Class Work
📖 Chapter: Three Days to See — By Helen Keller
✍️ Chapter in Simple English (Full Explanation)
Helen Keller was blind and could not see the world like others. But she had a deep desire to experience the beauty around her. She often wondered what she would do if she could see for just three days.
Day 1 – To See People She Loves
On the first day, Helen wants to look at the people who made her life beautiful – her family and friends. She wants to see their faces and understand their emotions by looking into their eyes, which she calls the “window of the soul.” Since she is blind, she usually understands emotions by touching their faces.
Day 2 – To See Nature and History
On the second day, she wants to wake up at dawn and watch the beautiful sunrise. She wants to see how night changes into day. Then, she would visit museums to learn about human progress, ancient animals like dinosaurs and mastodons, and how humans evolved with knowledge and skill. She wishes to see both past and present through displays.
Day 3 – To See Daily Life and Feel Emotions
On the third day, she wants to walk around the city and see people doing their daily work. She would stand on a busy corner and watch faces – happy faces, serious faces, and sad ones. She wants to understand their life through their expressions.
At the end of the third day, Helen says she will return to darkness again. But during those three days, she would have learned and seen so much. She advises everyone who can see to use their eyes as if they might go blind tomorrow. She tells us to appreciate all our senses – sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste – because they help us enjoy life’s beauty.
📕 50 Difficult Words with Hindi Meanings
Word | Meaning (in Hindi) |
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Symmetry | समरूपता |
Birch | एक प्रकार का पतला पेड़ |
Quiver | कांपना |
Shaggy | झबरा |
Awakening | जागृति |
Companionship | साथ |
Detect | पता लगाना |
Emotions | भावनाएँ |
Outline | रूपरेखा |
Behold | देखना |
Panorama | व्यापक दृश्य |
Awe | विस्मय |
Glimpse | झलक |
Pageant | भव्य प्रदर्शन |
Condensed | संक्षिप्त |
Carcasses | शव |
Mastodons | हाथी जैसे विशाल जानवर |
Stature | कद-काठी |
Haunts | नियमित स्थान |
Merely | मात्र |
Delight | आनंद |
Stricken | प्रभावित |
Tactile | स्पर्श-संवेदना |
Morsel | कौर |
Facets | पक्ष |
Relish | स्वाद लेना |
Miraculous | चमत्कारिक |
Transformed | रूपांतरित |
Devote | समर्पित करना |
Museum | संग्रहालय |
Discover | खोज करना |
Reveal | प्रकट करना |
Appreciate | सराहना करना |
Companion | साथी |
Suffering | पीड़ा |
Determination | दृढ़ संकल्प |
Advice | सलाह |
Imagination | कल्पना |
Expression | अभिव्यक्ति |
Dignity | गरिमा |
Opportunity | अवसर |
Grateful | आभारी |
Experience | अनुभव |
Blind | अंधा |
Deaf | बहरा |
Sense | इंद्रिय |
Fragrance | सुगंध |
Surrounding | आसपास का वातावरण |
Window of the soul | आत्मा की खिड़की |
Longing | तीव्र इच्छा |
📘 Complete Hindi Translation of the Chapter
तीन दिन देखने के लिए – हेलेन केलर द्वारा
मैं, जो देख नहीं सकती, केवल स्पर्श से सैकड़ों चीजों में रुचि ले सकती हूँ। मैं पत्तों की कोमल समरूपता महसूस करती हूँ, बिर्च के पेड़ की चिकनी छाल और पाइन के पेड़ की खुरदरी छाल को प्यार से छूती हूँ। वसंत में, मैं आशा से पेड़ों की शाखाओं को छूती हूँ ताकि कोई कली महसूस हो सके — यह प्रकृति के जागने का संकेत होता है।
कभी-कभी मैं सौभाग्यशाली होती हूँ और किसी पेड़ पर एक चिड़िया के थरथराते शरीर को महसूस कर पाती हूँ जब वह गा रही होती है।
मेरे दिल में यह इच्छा होती है कि काश मैं देख पाती। जब केवल स्पर्श से ही मुझे इतनी सुंदरता महसूस होती है, तो देखने से कितना अधिक सुंदर दृश्य होता! मैंने अक्सर सोचा है — यदि मुझे केवल तीन दिन के लिए देखने को मिले, तो मैं क्या देखना चाहूँगी।
मैं इन तीन दिनों को इस तरह बाँटना चाहूँगी:
पहला दिन:
मैं अपने उन प्रियजनों को देखना चाहूँगी जिनके प्यार और साथ ने मेरे जीवन को खूबसूरत बनाया है। मैं उनके चेहरों की भावनाओं को उनकी आँखों से देखना चाहूँगी, जो आत्मा की खिड़की होती हैं।
दूसरा दिन:
मैं सूरज की पहली किरणों को देखना चाहूँगी। मैं संग्रहालयों में जाऊँगी जहाँ मैं अतीत और वर्तमान की दुनिया को देख सकूँगी — प्राचीन जानवर, मनुष्य की प्रगति, और उनका इतिहास।
तीसरा दिन:
मैं शहर में जाऊँगी, वहाँ लोगों को उनके रोज़मर्रा के जीवन में देखूँगी। किसी सड़क किनारे खड़ी होकर, मैं मुस्कान, चिंता, या दुख के भाव देखना चाहूँगी। मैं लोगों के जीवन को उनकी आँखों से समझना चाहूँगी।
तीन दिन के बाद, मैं फिर से अंधेरे में चली जाऊँगी। मैं जान जाऊँगी कि कितना कुछ अब भी देखने को बाकी था।
मैं, जो अंधी हूँ, देखने वालों को एक सलाह देना चाहती हूँ — अपनी आँखों का उपयोग ऐसे करें जैसे कल आप अंधे हो जाएंगे। और यही बात आपके बाकी इंद्रियों पर भी लागू होती है। हर चीज़ को महसूस करें, सुनें, चखें, सूंघें जैसे कल आप ये सब खो देंगे। जीवन की हर सुंदरता को पूरी तरह से जीएँ।
🎤 20 Oral Questions with Answers
Question | Answer |
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1. Who wrote the chapter “Three Days to See”? | Helen Keller |
2. What was Helen Keller unable to do? | She was blind and could not see. |
3. What would she do on the first day? | See her friends and loved ones. |
4. Why does she want to see her friends? | To understand their emotions through their eyes. |
5. What would she do on the second day? | Watch sunrise and visit museums. |
6. What would she learn in museums? | About animals, humans, and history. |
7. What is a mastodon? | A large, elephant-like animal with fur. |
8. What would she do on the third day? | Visit the city and observe people. |
9. What would she feel while watching people? | Happiness, pride, and compassion. |
