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The sun brought about a positive change in the attitude of the children. Illustrate the statement.

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The sun brought about a positive change in the attitude of the children. Illustrate the statement.

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Indeed – sun – brought – positive changes – attitude – conflict – Margot – other children – nine years old – came – Venus – remembering – earthly life – sun – appear – once – seven years – Venus – children – play – except Margot – William – locked – Margot – vain – stopped – sun – came out – flaming bronze – realize – bullying – sun – brought – positive change – in attitude.

Indeed, the sun brought about a positive change in the attitude of the children. At the beginning of the story, there was a lot of conflict between Margot and the other children. Because Margot was a nine years old girl who came to the planet of constant rain from the Earth five years ago. So, the girl was naturally remembering her earthly life, especially about the sun which was not visible on the planet Venus.

The sun would appear only once every seven years on the planet Venus. On that day, all the children were playing in the school except Margot, who was neglected by the other children because of her remembrance of the sun. One of the children, named William treated Margot very badly and locked her in a closet tunnel.

When the rain stopped, the sun came out and it was the color of flaming bronze and the jungle burned with the sunlight as the children released from their spell, rushed out and yelling into the springtime. After seeing the sun only, the children realized how Margot’s testimony was true and changed their attitude toward bullying Margot. Thus the sun brought about a positive change in the attitude of the children.

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अध्याय 5.3: All Summer in a Day - Exercise [पृष्ठ १७६]

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अध्याय 5.3 All Summer in a Day
Exercise | Q 3. c) | पृष्ठ १७६

संबंधित प्रश्न

     Have you are wondered why soldiers are always clad in green? This is to enable them to camouflage themselves during wartime. Hiding in the jungles, their green attire blends into the surrounding trees and shrubs, making it difficult for the enemies to spot them.

        Long before man-made use of camouflaging, insects have already adopted the tactic of disguise to escape from the clutches of their predators. By having body colour close to those of the rocks and dried leaves, they can escape from being pursued by the predators.

       Butterflies and moths have developed a variety of camouflage strategies since they are quite defenceless and their predators are abundant. Possessing wings which resemble dried leaves help certain butterflies and moths to hide among heaps of dried leaves when predators are around.

   Fortunately, not all insects choose the art of disguise to escape from their predators; otherwise, the world would be so dull and colourless. There are insects which assimilate the bright body colours of bees and wasps to escape from being pursued by their predator. Long ago, birds have already learnt to avoid brilliantly coloured wasps and bees in fear of their painful stings. Hence, over millions of years, many harmless insects have assimilated the bees and wasps by imitating. their bright body colours and shapes. In this way, they appear dangerous and hence ward them off.

      The beefy, not only appears like the bumblebee in terms of body colour, even its hums sound similar too. The only difference is that the beefy does not have a stirring and is hence harmless. The hoverfly is another insect which imitates. the body colours of the wasps. Their bodies are striped yellow and black. The only deviations are that hoverflies do not have stings, and they have only one pair of wings each while wasps have two pairs each. These variations are hardly noticed by the predators and hence help them to escape.

A1. Complete the table with the information from the passage : (2)

Insects Similarity Difference
Bumblebee - Beefy    
Wasp - Hoverfly    

A2. Complete the tree diagram : (2)

 

A3. Find out : (2)

‘Nature has given a self-protection mechanism to insects’.
Find out at least two examples from the passage to prove this statement. 

A4. Vocabulary - (2)

Find the words from the passage for :
(i) animal or bird that hunts other for food
(ii) to get free from danger
(iii) to prevent something from harming
(iv) to make a copy

A5. Personal response - (2)

‘Soldiers disguise themselves to prevent enemies to spot them’.
Give two more examples when the disguising technique is used by humans.

A6. Grammar - (2)

Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) They have only one pair of wings.
(Make it negative without changing the meaning)
(ii) Insects have already adopted the tactic of disguise to escape from the clutches of their predators.
(Replace infinitive with gerund and rewrite)

(B) Summary : (3)

Summarise the above extract with the help of the points given and suggest a suitable title.
Camouflage of soldiers and insects - reason and ways for disguising - assimilation of insects - need of imitation.


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Explain the phrase ‘bliss of solitude’ in the context in which it has been used.


Explain what is imagery in a poem. Flow has Angelou used it in the poem?


The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.

Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.

Read the lines given above and answer the following question:

Explain with reference to context.


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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:

He found the key just _______ the front door.


Make posters to highlight the importance of the Green Movement.


Find out different career opportunities in the field of social work.


Multiple Choice Question:

What does the phrase in the extract ‘turned black’ mean here?


Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order

(i) ceased to struggle
  •  grabbed the snake by the snout
(ii) tried to mesmerised the mongoose
  • dragged the snake into the bushes
(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose
  • darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(iv) struck the crow
  • pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(v) struck again and missed
  • refused to look into the snake’s eyes
(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack
  • sprang aside, jumped in and bit

Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Kerosene flavoured tea.


Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.

Before eating apples brought from the market, I wash and peel them off ____________________.


You have studied the lesson 'The Call of the Soil' from prose 1.3. Compare 'Cherry Tree' with 'The Call of the Soil' and find out the element of the joy of nurturing for the author and the poet.


Give suggestions to protect our national heritage monuments.


Form pairs and make a 'pair presentation' of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and the next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.


Write a few lines about what Mathilde had and what she dreamt about.


Discuss the following and write about the following in your own words in 5-6 lines.

What would you do, if something like this happens to you?


Discuss the following and write about the following in your own words in 5-6 lines.

What opinion do you form about Mathilde’s husband from her story?


Collect information from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and books about any two famous sports women. Prepare their profiles. Use the following format.

Name Details
Date of birth  
State/Team she represents  
Sports/ Games she is associated with  
Debut (first entry)  
Best in her career  
Hobbies  
Awards/ Medals received  

Here is a word, morning. Now write down words related to it.


Match the two parts of sentences given under column ‘A’ and ‘B’. Add ‘but’ to join the two parts and write complete sentences.

Column A Column B
i). Helen lived after her illness a). her mother thought she could learn.
ii). She could not see or hear b). she did not understand what she was doing.
iii). People thought that she could not learn anything c). she could not hear or see.
iv). Helen copied the words d). she was kind to Helen.
v). Miss Sullivan was strict e). she was very intelligent.

The travellers rested under the ______ of trees.


What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.

arm in arm:


Describe the youth’s strange behaviour when he was in the train.


Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:

Imagine a situation where a child runs away from home but later returns. Why did he or she run away? What made him/her come back? Write an original short story entitled: 'Finding My Way Home'.


You have had to shift to a new house recently. Write a letter to your grandmother telling her what you miss about your old house. Tell her also what you like about your new house and what you plan to do to make it comfortable for yourself. 


The line 'The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway' in Browning's poem 'The Patriot' means ______.


  1. Within one minute, write as many meaningful phrases as possible using the numbers given below. Do not repeat the ideas.
    1. One: ______
    2. Two: ______
    3. Three: ______
    4. Four: ______
    5. Five: ______
    6. Six: ______
    7. Seven: ______
    8. Forty: ______
    9. A hundred: ______
  2. Try to imagine a situation/context where all the above items fit in. Describe it in 8-10 lines.
  3. Think of a title for your passage.
  4. Try to draw a map incorporating your phrases in a meaningful way. (Two examples are given below.) Write a key/index for your map.


Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.


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