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1.	Why is Chandigarh unlikely to be affected by a cyclone?
Answer» As it is not near to the sea/ocean.

2.	Name the ocean which is mainly responsible to bring rain bearing monsoon winds to Kerala coast in June every year?
Answer» Indian Ocean

3.	‘Crumbling woods, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives.A. PersonificationB. RepetitionC. AlliterationD. Assonance
Answer» B. Repetition

4.	‘Wind, come softly’.A. ApostropheB. PersonificationC. SynecdocheD. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Answer» D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

5.

Wind, come softlyDon’t break the shutters of the windows.Don’t scatter the papers.Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.There, look what you did – you threw them all down.You tore the pages of the books.You brought rain again.You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.Questions :1. Write about any two destructive activities of the wind.2. How can we make friends with the wind?3. Find the word from the stanza which is an antonym of ‘foolish’.

Answer»

1. Two destructive activities of the wind are :

Breaks the shutters of windows and
Scatters the papers.

2. We can make friends with the wind by building strong homes, strong body and hearts.

3. Clever

6.	What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Answer» In the first stanza, the wind shutters breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books from the shelf, tears the pages of the books and brings showers of rain.

7.	What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Answer» In the first stanza, the wind shutters breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books from the shelf, tears the pages of the books and brings showers of rain.

8.	Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing? (Give the words in your language, if you know them.)
Answer» Yes, I have seen many women winnowing grain in villages. Pachhorana is the word in my language for winnowing. People use change or winnowing fan for winnowing purposes.

9.	What should we do to make friends with the wind?
Answer» To make friends with wind we need to build strong homes with firm doors. We should also make ourselves physically and mentally strong by building strong, firm bodies and having steadfast hearts.

10.	What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
Answer» In the last four lines, the poet inspires us to face the wind, which symbolises the hardships of our lives, courageously. He tells us that the wind can only extinguish the weak fires; it intensifies the stronger ones. Similarly, adversities deter the weak-hearted but make stronger those who have an unfaltering will. In such a case, befriending the wind or the hardships of life makes it easier for us to face them.

11.	What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
Answer» The poet says that the wind god winnows the weak crumbling houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and hearts, and then crushes them all.

12.	What should we do to make friends with the wind?
Answer» To make friends with wind we need to build strong homes with firm doors. We should also make ourselves physically and mentally strong by building strong, firm bodies and having steadfast hearts.

13.	What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
Answer» In the last four lines, the poet inspires us to face the wind, which symbolises the hardships of our lives, courageously. He tells us that the wind can only extinguish the weak fires, it intensifies the stronger ones. Similarly, adversities deter the weak-hearted but make stronger those who have unfaltering will. In such a case, befriending the wind or the hardships of life makes it easier for us to face them.

14.	What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
Answer» The poet says that the wind god winnows the weak crumbling houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and hearts, and then crushes them all.

15.	The poem you have just read is originally in the Tamil. Do you know any such poems in your language?
Answer» Yes, I have read another poem on wind. It is titled ‘Toofan‘ and was originally written in Hindi by Naresh Aggarwal.