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Std 9 English Dreams Realised Question Answer
Class 9 English Unit 2 Question Answer
As a young citizen of India, armed with technology, knowledge and love for my nation, I realise a small aim is a crime. – Dr. A,P,J, Abdul Kalam
Let’s login:
We have different dreams and desires that help us achieve success and fulfilment in life.
We have different dreams and desires that help us achieve success and fulfiment in life, don’t we? Now, take a look at the pictures.
- What does the mother ask her daughter?
- What is the girl’s reply?
- Does the girl refer to the dreams she had while sleeping? Justify your response.
- Do you have such dreams? Have you ever thought about your dream career?
- Now, think of your career choices and note them down. Tell the class about your dream career and how you wish to accomplish it.
Most people dream of a safe and secure life. However, there are some who dedicate their lives to the service of others. For them, individual preferences are insignifiant. Can you name a few who strove for a common cause?
- Nelson Mandela
- …………………………………….
- …………………………………….
What are they famous for? Discuss.
Answer:
- The mother asks the daughter what she is dreaming of.
- The girl replies that she is dreaming of her dreams.
- No, she doesn’t refer to the dreams she had while sleeping. She is thinking of her future and she is planning certain things.
- Yes, I have such dreams. Yes, I have often thought about my dream career. My dream is to become a lecturer in English. For that I want to get a postgraduate degree in English. I have started my preparation for my dram career by reading great writers like William Shakespeare, John Milton, Alexander Pope, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, Robe’rt Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, George Bernard Shaw and T.S. Eliot.
Most people dream of a safe and secure life. But some people live to serve others. Some examples are: Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa.
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013): Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman. He was the country’s first black President, from 1994 to 1999. He was fighting for the freedom and equality of the Blacks and spent – 28years in jail. He was an excellent man who sacrificed his happiness and youth for serving his countrymen. India honoured him by giving him the title “Bharat Ratna” in 1990. He received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1993.
Mahatma Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of our Nation. He was born in 1869. All his life he worked for India and Indians to bring them freedom. He lived a very simple life. He preached and practised non-violence, secularism and universal brotherhood. It is a pity that such a great man who lived for his countrymen was killed by one of his own countrymen in 1948. But Gandhiji will live forever in the hearts of Indians.
Mother Teresa: Mother Teresa born in Albania in 1910. When she was 18 she moved to Ireland and later to India, where she lived most of her life. She was a Catholic nun, who devoted all her life to serving the poor, especially in Kolkata. She used to wash, dress and feed the lepers who were wandering on the streets of Calcutta. She got the Nobel Prize for peace in 1979. She was awarded “Bharat Ratna” in 1980. She founded a Congregation called “Sisters of Charity”. She is revered as a Saint by the Catholics.
9th Class English Dreams Realised Question Answer – Textual Questions And Answers
a. Why do you think Gandhiji was considered the ‘spiritual ambassador’ of India?
എന്തുകൊണ്ടാണ് ഗാന്ധിയെ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ സ്പിരിച്ച്വൽ അംബാസഡറായി കാണുന്നത്?
Answer:
Gandhiji was considered the ‘spiritual ambassador’ of India because of his simple way of life, and his message of non-violence. He was the one bringing light to the exploitation-blinded West and acting as a healing balm to the war-weary Europe.
അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ലളിതമായ ജീവിതരീതിയും അക്രമരാഹിത്യത്തിന്റെ സന്ദേശവുമാണ് ഈ പേരിന് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ അർഹനാക്കിയത്. ചൂഷണം കൊണ്ട് അന്ധത ബാധിച്ച പാശ്ചാത്യർക്ക് വെളിച്ചവും യുദ്ധം കൊണ്ട് ക്ഷീണിച്ച യൂറോപ്പിന് ആശ്വാസവും പകരുന്ന ലേപനവുമായിരുന്നു അദ്ദേഹം.
b. What, according to Gandhiji, is true bravery?
ഗാന്ധിയുടെ അഭിപ്രായത്തിൽ എന്താണ് ശരിയായ ധൈര്യം?
Answer:
According to Gandhiji true bravery is standing the blows of your adversaries and not retaliating.
