ENGLISH POEM = 2 TELEVISION (Roald Dahl) Class 11th Completely Solution

                              Poem = 2

                            Television

                                            (Roald Dhal) 

Q. Central idea

Ans. In this poem, the poet wants to, convey the idea that television is doing great damage little children. It-has killed all-che-imaginátive faculties of children." It has made them dulart and they have lost all the power to think. Parents feel helpless since they find no ot means of entertainment for their childrenF. te-this, the-poet-says- that betore the televise was-invented, children-entertained-themselves- through reading -books. He suggests to t parents that instead of the televison set, they should get for their children interesting boos to read, and thus saye them from becoming dull and blind. 

                     TEXTUAL QUESTION

Q. Why does the poet not want to let the children go near the television 

Ans. The poet feels that television is doing a great harm to our children. He says t this ridiculous invention has killed all the imaginative faculties of children. It made them dullards and they have lost all their power to think. That is why does not want to let the children go near the television. 

Q. The poet gives a still better option. What is it? 

Ans. As an alternative to watching television, the poet suggests the reading of bookS. Ans. He says that the reading of books is a better option. Watching television aul the mind. lt kills the imagination. On the other hand, the reading of books stirs the imagination. Books enrich our mind and give food for thought. 

Q. How does the television hypnotize children? 

Ans. Children in every house keep sitting in front of the television set staring at its screen for hours. The ghastly junk that appears on the screen of the television keeps them hypnotised. They seem to have gone drunk with the shocking Junk 

Q. Mention any three damages done if a child goes on watching television

Ans. Television causes following damages to a child )

1 It rots all sense a child has in his head. It spoils his mind.

 2.It kills all his imagination. The child loses the ability to think any new thoughts of his own. 

3.It clogs and clutters his mind. The child becomes a dullard. 

Q. What shall we do to entertain our darling children ? 

Ans. We should entertain our children with good books. We should give them different storybooks. We should provide them the books containing the wonderful tales of dragons, gypsies, queens, whales, treasure isles, smugglers, sea robbers, etc. Such stories will stir their imagination and transport them to the charming fairy lands. 

Q. What should we replace the television with 

Ans. We should replace the television set with a lovely bookS helf.

Q. What will the children learn in the absence of televison? 

Ans. The children will learn readi no books in the absence of teleVISIOn. 

Q. Read the following pairs of rhyming words: 1. cheese freeze 2. understand- fairyland 3. install- wall. Now find out at least ten more such pairs of rhyming words used in this power

Ans. let- set; 6. know-slow; 2. been-screen; 7. tales whales; 3. drunk junk; 8. potter -rotter; 4. punch -lunch; 9. pray-think; 10. books -looks.