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Now Prepare a Graph Based on the Students' Response to the Survey You Conducted in Question 2. Then Write a Report for the Newspaper Taking the Help of Question 5, Question 3 and Question 6. - English - Communicative

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Now prepare a graph based on the students' response to the survey you conducted in Question 2. Then write a report for the newspaper taking the help of Question 5, Question 3 and Question 6. You may follow this pattern: 

Paragraph 1 : A suitable introduction as in B.4. 
Paragraph 2 : Hours per week spent on different activities - classes VI, IX and XI compared. 
Paragraph 3 : How extra time would be used - Classes VI, IX and XI compared. 
Paragraph 4 : Boys and girls compared - Classes VI, IX and XI 
The following words and phrases will be useful to you: 

To express proportion 
Most __
Many __ 
The majority of ___ 
A large number of ___ 
A small number of ___
Very few ____
Only a few ___ 
To express frequency 
Most of the time ___ 
Frequently ___
Occasionally ___ 
Often ____
At times ___ 
To express comparison and contrast 
__ compared with __
On the other hand, ___ 
In contrast, ___ 
By comparison, ___
___ however, ___
____ in comparison with ___ 
You may also find some of the phrases from B.5 useful. 

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अध्याय 6.3 Children of Computer
Exercise | Q 7 | पृष्ठ १२४

संबंधित प्रश्न

Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) In 1953, Hooper was a favoured young man. Explain.
(b) They said that they would create a desk job for Hooper at headquarters.

  • Who are ‘they’?
  • Why did they decide to do this?

(c) Duke was an extraordinary dog. What special qualities did he exhibit to justify this? Discuss.
(d) What problems did Chuck present when he returned to the company headquarters?
(e) Why do you think Charles Hooper’s appointment as Assistant National Sales Manager is considered to be a tribute to Duke?


Listen to an excerpt from a news telecast on a national channel carefully and complete the table given below.

S. No. Name of the Brave-heart Place they belong to Reason for Award
1 Saumik Mishra Uttar Pradesh foiled theft
2 Prachi Santosh Sen   saved a child
3 Kavita Kanwar Chhattisgarh  
4   Jodhpur dodged marriage to 40 year old
5 Rahul-balloon seller Delhi/
National
Capital
 
6 M. Marudu Pandi Tamil Nadu averted rail disaster
7   Bangalore saved a baby caught in bull fight
8 Silver Kharbani Meghalaya  
9 Yumkhaibam Addison Singh   saved an eight year old from drowning
10   Uttar Pradesh saved people from drowning
11   Haryana/Jind helped nab armed miscreants
12 Kritika Jhanwar   fought off robbers

Answer the following question briefly: 

What does the dark, sun-dried appearance of the Sergeant suggest about him?


Answer the following question briefly:

Did Private Quelch’s day to day practices take him closer towards his goal? How can you make out?


Answer the following questio briefly.

What does John say about himself since his last meeting with the author?


Answer the following question.

The Poem invokes beautiful imagery which is built around 'sigh of the sea', 'laughter of
the field' and 'tears of heaven'. Explain the three expressions in the context of rain.


Answer the following question.

"I am like earthly life … "
Why does the poet compare rain to earthly life?


Discuss in groups
What would you do in the following situations? Give reasons for your answer
If you were travelling by bus and you saw someone pick another passenger's
pocket.

  • If you found a wallet on the road.
  • If you were in a shop and you saw a well-dressed lady shoplifting.
  • If your best friend is getting involved with an undesirable set of friends.
  • If you were in school and you saw one of your class-mates steal another child's
    pen.

Working in pairs give antonyms of the following words.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 14 The Bishop's Candlesticks 1

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 14 The Bishop's Candlesticks 2


Answer the following question briefly.

The convict says, "I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff." What does he mean
by this statement?


Here is a news story about how crops are saved by climate-proofing them Complete it by choosing the right words from those given in the brackets.

(A) Among the most worrying aspects of climate change today (a) __________ (is/has been) the effect it (b) __________ (has had/have had) on the food supply of the world. Sctentists (c) __________ (have focussed /focus) their attention and efforts on increasing crop yield and improving crop resilience. Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (d) __________ (have been I are) the most affected today. Their population (e) __________ (is/has been) the world’s fastest growing rice consumer. The most vulnerable agricultural systems (f) __________ (are/have been) the rain-fed uplands and lowlands that form 80% of total rice land. Until recently, scientists (g) __________ (have focussed / focussed) on improving crop yields, and in a relatively short period of time, (h) __________ (give / have given) us, higher yields. Reports warning of increased droughts and floods, (i) __________ (shift/have shifted) scientists’ attention to making crops “climate- proof”

(B). Answer the questions based on your reading of the passage above.
(a) What have been the most worrying aspects of agricultural growth?
(b) What do scientists today focus on?

(c) Where is the negative impact of climate most felt?
(d) What have the scientists focussed on so far?
(e) How has their attention shifted?