ശത്രുക്കൾ അടിക്കുമ്പോൾ തിരിച്ചടിക്കാതെ നിൽക്കുന്നതാണ് ശരിയായ ധൈര്യം.
c. What is Gandhiji’s view of education?
ഗാന്ധിയുടെ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസത്തെ പറ്റിയുള്ള വീക്ഷണം എന്താണ്?
Answer:
Gandhiji’s view of education is that real education should cater to the development of one’s character. For a person his character is the most important.
ശരിയായ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ സ്വഭാവരൂപീകരണത്തെ സഹായിക്കണം. ഒരു വ്യക്തി യുടെ ഏറ്റവും പ്രധാനകാര്യം അയാളുടെ സ്വഭാവമാണ്.
d. What merit did Gandhiji see in Chaplin?
എന്തുഗുണമാണ് ചാപ്ളിനിൽ ഗാന്ധി കണ്ടത്?
Answer:
The merit Gandhiji saw in Chaplin was that he (Chaplin) came from the people, lived for the people and he made millions laugh.
ജനങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും വന്ന, ജനങ്ങൾക്കുവേണ്ടി ജീവിക്കുന്ന ലക്ഷങ്ങളെ ചിരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരാളാണ് ചാപ്ളിൻ. അതൊക്കെയാണ് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഗുണങ്ങൾ.
e. What, according to Gandhiji, are the areas in which a nation has to be self- reliant?
ഗാന്ധിയുടെ അഭിപ്രായത്തിൽ ഏതെല്ലാം മേഖലകളിലാണ് ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രം സ്വയം പര്യാപ്തത കൈവ രിക്കേണ്ടത്?
Answer:
According to Gandhiji the areas in which a nation has to be self-reliant are cloth and food.
വസ്ത്രം, ഭക്ഷണം എന്നീ മേഖലകളിൽ
f. How did Gandhiji correct various notions about Indian women?
ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്ത്രീകളെപറ്റിയുള്ള തെറ്റിദ്ധാരണകൾ എങ്ങിനെയാണ് ഗാന്ധി തിരുത്തിയത്?
Answer:
Gandhiji corrected various notions about Indian women by telling his audience that the Indian women worked for the freedom struggle. There was no restriction on their entering public life.
ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്ത്രീകൾ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടി സമരം ചെയ്തു. സ്ത്രീകൾ പൊതുമേഖലകളിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നതിന് ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ഒരു തടസ്സവുമില്ല.
g. Comment on the contribution of Indian women to the freedom struggle.
Answer:
The Indian women worked for the freedom struggle. There was no restriction on their entering public life. When the organizations for freedom struggle were banned and the leaders were jailed, it was women who came to the forefront and even went to jails. They came out of the home, took part in the processions, defied the law and bore the lathi blows without showing any resistance. It was not scholarly women like Sarojini Naidu, but hundreds of unlettered women who received the blows to their heads.
ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്ത്രീകൾ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടി സമരം ചെയ്തു. പൊതുജനങ്ങളുടെ ഇടയിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാൻ അവർക്ക് നിയന്ത്രണമൊന്നും ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു. സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടി പോരാ ടുന്ന സംഘടനകളെ നിരോധിക്കുകയും അവയുടെ നേതാക്കളെ ജയിലിൽ അടക്കുകയും ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ സ്ത്രീകൾ മുന്നോട്ടു വരുകയും ജയിലിൽ പോകുകയും ചെയ്തു. അവർ ജാഥകളിൽ പങ്കെടുത്തു നിയമങ്ങൾ ലംഘിച്ചു. ലാത്തിയടിയേറ്റ് തലപ്പൊട്ടി ചോരയൊലിച്ചപ്പോൾ അവർ തിരിച്ചടിച്ചില്ല. സരോജിനി നായിഡുവിനെപ്പോലുള്ള വിദ്യാസമ്പന്നർക്കല്ല, അക്ഷരജ്ഞാനം പോലുമില്ലാത്ത സാധാ രണ സ്ത്രീകൾക്കാണ് തലക്കടിയേറ്റത്.
h. What is Gandhiji’s concept of Indian independence?
ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തെപ്പറ്റി ഗാന്ധിയുടെ ആശയം എന്താണ്?
