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प्रश्न
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions
by ticking the correct choice.
The message of the poem is that the life of a brook is ___________.
विकल्प
temporary
short-lived
eternal
momentary
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उत्तर
eternal
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
Describe Corporal Turnbull.
Answer the following question briefly.
One day last summer the author was travelling to Pittsburg by chair car. What does he say about his co-passengers?
Irony refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of their literal meaning. Working in pairs bring out the irony in the following:
(a) The title of the story, “The Best Seller”.
(b) Pescud’s claim, “When people in real life marry, they generally hunt up somebody in their own station. A fellow usually picks out a girl who went to the same high school and belonged to the same singing-society that he did.”
(c) The name Trevelyan.
Can you match the following?
(a) Something that lives for one year biennial
(b) Something that lives for about two years perennial
(c) Something that lives for more than two years annual
Answer the following questions:
How does the brook ‘sparkle’?
'The Road Not Taken' is a biographical poem. Therefore, some personal
biographical information is relevant for the deeper understanding of the poem
we have read. Go to www.encarta.com and complete the following worksheet
about Robert Frost.
a) What "momentous decision" was made by Frost in 1912?
b) How old was he when took that decision?
c) Why was it so difficult to take that decision? Think and give more than one reason.
d) Was the "road" taken by Frost an easy one "to travel"?
e) Do you think he wrote "The Road Not Taken" before sailing from the USA to
England or after? Can you quote a line or two from the poem that can support your
answer?
f) Do you think Frost finally became popular in America as a poet?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why was the convict sent to prison? What was the punishment given to him?
Answer the following question briefly.
Before leaving, the convict asks the Bishop to bless him. What brought about this
change in him?
Imagine that you have just returned from Topo Island. The Editor of a local newspaper has asked you to write about your adventure. Write the article.
Some hints :
1) Very briefly, describe how you landed on the island, and the main features of the island.
2) Write about where you set up camp, describe one main adventure, and how you were eventually rescued.
3) Make the adventure part of your story exciting, with lots of action.
4) Include dialogue in the adventure part.
5) Try to create mystery and suspense, as in B.3.
6) Finally, give your adventure story a suitable heading.
7) Your story must be written in paragraphs and should carry your By line.
Simple Past and Past Continuous
There was a burglary in your neighbourhood. You saw something suspicious.
Tell the police officer all about it by filling in the blanks choosing the correct
forms of the words from the options given below.
It (a) was raining last night. I (b) _________ TV. I (c) _________ a little restless. I (d) _________ to the window and was looking out when I (e) _________ that Mr Sharma, my neighbour (f) _________ near the door. I thought he had gone to shut it. I also (g) _________ Mrs Sharma walking up and down in her garden. Then I heard Mr Sharma calling his wife to come in. I (h) _________ back to my table and opened my book. I (i) _________ when I heard a thud and a scream. I (j) _________ out of the house and saw a man in a black coat and hat running towards the gate. Mr and Mrs Sharma (k) _________ in the street. I saw a car speeding away with the burglar.
(a) (i) raining (ii) was raining (iii) were raining (iv) rained
(b) (i) were watching (ii) watched (iii) was watching (iv) watching
(c) (i) has felt (ii) felt (iii) was feeling (iv) feel
(d) (i) had gone (ii) went (iii) was going (iv) gone
(e) (i) noticing (ii) was noticing (iii) were noticing (iv) noticed
(f) (i) stood (ii) were standing (iii) was standing (iv) were stood
(g) (i) seeing (ii) saw (iii) was seeing (iv) seen
(h) (i) had come (ii) was coming (iii) came (iv) were came
(i) (i) hadread (ii) was reading (iii) were reading (iv) read
m (i) rushed (ii) was rushing (iii) were rushed (iv) rushing
(k) (i) had screamed (ii) was screaming (iii) screamed (iv) were screaming
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example:
other species/ human species/the/of/ many/ the/ very existence/ is threatening.
The human species is threatening the very existence of many other species.
