The Enchanted Pool
I Answer the following in one or two sentences:-
1.Who did Yudhistira ask to look for water?
A:- Yudhistira asked Nakula to look for water.
2.Why do you think Nakula was happy when he got to the place?
A:-When Nakula got to the place there was a pool of water. So he was very happy to quench his thirst.
3.Can you give another word for “transparent” which means almost the same?
A:-‘Clear’ is another word for ‘transparent’.
4.Why do you think Nakula did not obey the voice?
A:-Nakula wanted to drink water first to quench his thirst. Therefore he did not obey the voice of the Yaksha.
5.What happened to Nakula when he drank the water?
A:-When Nakula drank the water, he began to feel terribly drowsy and fell down, to all appearance dead.
6.Why did Yudhistira send Sahadeva to see what the matter was?
Answer:Yudhistira had sent Nakula to bring water. But Nakula did not return for a long time. Therefore he sent Sahadeva to see what the matter was.
7.Why did Sahadeva meet the same fate as Nakula?
Answer:Sahadeva also did not care for the warning of the bodiless voice. Therefore he met the same fate as Nakula.
8.What did Arjuna see when he got to the pool?
Answer:Arjuna saw his brothers Nakula, Sahadeva lying dead, when he got to the pool.
9.Why do you think the voice did not allow Arjuna to drink water?
Answer:The voice did not allow Arjuna to drink water because he ignored its warning and wanted to quench his thirst first.
10.Why did invisible being laugh at Arjuna?
Answer:Arjuna became angry and shot sharp arrows in the direction of the voice, but the arrows couldn’t kill it. Therefore the invisible being laughed at Arjuna.
11.What was the warning of Yaksha to Yudhistira?
Answer:‘‘Your brothers died because they did not heed my words. Do not follow them. Answer my questions first and then quench your thirst. This pool is mine.” This was the warning of Yaksha to Yudhistira.
12.Why do you think all the brothers fell unconcious when they drank the water?
Answer:All the brothers ignored the warning of the invisible voice. Therefore they fell unconcious when they drank the water.
13.According to Yudhistira, mind is faster than wind. Do you agree with him?
Answer:Yes, we agree with Yudhistira.
14.What is that abondoning which man becomes loved by all?
Answer:It is ‘Pride’. By abondoning it man becomes loved by all.
15.What is the answer of Yudhistira to the question, ‘Who rescues man in danger?’
Answer:‘Courage’ is the answer of Yudhistira to the question, ‘who rescues man in danger?’
16.Why do you think the Yaksha gave Yudhistira a boon?
Answer:The choice that the Yaksha gave to Yudhistira was that one of his dead brothers could then be revived who he wanted to be revived, and he should come back to life.
17.If you were Yudhistira how many questions would you be able to answer.
Answer:If I were Yudhistira I would be able to answer five or six questions.
18.Why did Yama take the form of Yaksha?
Answer:Yama took the form of Yaksha because he might see his son, Yudhistira and test him.
II. Discuss in pairs and answer each questions in a short paragraph (30-40 words).
1.“There must certainly be water there.” How do you think Nakula came to that conclusion?
Answer:It was very hot the Pandavas were thirsty. Yudhistira was in need of water. He wanted water and rest so he told Nakula to look for water so Nakula climbed the tree and noticed water, plants and cranes. So he predicted that there could be water there.
2.“Arjuna wanted to destroy this unseen foe.” Why do you think he wanted to do so?
Answer:When the warrior Arjuna heard the warning voice of Yaksha, he became very angry it was arrogant. Atonce he was furious and was ready to kill Yaksha. Apart from this, he was thirsty so he wanted to quench his terrible thirst.
3.“Yudhistira himself proceeded in the direction his brothers had taken.” What made Yudhistira take that decision?
Answer:Yudhistira was thirsty. He wanted water. So he told his brother Nakula to fetch water but he didn’t return. Then he sent Sahadeva, Arjuna and Bhima. They also didn’t return, so he was apprensive. With much anxiety, he went in the direction his brothers had taken.
4.“Happiness is the result of good conduct.” Do you agree with this? Support your answer with an example.
Answer:When Yaksha questioned Yudhistira what happiness was Yudhistira replied that happiness is the result of good conduct. It is true. If our conduct is good. We move towards happiness. We should be needy but not greedy. When we desire for more, our conduct is corrupted and so we have to face manly problems. To give an exmple of this, the four Pandavas were not in a position to answer the questions of Yaksha. They did not want humility but Yudhistira was more humble so he answered all the questions with humility. It is the result of his character. It made him to revive his dead brothers.
5.“May the cloud-complexioned Nakula, arise.” Why did Yudhistira choose Nakula in preference to Bhima and Arjuna?
