Class 10th English Chapter-1 All Things Bright And Beautiful

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F. Let’s Read And Understand:

Q1. What does the poet think of all things?
Ans: The poet thinks that all things are bright and beautiful and wise and wonderful.

Q2. Who has made all these things?
Ans: The Lord God has made all these things.

Q3. What are the little things mentioned in the poem?
Ans: The little things mentioned in the poem are little flowers and little birds.

Q4. How does the poet describe the beauty of flowers?
Ans: The poet describes that God has given bright colours to flowers. When a little flower blossoms, it looks beautiful and its brightness attracts others. The beauty of the flowers lies in their bright colours.

Q5. How does the poet describe the little birds?
Ans: The poet describes that the little birds that sing sweetly are made by God. God has made their tiny wings which help them to fly.

Q6. How is the mountain described in the poem?
Ans: In the poem, the mountain is described as purple-headed.

Q7. Why does it appear so?
Ans: The bluish-red rays of the setting sun make the mountaintop look purple.

Q8. What brightens up the sky?
Ans: The sunrise and the sunset brightens up the sky.

Q9. How does the sky look during the sunset ?
Ans: The sky looks bright during the sunset.

Q10.Which are the two seasons mentioned in the poem?
Ans: The two seasons mentioned in the poem are winter and summer.

Q11.Why does the poet consider the summer sun pleasant?
Ans: The summer comes after the winter and it gives great relief to the winter-hit people. The summer sun is warm and comfortable in England. That is why the poet considers the summer sun pleasant.

Q12.What do we enjoy in greenwood?
Ans: We enjoy the beauty of the tall trees in the green wood.

Q13.How are the meadows useful for us?
Ans: The meadows are open areas of grassland where people play different games.

Q14.Where do the rushes grow?
Ans: The rushes grow by the waterside.

Q15.Why do people gather rushes ?
Ans: People gather rushes every day because they are used for making mats and baskets.

Q16.Why has God given us eyes?
Ans: God has given us eyes to see all the beautiful things created by Him.

Q17.What should our lips tell?
Ans: Our lips should tell about the greatness of God and all His creations.

Q18.How does the poet describe God?
Ans: The poet describes God as Almighty who has made everything.

G. Let’s Appreciate:

The poet describes many things in the poem. Make a list of the things described in the poem.
Ans: List of things described in the poem:

Flowers, birds, cold wind, pleasant summer sun, ripe fruit, mountains, rivers, sunset, sunrise, sky, garden, tall trees, greenwood, meadows, rushes, eyes, and lips.

Q1.Which of the things are bright and which of the things are small?
Ans: Bright things are Small things are
(i) colours of the little bird and little flower the little flower
(ii) purple-headed mountain and river the little bird
(iii) sunrise and sunset tiny wings
(iv) the sky
(v) the summer sun
(vi) the greenwood
(vii) the meadows

Q2.Which are the lines in the poem where the poet expresses his gratitude to God?
Ans: The lines in the poem where the poet expresses his gratitude to God are as follows.
The Lord God made them all (Line 4)
He made their flowing colours (Line 7)
He made their tiny wings (Line 8)
He gave us eyes to see them (Line 21)
And lips that we might tell (Line 22)
How great is God Almighty (Line 23)

Q3. Is this poem a description or a prayer?
Ans: This poem is a description that gives a beautiful description of various wonderful things of God.

Q4. Why do you think so?
Ans: This poem All Things Bright and Beautiful is more of a description. The word ‘prayer’ means a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God for His help and blessings. In this poem, the poet expresses his deep gratitude to God as the maker of all things bright and beautiful, wise and wonderful, and all creatures great and small. That is why the poet feels obliged and says some words in praise of Him. Thus, it is the description.

· Each stanza of the poem is a unit. The last word of one line is similar in sound to the last word of another line. These are rhyming words.
Rhyming words in the poem are as follows.

beautiful small sings open by play tell

wonderful all wings colour sky day well

Activity I:
Students are divided into groups of four or five. Each group is asked to find the last word in each line of a stanza and put together all the words which have similar sounds. Each group is asked to present its findings.
(This activity shall be done by the teacher in the class.)

Activity II:
(a) Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words given in brackets and read the lines.
1. God has given it _________.
2. So it can _________.
3. And it beautifully _________.
4. While going up in the _________.
(fly, sings, sky, wings)

Ans:
1. God has given it wings.
2. So it can fly.
3. And it beautifully sings.
4. While going up in the sky.

