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Activity I (Narration), , Question 1., , Ratna in ‘Horegallu’ says, “God has given me two, ears to listen to others. I hear them out with, sympathy and without any judgment. When a person, in trouble or under a lot of strain finds an outlet for, his worries, it relieves half of his burden. ”, , a) Do you think mere listening can solve a problem?, Identify the qualities of a good listener., , Answer, , Mere listening can’t solve a problem. The qualities, of a god listener include: attention, interest,, sympathy, making agreements, giving suggestions, and being non- judgmental., , b) Imagine Nomita gets a chance to talk to Ratna., How would she present her worries?, , Begin as follows: I am Nomita. Yesterday I had a, quarrel with my husband., , Answer, , Nomita: Iam Nomita. Yesterday I had a quarrel with, my husband., , Ratna: What happened, Nomita?, , Nomita: He received a letter written to me by my

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mother. He read and left it in his pocket. After 3, days when I checked his pockets before giving the, dirty clothes to the washer-man I found it there,, crumpled and torn. When I asked him why he, opened my letter and even refused give it to me, later, he rudely told me he would do what he wants., Ratna: He said that!, , Nomita: He did. He further asked me what I could, do. I was enraged. I saw a matchbox lying near, lit a, match and put it to my sari which caught fire., Ratna: Goodness! How could you do that?, , Nomita: I was mad with anger. I wanted to tell him, that | ean also do things., , Ratna: And then?, , Nomita: Ajit was shocked and he came running and, put out the fire. I could see remorse in his face. I am, sure he will not challenge me again in the future., Ratna: But Nomita, you had gone too far in setting, fire to yourself., , Nomita: Well, men sometimes need shock, treatments to bring them to their senses!, , Activity II: (Language practice), , Question 2., Read the passage on page 29 and pick out the

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adjectives and categorize them based on the nature, of their description., , Adjectives: large, flat, vertical, stone, fellow, cool,, earthen, their, similar, simple, sure, , Categories:, , Adjectives of Quality: flat, two, vertical, stone,, fellow, cool, earthen, simple, sure, , Adjective of Quantity: large, , Adjective of number: two, , Adjective of Comparison: similar, , Possessive adjective — their, , Now rewrite the passage substituting the adjectives, without any change in meaning:, , Answer:, , It was a big, level stone placed horizontally over a, couple of upright ones, thus making a hard bench on, which anyone could sit and rest a while, chat with a, co-traveler and exchange news of the road. Cold, water would be kept in clay pots near the bench and, people could quench their thirst before starting their, journeys again. I am certain the same, easy, arrangements can be found in the villages all over, the country.