Deep Water Vocabulary/Annotations 12th Eng Flamingo

Ch-3 Deep Water by William Douglas

ANNOTATIONS 

1-Treacherous = deceptive, unsafe

(धोखाधड़ीपूर्ण), 

2- Drowning = submerging, sinking (डूबना), 

3-Shallow = not deep, superficial (उत्तल), 4-Gradual = slow, steady (धीरे-धीरे),  5-Decided = resolved, determined (निर्णय लिया),

6- Opportunity = chance (अवसर)

 7-Warned = alerted (चेतावनी दी)

8- Cascades- waterfalls झरना 

9-Skinny = thin, slender (दुबला)

 10-Aversion = dislike, distaste (घृणा) , 11-Surf = wave, tide (लहर)

12- Knocked = pushed, hit (धक्का दिया), 13-Frightened = scared, terrified (डरा हुआ)

14-Terror = extreme fear, horror (आतंक), 15-Revived = restored, (पुनः जागरूक किया),

16-Paddled = swam, splashed (पैर मारकर तैरना)

17- Ducked = dipped, submerged (पानी में डूबना)

18- Subdued = controlled, suppressed (वशीभूत), 

19- Buried = covered, engulfed (दबा हुआ), 

20-Overpowering = overwhelming, too intense (अत्यधिक), 

21-Revived = brought back, restored (पुनर्जीवित), 

22-Unpleasant =displeasing (अप्रिय),

 23-Aping = imitating, copying (नकल करना),  24-Bruiser = bully, strong person (बलवान), 25-Rippling = wavy, fluttering (लहराता हुआ), 26-Summoned = called upon,  (बुलाया)  

27-Tinge = shade, hue (रंग)

28-Panicky = scared, anxious (घबराया हुआ), 29-Flailed = waved (बेतरतीब हलना)

30-Paralysed = immobilized (स्थिर), 31-Irresistible = unavoidable (अप्रतिरोध्य), 32-Throbbed = pulsed, beat (धड़कना), 33-Strategy = plan, method (रणनीति),

34-Sheer = complete, utter (पूरा), 

35-Stark = complete, sheer (अधिक)

36-Seized = captured (पकड़ लिया)

37- Reason = logic, rationality (तर्क)

38-Tiles = pieces of ceramic material (टाइल्स)

39-Ladders = steps, climbing device (सीढ़ी), 40-Clutched = grasped, held tightly (कसकर पकड़ना)

41- Flail = thrash, wave (हाथ पैर मारना)

42-Choked = blocked, strangled (घुटना), 43-Rigid = stiff, inflexible (कठोर),

44- Glow = shine, light (चमक), 

45- Frozen = immobile, halted (जम जाना), 46-Midst = middle, center (मध्य)

47-Trembled = shivered, quaked (कांपना), 48-Fright = fear, terror डर

49.Strangely = oddly, unusually (अजीब तरह से)

50. Awful = terrible, bad (भयानक), 

51.Drowsy = sleepy, tired (निदाल)

52.Oblivion = forgetfulness, unawareness (विस्मृति)

53. Vomiting = expelling, throwing up (उल्टी करना)

54.Haunting = persistent, nagging (सतानेवाला),

55.Exertion = effort, strain (मेहनत)

56.Wobbly = shaky, unsteady (डगमगाता हुआ), 57.Avoided = dodged, evaded (टालना) 58.Wading = paddling, walking (पानी में चलना)

59.Possession = control, hold (कब्जा), 60.Paralysed = frozen, immobile (सुन्न)

61.Icy = cold, chilling (हिमशीतल)

62.Horror = fear, terror (डर)

63. Handicap = barrier, obstacle (बाधा)  

64. Overcome = conquer, defeat (परास्त करना)

65. Overhead = above, atop (ऊपर)

66.Integrated = combined, united (एकीकृत), 67.Stroke = movement, action (आघात), 68.Vestiges = remnants, traces (अवशेष)

69.Wentworth = location, place (वेंटवर्थ), 70.Dock = platform, wharf (डॉक)

71.Crawl = slow movement, creep (घुसरना),  72.Residual = remaining, leftover (शेष), 73.Meadows = grasslands, fields (घास का मैदान), 74.Glacier = ice mass, iceberg (हिमनद),

75.Sensation- feelings अनुभूति

 76.Shore = coastline, beach (तट)

77.Echo = reflected sound (गूंज)

78. Conquered = defeated (जीतना)

79.Chap- boy लड़का

80.Intensity = strength, force (तीव्रता), 81.Released =  liberated (मुक्त)

82.Peaks = mountain tops, summits (चोटियां)

83- Stripped - removed cloth

Class Test -25 The Last Lesson ch-1

 The Last Lesson by Alphonse Doudet 

Class Test-25 Mark

Q1 Read the extract and answer the following questions  1x5=5

For a moment I thought of running away and spending the day out of doors. It was so warm, so bright! The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods; and in the open field back of the sawmill the Prussian soldiers were drilling.