Answer:
Gandhiji’s concept of Indian independence is that it would make India self¬sufficient, especially in cloth and food. He did not want independence for his country in order to exploit any other race or any other individual. Freedom was a person’s birth right and it was needed to live in dignity.
സ്വതന്ത്ര്യ ഇന്ത്യ സ്വയം പര്യാപ്തമായിരിക്കും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തുണി, ഭക്ഷണം എന്നീ മേഖലകളിൽ. സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടി പോരാടുന്നത് മറ്റൊരു രാഷ്ട്രത്തേയോ വ്യക്തിയേയോ ചൂഷണം ചെയ്യാ നല്ല. സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ ജന്മാവകാശമാണ്. അന്തസ്സോടെ ജീവിക്കാൻ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം അനിവാര്യമാണ്.
9th Standard English Dreams Realised Notes – Let’s rewind:
Revisit the passage and respond to the following questions.
Question 1.
Complete the table below:
Answer:
According to Gandhiii
Non violence is:
- not the weapon of the weak.
- the weapon of the strongest.
- ready to stand the blow of the adversaries and it does not retaliate.
Real Education is:
- not packing the brain with facts and figures.
- not passing examinations by reading many books.
- developing character.
Question 2.
What is Gandhiji’s message of non-violence to the youth?
Answer:
Gandhiji’s message of non-violence to the youth is that if they explore the possibilities of non-violence, they will find that without character it will prove a fruitless study.
Question 3.
Gandhiji is of the opinion that real education caters to the development of one’s character. How far is it true for yourself? Explain, based on your experience.
Answer:
Gandhiji’s opinion that real education caters to the development of one’s character is true for myself.
There is a saying: “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost something is lost; but when character is lost everything is lost.” That shows the importance of character. To build character, real education is needed. Education makes you what you are in life.
Question 4.
What is Gandhiji’s justification for the use of the spinning wheel?
Answer:
The whole peasant population of India faces unemployment for six months. The spinning wheel will help these peasants to have something to do during their long unemployment period. Gandhiji says every nation should be self contained in cloth and food. India was self-contained in the past and it wants to be so again.
Question 5.
Describe the meeting between Gandhiji and Chaplin.
Answer:
When Gandhiji was touring England many celebrities went to meet him. Charlie Chaplin also wanted to meet him. When Gandhiji was told that Charlie Chaplin would like to meet him, he innocently asked who Chaplin was. But when Gandhi was told that Chaplin came from the people and lived for the people and he had made millions laugh,- he agreed to meet him. Chaplin had heard about Gandhi’s spinning wheel. The first question Chaplin asked was why Gandhi was against machinery. Gandhi said that the Indian peasants were unemployed for 6 months. In cloth and food every nation should be self-contained. Indians were self- contained and want to be so again.
9th English Dreams Realised Question Answer – Let’s recall and recreate
Question 1.
You’re invited to introduce the lesson “Dream Realised” for an episode to be telecast by KITE VICTERS. Note the major points and prepare your Introduction. You may complete the following chart and use it.
Answer:
- During his visit to England Gandhiji attended several meetings.
- These meetings were organised to honour him.
- The students of France organized a reception for the “spiritual ambassador of India”. They welcomed him as one bringing light to the exploitation-blinded West. He was a healing balm to the war-weary Europe.
- Gandhi expounded the message of non-violence.
- He said that nonviolence was not the weapon of the weak but of the strongest; #to be a non-violent man strength of the muscle is not necessary.
- Killing and getting killed in a battle are acts of bravery; but to stand the blows of your enemies and not to hit back is a greater form of bravery.
- When Charlie Chaplin asked for an appointment, Gandhiji innocently told that he did not know Chaplin. But when he was told that Chaplin was a man of the people, he was ready to meet him.
- He proposed to solve unemployment by the use of the spinning wheel as the peasants of India were unemployed for more than six months.
- Real education, according to him, is not filling your brain with facts and figures or reading books to pass the exams, but the building of character.
- Gandhiji also talked about the women who took part in the freedom struggle. There was no restriction on their entering public life; when the organizations for freedom struggle were banned and the leaders were jailed, it was women who came to the forefront and even went to jails. They came out of the home, took part in the processions, defied the law and bore the lathi blows without showing any resistance.
