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प्रश्न
What has the camera captured?
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उत्तर
The camera has captured a happy moment from the childhood days of the poet’s mother. The photograph was taken when the poet’s mother (at the age of twelve or so) went to a beach holiday with two of her cousins, Betty and Dolly. The captured picture serves as a preserved memory both for the mother as well as the poet.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(1) The author's new house was situated at Bangalore.
(2) The writer was delighted because their new house, was the biggest they ever lived.
One of the advantages of growing up in an Army household was the frequency with which we moved. 'Postings' came with predictable regularity every three years. What was unpredictable and therefore exciting was the suspense. Where would we go this time? Ambala, Pune, Dehradun, Allahabad, Tejpur, Bangalore, Yo! ............ In my short span of thirteen years we had moved lock. stock and barrel eleven times!
Every move meant change. New journeys, new places, new schools, my new books, new uniforms, new friends and new houses. We lived in tents, bashas, Nissen huts, flats and bungalows. No matter what the shape and size of the dwelling, mother soon put her own special stamp on it and transformed it into a familiar place - our home - complete with bright yellow-curtains, coffee-brown carpet, assorted pictures, hanging ferns and potted palms - providing a comforting sense of continuity in our essentially nomadic life.
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city's commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted Mother.
A2. Complete
a. The broad tree-lined roads were named after.............................
b. Katra and Chowk are .............................
c. Mother was daunted with the task of................................. .
d. The suspense was exciting because the posting was.........................
A3. Personal response
What do you think are the problems faced by those who change households frequently.
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’
What is the poetic technique used by the poet to convey the plaintive theme of the poem?
Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.
Fill in the blank.
Moru Dada wanted to spray __________ on the moong crop.
What strong qualities possessed by them, could have helped them achieve success and fame, all over?
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. |
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi won the prize for the ‘Best plant’ because, ____________.
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
In Israel, the media have a positive outlook and self-respect.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The poet’s minute observations of the steady growth of the cherry tree.
Answer the given question in your own words.
To whom did the Prince gift the two gemstones of his eyes?
How do we realize that animals are not feeling well?
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make tactful changes so that citizens do not recognize familiar landmarks.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
The Robotic Surgery
Match the professions with the field of work.
| Profession | Field of work | ||
| (1) | Chief Minister | (a) | Business |
| (2) | Magistrate | (b) | Transport |
| (3) | Soldier | (c) | Construction |
| (4) | Trader | (d) | Administration |
| (5) | Builder | (e) | Education |
| (6) | Driver | (f) | Defence |
| (7) | Teacher | (g) | Law |
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. |
Answer the following question in short.
What did the bundle in silken cloth contain?
How many of them are personal articles? How many of them are used for the beautification of your home? How many of them are meant for utility (to fulfill a useful function in the household)?
Discuss the following questions after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Can you become fair in five days? How long will the effect of the cream last?
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
Expand the following ideas in a paragraph or two:-
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The garden still is alight with lilies.
Complete the following table.
| No. | Utterance | Who said it | To whom | When |
| (a) | I touched it in the hall at the ministry. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (b) | It will give us time to look some more. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (c) | I might have needed it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (d) | You must have made a mistake. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (e) | Well, I lost it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (f) | Mine was an imitation. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
Write about Malti and Rima using the following points:
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 |
| Appearance... | Appearance... |
| Studies... | Studies... |
| Singing... | Singing... |
| Attitude to others... | Attitude to others... |
| Weak points... | Weak points... |
Use details from the story and your own imagination when you write the above descriptions.
Read the poem: ‘Home they brought her warrior dead’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
Rohan desperately wished for ______.
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.
Write any one of these stories, not as told by Gulliver, but by some other person.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Command
Identify the character or speaker.
I will soon move you.
Who is wise according to you?
Who baked the homemade cookies?
What do you think are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Gulliver managed to reach the land as he was______.
Try your own.
How did Santhosh spend his time in the river?
Match the rhyming words.
| filth | farmer |
| cook | harm |
| charm | wealth |
| armour | look |
What happened to Dr. Karmugilan in the story?
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
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Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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How did he win the match?
The old man put _____ on the mouth of the gourd.
Choose the correct picture for the passage.
There is a table under a tree. A man with a big hat and a hare with long ears are sitting. A young girl is sitting between them. There are many cups on the table. The girl has a cup in her hand, and the man has a pot in his hand. It seems like they are having tea. Yes, they are having tea at the tea party in Wonderland. The girl is Alice, and she is in Wonderland.
Which disaster had hit the village?
Name the character or speaker.
"Did someone scold you?"
Tenzin is from ______.
List the things that humans should save.
What did Rani want to become?
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
Why did the king want a leader who knows to grow a plant?
Secondly the greedy merchant is ready to offer______.
What was his dream ?
Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery?
List three questions that the little boy asks.
- ______
- ______
- ______
Choose the right word.
This famous tree is in ______.
