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प्रश्न
Using your imagination, and information from other sources, describe anyone stalls in detail.
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उत्तर
I went to the stall dealing with the adulteration of food. There were quite a number of parents in front of this stall, and I was curious to see what was being explained. The stall had an attractive poster at the entrance. It said, 'Do you know what you are eating?' Then it told us about the presence of adulterants in the food we eat. how widespread adulteration is and how it affects our systems. There were a variety of other charts put up around the stall. They told us of the adulterants that were present in the common food items that we used every day - like milk, oil, spices, etc, and how to detect them.
The four pairs of students in the stall had different food stuff in front of them. The first pair had chilli powder - adulterated chilli powder in one bowl and pure chilli powder in another bowl. There was a beaker of water kept handy. Then they showed the audience a simple way to test for artificial colouring. You merely added the chilli powder to the water. If it was pure, the water did not change colour. If it was adulterated, the artificial colorants descended as colour streaks.
The other three pairs dealt with
- the testing of green peas for artificial colour
- the testing of asafoetida (bing) for starch and
- the testing of powdered spices for starch. The tests were extremely simple but effective. They could easily be done at home. If the testing was more complicated, the details were given in the charts. The harts were clear and interesting and the students were very confident and thorough about their subject. Everyone was impressed.
संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. Select
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives from those given in the bracket:
(i) The author was inspired and motivated to read ............................................ by the time she was eleven.
[Shakespeare, Chaucer, G.B. Shaw]
(ii) Every lesson .......................... ......... took was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes.
[Mrs. Rowlands, Sister Monica, Mr. A.N. Patil]
(iii) The teachers helped the narrator to become ..................................... . .
[confident, happy, independent]
(iv) Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica gave .......................................... to the narrator.
[freedom to do what he wanted, advice to do something, instructions to produce better results]
In a way, one of the greatest gifts any teacher can give a student, I think, is to inculcate a curiosity to learn.
I've been incredibly lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. The first was Mrs. Rowlands who taught me in primary school. She taught me to read without ever pushing me. She made me want to read more by giving 'me some of the most interesting children's books available. And although I still love to go back to those books from time to time, it was only because of her that I was able to read Shakespeare by the time I was ten, and Chaucer a year later.
In later years, it was Mr. A.N. Patil, my Marathi and Hindi Teacher who made a huge impression on me. Every lesson he took, was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes from a wide variety of subjects: among them history, politics, religion and sociology. I was, and still am in awe of his knowledge, which despite rather desperate attempts, I doubt I'll ever be able to match.
There have also been other teachers who helped me to try to become independent: to think and act for myself using my own judgement, which to my mind has been just as, if not more important, than actually learning anything.
After all, it's much too easy to become a completely useless repository of facts and little else.
Two teachers whom I remember in particular are Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica, both taught me in school. The former, by and large, gave me a free rein to do what I wanted to do. I, being one of those people who dislike instructions, she helped me to produce much better results than I'd have otherwise done.
B2.Complete
Read the extract and complete the following:
The teacher can
(i) .............
(ii) ..............
(iii )..............
(iv).................
B3. Similar word
Look at the following sentences arid pick the word having similar meaning to the given word and rewrite:
(i) Spiced His conversation is always with a lot of humour. (made interesting, garnished, flavoured)
(ii) Repository
The library should not merely be a ................ of books. (store-house, reservoir, tank)
(iii) Inculcate
It is the responsibility of the parents and teachers to .......values in the child's formative years. (imbibe, give, show)
(iv) Incredibly
I have been .. lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. (importantly, unbelievably, beautifully)
B4. Language study
(i) There have also been other teachers. They have helped me to try to become
independent. (Combine using 'who')
(ii) It was only because of her that I was able-to read Shakespeare.
(Rewrite beginning with: If it was not for her, ).
B.5 Out motivators
Look at the following table and complete it by presenting your own views
| Personalities | Influence on your life |
| (i) Teachers | |
| (ii) Parents | |
| (iii) Relatives | |
| (iv) Friends |
How did Helen display her passion for Radcliffe College?
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
Why have the words, 'pretended' and 'seemed' been used in the lines:
...Pretended to believe every single word
of what the tiger king said.
And seemed to be taken in by all the lies.
How does the sense of these lines connect with the line 'Ajamil wasn't a fool'?
The poem expresses feelings of serenity. Pick out expressions from the above poem that express the same.
Answer in your own words.
How is the boy from the 1500s dressed?
Leafcutter ants drink______.
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
larder- ______
Why did everyone support Megala?