- It was not scholarly women like Sarojini Naidu, but hundreds of unlettered women who received the blows to their heads.
- His idea of independence was that it would make India self-sufficient, especially in cloth and food. He did not want independence for his country in order to exploit any other race or any other individual. Freedom was a person’s birth right and it was needed to live in dignity.
Question 2.
Imagine you are one of the women who took part in the freedom struggle. Prepare a write-up on the hardships faced by your friends and yourself.
You may begin like this : Gandhiji’s call to the women of India brought me out of the
four walls of my home…
You may include expressions such as:
Answer:
Gandhiji’s call to the women of India brought me out of the four walls of my home.
I realised that getting freedom was not a task only of the men but also the women.
I was impressed by the concept of non-violence propagated by Gandhiji. He showed us that bravery is not matter of physical strength. I was impressed when he said to people, “Killing and getting killed in a battle are acts of bravery. But to stand the blows of your enemies and not to hit back is a greater form of bravery. We decided to fight against the White rulers.
We made our heart strong. We took part in the processions. We defied the law and bore the lathi blows without showing any resistance. The heads of many of us were broken and were bleeding profusely. But we encouraged one another to bear the pain and not hit back. Not hitting back is the essence of non-violence. When the freedom fighting organizations were banned and the male leaders were sent to jail, we came to the forefront. We remained unflinching in our resolve.
Many of us were sent to jail. But we were ready to make sacrifices to make our people free.
Gandhi was our inspiration. We continued to fight for freedom till we got it and I am glad to say the mighty British Raj had to leave India giving us freedom on 15 August 1947.
Question 3.
Imagine that Gandhiji is interviewed by some of the French students who organised the reception. Frame a few questions that they would ask.
Answer:
a) We came to know that you had visited France before. When did you come and why?
b) What are your impressions about the French people and the French culture?
c) We have heard you saying that you have read Rousseau and Victor Hugo? What did you like in them?
d) It was the French Revolution of 1789 that gave the world the slogan, “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”. Did this slogan influence you?
e) You studied in England and you are a lawyer. You could have had a very successful career. Then why did you decide to sacrifice everything and lead the freedom struggle?
f) You have been propagating the use of the spinning wheel. In this modern world of industrialization, do you think the spinning wheel can change things?
g) Do you think your methods of non-violence and non-cooperation will bring you freedom?
h) What is your advice to students like us?
Question 4.
Gandhiji’s secretary informs him that Charlie Chaplin wishes to meet him. As Gandhiji does not know Chaplin, the secretary tells him about Chaplin. Write the likely conversation between Gandhiji and his secretary.
Answer:
Secretary : Sir, Charlie Chaplin wants to meet you.
Gandhi : Charlie Chaplin? Who is he?
Secretary : Don’t you know Charlie Chaplin, Sir? He is a great celebrity in the English speaking world. He is the greatest actor living today.
Gandhi : I don’t see films. I don’t know anything about actors and actresses. Secretary : Charlie Chaplin is a different kind of actor. Chaplin comes from the people.
Gandhi : Really?
Secretary : He lives for the people and takes much interest in their affairs. Gandhi : That’s great.
Secretary : Through his comedy films, he makes millions laugh. He is very popular. Gandhi : I didn’t know all that. Tell him to come in. I will meet him.
Question 5.
Imagine Chaplin writes a letter to a friend referring to the way he was inspired by Gandhiji to serve society. Draft the likely letter.
Answer:
XV/14, Westminster Street
London SWA 1AA
10 June 1940
Dearest William,
I am writing this letter with a special purpose. The other day I met Mohandas ‘ Karamchand Gandhi, the famous man from India, whom Winston Churchill, our Prime Minister mockingly called “The Fakir from India”. But Gandhi impressed me so much when I discussed things with him. He is a simple man and he is ready to answer any question you put to him.
The first question I asked him was why he is propagating the spinning wheel in these modern days of industrialization. He told me that India is an agricultural country and the Indian peasants were unemployed for 6 months. The spinning wheel will give them employment. He added that in cloth and food every nation should be self-contained. Indians were self-contained and they want to be so again.
I then asked him about his policy of non-violence. He said that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strongest. It enables one ready to stand the blow of the adversaries and it does not retaliate. He added, “Killing and getting killed in a battle are acts of bravery; but to stand the blows of your enemies and not to hit back’is a greater form of bravery.”
