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प्रश्न
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?
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उत्तर
Yes, I knew someone like the author’s grandmother. It was my own grandmother who passed away recently. The intense sense of loss is very heart-wrenching as I spent almost fifteen years of my life with her.
Or
No, I have never known someone the way the author knew his grandmother. Thus, I have never felt a sense of grief presented in the story.
(A model answer has been provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) After initial reluctance why did the lawyers tell Gandhiji that they were ready to follow him into jail?
(b) What is Mukesh's attitude towards the family business of making bangles?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) Jackson went through the contents of Rev. McLeery's suitcase. Which object therein puzzled him sorely? What was his comment on that?
(f) How did the servants react when they realized that Dr. Sadao was going to save the life of an enemy?
Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1 Select :
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct alternatives:
(i) It is more important to have _______ before rushing to work. (lunch, breakfast, dinner)
(ii) Skipping breakfast brings a higher risk of _______ (cancer, heart attack, brain attack)
(iii) An adequate _______ is provided by your meal. (energy, weight, height)
(iv) More than half of the people risk heart attack due to _______ eating. (early morning, afternoon, late night)
MEN WHO SKIP BREAKFAST FACE
27% HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK
Late-Night Eaters at 55% risk. TNN.
London-Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. But now, there’s more reason to have that piece of toast before rushing to work: Skipping breakfast has for the first time been associated with an increase in heart attacks.
A study published in the American Heart Association journal circulation showed that men who skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those who didn’t.
“Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which may, in turn, lead to a heart attack over time,” said Leah E. Cahill, lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
“Don’t skip breakfast,” Cahill said. “Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased risk of heart attacks. Incorporating many types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an essay way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a healthy balance of nutrients.
B2 Find:
Find the pieces of ‘advice’ from the passage and write.
B3 Antonyms :
Find out the antonyms for the following words from the passage and write:
(i) higher (ii) decrease
(iii) excluding (iv) low
B4 Reported Speech :
Complete the reported speech of the following sentences given indirect form:
(i) “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
Co-author Eric Rimm _________
(ii) “Dont’s skip breakfast,” Cahill said.
Cahill _______
B5 Personal Response :
How will you practice the message implied in the passage in your life?
How do you distinguish between information gathering and insight formation?
What do you think is the message that the author seems to convey through the story?
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
The ending of the story is an instance of irony. Suppose Paul had not died at the end, how would you have reacted to the story?
People with foibles are often not conscious of them.
Discuss in pairs
Choice of diction is very crucial to the communication of meaning.
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
'Now I hold Creation in my foot' – explain the centrality of this assertion in the poem. What makes the hawk's assertion of its invincibility so categorical?
Comment on the capitalisation of all the words in the line:
'Children Must be Disciplined'.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Before you begin experimenting you need to perfect the technique with which you experiment.”
Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.
The poem has a literal level and a figurative level. Why has the poet chosen 'tigers' and 'sheep' to convey his message?
An acrostic is a poem or a write· up in which the first letter of each line forms a word. when it is read vertically.
For example,
Faithful
Reliable
Inspiring
Encouraging
Noble
Dedicated
With your benchmate / group, complete the acrostic of BELIEVE and FAITH.
(Please note that the words / phrases should be more or less related to the topic. You can use a thesaurus.)
Be certain of
E ......................
L ......................
I ......................
E ......................
V ......................
E ......................
F ......................
A ......................
I ......................
T ......................
H ......................
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi won the prize for the ‘Best plant’ because, ____________.
There are different types of short stories. Use a dictionary/internet and find out what each of the following types refers to.
- fable:
- anecdote:
- fairy tale:
- parable:
- tragedy:
- humorous story:
- detective story:
- myth:
The writer of the story is William Blake.
Rearrange the following in the proper order and insert them into a flow chart as per the poem.
- The plate turned to lead when it was gifted to false-hearted claimants.
- Many claimants donated their wealth to receive the plate of gold.
- For almost two years, no claimants received the plate of gold.
- A plate of gold fell in a temple from Heaven.
- The peasant offered comfort and courage to a blind miserable beggar, whom all had ignored.
- The priests announced that the one who loved God most of all would receive the gift from Heaven.
- When the priest gave the plate of gold to that peasant, it shone with thrice its luster.
- A simple peasant, who had nothing to offer, came to that temple.
Life is an amalgam of happy and sad moments. Think of such moments in your life, pair with your classmate, and share both the aspects of life.
| Happy Moments | Sad Moments |
| 1. Winning the first prize in a competition | Losing your mobile, bicycle, or wallet |
| 2. | |
| 3. |
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Palette __________________.
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The Ear was appointed as a judge.
Discuss in your class.
Name some gadgets and appliances that we use in day-to-day life?
Answer the following question in short.
What was Pundit Shahane’s claim as a scholar?
Birbal thought Akbar was greater than God.
State the difference between poetry and drama.
How are fabrics used in our daily life? List all the things that are made up of fabrics in your home. (At least 25)
Find out the different processes by which fabrics are made. Find illustrations and write a few lines on each process.
Visit a library:
Read more stories from Japan, China, and Korea.
Who erected the first known veterinary hospitals in the world?
What does the poet pray for? Why?
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
He realised that making the body suffer was not ____________.
Find the meaning of the following word.
thee
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
| rain | drizzle | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| wind | breeze | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| sunshine | warm | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| waterbody | pool | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | big | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| size | small | ______ | ______ | ______ |
From the poem, find the old word used for each of the following :
- towards
- here
- does
Write in your own words.
What message does the poem convey?
Using the following points frame a character sketch of the narrator. Support each character trait with instances from the lesson.
- Diffident and timid
- Unusual behavior
- Ignorant about banking
- Nervous and careless
- Economical.
Write the characteristics of a good listener.
Find out how the following game is played.
Badminton
Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
What was the e-mail message sent to Somu by Dr.Krishnan?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
What is the data about?
In what ways are we doing injustice to nature?
Why did the train stop in the middle of the forest?
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ______.
How does the coconut tree grow?
Who came to India from Portugal in search of pepper?
The dry earth soaked up the moisture as a hungry puppy laps up milk. It means______.
Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the question below.
Who is about to go on a hunt? Do the wolves panic on his arrival? Explain.
Match the dialogue to the character.
| "I will do all the work myself." |  |
| "First, you charge my battery." |  |
| "I have bought you a robot." |  |
Name the character or speaker.
"Play me a pleasant song."
Who will be the fortunate?
Who is the guest?
Recite the poem ‘Mother Nature’.
Anbu got ______ fish this week.
______hem the border.
Kamali gave her savings to______.
The merchants sold things made of______.
