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0,CBSE,Class10,English,"The Sermon aT BenaraS
Let’s Begin
1. In the lesson ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ you were asked to find out the meaning of ‘sermon’.
The meanings are given below but these are in different contexts:
• a talk on a religious or moral subject
• a long or monotonous piece of admonition or caution or a warning, a lecture.
(a) Discuss with your classmates the context to which the present text belongs.
(b) What could be the examples for the different context according to you?
(c) When your parents or elders say something, you say, “Oh, not again!”
When do you say so and why?
2. Read the poem given below in the context of ‘The Sermon at Benaras’.
It was actually delivered as a part of a sermon in 1910 by the author, Canon Henry Scott Holland (1847 — 1918), a priest at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
After reading the poem, discuss in groups of four and list the similarities and differences between ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ and ‘Death Is Nothing At All’.
For example the theme, the situation, the philosophy of the two speakers etc.
Death Is Nothing At All
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Look Up
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
and
Understand
 |  | Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
 | fondly | Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
 | negligible parting | Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.

solemnity Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott Holland
Reading CompRehension text i
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
In the future, if we want a happier humanity, a happy world, we must tackle the root of the problem.
Of course the economy and political power are also causes.
But the ultimate cause lies within the human mind.
Every human action, verbal or physical, familiar Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x110 even minor actions, have some motivation.
Proper motivation or proper development is an important factor.
Thus, if intelligence is accompanied with human affection and compassion, what I call human feeling, then it is very useful.
Look Up
and
Understand
If society’s moral values and standards of behaviour become negative, each of us will suffer.
Therefore, the intentions of an individual are very much related to the interests of society.
There is a definite correlation.
humanity
 |  | motivation
 | The educational system and family life are two very important areas. In the educational field, one has to take care not only of the brain, but also of one’s spiritual development. I say “spiritual development” not in a religious sense but simply in the sense of having a good and compassionate heart. If one has a compassionate heart, it automatically brings inner strength and allows for less fear and less doubt. Subsequently, one becomes happier and more open-minded, thus making more friends in society. | correlation spiritual compassionate

(Source: The Transformed Mind by His Holiness the Dalai Lama) Q.1.
According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, what should we do if we want a happier humanity?
Q.2.
Where does the ultimate cause of the problem lie?
Q.3.
“What I call human feeling, then ‘it’ is very useful.”
What is ‘it’ referred to here?
Q.4.
Why does the Dalai Lama say that proper motivation is important?
Why is there a requirement of correlation between the intention of an individual and the interest of society?
Q.6. What does His Holiness the Dalai Lama mean by “spiritual development”?
Q.7.
A compassionate heart brings —
(a)
(b)
(c)
text ii
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Father Gilligan was overworked and extremely tired as he kept attending to the sick and dying among his parishioners.
He was offering them spiritual comfort day and night.
One night he fell asleep on a chair.
God sent his angel down to help his most beloved servant of the people.
Look Up
and
Understand
The Ballad of Father Gilligan
flock grieve The old priest Peter Gilligan Was weary night and day, For half his flock were in their beds, Or under green sods lay.
parishioners spake Once while he nodded on a chair, At the moth - hour of eve, Another poor man sent for him, And he began to grieve.
Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x112
“I have no rest, nor joy, nor peace, For people die and die;” And after cried he, “God forgive!
My body spake, not I!”
And then, half-lying on the chair, He knelt, prayed, fell asleep; And the moth-hour went from the fields, And stars began to peep.
Look Up
Understand
They slowly into millions grew, And leaves shook in the wind; And God covered the world with shade, And whispered to mankind.
and
peep pity Upon the time of sparrow chirp When the moths came once more, The old priest Peter Gilligan Stood upright on the floor.
roused swayed
“Mavrone, Mavrone!
The man has died, While I slept on the chair,” He roused his horse out of its sleep And rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode, By rocky lane and fen; The sick man’s wife opened the door: “Father!
You come again!”
“And is the poor man dead?”
he cried.
“He died an hour ago.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan In grief swayed to and fro.
“When you were gone he turned and died, As merry as a bird.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan He knelt him at that word.
“He who hath made the night of stars For souls who tire and bleed, Sent one of His great angles down To help me in my need.
He who wrapped in purple robes, With planets in His care, Had pity on the least of things Asleep upon a chair.”
W.B.Yeats
Why did Father Gilligan cry “my body spake, not I”?
Q.2.
“The moth-hour of eve”, “the moth hour went” and “the moths came once more” establish a link.
They suggest —
(a) the movement of moths.
(b) the passage of time.
(c) the actions of Father Gilligan.
Q.3.
Why did the poet say that the priest “rode with little care”?
