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प्रश्न
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. |
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उत्तर
| Happy Moments | Sad Moments | |
| 1. | Winning the first prize in a competition | Losing your mobile, bicycle, or wallet |
| 2. | Learning a new language/art. | Losing someone close to you. |
| 3. | Spending time with your family on a vacation. | Fighting over petty matters and hurting your loved ones. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why did Franz not want to go to school that day?
(b) What was Sophie's ambition in life? How did she hope to achieve that?
(c) What kind of pain does Kamala Das feel in 'My Mother at Sixty-six'?
(d) How can 'mighty dead' be things of beauty?
(e) Why was the Maharaja once in danger of losing his kingdom?
(f) What was the basic plot of each story told by Jack?
Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why was the peddler amused at the idea of the world being a rattrap?
(b) Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the prediction about his future made by the astrologers?
(f) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops?
The story is divided into pre-war and post-war times. What hardships do you think the girl underwent during these times?
The story revolves around characters who belong to a tribe in Armenia. Mourad and Aram are members of the Garoghlanian family. Now locate Armenia and Assyria on the atlas and prepare a write-up on the Garoghlanian tribes. You may write about people, their names, traits, geographical and economic features as suggested in the story.
How do Shahid and the writer react to the knowledge that Shahid is going to die?
How has the poet brought out her emotional attachment to her mother tongue?
The title, 'Refugee Blues' encapsulates the theme of the poem. Comment.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Before you begin experimenting you need to perfect the technique with which you experiment.”
Interpret these phrases in the context of the essay
- Mist of protection
- At a crossroads
- It came with strings attached
Which pictures reflect gender equality? Write their numbers.
Sue and Johnsy were very close friends.
Think and answer in your own words.
What could have inspired the poet to compose this poem? Do you think it relates to our present-day life? Defend your choice.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners paint beautiful pictures of the upcoming changes in the city that charm the citizens.
Use the following word/phrase to make a sentence of your own.
enthusiasm
What is implied in the following phrases or lines?
- A silver house in the lovely sky
- It takes two weeks to build it up
- And two to pull it down.
Who erected the first known veterinary hospitals in the world?
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A very poor and honest servant has broken a vase while cleaning it. The vase was valuable and the employer liked it very much.
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- I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
- I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Visit a library:
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Read the passage and answer the following:
Where does the story take place?
Try to write interesting time tables for imaginary people or creatures.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
Talk about your strengths.
Discuss:
Is it necessary to develop a good accent? Why? What efforts can you take to improve your pronunciation? With your teacher’s help, find out how to use online dictionaries for the purpose.
Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
Choice of two options.
Which other things in nature can say –
'For men may come and men may go,
But I go on for ever.'
Write in your own words.
In which professions is a person forced to stay away from his home/ homeland for a long time? Try to guess why the poet is forced to stay away from his home?
Present Mr. Wilson’s story as it would be shown in a comic strip. Write what picture you will show in each frame along with the dialogues. Write the dialogue with the help of the story. Examples:
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Write the characteristics of a good listener.
Find out how the following game is played.
Hockey
What common qualities did the three brothers have?
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should always speak softly but clearly.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘Come in, Zigzag, come in dear!’
What was Mrs. Krishnan busy with?
How did Hamid’s friends enjoy the games in the fair?
The market was ______ away from the village.
Let no ______ tone be______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
They may have______ in______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
Imagine you are a marketing executive for a company in a specific industry (toothpaste, soup, hair care products, automobiles, etc) and are developing a product with a brand name that refers to a character from the story.
For example: You want to sell bandages that have little pictures of Don Quixote on them. Your company’s name is Kure-All and you decide to call them “Kure-All Quixote Bandages”.
The slogan might be: “Had a tough day with windmills? When you take a fall, use Kure-All.”
You can use exciting words, a catchy new slogan and a jingle among other things to promote sales of your item.
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ______, MLNA
stained by - mark made on clothes or materials
The white washed walls were stained by many monsoons. ______
Give a picturesque view through which the train travels.
What is the poem about?
What did she sell to support her family?
Name the planets the poet flies through.
Try your own.
| Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house. |
Choose the main idea of the passage.
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
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Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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Why did Uthaman become angry with the old man?
What did the oil seller perform?
Choose the best answer.
Suddenly there was a______.
Why did they sail?
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She won the game _____
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
Who helped Tenzin in learning English words?
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
What will you do if you have a gold plate?
Name the pictures and match it with the rhyming words.
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dancer | |
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floor | |
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will | |
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rush |
What would you have done if your grandmother would have slipped?
Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?
