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प्रश्न
Discuss in groups plays or films with a strong message of social reform that you have watched.
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उत्तर
A classroom activity
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention three reasons why the author’s grandmother was disturbed when he started going to the city school.
Mention the odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.
What kind of a person do you think the narrator is?
What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
How do Shahid and the writer react to the knowledge that Shahid is going to die?
How has the author linked the symbol of the rocking-horse to Paul's triumphs at the races?
How is colour highlighted in the poem and why? List all the words in the poem that suggest colour.
Qua story’: what does the word mean? Find other expressions using the word qua.
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
To Jo, the fine house seemed like ______.
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the crop.
An acrostic is a poem or a write· up in which the first letter of each line forms a word. when it is read vertically.
For example,
Faithful
Reliable
Inspiring
Encouraging
Noble
Dedicated
With your benchmate / group, complete the acrostic of BELIEVE and FAITH.
(Please note that the words / phrases should be more or less related to the topic. You can use a thesaurus.)
Be certain of
E ......................
L ......................
I ......................
E ......................
V ......................
E ......................
F ......................
A ......................
I ......................
T ......................
H ......................
Make a list of archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
Behrman did not know anything about the last leaf on the ivy.
Say where the image from nature given in the poem exists.
AIR / LAND / WATER
beneath the boughs
What is the Rhyme scheme of stanzas 1 to 3 and the last two stanzas?
How does it differ in the remaining stanzas 4 to 7?
Say WHY. . . . . .
Ramanujan had to be hospitalized.
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman summoned to the court?
Form groups and discuss the following question:
Why are the clothes compared to living things?
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The rich young man
Enact the ad by playing the roles of Didi and her relatives. One more child acts as the salesman of ‘Hemagauri’ and presents the text given in white letters in pink bubbles.
Can you imagine life without wheels? Try and think of what life would be like if there were no wheels around.
How do the following avoid giving anything to the traveller?
Motiram
(Answer in one or two lines.)
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
Dawn wakes the starling.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Why is the tollbooth called a ‘phantom’ tollbooth?
How do you behave with your classmates? Write about your attitude and behaviour in the appropriate column.
Some actions:
- Ask others for help
- Refuse help
- Judge others by their appearance
- Judge others by their accent
| Always | Sometimes | Never |
| ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
Turn the story into a play as a group activity and present the scenes in the classroom.
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
The best shoes that Papa Panov had made were a pair of lady’s shoes.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should always speak softly but clearly.
Read the following.
- Skipper: captain of a ship or boat.
- Dipper: This word has two meanings. Dipper means a container for taking out water. Also, there are two constellations called Little Dipper (Little Bear) and Big Dipper (Big Bear) in the sky.
- Milky Way: The band of light consisting of stars that spreads across the sky at night.
Why did the author leave town?
Write a summary based on the story map.
Identify the sports and the sports personalities from the lesson and fill in the table.
| Sports | Name of the player & Field of sports | Awards |
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Identify the speaker/character.
He felt something moving along his body almost up to his chin.
The poor farmer’s crop was______.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India?
What does it give to the farmer?
Why don’t we use chemicals?
How did the third daughter use the grain?
_______ broke out in the near by villages.
Anitha shares her experience about______.
Choose the odd one out.
Raju loves______.
Circle and write the adverbs.
I drink coffee thrice a day. ______
Parents never let us get ______.
Where do the crocodiles save?
When do you feel proud?
Kamali gave her savings to______.
The king looked for a______.
What will help us grow?
______ was helpful for his father to drive out the wild animals.
What subject did he like the most?
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sentence –
In no time she hit the object she aimed at.
What is the poem about?
Where did the naughty boy go?
Arrange a ‘Jokes’ session in the classroom where each student tells a joke. The jokes must be told in English.
