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प्रश्न
Make a list of the expressions that imbue the watch with human attributes.
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उत्तर
The following is the list of some expressions that have brought about human attributes in the watch (personification):
i). "infallible in its judgment"
ii). "she is four minutes slow"
iii). "it sickened to a raging fever and its pulse went up to a hundred and fifty in the shade"
iv). "It was away into November enjoying the snow, while the October leaves were still turning"
v). " it would go like the very mischief, and keep up such a barking and wheezing and whooping and sneezing and snorting"
vi). " She makes too much steam you want to hang the monkey-wrench on the safety-valve!"
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Maggu’s achievements are particularly noteworthy because – as is well known – academic institutions in India are less than sold on the idea of inclusive education. In fact, when Maggu lost her sight in class IV, her school (which she declines to name) expelled her while suggesting she attend a “blind school”. Though shocked, Maggu rejected the advice. “Attending a special school would have tarred me with a handicap forever, which was not how I saw my future. Therefore I did the rounds of other public schools with my father, a small – time merchant, explaining that my case was different Since I had vision till the age of ten,” she recalls.
Impressed by her persistence and ambition, Delhi’s Bluebells School not only admitted her but pulled out all the stops to support her in academics sporting events and also notched up a respectable 73 percent average in the class XII exam with the help of Braille, interactive textbooks and extra coaching.
The respectable average in her CBSE exam paved the way for admission into LSR where again she proved her mettle by winning medals in a slew of inter – collage events (100 200 and 400 metre sprints) high jump, long jump, javelin and discuss throw: resulting in her being declared ‘Athlete of the year’ 2003’ at a sports meet for 100 physically challenged athletes. And the cherry on the cake was the selection to the IBSA Games last year. “It was a tough regimen,” recalls Maggu. “I had to attend sports camps manage my studies and officiates as sports president. But I managed.”
Questions:
(1) What qualities of Maggu are highlighted in this passage?
(2) Why did Maggu refuse to attend a ‘blind school’?
(3) Quote the lines that show that Jyoti Maggu was good in academics as well as in sports.
(4) Use any two phrases in sentences of your own :
(a) To win laurels
(b) To pave the way
(c) To prove one’s mettle
(d) A tough regimen
(5)
(a) I did the rounds of other public schools with my father [Change the voice]
(b) though shocked Maggu rejected the advice [Rewrite as a simple sentence]
(6) Should the physically challenged be sent to special schools? Express your views.
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(b) Listening to them, I see two distinct worlds ... ." In the context of Mukesh, the bangle maker's son, which two worlds is Anees Jung referring to ?
(c) Though the sharecroppers of Champaran received only one-fourth of the compensation, how can the Champaran struggle still be termed a huge success and victory?
(d) Which article in McLeery's suitcase played perhaps the most significant role in Evans' escape and how?
(e) Why does Derry’s mother not want him to go back to visit Mr. Lamb?
(f) What considerations influenced the Tiger King to get married?
Complete the following statements :
(ii) Maharashtra depends on India, because ................
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A single event may change the course of the history of a nation.
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I wish to be friends with someone but my friendship is rejected.
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Find proof from the poem for the following.
The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
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______ does Beauty’s smile begin?
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One particular friend of yours is always late for college, social functions, movies, etc. and delays everyone.
Choose the correct alternative from the following -
From one star given to the movie, we conclude that - _______________.
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Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Yonamine’s ideas about marriage.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
They may be composed and sung or recited for many years before __________________.
Suggest at least one method of creating something useful or beautiful from waste.
Form groups of 5-8. This passage tells us only what the compère says. Try to visualize and write what the other people on the dais must have said in their speeches (Write only the main points.)
- The School Principal
- The Chief Guest
- The Art teacher who offered a vote of thanks
Pick out the line that means:
Sing in such a manner:
Now try to add a contradictory word to the following:
- What a ______ mess you’ve got us into!
- It’s a ______ imitation of a diamond necklace.
- My trip to Matheran was a ______ holiday.
- With such heavy makeup, she looks ______ ugly.
- A ______ crowd gathered to see the magic show.
Note: Contrasting words that go together are examples of the language device called Oxymoron.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
snowwhite
Write some more expressions like ‘hundreds of’. Expand each expression.
Example, ‘Hundreds of children in the school.’
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How did Helen overcome her handicaps?
What is meant by 'Honour the white cane'?
Identify the character or speaker.
I will tie you neck and feet together.
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Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?
What kind of a life do you want to lead in this world?
The______ of ______ are nearly run.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
Read the “Story of Self Sacrifice and Bravery” once again and complete the flow chart.
In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ______.
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Listen to your teacher read the first part of the story. Many things described in the story can be seen in the picture. Find and name them.
What is as sharp as a blade?
In this story, what happened to the Earth?
How did the second daughter use the grain?
What did you learn from this lesson?
The robot that sat on her shoulder was a______.
Welcome guests to win everyone’s _____ in life’s race.
Karate makes me brave and bold. Would you like to learn it?
______is good at cooking.
Try your own.
Write the rhyming word.
goat
Where does the scene take place?
Name the character or speaker.
"Did someone scold you?"
Where do the moles save their food?
Tenzin is from ______.
Why do the leafcutter ants grow the fungus?
Do you tell the truth always? Why?
In real the plate was made of ______.
Why was Chris worried?
What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?
Read the passage below:
| 1. | Our history makes it evident that the Indian Plastics Industry made a vigorous beginning in 1957 but it took more than 30 years for it to pervade Indian lifestyles. In 1979, "the market for plastics' was just being seeded by the state-owned Indian Petro-Chemicals and it was only in 1994 that plastic soft drink bottles became a visible source of annoyance. |
| 2. | In the same year, people in other cities were concerned about the state of public sanitation and also urged regulatory bodies to ban the production, distribution and use of plastic bags. However, the challenge was greater than it appeared at first. |
| 3. |
The massive generation of plastic waste in India is due to rapid urbanisation, spread of retail chains, plastic packaging from grocery to food and vegetable products, to consumer items and cosmetics. The projected high growth rates of GDP and continuing rapid urbanisation suggest that India's trajectory of plastic consumption and plastic waste is likely to increase.
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| 4. | According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report of 2018, India stands among few other countries like France, Mongolia and several African countries that have initiated total or partial nationallevel bans on plastics in their jurisdictions. On World Environment Day in 2018, India vowed to phase out single-use plastics by 2022, which gave a much needed impetus to bring this change |
| 5. | In this context, thereafter ten states (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu) are currently sending their collected waste to cement plants for co-processing, twelve other states/UTs are using plastic waste for polymer bitumen road construction and still four other states are using the plastic waste for waste-to-energy plants and oil production. A world of greater possibilities has now opened up to initiate appropriate and concrete actions to build up the necessary institutions and systems before oceans turn, irreversibly into a thin soup of plastic. |
| 6. | However there is no one single masterstroke to counter the challenges witnessed by the staggering plastic waste management in the country. The time is now to formulate robust and inclusive National Action Plans and while doing so, the country will establish greater transparency to combat the plastic jeopardy in a more sustainable and holistic way. |
Based on your understanding of the passage answer any six out of the seven questions given below:
- What does the writer mean by 'visible source of annoyance'?
- Why did people demand a ban on plastics?
- What created a demand for plastics in India?
- With reference to the graph write one conclusion that can be drawn about the production of plastics in 2019 (approximately).
- What does the upward trend of the graph indicate?
- What does the line, oceans turning 'irreversibly into a thin soup of plastic', suggest?
- What step must be taken to combat the challenges of plastic waste management? What will be its impact?
