2.1 Try Again

 

2.1 Try Again

Difficult Words

• Tis - Shortened form of It is, It is चे संक्षिप्त रूप
• Heed - pay attention to काळजीपूर्वक अवधान
• Appear - come into sight दिसू लागणे
• Persevere - keep trying one achieves निश्चय पूर्वक दीर्घ प्रयत्न करणे
• Conquer - to defeat च्या वर विजय मिळवणे
• Fear -  an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.भीती
• Twice - double दोनदा
• Prevail - to gain mastery on or upon प्रभुत्व
• Strive - try very hard/struggle  खूप प्रयत्न करणे
• Disgrace - loss of respect शरमेची गोष्ट / कमीपणा
• Task - difficult work कठीण काम
• Reward - prize बक्षीस
• Patience - power of enduring trouble सहनशीलता

Margin Questions

Q.1. What should you do when you fail,at first?

Ans. When I fail at first I should try again and again to get success.

Q.2. When do we generally feel ashamed?

Ans. We generally feel ashamed when we fail to achieve success in the work we have undertaken. We also sometimes feel ashamed when we think that people will laugh at us for our failure.

Q.3. What rules must be always kept in mind?

Ans. 

• Try again and again if you fail.
• Never give up.
• Don't lose hope
• Have patience.
• Don't be ashamed of failure

ENGLISH WORKSHOP

Q.1. The following Anagrams contain words/phrases from the poem. Guess and write what they are.

1. rainy tag - Try again
2. our cage - Courage
3. vet sir - Strive
4. red raw - Reward
5. tap niece - Patience
6. serve peer - Persevere

Q.2. Pick out lines that convey the following from the poem.

Ans.

        (a) If you keep trying, without a doubt, you shall win.

Ans  For If you will persevere, You will conquer no fear.

        (b) It is not shameful to struggle hard.

Ans.  If we strive tis no disgrace.

        (c) When others can do the work, so can you, if you keep trying patiently.

Ans.  All that other folk can do, why with patience, may not you?

        (d) When you fail in your first attempt, make another one.

Ans.  If at first you don't succeed, try again.

Q.3. Find from the poem the Antonyms (opposite words) for the following.

Ans.

1. Succeed x fail
2. Punishment x reward
3. Courage x fear
4. Stop/ quit x try, prevail
5. lose x win, conquer

Q.4. Answer in your won words.

(a) What lesson should be kept always in mind?

Ans. The lesson should always keep in mind is 'try again'

(b) What should someone who loses a Race, do?

Ans. Someone who loses a race should try again.

(c) What quality is important, when you are struggling for success?

Ans. Patience is important quality when you are struggling for success.

(d) When can success have a greater value-when you get it easily or with difficulty?

Ans. When you get success with difficulty that has a Great Value.

Q.5. Read the poem and fill in the web choosing points from it.

Ans.

Q.6. Most lines from the poem can serve as a Truth or a Proverb. Pick out 3 tr 4 such lines.

Ans.

1. If  at first you don't succeed, try again.
2. You will conquer, never fear, try again.
3. If you find your task is hard, try again.
4. Time will bring you, your reward, try again.

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