(a) Why was 'l' in a hurry?

(b) Why does 'l' say 'I thought of running away'?

(i) He was sick

(ii) He had not learnt his lesson

(iii) He had an urgent piece of work

(iv) None of the above

(c) Prussian soldiers were……

(d) Who is the author?

(e) What does the word 'edge' mean?

(f) Who is 'l' in the given extract?

(i) M. Hamel

(ii) One of the elders present in the class

(iii) The narrator

(iv) None of the above

Q2. Do any five questions 1x5=5

A.What do you mean by Participle

B.What is Linguistic Chauvinism?

C.Why does Franz want to bunk/run away from school?

D. why was frenz amazed in the class,

E . who was wachter?

F. What does The Title “The Last Lesson” stand for?

Q3.Do any five Out of six 2x5=10

A.What was Franz expected to be Prepared with for school that day?

B. What did Frang notice that was unusual about the school,

C.What had been put up on the bulletin board?

D. What Changes did the order from Berlin Cause in the school that day? Feelings 

E. How did Franz's feelings about M Hamel and School Change?

 F.Franz thinks "Will they make them sing in German even Pigeons" what could this mean?

Q4.Write a notice for your school bulletin board, your notice could be an announcement of a forthcoming event or requirement to to be, be fulfilled, rule to be followed .3m

 Or

Write a brief summary of the Chapter The Last Lesson 

Q5. Write character sketch of M. Hamel. an Ideal teacher.What impression do you form of M Hamel on the basis your study of story.The Last Lesson 2m

Or

War causes destruction and spread hatred. people feel insecure. discuss the disadvantage of war during Franco-Prussian war. 

Q6.Write the meaning of the words given 3

Mounted , Angelus, counted on, Wretches, Thunderclap,Bub, Reproach Primer

The Third Level Question Answer

Ch-1 The Third Level - Jack Finney 

Q1.What does' The Third Level' refer to in the story ?

The third level refers to the subway of the Grand Central Station that takes passengers to Galesburg, Illinois. The third level  on the station was a medium of escape for Charley, the narrator from the harsh realities of modern life. It provided him a base where he could interweave fantasy and reality

Q2.What convinced Charley that he had reached the third level at Grand Central Station and not the second level?

Ans.The general layout of the third level was different from that of the second level. It had comparatively smaller rooms, fewer ticket windows and lesser train gates. The information booth in the centre was made of wood and looked old. The place with its brass spittoons did not look very bright. So Charley was convinced it was not the second level.

Q3.How does Charley, the narrator describe the third level at Grand Central Station?

Answer:

Charley says that the rooms on the third level were smaller than that of the second level. There were fewer ticket windows and train gates and the information booth in the centre was wood and old looking. There were open- flame gaslights and brass spittoons on the floor. Everyone at the station was dressed in nineteenth century dresses.

He looked at the newspapers and found a copy of the newspaper ‘The World’, which carried the main story on President Cleveland. Then he confirmed from the Public Library files that the newspaper he had seen was dated 11th June, 1894.

Q4. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?

Answer:Yes, I think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley. Life in modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worries and stress. Man has to confront them all the times. The harsh realities of life make living quite unpleasant and even unbearable. So he wants to escape into a wishful world. Charley talks to his psychiatrist friend about the third level at the Grand Central Station. His friend calls it “a walking-dream wish fulfillment”. Charley possesses an escapist tendency. Even his stamp collecting is a ‘temporary refuge from reality’.

Q5.Would Charley ever go back to the ticket-counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife? 

Answer No, Charley would never go back to the ticket-counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife because third level was his imagination.

Q6. What do you infer from Sam's letter to Charley? 

Answer: Sam's letter is a consequence of Chartey's thoughts. Sam's letter was full of mystery when Charley came across it. This can be understood from the truth that the letter was enclosed in the oldest first-day cover and directed to his grandfather. Usually, the first-day covers have blank papers in them, but this one included a letter. This is made so that the envelope is stamped along with the date, and it remains as a remembrance always. So these kinds of envelopes carry just blank letters and should not be opened. In this letter, Sam had notified Charley that he was living on the third level. He had also stated that Charley and his wife keep walking for the third level. This confirms that Sam's letter is an outcome of Charley's complete imagination.

Q7.The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress. What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them? Answar: The contemporary world is full of illusion, insecurity, war, fear, worry, tension, and stress. This is because. the world is full of competition and people need to pull each other downward. People can overcome this unrealnoss, anxieties, and insecurities bred by our certain existence in advanced work by getting involved in useful and practical activities.People need to spend a good time with friends and family, be productive in art, poetry, prose, or in pursuing their hobbies.   Q8. Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story? 

