RAJHANS VIDYALAYA English Worksheet No. 1 Nam " ‘Std:Vitl Div: Roll No., Tr's Sign: Topic: Section A Month: September Guru Nanak The founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak was born to a simple Hindu family on April 15, 1469 in Talwandi in Punjab. His father Mehta Kalian Das was an accountant in the employment of the locél Muslim authorities. From an early age Guru Nanak made friends with both Hindu and Muslim children and was very inquisitive about the meaning of life. He was schooled in Hindi mathematics and the study of Muslim literature and learned Persian and Arabic. He was an unusually gifted child and often questioned his teachers. At the age of 13 Guru Nanak refused to accept the sacred thread from the Hindu priest at the ceremony attended by family and friends. As a young man herding the family cattle, Guru Nanak would sperid long hours absorbed in meditation and in religious discussions with Muslim and Hindu holy men. At the age of 16 he was married to Sulakhani, daughter of a pious merchant and eventually had two sons Sri Chand and Lakshmi Chand. He took up job as an accountant in charge of the stores of the Muslim governor. Guru Nanak would work during the'days, but early in the momings and late at nights, he would meditate and sing hymns. 2. Early one morning Guru Nanak went to the river Bain for his bath and did not surface and it was reported that he must have drowned. After three days Guru Nanak appeared at the same spot from where he had disappeared. He was no longer the same person he had been, there was a divine light in his eyes and his face was resplendent, He remained in a trance and said nothing. He gave up his job and distributed all of his belongings to the poor. When he finally broke his silence he uttered “There is no Hindu, no Muslim”. Guru Nanak was thirty years old when he began to go on extensive travels accompanied by his Muslim rabab player Mardana to spread the message of God. He travelled throughout the Indian Subcontinent and further east, west, and north including Sri Lanka, Tibet and even Mecca, Medina and Baghdad to spread his mission. Wherever he went he set up local cells called manyis, where his followers could gather to recite hymns and meditate. Wherever Guru Nanak travelled he always wore a combination of styles used by Hindu and Muslim holy men and was always asked whether he was a Hindi or Muslim. 3. Guru Nanak returned home to Punjab and settled down at Kartarpur with his wife and sons. Pilgrims came from far and near to hear the hymns and preaching of the Master. He believed in a casteless society without any distinctions based on birthright, religion or sex. ie Mes caia“He institutionalized the common kitchen called langar in Sikhism where all could sit together and share a common meal, whether they were kings or beggars. In 1532, Guru Nanak was approached by anew devotee Lehna who became Guru Nanak’s most ardent diseiple and hhe blessed Lehna with his ang (hand) and gave him a new name, Angad, saying “you are a part of my body”. He placed him on the seat of the Guru. Thus Guru Angad was ordained as the successor to Guru Nanak. Feeling his end was near, the Hindus said we will cremate you, the Muslims said we will bury you. Guru Nanak said; “You place flowers on either side, Hindus on my right, Muslims on my left. Those whose flowers remain fresh tomorrow will have their way.” He then asked them tg pray and lay down covering himself with a sheet. Thus on September 22, 1539 in the early hours of the morning Guru Nanak merged with the eternal light of the Creator. When the followers lifted the sheet they found nothing except the flowers that were all fresh. The Hindus took theirs and cremated them, while the Muslims took their flowers and buried them. Thus having spread the words of reform throughout his lifetime, Guru Nanak successfully challenged and questioned the existing religious tenets and laid the foundations of Sikhism. 1:1 \@) Answer the following questions briefly: () What transformation had taken place in Guru Nanak after he returned from the river? 2 (a How did he solve the problem of his funeral ? 2 (iii) Who was Angad and how did he become Nanak’s successor ? z (iv) How did he spend his free time as a young man ? 2 (v) Give evidence from the passage that although he was a Hindu, he was not indifferent to Muslims. 2 4.2 Find in the passage the opposite of ordinary /average para I ; earthly para 2 3 assage carefully ee The Story of Job ‘There was a man in the land of Uz; whose name was Job. He was peérfect and upright and feared God. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned severt thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred oxen, five hundred donkeys and a very rich household. His sons and datighters ate and drank everyday but Job rose up early in the morning and prayed for them all. One day, the angels of God came to present themselves before God in Heaven and Satan (Devil) came with them. God asked Satan, "Where are you coming from 2" Satan said, “I am coming from the Earth.” God asked, “Did you see Job ? Do you know that there is no one like him ? He is so perfect and upright and fears me.”” Satan said, “Is that so ? He is good because you protect him.” Then God said to Satan, “I put him in your power and all that he has as well.” So Satan went away and came to Job's house. aOn that day Job's sons and daughters were together in their eldest brother's house. There rose a great storm and it struck the house and the roof and the walls fell on the young people and they died. On the same day Job’s enemies came and took away his oxen, donkeys and camels and they killed his servants. Then Job got up, wore his clothes, shaved his head and fell down on the ground and worshipped and said, “The Lord gave me and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.” In all this Job did not cutse God (adapted from the Bible) the following statements. Write your answers in the ans k numbers. () God described Job as__ (a) Job was very rich as, (ii) Once with the angels. (iv) God drew Satan’s attention to (¥ Satan challenged God. (¥) God had faith in Job. He said, (vi) Satan killed, (viii) He sent Job’s enemies, the questions based on it {Read the following poem carefully and answ Leisure ‘What is this life, if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare, No time'to stand beneath the boughs And stare-as'long as sheep or cows. ‘No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass, No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. : ‘And watch her feet, hhow they can dance. to wait, fill her mouthycan Enrich that smile her eyes began. ‘A poor life this, if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. WH. Davies 3v complete the following statements. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. ( The poet's complaint is that we ie ct ee ii) He wants to see the wonders of nature like (a), ® (i) Besides the natural wonders, he (%) According to the poet, a smile begins (v2) He calls such an extremely busy life (wii) Find in the passage, another word for ‘forest’. (vit) What does the poet cal! such a time in which he wants to enjoy life and nature? Write only one word. en helow carefully ‘You are old, Father William "You are old, Father William,’ the young man said, “And your hair has become very white; ‘And yet you incessantly stand on your head— ‘Do you think, at your age, it is right 7” “In my youth, Father William replied to his son, "| feared it might injure the brain; But, now that I’m perfectly sure I have none, Why, Ido it again and again.’ "You are old,’ said the youth, ‘as I mentioned before, And have grown most uncommonly fat; ‘Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door— Pray, what is the reason of that 7” ‘In my youth; said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, ‘Tkept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment—one shilling the box— Allow me to sell you a couple ?’. "You are old,’ said the youth, ‘and your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak— Pray; how did you manage to do it 7’ Read the poem“In iy youth, Said his father, T took to the law, ‘And argued each case with my wife; And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw, Has lasted the rest of my life.’ “You are old,’ said the youth, ‘one would hardly suppose _ That your eye was as steady as ever; ‘Yet you balance an eel on the end of your nose— What made you so awfully clever 7” ‘Thave answered three questions, and that is enough,’ Said his father, ‘don’t give yourself airs! Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff ? Be off, or I'll kick you downstairs!’ —Lewis Caroll blanks given below. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the Now fill in th correct blank numbers (9 One day the young man said to Father William that he was old and. asked him... (a Father William said to his son that he could do that now as..... (iii) His son wondered of his father’s ability to (é) Father William showed him an ointment and asked. . (v) When his father had eaten his meals, the son asked ....... (1) Father William replied that his jaws had become strong due to.. (vi) Finally Father William lost his patience and said ... (vill) He asked his son to leave or else