Beauty NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

Beauty Working with the poem (NCERT Page 55)

Question 1.
The poet says, “Beauty is heard in”
Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are beautiful.
The poet, Keats, said:
Heard melodies are sweet,
But those unheard are sweeter.
What do you think this means? Have you ever ‘heard’ a song in your head, long after the song was sung or played?
Answer:
Yes, beauty can be heard anywhere. When we hear something enchanting, it attracts us towards it. We want to hear it again and again. It can be a melodious song by a bird, sound of leaves, air etc. Keats said in the above lines that melodies which we can hear are sweet, but those which we can’t hear are even sweeter. They can only be imagined and beauty lies in the imagination. Yes, sometimes a melodious song stays in one’s mind for long and it keeps playing in one’s head as it has touched that person’s soul.

Question 2.
Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases.
Corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing, rain falling, a singer chanting
These could be written as

  • Corn that is growing
  • People who are working or dancing

Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the poet uses the shorter phrases?
Answer:
Wind which is sighing
Rain which is falling
A singer who is chanting
The poet uses shorter phrases In the poem to make it more attractive and appealing. The poet created a particular order of rhyme scheme.

Question 3.
Find pictures of beautiful things you have seen or heard of.
Answer:
Do it yourself as each one of us has a different concept of beauty.

Question 4.
Write a paragraph about beauty. Use your own ideas along with the ideas in the poem. (You may discuss your ideas with your partner.)
Answer:
Beauty is immortal as it remains forever. If it keeps on changing with time, it can’t be called beauty. Beauty keeps giving us joy and happiness.
Some people find beauty only in physical appearance which changes with time and place. Beauty lies within and remains constant while good looks are deceptive.

Beauty Extra Questions and Answers

Beauty Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
Where can you see beauty?
Answer:
You can see beauty in the sunlight, trees and birds. It can also be seen in people who are working hard on fields and growing crops.

Question 2.
Do you think beauty lies within us?
Answer:
Yes, beauty lies within us when our actions are good and thoughts are pious. It gets reflected through their actions.

Question 3.
How can we find beauty in ourselves?
Answer:
We can find beauty in ourselves by doing good things to others and keeping good thoughts in our mind.

These could be written as

  • Corn that is growing
  • People who are working or dancing

Beauty Extra Questions Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
How can one hear beauty in nature?
Answer:
A person can hear beauty during the night. It can be heard during the rainfall, in the sound of the wind.
It can also be heard when a singer is singing. It can be heard anywhere where things are done eagerly and seriously.

Question 2.
Is there any difference in the beauty of an object in different times?
Answer:
Yes, there can be a difference, e.g. everyone feels happy when it is sunlight during winter but it becomes unpleasant during summers.

Question 3.
What is beauty? Where can, in the poet’s opinion, beauty be seen, heard and experienced?
Answer:
It is difficult to describe or define beauty. But beauty attracts everybody and is appreciated all over the world. Where does beauty lie in? Well, it is visible in the sunlight, the trees, the birds, the crops and the harvesters who dance merrily. Beauty is heard in the night when the wind blows or rain falls or some singer Sings. But the real beauty lies in noble actions and thoughts at all times whether working or resting.

Beauty Extra Questions Value Based Type

Question 1.
What is beauty according to the poet?
Answer:
Beauty is a quality which can attract everyone. It is liked by all and can be seen in the sunlight, trees and birds. It can be heard when the wind sighs and during the rainfall. It can also be heard during a calm night. Beauty is present within us when we indulge in good activities. Our thoughts become pure due to good actions. Good deeds and clean thoughts repeat themselves and bring happiness in the long-run. It gets reflected in work and even when we take rest. Good thoughts also come in our dreams.

Beauty Extra Questions Extract Based Type

Extract 1
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Beauty is seen.In the sunlight The trees, the birds,
Corn growing and people working
Or dancing for their harvest.

Question 1.
Can you see beauty in your surroundings?
Answer:
Yes, we can see beauty in our surroundings such as in birds, trees and sunlight.

Question 2.
Why did people start dancing in the poem?
Answer:
People were dancing for their good harvest as they worked very hard on their fields.

Question 3.
What was being grown on the field?
Answer:
Corn was being grown on the field.

Question 4.
Find synonym for the word ‘harvest’.
(a) Sunlight
(b) Produce
(c) Dark
(d) Dance
Answer:
(b) Produce

Question 5.
Who are dancing in the above lines?
(a) Birds
(b) Beauty
(c) Growers
(d) Farmers
Answer:
(d) Farmers

Question 6.
The people referred here belongs to
(a) towns
(b) cities
(c) villages
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) villages

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Beauty is heard
In the night,
Wind sighing, rain falling,
Or a singer chanting
Anything in earnest.

Question 1.
Can you hear beauty in the atmosphere?
Answer:
Yes, we can hear beauty in the atmosphere such as during the rainfall and wind sighing.

Question 2.
What do you mean by ‘anything in earnest’?
Answer:
We can hear beauty in any activity which has been done with eagerness and full dedication.

Question 3.
What were the actions of the wind and rain?
Answer:
In the above lines, the wind was sighing while the rain was falling.

Question 4.
Give antonym for the word ‘fall’.
(a) Rise
(b) Sing
(c) Dance
(d) Line
Answer:
(a) Rise

Question 5.
Find synonym for the word ‘earnest’.
(a) Senior
(b) Chant
(c) Earn
(d) Serious
Answer:
(d) Serious

Question 6.
When is beauty heard?
(a) Morning
(b) Afternoon
(c) Evening
(d) Night
Answer:
(d) Night