with the formula for Simple Future Tense when the First Person is Singular /Plural:

1) I shall not study hard for exams.

 मैं परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन नहीं करूँगा।

2) I shall not go to work everyday.

मैं रोज काम पर नहीं जाऊँगा।

3) We shall not sleep late on Saturdays.

हम शनिवार को देर से नहीं सोएंगे।

4) I shall not watch a movie every week.

मैं हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म नहीं देखूंगा।

5) We shall not swim on Sundays.

हम रविवार को नहीं तैरेंगे।

JKBOSE Solutions For Class 5th to 12th

For converting these sentences into interrogative sentences the formula is that you add Shall at the start of the sentence followed by Subject and the rest of the rule remains the same.


Shall + I/ We + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)?


Let us see some examples of interrogative sentences with the formula for Simple Future Tense when the Person is Singular/ Plural:

1) Shall I study hard for exams?

क्या मैं परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन करूंगा?

2) Shall I go to work everyday?

क्या मैं रोज़ काम पर जाऊंगा?

3) Shall we sleep late on Saturdays?

क्या हम शनिवार को देर से सोएंगे ?

4) Shall I watch a movie every week?

 क्या मैं हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म देखूंगा?

5) Shall we swim on Sundays?

क्या हम रविवार को तैरेंगे?


For converting these sentences into negative interrogative sentences the formula is that you add ‘Shall’ at the start of the sentence, then the subject and then ‘not’ and the rest of the rule remains the same.


Shall + I/ We + not + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)?


Let us see some examples of interrogative sentences with the formula for Simple Future Tense when the Person is Singular/ Plural:


1) Shall I not study hard for exams?

क्या मैं परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन नहीं करूंगा?

2) Shall I not go to work everyday?

 क्या मैं रोज़ काम पर नहीं जाऊंगा?

3) Shall we not sleep late on Saturdays?

क्या हम शनिवार को देर से नहीं सोएंगे?

4) Shall I not watch a movie every week?

क्या मैं हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म नहीं देखूंगा?

5) Shall we not swim on Sundays?

क्या हम रविवार को नहीं तैरेंगे?

JKBOSE Solutions For Class 5th to 12th

 

Simple Future Tense Formula for Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural

The formula for Simple Future Tense when the Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural are involved is that the sentence starts with You/ He/ She/ Common or proper nouns/ They, with will and  then a verb in its 1st form followed by an object which is optional.

So, we can say that the formula for Simple Future Tense for Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural is as follows -


You/ He/ She/ Common or proper nouns/ They + will + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)


Let us see some example sentences with formula for Simple Future Tense when the Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural are involved:


1) You will study hard for exams.

आप परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन करेंगे।

2) He will go to work every day.

वह प्रतिदिन काम पर जाएगा।

3) He will sleep late on Saturdays.

वह शनिवार को देर से सोएगा।

4) Girls will see a movie every week.

 लड़कियां हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म देखेंगी।

5) They will swim on Sundays.

 वे रविवार को तैरेंगे।


For converting these sentences into negative sentences the formula is that you add ‘not’ before the verb and the rest of the rule remains the same.


You/ He/ She/ Common or proper nouns/ They + will + not + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)


 


Let us see some examples of negative sentences with the formula for Simple Future Tense when the Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural are involved:


1) You will not study hard for exams.

आप परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन नहीं करेंगे।

2) He will not go to work everyday.

 वह रोज काम पर नहीं जाएगा।

3) She will not sleep late on Saturdays.

वह शनिवार को देर से नहीं सोएगा।

4) Girls will not watch a movie every week.

 लड़कियाँ हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म नहीं देखेगी।

5) They will not swim on Sundays.

वे रविवार को नहीं तैरेंगे।


For converting these sentences into interrogative sentences the formula is that you add ‘Will’  at the start of the sentence followed by the subject and the rest of the rule remains the same.


Will + [subject] + verb (root form) + object(optional)?


Let us see some examples of interrogative sentences with the formula for Simple Future Tense when the Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural are involved :


1) Will you study hard for exams?

 क्या आप परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन करेंगे?

2) Will he go to work everyday?

क्या वह रोज़ काम पर जाएगा?

3) Will she sleep late on Saturdays?

