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Listen carefully to the story being read out and answer the questions. A boy was flying a kite with his father.

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प्रश्न

Listen carefully to the story being read out and answer the questions.

A boy was flying a kite with his father. He was excited to watch the kite soar high and asked his father, “What kept the kite up?” Dad replied “The String”. The boy said, “No dad, the string is holding the kite down.” The father suddenly broke the string, the kite came crashing down. Now the boy understood, what was holding the kite up. This is true in life as well. We are, advised to follow a set of rules or a prescribed code of conduct to enable us to reach our full potential. However, very often we hear the phrase “I want to be free.” If you take the train off the track, it is free. But where would it go? If each one of us follows our own traffic rules and drive on any side of the road what would you call it? Freedom or chaos? By observing rules we are actually gaining freedom. This is what. discipline is all about.

1. According to the father what kept the kite up?

  1. the kite itself
  2. air
  3. the string
  4. father’s skills

2. The string helped the kite to ______.

  1. withstand the pressure
  2. break free
  3. crash
  4. soar high

3. To realize our full potential, we should ______.

  1. obey our elders
  2. follow a set of rules
  3. work hard
  4. plan well

4. A train should go on the ______to reach its destination.

  1. track
  2. line
  3. road
  4. path

5. To realize our full potential, we should ______.

  1. obey our elders
  2. follow a set of rules
  3. work hard
  4. plan well

6. Taking freedom in our own hands will lead to ______.

  1. self-discipline
  2. chaos
  3. a code of conduct
  4. freedom

7. The main idea of the passage is ______.

  1. the art of flying kites
  2. father’s advice to his son
  3. the importance of discipline
  4. the right to freedom
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उत्तर

  1. The string
  2. The string helped the kite to soar high.
  3. To realize our full potential, we should follow a set of rules.
  4. A train should go on the track to reach its destination.
  5. To realize our full potential, we should chaos.
  6. Taking freedom in our own hands will lead to the importance of discipline.
  7. The main idea of the passage is the right to freedom.
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अध्याय 6.1: On the Rule of the Road - Listening [पृष्ठ १८२]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
अध्याय 6.1 On the Rule of the Road
Listening | Q 1 | पृष्ठ १८२

संबंधित प्रश्न

Read the poem aloud.


Listen carefully and write all the words correctly.

He ate the whole apple but there were holes in the apple.


Listen carefully and write all the words correctly.

Do you know the tale of the mouse who had seven tails?
Please tell it to us.


Listen carefully and write all the words correctly.

I knew you wanted new shoes. 


After Senchal lake, they visited __________________.


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Tiger hill has earned international fame for the best sunset view.


What sort of a person was Chatur Pandit?


______ does not happen overnight.


______ into your irctc account.


When was she cycling?


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In the beginning, the Nobel Committee ignored the great advances in theoretical physics because.


Red peppers have______.


Who is lucky?


Whose birthday party is it?


Udagamandalam was inhibited by tribals called______.


Here is a humorous story. But there are some words missing. Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks to complete the story. Then give a title and a moral to the story.

Once there lived______ friends Vani, Kavi and Sumi. They always played pranks on one another. One day Vani bought some delicious______ and she decided to share them with her______.

Kavi and Sumi were______ to see the berries. The three of them sat and started eating the berries. Suddenly Sumi decided to play a______ on Kavi. When she looked under her chair she saw a small heap______ of. She stealthily pushed the heap of seeds under______chair.

Then Sumi said, “What is this Kavi? You are so______ ! You alone have eaten so many berries.” Kavi felt______ and didn’t know what to say.

Vani looked here and there. When she looked under Sumi’s chair there were______ seeds. So, she replied “Sumi, Kavi was at least greedy, but see ______. You have eaten all the berries including its seeds.” Then Kavi understood that her friend had just played a trick on her and then all three of them ______heartily.


Choose the correct one after listening the movie clip.

Bart wants to help his mom.


Choose the correct one after listening the movie clip.

Bart’s mother wants him to make tomato sauce.


Listen to the audio and answer the following.

Who has the robot?

  1. Jacklin 
  2. Shabeena

Listen and respond to the directions. Then circle the correct action words that you heard and performed.

1.

(a) get up

(b) sit down (c) bend down (d) stand
2. (a) ask (b) hear (c) tell (d) shout
3. (a) drink (b) chew (c) swallow (d) eat
4. (a) drive (b) ride (c) fly (d) sail
5. (a) imitate (b) act (c) do (d) perform
6. (a) put (b) throw (c) take (d) keep
7. (a) read (b) print (c) draw (d) write
8. (a) shake (b) touch (c) grab (d) hold
9. (a) tell (b) say (c) ask (d) read
10. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) drag

Fouls usually lead to a ______.


All the children are coming only by bus.


Listen to the advertisement and answer the question given.

The minimum deposit for an account is ______.

  1. Public Provident Fund
  2. Selvamagal
  3. Postal Life Insurance

Listen to the following paragraph.

The Ant and the Dove

On his way home, an ant saw a sparkling fountain. He crawled onto its wall to take a closer look.

Suddenly he slipped and fell into the water. He gurgled and panicked and waved his legs in the air. “Help! I can't swim,” he cried. Luckily, just at that moment, a friendly dove flew by. She saw that the tiny ant was drowning and quickly flew to a nearby tree.

She pulled off a leaf and let it glide down to the ant. “Here you are,” she cooed and flew away.

(Adapted from Aesop’s Fables)

  1. Why do you think the dove helped the ant?
  2. How do you think the ant felt on finding the leaf?
  3. Have you ever been in trouble like the ant? Did anyone help you?

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Whisper a secret in your partner’s ear. The partner will in turn whisper his secret in your ear.

Now talk about the secret aloud. 


First, read the following sets of limericks with missing words. Now, listen to them being read out aloud by your teacher or played on the recorder. As you enjoy the absurd fun, complete the verse with what you hear. You may listen to them again, if required.

I

A wonderful bird is the (i) ______His beak can hold more than his (ii) ______can. He can hold in his beak Enough food for a (iii) ______! But I’ll be darned if I know how the Peli-can?

II

There once was a (iv) ______ at the zoo Who always had something to do When it (v) ______ him, you know, To go to and fro, He (vi) ______ it and went fro and to.

III

There once was a (vii) _______ little bunny Who I thought was sweet and (viii) ______ He ate all the carrots, And looked at the (ix) ______ And that was my cute little (x) ______.


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