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प्रश्न
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.
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उत्तर
Over time, novels have creatively used the aspects of time. Most of the novels like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Alchemist, Pride and Prejudice and Famous Five etc. follow a chronological pattern, revealing truth in time. However some novels like The Girl on the Train narrates the story going back and forth in time and thereby becoming a thriller. Some genres like fantasy also narrate story of two or more realms like the realm of God and the realm of normal humans like in mythological twists like The Red Pyramid where times passes differently in each.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
(ii) Kids in the age group of 6-12 years should get an average sleep of little less than 7 hours.
(iii) Kids should start their day with yogurt, fruits and veggies.
(iv) Children should have consistent sleeping habit.
A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep can help children succeed in school. According to research, when kids go to school without eating breakfast, their cognitive function can be affected.
According to study, kids should start the day with fruits, proteins and whole grains and they should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high. If the kids do need to eat something prior to dinner, parents should offer healthy choices like yogurt, fruits and veggies or baked chips. Children have also been advised to drink water instead of soda as-it lacks nutritional value. Moreover, research suggests that children need a good night's sleep for theiroverall school performance. It is said that. lack of sleep can lead to problems with attention and memory in the classroom, affect impulse control and mood regulation lead to.
anxiety and even depression.
While kids aged 6-12 years should get nine hours sleep nightly, adolescents from the age of 13 to 18 years should get an average sleep of little more than seven hours per night. However, the research suggests that catching up on lost sleep on the weekend can make matters worse and recommended a consistent bedtime seven days a week.
A2. Find
Fill in the blocks with the following given in the passage:
(i) Two things to be avoided by children:
(ii) Lack of sleep due to mood regulation leads to:
A3. Select
Select the correct word from the brackets and complete the statements given below:
(anxiety, consistent, impulse, attention)
(i) Last minutes study causes......... to the students.
(ii) Stress affects the.............. for a quick action.
(iii) Saina has shown ........... improvement in her performance.
(iv) Students should pay ..............in class.
A4. Language study
(i) Pick out anyone sentence from the passage where a modal auxiliary indicating advice is used.
(ii) Pick out the correct conjunctions from the given sentences:
(a) Kids should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high.
(b) It is said that lack of sleep can lead to problems.
A5. Personal response
We should eat healthy food. Explain..
Anne describes herself as a 'little bundle of contradictions'. Why? Explain in your own words.
Answer any four of the following in 30–40 words each :
(a) Describe the irony in Saheb's name.
(b) Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in Champaran?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) When he was only ten days old, a prediction was made about the future of the Tiger King. What was ironic about it?
(f) What was his father's chief concern about Dr. Sadao?
Notice the following uses of the word ‘tell’ in the text.
1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary.
2. I would tell her English words and little things about Western science and learning.
3. At her age, one could never tell.
4. She told us that her end was near.
Given below are four different senses of the word ‘tell’. Match the meanings to the uses listed above.
1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words
2. count while reciting
3. be sure
4. give information to somebody
What impression would you form of a state where the King was 'just and placid'?
What was the reason for the anxiety of Paul's mother as he grew older?
Why did the author finally give up on his watch?
How does Shelley's attitude to science differ from that of Wordsworth and Keats?
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
“Tribal arts are not specifically meant for sale.” Does this help or hamper their growth and preservation?
How does the poem emphasise the physical prowess of the Hawk?
Make groups and discuss the following:
Did they themselves suffer from those problems/setbacks?
‘But the peasant bowed and prayed to God ...........’ What could he have prayed for?
Match the terms in ‘A’ with their explanation in ‘B’.
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (1) | tooth- extraction | (a) | a cut made for surgery |
| (2) | cardiac | (b) | having length, breadth, and depth |
| (3) | sedative | (c) | plastic surgery |
| (4) | tumor | (d) | related to the heart |
| (5) | incision | (e) | a control unit for a robotic surgery |
| (6) | a console | (f) | removing a decayed tooth |
| (7) | 3-D | (g) | a substance that makes a person sleep |
| (8) | Cushing clip | (h) | an extra growth in the body |
| (i) | a device to stop blood loss in neurosurgery |
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
The Robotic Surgery
Pick out three lines that create an image in your mind of bees busy at work.
Use the following word/phrase to make a sentence of your own.
enthusiasm
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman taken to the court in a palanquin?
Write a short autobiography of any bird or animal of your choice.
Read the following sentence carefully and choose the correct meaning.
The Peacock had a gorgeous tail like no other bird.
Write a short monologue using one of the following ideas. Write down the monologue and present it in the class.
Yonamine’s father worrying about getting her married.
Complete the following sentence using your idea:
I can ______.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
waterbody - pool ____________.
Sayali’s mother did not want her to go on the trip.
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
‘Unke, Munke, Timpetoo,
I wish, my wish is coming true.’
Try to compose two other funny magical chants that have rhyming lines.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
While arguing with his elders he had ______.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
gentle-hearted
How was Gulliver taken to the city?
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Question
Make a list of the rhyming words in the poem.
Add one more rhyming word of your own to each pair.
What is the world wide web?
Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him? Why?
Prospero ordered Ariel to bring ____________ to his place.
Why did Mrs. Jhunjhunwalla buy the painting?
‘My tongs are like a tiger among toys.’ It means ______
What did Suresh ask Usha? Why?
Underline the words or phrases that tell you what the wind does to the village.
Fill in the blank.
______ is referred to as a festival of sacrifice.
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
That spreads treasures on a tree.
What qualities of Mr. Phileas Fogg are highlighted in this extract? Support your answer with suitable examples.
Can courage be developed suddenly? Why?
The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball.
The turtles use their flippers and make a hollow for their nests.
A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to ______.
Write the story in your own words
Read the lines and answer the question given below.
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles;
- Where do you think the child is?
- What does ‘gathering brambles’ mean?
The girl admitted to her brother that she was badly frightened.
What was the epidemic that broke out in the story?
Jaswant decided to stay in his post.
Vicky pleaded his father to buy a robot.
Why did the old man need someone?
Fortune knocks with its best who _______ for their guest.
Match the following.
| 1. | Pablo | Inspector |
| 2. | Velayudham | old man |
| 3. | Sreejith | dog |
Why do we ask questions?
Parents never let us get ______.
Match the rhyming words.
| Say | grow |
| All | time |
| Go | day |
| Rhyme | fall |
While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
Read the given sentence and underline the 'no' word.
Nobody is at home.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
