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प्रश्न
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
They also explored to ______________.
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उत्तर
They also explored to find out suitable routes for the assault.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
Answer any four of the following in 30–40 words each :
(a) Describe the irony in Saheb's name.
(b) Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in Champaran?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) When he was only ten days old, a prediction was made about the future of the Tiger King. What was ironic about it?
(f) What was his father's chief concern about Dr. Sadao?
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
Complete the flow-chart :
In ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ how did the Franks and others celebrate two festivals, Hanukkah and St. Nicholas Day in the Annexe ?
Griffin failed not only as a son and a scientist, but also as a human being. Comment. (The Invisible Man)
Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
Why do you think Paul's mother was not satisfied with the yearly birthday gift of 1,000 pounds for five years.
Examine the communication channels in the story between Paul and Bassett.
Explain the contradiction in the similies, ‘Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb’.
Notice these words in the poem and guess their meaning from the context
| turquoise | darts |
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
Explain the undertones in the statement:
'Wife and husband in unusual rapport
State one unspoken thought':
What strong qualities possessed by them, could have helped them achieve success and fame, all over?
The best punishment is ‘forgiveness’. Discuss the sentence in light of the text you have read. You can make use of the following points.
(a) Forgiveness provides an opportunity to change the behaviour.
(b) Forgiveness leads to repentance.
(c) A person may commit a mistake/crime impulsively or under the force of strong emotions.
(d) ________________________
(e) ________________________
Trees are revered because:
- They give us joy.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners take public consent for the alterations they make in the old structures of the city.
Read the expression:
‘the blueprint of our past’s tomorrow’. Consider in a group why the poet has not mentioned ‘the present’. It is because of the planners who have possessed our ‘present’ in order to change ‘our past’ into the ‘future’ they desire. Go through the poem and write the lines which support this thought.
- The buildings are in alignment with the roads which meet at desired points.
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________.
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Shelley
Form suitable groups and discuss the following.
You have heard/read stories of Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, Mulla Nasruddin. Recollect and write down the names of those stories.
Pick out those aspects of a story that you find a common in all their stories.
- Humour
- Supernatural event
- Wisdom
- Suspense
- Magic
- Beauty of Nature
- Wit
- Play upon words
- Sadend
- Violence
Read the following sentence carefully and choose the correct meaning.
Fine feathers don’t make fine birds.
Read the poem aloud. Recite any stanza of your choice from memory.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night.
Visit a library:
Read the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Discuss:
Is it necessary to develop a good accent? Why? What efforts can you take to improve your pronunciation? With your teacher’s help, find out how to use online dictionaries for the purpose.
The items in the programme below have got mixed up. Rearrange them in the proper order. Just add the number in the left-hand column.
| Balanand Vidyalaya Art Festival Programme | |
| ( ) | → Koli Dance |
| ( ) | → igniting the Lamp |
| ( ) | → Chief Guest Speaks |
| ( ) | → Appraisal of the Art Festival |
| ( ) | → Dignitaries Arrive |
| ( ) | → Recital of ‘Taal kacheri’ |
| ( ) | → Welcome and Introduction of Guests |
| ( ) | → Prize Distribution |
| ( ) | → The Boy Comes Home - A skit by Std IX |
| ( ) | → Vote of Thanks |
‘Unke, Munke, Timpetoo,
I wish, my wish is coming true.’
Try to compose two other funny magical chants that have rhyming lines.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children would have behaved well on the train if their aunt had scolded them harshly.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“He dwells within a cave of Himalaya.”
Choose a suitable heading for each announcement from those given below.
(Change in School Hours, Cleanliness, Story-telling Competition, Lost and Found, Warning, Football Match)
1.
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6 July 2015 It has been observed by the Head Boy and Head Girl that certain classes do not clean up their classrooms before leaving. If any class is found untidy and littered after school, that class will be detained the next day after school hours up to 4 pm. Please take note of this. |
2.
| Tomorrow, that is, on the 10th of July, the school will close an hour earlier, as the teachers have to attend an important P. T. A. meeting. So please inform your parents to arrange to pick you up at 2 pm instead of 3 pm. |
3.
| On Sunday, 12th July 2015 there is a football match between classes VIII and IX, on the school ground. The match will begin at 9 am. All students are invited to come and cheer their favorite team. Please come on time, so that the players are not distracted. |
4.
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The school has organized a Story-telling Competition for Classes V, VI, and VII from 21st to 25th of July. The competition will be held in the school hall at 10 in the morning. Children may select -
Three prizes will be given for each category. The time limit is 3-5 minutes. Those who wish to participate may contact Mrs. Sanjana Mohite for other details. They must register their names with her before the 16th of July. |
5.
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Construction work to extend the school building will start next week. All students are cautioned not to cross over the fence at the construction site. It is dangerous and may cause you injury. Please stay away from that fence. |
6.
| A cycle key with a blue key chain has been found on the ground. Whoever has lost it can contact the clerk Mrs. Neena Pinto and see if it belongs to him/her. |
Find out how the following game is played.
Football
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with anywhere.
What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
What do you need to learn to live a good life in this world?
What did Mr. Fogg mean by, ‘it was foreseen’?
The hatchlings use a tiny egg-tooth to come out of the eggs.
Discuss in groups and share your views in three or four sentences with others in the class.
What is your favourite dish? Do you know the spices that go into it?
Why did the girls snigger?
Merlin was thrilled when the school arranged the trip because ______.
Gulliver took the small creatures in his hand and crushed them.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The wild dogs came to the spot to catch______.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India?
A day in Mars is called ______.
In the Earth, we get water from ______.
Why did the family move to Patna?
Is TV and video game the only way to pass time? Can we do something else?
The robot did not obey his master.
What robot will you make? Why?
How did the old man disguise himself?
Recite the poem ‘Mother Nature’.
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Did Robinson’s ship sink?
Choose the best answer.
The animals ______ the boat.
Divide the following word.
hotel
Name the character or speaker.
"Why does Nandhini look so sad?"
Does the poet want diversity? why?
Rani and Divya informed the happening to the ______.
What was his dream ?
List three questions that the little boy asks.
- ______
- ______
- ______
