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प्रश्न
Look inside your thinking hat. Read the evidence/sentences given below and offer a possible explanation of what happened in this house? Make up some questions to gather more information. Now collect all your evidences and write a story in your notebook. Give a suitable title.
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उत्तर
When we hear the word mischievous, words like naughty, disobedient, playful, and troublesome come to mind.
The Chocolate Thieves
The children were home alone and were planning to have some fun. They thought they would be able to reach the jar of chocolates on the top shelf in the kitchen and place it back before their mother came home. So, they climbed up on the kitchen platform and tried reaching for the jar. But in the process, they dropped the container of wheat flour that was kept on the kitchen platform. The children quickly took down the jar of chocolates and ran towards the backyard. When the mother returned home, she found an empty jar of chocolates and a messy kitchen floor. She could see that the wheat flour was spread on the floor and there were children’s footprints on it leading to the backyard. She understood that they were trying to get to the jar of chocolates and in their hurry, dropped the container of the wheat flour.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. Choose two sentences that appropriately mention the theme of the passage :
(1) The extract deals with the writer’s concern over Chaitanya's handicap.
(2) The extract depicts the writer’s proud feelings towards her son’s achievement.
(3) The extract deals with how Chaitanya made the writer see positively towards life.
(4) The extract deals with how the writer helps Chaitanya to buy the bus ticket.
Early in 1997-98, when he returned from state-level inter-school sports, he had two prizes to his credit and a silver medal. He had won his laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in a running race.
When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied, in total disbelief, then–hugged him, kissed him and cried unabashedly to my heart’s content. That day, I cried for the first time out of joy and a sense of being vindicated. Without practice, he had competed with approximately 1,800 children drawn from various schools all over the state. He was subsequently selected for the marathon race, but he could not participate due to a health problem. “Maybe next year, he would”, I assured myself. And I, as his proud mother, would proudly chronicle his future achievements and success to inspire other - mothers of the world.
Looking back at my own life, I feel that it is the spirit with which we can accept our life gracefully is what
matters ultimately; and it is love that nourishes us. All other things are unimportant. Chaitanya has made me look inwards. His handicap doesn’t disturb me any longer. He and I shall live with it and still be happy. The mental strength which he has given to me is inexhaustible.
One day, as both of us got onto a public transport bus, Chaitanya offered to buy the tickets for us.
“One full, one half ”, he said to the conductor beaming with joy.
Looking at him, I wondered whether he was really only a half? An incomplete person? Was I really full?
Complete in all respects? Why do then normal people feel that they are ‘full’ and others like Chaitanya are ‘half’ or incomplete? Chaitanya’s world is complete in itself, pure and innocent while our lives are full of deceit, jealousies, ill-feelings.
A2. Point out -
Point out two instances where you find Chaitanya's victory over his disability.
A3. Give reasons -
Chaitanya’s silver medal in a running race was very special for the writer, because :
(i) __________________
(ii) __________________
A4. Vocabulary -
Match the pairs of the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| (1) | stupefied | (a) | official statement about the special act of courage |
| (2) | chronicle | (b) | record events in the order they happened |
| (3) | vindicated | (c) | surprised or shocked |
| (4) | citation | (d) | justified |
A5. Personal response -
Explain, your views about the ill-treatment the special children receive in society.
A6. Grammar -
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) He had won his laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in a running race.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only...but also’.)
(ii) When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘No sooner.... than’.)
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day.
(B) She said, “.........................................................................”
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What does the old man’s moral dilemma reveal in Hemingway’s short story, “The Old Man at the Bridge?
What is the climax of Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day?”
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The school playground is out __________ bounds for the pupils of the primary school.
(A) We did not know that Mr. Francis was retiring and leaving for Ooty.
(B) Little……………………………
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
He was …….. pressure to complete the work.
What could the narrator hear as he was lying down?
How did the narrator and Lord Otori overpower the intruder?
Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It's not my fault”, he shouted………”
Break time (recess) at your school is only for a duration of fifteen minutes. Write a letter to your Principal requesting an extension in the break-time from fifteen minutes to half an hour. Give reasons for your request and explain in what way an extended break would make a difference to you as a student.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“That only leaves October, November, and December,”’ said the Queen. "And after that, we shall have to begin all over again.”
“No, we shan’t,” said the King, “because I think twelve daughters are enough for any man and after the birth of dear little December I shall be reluctantly compelled to cut off your head.”
He cried bitterly when he said this, for he was extremely fond of the Queen.
(i) Why did the king change the names of his daughters so many times?
(ii) In what way was Princess September different from her sisters? What reason does the author give for this difference in their temperaments?
(iii) Which unusual birthday tradition did the King of Siam observe? Mention some of the gifts that he gave.
(iv) Why did Princess September put the Nightingale in a cage? What reasons did she give to the bird for putting it in a cage and then keeping it there?
(v) How did the bird behave upon being locked in a cage? What is the message of the story?
Here are the terms of different kinds of vessels: yacht, boat, canoe, ship, steamer, schooner. Think of similar terms in your language.
Give reasons for the following.
What were the results of the CT scan?
Look for some other poem on a bird or a tree in English or any other language.
How is Satyajit's financial crash introduced to the reader?
Go to your college library and collect and read the poems written by Sarojini Naidu.
Find various career opportunities in Small-scale Industries like Handloom, Art and Craft, Block Printing, etc.
Re-word the line from the story:
I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.
Plant the seed of a flower or fruit of your choice in a pot or in your garden. Note its growth every day and maintain a diary recording its progress.
Think of different ways of classifying them, for example, electric and non-electric, day-time sources and night-time sources
Given in a mixed order below are some good human attributes of the family. Pick out from the box and write it against the line that reflects it.
Thinking ahead of winter, the father decided to create a place safe from the elements.
Write two lines from this poem which you find most humorous. Justify your choice.
Write a short paragraph describing the life and work of Mary Kom. Take help of the points given below.
- Early life
- Training
- Achievements
- Future plans
‘What Men Can Do, Women can do better’ Divide your class in 2 groups. Let one group offer points ‘For the topic’ and the other, ‘Against the topic.’ Note down the points in your notebooks, expand the points in two separate paragraphs of about 15 to 20 lines each. Suggest suitable titles for each.
On seeing these pictures, you would have gone down your memory lane. Write a paragraph in about 50 words describing your favourite sport when you were young.
Fill in the template given for limerick.
There once was a ______(8 syllable)
______(8 syllable)
______(5 syllable)
______ (5 syllable)
______(8 syllable)
Your mother has written a message for you before going out. Write a message to her after finishing your lunch.
Write about the following in your message.
- You ate lunch______.
- What you liked______ (mention the dish).
- You have cleaned the kitchen ______.
- You are going out to play. ______(mention when you will be back).
Read the following sentences.
- Bhaiya has been studying in the same class for two years. (for a period of time)
- Munna was flying kites since morning. (from a time in the past till the present)
State whether the following statement are true or false
Jimmy grew a little taller after he was twenty.
Why did his travel companion curse and mutter?
What are the essentials one needs to lead a comfortable life? Fill in the empty bubbles with some of them
List six gadgets that you want to purchase. Write them according to your priorities and state the reasons.
| S.No. | Gadgets | Reasons |
Why did William and the other children bully Margot?
Write the full form for the following.
wasn’t - ______
Read the given sentence and underline the 'no' word.
Ram has no book.
Read the given sentence and underline the no word.
None of the two boys came.
When Luz Long said, 'something must be eating you' he meant that Jesse Owens must be ______.
