Textbook Solutions: All the World’s a Stage | English Kumarbharati Class 10 (Maharashtra SSC Board) PDF Download

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Chapter 1.4: All the World’s a Stage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 23] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 23 
Pair up with your partner and name the following: 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- _________ 
b. The Seven continents - ____________ 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- ________ 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- ________ 
e. The Seven seas of the world - ________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China, Christ the 
Redeemer Statue, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, The Roman Colosseum, The 
Taj Mahal and Petra Asia, Europe. 
 
b. The Seven continents- Australia, Africa, North America, South America, 
Antarctica. 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, 
red. 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- sa re-ga-ma-pa-da-ni. 
 
e. The Seven seas of the world- Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, North Atlantic 
Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2 | Page 23 
Life is often compared to many things. Write down 7 things that life can be compared to 
and justify the comparison. For example, 
 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. _____________________ 
c. _____________________ 
d. _____________________ 
e. _____________________ 
f. _____________________ 
g. _____________________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
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Chapter 1.4: All the World’s a Stage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 23] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 23 
Pair up with your partner and name the following: 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- _________ 
b. The Seven continents - ____________ 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- ________ 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- ________ 
e. The Seven seas of the world - ________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China, Christ the 
Redeemer Statue, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, The Roman Colosseum, The 
Taj Mahal and Petra Asia, Europe. 
 
b. The Seven continents- Australia, Africa, North America, South America, 
Antarctica. 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, 
red. 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- sa re-ga-ma-pa-da-ni. 
 
e. The Seven seas of the world- Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, North Atlantic 
Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2 | Page 23 
Life is often compared to many things. Write down 7 things that life can be compared to 
and justify the comparison. For example, 
 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. _____________________ 
c. _____________________ 
d. _____________________ 
e. _____________________ 
f. _____________________ 
g. _____________________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. Life is a river-always flowing. 
c. Life is like a seed: It will never grow unless planted, nourished and nurtured. 
d. Life is like an elevator, with lots of ups and downs. 
e. Life is like an onion. You peel off layer after layer. Sometimes it makes you weep. 
f. Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have all the pieces, but you have to put them 
together correctly. 
g. Life is like a jack-in-the-box. You never know when you are going to get a box on 
your chin. 
 
Warming up! | Q 3 | Page 23 
Match the approximate ages with the stages. 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years a teenage/adolescence 
2 3 years to 12 years b old age/second 
childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years c middle - age 
4 18 years to about 44 years d babyhood/infancy 
5 About 45 years to 60 years e senior citizen/elderly 
person 
6 65 years up to 75 to 80 years f adulthood 
7 Above 80 years g childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly person 
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Chapter 1.4: All the World’s a Stage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 23] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 23 
Pair up with your partner and name the following: 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- _________ 
b. The Seven continents - ____________ 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- ________ 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- ________ 
e. The Seven seas of the world - ________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China, Christ the 
Redeemer Statue, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, The Roman Colosseum, The 
Taj Mahal and Petra Asia, Europe. 
 
b. The Seven continents- Australia, Africa, North America, South America, 
Antarctica. 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, 
red. 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- sa re-ga-ma-pa-da-ni. 
 
e. The Seven seas of the world- Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, North Atlantic 
Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2 | Page 23 
Life is often compared to many things. Write down 7 things that life can be compared to 
and justify the comparison. For example, 
 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. _____________________ 
c. _____________________ 
d. _____________________ 
e. _____________________ 
f. _____________________ 
g. _____________________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. Life is a river-always flowing. 
c. Life is like a seed: It will never grow unless planted, nourished and nurtured. 
d. Life is like an elevator, with lots of ups and downs. 
e. Life is like an onion. You peel off layer after layer. Sometimes it makes you weep. 
f. Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have all the pieces, but you have to put them 
together correctly. 
g. Life is like a jack-in-the-box. You never know when you are going to get a box on 
your chin. 
 
Warming up! | Q 3 | Page 23 
Match the approximate ages with the stages. 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years a teenage/adolescence 
2 3 years to 12 years b old age/second 
childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years c middle - age 
4 18 years to about 44 years d babyhood/infancy 
5 About 45 years to 60 years e senior citizen/elderly 
person 
6 65 years up to 75 to 80 years f adulthood 
7 Above 80 years g childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly person 
7 
Above 80 years 
b 
old age/second childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly 
person 
7 
Above 80 years 
b 
old age/second childhood 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 25 - 27] 
 
English workshop | Q 1 | Page 25 
Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify. 
 
