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प्रश्न
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to be wound up
विकल्प
to become active
to stop operating
to be transformed
to be destroyed
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उत्तर
to be wound up - to stop operating
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why was the peddler amused at the idea of the world being a rattrap?
(b) Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
(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) How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the prediction about his future made by the astrologers?
(f) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops?
Read the following passage carefully and do the given activities:
A.1) True or False:
Write the statements and state whether they are true or false:
(i) Those who choose to live well must help others.
(ii) If neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily improve the quality.
(iii) The farmer grew award-winning corn.
(iv) The reporter discovered that the farmer didn’t share his seed corn with his neighbors.
There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his sweet corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
“Why sir”, said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves. So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.
The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.
A.2) Consequences:
Write the consequences:
(i) The farmer shares the corn.
(ii) The farmer doesn’t share the corn.
A.3) Antonyms:
Find out the words opposite in meaning from the passage:
(i) superior x _______
(ii) lost x _______
(iii) improve x _______
(iv) inconstantly x _______
A.4) Language study:
(i) We must help our neighbors. (Replace the modal auxiliary showing advice).
(ii) The wind picks up pollen from ripening corn and swirls it field to field. (Use “not only…….. but also” and rewrite)
A.5) Personal Response:
What do you learn from the story? Suggest a suitable title.
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
How have the three passions contributed to the quality of Russell's life?
What do you infer from Darwin's comment on his indifference to literature as he advanced in years?
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'
Comment on the use of the phrase ‘fresh-peeled voice’.
Why did Ajamil refuse to meet the sheepdog's eyes?
The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?
Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.
Imagine that you are the peasant. Compose a short prayer to God, after having received the plate of gold. Write it using stylish handwriting.
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Masterpiece ____________.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ does Beauty’s smile begin?
Read 'The City Planners' by Margaret Atwood.
A past student of your school has cleared his UPSC examination and being an IAS officer has been appointed as a Collector of your district. Write a formal letter to invite him to your school to share the story of his success, at a special function.
Read and prepare a small presentation in about 100 to 150 words on the ideas of any two philosophers given below.
- Sant Dnyaneshwar
- Gautam Buddha
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Kahlil Gibran
- Socrates.
Draw a character sketch of Oberon as an enemy of his wife but a friend of the lovers.
The characters are a part of the stage setting. How does this reflect when the characters of the play range from the Duke and the Indian boy to the faeries?
What changes in the stage setting would you suggest.
The man in the moon is mentioned in many nursery rhymes and stories. When people see the spots on the surface of the moon, they imagine that it’s a human face or the figure of a man who lives on the moon. Sometimes, other characters like rabbits are also imagined to live with the man. Here are two nursery rhymes about the man on the moon.
Discuss the question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What does the ad tell you?
Present any one of the speeches given above.
List the phrases that indicate sorrow or pain.
Read the passage and name the following.
He led the defense of Troy for nine years.
Form groups of 5-8. This passage tells us only what the compère says. Try to visualize and write what the other people on the dais must have said in their speeches (Write only the main points.)
- The School Principal
- The Chief Guest
- The Art teacher who offered a vote of thanks
There are many popular lines like:-
- ‘Life is a game - play it well’.
- ‘Life is a journey - keep going ahead’.
Discuss and write down a few such metaphorical lines about ‘life’. You can make them up yourselves.
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
- ____________________________
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The wolf could not trace Bertha because she was behind a myrtle bush.
Name the following.
Scored the first goal in the match.
The following thing is mentioned in the poem.
Classify it as a happy and sad thing.
flowers - falling leaves
How was Gulliver tied down on the seashore?
Have you ever seen or used a computer?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
magnificent
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Let me but live my life from year to year, With forward face and unreluctant soul; Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear.
Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
How can we make our life worth living?
Identify the character/speaker.
One side makes you big, the other side makes you small.
Match the following.
| 1. | A man of ease | Emanuel |
| 2. | John’s trainer | Lalli and Lolly |
| 3. | Mathew’s secretary | John Mathew |
| 4. | John’s chef | Louise |
| 5. | Mathew’s friends | Basky |
Give a picturesque view through which the train travels.
If you are a flight attendant how will you deal with the hijackers?
Selvi asked, 'Did they come in an aeroplane?' because she______.
The land was wet and green.
The eggs hatched and the babies flew away.
They went out through the broken windows.
Whom did Vicky want to do all his work?
Choose the odd one out.
The bird-catcher had a pigeon in his _______.
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did Appu share guava?
Choose the correct answer.
Pick and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
A jackal cheated the crow ______.
The official and his wife liked______.
Kani took Teddy out for a ____.
Name the pictures and match it with the rhyming words.
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dancer | |
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floor | |
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will | |
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rush |
Read the passage 3 times and colour the trees for each time.
Trees help us in many ways. The colour green is calming and heals your worries. By planting and caring for trees, we help improve our surroundings, as they give fresh air. When air is dirty the people of Delhi suffered a lot. But people of Madhubani district in Bihar have shown how art can be used to make our air clean. So that people made paintings on trees to stop people from cutting the trees.
Work or play, let us______.
Why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing?
What sort of a boy is described in the poem?
How did the jackal become blue?
Read the passage and write the summary of it. Suggest a suitable title to your summary.
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King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning. He regularly applied oil on his body and thereafter worked out till all the oil came out with the sweat. This was followed by a long ride on his horse. Once the king started leading a sedentary lifestyle, and he stopped exercising. He no longer went horse-riding either. The king overate and as a result grew fat and heavy. The king‟s temperament also underwent a sea change. Noticing this, the royal physicians cautioned the king against the ill effects of overeating and explained to him the risks posed by obesity. They advised the king to regulate his diet, exercise, and take care of his health. The repeated advice he got from the physicians to eat less made him so angry that one day he announced a reward for anyone who could find him an easy cure. But there was one condition: those who failed would have their heads off. None dared to advise the king in this regard. The situation became precarious and as usual Tenali Raman was approached by the courtiers for a remedy. Tenali heard the problem and assured the courtiers of a viable solution. The next day, an astrologer predicted that the king had only a month left to live. When the king came to know of this, he was furious. The astrologer was ordered by the king to be imprisoned for a month so that his prediction could be put to test and so the hapless forecaster was sent to prison. |
