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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner and make a list of steps that you feel are essential to unite the people of different castes, races, religions, and languages in India.
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उत्तर
- Respecting and accepting these differences.
- Inculcating the value of tolerance within the budding generation.
- Teaching Empathy and Compassion.
- Education for all irrespective of caste, creed, religion, gender, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Imagine that you are Santosh Yadav, or Maria Sharapova. You have been invited to speak at an All India Girls’ Athletic Meet, as chief guest. Prepare a short speech to motivate the girls to think and dream big and make an effort to fulfil their dreams, not allowing difficulties or defeat to discourage them. The following words and phrases may help you.
• self confident/confidence/sure of yourself
• self assured/assurance/belief in yourself
• morale/boost morale/raise morale
• giving somebody a boost/fillip/lift
• demoralising/unsure of yourself/insecure/lack confidence
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
I ran _____________ my old friend in the market place.
What social and ecological benefits of planting a tree does the poet refer to?
Explain the importance of rythm in the poem.
What brought the six humans together? Where were they?
Is there any relevance of this poem to the present scenario?
Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun
To give it my loving friends to keep!
Naught man could do,have I left undone:
And you see my harvest, what I reap
This very day, now a year is run.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me?"....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
Who won the race and how? Explain in about 50 words.
What is the theme of the poem? How is it conveyed?
The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.
Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.
Read the lines given above and answer the following question:
How did the spectators react to this gesture of the eight contestants?
Besides being an amusing tale about a failure to communicate the story “A Horse and Two Goats” makes some crucial points also. Justify.
Your uncle has offered to get you a pet for your birthday. Write a letter to him telling him what you would like, give reasons for your choice and tell him how you Would-take care of your pet.
Write a short story that ends with the words “……………… I really doubt if things could have turned out any better.”
(A) If Rita had finished her work earlier, she would have gone to the market.
(B) Had…………………………
The Principal said, “All the prizes will be distributed tomorrow.”
(Begin : The Principal said that ……………. )
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The paper dart went gliding ______ the air.
Every one of them was an experienced mountaineer.
(Begin: There was no .................................)
Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Advanced technology gives us conclusive evidence of past events.
Find out about as many Indian schools of painting as you can. Write a short note on the distinctive features of each school.
Identify instances of ironical comment in the story.
Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the profession related to wildlife such as:
Tour Manager
Multiple Choice Question:
What does the phrase in the extract ‘turned black’ mean here?
Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order
| (i) ceased to struggle |
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| (ii) tried to mesmerised the mongoose |
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| (iii) coiled itself around the mongoose |
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| (iv) struck the crow |
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| (v) struck again and missed |
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| (vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack |
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Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.
‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth’. This famous statement is made by - ______________________.
'Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy'. Fill in the boxes supporting this statement. Complete the following web diagram.
Find the meaning of ‘anticlimax’.
Write a few lines about yourself - your name, appearance, family, the place where you live, your school, your friends, neighbours, relatives, your likes, dislikes, hobbies, what you are good at, etc.
Now create an imaginary ‘persona’ for yourself. It can be quite different from your real self. Or, you may choose a fictional character - a character from a novel, story, etc. Write a few lines about this imaginary persona and introduce yourself in that role.
| Real Self | Imaginary Persona |
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Hi, I am ____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
Hi, I am ____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde wrote a note to her friend as dictated by her husband.
‘The Storyteller’ has a story within a story.
Search from the Internet or your library books for other stories that have another story within. Enlist at least 3 to 5 of them.
Elements of Planning An Interview : (Group Activity)
Form groups and discuss each element of planning an interview and prepare notes on each element.
| Format - Structure | ______ |
| Size/Length - How much | ______ |
| Do’s and Dont’s - Rules and Regulations | ______ |
| Type of Questions - Yes/No questions or Wh Type. | ______ |
Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about a memorable anecdote/incident of your life.
Read the given slogans and match them appropriately with their theme.
| 1. | One for all and all for one | Junk food |
| 2. | Limit your fast food otherwise, it would be your last food | Save water |
| 3. | Restricting a woman restricts the growth of the family | Cleanliness |
| 4. | Clean and green makes perfect scene | Woman empowerment |
| 5. | It takes a lot of blue to stay green | Unity |
Are the singers homeless travellers? Why do you think so?
Make a diary entry on the impact of a sports personality who is an inspiration to you.
Note
- Date your entry.
- Write naturally and truthfully.
- Use first person. (I read about Mithali, I like her playing style, etc.,)
- Make your entry informal and expressive.
- Use words that express feelings and write what you feel about it.
Write a narrative paragraph on Kamarajar, using the given information and add more information on your own.
Now complete the following suitably.
_______ a dog ran out onto the road.
Punctuate the following sentence.
when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold.
Find one word from the story that means
to think w ______.
Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her mind, and put a question mark (?).
talk rabbit a how can
Look for words in the poem which sound like the words given below.
- are ______
- there ______
- flour ______
- where ______
- son ______
- threw ______
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
sita where are you looking
Can you write six things that are made of wood?
Who do you think is the naughtiest child in your class? Describe her/him in five lines.
Read Sheela's notice. Discuss the questions that follow.
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Notice The Drama Committee will meet in the classroom on Monday, at two o’clock. We’ll plan a play for our Annual Day. Will each one of you please bring a play? SHEELA |
- Who was to meet?
- When were they to meet?
- Where were they to meet?
- What were they to do?
The old man shouted ______[loud]
Debate is an essential skill and your classroom is the best place to practice this skill. Your teacher will now divide the class into two groups and organize a debate on the topic “Fast food tastes better than nutritious food.” The following points may help you to participate and speak in a debate. One group will speak FOR the motion and the other group will speak AGAINST the motion. Now prepare a speech for the debate.
Bring out the significance of what Leacock was reading at the photographers.
Jill said that they owned the steering wheel of a car, one of the tyres, two of the cylinders and leg of the sofa. What does this convey?
Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences:
- It will reach Nagpur at 7: 15 a.m.
- What is the departure time of the Vidarbha Express?
- When will it reach Nagpur?
- The departure time is 8:30 p.m.
On returning home, Tishani Doshi writes her thoughts reflecting on how her decision to enrol for the Students on Ice programme has been the single most important decision of her life that has completely transformed her.
Imagine yourself to be Tishani and express these thoughts.
You may begin like this:
I can’t thank my stars enough for having cashed in on the opportunity of........
Write a dialogue between a student and teacher on 'Importance of Yoga'.
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.
What was the blue bead?
According to Lorenzo, a man who is unmoved by music is ______.
You had to cycle home through the town on the day of a festival. Describe the sights, the sounds and the mood of the people around you. What were your feelings at the end of the ride?
Describe your dream vehicle in a few lines.
Do you like to watch plays?
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on any one of the topics given below.
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on a educational tour.
