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प्रश्न
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to give vent to
विकल्प
to express
to emphasise
to suppress
to dismiss
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उत्तर
to give vent to - to express.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
When and how did the people of Iping grow suspicious of the invisible man ?
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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the thought was almost revolting
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an expanse of pure white serenity
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a turning-point
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accepted her seclusion with resignation
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a veritable bedlam of chirrupings
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frivolous rebukes
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the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?
List the steps taken by the captain
(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.
(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.
'The Address' is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment
Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
It is difficult to part with personal items like a watch which have a sentimental value attached to them.
How do the words in bold, in the lines below, illustrate the poet’s ability to convey criticism cryptically?
Our meddling intellect
Misshapes the beauteous forms of things:
We murder to dissect.
Notice these words in the poem and guess their meaning from the context
| turquoise | darts |
Distinguish between the following pairs of words
| Incredulous | - | Incredible |
| Suspicious | - | Susceptible |
| Sensitivity | - | Sentimentality |
| Successive | - | Successful |
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have a small group of close friends and have no wish to interact with anyone else.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Everyone stood ______ (horrified) when the terrible accident took place.
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad.
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Answer the following question in short.
What punishment did the emperor threaten the Pundits with?
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
I am proud of you. (Rewrite using the noun form of the underlined word).
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
One particular friend of yours is always late for college, social functions, movies, etc. and delays everyone.
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
You realise that you no longer want to pursue your studies in the stream you have selected.
What do restive horses do?
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The fabric is woven by Thiruvalluvar
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
Its human to help others. Here the statement tells us that ____________________________.
Explain the following statement with reference to the context.
And then, once the ring's broken, we'll get to work and show the public every day just how incompetent the Mayor is!
Write the following in short:
The events at the court.
Visit a library:
Find and read the biography of your favourite scientist.
To whom is the poem addressed?
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:
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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 | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Write in your own words.
How does the poet glorify his home in the first stanza?
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The youngest child was most irritating.
Write in your own words.
In which professions is a person forced to stay away from his home/ homeland for a long time? Try to guess why the poet is forced to stay away from his home?
Find out how the following game is played.
Table Tennis
Find out how the following game is played.
Hockey
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a friend.
Look at the photographs on textbook pages 19-20 carefully and imagine the following:
- The colours, shape, size, actions, etc. of what you see in the picture.
- The sound/sounds you may hear at the scene of the photograph.
- How the different things, birds, animals, etc. in the picture feel to the touch.
- The smell / smells you may smell at the scene of the picture.
- The taste of what you see in the pictures.
In short, let your imagination include oil your five senses.
Now, write short descriptions of any 8-10 of your choice.
Remember to make use of your senses (one or more!) when you describe a photograph. You will find the following words and phrases useful. You may also use other words you know.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘Come in, Zigzag, come in dear!’
In New York, Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he.
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
Identify the three jobs where the same percentage of women work.
What is good or effective communication?
What do you need to learn to live a good life in this world?
What are the skills/values a teacher should teach their students to live in this competitive world?
Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to young children?
Identify the character/speaker.
One side makes you big, the other side makes you small.
How does Alice feel after all these changes?
Everyone in the ship started to pray because ______.
Sea turtles come to the shore to ______.
Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
Where did the boys and girls go?
You don’t need ______ and ______ in the Earth.
A country should have inner boundaries. Justify.
Try your own.
Vicky’s father decided to change his son’s character.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
Where does the scene take place?
Match the rhyming words.
| pale | knows |
| boat | gale |
| goes | goat |
Circle and write the adverbs.
I'm waiting here. ______
Do you think you treat everyone equally? Justify with an example.
Write a paragraph on the topic ‘Park’.
Write the word with same meaning.
pants- ______
Work or play, let us______.
Why is your nose important for you?
What happens when the day is over?
Read the given sentence and underline the 'no' word.
Nobody is at home.
