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प्रश्न
In his speech, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar has expressed his deep concern over the absence of two things in the then Indian society. Discuss with your partner and complete the web.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Need for democracy
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Equality before law
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Bravery awards
Imagine that you are a lawyer defending the case of the eyes in court. Present your counter statement in support of your client.
Work in groups of 4-6. Choose one folk art form, that is rarely or no longer performed.
Find out the reasons for this and suggest practical solutions/steps that can be taken to prevent this. After discussion and research, conduct a talk show in the class on the topic FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL. The following inputs will help you.
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Each group will consist of the following members. 1. The host NOTE: Your teacher will distribute role cards with cues to each member of the group to help you play your roles. |
You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classrooms and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.
Describe your feelings at that time.
Identify the character or speaker of the following line.
Greetings, traveller. You looked tired and cold.
Figures of speech
Assonance: Repetition of similar vowel sounds in the neighbouring words
(e.g.) ‘T is the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; Pick out one more instance from the poem.
“Do you know why she is unhappy?”
He asked me if ______ unhappy.
“How many photos have you got?”
He wants to know how many ______.
Mathew is a very busy man.
Can you do an art work or a craft work on your own?
Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.
| Figure of speech | Meaning | Lines |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. |
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| Paradox |
A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June? |
Imagine that you are going to interview one of the survivors of the Pan Am Hijack. Discuss with your partner and write down the conversation. Then one of you play the role of the interviewer and other the survivor. You can use the sample questions given below.
- Do you have any information regarding the suspects of the hijack?
- Which countries did the hijackers belong?
- What are the details of the hijacked flight?
- How many passengers were aboard?
- What happened in the last few minutes of the hijack drama?
- Do you have information regarding the victims?
- Was there any recorded communication to/from the plane during the hijacking?
- How many terrorists were there?
- How did you feel when you were in the flight?
- Can you recall Neerja’s role in safeguarding the passengers?
Read the story board and take roles as pilot and flight attendants to enact the scene.
Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
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Work in pairs. Take turns and speak about spices.
| Saritha | Saritha: Hi Divya, how are you? |
| Divya | Hi, I’m fine Saritha. |
| Saritha | What did you have for breakfast? |
| Divya | ______ with onion chutney. |
| Saritha | Do ______ onions ______? |
| Divya | ______ Central Asia. |
| Saritha | Do you know chilli too has come from somewhere else? |
| Divya | Is it from______? |
| Saritha | Yes______right. |
| Divya | Many of the ______ came ______. |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.
Identify a sentence and a phrase which tells us that the story took place in summer.
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
Each person or a group chooses an item from the class and takes two minutes to prepare. He/she must promote and sell the same item in the most humorous way to convince the classmates to buy the product. You can choose items such as eraser, pencil, school bag, book, etc.
It can go like this.
Here I have a magical eraser for you. You can do whatever you want to do with this. You can rub anything that you don’t like. Just rub it against somebody’s hair and it will be gone forever. If you want to see somebody without hair, here you go. Buy this eraser and have fun with your friends.
Imagine you are Mowgli. Which animal would you befriend? What kind of adventure would you like in the forest? Make use of the hints below to talk about it.
- Hi, I’m Mowgli. The only human being living in the jungle.
- I have been raised by a pack of wolves, in an Indian forest.
- I go and hunt with my friends for food.
- My close buddy is a ______.
- His/ Her name is______.
- He/ She guides and accompanies me ______.
- We enjoy loitering in the jungle by ______.
- The jungle where we live is______.
- On the whole, I am ______.
Match the rhyming words.
| 1. | tall | best |
| 2. | song | all |
| 3. | rack | along |
| 4. | rest | sack |
What’s your lunch today?
Find the qualities of these animals from the passage.
A little
red hen had some wheat seeds. “Will you help me sow this seed?” asked the hen,“No” replied the selfish dog. Then the hen did it by herself. The seeds grew into a field of wheat. “Will you help me reap the wheat?” asked the hen, “No” replied the sleepy cat. She did it by herself. “Will you help me grind the wheat?” asked the hen, “No” replied the noisy duck. She did it by herself. “Will you help me make a bread?” asked the hen, “No” replied the lazy cow. She made the bread by herself. “Will you all help me eat this bread?” asked the hen, “Yes” replied everyone,“No” said the hen.
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In groups of five discuss what you would do if you were caught in the following situations.
- Your friend falls in the playfield and is hurt…
- You are trapped in a fire...
- You are stuck in a traffic jam…
A boy and a girl are talking about their holidays.
Read the following passage carefully.
One day Meena plucks a mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives the larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divides the mango equally.
Now answer the questions.
- Who brought the mango home?
- Why did Meena’s grandmother give a larger piece to Raju?
- Who do you think should have got the larger piece?
Using the following clues write about yourself in the space below — name, place you live in, physical features, habits, likes and dislikes, etc.
When you run fast, what do you feel is happening to your body?
Some letter are missing in each word.
pl ______ se
Some letter are missing in each word.
t ______ se
Some letter are missing in each word.
b ______ p
Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner about it.
Where did the tip of the tongue touch?
Don’t Give Up
If you keep on going
And never stop,
You can keep on going,
You can make it to the top.
Life is full of mountains,
Some are big and some are small,
But if you don’t give up
You can overcome them all.
So keep on going
Try not to stop,
When you keep on going
You can make it to the top.
Look at the picture and describe it. Why do you think the boy is happy?
Spell these words through hand signs
- Helen
- was
Do you think that –
Hiawatha liked learning new languages?
Say the given sentences with different expressions.
- Come and play with me.
- I want to buy things and have fun.
- Come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches.
- Cut down my trunk.
- I am too old to swing on branches.
- I am too tired to climb.
Do you like reading story books?
The word galore means in great numbers. Do you also have a class library or a school library which keeps many books? Can you borrow books?
What are the different kinds of books in this bookshop or in any other bookshop you have seen? Tell the class.
All cultures have their own folk songs in which each line is repeated. This line is sung in a chorus. Sing a folk song in your own language.
In a group, mime an activity (picnic, fair/mela, cricket match, etc.) which you enjoy. The rest of the class should guess the activity and say whether it is done in a group/alone.
‘Forgetfulness is the beginning of happiness’- Do you agree or disagree? Discuss in class.
You have recently shifted to a new locality. You cannot find your way back, after school. Your uncle spots you and takes you home. Narrate the incident to the class.
Compose your own limericks on an elephant, a peacock and a butterfly. Read it out to your class.
Now use these ideas and prepare a speech on the topic ‘The importance of developing a positive attitude’ and deliver the speech in the school assembly
Pair work: Practise the dialogue with another student. Then write a similar dialogue between a student and the class teacher regarding an educational trip.
Shakespeare describes the characteristics of the various stages of man. You are in the second stage of life. What do you think of your roles and responsibilities at this stage? Discuss with your partner and share your ideas with the class
Given below are a few proverb. Prepare a short speech of two minutes on one of the proverb.
Where there is a will there is a way.
Given below is a well-known quotation.
“Cowards die many times before their death”.
Study the quotations and identify the adverse human qualities that are worse than ‘death’ and discuss the underlying message conveyed.
Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day” is a piece of science fiction. Discuss plots of similar stories with your partner and share your ideas with the class.
