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प्रश्न
Discuss in pairs or in small groups.
People with foibles are often not conscious of them.
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उत्तर
Yes, I do think and I agree with this fact that People with Foibles are often not conscious about them. The reason being that they are ignorant and unaware of it and they continue with their eccentricity, Blissfully, ignorant of them.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
That for themselves a cooling covert make
"Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with the sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;
..................
(a) Identify the poem and the poet.
(b) What is the role of the clear rills?
(c) How has the mid forest brake become rich?
(d) Name the figure of speech in 'cooling covert'.
You are Smitha/Sunil, Secretary AVM Housing Society. You are going to organize a yoga camp. Write a notice in not more than 50 words, urging the members of your society to come in large numbers to attend the camp. Invent all the necessary details.
Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
What is the main theme of 'The Diary of a Young Girl'?
Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal?
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kora
In which language are these word found?
'Have you come back?' said the woman.'I thought that no one had come back.'
Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it?
Explain the associations that the colour 'white' has in the story.
“I have done something; oh, God! I've done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'
How do you respond to these lines?
Light, chill and yellow,
Bathes the serene
Foreheads of houses
How does the poet tossed back from ecstasy into despair?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The aroma of the ‘desi’ rice would spread around the village.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
The Government made a ______ (announcement) about their new taxation policy.
Where do we find all types of wild animals in urban areas?
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Now, talk to your friends or elders; refer to books and read about all the objects on which wheels are used. List them. (How many did you miss out on in your first list? Why?)
If you saw someone abusing an animal, what would you do? Write about it in 5 lines.
Portia’s suitors chose the gold and silver caskets.
Complete the following table.
| No. | Utterance | Who said it | To whom | When |
| (a) | I touched it in the hall at the ministry. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (b) | It will give us time to look some more. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (c) | I might have needed it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (d) | You must have made a mistake. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (e) | Well, I lost it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (f) | Mine was an imitation. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
Write five words each -
with the suffix
- -less
- -ly
- -ness
Explain the idea of ‘Conservation of Nature through Livelihood’ briefly, using the example given here.
Write about how you take care of your books.
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:
|
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 | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Answer in your own words.
What task did Grandpa wish to avoid?
Find the different units of measurement mentioned in the passage and get more information about them from the internet.
The poet uses words to create pictures or 'images' in the reader’s mind. For example, 'And sparkle out among the fern.'
Write down other lines that create images or pictures in your mind. (Any 3)
Form a group of four to six. As a group activity, write a conversation in which a person/a group of person thanks to someone.
Find out how the following game is played.
Lawn Tennis
What common qualities did the three brothers have?
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with snowwhite.
What does a farmer need most for his fields?
What does the poet want to know from the goldfish?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
coarse grained
Find out the rhyme scheme employed in the fourth stanza.
stained by - mark made on clothes or materials
The white washed walls were stained by many monsoons. ______
Fill in the table
| Problems Faced By Mr. Fogg And His Team | Solution |
| The train stopped in the middle of the forest. | |
| They couldn’t hire the elephant. | |
| They were in need of an elephant driver. |
Everyone in the ship started to pray because ______.
Recall Merlin’s memories and complete the story map.
Why did the trees become a green blur?
They rode back home quickly.
Why don’t we use chemicals?
Jaswant decided to stay in his post.
Why do we discover a mystery?
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Do cannibals eat people?
Like whom did they want to do?
Where does the scene take place?
Circle and write the adverbs.
He laughed merrily ______.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for the load on the camel ______
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. share | dare |
| 2. bread | rest |
| 3. care | needs |
| 4. deeds | ahead |
| 5. zest | bear |
Do you tell the truth always? Why?
Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
What is the main idea of the story?
Choose the correct one.
Elephant
Name the pictures and match it with the rhyming words.
 |
dancer | |
 |
floor | |
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will | |
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rush |
Work or play, let us______.
The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but______.
Who said – “Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it’s getting!”
Why did he go there?
What did he make out of it?
How did the animals know that the king was just a jackal?