क्या वह शनिवार को देर से सोएगा?

4) Will girls watch a movie every week?

क्या लड़कियाँ हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म देखेगी?

5) Will they swim on Sundays?

 क्या वे रविवार को तैरेंगे?


For converting these sentences into negative interrogative sentences the formula is that you add ’Will’ at the start of the sentence, then the subject and then ‘not’ and the rest of the rule remains the same.


Will + [subject] + not + verb (root form) + object (optional)?


Let us see some examples of interrogative sentences with the formula for Simple Future Tense when Second Person, Third Person Singular/ Plural are involved:


1) Will you not study hard for exams?

क्या आप परीक्षा के लिए कठिन अध्ययन नहीं करेंगे?

2) Will he not go to work everyday?

 क्या वह रोज़ काम पर नहीं जाएगा?

3) Will she not sleep late on Saturdays?

 क्या वह शनिवार को देर से नहीं सोएगा?

4) Will girls not watch a movie every week?

क्या लड़कियां हर हफ्ते एक फिल्म नहीं देखेंगी?

5) Will they not swim on Sundays.

 क्या वे रविवार को नहीं तैरेंगे?

Monday, May 31, 2021

The Bangle Sellers poem Class 8th Tulip Series

 The Bangle Sellers
Sarojini Naidu
 (née Chattopadhyay; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949)

poem Class 8th Tulip Series

JKBOSE Solutions For Class 8 English poem 3




Bangle sellers are we who bear

Our shining loads to the temple fair...

Who will buy these delicate, bright

Rainbow-tinted circles of light?

Lustrous tokens of radiant lives

For happy daughters and happy wives.



Some are meet for a maiden's wrist,

Silver and blue as the mountain mist,

Some are flushed like the buds that dream

On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream;

Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves

To the limpid glory of new born leaves.


Some are like fields of sunlit corn,

Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,

Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,

Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,

Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear,

Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.



Some are purple and gold flecked grey,

For she who has journeyed through life midway

Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest

And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,

And serves her household in fruitful pride,

And worships the gods at her husband's side

                                                                            - Sarojini Naidu

JKBOSE Solutions For Class 8 English poem 3


The Bangle Sellers:

Stanza wise Explanation

Stanza 1

Bangle sellers are we who bear
Our shining loads to the temple fair…
Who will buy these delicate, bright
Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,
For happy daughters and happy wives.

The poem begins with the speakers introducing themselves as bangle sellers who sell their articles at the temple fair. They call out to the people to buy their bangles. These hawkers describe their bangles as delicate, bright, rainbow-tinted circles of light. They advertise by questioning who will buy these bangles for their daughters and wives.

It is important to note here that though the speakers of the poem are several, it appears as if there is a single speaker. This is due to the fact that they all have the same purpose and are thus seen singularly as a ‘class essence’. Also, the Bangles here are called ‘lustrous tokens of radiant lives‘. It shows us the Indian tradition, where bangles are bought on special occasions and are associated with happiness and prosperity of daughters and wives.

Stanza 2
Some are meet for a maiden’s wrist,
Silver and blue as the mountain mist,
Some are flushed like the buds that dream
On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream,
Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves
To the limpid glory of new born leaves

The second stanza onward, the speakers talk of the kinds of bangles they have. Some of these bangles are suited for a maiden’s, that is, a young unmarried woman’s wrist. They are Silver and Blue in colour like the mountain mist. Some of them are ‘flushed’, that is pink and light red in colour like flower buds growing beside a woodland stream. Still others are green and glowing like the transparent beauty of new born leaves.

In Indian society, bangles have an important cultural and religious place. Different coloured bangles are worn by women in different stages of life. Blue, Silver, and Green are generally worn by young maidens. It is interesting to note that the poet here uses the words ‘flushed like the buds that dream.’ The word ‘buds’ here is suggestive of chastity. ‘Buds that dreams‘ present before us an image of young girls dreaming of marriage. In this stanza, the poet presents the stage of youth in a woman’s life.

The Bangle Sellers:

Class 8th


Stanza 3
Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart’s desire,
Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.

