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Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.

to meet one's match

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  • 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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to meet one's match - to meet someone who is equally able as oneself

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अध्याय 5: The Adventure - Exercise [पृष्ठ ५४]

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एनसीईआरटी English Hornbill (Core) Class 11
अध्याय 5 The Adventure
Exercise | Q I. 5. | पृष्ठ ५४

संबंधित प्रश्न

A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
(ii) Kids in the age group of 6-12 years should get an average sleep of little less than 7 hours.
(iii) Kids should start their day with yogurt, fruits and veggies.
(iv) Children should have consistent sleeping habit.

A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep can help children succeed in school. According to research, when kids go to school without eating breakfast, their cognitive function can be affected.
According to study, kids should start the day with fruits, proteins and whole grains and they should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high. If the kids do need to eat something prior to dinner, parents should offer healthy choices like yogurt, fruits and veggies or baked chips. Children have also been advised to drink water instead of soda as-it lacks nutritional value. Moreover, research suggests that children need a good night's sleep for theiroverall school performance. It is said that. lack of sleep can lead to problems with attention and memory in the classroom, affect impulse control and mood regulation lead to.
anxiety and even depression.
While kids aged 6-12 years should get nine hours sleep nightly, adolescents from the age of 13 to 18 years should get an average sleep of little more than seven hours per night. However, the research suggests that catching up on lost sleep on the weekend can make matters worse and recommended a consistent bedtime seven days a week.

A2. Find
Fill in the blocks with the following given in the passage:

(i) Two things to be avoided by children:

(ii) Lack of sleep due to mood regulation leads to:

A3. Select
Select the correct word from the brackets and complete the statements given below:
(anxiety, consistent, impulse, attention)
(i) Last minutes study causes......... to the students.
(ii) Stress affects the.............. for a quick action.
(iii) Saina has shown ........... improvement in her performance.
(iv) Students should pay ..............in class.

A4. Language study
(i) Pick out anyone sentence from the passage where a modal auxiliary indicating advice is used.
(ii) Pick out the correct conjunctions from the given sentences: 
(a) Kids should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high.
(b) It is said that lack of sleep can lead to problems.

A5. Personal response
We should eat healthy food. Explain..


Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words: 

How do you perceive Dr. Kemp based on his interaction with Griffin ? (The Invisible Man) 


Answer the following in 120-150 words : 

Within a few days of his arrival in Iping, people became suspicious of Griffin. Why?


How would you say ‘a dilapidated drum’ in your language?


How does 'A Munda song' show that the perspective of the tribal mind towards the girl child is different from that of [other ] mainstream communities?


The lecture was delivered in 1864. What are the shifts in style and diction that make the language different from the way it is used today?


Pick out words from the poem to fill in the web diagram. They should be related to the theme in the web.


Think and answer in your own words.

Why is the street light compared to a one-red-eyed-giant?


Think and answer in your own words.

Does the poet really wish to become a hawker/gardener/watchman? Justify your response.


Find proof from the poem for the following.

The colour imagery in the poem.


Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:

The cherry blossomed.


Answer the given question in your own words.

To whom did the Prince gift the two gemstones of his eyes?


Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.

She ______ (bargained) with the hawker to reduce the price.


Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.

First Cardiac Surgery


Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)

He places his fingers into the master controls. He operates all four arms of the Da Vinci.


You will come across many blogs written by famous personalities on different topics and issues. Read and make a list of at least ten blogs available on the internet. Read and summarise a blog and present it before the class.

Sr.No. The topic of the Blog Name of the Blogger
1. Don’t teach kids how to read, teach them why. (https://www.teachthought.com/literacy stop-teaching-kids-how-to-read-reading-practice/) Terry Heick
2.    
3.    
4.    
5.    

Find at least two things from the poem that show the following:

The atmosphere is pleasant.


Read the story aloud (or present it) in groups of three - the narrator, the peacock, and the crane.


Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.

What would happen if you never ate fruits and vegetables?


Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.

How Bushi defeated Yonamine in the wrestling match.


Now, talk to your friends or elders; refer to books and read about all the objects on which wheels are used. List them. (How many did you miss out on in your first list? Why?)


Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.

size - small _______________.


Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.

Achilles was killed by an arrow that pierced his heart.


Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.

It is believed that _________ Homer, who __________ and who ________ to all who __________________.


Describe a crocodile in your own words.


Gather more information about cold winters in Russia. 


Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:

What the world looks like to a fish. 


Make groups. One person in the group chooses an announcement. Everyone in the group reads that announcement silently but carefully and closes their books. Then that person presents the announcement, changing one of the details in the announcement. Others spot the change. For example, you might say ‘red’ key chain instead of ‘blue’ in the last announcement.


Name the following.

Pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him.


List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.


Where is Rangoli usually drawn?


What different names is ‘Rangoli’ known by in different regions?


Where was the author when he heard the noise?


What did the Bodwells think when they heard the mother shout.


Complete the given tabular column with the suitable plural forms.

chair -  
box -  
Eskimo -  
lady -  
radius -  
formula -  
child -  
deer -  
loaf -  
hero -  

Answer the following question in about 80-120 word.

If you were to live in the Complaining Street, how would you deal with the people who grumble?


Identify the speaker/character.

‘ Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year’.


What are the disadvantages of speaking harshly?


The______ of ______ are nearly run.

  1. soft
  2. vain
  3. fear
  4. joy
  5. love
  6. heard
  7. toiled
  8. mild
  9. good
  10. sand
  11. life
  12. harsh

Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

QPO, NML, KJI, ______, EDC


Read the following lines and answer the questions.

It isn’t an instantaneous thing
Born of despair with a sudden spring

  1. What does ‘it’ refer to?
  2. What does ‘born of despair mean’?

Read the comic strip again. Make groups of four and frame some questions on what you have read. Each group should ask a question in turns. You cannot repeat the same question. The team which asks more questions is the winner.

e.g:

  • Which are the foreign vegetables mentioned?
  • What was sad for Columbus?

Why did the girls snigger?


The second daughter ________ the milet to a flock of birds.


Who is the wisest of all? Why?


How do we keep our integrity?


A country should have inner boundaries. Justify.


Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the questions below.

Tabaqui acts as ______ to the pack of wolves.


What wins the hearts?


Recite the poem 'Treasure Trove' with the correct intonation.


Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.

Was Robinson interested in sea adventures?


Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.

Did Robinson’s ship sink?


Three waves hit the village.


Kani and Teddy were in the garden at _____.


What will help you say the truth?


In memory of his mother, he carved ______ statue.


Match with the opposite gender.

1. prince bridegroom
2. hero princess
3. bride heroine

Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the target?


What sort of a boy is described in the poem?


Choose the right word.

“Eat the leaves of the tamarind tree, and you’ll also sing like ______.


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