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प्रश्न
Go to your school/college library and read some other stories by O’Henry like, ‘The Gift of the Magi’, ‘The Last Leaf’ and ‘After Twenty years’. Write the stories in short in your notebook.
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उत्तर
Do it yourself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
I ran _____________ my old friend in the market place.
Do you consider the title apt?
What impression do you get of the children after reading the poem?
Identify examples of the following devices in the poem: alliteration, personification, rhyme, rhythm. How do these devices contribute to the overall effect of the poem?
What do you think is the message of the poem?
Explain the following:
They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude;
What are the fears of the caged bird? Answer with examples from Maya Angelou’s poem.
What is the rhyme of ‘The Patriot: An Old Story’?
In how many ways was this Olympic special? Explain?
Who won the race as described in the end.
The traffic outside your school is very heavy and chaotic. Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) pointing out the danger of such heavy and chaotic traffic in a school zone. Suggest possible solutions for the problem.
The end justifies the means.' Argue for or against the statement.
They have to go to bed early every night. They are allowed to stay update on Saturdays.
As soon as the sports meet ended, the children ran on the field. (Begin: Hardly ……………)
The soldier laid________their lives defending their country.
This book runs________a hundred and fifty pages.
Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
For some time Mother had greatly envied us our swimming, both in the daytime and at night, but as she pointed out when we suggested she join us, she was far too old for that sort of thing. Eventually, however, under constant pressure from us, Mother paid a visit into town and returned to the villa coyly bearing a mysterious parcel. Opening this she astonished us all by holding up an extraordinary shapeless garment of black cloth, covered from top to bottom with hundreds of frills and pleats and tucks.
‘Well, what do you think of it?’ Mother asked.
We stared at the odd garment and wondered what it was for.
‘What is it?’ asked Larry at length.
‘It’s a bathing-costume, of course,’ said Mother. “What on earth did you think it was?’ ‘It looks to me like a badly-skinned whale,’ said Larry, peering at it closely.
You can’t possibly wear that, Mother,’ said Margo, horrified, Shy, it looks as though it was made in nineteen-twenty.’
‘What are all those frills and things for?’ asked Larry with interest.
‘Decoration, of course,’ said Mother indignantly.
‘What a jolly idea! Don’t forget to shake the fish out of them when you come out of the water.’
‘Well, I like it, anyway,’ Mother said firmly, wrapping the monstrosity up again, ‘and I’m going to wear it.’
‘You’ll have to be careful you don’t get waterlogged, with all that cloth around you,’ said Leslie seriously.
‘Mother, it’s awful; you can’t wear it,’ said Margo. ‘Why on earth didn’t you get something more up to date?’
‘ When you get to my age, dear, you can’t go around in a two-piece bathing suit… you don’t have the figure for it.’
‘I’d love to know what sort of figure that was designed for,’ remarked Larry.
‘You really are hopeless, Mother,’ said Margo despairingly.
‘But I like it… and I’m not asking you to wear it,’ Mother pointed out angrily.
‘That’s right, you do what you want to do,’ agreed Larry; ‘don’t be put off. It’ll probably suit you very well if you can grow another three or four legs to go with it.’
Mother snorted indignantly and swept upstairs to try on her costume. Presently she called to us to come and see the effect, and we all trooped up to the bedroom. Roger the dog, was the first to enter, and on being greeted by this strange apparition clad in its voluminous black costume rippling with frills, he retreated hurriedly through the door, backward, barking ferociously. It was some time before we could persuade him that it really was Mother, and even then he kept giving her vaguely uncertain looks from the corner of his eye. However, in spite of all opposition, Mother stuck to her tent-like bathing- suit, and in the end we gave up.
In order to celebrate her first entry into the sea we decided to have a moonlight picnic down at the bay, and sent an invitation to Theodore, who was the only stranger that Mother would tolerate on such a great occasion. The day for the great immersion arrived, food and wine were prepared, the boat was cleaned out and filled with cushions and everything was ready when Theodore turned up.
One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
- peering
- ferociously
- immersion
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
- Why did mother not join the swimming in the beginning?