Does it mean that the old priest, Peter Gilligan, had no care for the safety of the horse and people on the way?
What did he not care about?
Q.4.
How did the priest feel when he heard that the sick man was dead?
(Choose the correct option.)
(a) He was frustrated and amazed.
(b) He was ashamed and annoyed.
(c) He was full of grief and self-condemnation.
Q.5.
Why did Father Gilligan kneel down when he heard the sick man’s wife say “When you were gone”?
Q.6.
How did God help when “the least of things” was in need?
Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x114",jewe208.pdf
1,CBSE,Class10,English,"Let’s Begin
1. In the lesson ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ you were asked to find out the meaning of ‘sermon’.
The meanings are given below but these are in different contexts:
• a talk on a religious or moral subject
• a long or monotonous piece of admonition or caution or a warning, a lecture.
(a) Discuss with your classmates the context to which the present text belongs.
(b) What could be the examples for the different context according to you?
(c) When your parents or elders say something, you say, “Oh, not again!”
When do you say so and why?
2. Read the poem given below in the context of ‘The Sermon at Benaras’.
It was actually delivered as a part of a sermon in 1910 by the author, Canon Henry Scott Holland (1847 — 1918), a priest at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
After reading the poem, discuss in groups of four and list the similarities and differences between ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ and ‘Death Is Nothing At All’.
For example the theme, the situation, the philosophy of the two speakers etc.
Death Is Nothing At All
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Look Up
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
and
Understand
 |  | Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
 | fondly | Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
 | negligible parting | Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.

solemnity Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott HollandDeath Is Nothing At All
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Look Up
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
and
Understand
 |  | Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
 | fondly | Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
 | negligible parting | Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.

solemnity Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott HollandLook Up
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
andUnderstand
 |  | Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
 | fondly | Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
 | negligible parting | Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.

solemnity Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott HollandCanon Henry Scott Holland",jewe208.pdf
2,CBSE,Class10,English,"Look Up
andUnderstand
If society’s moral values and standards of behaviour become negative, each of us will suffer.
Therefore, the intentions of an individual are very much related to the interests of society.
There is a definite correlation.
humanity
 |  | motivation
 | The educational system and family life are two very important areas. In the educational field, one has to take care not only of the brain, but also of one’s spiritual development. I say “spiritual development” not in a religious sense but simply in the sense of having a good and compassionate heart. If one has a compassionate heart, it automatically brings inner strength and allows for less fear and less doubt. Subsequently, one becomes happier and more open-minded, thus making more friends in society. | correlation spiritual compassionate

(Source: The Transformed Mind by His Holiness the Dalai Lama) Q.1.
According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, what should we do if we want a happier humanity?
Q.2.
Where does the ultimate cause of the problem lie?
Q.3.
“What I call human feeling, then ‘it’ is very useful.”
What is ‘it’ referred to here?
Q.4.
Why does the Dalai Lama say that proper motivation is important?
Why is there a requirement of correlation between the intention of an individual and the interest of society?
Q.6. What does His Holiness the Dalai Lama mean by “spiritual development”?
Q.7.
A compassionate heart brings —
(a)
(b)
(c)Q.6. What does His Holiness the Dalai Lama mean by “spiritual development”?
Q.7.
A compassionate heart brings —
(a)
(b)
(c)text ii
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Father Gilligan was overworked and extremely tired as he kept attending to the sick and dying among his parishioners.
He was offering them spiritual comfort day and night.
One night he fell asleep on a chair.
God sent his angel down to help his most beloved servant of the people.
Look Up
and
Understand
The Ballad of Father Gilligan
flock grieve The old priest Peter Gilligan Was weary night and day, For half his flock were in their beds, Or under green sods lay.
parishioners spake Once while he nodded on a chair, At the moth - hour of eve, Another poor man sent for him, And he began to grieve.
Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x112
“I have no rest, nor joy, nor peace, For people die and die;” And after cried he, “God forgive!
My body spake, not I!”
And then, half-lying on the chair, He knelt, prayed, fell asleep; And the moth-hour went from the fields, And stars began to peep.
Look Up
Understand
They slowly into millions grew, And leaves shook in the wind; And God covered the world with shade, And whispered to mankind.
and
peep pity Upon the time of sparrow chirp When the moths came once more, The old priest Peter Gilligan Stood upright on the floor.
roused swayed
“Mavrone, Mavrone!
The man has died, While I slept on the chair,” He roused his horse out of its sleep And rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode, By rocky lane and fen; The sick man’s wife opened the door: “Father!
You come again!”
“And is the poor man dead?”
he cried.
“He died an hour ago.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan In grief swayed to and fro.
“When you were gone he turned and died, As merry as a bird.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan He knelt him at that word.
