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Form groups of 6-8. One person (leader) chooses one item - a picture, a paragraph, or a lesson from any one of the 9th standard textbooks and writes the reference on a slip of paper - English

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Form groups of 6-8. One person (leader) chooses one item - a picture, a paragraph, or a lesson from any one of the 9th standard textbooks and writes the reference on a slip of paper, and folds it. Others ask him/her questions and try to guess what it is, from his/her answers. Follow the rules given below.

  • The maximum number of questions the rest of the group can ask is 20.
  • You cannot ask a direct question like ‘What do you have in mind?’
  • You can ask ‘Wh-’ questions or ‘Yes/no’ questions.
  • The leader has to give truthful answers.
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List of Questions based on the poem 'Silver':

Questions Answers
Are there birds with white feathers around? Yes.
The environment looks cool, is it daytime that the author is referring to? No.
Is everything in the surroundings all quiet and calm? Yes.
Does something appear to be silvery and shining? Yes.
Is the writer referring to a ghost that is trying to haunt him? No.
If it's not daytime and it is night time, can we hear dogs barking? No.
Is someone staring at the trees and birds at this time of the night? Yes.
Is the writer referring to a living being? Yes.
Is the poet referring to something on earth? No.
Is the writer talking about some unknown person walking the path, during night time? No.
If not, a person, then is it some object that he speaks of? Yes.
Does the writer experience some change around, every night? Yes, absolutely!
What are some of those changes that he talks about? The writer observes everything around him sparkling at night.
Is the writer talking of some shining insect, like fireflies at night? No.
Which creatures does he speak of? He observes various creatures like the doves along with dogs, mice, and fish.
Does the poet happen to be by any water body, during the night? Yes.
How does the water look? The brightness of the water seems to increase at night.
Is there an influence of that object on all our surroundings? Yes.
From the picture of the landscape, is there some kind of "Reflection" that is affecting the area? Yes.
Well, then, what is the poet talking about when he compares it to 'Silver'? It's the moon that the poet is referring to, from the poem "Silver."
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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

The term dietary fibres refers collectively to indigestible carbohydrates present in plant foods. The importance of these dietary fibres came into the picture when it was observed that the people having diet rich in these fibres, had low incidence of coronary heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, dental caries and gall stones.

The foodstuffs rich in these dietary fibres are cereals and grains, legumes, fruits with seeds, citrus fruits, carrots, cabbage, green leafy vegetables, apples, melons, peaches, pears etc.

These dietary fibres are not digested by the enzymes of the stomach and the small intestine whereas most of other carbohydrates like starch and sugar are digested and absorbed. The dietary fibres have the property of holding water and because of it, these get swollen and behave like a sponge as these pass through the gastrointestinal tract. The fibres add bulk to the diet and increase transit time in the gut. Some of these fibres may undergo fermentation in the colon.

In recent years, it has been considered essential to have some amount of fibres in the diet. Their beneficial effects lie in preventing coronary heart disease, and decreasing cholesterol level. The fibres like gums and pectin are reported to decrease postprandial (after meals) glucose level in blood. These types of dietary fibres are recommended for the management of certain types of diabetes. Recent studies have shown that the fenugreek (Methi) seeds, which contain 40 per cent gum, are effective in decreasing blood glucose and cholesterol levels as compared to other gum containing vegetables.

Some dietary fibres increase transit time and decrease the time of release of ingested food in colon. The diet having less fibres is associated with colon cancer and the dietary fibres may play a role in decreasing the risk of it.

The dietary fibres hold water so that stools are soft, bulky and readily eliminated. Therefore high fibre intake prevents or relieves constipation.

The fibres increase motility of the small intestine and the colon and by decreasing the transit time there is less time for exposure of the mucosa to harmful toxic substances. Therefore, there is a less desire to eat and the energy intake can be maintained within the range of requirement. This phenomenon helps in keeping a check on obesity. Another reason in helping to decrease obesity is that the high-fibre diets have somewhat lower coefficients of digestibility.

The dietary fibres may have some adverse effects on nutrition by binding some trace metals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and others and therefore preventing their proper absorption. This may pose a possibility of nutritional deficiency especially when diets contain marginal levels of mineral elements. This may become important constraints on increasing dietary fibres. It is suggested that an intake of 40 grams dietary fibres per day is desirable.

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