10th 3rd Language English 1.CHANAKYA AND RAKSHASA

 

SSLC KARNATAKA 

Subject - English (3rd Language)

Textbook Solution

Prose - 1 CHANAKYA AND RAKSHASA

  
I. Comprehension questions:

A. Read the questions and write the Answers.

1. Who was Chandan Das? What kind of a man was he?
Answer: Chandan Das was a wise and able minister.

2. What was the great task that Chanakya did?
Answer: Chanakya's great task was to place Chandragupta on the throne and establish him as the king of Magadha.

3. Why did Chanakya want to win over Rakshasa?
Answer: Chanakya wanted to win over Rakshasa because he wanted to secure the service of a wise and able minister to help Chandragupta rule the kingdom.

4. What plan did Chanakya hit upon to find out Rakshasa?
Answer: Chanakya spread the rumor that Chandan Das was in danger and needed help. He then arranged for Rakshasa to rush in and save Chandan Das.

5. What happened when the order was readout?
Answer: The people shouted in joy when Minister Rakshasa arrived, realizing that Chandan Das was saved.

6. How was Chandan Das treated at the end?
Answer: Chandan Das was treated with great honor. Chanakya made him agree to be the Minister of Magadha and offered him rich presents. Chandan Das was then sent home.

B. Answer the following question.

1. How did Chanakya succeed in securing the service of Rakshasa? How clut
Answer: Chanakya succeeded in securing the service of Rakshasa by creating a situation where Rakshasa could save Chandan Das, making him a hero in the eyes of the people. This impressed Chanakya, and he offered Rakshasa the position of Minister of Magadha.

C. Read the Statement and answer the following questions.

1. "Here I am"!
a. Who said this?
Answer: Rakshasa said this.

b. Who was it said to?
Answer: It was said to the people present at the scene.

c. When was it said?
Answer: It was said when Rakshasa arrived, indicating his presence.

2. "Oh, it is Minister Rakshasa"!
a. Who said this?
Answer: The people present said this.

b. When was it said?
Answer: It was said when Rakshasa arrived.

c. Where was it said?
Answer: It was said at the place where Rakshasa arrived.

d. What was the emotion expressed?
Answer: The emotion expressed was joy and relief.

II. Vocabulary work:

A. Study the following example.

The word postman brings to your mind ....

letter, postcard, envelope, paper, stamp, post office, mail, mail

van, slot, bag, sack, bundle, letterbox, bell, gate, house, round duty,

uniform, regular, deliver, collect, seal ....... etc;

Sit in a group and look at the following words and list out the

related words that come to your mind.

a. A Village: houses, community, fields, farmers, market, school, temple, village square.

b. Christmas: Santa Claus, gifts, decorations, carols, tree, family, celebration.

c. A rainy day: raindrops, umbrella, puddles, thunder, lightning, cozy, indoors, raincoat.

d. Red: color, fire, passion, rose, blood, stop, danger.

e. Our school: students, teachers, classrooms, playground, library, exams, uniforms, education.

B. Words ending with 'less':

helpless, meaningless, fearless, thoughtless, careless, endless, tireless, homeless.

 

C. Rearrange these sentences in the correct sequence of events (do it in pairs).

a. He took the parrots to the garden to release them.

b. The mother parrot greeted them.

c. Grandfather found a baby parrot.

d. The parrot loved the fruits.

e. The parrot settled down inside the house.

f. The next day he found another baby parrot.

g. The mother parrot led the babies under the tree.

h. He fed it fruits and nuts.

i. The mother parrot brought the parrots back.

Ans- :
c. Grandfather found a baby parrot.

f. The next day he found another baby parrot.

b. The mother parrot greeted them.

g. The mother parrot led the babies under the tree.

h. He fed it fruits and nuts.

e. The parrot settled down inside the house.

d. The parrot loved the fruits.

i. The mother parrot brought the parrots back.

a. He took the parrots to the garden to release them.

III. Language Activity:

Noun:

A. Look at these examples (the underlined words)

a. Hari lives in Bengaluru. (proper Noun)

b. Raju wants to consult a doctor. (common noun)

c. Indian army is highly professional. (collective noun)

d. Wisdom is better than strength (abstract noun)

[Observe that the underlined words are different kinds of nouns.)

Classify the following words and write them in the columns given below. ( do it in your group)

A team, Hubballi, a nurse, Mohan, a film, bravery, Fathima, Bengal, teacher, Minister, flock, boy, king, school, mountain, Magadha, judgment, crowd, kalidasa, herd, family, country, childhood, poverty, youth, darkness, Ganga, river, Govinda, Lakshmi, girl, tree, animal,
Ans.  -

     Proper noun: Hubballi, Bengaluru, Mohan, Fathima, Magadha, Ganga.
Common nouns: nurse, film, teacher, flock, boy, school, mountain, judgment, crowd, herd, family, childhood, poverty, youth, darkness, river, girl, tree, animal.
Collective nouns: team, crowd, flock, herd.
Abstract nouns: bravery, wisdom, poverty, childhood, youth, darkness.

B. Nouns from the story:
man,chemist's shop, thing, headache, chemist, medicine, tears, cheeks, wife.

C. Study the following examples and observe the different ways of forming plurals.

a. A soldier is a brave man. —————. Soldiers are brave men.

b. The leaf fell from the tree. ————— The leaves fell from the tree.

c. The lady lost the key. —————— The ladies lost the keys.

d. The Negro rode on a pony. —————— The Negroes rode on ponies.

 e. The woman sat on the bench ———— The women sat on the benches.

 

D. Sit in a group and change the following sentences from singular to plural.

a. The nurse carried a baby.

Ans. The nurses carried babies.

b. The thief stole a knife.

Ans. The thieves stole knives.

c. The potato is a vegetable.

Ans. The potatoes are vegetables.

d. The ox pulled the cart.

Ans. The oxen pulled the cart.

 e. The child had a bad tooth.

Ans.  The children had bad teeth.

IV. Listen to the passage carefully and answer the following.

One day Hema plucked a mango and brought it home. Her grandmother gave the larger piece to Raju, because he was a boy. Hema protested. After all she brought the mango and she was the elder of the two. She insisted that she had the right over greater share. The grandmother realised it. Her father came to her help and divided the mango equally.

a. Who brought the mango home?

Ans.   Hema brought the mango home.

b. Why did Hema’s grandmother give a larger piece to Raju?

Ans.  Hema's grandmother gave a larger piece to Raju because he was a boy.

c. Why did Hema protest?

Ans.  Hema protested because she brought the mango and was the elder of the two.

d. Who came to help Hema?

   Ans.  Hema's father came to help her.

   e. Who do you think should have got the larger piece?
Ans.  It is subjective, but some might argue that Hema, being the one who brought the mango, should have gotten the larger piece.

 

V. Communication:

A. Interview your Doctor and get the responses for the following questions.

a. Why did you become a doctor?

b. Where is your hospital?

c. How do you go to the hospital?

d. Is it a government hospital?

e. Do you charge for treatment?