(C) Did you know
You would have used the simple present and present perfect tense in your
answer. Why?
The main use of the simple present tense is to refer to
(i) an action that takes place now.
(ii) routine action/ s.
The present perfect tense is used to refer to an action which has happened
in the past but whose effect still remains.
(e.g.) Among the most worrying aspect of climate change is the effect it has on
the world's food supply.
Climate scientists have predicted that the cultivation of rice in Asia and SubSahara
Africa has been affected severely, since 1970. But, today lack of funds
hinders research.


Now try to build your own similes for the following :

  1. The rock stood…
  2. The waves leapt…
  3. The sea shone …
  4. The sun set…
  5. The rain fell heavily …
  6. The birds soared …
  7. Dawn broke …
  8. The stars…
  9. The wind shook the trees …

Add other similes of your own and write them in your notebook. 


Look at the pairs below. Draw a sketch to show the difference in meaning, as in the example:

  1. (a) cloth
    (b) a cloth
  2. (a) rubber
    (b) a rubber
  3. (a) lamb
    (b) a lamb
  4. (a) glass
    (b) a glass

Work in pairs. Tell your partner what you are not able to do now because of the fast-paced life.


e.g. I could play in the open ground but now I can’t.
I could visit my aunt on weekends but …………


Write a paragraph about a newly devised robot that can be of great help to home-makers.

Zoomo, the robot can make tea when guests arrive …………

 


This is an account of Sir James' flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Complete the following using words from Question 1. 

Captain James was enjoying the (a) ______ party hosted by his neighbour Mr. Samuel. Suddenly, he got a call from his boss who wanted him to fly across the Atlantic with a reputably renowned investigator to (b) _________into the (c) ____ of an heiress. He immediately got ready for the assignment. While intializing the flight he checked the radar controllers. He found that routine traffic was proceeding undisturbed, in their (d)_______ . There was no difficulty in the (e) and he (f) ____. All of a sudden there was a (g)______ and communication was abruptly cut off. He checked the radar screen and it was moving (h)________ . He experienced a strange (i)___________ . He stepped into a mist and claimed to arrive at a time period after the French- Revolution. However, his U) ____ theory was not convincing. He claimed that he just remembered being (k) ____ in a big cloud. Nevertheless, people were happy to see him return after a month. 


On the basis of your reading of the extract, tick the most appropriate answer : 

a. Tom's mind had drifted away because 
• Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to school 
• he no longer took an interest in war. 
• the charm oflife was gone. 
• he had put his hoop and his bat away. 
b. Aunt Polly was concerned because: 
• Tom was hanging around Becky Thatcher's father's house all night 
• Tom no longer took an interest in anything 
• she was infatuated with patent medicines 
• she had a fever 
c. She was filled with gratitude when she tested the new medicine as 
• it was simply fire in a liquid form. 
• her troubles were instantly at rest 
• Tom's indifference was broken. 
• Tom was responding well 
d. 'Mending the health of a crack' means 
• repairing a crack in the sitting-room floor 
• looking after his health 
• pouring the medicine into a crack in the sitting-room floor 
• giving the medicine to the cat 


Ravi has a problem, so he asks his friends for advice. Read the conversation below and underline the expressions that are used for giving advice. (This could be done as role-play) 

Ravi : My neighbours play very loud music, which disturbs me when I'm studying. 
Mohan: Why don't you try persuading them to turn down the volume? 
Shiela: If that doesn't work you could think of changing your study time. 
Rahim: Why should Ravi have to do that? He really ought to report such antisocial behaviour to the police. 
Shiela: Before taking drastic action like that, I would advise you to sort it out amicably with your neighbours. 
Rahim: If l were you, I would play my music even louder! 
Mohan: That won't solve his problem. Ravi, I think you should ask your father to take it up with your neighours. 


Sports Day at school is always great fun. Along with the excitement of the events, there is the added desire to know if your House has won the Sports Championship Cup! 
Teacher/ student can read out the Sports Day commentary and fill in the House positions for each event - 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Then calculate the points to find out which House has won the Sports Championship Cup. 
GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DANAPUR 
                        ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET 
                                   SCORECARD 

House  NEHRU  RAMAN  TAGORE  SHIVAJI 
Events  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points 
(Previous tally)                 
March Past                
800m (Boys)                 
1OOm (Girls)                 
High jump (Boys)                 
Javelin (Girls)                 

 

House  NEHRU  RAMAN  TAGORE  SHIVAJI 
Events  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points 
Shot put (Boys)                 
400 relay (Girls)                 
TOTAL                 

 

RESULT  HOUSE 
Champions   
2nd   
3rd   
4th   

 

SCORING (POINTS)       
Event  1st 2nd  3rd 
March Past  10 x x
Track and field  10 5 3
Relay  15 10 5

When both students have completed their half of the table above, exchange information, by asking and answering questions e.g. 
1. What's the weight of the football? 
2. When do you get a penalty in hockey? 
As you receive information from your partner, write it down in the other half of the table above. (Do not let your partner look at your table!) 


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