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प्रश्न
Notice the italicized sentence placed at the top of the article which tells us at a glance what the article is about.
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उत्तर
For this, students just need to read the italicized sentence at the top of the article and notice how it puts forth the main idea of the article
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
Bring out the importance of the diary in Anne's life.
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below:
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life.
I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.
In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.
I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.
So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science.
A2 Complete:
Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education.
A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i) We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status
(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard
(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated
(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple
A4 Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags:
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (i) | I stood 11th among 1,35,000 |
(a) | aren’t I? |
| (ii) | I am on the Board of Tatas | (b) | didn’t we? |
| (iii) | It was a poor school | (c) | didn’t I? |
| (iv) | We moved to Mumbai | (d) | wasn’t it? |
A5 Personal Response:
“Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.
Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“You need some interaction to cause a transition.”
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Why do you think Professor Gaitonde decided never to preside over meetings again?
Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid?
'On reading Shelley's A Defence of Poetry, the question insistently occurs why there is no similar A Defence of Science written of equal endowment.'
What are the cues that signal the presence of the peacock in the vicinity?
Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?
Why is the poem entitled 'Hawk Roosting'?
Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice.
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Make sentence of your own using the following expression.
put up with:
Study the pictures below and note down the differences.
Little creatures in nature can also be your teachers. Think and write what we can learn from the following.
Bees:
Sue and Johnsy were very close friends.
Sue was a rich girl.
Correct the following statement.
Sue and Johnsy were good neighbours.
Discuss with your partner the different ideas connoted by the word 'season'.
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Refer to a good dictionary that carries phonetic transcriptions printed next to words. The word below is familiar to you. Copy the phonetic transcription from the dictionary and say it aloud as you write.
work ........
Say WHY. . . . . .
Ramanujan found the number 1729 very interesting.
Define drama.
The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
He is smart as well as brave.
Match the columns :
| A | B |
| (1) Theseus | (1) Robin Goodfellow |
| (2) Titania | (2) Queen of the Amazons |
| (3) Puck | (3) Duke of Athens |
| (4) Hippolyta | (4) Faeries |
| (5) Cobweb, Moth | (5) Queen of the Faeries |
Draw a character sketch of Oberon as an enemy of his wife but a friend of the lovers.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Lysander and Demetrius fall in love with Helena as a result of the love potion.
Write about the various wheel-like objects you see at home, in school, and on the road.
Choose any one of the seven States. Find more information about it and prepare a leaflet or brochure to invite people to visit it.
Imagine that there is a Mr Somebody who has to correct all the wrongs that are done by Mr Nobody. Write in the following table, what Mr Somebody will have to do.
| Mr Nobody’s Actions | Tasks for Mr Somebody |
| 1. The plate is broken / cracked | Mend the plate. / Throw it away carefully. |
| 2. The book is torn | ____________ |
| 3. The door is ajar. | ____________ |
| 4. The buttons are pulled from the shirt | ____________ |
| 5. The pins are scattered. | ____________ |
| 6. The door is still squeaking. | ____________ |
| 7. There are finger marks upon the door. | ____________ |
| 8. The ink has spilled over. | ____________ |
| 9. Boots are lying around. | ____________ |
| 10. ____________ | ____________ |
| 11. ____________ | ____________ |
Add a few more things to the list in the above table, using your own ideas and experience.
Write about one occasion when you have behaved like -
Mr. Nobody
What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the stone.
This story takes an unexpected turn when the lion decides to spare the camel’s life. Choose any fable, a story that you like, and rewrite it giving it an unexpected turn.
Using the following points frame a character sketch of the narrator. Support each character trait with instances from the lesson.
- Diffident and timid
- Unusual behavior
- Ignorant about banking
- Nervous and careless
- Economical.
In what season does the story take place?
Name the following.
Ruler of Germany.
List the polite expressions we use such as ‘Pardon’.
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
Form groups of 5-8 and list the following.
Bad habits
When are we in a state of trance?
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam,
All men are our kindred, the world is our home.
- Who does ‘we’ refer to? What do they have in their hands? What is its name?
- How are the men in the world related to the singers?
What did Mr. Fogg mean by, ‘it was foreseen’?
Read the line and answer the question.
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky
Where does the poet want to go?
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Recall Merlin’s memories and complete the story map.
The little bird found a shallow hollow in the ground.
How did the third daughter use the grain?
What were Anandhan and Yazhini watching in the television?
What is our core?
| Our national emblem is taken from Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath. It is found on all government documents, coins, currency notes, postcards, and envelopes. It consists of four lions standing back to back but, we can see only three lions at a time. There is a Dharma chakra in the centre of the base plate, with the figure of a bull in the right and that of a horse in the left. The entire structure is sitting on a lotus. The words ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is written under it in Devanagari script. These words mean, ‘Truth alone Triumphs’. |
- Where is our national emblem taken from?
- Where is our national emblem found?
- What does ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ mean?
- What are the animals found in the emblem?
The bird catcher’s clothes were dry.
The hen-pigeon got dry _______ for the bird catcher.
The official and his wife liked______.
Which is as important as our health?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
anthill- ______
Mostly piggy banks look like______.
Write the rhyming word.
countries- ______.
Who wins the world at the end?
What strange things did Alice see?
What did the carpenter buy?
Look at the following non-verbal representation. Based on your understanding and inference, write a paragraph on career trends in the next decade.
