2. The Raven and the fox

The Raven and the Fox Extract-Based Questions

 

A. Mr Raven was perched upon a limb,
And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;
For the Raven held in his great big beak,
A morsel the Fox would go far to seek.

 

1. Who was Mr Raven?
Ans
. Mr Raven was a raven/ crow whose name was also Raven.

 

2. What does ‘limb’ mean here?
Ans
. Limb means a branch.

 

3. What was the name of the fox?
Ans. Reynard.

 

4. What was Mr Raven holding in its beak?
Ans.
 It was holding a morsel of food.

 

5. What does ‘the Fox would go far to seek’ mean?
Ans. It means that the fox could do anything and do any mean act to get that morsel of food.

 

B. Said the Fox, in admiring tones: “My word!
Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
The birds of these woods would call you King.”

 

1. Whom did the fox admire?
Ans. It admired the raven.

 

2. What adjective/s did the fox use for the raven?
Ans. Handsome

 

3. According to the fox, Mr Raven had attractive _______
Ans.
 Feathers

 

4. Who would call the raven a king?
Ans. The birds who lived in the woods would call the raven as king.

 

5. What does ‘woods’ here mean?
Ans.
 It means the forest area.

 

 

C. The Raven, who did not see the joke,
Forgot that his voice was just a croak.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride–
And down fell the morsel the Fox had eyed

 

1. What does ‘The Raven, who did not see the joke’ mean?
Ans. It means that the raven failed to recognize that the fox was merely flattering him.

 

2. How does the raven prove his foolishness?
Ans. The raven opens its beak to sing and forgets that he can merely croak. This proved his foolishness.

 

3. Why was the fox flattering the Raven?
Ans. The fox wanted the morsel of food and so, by flattering the raven, it would make it open its beak and drop the morsel.

 

4. Was the fox successful?
Ans. Yes, it was successful in getting the morsel of food from the raven’s beak.

 

5. Which character in the poem is cunning?
Ans. Reynard, the fox is cunning.

 

D. “Ha-ha!” laughed the Fox. “And now you know,
Ignore sweet words that make you glow.
Pride, my friend, is rather unwise;
I’m sure this teaching is quite a surprise.”

 

1. Why did the fox laugh?
Ans
. The fox had fooled the raven and looted his food. Thus, it laughed.

 

2. Who is teaching the raven?
Ans. The fox who had cheated the raven also teaches him to be wise instead of being proud.

 

3. Why was this teaching a surprise?
Ans. It was a surprise because it was coming from the same being who had cheated.

 

4. Which of these words rhymes with ‘glow’?
A. Duet
B. Blow
C. Got
D, Hot
Ans. B. Blow

 

5. Who is the teacher?
Ans. The fox


1.Conditional sentence type-zero

 Hello friends! आप लोग कैसे हैंआज इस Article के माध्यम से  CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TYPE-ZERO पढ़ेंगे।  आशा करता हूं। इस Article को पढ़ने के बाद आपके सारे Doubt clear होने वाले हैं। तो आर्टिकल को पूरा पढ़े।

Used to show the facts those are generally true, Universal truth or Scientific facts.

Rules: If/When + Present Simple, + present simple.

Ø यदि आप हर दिन बारह घंटे काम करते हैं, तो आप थक जाते हैं।
 If you work twelve hours every days, you get tired. 

Ø यदि आप पानी को 100 डिग्री से ऊपर गर्म करते हैं तो यह उबलने लगता है। 
If you heat water above100 degree it boils.

 

Ø यदि मैं अपने विद्यालय देर से पहुंचता हूं , तो मेरे वर्ग शिक्षक मुझे दंड देते हैं। 
If I am late to reach my school, My class teacher punishes me.

Ø यदि आप सच बोलते हैं सभी लोग तुम्हें प्यार करते हैं या पसंद करते हैं। 
If you speak the truth, everyone loves you. 

