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  THE MAN HE KILLED Thomas Hardy Word Galaxy (To be done from textbook) Dictionary Activity   Staring Ancient inn Curious treat Make sentences 1.Staring 2.Ancient inn 3.Curious 4.treat Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Had he and I but…………… nipperkin! Select the reason why the narrator wished he had met ‘the man he killed’ by an old inn. (ii) He wanted to apologize for his actions. Complete the following analogy. Diners: restaurant : : travellers: inn What is nipperkin in the context of the poem? Ans. (ii) small drinking vessel Complete the sentence appropriately. It is clear that alliteration is the poetic device usd for ‘Had he and I but me’ because it creates a gentle, wistful, and conversational tone, emphasizing the speaker's regret and highlighting the irony that they would have been friends in a peaceful, civilian setting. 2. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words. a)What is the purpose of the title of the poem ‘ The Ma...

  Ch 9 : Patol Babu, Film Star Satyajit Ray Word galaxy (To be done from textbook) Dictionary activity and make sentences: Mentor Devoid Monosyllabic Collision bystander Q.1 Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: Patol Babu cleared his ……………… glass window. What emotion was Patol Babu trying to convey through his physical expressions? Ans. (ii) pain and surprise Complete the following statements: Patol Babu cleared his throat as he wanted to rehearse  his lines for the play. What was Patol Babu working on in front of the large glass window? Ans. (ii) practicing physical reactions for the collision scene Complete the analogy by selecting the suitable word from the extract. Music : note : : word : dialogue Which word would correctly substitute the word ‘collision’ in the given sentence from the extract? Along with that, he worked out how he would react physically when the collision took place. Ans. clash B. Patol Babu took his ……..swept over him...