“He who hath made the night of stars For souls who tire and bleed, Sent one of His great angles down To help me in my need.
He who wrapped in purple robes, With planets in His care, Had pity on the least of things Asleep upon a chair.”
W.B.Yeats
Why did Father Gilligan cry “my body spake, not I”?
Q.2.
“The moth-hour of eve”, “the moth hour went” and “the moths came once more” establish a link.
They suggest —
(a) the movement of moths.
(b) the passage of time.
(c) the actions of Father Gilligan.
Q.3.
Why did the poet say that the priest “rode with little care”?
Does it mean that the old priest, Peter Gilligan, had no care for the safety of the horse and people on the way?
What did he not care about?
Q.4.
How did the priest feel when he heard that the sick man was dead?
(Choose the correct option.)
(a) He was frustrated and amazed.
(b) He was ashamed and annoyed.
(c) He was full of grief and self-condemnation.
Q.5.
Why did Father Gilligan kneel down when he heard the sick man’s wife say “When you were gone”?
Q.6.
How did God help when “the least of things” was in need?
Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x114Look Up
andUnderstand",jewe208.pdf
3,CBSE,Class10,English,"Look UpUnderstand
They slowly into millions grew, And leaves shook in the wind; And God covered the world with shade, And whispered to mankind.
and
peep pity Upon the time of sparrow chirp When the moths came once more, The old priest Peter Gilligan Stood upright on the floor.
roused swayed
“Mavrone, Mavrone!
The man has died, While I slept on the chair,” He roused his horse out of its sleep And rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode, By rocky lane and fen; The sick man’s wife opened the door: “Father!
You come again!”
“And is the poor man dead?”
he cried.
“He died an hour ago.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan In grief swayed to and fro.
“When you were gone he turned and died, As merry as a bird.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan He knelt him at that word.
“He who hath made the night of stars For souls who tire and bleed, Sent one of His great angles down To help me in my need.
He who wrapped in purple robes, With planets in His care, Had pity on the least of things Asleep upon a chair.”and
peep pity Upon the time of sparrow chirp When the moths came once more, The old priest Peter Gilligan Stood upright on the floor.
roused swayed
“Mavrone, Mavrone!
The man has died, While I slept on the chair,” He roused his horse out of its sleep And rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode, By rocky lane and fen; The sick man’s wife opened the door: “Father!
You come again!”
“And is the poor man dead?”
he cried.
“He died an hour ago.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan In grief swayed to and fro.
“When you were gone he turned and died, As merry as a bird.”
The old priest Peter Gilligan He knelt him at that word.
“He who hath made the night of stars For souls who tire and bleed, Sent one of His great angles down To help me in my need.
He who wrapped in purple robes, With planets in His care, Had pity on the least of things Asleep upon a chair.”W.B.Yeats
Why did Father Gilligan cry “my body spake, not I”?
Q.2.
“The moth-hour of eve”, “the moth hour went” and “the moths came once more” establish a link.
They suggest —
(a) the movement of moths.
(b) the passage of time.
(c) the actions of Father Gilligan.
Q.3.
Why did the poet say that the priest “rode with little care”?
Does it mean that the old priest, Peter Gilligan, had no care for the safety of the horse and people on the way?
What did he not care about?
Q.4.
How did the priest feel when he heard that the sick man was dead?
(Choose the correct option.)
(a) He was frustrated and amazed.
(b) He was ashamed and annoyed.
(c) He was full of grief and self-condemnation.
Q.5.
Why did Father Gilligan kneel down when he heard the sick man’s wife say “When you were gone”?
Q.6.
How did God help when “the least of things” was in need?
Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x114VocabULary
1. Antonyms for the words in the text ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ are given below.
Find the words and fill in the blanks.
(a) unfit
FUn Facts
(b) joy
(c) contentment
(d) found
Silent letter: W
Wrap
(e) cheered
Wrist
Wreck
(f) lively
(g) calm
2. Use a dictionary to find out four words each having the meaning nearest to the ones given below.
Example: wander — stroll dawdle drift roam
(a) vow —
(b) preach —
(c) preserve —
(d) awaken —
(e) enlighten —
(f) reign —FUn Facts
(b) joy
(c) contentment
(d) found
Silent letter: W
Wrap
(e) cheered
Wrist
Wreck
(f) lively
(g) calm
2. Use a dictionary to find out four words each having the meaning nearest to the ones given below.
Example: wander — stroll dawdle drift roam
(a) vow —
(b) preach —
(c) preserve —
(d) awaken —
(e) enlighten —
(f) reign —Silent letter: W
Wrap
(e) cheered
Wrist
Wreck
(f) lively
(g) calm
2. Use a dictionary to find out four words each having the meaning nearest to the ones given below.
Example: wander — stroll dawdle drift roam
(a) vow —
(b) preach —
(c) preserve —
(d) awaken —
(e) enlighten —
(f) reign —WristWreck
(f) lively
(g) calm
2. Use a dictionary to find out four words each having the meaning nearest to the ones given below.
Example: wander — stroll dawdle drift roam
(a) vow —
(b) preach —
(c) preserve —
(d) awaken —
(e) enlighten —
(f) reign —Grammar
Reported Speech
We use direct speech when we repeat someone’s words and indirect speech when we use our own words to report what someone else has said.
