![]() “As a princess sees a lonely beggar and is filled with pity, so the busy girl of heaven was filled with pity.” Further, though everything is expected to be perfect in heaven, mistakes are made. (Apart is used to refer to a whole: a moving finger is used to refer to a person who keeps an account of man’s activities).Ĭ) What does the sentence mean in the context?Įven in heaven, records are kept. It can mean God or Fate that keeps an account or record of everything that a man does.ī) What figure of speech is used in “Moving Finger’? ![]() “But the Moving Finger writes even in heaven.” Discuss in pairs and then write the answers to the questions given below them. After paying more attention to his art, she becomes so impressed with it that she is ready to go with him when he leaves the workers’ paradise. Secondly, though the girl is not immediately ready to give attention to his art, she is open-minded enough to consider it when he draws on her pitcher. Who should the credit go to? (is it to the idler – artist’s ability to impact others? or is it the girl’s readiness and the open-mindedness to change?)įirstly, the artist has the ability to draw very well and attract the attention of others towards his art. Her love for art was total.Īt the end of the story, there is a complete 9hange in the girl’s attitude to life. She went running after him, asking him to stop for her. The girl no longer hesitated to go with the wrong man. She had to spend more time trying them, and this resulted in a lot of time getting wasted.ĭ) When she followed the wrong man out of the worker’s paradise The girl offered her ribbons more readily than before and used the ribbons immediately too. She was so impressed by it that the next day she walked slowly to her work, engrossed in thinking about the colors and lines.Ĭ) When the wrong man offered to make ribbons for her She was very much attracted by the drawing an looked at it again and again. When the wrong man offered to draw pictures on her pitcher, the girl was slightly angry because she thought pictures did not help in making a pitcher more useful.ī) After she gave her pitcher to the wrong manĪfter the artist drew lines and colors on her pitcher, the girl was puzzled at their meaning. What changes occur in the girl’s behavior/attitude at the following stages in the story?Ī) Before she agreed to give her pitcher to the wrong man The man appreciated the beauty in everything and liked those which pleased the senses even though they were not useful for any activity. What does the line “the man never believed in mere utility” mean? (c) saw new possibilities open up before her. This suggests that the girl.ī) was fascinated with the man’s skill in paintingĬ) saw new possibilities open-up before her. The girl follows the man out of the workers’ paradise. More and more people in the worker’s paradise were becoming idle, wasting their time on painting and sculpture. Why did the elders of the workers’ paradise become anxious? (d) the meaningless was slowly becoming meaningful. “The hurrying feet” of the girl became “less hurried” becauseĬ) she was trying to re-arrange prioritiesĭ) the meaningless was,s slowly becoming meaningful. (c) the girl was afraid of the elder’s rebuke for wasting her time. (Para 27) This line indicates thatĪ) the girl was impressed by art and beautyī) the girl did not want the artist to know that she was impressed by his work.Ĭ) the girl was afraid of the elders’ rebuke for wasting her time. “The girl scanned the painted pot at home secretly”. ![]() She noticed that he had no work to do and was sitting idle. Why did the “girl of the silent torrent” feel sorry for the man? “the girl’s hair was carelessly done”, (para 9) This indicates thatī) she did not like to dress her hair properlyĬ) she was unaware of any sense of dressing It doesn’t waste its energy in making a sound. Why is the torrent in the workers’ paradise silent? When the men say “We haven’t a moment to spare” (para 6) it means thatĪ) they are over-burdened with their workī) they are happy and proud to be so busy (b) he is wasting all his time in a painting. Who considers the man’s work as “mad whims?”ī) Their not studying’ compared to …………….Ĭ) Yet passing in the test’ compared to ……………. Answer briefly the following questions, (choose the answer from the alternatives given below)
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