- Briefly describe her swimming costume.
- What did Larry think it was?
- Which sentence tells you that Margo thought it was old fashioned?
- What was Leslie’s concern?
- Why did mother think it was suitable?
(c)
(i) In not more than 60 words describe what happened after mother went upstairs to try on her costume.
(ii) Give a title to your summary in 3 (c) (i). Give a reason to justify your choice.
Discuss how the speaker in the poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night rages against the traditional acceptance of death.
‘Working women make better mothers than women who stay at home’. Express your views either for or against this statement.
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions are given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
The monsoon is the best season in our country.
(Rewrite using ‘good’)
Give an account of the incidents of racial discrimination that Braithwaite has described in the novel ‘To Sir With Love’.
What do you think are the reasons for the extinction of languages?
Why is the image of the engine evoked by the poet?
What is the language spoken in Flanders?
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
bed ______ ______
Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
lifted off
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The snake hissed, his forked tongue ____________ in and out.
Re-word the line from the story:
I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.
Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Anchor.
Go to your college library or surf the internet for names of various mountaineers who have successfully climbed Mt. Everest. Write in your notebook about their struggles, the interesting anecdotes they have shared, their failures, and the message that we get from their lives. Submit them to your teacher.
Match the following.
| Sr. No | A | B |
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| 1. | Constitution | a. | It is the freedom to go where you want, do what you want, etc. |
| 2. | Liberty | b. | It is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities. |
| 3. | Equality | c. | It is a sense of common brotherhood. |
| 4. | Fraternity | d. | It is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization, or other types of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. |
Would you like to join the Indian Army/Navy/ Air force? If not, suggest other ways in which you could serve your nation.
Discuss with your partner and match the following expressions given in column A with their interpretations in column 'B'.
| Sr.No. | A | B |
| 1. | While Chief Baron Ear sat to balance the laws. | (a) Eyes are refrained from using spectacles. |
| 2. | They are made with the straddle as wide as the ridge of the Nose is. | (b) The responsibility of giving a verdict rested on the shoulders of the hearing organ. |
| 3. | That whenever the Nose put his Spectacles on, by daylight or candlelight Eyes should be shut! | (c) Spectacles are meant for none other than the nose. |
| 4. | So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, decisive and clear, without one if or but. | (d) The judge delivered a firm verdict without any doubt. |
Identify the incorrect statements from the following and correct them.
Note down ways in which you can make your life less ordinary in terms of nurturing relationships.
Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for each of the following :
The schoolboys were in a happy mood.
Imagine Taffy comes to you for help to write a letter of apology, in the modern script we use. She wants to express her regret to the stranger-man for her mother’s action. Write that letter of apology (informal) on her behalf.
Write a brief summary of the story of the young man and his spiritual teacher, making the young man the narrator.
You may begin as given below.
'I went quickly to my spiritual teacher for advice because I had ______ (Now continue)
Note that it is possible to feel both kinds of emotions at the same time. Have you experienced it? Try to describe the situation in short.
Write 3 to 5 sentences about the following character.
The Bachelor
Say ‘WHY’?
One should avoid getting angry about a difference of opinion.
Answer the following question :
What are the two ways of avoiding fear?
There are many legends about the ‘nine gems’ in Akbar’s Court. These are popular tales and they may not have a historical basis. Can you name some of the nine gems and the stories associated with them?
Look around in your vicinity - your family, friends, neighbours, classmates, etc. and write about any four teenagers who have made a name for themselves by doing something extraordinary.
| Teenager Group | Name/s | Special/extraordinary tasks/things performed |
| 1. Family | ||
| 2. Friends | ||
| 3. Neighbours | ||
| 4. Classmates |
Write a speech for your school Literary Association celebration with the given lead.
| 1) Opening | |
| 2) Purpose | |
| 3) Audience | |
| 4) Language – Some Good Describing Words (Adverbs And Adjectives), Emotive Words, Imagery etc. | |
| 5) Ending |
Make a poster of any natural disaster, giving details about the devastation caused.
