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प्रश्न
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
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उत्तर
Here are a few extracts from the text that describe the scenic beauty of the Tibet region:
"Extended banks of cloud like long French loaves glowed pink as the sun emerged to splash the distant mountain tops with a rose-tinted blush."
"We entered a valley where the river was wide and mostly clogged with ice, brilliant white and glinting in the sunshine. The trail hugged its bank, twisting with the meanders as we gradually gained height and the valley sides closed in."
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below:
'Luck is necessary for success in life'.
What, according to Russell, is the importance of love in life?
In English, the peacock is associated with pride. ‘As proud as a peacock’ is a commonly used simile. With what qualities is the peacock associated with the literature of your language?
Arrange the following set of words in the alphabetical order in your notebook.
ship, small, successful, scoldings, stone, saving, someone, stood, streets, still, screamed, sat, seemed, saint, share.
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between a developing nation and a developed nation.
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The cherry blossomed.
Everyone admired the statue of the Happy Prince.
Prepare an Acrostic from the word ‘Leisure’. The words should be related to what one likes to do in free time.
L______
E______
I______
S______
U______
Reading stories
E______
When a poet/writer attempts to describe something in words, so that it appeals to our five senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste) he/she has used a device called Imagery.
For example: ‘a host of golden daffodils’.
‘to a chasm, deep and vast and wide’.
Go through other poems in your textbook or other books and find outlines that contain Imagery. Write them down along with the name of the poem and line/stanza number.
Answer the following question in short.
What punishment did the emperor threaten the Pundits with?
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 deer
Read the poem aloud. Recite any stanza of your choice from memory.
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
It’s a pity some honest man not to be better of that ________________________________________________.
Apart from the stone, how many things go into the soup?
Read aloud/Enact the play.
Portia saved Antonio in the court of law.
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers.
Many changes had occurred on the earth in the hundred years before Sayali’s trip to the moon.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
From the passage, find all the words and phrases used to describe the ‘monster’.
Answer in your own words.
Why does a mother tell Neel about his Grandpa?
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.
The poet uses a free, conversational style in his poem. It is also called Colloquial style.
Pick out and write down such lines or expressions that support the above statement.
- ______ you have not done what I asked.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
List the polite expressions we use such as ‘Pardon’.
Imagine that you are in a land of tiny people like Lilliput. Write about some of the interesting things you might see there, including animals, houses, plants, vehicles, etc. Find an interesting name for this land.
Read the highlighted words. They are adverbs.
- I was pulling hard.
- They ran away.
- Later, I was taken to the city.
- I went very carefully.
- They were greatly pleased.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Statement
In what way can we help to reduce or minimize waste generation?
Discuss the issue in groups of 4 or 5 and note down all good suggestions.
Resolve to follow them yourself. Some have been given below for your reference.
- Don’t waste food.
- Take as much as you want but finish everything that’s on your plate.
- Don’t throw away broken or half-used things. Repair them and use them.
- Avoid things which can be used only once.
For example: thermocol (polysterene) cups, plastic glasses, etc. - Reuse!
- Recycle!
Guess the meaning of weary.
Who were the narrator neighbours?
The taxi driver took away the narrator’s suitcase.
Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks.
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
Identify the three jobs where the same percentage of women work.
Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.
Why did Tom wish that he were sick?
Fill in the blank.
______ is referred to as a festival of sacrifice.
Do you think this was a good idea?
If you are a flight attendant how will you deal with the hijackers?
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.
Ever since their introduction, ______, and their unique rhythms have ______ poets. In this poem the poet shares his experience ______ with us. He presents natural scenes seen from ______ a railway carriage. The ______ is regular and steady but ______ from the window of the train is constantly changing. The poem’s rhythm and phrases bring ______ of a railway journey. The poet looks out of the window at the ______ images outside. Every line we see here is a quick account of something seen for ______. The line that best sums up is the final one: "Each a glimpse and gone forever!"
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The hole in the ground was filled______.
When did the richest farmer get upset? Why?
Does it work its best?
The bird-catcher decided to sit under the ________.
They use ______ as bait.
Circle the animals which are in the voyage.
What were the people excited about?
Which disaster had hit the village?
Try your own.
Kani and Teddy were in the garden at _____.
Rani thought of herself as a _______ engineer.
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“We do not have money to buy anything.”
______ is a great risk to the environment.
We ______ yarn to make sarees.
Recite the poem The Painter with correct intonation.
The fir tree was sad ______.
Why did grandfather give the children money?
What did the boy wonder about?
Why is it not advisable to play online games?
Arrange a ‘Jokes’ session in the classroom where each student tells a joke. The jokes must be told in English.
