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प्रश्न
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a large group of friends but no best buddy.
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उत्तर
No, this does not apply to me. I have a large group of friends. Yet one of my school friends is my best buddy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why are animals considered as intelligent as humans ?
Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1 Select :
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct alternatives:
(i) It is more important to have _______ before rushing to work. (lunch, breakfast, dinner)
(ii) Skipping breakfast brings a higher risk of _______ (cancer, heart attack, brain attack)
(iii) An adequate _______ is provided by your meal. (energy, weight, height)
(iv) More than half of the people risk heart attack due to _______ eating. (early morning, afternoon, late night)
MEN WHO SKIP BREAKFAST FACE
27% HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK
Late-Night Eaters at 55% risk. TNN.
London-Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. But now, there’s more reason to have that piece of toast before rushing to work: Skipping breakfast has for the first time been associated with an increase in heart attacks.
A study published in the American Heart Association journal circulation showed that men who skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those who didn’t.
“Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which may, in turn, lead to a heart attack over time,” said Leah E. Cahill, lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
“Don’t skip breakfast,” Cahill said. “Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased risk of heart attacks. Incorporating many types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an essay way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a healthy balance of nutrients.
B2 Find:
Find the pieces of ‘advice’ from the passage and write.
B3 Antonyms :
Find out the antonyms for the following words from the passage and write:
(i) higher (ii) decrease
(iii) excluding (iv) low
B4 Reported Speech :
Complete the reported speech of the following sentences given indirect form:
(i) “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
Co-author Eric Rimm _________
(ii) “Dont’s skip breakfast,” Cahill said.
Cahill _______
B5 Personal Response :
How will you practice the message implied in the passage in your life?
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?
Mention three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.
Examine the communication channels in the story between Basset and Paul's uncle.
Taking off from Forster’s references to Emily Bronte, Sterne and Proust, discuss the treatment of time in some of the novels you have read.
What quality of 'beauty' and 'love' does the poem highlight?
Write down in your own words the way Laurie confirmed the names of the March sisters.
What decision taken by Dick changed his fortune?
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
watchman
Answer the given question in your own words.
What decision did the Swallow finally make? Was it a wise one? Comment.
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
Different types of kites.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
First Cardiac Surgery
Discuss orally in your class.
In what subjects is knowledge of mathematics used, at school level, and college/university level? Name them.
Did you know maths is used in music and poetry also? Can you tell how?
Find more information about other Param Vir Chakra awardees. Prepare a collage using photographs, pictures, and text matter written in beautiful handwriting.
Read aloud with the leader: Form groups of five. Read the passage aloud in groups. The leader begins every sentence and stops after a few words. The other members complete the sentence, reading it aloud in the chorus.
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements - those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What does the man who misses all the fun do?
Who was Shalihotra?
What themes did the committee identify?
Visit a library:
Read stories about Gautama Buddha. Relate one story in the class.
Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.
Discuss what makes the following sentences funny.
- Your wasted time will be refunded.
- There was no highway attached to the booth.
Write a character sketch of each of the animals. Write about their actions and thoughts and the qualities that emerge through them. You may present the sketch in the form of a graphic.
Read: ‘The Listeners’ and ‘Someone’ - poems by Walter de la Mare.
The items in the programme below have got mixed up. Rearrange them in the proper order. Just add the number in the left-hand column.
| Balanand Vidyalaya Art Festival Programme | |
| ( ) | → Koli Dance |
| ( ) | → igniting the Lamp |
| ( ) | → Chief Guest Speaks |
| ( ) | → Appraisal of the Art Festival |
| ( ) | → Dignitaries Arrive |
| ( ) | → Recital of ‘Taal kacheri’ |
| ( ) | → Welcome and Introduction of Guests |
| ( ) | → Prize Distribution |
| ( ) | → The Boy Comes Home - A skit by Std IX |
| ( ) | → Vote of Thanks |
Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a baby.
What did the husband want to do with the extra milk?
Write a short note on ‘money’.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
remove
When and where was the first ATM installed?
Who baked the homemade cookies?
‘Finally the day had come’. Here the day refers to ______.
What did Suresh ask Usha? Why?
What did Usha see while walking to the bazaar?
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
How can you balance your academic goals and your passion for sports or arts?
Describe Gulliver’s encounter with the army of Blefuscu.