Column A Column B 
(a) Stage 1. Birth 
(b) Characters 2. Situations/Incidents 
(c) Script 3. Story of Life 
(d) Dialogues 4. Death 
(e) Entry 5. Conversation 
(f) Exit 6. Roles played by 
human beings 
  7. Life 
 
SOLUTION 
 
Column A Column B 
(a) Stage 7. Life 
(b) Characters 6. Roles played by human beings 
(c) Script 3. Story of Life 
(d) Dialogues 5. Conversation 
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Chapter 1.4: All the World’s a Stage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 23] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 23 
Pair up with your partner and name the following: 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- _________ 
b. The Seven continents - ____________ 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- ________ 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- ________ 
e. The Seven seas of the world - ________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China, Christ the 
Redeemer Statue, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, The Roman Colosseum, The 
Taj Mahal and Petra Asia, Europe. 
 
b. The Seven continents- Australia, Africa, North America, South America, 
Antarctica. 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, 
red. 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- sa re-ga-ma-pa-da-ni. 
 
e. The Seven seas of the world- Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, North Atlantic 
Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2 | Page 23 
Life is often compared to many things. Write down 7 things that life can be compared to 
and justify the comparison. For example, 
 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. _____________________ 
c. _____________________ 
d. _____________________ 
e. _____________________ 
f. _____________________ 
g. _____________________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. Life is a river-always flowing. 
c. Life is like a seed: It will never grow unless planted, nourished and nurtured. 
d. Life is like an elevator, with lots of ups and downs. 
e. Life is like an onion. You peel off layer after layer. Sometimes it makes you weep. 
f. Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have all the pieces, but you have to put them 
together correctly. 
g. Life is like a jack-in-the-box. You never know when you are going to get a box on 
your chin. 
 
Warming up! | Q 3 | Page 23 
Match the approximate ages with the stages. 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years a teenage/adolescence 
2 3 years to 12 years b old age/second 
childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years c middle - age 
4 18 years to about 44 years d babyhood/infancy 
5 About 45 years to 60 years e senior citizen/elderly 
person 
6 65 years up to 75 to 80 years f adulthood 
7 Above 80 years g childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly person 
7 
Above 80 years 
b 
old age/second childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly 
person 
7 
Above 80 years 
b 
old age/second childhood 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 25 - 27] 
 
English workshop | Q 1 | Page 25 
Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify. 
 
Column A Column B 
(a) Stage 1. Birth 
(b) Characters 2. Situations/Incidents 
(c) Script 3. Story of Life 
(d) Dialogues 4. Death 
(e) Entry 5. Conversation 
(f) Exit 6. Roles played by 
human beings 
  7. Life 
 
SOLUTION 
 
Column A Column B 
(a) Stage 7. Life 
(b) Characters 6. Roles played by human beings 
(c) Script 3. Story of Life 
(d) Dialogues 5. Conversation 
(e) Entry 1. Birth 
(f) Exit 4. Death 
 
English workshop | Q 2 | Page 25 
Read the poem carefully and complete the following table. 
 
Ages of man Role Qualities/Actions 
      
      
      
      
      
 
SOLUTION 
 
Ages of man Role Qualities/Actions 
1 infant 1. frightened 
2. crying, puking 
2 schoolboy 1. unhappy 
2. whining, creeping unwillingly to school 
3 lover 1. woeful 
2. sighing, singing sad ballads 
4 soldier 1. jealous in honour, ambitious 
2. quarreling, facing danger 
5 adult man 1. fat, serious and wise 
2. giving advice 
6 middle-
aged man 
1. thin and shrunken 
2. talking in a shrill-voice 
7 very old 
man 
1. senile, child-like 
2. oblivious to his surroundings 
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Chapter 1.4: All the World’s a Stage 
 
 
WARMING UP! [PAGE 23] 
Warming up! | Q 1 | Page 23 
Pair up with your partner and name the following: 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- _________ 
b. The Seven continents - ____________ 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- ________ 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- ________ 
e. The Seven seas of the world - ________ 
 
SOLUTION 
 
a. The Seven wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China, Christ the 
Redeemer Statue, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, The Roman Colosseum, The 
Taj Mahal and Petra Asia, Europe. 
 
b. The Seven continents- Australia, Africa, North America, South America, 
Antarctica. 
c. The Seven colours of the rainbow- violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, 
red. 
d. The Seven notes of the musical scale- sa re-ga-ma-pa-da-ni. 
 
e. The Seven seas of the world- Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, North Atlantic 
Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
Warming up! | Q 2 | Page 23 
Life is often compared to many things. Write down 7 things that life can be compared to 
and justify the comparison. For example, 
 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. _____________________ 
c. _____________________ 
d. _____________________ 
e. _____________________ 
f. _____________________ 
g. _____________________ 
 
SOLUTION 
a. Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys. you have typed a good 
destiny. 
b. Life is a river-always flowing. 
c. Life is like a seed: It will never grow unless planted, nourished and nurtured. 
d. Life is like an elevator, with lots of ups and downs. 
e. Life is like an onion. You peel off layer after layer. Sometimes it makes you weep. 
f. Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have all the pieces, but you have to put them 
together correctly. 
g. Life is like a jack-in-the-box. You never know when you are going to get a box on 
your chin. 
 
