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प्रश्न
Tick the statement that is true.
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.
विकल्प
True
False
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उत्तर
The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary. (False)
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संबंधित प्रश्न
We sang our school fight song dozens of times – en route to Arlington National cemetery, and even on an afternoon cruise down the Potomac River. We visited the Lincoln Memorial twice, once in day – light, the second time at dusk. My classmates and I fell silent as we walked in the shadows of those 36 marble columns, one for every state in the Union that Lincoln laboured to preserve. I stood next to Frank at the base of the 19 foot seated statue. Spotlights made the white Georgian marble seem to glow. Together we read famous words from Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg remembering the most bloody battle in the war between the status : “………….we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom………..”
As Frank motioned me into place to take my picture, I took one last look at Lincoln’s face. He seemed alive and so terribly sad.
The next morning I understand a little better why he wasn’t smiling. “Clifton,” a chaperone said, “could I see you for a moment?”
(1) When did the boys visit Lincoln Memorial?
(2) What made the Georgian marble glow?
(3) What did the words: “………. We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom …………” remind them?
(4) Do you believe in building memorials? What kind should they be, if your answer is ‘yes’? If no, give reasons why you do not believe in memorials?
How did Helen display her passion for Radcliffe College?
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.
A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________
A2. Write a gist: (2)
Write a gist of the above given extract in about 50 words.
Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.
Discuss in groups of four.
The sensitive behaviour of hill-folk.
Narrate 'The Tale of Melon City' in your own words.
In English, the peacock is associated with pride. ‘As proud as a peacock’ is a commonly used simile. With what qualities is the peacock associated with the literature of your language?
Discuss in pairs
Choice of diction is very crucial to the communication of meaning.
How does the poet bring out the immortality of the bird?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
Someone has extended a hand of friendship towards me and I have not accepted it.
Fill in the blank.
The author wanted to grow ______________.
Find from the poem, positive qualities to fill up the web.
Guess the types of hardships they must have faced in their childhood and youth.
‘But the peasant bowed and prayed to God ...........’ What could he have prayed for?
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Out of all names of birds and animals given in the poem, pick out 4 names that are similar in English as well as in Hindi/Marathi or your Mother's tongue.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make their plans mathematically perfect, at the same time they calculate their profit.
Discuss with your teacher how/why are ‘stars’ given to a movie.
Write a short monologue using one of the following ideas. Write down the monologue and present it in the class.
Yonamine’s father worrying about getting her married.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What would he do if he had the power to do it?
How do the following avoid giving anything to the traveller?
Motiram
(Answer in one or two lines.)
Who was Shalihotra?
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
Antonio had gone on a long voyage.
We all follow a class time table made by the school. Imagine for a minute what will happen if there was no time table for your class.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Look, here’s something for you.”
Link the items in the three columns properly.
| A | B | C |
| The past | A sea beneath a cloudless sun | A pleasant time which has ended |
| The present hour | A soft and mild autumn evening | An exciting, thrilling time which has no end. |
| The future | A green and flowery spray Where a young bird sits | A time, full of life in which you gather strength |
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
Think and answer:
Does the last line make you happy or sad? Why?
We find the following in the script of a skit or play. Rearrange these steps in the proper order and write them down in the form of a flow chart.
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Before we ______ let us stand in attention for the National Anthem.
Where does the brook join the river?
The Principal turned out to be a very ______ lady.
Using the following points frame a character sketch of the narrator. Support each character trait with instances from the lesson.
- Diffident and timid
- Unusual behavior
- Ignorant about banking
- Nervous and careless
- Economical.
Name the following.
Did not let the passes go waste.
How did the middle brother use rice?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
pleasing
Prospero ordered Ariel to bring ____________ to his place.
What was the grandfather wearing?
Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
What is inclusion? Why is it important?
Pick out the words which rhyme with the given words and write similar rhyming words on your own.
| 1. | far | ||
| 2. | fear | ||
| 3. | low | ||
| 4. | kind | ||
| 5. | remain | ||
| 6. | they |
How can we make our life worth living?
How can you balance your academic goals and your passion for sports or arts?
Why did the farmer have to travel far?
Match the planet with its feature.
| 1. | Mars | blue ice giant |
| 2. | Saturn | red storm |
| 3. | Jupiter | red planet |
| 4. | Neptune | ring and moons |
What was the message on the chit?
The brown sparrow laid ________eggs.
Do you think you treat everyone equally? Justify with an example.
What are the difficulties they faced in India?
What will you do if you have a gold plate?
Pencil asked him to draw ______.
What happens when the day is over?
What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water?
What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
What did he claim to know?
Choose the right word.
Tansen was a famous ______.
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.
The branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources.
- Microeconomics
- Macro economics
- Economics
- None of these
