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प्रश्न
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
विकल्प
to meet a partner who has similar tastes
to meet an opponent
to meet someone who is equally able as oneself
to meet defeat
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उत्तर
to meet one's match - to meet someone who is equally able as oneself
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give an example from the passage that proves the crow to be an intelligent bird.
What caused a blow to man’s ego ?
Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
What is the main theme of 'The Diary of a Young Girl'?
What is the meaning of the line “Both wry with the laboured ease of loss”.
How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
The description of novels as organisms.
How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Before you begin experimenting you need to perfect the technique with which you experiment.”
Fill in the blank.
Moru Dada wanted to spray __________ on the moong crop.
Now write what you observe in the following two pictures.
Breeding worms to use them to convert organic waste into fertilizer is called Vermiculture or vermicomposting.
Find out more about Vermiculture and how you can carry out the same in your garden/backyard, to fertilize your plants at home.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
The special thread for kite - flying is sharpened by adding sugar and glass pieces.
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Wielded the brush ____________.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do the cows and sheep stand?
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do stars shine in the daytime?
Complete the web with the help of adjectives used to describe eyes and nose in all respects. Two are done for you.
Discuss in your class.
Do you like to study science?
Birbal thought Akbar was greater than God.
Complete the following web diagram.
Go through the following web that highlights the essential qualities of a compere. Discuss with your partner the essential qualities and also the precautions that a compere should take while compering a program.
Precautions to be taken :
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
Draw a character sketch of Oberon as an enemy of his wife but a friend of the lovers.
India is famous for its handloom fabrics. Write the story of a handloom kurta in your own words.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
Find the words that mean the following from the first stanza.
- Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ______
- show off proudly: ______
- tilt, move at an angle: ______
- across, especially in a slanting direction: ______
Form groups of 6-8. One person (leader) chooses one item - a picture, a paragraph, or a lesson from any one of the 9th standard textbooks and writes the reference on a slip of paper, and folds it. Others ask him/her questions and try to guess what it is, from his/her answers. Follow the rules given below.
- The maximum number of questions the rest of the group can ask is 20.
- You cannot ask a direct question like ‘What do you have in mind?’
- You can ask ‘Wh-’ questions or ‘Yes/no’ questions.
- The leader has to give truthful answers.
Write in your own words.
What makes the poet remember his mother?
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The youngest child was most irritating.
What difficulties do the people in the play face in the morning?
- Form groups of 5–8. Then make pairs of groups. Decide which group will be hosts and which will be guests. Arrange mock parties in the classroom so that the roles of hosts and guests can actually be played out.
- Later on, hold groupwise discussions on how your party went. Make lists of the tips you followed and those you forgot to follow.
Read the following incident carefully to answer the question that follow.
The tie that does not bind
“Oh, so you’re going abroad? Can you bring me back…..?” I’ve been asked to bring back a vaccine for a course. Once I searched the suburbs of Paris for two days for a special brand of ceramic paint. Having spent a lot of money for Cartier lighter refills, I had them confiscated at the airport just before boarding because the gas might be dangerous in the air.
Now, two months before a trip, I stop talking to people so they won’t suspect I’m about to travel. But someone always catches me.” I’ve heard you’re going to New York, and I want you to get something for me. It’s just a little thing you can find anywhere. I don’t know exactly how much it costs, but it shouldn’t be much. We’ll settle up when you get back”.
What Gilson asked me to buy was, in fact, a little thing: a tie. But not just any tie. He wanted a tie with a small embroidered G. Any colour would do, as long as it had his initials. Look, this is a special flight, I explained. We are only staying Saturday through Tuesday. On the day we arrived I didn’t have time to think about the tie, but strolling around on Sunday I did see ties bearing various letters in more than one shop window. They were cheap, just a dollar, but all the shops were closed.
On Monday, lunch lasted the whole afternoon. Then it was Tuesday morning, time to leave. It was only when I saw our airport bus waiting outside the hotel that I remembered the tie.
I told the group to go on. I would get a taxi to the airport. And so I went in search of a nearby shop where I had seen ties.
But I couldn’t find it. I walked further down the street-one, two, three blocks - all in vain. Back at the hotel, a bit anxious now, I took my suitcase, got a taxi and asked the driver to rush to the street where I had seen them.
