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Answer in your own words. Why did she decide to keep her new knowledge ‘a secret’?

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Answer in your own words.

Why did she decide to keep her new knowledge ‘a secret’?

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उत्तर

Revathi chose to keep her newfound knowledge a secret, possibly because she believed it was only between her and her beloved plants, which she considered friends. Perhaps she thought no one would believe her if she said her plants loved music.

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अध्याय 1.4: Revathi’s Musical Plants - English workshop [पृष्ठ २०]

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अध्याय 1.4 Revathi’s Musical Plants
English workshop | Q 2. (b) | पृष्ठ २०
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अध्याय 1.4 Revathi's Musical Plants
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Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :

B1 State which of the following statements are

True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.

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They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
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They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear.
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course”.
 
B2 Give Reason
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The rhyme scheme for the first four lines is _______
(a) abab
(b) abb
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