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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
What was Mr. Otto Frank's major contribution to the world?
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below :
A1 Compare the old and new house and complete the table :
| Points | Old House | New House |
| Surrounding | razzle-dazzle | – |
| Size of the house | – | big |
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city’s commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she asked father, “We do not have enough curtains for this place. And the furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at such a distance from the dining-room? It is like doing a route march. And who is going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made extravagant promises to help in the household chores. Keep our rooms tidy. Put away our toys and books. She smiled with amused disbelief, her mind already working out how many meters of curtain-cloth would be needed and so on.
A2 Complete :
Complete the following list of objections that the mother had with the new house :
(i) Inadequate _______
(ii) Do not have _______
(iii) Kitchen at a distance from _______
(iv) A very big _______
A3 Personal response:
Do you agree with the objections raised by the mother? Explain.
Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
Helen had a great love for animals and birds. Write about this aspect of her character.
Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal?
Give reasons for the following statement.
The article has been titled ‘Silk Road.’
Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
Look up the dictionary for the meaning of the word ‘diaspora’. What do you understand of the Indian diaspora from this piece?
How does G. N. Devy bring out the importance of the oral literary tradition?
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'
Comment on the lines that make you visualise the colourful image of the peacock.
Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?
The title, 'Refugee Blues' encapsulates the theme of the poem. Comment.
How does the poem bring out the elusive nature of happiness in human existence?
Select any one of the famous personalities mentioned in ‘Warming up 1’ on page no. 5. From the library or internet find out their success story. Write it in your own words in about 20 to 30 lines of your notebook.
Give your write-up a suitable title.
Read the following words :
Brigadier, Commander, capture, evicting, enemy, defense
All these words are related to war affairs and war.
Find more such words from the passage.
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poem has an underlying message about the importance of trees.
Divide the story into parts. Make 4 groups in your class. Each group should take one of the 4 parts to convert the story into a play and enact your part.
Johnsy realised that her thinking was wrong.
Think and answer in your own words.
What could have inspired the poet to compose this poem? Do you think it relates to our present-day life? Defend your choice.
Read different stories about intelligent ministers of kings, whose judgments helped to bring about law and order in society. For example - Birbal, Tenalirama, etc. Write 5 such stories in your notebook.
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 ........
Read the following word and use it in a sentence of your own.
Renown
The whole world is happy because children are going to school. Why is it so? Discuss it in the classroom.
Form pairs. Complete the following table through discussions.
| Occupation | Necessary Qualities | Reasons |
| Student | ||
| Teacher | ||
| Housewife | ||
| Sportsman | ||
| Artist | ||
| Singer | ||
| Author | ||
| Umpire | ||
| Actor | ||
| Scientist |
What did the Clean Brigade do?
Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
An activity:
Speak fast, think faster ! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time.
What may happen...
I may study... A bird may fly into the classroom. The Principal may call me... It may rain... A dog may chase a cat... A king may lose his kingdom... My friend may give me a storybook to read... Mother may make idlis today...’ etc.
An activity:
Speak fast, think faster! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time
What is not likely to happen or will never happen...
‘It won’t rain in the classroom... I won’t ever see a live dinosaur... The sun will never set in the east...’ etc.
What characteristics of Mr. Nobody do we learn about from this poem?
Read the following proverb that has a biblical reference.
‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ Now find at least 5 other proverbs/ axioms/quotations which convey the same message. Search the internet/dictionary of proverbs.
Find three lines, that contain images of nature in the autumn season.
At night
- ______________________
- ______________________
- ______________________
From the passage, find all the words and phrases used to describe the ‘monster’.
Find from the Internet and write down.
Which character from the play sings this song?
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The wolf could not trace Bertha because she was behind a myrtle bush.
Find out when and where we get strawberries in Maharashtra.
Name a few other things that people often count. (At least 5.)
Write any one of these stories, not as told by Gulliver, but by some other person.
If you were to grow very tiny like a Lilliputian, what are the things you would like to do? Write about any three of these things.
Find out the difference between the fingerspelling method, sign language and Braille.
Give an instance that shows the pathetic condition of the young bird.
What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs?
What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?
Why did the train stop in the middle of the forest?
When Amma said,'Don’t upset our foreign visitor' she meant______.
The war between the two kingdoms ended in peace.
Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the questions below.
Tabaqui acts as ______ to the pack of wolves.
Choose the odd one out.
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
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Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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How did he win the match?
______ over heard her father’s talking on the phone about the robbery.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
When does the offer end?
What did Kani realize in the story?
Write the rhyming word.
larder- ______.
What will help you say the truth?
Write the word with same meaning.
purse- ______
The child won’t ______ anything, if he closes his ears.
Draw me some hair, quickly, I look like a ______.
What is the poem about?
