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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
Moru Dada wanted to spray __________ on the moong crop.
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उत्तर
Moru Dada wanted to spray pesticides on the moong crop.
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How did Helen Keller enjoy her visit to the World fair? (120‒150 words)
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
How do you perceive Dr. Kemp based on his interaction with Griffin ? (The Invisible Man)
Attempt a character sketch of Margot Frank as shown in ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’.
Briefly comment on:
The author’s meeting with Norbu.
Briefly comment on:
Tsetan’s support to the author during the journey.
The story begins with a description of the setting. How does this serve as a fitting prelude to the events described in the story?
This short story revolves around a single important event. Discuss how the narrative is woven around this central fact.
Both Ramanand and Azam Khan seem to have very fixed views. How does Ramanand score over Azam Khan towards the end of the story?
Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
Replacing old machines with new is better than getting them repaired.
How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
What does a novel do?
Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.
What message does this story bring out for youngsters?
Answer in your own words.
How did the plants react to the fast rhythmic music?
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners are concerned about the environment of the area.
Read the lesson and name the following.
The world’s most advanced surgical robot ______
Expansion of Idea:
Expand the following idea in about 100-150 words by using the points.
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'.
- Meaning of the proverb
- Significance of the proverb
- Add your own points.
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He places his fingers into the master controls. He operates all four arms of the Da Vinci.
The drone is given a death sentence because he ______.
Read the following phrase and use it in a sentence of your own in proper form.
To voice something
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Read aloud/Enact the play.
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Visit a library:
Find and read the biography of your favourite scientist.
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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 | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Pick out from the poem, two lines each that reflect an optimistic (positive) attitude and pessimistic (negative) attitude.
Optimism :
- ______
- ______
Pessimism :
- ______
- ______
Present any one of these announcements yourself, orally.
The poem has rhyming words at the end of the lines. Find and write the pairs of rhyming words in each stanza.
Share a memorable trip from your life
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear
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- What should one not mourn for?
Look at the following expressions from the text. With the help of your teacher rewrite them in standard English. One has been done for you.
| 1. ‘Musta got away – whatt’d he like? | Must got away - what was he like?’ |
| 2. ‘Looky here, Joe | |
| 3. ‘No sign o’ nothing’ | |
| 4. ‘Back t’ the lines ye goodaam | |
| 5. ‘What was the idea of all them cops tarryhootin’ round the house last night. |
Look at the following situations the writer was in. He could have avoided the situation and saved himself. Glance through the write up again and comment on what the writer should have done in the following situations.
- Gilson asked the writer to bring a tie.
- On the day of arrival, the writer had no time to think about the tie.
- The writer remembered about the tie when the bus was leaving for the airport.
- The writer walked down in search of the shop.
- The writer rushed out with the tie in a paper bag.
What was Mrs. Krishnan busy with?
Which gift did Anne value the most?
Discuss with your partner and complete the table.
| S.No. | Question | Who asked this? | Who answered? | What was the answer? |
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1. |
Shall we run back together? | |||
| 2. | Can you see something behind the wall? | |||
| 3. | Who said good bye? | |||
| 4 | Was it just the wind? |
Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to young children?
Work in groups of five. Tell the story in ten sentences.
You can begin the story like this:
The author’s Grandfather served in the Indian Forest Service.
After his retirement he built ______ Now continue the story. Each one should say one sentence.
Women/Men can achieve anything, provided they put their heart and soul into it. Discuss in the class. Do you think being a man or a woman makes a difference?
Why did the girls snigger?
Where did the boys and girls go?
Why does the child clamber and scramble?
In the Earth, we get water from ______.
How do we see the earthworm often?
| Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house. |
Choose the main idea of the passage.
Read the passage three times and colour a bull for each time.
Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
The wind ______off the leaves.
Name the character or speaker.
“Believe yourself.”
Identify the character/speaker.
He set the fish free.
Match the rhyming words.
| mars | crime |
| bed | cars |
| time | head |
Did Nandhini have fever?
What did the leader see on the river?
The squirrel ran to the _________ tree.
In real, the test is for______.
What does she paint?
Match the words with similar meaning.
| truck | subway |
| underground | lorry |
| tap | wallet |
| purse | faucet |
Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
