NCERT Class 12 Chapter 15 Kaliedoscope Question Answer। The Mark on the Wall। English Medium।

Understanding the Text

1. An account of reflections is more important than a description

of reality according to the author. Why?

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2. Looking back at objects and habits of a bygone era can give

one a feeling of phantom-like unreality. What examples does

the author give to bring out this idea?

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3. How does the imagery of (i) the fish (ii) the tree, used almost

poetically by the author, emphasise the idea of stillness of living,

breathing thought?

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4 How does the author pin her reflections on a variety of subjects

on the ‘mark on the wall’? What does this tell us about the way

the human mind functions?

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5. Not seeing the obvious could lead a perceptive mind to reflect

upon more philosophical issues. Discuss this with reference

to the ‘snail on the wall’.

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Talking about the Text

1. ‘In order to fix a date, it is necessary to remember what one

saw’. Have you experienced this at any time? Describe one such

incident, and the non-chronological details that helped you

remember a particular date.

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2. ‘Tablecloths of a different kind were not real tablecloths’. Does

this sentence embody the idea of blind adherence to rules and

tradition? Discuss with reference to ‘Understanding Freedom

and Discipline’ by J. Krishnamurti that you’ve already read.

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3. According to the author, nature prompts action as a way of

ending thought. Do we tacitly assume that ‘men of action are

men who don’t think’?

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Appreciation

1. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of narration: one, where

the reader would remain aware of some outside voice telling

him/her what’s going on; two, a narration that seeks to

reproduce, without the narrator’s intervention, the full

spectrum and continuous flow of a character’s mental process.

Which of these is exemplified in this essay? Illustrate.

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2. This essay frequently uses the non-periodic or loose sentence

structure: the component members are continuous, but so

loosely joined, that the sentence could have easily been broken

without damage to or break in thought. Locate a few such

sentences, and discuss how they contribute to the relaxed and

conversational effect of the narration.

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