UNIT 02: I HAVE A DREAM By: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
1. How does Martin Luther King describe the current conditions of African Americans, despite the promises made a century earlier?
2. What does Martin Luther King mean when he says, "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice"?
3. Why does Martin Luther King emphasize that the struggle for equality must be conducted with dignity and discipline?
4. How does the phrase "justice rolls down like waters” deepen the emotional impact of the speech?
5. What message does Martin Luther King convey to his listeners through his speech?
6. What role does hope play in Martin Luther King's speech, and how does it influence the audience's response?
7. How does Martin Luther King use contrast between past injustices and future hopes to strengthen his argument?
UNIT 03: THE CONQUEST OF HAPPINESS:
1. According to the author, why do scientists often experience deep satisfaction in their work?
2. How does the element of constructiveness bring happiness in the work?
3. What role do hobbies play in the author's broader view of a happy life? What is your own hobby?
4. If you were to apply the author's ideas to your own life, what changes would you consider making in your daily routine or mind-set?
5. What kind of interest in persons causes happiness and what causes unhappiness?
6. Why interest in impersonal things is necessary for the happiness of human beings?
7. In your opinion, is happiness more dependent on internal attitude or external circumstances? Explain.
UNIT 04: ICARUS AND DAEDALUS - By: JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
1. How does the story reflect the dangers of unchecked ambition?
2. Compare and contrast Daedalus and Icarus.
3. What is the significance of Daedalus dedicating his wings to Apollo after Icarus' fall?
4. What moral lessons can be drawn from the story? Provide examples from the text to justify each lesson.
5. Did Daedalus foresee Icarus' fall when he warned him about flying too high or too low? Justify your response with evidence from the text.
UNIT 05: HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED? By: LEO TOLSTOY
1. What moral/lesson do you learn from the story of Pahom?
2. What urged Pahom to abandon his well-settled life and desire for more land?
3. Describe what thoughts Pahom had about grasping the land?
4. What strategy did Pahom use to mark the land that he covered while walking on it?
5. How did Pahom's attitude change, from being confident to fear of losing both life and land, as he went on in measuring the land?
6. Do you think Pahom was pushing himself too hard while walking to cover as much land as possible? How?
7. Why was the Chief of Bashkirs laughing on Pahom's efforts?
8. What does the ending of the story reveal about Pahom's character?
UNIT 06: THE DAY THE DAM BROKE - By: JAMES THURBER
1. What and where did the panic start? in nature.
2. In what ways does the text illustrate the theme of mob mentality?
3. How did different individuals and groups react to this news?
4. How did the panic end so abruptly and why nobody talked about it for the long time?
5. How long did the panic last? How was the order restored?
6. How does the author describe the business and behaviour of people in Columbus the next day of the panic?
7. Describe the response oflaw enforcement, fire-fighters, and military personnel during the panic. How did their actions demonstrate civic duty?
8. Amidst the chaos and confusion, how did the author's family uphold their civic responsibilities during the incident?
UNIT 07: CLIMATE CHANGE: ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS:
1. How does climate change affect water availability in different regions?
2. How does climate change impact biodiversity and species survival?
3. How is the increase in poverty an effect of the climate change?
4. What is climate change and what are its main causes?
5. How does deforestation contribute to climate change?
6. Why might people in small island nations be more affected by climate change than others?
7. Why is the ocean both a victim and a helper in the fight against climate change?
8. Do you think switching to renewable energy can solve all climate problems? Why or why not?
9. What connection can you draw between climate change and poverty?
10. Why is climate change considered a global issue, not just a local or national one?
POEM: IF By: RUDYARD KIPLING
1. How does Kipling suggest one should deal with both success and failure?
2. Why does the poet consider "Triumph and Disaster"as "impostors"? Justify with some reasons.
3. Which quality described in the poem do you find most challenging to uphold in your own life, and why?
4. What is the significance of maintaining one's integrity while interacting with both "crowds" and "kings"?
5. Why does the poet place emphasis on patience, truthfulness, and self-discipline in achieving personal growth?
POEM: SEVEN AGES OF MAN
1. What do the 'entrances' and the 'exits' represent in the poem "Seven stages of life"?
2. How does a man play the sixth role on the stage of life in the poem The Seven Ages of Man?
3. How does Shakespeare's metaphor of the world as a stage reflect the transient nature of human life?
4. What is the first stage of life mentioned in the poem, and how is it described?
5. What is the meaning of "the bubble reputation" in the context of the soldier's life?
6. How would you divide the life of a modern human being in seven different ages?
POEM: YOU START DYING SLOWLY:
1. Why does the poet emphasize the importance of change, such as wearing different colors or speaking to people you don't know?
2. What kind of emotions or experiences does the poet value, based on the line "If you avoid to feel passion and their turbulent emotions"?
3. What is the significance of breaking routines according to the poet? Explain.
4. In your own life, how could following the poem's advice lead to a more fulfilling experience? Give an example.
5. How does Neruda's poem serve as both a warning and an encouragement? Which element is stronger, in your view?
POEM: Ulysses By: ALFRED LORD TENNYSON:
1. How does Ulysses' reflection on death ("Death closes all") shape his perspective on life and action?
2. How does Ulysses motivate his companion to sail once again and why?
3. What themes related to perseverance and the human spirit emerge in Ulysses' speech?
4. What does Ulysses' words " T is not too late to seek a newer world" mean?
5. What does "Happy Isle” symbolize in the poem?
POEM: STOP ALL CLOCKS By: W H AUDEN:
1. Why do you think the speaker wants to stop the clocks and silence everything at the beginning of the poem?
2. How does the poet use ordinary objects (clocks, aeroplanes, telephones, doves) to emphasize the depth of the speaker's sorrow? Analyse.
3. How does the poet convey the idea that life has lost all meaning for the speaker after the loss?
4. What effect does the use of hyperbole (exaggeration) in phrases like "Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun." have on the poem's emotional intensity?
5. How do you relate the emotions of loss or grief in peom with those in human life? Elaborate.
6. Why is silence emphasized so strongly in the poem? What role does it play in the theme of mourning?