10 The Sermon at Benares
All Qwestion Answer
Thinking about the Text
1. When her son dies, kisa Gotami goes from to house. What does she ask for ? Does she get it ? Why not ?
Answer :- After the death of her only son, kisa Gotami was overcome with grief. She carried the dead body of her son in her arms and went from door to door asking for medicine to cure her child, but nobody could provide any medicine. For there is no such medicine available which can bring a dead person back to life.
2. Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after she speaks with the Buddha. What dise she ask for, the second time around ? Does she get it ? Why not ?
Answer :- Gautama Buddha asks kisa to bring a handful of Mustard seeds from a house where death had never knocked at door. Kisa Gotami went from door to door, but couldn't find a single house where death had not taken a beloved away. She could not get it as death in inevitable and anyone who is born is bound to die one day.
3. What does kisa Gotami understand the second time that she failed to understand the first time ? Was this what the Buddha wanted her to understand ?
Answer : - After filing to procure a handful of Mustard seeds from a house where death had never knocked at the door, the sat down by the roadside feeling helpless. She saw the lights of the city that flickered and were she realised that death was common to all and she was being selfish in her grief. Yes, this is what Buddha wanted to understand, that everyone who is born has to die one day.
4. Why do you think kisa Gotami understood this only the second time ? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding ?
Answer :- Earlier, she could see only her grief. When she went from door to door the second time, she understood that everyone was dealing the with the loss of a beloved one. There was not a single house in the town, where death had not taken a father, a mother, a sister, a brother, son or a daughter. Everyone, at some point or the other, have experienced the death of their loved ones. Or the other, have experienced the death of their loved ones. Goutama Buddha helped her to understand all this, as he told her bring a handful of Mustard seeds from a house where death had never knocked at the door. This way she got aware that death is common to all human beings.
5. How do you usually understand the idea of 'selfishness ' ? Do you agree with kisa Gotami that she was being 'selfish her grief '?
Answer :- A selfish person is one who only thinks about himself or herself, and to some extent kisa Gotami was being selfish because we are humans and it is natural for us to die. We do not easily accept the death of our loved ones. Some has happened with kisa Gotami. As it was her only child, she did not want him to die finally went to Buddha to ask for help.
Thinking about the Language
I. This text is written in a old-fashinoed style, for it reports an incident more than two millennia old. Look for the following words and phrases in the text, and try to rephrase them in more current language, based on how you understand them.
1. Give thee medicine for thy child
Answer :- Give you medicine for child.
2. Pray tell me
Answer :- Please tell me.
3. Kisa repaired to the Buddha
Answer :- kisa went to the Buddha.
4. There was no house but someone had died in it
Answer :- There was not a single house where no one had died.
5. Kinsmen
Answer :- Relatives.
6. Mark !
Answer :- Listen .
II. You know that we can combine sentences using words like and, or, but, yet and them. But sometimes nosuch word seems appropriate. In such a case we can use a semicolon (;) or a dash (-) to combine two classes.
She had no interest in music; I doubt she will become a singer like her mother.
The second clause here gives the speaker's opinion on the first clause.
Here is a sentence from the text that uses semicolons to combine clauses. Break up sentence into three simple sentences. Can you them say which has a better rhythm when you read it, the single sentence using semicolons, or the three simple sentences ?
For there is not any means by which those who have been born can avoid dying; after reaching old age there is death; of such a nature are living beings.
Answer :-
1. There is not any means by whiche those who have been
2. There is death after reaching old age.
3. Living beings are of such a nature .
The single sentences using semicolons has a better rhythm. This implies that three parts of the sentences are connected to each other in their meanings, the second clauses gives a detailed information of the first clause. The third clause is therefore, directly related to both the first and the second clause. Their meanings are converted in a better way when they are joined by semicolons.
For Anne Gregory Answer
Thinking about the poem
1. What dose the young man mean by "great honey - coloured / Ramparts at your ear " why does he say that young men are "thrown into despair "by them ?
Answer :- The young man I the poem praises the great honey-colored hair of Anne. Anne's hair have been called rampart, meaning a wall . It is called so because they act as a wall, as they prevent young men from looking beyond those yellow hair and into her soul. Her hair are so attractive that young men cannot look at anything else. Anne's yellow hair are so pretty young men hopelessly fall in love with her. She is so pretty that everyone wants her which cannot happen; hence, they are thrown into despair.
2. What colour is the young woman's hair ? What does she say she can change it to ? Why would she want to do so ?
Answer :- Anne's hair are yellow in colour just like honey. She says that she can dye it black, brown or carrot colour, whiche means that she can change it to any colour of her choice she says so to express that outer beauty can be changed anytime, but that's not real or permanent. She wants young men to look deep into her soul and wants them to love and appreciate her for her inner beauty rather than her external superficial appearance.
3. Objects have qualities whiche make them desirable to others. Can you think of some Objects (a car, a phone, a dress .... ) and say what qualities make one object more desirable than another ? Imagine you were trying to sell an object : what qualities would you emphasise ?
Answer :- There are various objects having qualities in our lives that make it desirable to others. For Example:Qualities
People desire objects because of their qualities that suit their need. The things we consume, goods we use such as a car, a phone, a dress etc. Physical qualities matter the most. Before buying anything, it is slways sonsidered that the objects is durable and looks pretty. If were to sell an abject I would should emphasise on what are the different features of the product and also help the buyer identify how it is better than other products in the market.
4. What about people ? Do we love others because we like their qualities, whether physical mental ? Or is it possible to love someone " for themselves alone " ? Are some people 'more lovable' than others ? Discuss this question in pairs or in groups, considering points like the following.
(i) a parent or caregiver's love for a newborn baby, for a mentally or physically challenged child , for a clever child or a prodigy .
Answer :- A parent or caregiver's love for a newborn baby, for a mentally or physically challenged child for a clever child or a prodigy reflects their attentiveness and concern for them.
(ii) the public's love for a film star, a sprtsperson, a politician, or a social worker .
Answer :- The public's love for a film star, a sprtsperson, a politician or a social worker reflects our admiration and being awestruck about their personality
(iii) your love for a friend, or brother or sister.
Answer :- Your love for a friend or brother or sister reflects your love, compassion, empathy and a feeling of togetherness for them.
(iii) your love for a pet, and the pet's love for you.
Answer :- Your love for a pet, and the pet's love for you reflects the unconditional and selfless love towards each other.
5. You have perhaps concluded that people are not objects to be valued for their qualities or riches rather than for themselves. But elsewhere Yeats aska the question: how can we separate the dancer from the dance ? Is it possible to separate 'the person himself or herself from how the person looks, sounds, walks, and so on ? Think of how you or a friend or member of your family has changed over the years . Hads your relationship also challenged ?
Answer :- The poem says it is important to love someone for who they are, not just how they look. Yeats wonders if we can really separate a person's and qualities. When we grow and change, our relationship change too. We start to care about each other's inner selves, not just outward approaches or external traits.
CLASS 1O ENGLISH ANSWER
2. Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank
10. The Sermon at Benares
CLASS 1O ASSAMESE ANSWER
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CLASS 1O GRAMMAR
CLASS 1O COCIAL SCIENCE ANSWER
ভূগোল প্ৰথম খণ্ড
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