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प्रश्न
What made her feel confident about the competitive players? Explain.
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उत्तर
Everyone believed that self-confidence helps athletes to reach that higher level. Self-confidence gives athletes the belief that they can overcome any obstacle and that they can achieve their goals.
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It rained so heavily that they could not go for the picnic. (Rewrite: Using ‘too………………to’)
But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
What is the main conflict in this poem?
Write a composition (350 - 400 words) on the following:
“The use of Mobile Phones must be allowed in schools.” Express your views either for or against the statement.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice.
(i) Name the speaker. Why did the speaker appeal to the Jew for mercy? Earlier who else in the play appealed for mercy?
(ii) What are the three qualities of mercy which the speaker has stated just before the extract?
(iii) Give the meaning of‘But mercy is above this sceptred sway’. How does Shylock turn down Portia’s plea for mercy? What does he insist on?
(iv) What is Bassanio ready to do for Antonio in the court? Why is Bassanio snubbed immediately by the disguised Portia?
(v) Mention two prominent character traits of Shylock as highlighted through the scene from which the extract has been taken. Substantiate your answer with examples from the text.
Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He has learned to cycle. He has yet to learn to swim.
She battled her way ___________the crowd.
Give reasons for the following.
What were the results of the CT scan?
Explain the following phrase
Sure as eggs
Use it in a sentence of your own.
There are quite a few places where the author uses the expressions 'my heart sank', 'panic seized' etc. What was the reason for this?
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The birds _______________ at the snake.
Bring out the contrast between the two houses with the help of the following points.
| House of March | House of Laurence |
| 1. Old, brown house | a. ___________________ |
| 2. ___________________ | b. Well kept grounds |
| 3. Children played all around. | c. ___________________ |
| 4. ___________________ | d. No motherly face smiled at the windows. |
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Hero-worship leads to dictatorship.
Complete the flow chart showing the events on the day of the assault.
You have just returned after your first experience of the kite - festival in Gujarat / Ahmedabad. You were thrilled with the festivities.
You have a friend who lives abroad. Write a letter to your friend describing how you enjoyed the kite-festival.
Write the appreciation of the poem.
- About the poem/poet/title
- Theme
- Poetic devices, language, style
- Special features/novelties/focusing elements
- Values, message
- Your opinion about the poem.
Give suggestions to protect our national heritage monuments.
Visit a library. Find a school poem. Recite it to your parents.
Think and write in 5-6 lines, why most of the people on a road/street ignore those in need of help. What about you? Write about your feelings after you have helped/ not helped when needed
‘Invictus’ is an example of Traditional Poetry. ‘Please Listen’ is an example of Free Verse.
Expand the theme in a write-up of about 20 lines.
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The words in the clouds describe something or someone in the story. Name them in the blanks provided. Make sentences of your own with the words given in the clouds.
Find one word from the story that means
at once q ______.
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
oranges mangoes bananas and papayas are fruits
A message is a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.
You are the Sports Captain of your school. Write a message to the Physical Director, requesting him to be present during the football team selection scheduled for tomorrow.
Given below are hints about a renowned British science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. Write a biographical sketch on the author in not more than 80-100 words based on the information given below.
| Name | Arthur C. Clarke |
| Pen names | Charles Willis, E.G.O’Brien |
| Birth | 16 Dec 1917, England |
| Career | novelist, television host, inventor, and film screenwriter. |
| Genre | Science-Fiction, Television series, Film screenplay |
| Awards and Honours | 1961, Kalinga Prize - an award given by UNESCO for popularising science Hugo and Nebula Awards Chairman of the Interplanetary Society Highest Civil Honour of Sri Lanka – ‘Sri Lankabhimanya 2005’ |
| Titles | Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov – ‘Big Three’ of Science Fiction ‘The Prophet of the Space Age’ |
| Famous Works | Childhood’s End 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvous with Rana |
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends about uses and abuses of mobile phone
Preparation of apple juice
You plan to delight your parents and sister, serving them chilled apple juice. Here is the process: (Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs)
Four or five apples ______ (take) and ______(wash) well. They ______(wipe) dry and cut into pieces of medium size. The seeds ______(remove). Then the apples ______(put) into the mixer. Some milk ____(add) .The apples ______(crush) and a fine liquid ______(obtain). This liquid ______(filter) and the juice ______(store) in the refrigerator. It is ______(take) out whenever needed, and after adding sugar, it ______(serve) in cups.
How do Prospero, Ferdinand and Caliban perceive Miranda? Give one example of each of their perceptions, from the Acts studied, to support your answer. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
With reference to the short story Quality, trace the journey of the Gessler Brothers from “ld is an Ardt!" to the bitter realization of “Dey dake it away from us, who lofe our boods….bresently i haf no work.” Write your answer in about 200-250 words.
