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प्रश्न
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A parent
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उत्तर
Raising a healthy, happy child.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here is a topic for you to
1. think about;
2. give your opinion on.
Find out what other people think about it. Ask your friends/seniors/parents to give you their opinion.
‘Career Building Is the Only Goal of Education.’
Or
‘Getting a Good Job Is More Important than Being a Good Human Being.’
You can use the following phrases
(i) while giving your opinion:
• I think that...
• In my opinion...
• It seems to me that…
• I am of the view that...
• As far as I know...
• If you ask me...
(ii) saying what other people think:
• According to some...
• Quite a few think...
• Some others favour...
• Thirty per cent of the people disagree...
• Fifty per cent of them strongly feel...
(iii) asking for others’ opinions:
• What do you think about...
• What do you think of...
• What is your opinion about...
• Do you agree...
• Does this make you believe...
Photographs
Explain and discuss the themes in the poem.
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad;
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain“And afterward, what else?”
Write a composition (350 - 400 words) on the following:
Narrate an incident from your own experience when you helped to prepare a meal. Explain what you did and what you gained from the experience.
Dreams
One day a millionaire went to a hotel in New York and________(ask) for the cheapest room they________(have)."What________(be) the price of the room?" he________(ask). The manager________(tell) him."Is that that the cheapest room you________(have)? I________(stay) by myself and only________(need) a small room." The manager said, "Why do you choose a poor room like that? Your son always_______(stay) in our most expensive room.""Yes," said the millionaire, "but his father________(be) a wealthy man; mine is not."
Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
His teacher is very pleased ……… him.
My daughter believes_____________ fairies.
Here are some commonly used medical terms. Find out their meanings.
| CT scan | MRI | tomography |
| Autopsy | dialysis | ECG |
| Post mortem | angiography | biopsy |
Comment on the relationship shared by Mammachi and Pappachi.
Find various career opportunities in Small-scale Industries like Handloom, Art and Craft, Block Printing, etc.
In groups of four discuss some more ‘whatifs’ that you experience in your day to day life and list them out.
(i) ______________________________
(ii) ______________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
(v) _____________________________
(vi) ____________________________
(vii) ___________________________
(viii) ___________________________
And now write a poem of five or six lines with the ‘whatifs’ that you have listed.
‘Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.’ Mahatma Gandhi
Collect some more quotes on education by famous thinkers.
Collect quotations on the topic ‘choice’. Example :
| ‘Decisions are the hardest thing to make, especially when it is a choice between where you should be and where you want to be.’ |
Present the quotations in a beautiful hand on card paper.
Write a letter to any one of the following to tell them how much you appreciate them.
- Your mother
- Your father
- Any one of your relatives
- Your teacher
Prepare a set of questions to interview:
a person who has recently scaled Mt. Everest.
Taking clues from the lists on the board, complete the following chart.

Have you experienced any unexpected turn of events in your life? What happened? How did you feel about it at that moment? How do you feel about it now?
Write an article for your school magazine describing your experience in about 150 words.
What did he keep doing while on his rounds?
Why were the streets devoid of people?
Describe the man awaiting the arrival of his friend.
Bob’s life in the West was not a bed of roses. Give reasons.
One has to be cautious and not be carried away by stories. How did Sletherby exhibit caution?
How did Miss Meadows express her joy, when she returned to the music class?
Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:
It is very important for young people to spend time quietly or alone for a short while every day. If you were given an hour to spend on your own, how will you spend it? What will you learn from the process?
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) on the following subject:
Music
