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प्रश्न
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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उत्तर
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." |
संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. Select
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives from those given in the bracket:
(i) The author was inspired and motivated to read ............................................ by the time she was eleven.
[Shakespeare, Chaucer, G.B. Shaw]
(ii) Every lesson .......................... ......... took was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes.
[Mrs. Rowlands, Sister Monica, Mr. A.N. Patil]
(iii) The teachers helped the narrator to become ..................................... . .
[confident, happy, independent]
(iv) Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica gave .......................................... to the narrator.
[freedom to do what he wanted, advice to do something, instructions to produce better results]
In a way, one of the greatest gifts any teacher can give a student, I think, is to inculcate a curiosity to learn.
I've been incredibly lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. The first was Mrs. Rowlands who taught me in primary school. She taught me to read without ever pushing me. She made me want to read more by giving 'me some of the most interesting children's books available. And although I still love to go back to those books from time to time, it was only because of her that I was able to read Shakespeare by the time I was ten, and Chaucer a year later.
In later years, it was Mr. A.N. Patil, my Marathi and Hindi Teacher who made a huge impression on me. Every lesson he took, was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes from a wide variety of subjects: among them history, politics, religion and sociology. I was, and still am in awe of his knowledge, which despite rather desperate attempts, I doubt I'll ever be able to match.
There have also been other teachers who helped me to try to become independent: to think and act for myself using my own judgement, which to my mind has been just as, if not more important, than actually learning anything.
After all, it's much too easy to become a completely useless repository of facts and little else.
Two teachers whom I remember in particular are Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica, both taught me in school. The former, by and large, gave me a free rein to do what I wanted to do. I, being one of those people who dislike instructions, she helped me to produce much better results than I'd have otherwise done.
B2.Complete
Read the extract and complete the following:
The teacher can
(i) .............
(ii) ..............
(iii )..............
(iv).................
B3. Similar word
Look at the following sentences arid pick the word having similar meaning to the given word and rewrite:
(i) Spiced His conversation is always with a lot of humour. (made interesting, garnished, flavoured)
(ii) Repository
The library should not merely be a ................ of books. (store-house, reservoir, tank)
(iii) Inculcate
It is the responsibility of the parents and teachers to .......values in the child's formative years. (imbibe, give, show)
(iv) Incredibly
I have been .. lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. (importantly, unbelievably, beautifully)
B4. Language study
(i) There have also been other teachers. They have helped me to try to become
independent. (Combine using 'who')
(ii) It was only because of her that I was able-to read Shakespeare.
(Rewrite beginning with: If it was not for her, ).
B.5 Out motivators
Look at the following table and complete it by presenting your own views
| Personalities | Influence on your life |
| (i) Teachers | |
| (ii) Parents | |
| (iii) Relatives | |
| (iv) Friends |
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life.
I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.
In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.
I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.
So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science.
A2 Complete:
Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education.
A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i) We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status
(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard
(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated
(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple
A4 Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags:
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (i) | I stood 11th among 1,35,000 |
(a) | aren’t I? |
| (ii) | I am on the Board of Tatas | (b) | didn’t we? |
| (iii) | It was a poor school | (c) | didn’t I? |
| (iv) | We moved to Mumbai | (d) | wasn’t it? |
A5 Personal Response:
“Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.
Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:
What do you think about Anne’s talent for writing essays, which she wrote convincingly when punished by the teacher?
Put down the images that come to your mind immediately when you see the words in the box.
| Cat cupboard wall pond bird |
What impression of the character of Iona do you get from this story?
'Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world'.
Love is presented as the subject or the doer of actions in the poem. Why do you think the poet has used this form rather than involving human agents?
How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between a remote-sensing satellite and a natural satellite.
Play the roles of an interviewer and a Great Indian Bustard and present the interview in the classroom.
Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:
Describe, in your own words, the important events in the first half.
What is described in the poem?
Expand the following ideas in a paragraph or two:- Courage and resourcefulness are the keys to overcome problems.
Bassanio borrowed money from Shylock in Antonio’s name.
Shylock demanded a pound of Antonio’s flesh.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
| rain | drizzle | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| wind | breeze | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| sunshine | warm | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| waterbody | pool | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | big | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | small | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Read: ‘The Listeners’ and ‘Someone’ - poems by Walter de la Mare.
Form groups of 5-8. This passage tells us only what the compère says. Try to visualize and write what the other people on the dais must have said in their speeches (Write only the main points.)
- The School Principal
- The Chief Guest
- The Art teacher who offered a vote of thanks
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a sports event.
List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.
Who were on the ship? How were they related to Prospero?
What did the Bodwells think when they heard the mother shout.
Does Chulong want to earn money honestly?
From the poem ‘The Grumble Family’ what kind of behavior does the poet want the readers to possess?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
What is the data about?
What should we learn from our teachers?
Identify the character/speaker.
Go to my cottage and fetch my gloves and fan.
Identify the character/speaker.
You may stay if you answer my riddle.
They rode back home quickly.
The aliens gave a new shuttle to them.
Where did the space shuttle land?
What happened to Dr. Karmugilan in the story?
Robot asked Vicky to sell him to an ______ master.
Write the rhyming word.
Tree - ______.
The hen-pigeon got dry _______ for the bird catcher.
Meena was transferred to a______.
Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
The garden Alice saw was
Enact any one anecdote in the classroom.