The driver stopped at each shop we passed so I could look from the window. The stores had all sorts of ties, but not the kind I was looking for.
When I finally thought I had located the right shop, I decided to go in and check. The driver refused to wait. Parking was prohibited, he said. I promised to double the fare, jumped out and ran into the shop. Was I going to miss the plane just for a damned tie?
The salesman was unbearably slow. When I realized that the smallest change I had was a ten dollar note , I grabbed ten ties of different colours so I wouldn’t have to wait for change. I rushed out with the ties in a paper bag.
On the street I looked around. The taxi had vanished, taking my suitcase. What is more, I was going to miss the plane.
I ran to the corner, and hope flared up again: the taxi was waiting in the next street. Quick to the airport! As I settled down inside the taxi. I sighed with relief. Gilson was going to have enough initialized ties to last him a lifetime.
When I reached the airport, I paid the taxi driver the double fare and grabbed my suitcase. Panting, I boarded the plane under the reproachful gaze of the other passengers, all primly seated with their seat belts fastened. Ready to take off. Departure had been delayed because of me.
“At least I hope you found your tie”, said one who knew the story.
“I did”, I answered triumphantly.
After making myself comfortable, I reached for the paper bag to show the ties.
I had left it behind; in the taxi.
Fernando Sabino.
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What was the writer always asked to do whenever he planned to go abroad?
Why did Shepherd-Barron reduce the PIN number from six digits to four?
Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?
What game did Anne choose to play?
Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?
Two scary events from this section are listed here. Write the events that take place in between in the correct order.
What story did grandfather tell them about the haunted hill?
Identify the character/speaker.
You may stay if you answer my riddle.
Mithali’s mother tongue is Telugu.
Narrate the story based on the story map
Name the tools the farmer brought out. What did he do with them?
A day in Mars is called ______.
Why don’t we use chemicals?
Read the passage and colour one flag each time you read.
Our national emblem is taken from Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath. It is found on all government documents, coins, currency notes, postcards, and envelopes. It consists of four lions standing back to back but, we can see only three lions at a time. There is a Dharma chakra in the centre of the base plate, with the figure of a bull in the right and that of a horse in the left. The entire structure is sitting on a lotus. The words ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is written under it in Devanagari script. These words mean, ‘Truth alone Triumphs’.
Arrange the pictures by using numbers.
______is a Do It Yourself kid.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I will camp here for the night.”
Why did everyone ridicule the boy?
Divide the following word.
butter
Number the actions of Pandi and Nandhini in order.
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
In real the plate was made of ______.
“Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen?
Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?
Read the poem.
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For want of a horse, the rider was lost,
For want of a rider, the battle was lost,
For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail!
[traditional rhyme]
Now form questions for the answers given in the speech bubbles.
Match the following items from column-A with those column-B:
| Column 'A' | Column 'Non-Textual' |
| (a) Geoffrey Chaucer | (i) Trinidad |
| (b) Daniel Defoe | (ii) Wuthering Heights |
| (c) V.S. Naipaul | (iii) Robinson Crusoe |
| (d) Emile Bronte | (iv) The Canterbury Tales |
Activity: Live English: Packs, packets, pouches, wrappers
Given above is the picture of an imaginary food item’s packet. Let us see how to ‘read’ the matter on the packet as a vigilant consumer.
- Look at the wrapper and complete the sentences.
- The name of the food item is ______.
- It is made by ______.
- It is a ______ food item. (Veg/Non-veg)
- The ______ sign indicates whether it is a Veg or Non-veg food item.
- The ingredients are ______, ______, ______, ______.
- The date of packing is ______ and the expiry date is ______.
- It should be consumed before ______ from the date of manufacturing.
- Try and obtain more information about the various symbols printed on the packet.
- Discuss the following -
- Why the ‘recipe’ is given on the packet.
- Why the packet tells us to visit the website of the company.
- What ideas are used to make the packet attractive?
- How you will verify whether something is good for you to eat.
Collect the outer coverings of fast food items. Discuss the following points in groups and then write your observations in your notebook.
- Ingredients
- Manufactured by
- Net weight
- Veg or Non-veg
- Recipe
- Nutrition facts
- MRP
- Mfg date
- Website
- Other instructions, if any