We use an appropriate reporting verb, make pronominal (relating to pronouns) changes and change certain words denoting ‘nearness’ in the direct form to words suggesting ‘remoteness’ (in time and place) in the indirect form.
For example
(a) Riki said, “I’m hungry.”
(b) Riki said that he was hungry.
(c) Alexa said to Meena, “Have you visited your home town Puducherry?”",jewe208.pdf
4,CBSE,Class10,English,"For example
(a) Riki said, “I’m hungry.”
(b) Riki said that he was hungry.
(c) Alexa said to Meena, “Have you visited your home town Puducherry?”FUn Facts
Allude — refer
(d) Alexa asked Meena if she had visited her home town Puducherry.
In the sentences ‘b’ and ‘d’ there are changes of person (I–he, Meena-you-she, your-her).
The reporting verb ‘said’ has been changed to ‘asked’.
Elude — escape Some of the reporting verbs are: tell, ask, reply, warn, say, report, answer, explain, exclaim, mention, promise, suggest, order, etc.
Example
(a) The doctor said to me, “Drink eight glasses of water to avoid acidity.”
(b) The doctor told me to drink eight glasses of water to avoid acidity.
(c) “Please don’t tell anybody about my illness”, Amita said to me.
(d) Amita asked me not to tell anyone about her illness.
1. Read the passage (“Kisa Gotami had an only son, a child, husband, parent or friend.”) from the text, ‘The Sermon at Benaras’ (page 134).
Rewrite the paragraphs changing the direct speech into reported speech in the space given below.
Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x116 Words and ExprEssions 2 – Class x118
2. Read the story given below.
Change the direct speech into reported speech and rewrite the story in the space provided.
Use the reporting verbs given above whereever necessary.
You can use any other reporting verb you find suitable.
It is said, “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness.”
Being happy does not require everything to be good but an eye to see good in everything.
One day a crow saw a swan.
“This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black.
This swan must be the happiest bird in the world.”
The swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around.
But I think the parrot is the happiest bird as it has two colours.”
The crow then approached the parrot.
The parrot said, “I have only two colours, but the peacock has multiple colours.”
The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo.
“Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are so beautiful.
Every day, thousands of people come to see you.
You are the happiest bird on the planet.”
The peacock said, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird on the planet.
But I am entrapped in this zoo.
I have realised that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage, and could happily roam everywhere.”
Devadatta sent a messenger claim the bird.
But Siddhartha refused to give it.
He said that belonged to him because he
editinG
1. There are some omissions in the paragraph given below.
Edit the paragraph, use suitable prepositions and words.
The Wild Geese
One day, Prince Siddhartha was going the royal gardens
on his way the river.
A flock wild geese passed overhead.
Devadatta, the Prince’s cousin, shot arrow into their midst
one of the geese fell.
It was wounded and fell just front of
Siddhartha.
His heart was filled compassion when he saw
poor bird bleeding profusely.
He lifted it and he drew the
arrow very carefully from its body.
He took the bird with him.
had saved its life.
It did not belong to Devadutta who had
tried to kill.editinG
1. There are some omissions in the paragraph given below.
Edit the paragraph, use suitable prepositions and words.
The Wild Geese
One day, Prince Siddhartha was going the royal gardens
on his way the river.
A flock wild geese passed overhead.
Devadatta, the Prince’s cousin, shot arrow into their midst
one of the geese fell.
It was wounded and fell just front of
Siddhartha.
His heart was filled compassion when he saw
poor bird bleeding profusely.
He lifted it and he drew the
arrow very carefully from its body.
He took the bird with him.
had saved its life.
It did not belong to Devadutta who had
tried to kill.The Wild Geese
One day, Prince Siddhartha was going the royal gardens
on his way the river.
A flock wild geese passed overhead.
Devadatta, the Prince’s cousin, shot arrow into their midst
one of the geese fell.
It was wounded and fell just front of
Siddhartha.
His heart was filled compassion when he saw
poor bird bleeding profusely.
He lifted it and he drew the
arrow very carefully from its body.
He took the bird with him.
had saved its life.
It did not belong to Devadutta who had
tried to kill.",jewe208.pdf