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प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Need for democracy
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उत्तर
Need for democracy
- Democracy is a fair way to put people into power.
- Freedom granted to individuals to live a life of their choice.
- Criticism from opposition to the government in power
- Citizen's right to question every action of a democratic government.
- Disadvantages of other forms of government.
- Citizens of other countries suffering at the hands of supreme authority.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Award distribution
Work in groups of 4-6. Choose one folk art form, that is rarely or no longer performed.
Find out the reasons for this and suggest practical solutions/steps that can be taken to prevent this. After discussion and research, conduct a talk show in the class on the topic FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL. The following inputs will help you.
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Each group will consist of the following members. 1. The host NOTE: Your teacher will distribute role cards with cues to each member of the group to help you play your roles. |
You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classroom and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.
Who do you miss very badly, your friends or teachers?
Figures of Speech
| There is alliteration in the line: And I sunned it with smiles. The sound /s/ is repeated in the words ‘sunned’ and ‘smiles’. | Pick out at least two instances of alliteration from the poem. |
Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.
Pongo had arrived on the scene before the last orange was eaten.
The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.
Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Develop a story with the given pictures and narrate it to your class. Your story must have a plot and vivid details.
“Who took my English book?”
He was curious to know who ______.
“Why do volcanoes erupt?”
She wondered why ______.
Read the different verb form where they remain the same in the direct and indirect speech in the following case. Fill in the blank with missing indirect speech.
With would rather, had better,
What qualities do you gain by doing art or craft?
Role-play the conversation in the class.
| Manoj: | Hi Priya! How are you? |
| Priya: | I am fine, and what about you? |
| Manoj: | I am fine too. What are you doing in this early morning? |
| Priya: | I am taking care of my garden. |
| Manoj: | Oh! What a beautiful garden it is! |
| Priya: | It is beautiful as I work every day in it. |
| Manoj: | Who helps you in your work? |
| Priya: | I do it myself. It is my hobby and I have cultivated vegetables. |
| Manoj: | Oh! that’s nice. How long have you been doing this? |
| Priya: | I have been doing this for ...... |
| Manoj: | .................................... |
| Priya: | .................................... |
| Manoj: | .................................... |
| Priya: | .................................... |
| Manoj: | .................................... |
Answer the following
Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.
My dog likes bones,
He eats them up,
He’s very sweet,
He’s just a pup.
Look at the picture. Work in groups and give a short talk about it using the words given below.
- sand
- waves
- when
- as soon as
- collect
- enjoy
- hatchlings
- basket
- boys
- night
- rough sea
- many
- eggs
- incubate
- hatchery
- after
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Volunteers of the Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) release Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea. |
Work in pairs. Take turns and speak about spices.
| Saritha | Saritha: Hi Divya, how are you? |
| Divya | Hi, I’m fine Saritha. |
| Saritha | What did you have for breakfast? |
| Divya | ______ with onion chutney. |
| Saritha | Do ______ onions ______? |
| Divya | ______ Central Asia. |
| Saritha | Do you know chilli too has come from somewhere else? |
| Divya | Is it from______? |
| Saritha | Yes______right. |
| Divya | Many of the ______ came ______. |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.
Travelling can help a person to understand and appreciate different places. Discuss in groups and talk about the places you have visited recently. Present your experiences to the class.
Identify a sentence and a phrase which tells us that the story took place in summer.
Name the character or speaker.
“Are you alright?”
Pick and support any one of the three daughters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against the other two to win.
| I support the first daughter because ....... | I support the second daughter because ....... | I support the third daughter because ....... |
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Speak and win.
Collect more information about Jaswant Singh and the incidents and deliver a speech in your class.
| Good morning everyone. Now I am going to speak about Jaswant Singh ______ |
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | tall | best |
| 2. | song | all |
| 3. | rack | along |
| 4. | rest | sack |
Join in one of the two groups. Choose one character, speak two sentences for and against it.
| I support Kaliyan because ______ |
| I oppose the rich man because ______ |
Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. One student should act as Rip. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.
(Talk about what happened to his family, to his friends, to the other villagers, to the children he played with, the change in the village, etc. your teacher will guide you.)
You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you did not come home in the evening, your wife ………
Read the following passage carefully.
One day Meena plucks a mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives the larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divides the mango equally.
Now answer the questions.
- Who brought the mango home?
- Why did Meena’s grandmother give a larger piece to Raju?
- Who do you think should have got the larger piece?
Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.
| red | slow | black | gentle | warm |
| strong | sweet | light | white |
- As ______ as a feather
- As ______ as a tortoise
- As ______ as honey
- As ______ as snow
- As ______ as an ox
- As ______ as night
- As ______ as a rose
- As ______ as toast
- As ______ as a breeze.
Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.
- The old man’s hair is as white ________
- His feet were ________
- The newspaper boy was as slow ______ in delivering the papers.
- I felt as light ______ after exercising.
Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.
as tall as _______________________
as fast as _______________________
as high as _______________________
as angry as _______________________
as tiny as _______________________
as brave as ______________________
What does ‘features’ mean? Look up the dictionary. What are the different kinds of features of people we come across in the world? Discuss.
Look at the picture again. Describe the picture.
Some letter are missing in each word.
m ______ t
Now add more words with and and put them inside the bubbles.
Are you afraid of the dark? Why?
What is the word that starts with 'c' , rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
Where did the tip of the tongue touch?
Listen and repeat Ca -t
Spell these words through hand signs
- Helen
- was
What is the script for children who cannot see called?
How do you think you can help children who cannot see?
Pick out the silent letters from these words
| silent letter | |
| hour | |
| knit | |
| wrong | |
| doubt | |
| often | |
| know | |
| night | |
| could | |
| write | |
| knife | |
| high | |
| walk |
What kinds of stories do you like?
Tell the class about your favourite story book. Talk about the character you liked most in the book.
Tell the story of Pinocchio with actions.
You are Mani/Megalai of Class XI, President of the English Club of your school. Draft a speech on the topic ‘Reading Maketh a Complete Man’, to be delivered in the school assembly
In groups of five, discuss the following topic taking examples from Mary Kom’s life.
Athletes cannot run with money in their pockets. They must run with hope in their heart and dreams in their head.
The following expressions may help you in connecting ideas and presenting your views to the class.
- In my opinion…
- I wholeheartedly support…
- At the outset, let me say…
- I should like to draw your attention to…
Tell the class about your ambition in life and the way you are working towards achieving your goal.
Your friend competes with you in academics and sports. Think of the situation wherein you would not be affected by his/her victory and the ways in which you would encourage your friend to succeed.
You forget to wish your best friend on his/her birthday. He gets very angry. How will you try to pacify him/her? Construct a dialogue of about 4 to 5 exchanges and enact a role play
Speak to the class for a minute, as to how one should conduct oneself on formal occasions. (You could talk about table manners especially while eating, general appearance, manner of speaking, etc.)
Speaking Activity
Based on your understanding of the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’, organise a classroom debate on the topic: ‘Is Equated Monthly Instalment Scheme - a boon or bane to middle-class families?’
Now use these ideas and prepare a speech on the topic ‘The importance of developing a positive attitude’ and deliver the speech in the school assembly
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A passenger and a railway staff regarding the cancellation of the reserved tickets.
Everybody enjoys holidays but, when it comes to safety ‘There is no holiday for Safety’. Discuss in groups what safety measures one should take while driving a car/two wheeler.