Warming up! | Q 3 | Page 23 
Match the approximate ages with the stages. 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years a teenage/adolescence 
2 3 years to 12 years b old age/second 
childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years c middle - age 
4 18 years to about 44 years d babyhood/infancy 
5 About 45 years to 60 years e senior citizen/elderly 
person 
6 65 years up to 75 to 80 years f adulthood 
7 Above 80 years g childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly person 
7 
Above 80 years 
b 
old age/second childhood 
 
SOLUTION 
 
No Age-group   Stages 
1 Birth to 2 years d babyhood/infancy 
2 3 years to 12 years g childhood 
3 13 years to 17 years a teenage/adolescence 
4 
18 years to about 44 years 
f adulthood 
5 
About 45 years to 60 years 
c 
middle-age 
6 
65 years up to 75 to 80 years 
e senior citizen/ elderly 
person 
7 
Above 80 years 
b 
old age/second childhood 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 25 - 27] 
 
English workshop | Q 1 | Page 25 
Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify. 
 
Column A Column B 
(a) Stage 1. Birth 
(b) Characters 2. Situations/Incidents 
(c) Script 3. Story of Life 
(d) Dialogues 4. Death 
(e) Entry 5. Conversation 
(f) Exit 6. Roles played by 
human beings 
  7. Life 
 
SOLUTION 
 
Column A Column B 
(a) Stage 7. Life 
(b) Characters 6. Roles played by human beings 
(c) Script 3. Story of Life 
(d) Dialogues 5. Conversation 
(e) Entry 1. Birth 
(f) Exit 4. Death 
 
English workshop | Q 2 | Page 25 
Read the poem carefully and complete the following table. 
 
Ages of man Role Qualities/Actions 
      
      
      
      
      
 
SOLUTION 
 
Ages of man Role Qualities/Actions 
1 infant 1. frightened 
2. crying, puking 
2 schoolboy 1. unhappy 
2. whining, creeping unwillingly to school 
3 lover 1. woeful 
2. sighing, singing sad ballads 
4 soldier 1. jealous in honour, ambitious 
2. quarreling, facing danger 
5 adult man 1. fat, serious and wise 
2. giving advice 
6 middle-
aged man 
1. thin and shrunken 
2. talking in a shrill-voice 
7 very old 
man 
1. senile, child-like 
2. oblivious to his surroundings 
 
English workshop | Q 3 | Page 26 
Write down in your own words the differences between the following stages of a 
man's life. 
1.  2
nd
 stage and the 4
th
 
2. 3
rd
 stage and 5
th
 stage 
3. 1
st
 stage and 7
th
 (last) stage 
 
SOLUTION 
 
1. 2
nd
 stage and the 4
th
-  
The second stage is that of a school boy, complaining and crying. He goes to 
school early in the morning, with a well-scrubbed, shining face. He carries his 
school bag and creeps slowly, like a snail, unwilling to go to school. 
The fourth stage is that of an aggressive soldier, bearded like a leopard and full 
of oaths. He is jealous where his honour is concerned and is quick to quarrel. He 
is ambitious, and does useless things for his reputation, even endangering his life 
for it. 
2. 3
rd
 stage and 5
th
 stage: 
The third stage is that of a lover, who is breathless and sighing with passion. He 
sings sad songs to the beauty of his lover. 
The fifth stage is that of a mature middle-aged man with a round belly. He is 
stern and formal and full of wisdom. He is keen on justice, is fat, and has 
opinions on bribery, a system which was prevalent at that time. He is full of wise 
sayings and gives modern examples. 
3. 1
st
 stage and 7
th
 (last) stage: 
The first stage is that of an infant, crying weakly and throwing up in his nurse's 
arms. He is unaware of what is happening around him. The baby, at this stage, is 
without teeth, without vision, without taste and without anything. 
The last stage of all, which ends this eventful life, is when man becomes senile 
and enters his second childhood. He is again unaware of what is happening 
around him. This final stage is when he is once more without teeth, without 
vision, without taste and without anything. 
 
English workshop | Q 4 | Page 26 
Pick out lines that contain Imagery (a picture created in the mind by using words) 
of the following people. 
a. School boy - _____________ 
(2
nd
 stage) - _____________ 
b. Soldier - ___________ 
(4
th
 stage) - _________ 
c. Judge - ___________ 
(5
th
 stage) - ___________