Ans.Yes, there are certain instances in the story that show an intersection of time and space. Firstly, the first two levels of Grand Central Station were located in the present time while the third level existed in the 1890s. Secondly, Charley and his wife, Louisa, live in the present time yet he rushes to get old currency to buy two tickets to go to the Galesburg of 1894. Further, the old architecture of the platform at the third level is different from the modern platforms of the first two levels. Besides, the archaic manner of dressing by the people, and the newspaper, The World, dated June 11, 1984 also overlaps with Charley’s real time world and existence. Lastly, the letter that was mailed to Charley’s grandfather on 18th July, 1894 highlights the intersection of time and space as the sender (Charley’s friend Sam) and receiver (Charley himself) belong to the present time.

Q9. Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discuss.

Ans.It is true that apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection. Before the Wright Brothers invented the first aeroplane, nobody could have dared to believe that man could fly. Before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, it would have been impossible to believe in long-distance talks happening in the real-time interface. Moreover, there are examples of inventions, like that of inventing a modern-day sewing machine with a needle that has hole on its wrong end, which were conceived in dreams but now are part of our everyday reality.

All this emphasises that fantasies of one point of time that seem illogical may turn out to be revolutionary things that change the future of the mankind. Similarly, it would not be far-fetched to think about railway stations fitted with time-machine devices that would make travel from one era to another just a matter of time.

Q10. Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?

Answer:

Besides philately, there are many other ways to help keep the past alive. Holding on to the past alive also means protecting the memories, which can be preserved in numerous ways. Philately is collecting the stamps that transport us into our actual past. In the past, people would maintain a diary to keep incidents recorded. Some people would also safely preserve letters, souvenirs, gifts, and coins that they got from others. In the modern world, as time flies and technology develops in people's lives, they make videos or take photographs to capture the moments

The ability to fluctuate between the past, present, and future is a great intellectual gift, it is good to make mistakes in our past. We can take beautiful lessons from it and can make today and tomorrow wonderful Human beings have a good ability to keep events recorded in mind. This enables them to continually go back to any situation in the past and revive it.

Q11.What do you learn about Galesburg, Illinois during 1894 from the lesson ‘The Third Level’? [40-50 Words]

Ans. It was a peaceful place. Galesburg of 1894 was a wonderful town with big old frame houses, huge lawns and big trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. People sat in lawns, men smoked cigars and talked quietly, the women waved palm-leaf fans.

Q12.How did Charley ‘reach’ the third level of the Grand Central Station? [30-40 words]

Ans. Having worked late at the office Charley decided to take a train back home. So he came to Grand Central Station and from the second level he got lost while ducking into an arched doorway and found himself inside a tunnel. This tunnel took him to another light of stairs and he found himself on the third level of the station.

Q13.Why did Charley buy old-style currency? 

Ans. Charley wanted to buy two old Galesburg tickets because he wanted to live there. It was a great place with big trees and frame homes. So, he spent all the money he had on old-style money. But he never went back to the third floor.

Q14.Why did Charley rush back from the third level? 

Answer:

When Charley took out the modem currency to pay for the two tickets to Galesburg, the ticket clerk accused him of trying to cheat him. He threatened to hand Charley over to the police. Charley was frightened and he decided to rush back from the third level, lest he was arrested and put into prison.

Q15.What would you describe as your “waking-dream wish fulfilment”? Explain. 

Ans. Charley quoted this statement. A waking dream wish fulfilment is what we wish to happen or see. It’s not the reality. He told this to Sam, his psychiatrist. While talking about the third level, Charley quoted this statement. He is an Escapist. He couldn’t bear all the tensions happening around him. He said this out of his imagination.

Lost Spring Question and Answer 12th Eng.

Ch-2 Lost Spring by Anees Jung 

Q1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Ans. Saheb is looking for gold in the garbage dumps. He is in the neighbourhood of the author. Saheb has come from Bangladesh. He came with his mother in 1971. His house was set amidst the green fields of Dhaka. Storms swept away their fields and homes. So they left

the country. 

Q2. What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

Ans. One explanation offered by the author is that it is a tradition to stay barefoot. It is not lack of money.she wonders if this is only an excuse to explain away a regular state of poverty. Other reason they are too poor to buy footwear.She also remembers the story of a poor boy who prayed to the goddess for a pair of shoes. 

Q3. Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

Ans. No, Saheb is not happy working at the tea-stall. He is no longer his own master. His face has lost the carefree look. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulder. The bag was his. The canister belongs to the man who owns the tea-shop.So he has lost his freedom and liberty there.

Q4. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

Ans. The city of Firozabad is famous for its bangles. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. It is the centre of India's glass-blowing industry. Families have spent generations working around furnaces, welding glass, making bangles for the women in the land. It is known as Suhag Nagari, and twin City also.

