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प्रश्न
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to take issue with
विकल्प
to accept
to discuss
to disagree
to add
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उत्तर
to take issue with - to disagree.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Dolly Winthrop has a very noble nature. Comment.
How did Griffin meet his end ?
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life.
I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.
In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.
I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.
So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science.
A2 Complete:
Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education.
A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i) We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status
(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard
(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated
(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple
A4 Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags:
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (i) | I stood 11th among 1,35,000 |
(a) | aren’t I? |
| (ii) | I am on the Board of Tatas | (b) | didn’t we? |
| (iii) | It was a poor school | (c) | didn’t I? |
| (iv) | We moved to Mumbai | (d) | wasn’t it? |
A5 Personal Response:
“Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
swathe
Read the play out in parts. Enact the play on a suitable occasion.
Discuss in groups plays or films with a strong message of social reform that you have watched.
What does the line 'I never writ, nor no man ever loved' imply?
State the central issue in the poem.
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
Why is the poem entitled 'Hawk Roosting'?
What do the references to the birds and animals made in the poem suggest?
Rearrange the following events as they occur in the story. Put the correct number in the boxes.
| (a) | Mr Fitzwarren provided shelter to Dick. | |
| (b) | A carter gave Dick a lift to London. | |
| (c) | A cat sailed to the African coast. | |
| (d) | The captain sold the cat for a very high amount of money. | |
| (e) | Dick left his village on foot, to go to London. | |
| (f) | Dick became rich, and later, the Mayor of London. | |
| (g) | Dick was homeless, helpless, cold and hungry. | |
| (h) | Dick bought a cat to get rid of the mice. | |
| (i) | The rats and mice ate up all the dinner, laid for the king and queen. |
Answer the given question in your own words.
What message do you get from this story?
Discuss in groups and share with one another.
The daily routine of your mother and father on working days.
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a lark
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).
Your friend fell down learning to ride a bicycle and now has given it up altogether. What do you think will be the poet’s advice? Write it down.
Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.
(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)
as ______ as a fox
Correct the given sentence with justification.
Since there is a reference to the Indian boy, there are some scenes from India too.
Read the passage and find the verbs used with the following nouns and phrases:
- volcano
- molten rock
- volcanic mountain
- dust
- 165 village and towns
- the wind and the sea
- seeds
- bird
Describe in your own words the incident when Hovstad's real intention to help Dr. Stockmann is exposed.
Discuss the following questions after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Will you love your brother or sister only if she’s fair?
Write a useful ‘ad’ for the importance of games, drinking enough water, your own school.
Does the traveller really have a magic stone?
Rewrite the poem in the form of a prose passage.
Find, in your science textbook, the topics of the stalls handled by students of VI A.
(Write the page number.)
Write five words each -
with the suffix
- -less
- -ly
- -ness
Read the following:
- Charging along like troops in a battle.
- Fly as thick as driving rain.
Using your imagination, write one or two comparisons each with -
- like ______
- as ______ as
Read ‘The Story of the Amulet’ by E. Nesbit.
‘Unke, Munke, Timpetoo,
I wish, my wish is coming true.’
Try to compose two other funny magical chants that have rhyming lines.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
stepmother
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with stepmother.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should try to talk most of the time whenever there is a discussion.
Identify the character or speaker.
It seems to me like the recollection of a dream.
Who were the narrator neighbours?
Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks.
From the poem ‘The Grumble Family’ what kind of behavior does the poet want the readers to possess?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
How did the children react when they met each other at the ruins?
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
QPO, NML, KJI, ______, EDC
Why was the elephant owner happy with the deal?
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The wild dogs came to the spot to catch______.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Which word refers to ‘rain’?.
It is used in the fisher’s _____.
They ate a bowl of __________.
What did Anitha eat in the expo?
Choose the odd one out.
What would we do when we are happy or sad?
Write the rhyming word.
one
Who is incharge of this case?
Robinson sailed England after ______ years.
Divide the following word.
man
Choose the correct answer.
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
larder- ______
Keep moving though your progress is ______.
What happen to a child who shuts his ears?
Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE
The poet says that stars will always shine at night.
What did the boy wonder about?
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
