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Look at the following thing. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.

A bee

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A bee teaches us to work together with efficiency.

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The Alchemy of Nature
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अध्याय 3.5: The Alchemy of Nature - Warming up! [पृष्ठ ११८]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 3.5 The Alchemy of Nature
Warming up! | Q 3.(a) | पृष्ठ ११८

संबंधित प्रश्न

Rearrange the good qualities in each set, so that the first letter of each of the words should make a meaningful word. Join the sets and get a message.

Set 1: Understanding/Adaptable/Tolerant/Neat/ Encouraging Resourceful.

- The word is _____________

Set 2: Selfless/Inspiring

- The word is ____________

Set 3: Youthful/Modest

- The word is ___________

Set 4: Affectionate/Compassionate/Empathetic/ Earnest/Honest/Reliable/Trustworthy

- The word is _____________

- The message is _______________


Various aspects of Nature have special features that make them differ from one another.

For example, Birds:- appearance, shape, colour, size, food habits, habitat, sound etc.

Write such special features of each of the following.

  • Land- _______________
  • Water- ______________
  • Trees- _______________
  • Animals- ____________
  • Insects- _____________

What things in nature teach us the following:

Nothing is impossible to achieve ____________.


What things in nature teach us the following:

Problems are not permanent ___________.


What things in nature teach us the following:

Be humble and adjust ______.


What things in nature teach us the following:

Make the best use of time and opportunity__________.


What things in nature teach us the following:

Be persistent ____________.


What things in nature teach us the following:

Delicate structures are not a sign of weakness ______.


Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?

Are you listening?


Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?

What if we too had lived our lives, however short, to the fullest?


Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?

What if we too are consistent, organized, focused...?


Fill the web


The writer explains the contrasting features of ‘water’ and ‘rock’ in the lesson. Write all the features of both water and rock in the given table.

Water Rock
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.

Think and answer in your own words.

‘An oyster turns a grain of sand into a pearl.’ What can we learn from this example?


Think and answer in your own words.

How does nature succeed in its ‘Alchemy’? What can it turn a small person into?


Think and answer in your own words.

Which two aspects of nature teach us to accept change and adjust according to the situation?


'Impossible' itself says 'I M possible'. Do you agree? Justify your answer by citing something that you have experienced or heard from someone.


Divide the class into five groups. Discuss in the group the following points. Give one point to each group.

  1. Seeds regerminate from another seed.
  2. Plants and flowers wilt and become one with the earth.
  3. Cactii thrive in the desert region.
  4. Bare nature turns green in spring.
  5. Caterpillar turns into butterfly.

Each group will present their discussion in front of the class.


Look at the following thing. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.

A creeper


Look at the following things. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.

The river


Look at the following things. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.

Rainfall


Look at the following things. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.

Sun


Impossible itself says ‘I M possible’. Do you agree? Justify your answer by citing some examples from the text and some that you have experienced or heard from someone.


Go through the text again and complete the web that highlights the various features of flower of the ‘hibiscus’ plant. One is done for you.


Role of Nature: Discuss in pairs, the role played by nature and complete the web diagram.


Read the following passage and do the activities:

A1. Complete the following web:

We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in the concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening......

We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in, and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds, and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so forever. Remember, this too shall pass.

We saw an army of ants lugging a fly which was at least ten times the ant’s size. The ants organized themselves around the fly, lifted it on frail feelers, and carried it to quite a distance. Their teamwork and perseverance were impressive. What if we too are consistent, organized focused.......
Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong. A rainbow colours the entire sky. Oysters take in a grain of sand they open up with a pearl. Innumerable stars shine across the infinite sky. Clouds take new shapes with every passing moment. The wind makes trees dance with unhindered passion. Water, without a hint of ego, changes its form according to the dictates of the sun and the wind. When we see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly, a flower turns into a fruit, we experience the alchemy of nature… we touch it and become gold ourselves.

A2. What do the following things in nature teach us:      (02)

  1. Ants ______
  2. Grass ______

A3. Complete the following collocations with the help of the passage:       (02)

  1. ............... winter
  2. ................... moment
  3. ………….passion
  4. ……………. sky

A4. Do as directed:

  1. Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong.                            (02)
    (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Although ..........’)
  2. We touch it and become gold ourselves.
    (Add a question tag and Rewrite the sentence)

A5. How do you deal with difficulties and problems in life? Explain in brief.   (02)


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