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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
विकल्प
True
False
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उत्तर
Titania falls in love with an ass - True.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who was Selden? Why was he on the moor?
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
Answer the following question in 150-200 words:
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen Keller when she was studying at Cambridge School?
The author’s grandmother was a religious person. What are the different ways in which we come to know this?
Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
Tick the statement that is true.
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.
Explain the line:
She makes too much steam–you want to hang the monkey wrench on the safety valve!
What distinguishes the tribal imagination from the secular imagination?
What, according to the poet, are human beings out of tune with?
Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human qualities to inanimate things and abstract ideas. How has it been used in the poem?
What were the lessons of life learnt in her younger days that Kumudini carried into her adult life?
How does the poet bring out the immortality of the bird?
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.
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why does the poet appeal to us, to respect the life of a worm?
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why do you think God created worms? What is their ecological importance?
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a giraffe
Find one more example which shows that a beautiful appearance is not enough.
Divide the story into different sections to show the different events and time periods in it. Give a suitable title to each section.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topics. Make bulleted lists of points in favour of the topic (pros) and those against it (cons). (3-6 points each)
You should admit your mistakes.
Write a short note on the following:
Care of animals in the regime of Emperor Ashoka
Complete the following using your own idea:
His head was too big to ______.
Shylock was not at all generous.
Find out the following with the help of your teacher and the internet.
Rain in countries like the UK which experience spring-summer-autumn-winter.
A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:
|
How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Number of lines and stanzas | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Same or similar constructions | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
| Tone of the poem | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
Write in your own words.
Who does the poet invite to join him?
Make adjectives from the following.
- harm
- continue
- believe
- fear
- thought
- wish
- question
- courage
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children would have behaved well on the train if their aunt had scolded them harshly.
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Gather more information about cold winters in Russia.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
"Ah no, to thee I sing: he sings to God.”
Choose a suitable heading for each announcement from those given below.
(Change in School Hours, Cleanliness, Story-telling Competition, Lost and Found, Warning, Football Match)
1.
|
6 July 2015 It has been observed by the Head Boy and Head Girl that certain classes do not clean up their classrooms before leaving. If any class is found untidy and littered after school, that class will be detained the next day after school hours up to 4 pm. Please take note of this. |
2.
| Tomorrow, that is, on the 10th of July, the school will close an hour earlier, as the teachers have to attend an important P. T. A. meeting. So please inform your parents to arrange to pick you up at 2 pm instead of 3 pm. |
3.
| On Sunday, 12th July 2015 there is a football match between classes VIII and IX, on the school ground. The match will begin at 9 am. All students are invited to come and cheer their favorite team. Please come on time, so that the players are not distracted. |
4.
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The school has organized a Story-telling Competition for Classes V, VI, and VII from 21st to 25th of July. The competition will be held in the school hall at 10 in the morning. Children may select -
Three prizes will be given for each category. The time limit is 3-5 minutes. Those who wish to participate may contact Mrs. Sanjana Mohite for other details. They must register their names with her before the 16th of July. |
5.
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Construction work to extend the school building will start next week. All students are cautioned not to cross over the fence at the construction site. It is dangerous and may cause you injury. Please stay away from that fence. |
6.
| A cycle key with a blue key chain has been found on the ground. Whoever has lost it can contact the clerk Mrs. Neena Pinto and see if it belongs to him/her. |
Name the following.
Did not let the passes go waste.
Describe Gulliver’s walk around the city.
What are the complaints of the animals?
How do we come to know that Kasim was a generous man?
Draw a diagram to explain the idea of Internet.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
unfair
What made the reporter gaze at the author?
Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
Why did Dr. Ashok’s cousin call him?
What did Suresh ask Usha? Why?
What did Usha buy in the market? List them.
What do you think is going to happen next?
Identify the speaker/character.
Wake up, child.
A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to ______.
What did Raj buy?
What sight made the farmer thankful?
The girl was badly hurt.
Why don’t we use chemicals?
Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.
Did she give up the fight?
Write the rhyming word.
goat
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
My dog barks ______.
Does the poet want diversity? why?
Why did Jana’s friends stop her from going near the tree?
Match with their storing places.
At the end of the festival , Kamali and Senthil saved______.
Write the word with same meaning.
purse- ______