(a) of nature/biodiversity/the/is/variety of life forms/interact to support/ that/ and sustain/ balance/ the ____________________________________
(b) consumed/as/grows,/ more and more of / Earth’s/ the / resources/ are/ human population/the
____________________________________
(c) extinction/ crisis / explosive/ an/ consumption / had led / growth and / an ____________________________________
(d) that have/ Earth’s history/ mass extinctions / the/ threatens/ periodically during/ occurred/ the/and to surpass
(e) one everyday/ scientists/ that/ estimate/ rate off species are disappearing/ the / at
____________________________________
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
- of the owner / a computer virus / that can / infect a / computer / is a program / without the knowledge
- can spread / or even a CD / a true virus / through the Internet / or a USB drive
- infect / viruses / file system / the network / the host files / corrupting / of
- install / anti-virus / many users / known viruses / software that / can detect and eliminate
Simple Present and Present Continuous
Mr. Madan is going on tour next week. Look at his itinerary.
| Mr. Madan | Tour of North India and Nepal | ||
| Mon | 7th | Mumbai 06:30 Peace Conference |
Delhi 08:30 |
| Tues | 8th | Delhi 07:30 Cultural Centre |
Agra 10:30 |
| Wed | 9th | Agra 09:30 Local School Head Teacher |
Varanasi 13:30 |
| Thurs | 10th | Varanasi 08:00 Discuss Trade Unions |
Patna 18:30 |
| Fri | 11th | Patna 14:00 Himalayan Project |
Kathmandu 17:00 |
| Sat | 12th | Kathmandu 11:00 | Delhi 14:00 |
Describe Mr. Madan’s schedule for next week. Use verbs from the table below.
The teacher/ student will read out the Radio programme again. Fill in as much information as you can in the following table. Then exchange information with your partner to complete the table.
RADIO SHOW
| Content of programme | Details |
| 1. School News | . |
| . | |
| . | |
| . | |
| 2. Jokes | . |
| 3. 'Meet the Teacher' | . |
| . | |
| . | |
| 4. Advert Time | . |
| . | |
| . | |
| 5. Safety at School | . |
| . |
Study the following sentences. Select one underlined word which is incorrect. Write the incorrect word in the box below, as shown in the example.
e.g. Sarawak is a beautiful place which lies almost on an Equator and is rich in natural resources.
(a) It has an Equatorial climate that mean it is hot with heavy rains almost every after-noon.
(b) Heavy clouds prevent the sun from heating the ground too intense.
(c) In an interior of Sarawak, there are huge reserves of hardwood timber.
(d) Sarawak is also an oil product.
(e) Great efforts are been made to conserve these resources.
Match the sentences in A with their meanings in B.
| A | B |
|
You should have taken your keys. You could/might have lost your keys at the cinema. You must have left your keys at home. |
It is possible that you left your keys. You are to blame for leaving your keys. I think that you probably left your keys. |
WRITING A MYSTERY STORY
Mysteries can be divided into several categories. There are puzzling stories, detective I crime stories, and suspense stories. They all give the reader a chance to become involved in the solution of the story through clues and character descriptions.
Characters
Before you start to write, think about the characters you might put in your story.
• What will each character do?
• Why is he or she important to the story?
• In what ways are your characters alike?
• How are they different?
• What can your characters learn from each other?
• One last thing to remember: your characters don't always have to be human. If an animal plays a part in the story, that animal is a character, too
Setting
A story has to happen in a place.
• The setting might be a place you are familiar with.
• It might even be another planet!
• A setting doesn't even have to be a real place.
Details
• Use your Imagination.
• Details help readers understand how something looks, how it feels, how it sounds - even how something smells or tastes!
Plot
• Your characters have to DO something!
• What they do is the Plot of your story.
• To make the plot exciting add Situations.
Ending
• The Ending of a story is the solution to the conflict.
• Solve the problem, dilemma or conflict faced by the main character.
• Show that your main character has changed or grown in some way.
• Tie up all the loose ends. Readers shouldn't have to choose between several hinted endings.
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.
Verbs and Prepositions
Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions
- You’re right. I agree __________ you.
- The conclusions are based __________ extensive research.
- He arrived __________ Delhi airport at 2 am and then arrived the city at 4 am.
- He angrily shouted __________ the pupil.
- “Remember the party!” she shouted __________ her friend.
- A differs __________ B in a number of ways.
- He applied __________ the teaching job but was turned down.
- She replied __________ his last letter.
- They apologized __________ breaking the vase.
- Do you believe __________ ghosts?