In the third stanza, the bangle sellers say that some of their bangles are yellow like ‘fields of sunlit corn‘. Bangles of this colour are perfect for a bride on her bridal morn. Some of the bangles they have are bright red. They represent the flame of a newly turned bride’s marriage fire, that is, the passion of her newly made relation. The red bangles also stand for her heart’s desire. The bangles are ‘tinkling, luminous, tender and clear’. They express both her joy of starting a new life with her husband and the sorrow of leaving her parents behind.


What we find striking is the use of the words ‘bridal laughter and bridal tears.’ These words convey the whole of a woman’s transition in life from a maiden to a wife and all the emotions attached with it in a single line. This stanza marks the transition of life from a maiden to a wife.

Stanza 4
Some are purple and gold flecked grey
For she who has journeyed through life midway,
Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest,
And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,
And serves her household in fruitful pride,
And worships the gods at her husband’s side.

In the final stanza of the poem The Bangle Sellers, the speakers continue to advertise their bangles. They shout that some of their bangles are purple and gold flecked grey. These are suited for a middle-aged woman who has ‘journeyed through life’. They are for her who has raised her children well, and has remained faithful to her husband and family. These bangles are, they say, perfect for she who has maintained her household with pride and “worships the gods at her husband’s side“.


The Bangle Sellers 
poem Class 8th Tulip Series
Thinking about the poem 
Questions Answers

Q.1 Who is the speaker in the poem?
Ans. A bangle seller is the speaker in the poem.

Q.2. How are the bangles described in the first stanza of the poem and who are these bangles for?
Ans. In the first stanza, the bangles are described as shining, delicate and bright. They are described as rainbow-tinted circles of light and as tokens of radiant lives. These bangles are for happy daughters and happy wives.

Q.3. The poet uses different similes for the bangles. What are these?
Ans. The poet compares the bangles to the mountain mist, to the flower buds, to the fields of sunlit corn, bridal laughter and to the bridal tear.

Q.4. Name the different colours mentioned in the poem. What do they represent?
Ans. Rainbow colours, silver, and blue, sunlit corn colour, purple and gold-flecked grey are the different colours mentioned in the poem. These colours represent the bangles suitable for different age groups of women.

Q.5. The word “some” has been repeated in the poem. What is it?
Ans. The word ‘some’ represents the different types of bangles being sold by the bangle seller.

Q.6. Explain the following lines.
Some are meet for maiden’s wrist
Silver and blue as the maintain mist

Ans. In these lines, the narrator says that some bangles are suitable for the wrist of unmarried women. Some bangles are of silver and blue colour as the mountain that is under a blanket of mist.

Long Answers Questions

Q. What are the kinds of bangles suited to young maidens?
Ans. The poem ‘Bangle Seller’ explores the imagery associated with bangles and it also speaks about women’s role in Indian society. It speaks about the strong connection between the bangles and their role in providing ‘happy daughters and happy wives’. The maiden girl likes silver and blue bangles like the mountain mist. Some girls are having countless dreams and so they are the buds. These girls are like a stream that flows in a woodland area. Some girls have the glow like fresh and transparent newly split leaves.


Q. What is the function of bangle sellers as seen in the poem “Bangle Sellers”?
Ans. The Bangle seller is selling various kinds of bangles. The bangles are delicate, colourful bright circles of light. He says that these bangles are bright and shining tokens of life. The poet repeats the word happy in ‘for happy daughter and happy wives’ to indicate that the daughters look forward to their happy marriage and the wives are happy in their married life. He has brought bangles for all the three stages in the life of an Indian woman- a maiden, an expectant bride and finally, a matured married woman. The bangle seller actually understands the choice and dreams of all the three stages in the life of an Indian woman.

LANGUAGE WORK
I. Read the poem once again and fill in the blanks as in the poem:

Bangle seller, sunlit corn, flecked grey, rainbow-tinted

Ans.1. Bangles are said to be as rainbow-tinted circles of light.

2. Some are like fields of sunlit corn.

3. Some bangles are purple and gold-flecked grey.

4. People buy these bangles from the bangle-seller.

II. The poet has used several expressions that form pictures in the reader’s mind i.e., “fields of sunlit corn” and “circles of light”. Pick out more such expressions from the poem.

Ans. Some more expressions are:
i. the maiden’s wrist.
ii. the mist of mountain.
iii. the flame of her marriage fire.
iv. bridal laughter and bridal tear.

III. Use the clues to complete the word pyramid:





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