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प्रश्न
Can you think of any events in your own or someone else’s life to support the quote-
‘If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.’
What is likely to happen if you don’t tell the truth?’
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उत्तर
Yes, I remember an incident that supports the saying, 'If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.'
My friend Sameer once skipped a day of work, claiming to be sick, only to be caught on live television at a sporting event. Sameer's faked illness required a series of lies to cover up, resulting in constant anxiety and a complicated story to maintain, especially around attentive coworkers. Finally, Sameer's reputation and trust among coworkers suffered due to his dishonesty. This true story mirrors the statement, 'If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything' by showing how dishonesty complicates life.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you are wondered why soldiers are always clad in green? This is to enable them to camouflage themselves during wartime. Hiding in the jungles, their green attire blends into the surrounding trees and shrubs, making it difficult for the enemies to spot them.
Long before man-made use of camouflaging, insects have already adopted the tactic of disguise to escape from the clutches of their predators. By having body colour close to those of the rocks and dried leaves, they can escape from being pursued by the predators.
Butterflies and moths have developed a variety of camouflage strategies since they are quite defenceless and their predators are abundant. Possessing wings which resemble dried leaves help certain butterflies and moths to hide among heaps of dried leaves when predators are around.
Fortunately, not all insects choose the art of disguise to escape from their predators; otherwise, the world would be so dull and colourless. There are insects which assimilate the bright body colours of bees and wasps to escape from being pursued by their predator. Long ago, birds have already learnt to avoid brilliantly coloured wasps and bees in fear of their painful stings. Hence, over millions of years, many harmless insects have assimilated the bees and wasps by imitating. their bright body colours and shapes. In this way, they appear dangerous and hence ward them off.
The beefy, not only appears like the bumblebee in terms of body colour, even its hums sound similar too. The only difference is that the beefy does not have a stirring and is hence harmless. The hoverfly is another insect which imitates. the body colours of the wasps. Their bodies are striped yellow and black. The only deviations are that hoverflies do not have stings, and they have only one pair of wings each while wasps have two pairs each. These variations are hardly noticed by the predators and hence help them to escape.
A1. Complete the table with the information from the passage : (2)
| Insects | Similarity | Difference |
| Bumblebee - Beefy | ||
| Wasp - Hoverfly |
A2. Complete the tree diagram : (2)
A3. Find out : (2)
‘Nature has given a self-protection mechanism to insects’.
Find out at least two examples from the passage to prove this statement.
A4. Vocabulary - (2)
Find the words from the passage for :
(i) animal or bird that hunts other for food
(ii) to get free from danger
(iii) to prevent something from harming
(iv) to make a copy
A5. Personal response - (2)
‘Soldiers disguise themselves to prevent enemies to spot them’.
Give two more examples when the disguising technique is used by humans.
A6. Grammar - (2)
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) They have only one pair of wings.
(Make it negative without changing the meaning)
(ii) Insects have already adopted the tactic of disguise to escape from the clutches of their predators.
(Replace infinitive with gerund and rewrite)
(B) Summary : (3)
Summarise the above extract with the help of the points given and suggest a suitable title.
Camouflage of soldiers and insects - reason and ways for disguising - assimilation of insects - need of imitation.
Which literary device is used in the last two lines:
Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear, Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.
Whose family has been referred to earlier in the context?
What is the encaged bird fearful of ?
Is the story Didactic and gives a moral?
(A) As soon as she reached home, she learnt that she had to leave for London.
(B) Hardly……………………………
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Ali took ……… his cap and wiped his face.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The noise prevented us _______ sleeping.
Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
Sunita opened her purse. She found the money missing.
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions are given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
Father said to Sunil, “I can help you with your homework.”
(Begin: Father told Sunil……….)
Give reasons for the following.
Tut’s body was buried along with gilded treasures.
Look at the highlighted expressions in the following sentences from the text and explain their figurative meaning.
- 'I went through it, sir, with a fine-toothed comb and never a Garrideb could I catch.'
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'They are my favourite covert for putting up a bird, and I would never have overlooked a cock pheasant as that.'
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'There is no bolt-hole for you in this country.'
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'When his castle in the air fell down, it burred him beneath the ruins.'
Examine the pieces of conversation in the story. How do they reflect the world view of each of the speakers?
Re-word the line from the story:
“We cannot bandage the children’s mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power.”
Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.
Are sports essential in Jr. Colleges?
Writing is considered to be one of the most challenging, demanding, and lucrative careers in the world. Match the professions in table (A) with their descriptions in a table (B) and also what they are called from the table (C).
| Sr No. | A Profession | B Description | C Known as |
| 1. | Blog Writing | Writes in scientific journals, university magazines, etc as a result of their Studies and Research | a. Translator |
| 2. | Story Writing | Writes on trends or comments on issues in a column every day or weekly | b. Blogger |
| 3. | Song/Lyric Writing | Writes in National, State, and local newspapers as a staff member | c. Journalist |
| 4. | Academic Writing | Writes long stories of fiction, non-fiction, and other genres | d. Story Writer |
| 5. | Translating | Writes for theatre on genres like fiction and non-fiction, historical, etc. | e. Song Writer/Lyricist |
| 6. | Newspaper Writing | Writes lyrics/songs for films, plays, etc. on a given topic. | f. Academic Writer |
| 7. | Column Writing | Writes/Publishes an information piece, views, opinions, etc. on (www-World Wide Web) | g. Dramatist/ Playwright |
| 8. | Screen Writing | Writes in short on one or more genres of fiction/ in magazines, anthologies, etc. | h. Novelist |
| 9. | Fiction/Novel Writing | Translates an original work from one language into another | i. Screenplay Writer |
| 10. | Drama/ Play Writing | Writes Scripts for Films/ Movies/ TV etc. | j. Columnist |
From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:
Sentences containing
- 'must'
- 'can'
Write a short essay on the following.
What I would like to do for my country.
Select three words that best describe Mr. Scotti.
clever / unlucky / stupid / successful / miserable / happy.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.
What does the poet say about the crocodile? Write in your own words. (in about fifty words)
Silent letter.
What is common in the following groups of words?
- knee, knife, knot, know ______
- neighbour, daughter, fight, straight ______
- honest, honour, hour, heir ______
Try and make more silent letter words.
gnat: ______, ______
tongue: ______, ______
chalk: ______, ______
whistle: ______, ______
Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.
The flood became badder as the rain increased.
Some words have similar sound, but different meaning. Choose the correct word from the options and fill in the blank.
I have to leave at ______.
Can you write six things that are made of wood?
Add ‘–er’ or ‘–r’ to the doing words below to make new words.
- stiff - ______
- fight - ______
- juggle - ______
- speak - ______
- write - ______
- strange - ______
- dance - ______
- ride - ______
- use - ______
- joke - ______
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on the benefits of early rising
Write an e-mail to the General Manager of a local hospital requesting him/her to send a senior doctor to talk to the participants at the event about the quality of mask which would give them the best protection.
Write a dialogue between a student and teacher on 'Importance of Yoga'.
Write a composition (300-350 words) of the following:
Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
