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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.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Features of the Constitution of India
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Freedom of speech
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Equality before law
In his speech, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar has expressed his deep concern over the absence of two things in the then Indian society. Discuss with your partner and complete the web.

Share your opinions/ feelings with your partner about a stranger who has a villainous look/appearance.

Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Award distribution
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. |
Figures of speech
Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
(e.g.) How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Figures of speech
Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
(e.g.) How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Identify the figures of speech.
”Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”
Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem.
When I was a little boy ______,
Last year at this time I ______.
While I was ______.
Ms. Pavithra Rao, the squash player who won the gold medal at the recent Asian Games, is holding a press conference. Let the discussion focus more on the strategies that helped her to win.
Collect images of some electronic gadgets and play a JAM (just a minute) game by picking one image and talking for a minute about it in your classroom.
A road map is given below. Answer the questions that follow with the help of the road map. Work in pairs and discuss to give directions to get to one place from another.

- You are at the market. You need directions to go to the pharmacy.
- You are in a book shop. Ask your partner to direct you to the Art Gallery.
- Give your partner the directions to go from the Bank to the hotel.
- Direct your partner from the post office to the market.
- Your partner wants to go to the library from school. Give suitable directions.
Do you have art / craft session in your school?
Your family has decided to go on a tour during the vacation. You are calling a travel agency and seeking information regarding package, places of visit, cost etc. Work in pairs and role play as a receptionist and a customer.
Figure of speech.
| The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep. |
Pick out any two lines of repetition from the poem.
Imagine that below are some of the paintings of Jane Eyre. Discuss with your partner and describe the paintings.
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.
“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
I told them to be quiet.
Change the following an into Direct Speech.
I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.
Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.

Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that ____________ Orphanage. It ____________ elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she ____________ because ____________. The Elephant Orphanage ____________ . She said that ____________ national park. She ____________ next week and added that ____________ then.
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.
Name the speaker.
| S.No. | Lines from the lesson | Speaker |
| 1 | “Do you do anything other than eating?" | |
| 2 | “Are you feeling unwell?” | |
| 3 | “I don’t have a camera phone “ | |
| 4 | “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you." | |
| 5 | “You are a brave pair!” |
What happened to the hole in the ground after the rain?
Name the character or speaker.
“Let me try pulling this lever.”
Name the character or speaker.
“I am fine. We must wear the space suit.”
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.

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 ______ |
Read the passage three times and colour a hen for each time.

Borrowing a book from public Library.

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?
What are the things your mother asks you to do?
| Things you like to do | Things you do not like to do |
Look at the picture below. In the yellow box there are eight things You can see six of them in the picture. You cannot see the other two. Write down the four things that you can see.

- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
Running is very good exercise. Name any three games that you play, in which you have to run.
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beneath, breeze, meet, fear, each, meadow. |
Some letter are missing in each word.
pl ______ se
Some letter are missing in each word.
b ______ p
Some letter are missing in each word.
m ______ t
What do you do when it is dark?
Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner about it.
Listen and repeat Ca -t
Do you think that –
Do birds have secrets?
Why should we not cut trees?
Say the given sentences with different expressions.
- Come and play with me.
- I want to buy things and have fun.
- Come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches.
- Cut down my trunk.
- I am too old to swing on branches.
- I am too tired to climb.
Tell the story of Pinocchio with actions.
Work in pairs and arrive at five points that bring out the benefits and challenges of living in either a nuclear family or a joint family. Share your views with your class.
‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.
On the occasion of World Environment Day, you have been asked to deliver a speech during morning assembly on the importance of tree planting. Write the speech in about 100 – 150 words.
- Introduction
- Suggested value points Pollution control – Medicine – Necessary for wildlife – Cause rainfall
- Conclusion
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
Two friends about the NSS camp which they are going to attend.
Extend the conversation with two more relevant exchange
| Student | Good morning, sir. May I come in? |
| Teacher | Good morning, why are you late today? |
| Student | ______ |
| Teacher | ______ |
| Student | ______ |
| Teacher | ______ |
Given below are a few proverb. Prepare a short speech of two minutes on one of the proverb.
Where there is a will there is a way.
Now, write a set of 8 to 10 instruction for the following situation.
A mother to her children, on safety measures to be taken before leaving home on vacation.
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.
Your school has arranged for a road safety campaign, Share a few ideas with your classmates which can be used during the campaign. For example ‘Speed thrills but kills’.