Name the vegetables harvested in the vegetation hab.
They rode back home quickly.
How can we make our nation proud?
When did the battle of Nauranang start? How long did it continue?
Whose hospitality is described in the poem?
Master trained Akilan on a ______.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Identify the character/speaker.
He set the fish free.
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Did Robinson’s ship sink?
The old man was carrying _____.
______helped Bujju to reach his family.
Why was the teacher annoyed?
Moles bite and ______ the earth worms.
The king gave______ seeds.
What incident made Mugund make a wooden drum?
What does the earth do when the day is over?
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet says that stars will always shine at night.
Choose the right word.
The tamarind tree grows over Tansen’s ______.
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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The call of the seas has always found an echo in me. Not being rich enough to roam in a private yacht, I have taken the poor man's way out. I swim across them. I have always been fascinated by the Indian ocean, whether at Mumbai, at Puri or at Gopalpur. I have swam in all these places and have felt the thrill. But the idea of swimming the Palk Strait did not occur to me until after I swam in the English channel. Steeped in the history and tradition of this nation, practically unconquered. teaming with hair-raising hazards, the sea between India and Sri Lanka had all the elements of challenge, danger and difficulty that tempted me. By the way, for preparation, I continued a strict and rigorous course of training which began in 1960. I also had to collect a comprehensive range of facts and information about this sea. Neither of these was easy. Despite all the information I had gathered, I soon found that very little was known about the Palk Strait, especially about the tides and currents. Everything about the English channel is known-there is the Channel Swimming Association, there are trained pilots there are wants to be hired, accurate weather forecasts, dependable tide tables and every other form of assistance was readily available. All that one needed was money. Here in the Palk Strait one has to find out firstly from where information could be obtained and then decide how much of it could be incorrect or misleading! |
A1. Rewrite the following as per their sequence in the extract: (2)
- I also had to collect a comprehensive range of facts and information about this sea.
- I have swam in all these places and have felt the thrill.
- All that one needed was money.
- Despite all the information I had gathered, I soon found that very little was known about the Palk Strait.
A2. Explain: (2)
What does the writer man by saving, "Steeped in the history and tradition of this nation, practically unconquered, teeming with hair-raising hazards, the sea between India and Sri Lanka had all the elements of challenge, danger and difficulty that tempted me"?
A3. Give reason: (2)
The narrator had an intense desire to swim in the Palk Strait. Explain the reasons for it.
A4. Personal Response: (2)
Do you like to have an adventurous life? Express your opinion.
A5. Grammar:
Do as directed: (2)
- Very little was known about the Palk Strait. (Rewrite as a negative sentence)
- I had to collect a comprehensive range of facts. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A comprehensive ........)
A6. Vocabulary: (2)
Give the synonyms of the following words:
- rigorous - ______
- thrill - ______
Read the passage given below:
| 1. | Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because we say to ourselves, "The task is so big. What can I do alone?" So nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care? If we do, here are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant. |
| 2. | It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude! By putting an article to a second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw material from nature. One of the worst things we do is abuse of paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again. |
| 3. | Another area which needs the most urgent attention is effective garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful Similarly, each one of us can contribute to a cleaner environment. All kitchen waste should be collected separately. Those of you who have green fingers can turn this into valuable manure. Dig a pit and put the kitchen waste into it. When the pit is a little over half full, cover it up with mud. Let nature do the rest. Within three or six months, we will have a good garden manure. It can also be done as a community project by digging a large pit in the colony. Do take help of all the members, for nothing succeeds like co-operation |
| 4. | A lot of people don't care about the environment because they don't understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions and ways of doing things. Theintemet is a powerful tool and a group on social media of like-minded people can be formed. People can share environmental stories and issues, as well as pool in solutions and alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the environment and most importantly to act now. |
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any Eight questions from the nine given below:
- Why don't we take the first step towards a good cause?
- What is a two-uses-attitude?
- What can we do to avoid the abuse of paper? (any two points)
- What is the result of an effective way of a garbage disposal?
- What procedure can one adopt for kitchen waste?
- How can making of garden manure be done as community project?
- How long does it take to make good garden manure?
- Select a suitable word from the passage which means - being concerned or interested. (Paragraph 3)
- Pick out the word from the passage which means - completely necessary? (Paragraph 4)
