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प्रश्न
Look for a story, a poem and a newspaper article on environment conservation and see how the style of each is different from the other.
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उत्तर
1. The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role by Nani Palkhivala (newspaper article)
2. ‘Country Town’ by Judith Wright (poem)
3. 'Environment story for children' by Ninfa Ortiz
(This question is to be answered on the basis of students' own reading, understanding and experience. However, names of a newspaper article, a poem and a story on the conservation of environment have been provided for students' reference)
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What was Mr. Otto Frank's major contribution to the world?
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
What kind of life did Silas lead at Lantern Yard?
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
Describe Ms. Sullivan's teaching methods?
How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem?
What has not changed over the years? Does this suggest something to you?
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Drokba
In which language are these word found?
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
Discuss the following in pairs
Behind the public face of the people in various occupations is a whole saga of personal suffering and joy which they wish to share with others.
What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
The poem has a literal level and a figurative level. Why has the poet chosen 'tigers' and 'sheep' to convey his message?
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Bofors guns _____________.
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
India has many amazing success stories.
Correct the following statement.
Sue ignored Johnsy completely.
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.
Form groups and discuss the following question:
The events described in the poem take place at a certain place, at a certain period of the year, under specific weather conditions. Describe the place, the time, and the weather conditions.
The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
He is the centre of the play.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What examples of man’s progress have been given in the poem?
Write a short speech for the State of Maharashtra.
Read the following chains of words:
- fortune - fortunate - fortunately - unfortunately
- know - knowing - knowingly - unknowingly
- amaze - amazing - amazingly
- possible - impossible - impossibly
Visit a library:
Read stories about Gautama Buddha. Relate one story in the class.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Why is the tollbooth called a ‘phantom’ tollbooth?
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
size - big _______________.
Find the meaning of the following words or phrases :
- ridges
- brimming
- eddying
- babble
- fallow
- trout
- netted
Which other things in nature can say –
'For men may come and men may go,
But I go on for ever.'
Name the following.
Ruler of Germany.
Name a few other things that people often count. (At least 5.)
- Form groups of 5–8. Then make pairs of groups. Decide which group will be hosts and which will be guests. Arrange mock parties in the classroom so that the roles of hosts and guests can actually be played out.
- Later on, hold groupwise discussions on how your party went. Make lists of the tips you followed and those you forgot to follow.
What mistake did the man in the moon make?
What did he try to take the milk from?
Discuss, why it was considered as an adventurous and dangerous thing to travel in those days?
Who was Caliban? What was he employed for?
Does Chulong want to earn money honestly?
What are the three rules given by the bird?
Mention at least two expressions which shows that Mrs. Krishnan was not willing to have Zigzag at home?
In New York, Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he.
Find a sentence/word from the text which express the following.
One of the qualities of the teacher.
What did Usha buy in the market? List them.
What challenges does Alice face and how does she overcome them?
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
The laughter and beauty of women long dead;
Explain the meaning of the above line.
Read the poem aloud in pairs
Fill in the table given below.
| S. No | Problems faced by the hatchlings | Effect | Solution |
| 1. | Pollution | Survival of sea turtles becomes difficult. | Reduce the usage of plastics. |
| 2. | Predators | ||
| 3. | Human Activities |
In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ______.
Why did the trees become a green blur?
How did the aliens know the boys' language?
Why do the soldiers (people) die? When will it stop?
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Language - ______.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I hope he is safe.”
Choose what the elephant did.
Where does the scene take place?
Imagine your world and write its qualities in the cloud.
_____ fights with everyone in school.
Read the passage 3 times and colour the trees for each time.
Trees help us in many ways. The colour green is calming and heals your worries. By planting and caring for trees, we help improve our surroundings, as they give fresh air. When air is dirty the people of Delhi suffered a lot. But people of Madhubani district in Bihar have shown how art can be used to make our air clean. So that people made paintings on trees to stop people from cutting the trees.
Finally, ______, he got permission to study Science.
What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?
What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?
Where did they go to buy books?
Based on the poet’s idea of true success, think of four people in your surroundings - your family, neighbours, friends, teachers, classmates, etc. who have achieved true success. Write, in short, what makes them successful.