Answer:Yaksha was happy to know the answers given by Yudhistira. So he asked him when he wanted to revive among the dead brothers. Then Yudhistira thought for a moment and replied that he wanted. Nakula to be revived. He was selfless and he did not want Madri to bereare. He thought it fair so he chose Nakula.
6.Do you observe any difference between Arjuna and Yudhistira in their responses to the invisible voice.
Answer:Yes, there was difference between Arjuna and Yudhistira in their responses to the invisible voice. As soon as Arjuna heard the warning of invisible voice he became angry and shot sharp arrows at the direction of the voice. Being accentric, he wanted to destroy it, where as Yudhistira was calm in handling the situation. He saw a possible way of reediming the that situation.
7.Why did Yudhistira choose Nakula in preference to Bhima?
Answer:Yudhistira’s father had two wives namely Kunti and Madri. He was the Son of Kunti, and was already surviving. Nakula was the Son of Madri who was not alive. Therefore he chose Nakula in preference to Bhima, though he was his loving brother. He stood for his impartial justice.
III. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.
1.Arjuna wanted to destroy this unseen foe, but first he had to ……………………..
1. ask permission from his brother.
2. quench his terrible thirst.
3. find out where it was.
2.Yudhistira agreed to answer the questions of the Yaksha because ……………………
1. he was afraid of the Yaksha.
2. he knew the Yaksha.
3. he wanted to see a possible way of saving his brothers.
3.According to Yudhistira, happiness is the ……………………
4. result of material comfort
5. result of good conduct
6. result of good friendship.
3. Work of pairs. Match the meanings given below:
4. 1. group of birds Flock
5. 2. . very big huge
6. 3. . . intelligent clever
7. 4. . a title of respect used when speaking Majesty ( King /queen)
8. 5. . certain sure
1.
IV. From the text find the words or phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words/phrases has been given in brackets.
1. a small area of still water in a hallow place ………………. ( )
Ans: Pool or river.
2.to be so excited angry or interested etc. that you forget everything else ………………( ).. .
Answer:Over whelmed.
3. a feeling that you are better than other people ………( … )
Answer: learned.
4. leave a place or habit at for ever ………….( )
Answer: abandon.
5.alone or single ( )
Answer:Solitary.
V. Read the dialogue between Yudhistira and Yaksha carefully, and match the items in A with items in B.
1. Mind is imagined to be faster than wind.
2. The mother is more nobly sustaining than the earth.
3. Learning is friend of a traveler.
4. The power of God makes the Sun shine everyday.
5. Happiness is the result of good conduct.
VI. Look at the words underlined words in the given sentences and see how prefixes are added.
1.He began to feel terribly drowsy and soon fell unconscious.
2. The invisible being laughed in scorn.
3. The Yaksha was pleased with Yudhistira’s impartiality.
We can form the opposites by adding prefixes to words. Now replace the underlined words with appropriate words beginning with ‘un’ ‘in’ or ‘im’. ‘
1.Bindu was not happy because she could not get good marks.
Answer:Bindu was unhappy because she could not get good marks.
2.It is not possible to sing like Bhimasena Joshi.
Answer:It is impossible to sing like Bhimasena Joshi.
3.Anusha could not go to school because she was not well.
Answer:Anusha could not go to school because She was unwell.
4.It is not wise to study overnight during exams.
Answer:It is unwise to study overnight during exams.
5.The officer dismissed the clerk because he was not competent.
Answer:The officer dismissed the clerk because he was incompetent.
6.Man is mortal but great work of art is not mortal.
Answer:Man is mortal but great work of art is immortal.
VII. The sequence of events has been from jumped up. Re-arrange them and complete the given in pairs.(oral)
1. The sun was hot over head and the five brothers grew more and more thirsty.( 1)
2. When Nakula did not return for a long time, Yudhistira sent Sahadeva to see what the matter was.(3)
3. Sahadeva also did not return for a long time.(4)
4. Yudhistira sent Nakula to fetch water.(2)
5. Yudhistira was anxious when Bhima and Aijuna did not return(5)
6. The Yaksha was pleased and granted life to all his brothers.(8)
7. At last Yudhistira himself got to the place where all his brothers were lying dead.(6)
8. Yudhistira obeyed the Yaksha and answered all his questions.(7)
Task 1:Read the following newspaper clipping carefully and answer the questions that follow. ( oral)
1.Who has issued these guidelines?
Answer:Government of India.
2.When did these guidelines come into effect?
Answer:From Nov. 9th, 2012.
3.What is the full form of CAF?
Answer:Customer Application Form.
4.How many connections can a customer hold in a single name?
Answer:Not more than nine connections.
5.Name some of the original proofs of identity. (.)
Answer:Adhar Card, I.D. Card, Election Card, Ration Card.