(b)
1. The meadows look _________.
2. Where we run and _________.
3. And the river is _________.
4. Where we bathe _________.
(play, every day, clean, green)

Ans:
1. The meadows look green.
2. Where we run and play.
3. And the river is clean.
4. Where we bathe every day.

Activity III:
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. He gave us ears to _________.
2. He gave us to see _________.
3. He gave us to taste things _________.
4. He gave us skin to _________things.
5. He gave us nose to _________.
6. We enjoy God’s creation through the five _________.

Ans:
1. hear
2. eyes
3. tongue
4. feel
5. smell
6. senses

Activity IV:
Given below are some clues. Pick up the lines of the poem following the clues.
flower __________________________________
colour __________________________________
bird __________________________________
wings __________________________________
Now compare these lines with the appropriate stanza of the poem. What change in the rhyming pattern do you mark?
flower Each little flower that opens a color
colour He made their glowing colour bird
bird Each little bird that sings wings
wings He made their tiny wings

The rhyming pattern of the original stanza in the poem and the above stanza is different. In the original stanza, the last word of a line rhymes with the last word of the alternate line, but in the above stanza, the last word of a line rhymes with the last word of the next line.

H. Let’s Listen And Speak:
Students are divided into groups of four to five. Each group is given a word from the poem. The members of a group discuss the word among themselves for five minutes. Then one group has to answer the questions on the word asked by the other groups. The following words may be picked up from the text.

mountain, sunset, sunrise, winter, summer, sun, river, garden, greenwood, meadow, rushed

[This can be used as a competitive game among the groups. Credit can be given for the number of correct answers to the questions by the members of a group. A maximum of ten questions shall be asked by each group and be given credit. At the end of the game, the total score is calculated for the winners and runners-up or serial positions of the groups. The teacher is to provide an equal number of words to each group and decide the equal number of questions to be asked by each group as well as the credit points for each correct answer. Also, the teacher can devise any other competitive game with the purpose of facilitating listening and speaking.]
(This assignment is to be done in the classroom by the teacher dividing the students into four to five groups.)

I. Let Us Write:
Read the line: The tall trees in the greenwood.
Trees are useful for mankind in many ways. Given below are some clues. Write a few lines on each.
Tree

· Construction of a house

· Furniture

· Translation results

· Rainfall

· Temperature control

· Soil erosion

· Deforestation

· Afforestation

Ans:
Trees
Construction of a house :
Wood is necessary for the construction of a house. Its use was more in making traditional houses in the recent past. It was used mainly as pillars and bars. Presently it is used mainly for making doors and windows. Its use has been reduced only because of its costliness and less availability. It is our duty to save trees.

Furniture :
Wooden furniture has an all-time great demand. Even though they are expensive today people still go for it because their value is incomparable. We get wood from trees which are used in making sofa-set, cot, cupboard, almirah, wardrobe, chair and table, bench and desk, dining table, etc. Thus trees in the form of furniture give us comfort and luxury.

Rainfall :
Rainfall also depends on the trees. The leaves of the trees release huge quantities of water vapor into the atmosphere which helps in the formation of clouds. The areas, which have more trees, receive more rainfall. So we see heavy rainfall in forests. Deserts have scanty rainfall because there are no trees.

Temperature control :
Trees are our real friends. When we sit under a shady tree in the hot summer, we feel relaxed. When the temperature rises, it is the tree that comes to our rescue. Its branches and green leaves help to absorb the heat and do not allow it to reach us. The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer.

Soil erosion :
Soil erosion has become a tough problem today. Recently soil erosion in coastal lines has created a panic. It happens largely due to the loss of trees. It is the tree roots that bind the soil tightly and does not allow the soil to erode away. Deforestation is a cause of soil erosion. Loss of soil has certain bad consequences which are to be avoided. Let us not cut trees to avoid an unpleasant situation ahead.

Deforestation :
Deforestation means cutting down trees in the forests. Presently we come across such activities all over the world. Mostly, deforestation is done for the establishment of factories and new colonies, towns, and offices. Due to this, we are losing large hectares of forest every year. It has certain evil effects like soil erosion, earthquake, flood, cyclone, scanty rainfall, and rise in temperature. The animals will be the worst sufferer of deforestation as they will lose their habitat and food. It is definitely a step toward destruction.

Afforestation :
Afforestation is the process of planting trees on bare land in order to create a forest. It has become a need today as we have lost most of our greenery. Deforestation has caused much damage to us. We are to continue afforestation to fill up the loss caused by deforestation. Afforestation can check soil erosion, flood, cyclone, earthquake, and many other disasters. Let’s join in this great work of afforestation to make the world a safe place for human habitation.

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