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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
Describe the progress made by Helen Keller during the two years she spent at Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City.
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
billowed
Briefly comment on:
Tsetan’s support to the author during the journey.
Tick the statement that is true.
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Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“You neither travelled to the past nor the future. You were in the present experiencing a different world.”
Comment on the graphic detail with which the various passengers who took Iona's cab are described.
What was the importance of the watch to the author?
The peacock is the national bird of India. Why do you think the peacock has been chosen?
Comment on the symbols used in ‘A Munda Song’. What aspect of the tribal worldview do they reflect?
Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?
How do you respond to these lines?
Light, chill and yellow,
Bathes the serene
Foreheads of houses
The lecture was delivered in 1864. What are the shifts in style and diction that make the language different from the way it is used today?
Fill in the blank.
“Hybrids need more _____________”, said Devu Handa.
Answer in your own words.
What are the provisions in the Declaration of the United Nations, to ensure the equality of men and women?
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- What is the name of the bridge?
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
First Neurosurgeon
List five of your favourite Hindi or Marathi poems or songs. Try to translate any one of them into English.
Draw a diagram to show a volcanic eruption from its description given in this passage. Label the diagram. Show the following in it :
Volcano; earth’s crust; crack in the earth’s crust; hot molten rock; red, hot lava; smoke; ash; burning chunks of rock.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
The lesson that Bushi learned.
Complete the following sentence using your idea:
I can ______.
Expand the following ideas in a paragraph or two:-
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Write the following in short:
What the young lawyer pleaded.
Draw word webs for the following.
Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can.
Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Write one or two sentences about something beautiful, using your own experience or imagination. Then rearrange the words in the sentences in a poetic form. You may write about a beautiful day, a beautiful night, a stream, a crop standing in a field, a graceful bird or animal, etc.
Using your imagination, write more sentences in the same pattern:
- But the more the lion had, the more he wanted.
- Whenever he took a walk, they followed him.
- To be king is good. But to be kind is better.
Write about the sights you may see from a bus or an airplane. You may write it in the form of a short poem.
Note that most of the time well-known works are parodied, because people can enjoy the parody better when they know the original. Try to find more examples of parodies in English or other languages.
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Family returns home late at night ______ hear converstation between thieves from inside the locked house ______ family gets ready to counter ______ attack ______ father opens the door ______ all enter ______ no one is seen ______ but TV is on detective serial midway.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Gather more information about cold winters in Russia.
What message does the poet wish to convey through this narrative poem, ‘Tansen’?
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Winter
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- The colours, shape, size, actions, etc. of what you see in the picture.
- The sound/sounds you may hear at the scene of the photograph.
- How the different things, birds, animals, etc. in the picture feel to the touch.
- The smell / smells you may smell at the scene of the picture.
- The taste of what you see in the pictures.
In short, let your imagination include oil your five senses.
Now, write short descriptions of any 8-10 of your choice.
Remember to make use of your senses (one or more!) when you describe a photograph. You will find the following words and phrases useful. You may also use other words you know.
What does the poet want to know from the goldfish?
What is meant by being ‘offline’?
What is used to make Rangoli designs?
Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him? Why?
Two scary events from this section are listed here. Write the events that take place in between in the correct order.
When are we in a state of trance?
Read the following lines and answer the questions.
It’s part of his hours, his days and his years,
Back of his smiles and behind his tears.
What does ‘tears’ mean?
Read the comic strip again. Make groups of four and frame some questions on what you have read. Each group should ask a question in turns. You cannot repeat the same question. The team which asks more questions is the winner.
e.g:
- Which are the foreign vegetables mentioned?
- What was sad for Columbus?
When did the richest farmer get upset? Why?
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
What does the summer bring?
How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.
What should we do to save the Earth?
Match the planet with its feature.
| 1. | Mars | blue ice giant |
| 2. | Saturn | red storm |
| 3. | Jupiter | red planet |
| 4. | Neptune | ring and moons |
| 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. |
Name the actions of Murugan.
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What did Anandhan want to become?
How will you treat your guest?
What was their new hobby?
Fill in the blank
He has bat ______ ball.
Moles trap worms and store them.
Recite any 4 lines of the poem with intonation.
Fill in the blank
Choose the word with same meaning.
Foot hills- ______
How many marks did he score in his 12th board exam?
What did Nasruddin boast about?
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet says that stars will always shine at night.
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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The call of the seas has always found an echo in me. Not being rich enough to roam in a private yacht, I have taken the poor man's way out. I swim across them. I have always been fascinated by the Indian ocean, whether at Mumbai, at Puri or at Gopalpur. I have swam in all these places and have felt the thrill. But the idea of swimming the Palk Strait did not occur to me until after I swam in the English channel. Steeped in the history and tradition of this nation, practically unconquered. teaming with hair-raising hazards, the sea between India and Sri Lanka had all the elements of challenge, danger and difficulty that tempted me. By the way, for preparation, I continued a strict and rigorous course of training which began in 1960. I also had to collect a comprehensive range of facts and information about this sea. Neither of these was easy. Despite all the information I had gathered, I soon found that very little was known about the Palk Strait, especially about the tides and currents. Everything about the English channel is known-there is the Channel Swimming Association, there are trained pilots there are wants to be hired, accurate weather forecasts, dependable tide tables and every other form of assistance was readily available. All that one needed was money. Here in the Palk Strait one has to find out firstly from where information could be obtained and then decide how much of it could be incorrect or misleading! |
A1. Rewrite the following as per their sequence in the extract: (2)
- I also had to collect a comprehensive range of facts and information about this sea.
- I have swam in all these places and have felt the thrill.
- All that one needed was money.
- Despite all the information I had gathered, I soon found that very little was known about the Palk Strait.
A2. Explain: (2)
What does the writer man by saving, "Steeped in the history and tradition of this nation, practically unconquered, teeming with hair-raising hazards, the sea between India and Sri Lanka had all the elements of challenge, danger and difficulty that tempted me"?
A3. Give reason: (2)
The narrator had an intense desire to swim in the Palk Strait. Explain the reasons for it.
A4. Personal Response: (2)
Do you like to have an adventurous life? Express your opinion.
A5. Grammar:
Do as directed: (2)
- Very little was known about the Palk Strait. (Rewrite as a negative sentence)
- I had to collect a comprehensive range of facts. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A comprehensive ........)
A6. Vocabulary: (2)
Give the synonyms of the following words:
- rigorous - ______
- thrill - ______
