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Re-word the line from the story: “We cannot bandage the children’s mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power.”

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प्रश्न

Make a short list of things you find difficult to do. For example:

turning a somersault

threading a needle

Compare your list with the others in the class. Can you explain why you find these things difficult to do?

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Do it yourself.

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अध्याय 5.1: A Different Kind of School - Speaking and Writing [पृष्ठ ६६]

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एनसीईआरटी English - Honeysuckle Class 6
अध्याय 5.1 A Different Kind of School
Speaking and Writing | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ६६

संबंधित प्रश्न

How does figurative language assist in conveying the theme and purpose of the poem?


Is there any significance of the logs of wood in the hands of the six people?


Why is the poet so much against watching television? Give two reasons.


What is the implied meaning of “his bars of rage” in the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?


Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me?"....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

What does the rain imagery signify?


What does “I think the sun is a flower” mean in Ray Bradbury’s short story “All Summer in a Day”?  


What are examples of simile, metaphor, and personification in “All Summer in a Day”?


Re-word the line from the story:

Miss Beam was all that I had expected — middle-aged, full of authority.


Write the reason in your own words.

Akbar strongly desired to hear Ostad sing.


Is the insect described in the poem a real insect? Think about an imaginary creature. Describe it in your own words. You may draw its picture and label it.


Create a poster for the following.

You are Sita/ Sudhan. Design a poster in not more than 50 words to focus on not wasting water. Be creative.


Bio - Poem

A Bio - Poem is an essay about oneself in the form of poetry.

Line 1: Your name.

Line 2: Four adjectives that describe you.

Line 3: Son of / daughter of … brother of / sister of…

Line 4: Lover of three people, things or idea.

Line 5: Who feels (three sensations or emotion)

Line 6: Who needs (three things)

Line 7: Who gives (three things)

Line 8: Who fears (three things)

Line 9: Who would like to see (three persons or places)

Line 10: Who lives …

Line 11: Your last name.

Anne

Friendly, kind, smart and obedient

Daughter of Sam and Diana, sister of

Jack Lover of pets, sports and reading

Who feels cheerful, comfortable and excited

Who needs education, peace and friends

Who gives smiles, support and courage

Who fears spiders, the dark and stray dogs

Who would like to see Mt. Everest

Lives in Cape

Sara

Work in small groups. Pick out the adjectives and nouns that suit you using a dictionary. Read the steps given. Arrange adjectives and nouns like the given sample to construct your Bio-Poem. Present in the class.


Find example of alliteration and write them in the blank.

in a blaze of heat

with sunny smiles.


You woke up one morning and found yourself in the land of dwarfs!

Write a paragraph describing your experiences there and how you got back home finally. You may begin like this.

Everything around me looked different. ______


Malu lived with Malu’s parents in the North Pole. Malu had great fun with Malu’s seagull friends.

One day Malu’s father told Malu that the hunters had come to trap Malu and Malu’s family. Malu knew how to hide very well. Malu shut Malu’s eyes and curled up like a ball of snow.

The hunter searched for Malu and Malu's family everywhere but in vain.

We can avoid repeating the names by using certain other words in their place. Study the table below.

  Singular Plural
person speaking I, me  we, us
person spoken to you you
other persons he, him, she, her. they,
places, things it them.

Now rewrite the above paragraph using words from the above table.


Look at these sentences in the story –

  1. Should we go to the big market? 
  2. Should we go to the small shop? 
  3. Should I buy a thin book?

The coloured words above are describing words. Now fill in more describing words into the passage below –

It was a______ night. A ______ girl sat up in bed listening to her mother tell a ______ story. Her ______ eyes opened wide and she gave a ______ smile. “Now go to sleep, Paro,” her mother closed the book. “______ dreams.”


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plainclothes man:


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