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प्रश्न
What do you think is the message that the author seems to convey through the story?
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उत्तर
The author has tried to make a point that how people living by age-old impractical values weave their own fall and create unnecessary disturbance in society. One should evolve as time advances and society grows. Sticking to false pride is not what will bring prosperity to one. One must be cautious and keep a wide eye to see if one is taking advantage of their virtues.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
With reference to ‘The Story of My Life’, describe how a teacher can positively impact a child’s life ?
Read the extract and do the following activities :
B1 Likes and dislikes :
(i) The child likes eating _______
(ii) The child dislikes eating _______
They won’t eat peas, don’t like your bread -
For something in it crunches;
They gag on fat, the gravy’s gross,
They won’t eat grapes in bunches.
Tomatoes, onions, peppers, fish
Garlic nor cottage cheese;
Oh, it’s a dish uncommon rare
That truly seems to please.
No red sauce may the ice cream have,
“It’s bleeding,” they will say;
And gravely hand it to their mum
To take it to clean away
But let us speak of chocolate cake,
It must be frosted o’er;
They’ll devour three full slabs,
And calmly ask for more.
Oh, I do so always love to eat
With picky little pests,
Whose parents joy to make them
The most undesirable guests!
B2 What message does the poem convey for children?
B3 Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Answer the following question in 150-200 words:
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen Keller when she was studying at Cambridge School?
In which language do you think Gangadharpant and Khan Sahib talked to each other? Which language did Gangadharpant use to talk to the English receptionist?
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Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.
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| (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. |
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Behrman was a very heartless person.
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Ramanujan found the number 1729 very interesting.
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| A | B |
| (1) Theseus | (1) Robin Goodfellow |
| (2) Titania | (2) Queen of the Amazons |
| (3) Puck | (3) Duke of Athens |
| (4) Hippolyta | (4) Faeries |
| (5) Cobweb, Moth | (5) Queen of the Faeries |
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- poetic drama
- comedy of errors
- a comedy based on fantasy
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Because your father can't do without my help.
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Write the following in short:
What the young lawyer pleaded.
Start a collection of new and interesting words. Write the words in colored ink on cards of equal size and arrange them in alphabetical order. Try to use the words in your writing or conversation from time to time.
Find out the following with the help of your teacher and the internet.
Seasonal Rains (monsoon) in India and other countries.
Write the following:
The sights seen through a railway carriage mentioned in the first stanza.
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| Balanand Vidyalaya Art Festival Programme | |
| ( ) | → Koli Dance |
| ( ) | → igniting the Lamp |
| ( ) | → Chief Guest Speaks |
| ( ) | → Appraisal of the Art Festival |
| ( ) | → Dignitaries Arrive |
| ( ) | → Recital of ‘Taal kacheri’ |
| ( ) | → Welcome and Introduction of Guests |
| ( ) | → Prize Distribution |
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| ( ) | → Vote of Thanks |
Make a list of your favourite fruits and vegetables and note down the time of the year when they are available in plenty.
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Summer
Find out how the following game is played.
Lawn Tennis
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Singing sweetly their delight.’
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Find ten other short forms related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
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Have you ever seen a bird making its first-ever attempt to fly?
What do you understand by the mother’s act of throwing the shoe?
Who used the zither and how?
‘Finally the day had come’. Here the day refers to ______.
Activity
It’s fun to help out in the kitchen. You can even practice reading aloud when reading the recipe. And you can learn a little math by figuring out how to measure. Here are a few fun items to make that are “Alice” themed.
drenched – thoroughly wet
He is drenched to the skin. ______
Read the sentences and number them in correct order.
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1. He wished to have Gopal with him. |
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2. Salim felt that it should come from within. |
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| 3. He thought he wouldn’t be able to finish it. | |
| 4. The old man worked tirelessly on the sculpture. | |
| 5. He realized that Gopal must learn to carve the finer details. | |
| 6. He had a strong wish to finish it in time. | |
| 7. Over days, he felt very weak. |
Turtles are sea animals.
Rearrange the following jumbled sentences in the correct order.
- Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
- It was a small ball of brown and grey.
- She found an owlet in one corner.
- Payal’s mother picked her up gently.
- Payal’s mother opened the carton.
- One day they got a carton.
Identify the speaker/character.
"Don't let us down now, Gulliver; we need your help."
Try your own.
Jaswant decided to stay in his post.
The pigeon started to worry for her friend.
Akilan learnt Judo for ______.
Every ______ they would go fishing.
Why was the fish floating on top?
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save- ______
Name the things that good merchant offered for the plate
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What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?
