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प्रश्न
How does the horse serve as a true friend and companion to Iona?
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उत्तर
When Iona realised that nobody was listening to him and that he had nobody to go to grieve at his loss, he turned to his horse. He tried to talk to his passengers, the officers, the drunkards, and the young cabdriver, about his son; how he fell ill, what did he say before he died. It was about to be a week since the mishap and the Cabby had had nobody to talk to so far. Finally, he decided to go to look after his horse. It was unbearably painful for him to picture his son when he was alone. So he tried to keep himself occupied. He offered hay to the little horse as that was all he could as he had no corn as he did not earn much for he had lost his young son, he explained it to the horse. Iona's feelings were too much for him. The driver goes on explaining the whole story of his son to the horse, while the horse listened patiently and breathed over his master's hand like a true mate.
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We sang our school fight song dozens of times – en route to Arlington National cemetery, and even on an afternoon cruise down the Potomac River. We visited the Lincoln Memorial twice, once in day – light, the second time at dusk. My classmates and I fell silent as we walked in the shadows of those 36 marble columns, one for every state in the Union that Lincoln laboured to preserve. I stood next to Frank at the base of the 19 foot seated statue. Spotlights made the white Georgian marble seem to glow. Together we read famous words from Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg remembering the most bloody battle in the war between the status : “………….we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom………..”
As Frank motioned me into place to take my picture, I took one last look at Lincoln’s face. He seemed alive and so terribly sad.
The next morning I understand a little better why he wasn’t smiling. “Clifton,” a chaperone said, “could I see you for a moment?”
(1) When did the boys visit Lincoln Memorial?
(2) What made the Georgian marble glow?
(3) What did the words: “………. We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom …………” remind them?
(4) Do you believe in building memorials? What kind should they be, if your answer is ‘yes’? If no, give reasons why you do not believe in memorials?
Underline the important words and phrases.
Tick the statement that is true.
The story is an account of real events.
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Discuss in pairs or in small groups
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Can you add three more words ending with ‘-ous’ to this list?
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- know - knowing - knowingly - unknowingly
- amaze - amazing - amazingly
- possible - impossible - impossibly
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- We all agree that
- It is he/she who
- Don’t you see
- None of us
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Find out the following with the help of your teacher and the internet.
Seasonal Rains (monsoon) in India and other countries.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
At the back rose the high peak of Mount Ida, from which _______________.
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- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
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Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
As soon as I ______ of my home, I greet my family.
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Read the poem and answer the following.
Which strawberries are plump and juicy?
Name the following.
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Form groups of 5-8 and list the following.
Bad habits
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Choose the correct answer.
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Write a summary based on the flow chart.
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Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.
| A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart. |
Identify the speaker/character.
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How do we work?
Choose the odd one out.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
Identify the character/speaker.
"Grow the fish at home, Anbu."
What did the oil seller perform?
Match the following.
| 1. | Pablo | Inspector |
| 2. | Velayudham | old man |
| 3. | Sreejith | dog |
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Are you the first to protect the nature?
______ had made Math easy for Bala.
What is the poem about?
What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?
Enact any one anecdote in the classroom.
