Unit - 07
THE GREAT SACRIFICE
I. Comprehension:
Answer the following in two or three
sentences each:
1) Why were Padma and Panna worried?
Ans: Padma and Panna were stressed on the
grounds that everything was turning out badly since the demise of Ranaji.
Nobody in the territory of Mewar was glad.
2) a)Name the person who was ambitious.
Ans: Banbir was ambitious person (a half
brother of Prince Udai Singh)
b) What is he compared to?
Ans: He is compared to a snake.
c) Why were the other nobles powerless
against him?
Ans: The nobles had gotten mean and narrow minded. They were quarreling
among themselves. In spite of the fact that they detested Banbir, they were not
sufficiently able to conflict with him.
3) a)What did Banbir make up his mind to do?
Ans: Banbir made up his mind to kill Prince
Udai Singh.
b) Why had he resolved to do this?
Ans: He had resolved to do this because he
wanted to become the enduring Rana of Mewar.
4) a)What
did the Prince’s mother tell Panna when she was dying?
Ans: The Prince's mom revealed to Panna that
she had lost everything aside from her child. She was leaving him in her
charge. She asked Panna to bring him up like her own kid and shield him from
all damage.
b) What did Panna promise the Rani?
Ans: Panna guaranteed the Rani that she would
give her life to spare the life of the prince.
5) a) What news did Champa bring?
Ans: Champa said that Banbir was conversing
with a man outside, and he would be there in almost no time.
b) What did Banbir have in his hand?
Ans: Banbir had a sword in his hand.
6) a) Why did Panna change the Prince’s
clothes?
Ans: Panna changed the Prince’s clothes
because she wanted the prince to look like an ordinary child.
b) Where did she put him?
Ans: She put him in a basket.
c) What did she cover him with?
Ans: She covered him with flowers and leaves.
7) Whose clothes did Panna make her baby
wear? Whose bed did she put him in?
Ans: Prince’s clothes did Panna make her baby
wear. Ivory bed of the prince did she put him in.
8) Who did Banbir kill? Did he realize his
mistake?
Ans: Banbir killed Panna’s son. He did not
realize his mistake.
9) What are the main qualities you appreciate
in Panna? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Ans: Panna was a valiant and gutsy lady. In
the hour of peril she didn't lose heart. She chose rapidly what she ought to do
to spare the Prince's life. She didn't spare a moment to forfeit the life of
her own child. She demonstrated most extreme fearlessness and good judgment.
She was prepared to effectively stay faithful to her commitment. Her
unfaltering psyche and faithfulness merit our appreciation.
III. Rewrite these sentences using words given
in brackets at the appropriate places:
a) The children have returned from the zoo. (just)
Ans: The children have just returned
from the zoo.
b) I have had a ride on a camel, (never)
Ans: I have never had a ride on a camel.
c) We have had our lunch, (already)
Ans: We have had our lunch already.
d) Lata has sung before foreign audiences, (often)
Ans: Lata has often sung before foreign
audiences.
e) I have seen the Republic Day Parade, (only once in my life)
I have seen the Republic Day parade only once in my life.
a) Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
Ans:
strong - weak
like - dislike
end - begin
outside - inside.
b)
Fill in the blanks with words from the first column and add sentences using
words from column B as well:
1. Don’t go______ It is
raining.
Ans: Don’t go outside. It is raining. Stay inside.
2. The hero dies at the______
of the film.
Ans: The hero dies at the end of the film. Now, let’s begin our work.
3. All of us _____ ice
cream.
Ans: All of us like ice cream. Arun dislikes it.
4. This chair is______. You cannot break it.
Ans: This chair is strong. You cannot break it.
You’re weak.
c)
Fill in the blanks using the correct tense forms of the verbs given in
brackets:
The farmers and their families have been (be) in
their fields since six O’ clock in the morning. The farmers have ploughed (plough)
their fields and their wives have sowed (sow) the seeds. Their daughters
have put (put) earth on the seeds and their sons have watered
(water) the fields.
d)
Rewrite the above passage in the singular form. Begin this way.
A
farmer and his family ……………. (be) in their field since six O’ clock in the
morning.
Ans:
A farmer and his family has been in their field since six o’clock in the
morning. The farmer has ploughed his field and his wife has sowed the seeds.
His daughter has put earth (soil) on the seeds and his son has watered the
field.
e)
Imagine that the above scene took place yesterday. Rewrite the passage making
minor alterations where necessary:
First
sentence:
At 6 o’clock in the morning the farmers ……………. (plough) …………
Ans: At 6 o’clock in the morning the farmers were
ploughing their fields. The farmers ploughed their fields, and their wives
sowed the seeds. Their daughters gut earth (mud) on the seeds and their sons
watered the fields.
VI. Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets and fill in the blanks:
a. My wife has been trying (try) to get a job but
she has not succeeded yet.
b. The patient has had biscuits and has also drunk(drink) a glass of
milk.
c. The bridegroom has decided (decide) not to take a single paisa as
dowry.
d. The farmers had known (know) that the sheaf of corn would fall.
e. The village Panchayat has nominated (nominate) my father as a member
of the Panchayat.
VII. Imagine that Panna has just come out of the bed-chamber and is talking to you. Complete this paragraph:
Panna: I have saved
(save) Udai Singh’s life. I have hidden (hide) him in a basket. Padma
and Champa have taken (take) the basket out. Banbir has killed
(kill) my innocent little baby but I am not heart-broken. I have done
(do) my duty. I have kept (keep) my promise to the late queen.