Q5. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?

 Ans. Boys and girls with their fathers and mothers sit in dark hutments, next to lines of flames

of flickering oil lamps. They weld pieces of coloured glass into circles of bangles. Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside. They often end up losing eyesight before they become adults. Even the dust from polishing the glass of bangles is injurious to eyes. Many workers have become blind. The furnaces have very high temperature and the dingy cells are without air and light.

Q6. How is Mukesh's attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

Ans. Mukesh's grandmother thinks that the god-given lineage can never be broken. Her son and grandsons are born in the caste of bangle makers. They have seen nothing but bangles. Mukesh's father has taught them what he knows the art of making bangles. But Mukesh wants to be a motor mechanic He will go to a garage and learn, though the garage is far away from his home.He wants to break the profession of generation.

Q7. What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?

Ans. People migrate from villages to cities in search of livelihood. Their fields fail to provide them means of survival. Cities provide employment, jobs or other means of getting food,for better education, better health department,for exciting entertainment and means of distraction, better life standard in cities.The problem in case of the poor is to feed the hungry members. Survival is of primary concern

 Q.8. Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?

Ans. Yes, our political leaders make promises of a rosy future to the voters before the elections. Once elected, they would not look back to their supporters for five years. They promise to end poverty and child labour, to provide free education to poor children, to reserve jobs for the scheduled castes/scheduled tribes. But there has been no marked improvement in the living conditions of the poor. Promises are perhaps made to be broken. The ragpickers of Seemapuri are enough to expose the hollow claims of our politicians and the authorities. Before their eyes children are exploited but they remain blissfully ignorant because they lack will-power to bring about any change.

Q. 9. What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?

Ans. The forces that conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry are political, economic and bureaucratic. Two distinct worlds operate in Firozabad. The first is of bangle-makers who live in abject poverty. The other is of moneylenders, police, middlemen and büreaucrats. Clearly laughing at the laws of the land, children are exploited and forced to work in sub-human conditions. Middlemen with their oily tongues and the lure of money exploit the elders and fleece them. The poor bangle-makers are given bare minimum which keeps them hunger away. If young people unite and try to organise themselves, they are hauled up by the police. So to form any co-operative, they think twice. Money Lenders charge high interest and the borrowers remain where they were.

Q10. Why should child labour be eliminated and how?

Ans. Children are the wealth of a nation. They are like minerals buried under the soil. They have to be discovered, groomed and polished to become leaders, scholars and scientists. Child labour is a curse. It leaves no scope for them to grow and rise. It is a crime, a sin and a shame for a free country. Children are the weakest sections of the society. Hence they are easily exploited and abused by grown-ups. They are put on tiring and hazardous jobs because they have no leaders and no spokespersons. Child labour has rightly been declared a legal offence by the government. Primary education should be made compulsory for all children. Can anyone visualise the future of a country where we have children with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes, lacklustre eyes and wrinkles on the entire face.

*lacklustre- dull

Q11.What is the full name of Saheb? How is it full of irony?

Ans. Saheb's full name is Saheb-e-Alam. It means 'Lord of the universe'. His name is a complete irony. Saheb is a poverty stricken barefoot, homeless ragpicker who scrounges the garbage dumps of Delhi streets to earn his living. Thus, his name is in total contrast to his very existence and so is deeply ironical.

Q12.How do squatters of Seemapuri live?

Or

Describe the living conditions of the people of Seemapuri.

Ans. The squatters who come from Bangladesh back in 1971, live in pitiable conditions. They live in structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water. Wherever they find food, they pitch their tents which become their transit homes. Children grow up in them and become partners in survival. And survival in Seemapuri means ragpicking.

Q13.Garbage to them is gold. Why does the author say so about the ragpickers of Seemapuri?

Ans. Garbage is gold to the ragpickers of Seemapuri because sometimes they actually find silver coins or some other valuables. Moreover, by picking rags and selling them for cash they are able to buy food to sustain their families.

Q14. Why do slums like Seemapuri mushroom around big cities?

Ans. Exodus from neighbouring countries like Nepal and Bangladesh to India and migration from villages to the metropolitan cities within India, in search of livelihood is an endless phenomenon. This migratory population settles on the periphery of big cities and starts doing odd jobs like ragpicking to earn bread for the family. Such illegal settlements abound around all big cities. Dharavi in Mumbai and Seemapuri bordering Delhi are some glaring examples.

*Exodus -a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time

Q15.The description of Seemapuri creates a very dismal picture. Explain.

Ans. Seemapuri is on the periphery of Delhi yet it seems miles away from it. Seemapuri has been infamous for its filthy living conditions, poor sanitation and lack of basic amenities. It is densely populated with migrants who come from various parts in search of work. Thus, the description of Seemapuri creates a very dismal picture.