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WORD MEANING
1. blaming - accusing, finding fault with others
2. imposters - illusions, fake
3. twisted - altered
4. stoop - bend, kneel
5. triumph - victory
6. disaster - damages, collaspe
7. virtue - human values
8. knaves - dishonest people
9. pitch-and-toss = a game with coins
10. foes - enemies
11. sinew - cord connecting a nuscle to a bone
12. count with you - are important to you
A. CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTIONS TO ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS.
1. What do you think it means to 'walk with Kings'?
a. actually wald down the street with some kings
b. be friends with people who are successful and have everything
c. carry a king from a chess set in your pocket
d. be friends with people who think you are a king
Ans. (b) be friends with people who are successful and have everything
2. What does the poet mean by 'Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it'?
a. You become the ruler of Earth and literally own everything in it.
b. You will be a failure on Earth and never get anywhere in life.
c. You will be successful and have everything you want.
d. You might be successful, but you won't get everything you want.
Ans. (c) You will be successful and have everything you want.
B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
1. What does 'keep your head' mean?
It means to be confident and proud of oneself and never to surrender to defeat.
2. Why should we not make dreams our master?
We should not make dreams our master because it has no reality. Merely by dreaming we cannot achieve anything. To achieve something we need to act.
3. Why are triumph and disaster called impostors?
They are not permanent and can change their standard anytime. Therefore the winner of today might not be a winner forever and lose anytime. Similarly, disaster can be overcome by efforts. So they are not permanent.
4. Why is it important to hold on to one's will?
It is the will power that motivates one to take action. If someone is forced to act it will not be durable but if their is a desire to work, a willingness to act it can definitely lead to success and achievement.
5. Why does the poet call the minute 'unforgiving'?
Time never stops; it keeps moving forward. So once we miss the time to do some work we do not get it back. It is irreversible.
C. READ THESE LINES FROM THE POEM AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
1. If you can trust yourself when all doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
a. What does 'trust yourself' mean?
It means to trust oneself fully and have the confidence.
b. What does 'make allowance' imply?
It implies that when people begin to doubt you and start developing opinion about you, those things should not affect you in any way.
2. If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
a. What does the speaker mean by 'heart and nerve and sinew'?
By this phrase, the speaker wants to communicate that one must never give up and pull oneself together to give his or her very best.
b. How can you make them 'server your turn long after they are gone'?
The fruit of our good deeds will remain long even when our body exists no longer. People will remember our action.
D.
THINK AND ANSWER.
List the qualities that make one a Man (a 'Man' here means a 'good human being'), according to Kipling.
These are the following list that according to Kipling makes one a Man.
Keeping one's head high
Trusting oneself
Treating triumph and disaster in the same way
Ability to hear the truth
Having will power to do anything
Always serving with the best one has
Keeping one's virtue equally with Kings and common people
Managing well with the unforgiving time
E. DISCUSS IN THE CLASS.
E. Discuss in class.
Do you agree with Kipling's is of qualities? Say why.
WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER ON YOUR OWN.
STUDENTS WILL ATTEMPT THIS ANSWER ON THEIR OWN
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