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प्रश्न
“One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream. ” The story begins in a mood of nostalgia. Can you narrate some incident from your childhood that might make an interesting story?
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Write a character sketch of Mrs. Van Daan.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. Air pollution is an issue which concerns us all alike. One can willingly choose or reject a food, a drink or a life comfort, but unfortunately there is little choice for the air we breathe. All, what is there in the air is inhaled by one and all living in those surroundings.
2. Air pollutant is defined as a substance which is present while normally it is not there or present in an amount exceeding the normal concentrations. It could either be gaseous or a particulate matter. The important and harmful polluting gases are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ozone and oxides of sulphur and nitrogen. The common particulate pollutants are the dusts of various inorganic or organic origins. Although we often talk of the outdoor air pollutions caused by industrial and vehicular exhausts, the indoor pollution may prove to be as or a more important cause of health problems.
3. Recognition of air pollution is relatively recent. It is not uncommon to experience a feeling of 'suffocation' in a closed environment. It is often ascribed to the lack of oxygen. Fortunately, however, the composition of air is remarkably constant all over the world. There is about 79 per cent nitrogen and 21 per cent oxygen in the air − the other gases forming a very small fraction. It is true that carbon dioxide exhaled out of lungs may accumulate in a closed and over-crowded place. But such an increase is usually small and temporary unless the room is really air-tight. Exposure to poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide may occur in a closed room, heated by burning coal inside. This may also prove to be fatal.
4. What is more common in a poorly ventilated home is a vague constellation of symptoms described as the sick-building syndrome. It is characterized by a general feeling of malaise, head-ache, dizziness and irritation of mucous membranes. It may also be accompanied by nausea, itching, aches, pains and depression. Sick building syndrome is getting commoner in big cities with the small houses, which are generally over-furnished. Some of the important pollutants whose indoor concentrations exceed those of the outdoors include gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and organic substances like spores, formaldehydes, hydrocarbon aerosols and allergens. The sources are attributed to a variety of construction materials, insulations, furnishings, adhesives, cosmetics, house dusts, fungi and other indoor products.
5. By-products of fuel combustion are important in houses with indoor kitchens. It is not only the brining of dried dung and fuelwood which is responsible, but also kerosene and liquid petroleum gas. Oxides of both nitrogen and sulphur are released from their combustion.
6. Smoking of tobacco in the closed environment is an important source of indoor pollution. It may not be high quantitatively, but significantly hazardous for health. It is because of the fact that there are over 3000 chemical constituents in tobacco smoke, which have been identified. These are harmful for human health.
7. Micro-organisms and allergens are of special significance in the causation and spread of diseases. Most of the infective illnesses may involve more persons of a family living in common indoor environment. These include viral and bacterial diseases like tuberculosis.
8. Besides infections, allergic and hypersensitivity disorders are spreading fast. Although asthma is the most common form of respiratory allergic disorders, pneumonias are not uncommon, but more persistent and serious. These are attributed to exposures to allergens from various fungi, molds, hay and other organic materials. Indoor air ventilation systems, coolers, air-conditioners, dampness, decay, pet animals, production or handling of the causative items are responsible for these hypersensitivity − diseases.
9. Obviously, the spectrum of pollution is very wide and our options are limited. Indoor pollution may be handled relatively easily by an individual. Moreover, the good work must start from one’s own house
(Extracted from the Tribune)
(a) (i) What is an air pollutant? (1)
(ii) In what forms are the air pollutants present? (2)
(iii) Why do we feel suffocated in a closed environment? (1)
(iv) What is sick building syndrome? How is it increasing? (2)
(v) How is indoor smoking very hazardous? (1)
(vi) How can one overcome the dangers of indoor air pollution? (2)
(b) Find the words from the above passage which mean the same as the following: (3)
(i) giddiness (para 4)
(ii) constant (para 8)
(iii) humidity (para 8)
You are Smitha/Sunil, Secretary AVM Housing Society. You are going to organize a yoga camp. Write a notice in not more than 50 words, urging the members of your society to come in large numbers to attend the camp. Invent all the necessary details.
Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:
What do you think about Anne’s talent for writing essays, which she wrote convincingly when punished by the teacher?
What has the camera captured?
Put down the images that come to your mind immediately when you see the words in the box.
| Cat cupboard wall pond bird |
Examine the communication channels in the story between Paul's mother and his uncle.
Explain the metaphor in the line: ‘Poets are the mirrors of gigantic shadows that futurity casts on the present’.
The peacock is the national bird of India. Why do you think the peacock has been chosen?
Certain words in the poem are in capital letters — why?
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.
Find from the story one word for the following.
a low constant sound made by cats ______
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
Have you heard of birds that fly from one part of the world to another in small or large flocks?
They are called Migratory birds.
Discuss and write down two reasons why they migrate and return.
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
The kite Bazar of Ahmedabad.
Discuss in your class.
Are robots truly useful to human beings? Why? Why not?
Choose any one of the objects we use daily and find out how it is made. Present the information in the form of a chart.
Correct the given sentence with justification.
Since there is a reference to the Indian boy, there are some scenes from India too.
Write short note on the following:
The 1883 eruption
Expand the following ideas in a paragraph or two:- Courage and resourcefulness are the keys to overcome problems.
Write one line about the following with the help of the poem.
wind in the autumn evening
Think and answer:
Are the boys and girls happy that it is raining?
What changes do we see in the life of human beings when the season changes? Write with reference to their celebrations.
Write the meaning of doth.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the bee stand for?
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Before we do the experiment in the Laboratory, let me ______ you all about it.
These two passages are examples of a short introduction to works of art - a short review. They cover the following points:
- The creator
- The theme or subject matter
- Type of art
- Individual style
- Presentation techniques
- Its effect on viewers
- Message or interpretation
Compare the points with those you used for a book review and the review of a play. Present the comparison in the form of a chart.
| Book Review | Review of a play | Review of a painting |
Who is the speaker in this poem?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
pounced
List the rhyming words in the (On the water) poem.
Have you ever seen or used a computer?
Make a collection of Rangoli motifs and patterns.
Write about each motif or pattern in your own words -
it could just be a label or a description or some information or comment.
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
Why were the other passengers in the flight gazing at the writer?
Look at the following situations the writer was in. He could have avoided the situation and saved himself. Glance through the write up again and comment on what the writer should have done in the following situations.
- Gilson asked the writer to bring a tie.
- On the day of arrival, the writer had no time to think about the tie.
- The writer remembered about the tie when the bus was leaving for the airport.
- The writer walked down in search of the shop.
- The writer rushed out with the tie in a paper bag.
There were many toys in the stall. Three of Hamid’s friends had bought some toys.
Write the names of Hamid’s friends in column A and the toys they bought in column B
| A | B |
‘They’ descended on the sweet and toy-vendors’ stores like an army moving to attack.
Who does they refer to? Did they move one by one in a line or in a big group?
Teach me to appreciate ______.
- nature
- destruction
- small creatures
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
Write a summary based on the flow chart.
Vasantha made a lot of noise because ______
Why does the writer think that the peepul tree is a great show off?
How does the coconut tree grow?
Who is Muthu?
Where were the boys taken to?
The rich man ______ at the beggar.
The pigeon flew away for dry twigs.
What did the archer want to show to the crowd?
What did the oil seller perform?
Write the events won by these players.
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______ |
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______ |
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______ |
Write the rhyming word.
goat
Who made the tree become a monster?
Senthil bought a ______ from his savings.
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“I am not rich enough to buy this plate. This is a gold plate.”
The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but______.
What did Nasruddin boast about?
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.
Pick out word which mean the same as
keep a check on (para 3)
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