6.These guidelines are applicable to 1. old customers 2. new customers 3. teenagers.
Answer:. new customers.
Task2 Choose the correct answers:9()
1.Akbar and Birbal were walking(in the field, in the palace garden, on the riverbank).
Answer: in the palace garden.
2.The king’s men gave(different answer, same answer, correct answer)
Answer: different answer.
3.Birbal’s answer was a (correct answers, clever answer, wrong answer)
Answer: clever answer.
Task 1:Oral work
Can you imagine the Pandava brothers sharing their experience after coming back to life? Write a conversation in which they talk about their experience to each other. You can pick out and use such lines from the story which will make the conversation natural and interesting. You can begin with something like this.
Answer:
Yudhistira: I can’t tell you how happy I am! I could not imagine what happned to you.
Nakula: I don’t remember what happened when I drank the water. Sahadeva: I too experienced the same.
Arjuna: I didn’t understand anything but I wanted to kill the foe.
Bhima: My strength did not come to my help. I just felt sorry.
Yudhistira: I didn’t feel anything strange. I answered the questions asked by Yaksha with reverence and with a cool mind. I was happy to make you all revive.
Task 2:Oral Work
Here is Vaishak talking about something very strange that happened when he was on his way to school one morning.
It was Monday morning and as usual I got up late. As a result I missed the school bus and so I decided to cycle to school. I started off. I had bearely gone five meters when I went over a large piece of stone.
Suddenly I heard a voice saying, ‘Hey, watch out, Vaisu!’
I was so started I stopped. I looked around but there was no one near me. Only then I realized it was my cycle that had just spoken
You can use the following expressions:
(could not believe, would like to, surprising, take care) Answer:
Startled: Surprising
There was no one: Couldn’t believe Watch out: take care as usual: would like to
Task3 Now Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. The Pandavas chased the animal but it was magic deer which speed in great leaps and bounds decoying the
Pandavas far into the forest and then disappeared. The Sun was hot overhead and the brothers grew more and more thirsty.
2.According to the we condition of the game, the Pandavas spent twelve years in the forest and the thirteenth year is disguise. When they returned and demanded Duryodana their kingdom, he refused to return it. War followed as a consequence. The Pandavas defeated the Kauravas and regained their kingdom.
3.The Pandavas ruled the kingdom for 36 years. Afterwards, they transferred the crown to their grandson Parikshita.
Task 4:Now, choose some sentences in the positive form and rewrite them in the questions form.(oral)
(You may take the sentences from the text)
1. Nakula climbed the tree.
Did Nakula climb the tree?
I will kill you.
Will you kill me?
The voice put questions rapidly one after another.
Did the voice put the questions rapidly one affter another?
Yaksha posed many questions.
Did Yaksha pose many questions?
Task 5: Oral Work For reading
India’s first woman pilot Durba Banerjee was interviewed by some students. Her answers to the questions are given below. Can you guess the questions that she was aksed.
1.Why did you want to become a pilot?
Answer:In my time, girls were just becoming teachers and doctors. I thought I should be completely different.
2.When did your first flying start?
Answer:I first started flying in 1951
3.How much was your salary?
Answer:My salary was only Rs. 356 when I first joined as pilot.
4.How did the male pilots accept you?
Answer:The male pilots accepted me almost immediately.
5.Where did you go as the Indian representative?
Answer:I went to the US as the Indian representative at the World Lady Pilot’s Association gathering.
6.Why did you not marry?
Answer:I never married as I thought my career would not allow me to devote sufficient time to family life.
7.Many girls think that a pilot’s life is glamrous. What do you say about this?
Answer:Many girls think that a pilot’s life is glamorous but they have to be willing to sacrifice a lot. It is a hard life with no fiexd hours.
8.Whe did you stop flying?
Answer:I stopped flying in 1989 when I retired from 1A.
Task 6 Now replace the underlined caluses with an infinitive construction.(oral)
e.g., We were pleased when we heard the news. We were pleased to hear the news.
1.The doctor told him that he should rest foca. res-days.
A:The doctor told him to rest for few days.
2.I hope that I shall build a new house soon.
A:I hope to build a new house soon.
3.The boy promised that he would not make the mistake once again.
A:The boy promised not to make the mistake again.
4.The people were shocked when they saw the accident.
A:The people were shocked to see the accident.
5.Shreya was told that she must report for duty the next day.
A:Shreya was told to report for duty the next day.
6.The teacher told that students that they should do their work carefully.
A:The teacher told the students to work carefully.
Task 7:Now complete these sentences using infinitives.(oral)
1.I cannot decide where to find the solution.
2.Bindu wants to know how to study.
3.I do not know what to do.
4.Ranjan is learning how to speak English.
5.Please tell me where I would get good food.
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