Work in pairs. Create three slogans on ‘Saving Trees’.
Read this example Save a Tree Get Oxygen for Free.
- Use catchy, meaningful phrases.
- Do not write complete sentences.
- Ensure that the words at the end rhyme.
Draft Letter for the following.
You are Sadasivam. You recently visited your native town in Vellore. You happened to accompany your grandmother to your family temple. You were shocked to notice the poor condition and maintenance of the temple. Write a letter to the Editor of the local newspaper highlighting the poor condition of the temple. Also, give some suggestions and request the HRC to take steps to improve the situation.
Your friend has presented a beautiful art piece on your birthday. Write a letter to her appreciating her art work.
Develop the following hints.
Tortoise - hare - forest - tortoise walking- seen by a hardware laughs - tortoise speed - tortoise sad - bet - race - tortoise moving- slow speed -hare moves - fast - sleepy tortoise - reaches a winning point - first - wins the bet.
Write some sentences about the picture.
She, is, has, girl, shirt, pants, beautiful, pink, blue, long, hair.
The word in the sentence is jumbled. Write them in order.
I around me looked.
Now complete the following suitably.
________ the teacher walked into the room.
Write down at least two questions using ‘why’?
- ______
- ______
Find one word from the story that means
at once q ______.
Give another word for the ones given below with similar meanings and make sentences. Now write the opposites of these describing words and make sentences with them –
| Opposite | Sentence | |
| lovely | ||
| talking | ||
| listening | ||
| see | ||
| centre |
Now complete the following sentence, choosing the right word.
There was only______boy who______the prize. (one, won)
Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.
Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
The travellers rested under the ______ of trees.
Which country would you like to visit when you grow up?
Make a project by drawing or pasting.
- a map of that country, its national flag
- stamps of the country, its currency
- some famous monuments or landmarks
What do you expect your close friends to do for you? Beautify the petals with your thoughts.
How is that day celebrated?
Bob’s life in the West was not a bed of roses. Give reasons.
‘Tell me who your friends are and I shall tell you who you are’. How will you explain this statement in the light of Jimmy’s and Bob’s friendship?
How did Sletherby’s judgment of Bertie turn out to be a wrong one?
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends about the uses of the internet
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on an exciting cricket match
Why are photographs taken?
| e.g. to freeze our favourite moments | |
What did Aunt Jane like about Jack’s ‘little nest’?
Jill said that they owned the steering wheel of a car, one of the tyres, two of the cylinders and leg of the sofa. What does this convey?
Urban living brings with it a possibility of various communicable diseases.
Now write an article of about 150 words for a leading newspaper on the various ways of maintaining personal hygiene and sanitation in order to ensure a healthy living. Make use of the hints given below
Hints:
a) Introduction – ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ – brief explanation
b) Personal hygiene
(i) Frequent washing of hands and regular bathing
(ii) Brushing of teeth, trimming of nails and hair
(iii)Wearing clean clothes
c) Keeping diseases at bay
(i) Avoid street food
(ii) Keep food containers covered
(iii)Drink boiled water
(iv) Wash fruits and vegetables in flowing water
d) Keeping living areas, surroundings and the environment clean
(i) Disposal of domestic organic waste on a daily basis and hazardous waste in designated places
(ii) Regular sweeping, mopping and dusting
(iii)Disinfection of toilets and bathing areas
(iv) Avoid littering of public places
(v) Avoid spitting, urinating and defecating in public places
e) Conclusion – hygiene – a collective exercise – everyone’s involvement and practice, a must – ensure community health and happiness – celebrate life
Why according to Maya Angelou, does the caged bird sing?
Identify the list in which Abou Ben Adhem's name appeared right at the top.
Translate the following sentence into your mother tongue.
The first question we must ask ourselves before we speak is - is it true?
If you want to become a tourist guide at the following places, which languages will you need to learn?
- Ajanta
- Belgavi
- Delhi
- Tarkarli
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) on the following subject:
Music
Write a composition (300-350 words) of the following:
Describe the locality in which you live. Give details of the things you see and hear as you walk around your locality. What do you especially like about the place?
