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प्रश्न
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
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उत्तर
- Reasons:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened by the goats, the grass-cutter's scythe, and the fungal diseases during monsoon. - Consequences:
Its leaves were eaten, it split up and its slender stem shrivelled up. - Effects: The little plant almost died.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
Tick the statement that is true.
The story hinges on a particular historical event.
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to give vent to
If you were to write about these issues today what are some of the incidents, examples and problems that you would think of as relevant?
What do you think is the message that the author seems to convey through the story?
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
Bring out the parallel suggested between the predatory instincts of the bird and human behaviour.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Discipline and a questioning spirit can coexist in an individual.”
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice.
Find from the story one word for the following.
a low constant sound made by cats ______
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poem has an underlying message about the importance of trees.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The colour imagery in the poem.
Answer the given question in your own words.
To whom did the Prince gift the two gemstones of his eyes?
Answer the given question in your own words.
What decision did the Swallow finally make? Was it a wise one? Comment.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Handicapped people should never be ______. (ignored and avoided)
Behrman was a hard-hearted person.
What does the poet pray for? Why?
How did the students prepare for their stalls/presentations?
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
Dawn wakes the starling.
Visit a library:
Read stories about Gautama Buddha. Relate one story in the class.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the stone.
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
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How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Read the ode ‘To Autumn’ by the famous poet John Keats. ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...’
Answer in your own words.
What chores did the boys from 1000 CE and 1st Century CE, do on their farms/fields?
Make as many 5 to 8 letter words as you can within 5 minutes, from the name.
| TESHUMAI TEWINDROW | |||
| Five-letter words | Six-letter words | Seven-letter words | Eight-letter words |
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Teshumai Tewindrow
Present Mr. Wilson’s story as it would be shown in a comic strip. Write what picture you will show in each frame along with the dialogues. Write the dialogue with the help of the story. Examples:
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Form groups. Discuss how one can be a 'good reader'. Use the points in the above passage in your discussion. Write down the points that show what makes a 'good reader'.
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a book.
Read the following and say whether the statement tells you about a fact or whether it is imaginary.
There is a man in the Moon.
Write what the lark does.
Have you ever seen or used a computer?
Who were the inhabitants of the island?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What is the humour element in the above incident?
The taxi driver took away the narrator’s suitcase.
‘They’ descended on the sweet and toy-vendors’ stores like an army moving to attack.
Who does they refer to? Did they move one by one in a line or in a big group?
Find a sentence/word from the text which express the following.
One of the qualities of the teacher.
What do you need to learn to live a good life in this world?
Find out the rhyme scheme employed in the fourth stanza.
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
He woke up very late in the morning.
What are the characteristics of a courageous man?
Identify the speaker/character.
He'll have to be given artificial respiration and kept warm.
Discuss in groups. Retell the story in your own words. Each one should say one sentence.
You can begin like this:
Gulliver was travelling in a ship. One stormy night, the ship was wrecked...
What was the girl determined to do? Why?
How did Vicky change at the end?
What day is it?
Try your own.
Who is the hero of this story?
Write the rhyming word.
away
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did all visit the waterfall?
What is the name of the girl?
Fill in the blank
Do you like apple______ orange?
Circle and write the adverbs.
Suddenly the old man fainted. ______
What did Kani realize in the story?
Did the seeds given to Ani sprout? why?
Do you think Ani will be a good leader? Why?
What was the truth finally learned by Chris?
What should parents do to ensure cyber safety for their wards? (Any three points)