 

 

 

Ø यदि आप पानी को ठंडा करते हैं तो यह बर्फ में बदल जाता है। 
When you freeze water, it turns into ice. 

Ø यदि राम दूध पीता है तो उसे ऊर्जा मिलती है। 
If Ram drinks milk, he gets energy.

Ø यदि तुम धातु को गर्म करते तो वह फैलता है। 
If you heat metal, it expands. 

Ø यदि आप पानी में नमक मिलाते तो वह देर से उबलता है। 
When you throw salt into the water, it boils later. 

Ø यदि आपको कोई स्वास्थ्य समस्या है, तो डॉक्टर से परामर्श लेते है।
If you have any health problem ,consult to doctor.

Ø यदि आपको बहुत अधिक पसीना आता है, तो आपको निर्जलीकरण होता है।
If you sweat too much, you get dehydrate.

Ø यदि आप पानी को ठंडा करते है तो वह बर्फ में बदल जाता है।  
If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.

Ø पौधे मर जाते है यदि उन्हें प्रयाप्त मात्रा में पानी नही मिलता है।  
Plants die if they don't have enough water.

Some more sentences

Ø    If you heat ice, it melts.
यदि आप बर्फ को गर्म करते हैं, तो वह पिघल जाता है।

Ø    If you mix red and yellow, you get orange.
यदि आप लाल और पीला मिलाते हैं, तो आपको नारंगी रंग मिलता है।

Ø    If you don't water plants, they die.
यदि आप पौधों को पानी नहीं देते, तो वे मर जाते हैं।

Ø    If it's cold, water freezes.
यदि ठंड हो तो पानी जम जाता है।

Ø    If you press the button, the light turns on.
यदि आप बटन दबाते हैं, तो प्रकाश चालू हो जाता है।

Ø    If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
यदि आप नीला और पीला मिलाते हैं, तो आपको हरा रंग मिलता है।

Ø    If you don't eat, you get weak.
यदि आप खाना नहीं खाते, तो आप कमजोर हो जाते हैं।

Ø    If you mix black and white, you get grey.
यदि आप काला और सफेद मिलाते हैं, तो आपको धूसर रंग मिलता है।

Ø    If it's dark, you need light to see.
यदि अंधेरा हो तो आपको देखने के लिए प्रकाश की आवश्यकता होती है।

Ø    If you heat metal, it expands.
यदि आप धातु को गर्म करते हैं, तो वह फैल जाता है।

Ø     If you mix acid and base, you get salt and water.
यदि आप एसिड और बेस मिलाते हैं, तो आपको नमक और पानी मिलता है।

Ø    If you don't sleep, you feel tired.
यदि आप सोते नहीं हैं, तो आप थके हुए महसूस करते हैं।

Ø     If you freeze water, it becomes ice.
यदि आप पानी को जमा देते हैं, तो वह बर्फ बन जाता है।

Ø    If you mix colours, you get a new colour.
यदि आप रंग मिलाते हैं, तो आपको एक नया रंग मिलता है।

Ø    If you drop something, it falls down.
यदि आप कुछ गिराते हैं, तो वह नीचे गिर जाता है।

Ø    If you heat sugar, it melts.
यदि आप चीनी को गर्म करते हैं, तो वह पिघल जाती है।

Ø    If you mix sand and cement, you get concrete.
यदि आप रेत और सीमेंट मिलाते हैं, तो आपको कंक्रीट मिलता है।

Ø    If you plant a seed, it grows into a plant.
यदि आप एक बीज लगाते हैं, तो वह एक पौधे में बढ़ जाता है।

Ø    If you cool steam, it condenses into water.
यदि आप भाप को ठंडा करते हैं, तो वह पानी में संघनित हो जाता है।

नोट :if / when का प्रयोग अगर वाक्य के बीच में हो तो  कॉमा(,) का प्रयोग नहीं करते है।  

        You get purple if you mix red and blue. 

Ice-cream melts if it get warm/heat.

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