I then asked him about education. He told me that education is not filling your brain with facts and figures or reading books to pass the exams, but the building of character. I then asked him if he thought India could get freedom from the British through non-violent methods. Gandhi was very positive and said non-violence is more powerful than any bomb man has made and the British will leave the country soon.
Gandhi then told me of the importance of working for the people. One should not be selfish. One should be ready to serve others.
I was so impressed by Gandhi’s ideas and talk and I have decided to do my best to serve the society.
I will tell you more about Gandhi and his ideals when I meet you next month. Bye for now!
Yours lovingly,
Charlie Chaplin
Question 6.
Read the explanation:
Gandhiji addressed the masses on various occasions and delivered persuasive speeches that inspired millions of people. Some people are talented public speakers with the gift of the gab. They do not need any preparation to deliver a speech. But some others may need a script.
If you get an opportunity to deliver a speech at the school assembly on Gandhi Jayanthi, how will you prepare the script? Let’s prepare a script of the speech highlighting Gandhiji’s idea of non-violence, his admiration of the women freedom fihters, his concept of independence, etc.
You can think of the following steps when you draft a speech.
- Salutation: Greeting the audience
- Introducing the topic
- Body of the speech
- Conclusion
- Salutation : Greeting the audience
How do we address an audience? Discuss.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- When you deliver a speech at school, you may address the principal, the teachers and your schoolmates.
- e.g. Good morning, everyone. Dear principal, teachers and friends, …
- If there are guests of honour, you should address them fist.
- e.g. Honourable dignitaries on and off the dais, and dear friends, ….
Introducing the topic :
- the importance of the day
- the relevance of your topic
How can we introduce a topic? Discuss.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e.g. On this occasion of celebrating Gandhiji Jayanthi, I think we should remind ourselves of the signifiance ofGandhiji’s message ofnon-violence, and also the invaluable efforts of our freedom fihters in the struggle for independence. ….
The body of the speech:
What does the body of a speech consist of?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the body of the speech, you can:
- detail the topic and subtopics.
- establish your point using examples, references or relevant quotes.
- pose some questions to set the audience thinking and to retain their attention.
Conclusion:
How do we conclude a speech?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- summing up the ideas
- thanking the audience
Now, draft the speech, keeping the above points in mind.
Answer:
The Draft of a Speech on Gandhi Jayanthi
Dear Principal, teachers and friends,Good morning, everyone.
We all know that today is Gandhi Jayanthi. On this important day we want to remind ourselves of the significance of Gandhi’s message of non-violence, secularism and love for the country. Gandhi lived and died for the country and he has been an inspiration to all of us.
Gandhi is the Father of our Nation. He obtained freedom for India through his concept of non-violence. He said that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strongest. It enables one ready to stand the blow of the adversaries and it does not retaliate. He added, “Killing and getting killed in a battle are acts of bravery; but to stand the blows of your enemies and not to hit back is a greater form of bravery.”
We know he stressed the importance of education. He said that education is not filling your brain with facts and figures or reading books to pass the exams, but the building of character. Here I am reminded of a popular proverb which says: “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost something is lost; but when character is lost everything is lost.” That shows the importance of character. To build character real education is needed. Education makes you what you are in life.
Gandhi also wanted women to play active role in nation building. He recognised their contribution to the freedom struggle. He said, “There was no restriction on their entering public life; when’the organizations for freedom struggle were banned and the leaders were jailed, it was women who came to the forefront and even went to jails. They came out of the home, took part in the processions, defied the law and bore the lathi blows without showing any resistance.
He also emphasised the importance of work and the dignity of labour. We often saw him at the spinning wheel. Charlie Chaplin had heard about Gandhi’s spinning wheel. When he met Gandhi, the first question Chaplin asked was why Gandhi was against machinery. Gandhi said that the Indian peasants were unemployed for 6 months. In cloth and food every nation should be self-contained. Indians were self- contained and want to be so again.
It looks like a paradox to see that this greatest Indian, who sacrificed everything for his countrymen, was shot dead by one of his own countrymen. Let’s pledge on this day that we shall never forget Gandhiji and his teachings and work for the prosperity of our beloved nation.