10. What happens at midnight of the third day? | She would return to darkness. |
11. What is Helen’s advice to people who can see? | Use your eyes as if you’ll lose them tomorrow. |
12. What does she say about hearing? | Hear sounds as if you’ll go deaf tomorrow. |
13. What does “window of the soul” mean? | The eye, through which we understand feelings. |
14. What does “tactile sense” mean? | The sense of touch. |
15. Why does she appreciate touch? | Because she can feel the beauty of the world. |
16. How does Helen feel about her blindness? | She is sad but hopeful and inspiring. |
17. What is her message about the senses? | Use and enjoy them fully every day. |
18. What gives her happiness even without sight? | Touching trees, birds, and feeling emotions. |
19. What values does Helen Keller promote? | Gratitude, awareness, and appreciation. |
20. What is the most beautiful sense, according to her? | Sight |
Home Work (Textbook Questions and Answers)
📘 Comprehension Questions with Answers
🟢 Let us discuss – Page 31
I. True or False Statements
The author expresses a deep longing to experience the world through the sense of hearing.
❌ False
(She wants to experience all senses, but mostly values sight the most.)The author would like exploring the city only to observe how people are suffering.
❌ False
(She also wants to see happy and proud faces, not just suffering.)The author would spend the first day seeing the people whose kind-heartedness and friendship have enriched her life.
✅ TrueThe author acknowledges that even in three days, she would not be able to see everything.
✅ TrueThe author feels that everyone can find the greatest joy merely by the sense of touch.
❌ False
(She says that all senses are important, but sight is the most delightful.)The author advises those who can see to appreciate every moment as if they might lose their senses tomorrow.
✅ TrueOn the third day, the author would like to observe people in their daily lives and understand their experiences.
✅ True
II. Table Completion – What Helen Keller wanted to do
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
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See the people she loves | Arise with the dawn | Go to the city and see people’s lives |
Know her friends from their faces | Watch sunrise and visit museums | Observe people working and showing emotions |
Feel emotions through eyes | See the history and progress of mankind | Understand their happiness, pride, suffering |
III. Short Answer
Q: Why does the narrator call the eyes the “window of the soul”?
A: Because she believes we can understand a person’s true feelings and emotions by looking into their eyes.
🟢 Let us think and reflect – Page 32
Extract 1
Q1. What does the ‘delicate symmetry of a leaf’ symbolise?
A: It shows the natural beauty and balance in nature that the author feels by touch.
Q2. List two phrases that describe textures in nature.
A:
Smooth skin of a silver birch
Rough, shaggy bark of a pine
Q3. Complete the sentence:
The phrase ‘awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep’ refers to…
A: The coming of spring and new life in trees and plants after the cold winter.
Q4. What is the tone of the writer in this extract?
✅ C. admiring
Extract 2
Q1. Which word doesn’t match with “thrilling”?
✅ C. knowledge
Q2. Why does the writer refer to the earth as ‘sleeping earth’?
A: Because before sunrise, everything is calm and dark like it is asleep.
Q3. Complete the sentence:
The writer wants to see the present and past world because…
A: She wishes to learn about human achievements and natural history in a short time.
Q4. Why is ‘should’ used repeatedly in the extract?
A: It expresses what the author would want to do if given a chance to see.
🟢 Let us learn – Page 33
II. Answer the following questions
1. How does the sense of touch make up for the loss of sight and hearing?
A: Through touch, Helen understands shape, texture, emotions, and even bird movements. It helps her feel connected to the world.
2. Why does the author believe that the sense of sight is the most wonderful?
A: Because sight reveals beauty, emotions, nature, and life more directly than other senses.
3. How can the author’s views help us be kinder to differently-abled people?
A: We understand that they value senses differently and deeply, so we should support and respect them.
4. What is the importance of imagining the loss of a sense?
A: It helps us appreciate what we have and encourages us to use it wisely.
5. How does the author encourage us to experience our senses fully?
A: By advising us to use each sense as if we might lose it tomorrow.
6. What do the author’s 3-day plans show about her priorities?
A: She values relationships, nature, knowledge, and human life more than anything else.
🟢 Let us learn – Grammar (Page 33–34)
III. Modal Verbs – Function Matching
Sentence | Function |
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1. You can learn a lot from this experience. | Ability |
2. They might arrive late due to traffic. | Possibility |
I. Sensory Word Table
Sense | From Text | Other Words |
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What you see | panorama | sunlight, museum |
What you hear | music | birdsong, orchestra |
What you smell | perfume | flower scent |
What you taste | relish | sweetness |
What you feel | rough | smooth, soft |