9th Std English Dreams Realised Notes – Let’s play with words:
Question 1.
Read the following story.
A country was once well-known for its abundant riches and prosperity. It was all because of the king’s wise minister who had excellent ideas of administration and governance. But soon, a war broke out with the neighbouring land which made everyone war-weary for years. The king and his people wanted to fid a way out. The king expounded the need to bring the war to an end, by signing a treaty of friendship. The courtiers all agreed, but the wise minister knew that the enemies would defy the proposal for friendship and that they would continue to fiht, and even retaliate against the insult to them. However, the king wanted to give it a try and decided to send a message to the enemy king, expecting a miraculous change in his attitude. He drafted the message addressing the enemy king, precisely expressing his wish for friendship. The messenger presented himself at the royal court of the enemy king. The unlettered enemy king could not read the message. Thinking that it was another call for battle, the foolish king ordered scores of soldiers to be sent to the battlefild. The messenger returned to his king and informed him about the attack that was sure to come. The king was surprised, but, unflnching, ordered his troops to be prepared. The actions of the enemy king testifid the wise prediction of the minister.
Did you enjoy reading the story? Can you fid words that you have entered in the ‘My Words’ list in this story too? Identify the words and write them in the space given below along with the meaning you have guessed. You may also refer to a dictionary.
Answer:
| Word | Meaning |
| abundant | plentiful |
| prosperity | wellbeing |
| governance | ruling |
| weary | tired |
| expounded | explained |
| defy | refuse to obey |
| proposal | suggestion |
| retaliate | hit back |
| miraculous | wonderful, unexpected |
| attitude | way of thinking |
| precisely | exactly |
| expressing | saying, showing |
| scores | many, plenty |
| unflinching | not showing any fear |
| testified | gave evidence |
| prediction | foretelling |
Question 2.
Gandhiji is referred to as the ‘spiritual ambassador of India’ in “Dream Realised”. Identify similar expressions from the passage that describe a person, a place, or an event.
- exploitation-blinded West
- healing ……………………
- …………………… Europe
- ……………………………
- ……………………………
- ……………………………
Answer:
- exploitation-blinded West
- healing balm
- war-weary Europe
- fellow students
- non-violent man
- intellectual sympathy
- old friends
- young students
- English friends
- civil servants
- spinning wheel
- various notions
- vivid picture
- freedom struggle
- lathi blows
- little finger
- self-sacrifice
- freedom fighters
- legitimate independence
- inimitable method
- unwavering non-violence
Question 3.
Here is an excerpt from ‘Dreams Realised’.
He then went on to describe how they came out of their homes in one mass and showed an awakening which was miraculous.
The expression went on has been highlighted. What does it mean?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
‘Went’ and ‘on’ are two words with different meanings. But, when they are combined, they have a totally different meaning. We call them phrasal verbs.
Now, identify such expressions in the passage and write their meaning in your notebook.
Answer:
He then went on to describe how they came out of their homes in one mass and showed an awakening which was miraculous.
The words “went” and “on” have different meanings, but when ‘went and on’ are combined they get a different meaning. Such combinations are called phrasal verbs (or verb + particle combinations).
Let’s take one example to show how the meaning of a word changes according to the particle that comes after it.
The verb “put” means = keep or place as in “Put the pen on the table”. Now see how the meaning changes as the particle after it is changed.
- Put on – wear; switch on – She puts on a new dress every day. (wears) – Put on the fan. (switch on)
- put off – postpone – The meeting was put off for next week.
- put in – add, make – Put in more efforts if you want to succeed.
- put out – extinguish – The firemen put out the fire with a lot of difficulties.
- put up – build, construct – We have put up a new building near the market.
- put up with – tolerate – I can’t put up with your rudeness any more.
- put into – thrown into – Many were put into prison during our freedom struggle.
Now, identify the phrasal verbs in the passage and write their meaning.
- brought out – explained
- consist in – contains
- turned up – came
- took part – participated
- spoke about – expounded, explained
Let’s Perform: (To be performed by the students with help of the teacher.)
(This is the story of the troubled journey of a young girl who strives hard to build a « career. She is burdened by the weight of social inequality and the pain of enforced isolation. The story shows the power of perseverance and personal initiative.)