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प्रश्न
What was the importance of the watch to the author?
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उत्तर
The watch was important to the author as it showed him the correct time thus keeping him punctual. He had it working properly for 18 months until he let it run down. He had staunch faith on its judgement and its prediction. It worked perfectly until then without gaining or losing any part of it.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :
B1 State which of the following statements are
True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.
Elderly people should be around us. Justify.
(b) abb
(c) abba
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
What are Helen's opinions about examinations?
Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.
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.
Both Ramanand and Azam Khan seem to have very fixed views. How does Ramanand score over Azam Khan towards the end of the story?
How does the insertion of dialogue in the story contribute to its interest?
'The author's treatment of the subject matter makes the readers identify themselves with the experience.' Comment on the statement.
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
“Tribal arts are not specifically meant for sale.” Does this help or hamper their growth and preservation?
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human qualities to inanimate things and abstract ideas. How has it been used in the poem?
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi’s grief knew no bounds because, ____________.
Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
Why does the poet appeal to us, to respect the life of a worm?
Find from the library or internet other poems composed on tiny living creatures. Try to understand the message in each of them.
Discuss the activities carried out by a farmer.
The poem is a Petrarchan Sonnet. The poem is divided into two parts -
- An Octave
The first part comprising eight lines. - A sestet
The second part comprising six lines.
Read the first four lines of the poem. The rhyme scheme is a b b a. Read the rhyme scheme for the next four lines. It is a b b a. Now read the first three lines of the sestet and note the rhyme scheme. It is c d c. The rhyme scheme of the last three lines is d c d. This is the common design of a Petrarchan Sonnet.
This is a Petrarchan Sonnet. Complete the given table by giving examples from the poem.
| Features | Examples / Lines |
| Objects used | |
| Praise/blames | |
| Metaphor | |
| Simile | |
| Personification | |
| Number of lines | |
| Rhyme scheme |
The ______ bees make honey from nectar.
Write a short autobiography of any bird or animal of your choice.
Imagine you are the Crane. What actions and words of the Peacock would you not like? Write about it in short.
Wash your handkerchief clean. Hang it with a peg to dry in the wind. Watch how it flutters.
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What would happen if you never ate fruits and vegetables?
Visit a library:
Read more stories from Japan, China, and Korea.
Where does the story take place?
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
Read the following chains of words:
- fortune - fortunate - fortunately - unfortunately
- know - knowing - knowingly - unknowingly
- amaze - amazing - amazingly
- possible - impossible - impossibly
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A young man was injured in a road accident due to another man’s careless driving.
How was the committee formed?
Talk about your strengths.
Read the following from the Language Study pages:
- adjective clause
- adverb clause
- noun clause
Find one example of each from the passages. (Note the linking word when you do that.)
Write in your own words.
Who does the poet invite to join him?
Rohan desperately wished for ______.
Choose a suitable heading for each announcement from those given below.
(Change in School Hours, Cleanliness, Story-telling Competition, Lost and Found, Warning, Football Match)
1.
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6 July 2015 It has been observed by the Head Boy and Head Girl that certain classes do not clean up their classrooms before leaving. If any class is found untidy and littered after school, that class will be detained the next day after school hours up to 4 pm. Please take note of this. |
2.
| Tomorrow, that is, on the 10th of July, the school will close an hour earlier, as the teachers have to attend an important P. T. A. meeting. So please inform your parents to arrange to pick you up at 2 pm instead of 3 pm. |
3.
| On Sunday, 12th July 2015 there is a football match between classes VIII and IX, on the school ground. The match will begin at 9 am. All students are invited to come and cheer their favorite team. Please come on time, so that the players are not distracted. |
4.
|
The school has organized a Story-telling Competition for Classes V, VI, and VII from 21st to 25th of July. The competition will be held in the school hall at 10 in the morning. Children may select -
Three prizes will be given for each category. The time limit is 3-5 minutes. Those who wish to participate may contact Mrs. Sanjana Mohite for other details. They must register their names with her before the 16th of July. |
5.
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Construction work to extend the school building will start next week. All students are cautioned not to cross over the fence at the construction site. It is dangerous and may cause you injury. Please stay away from that fence. |
6.
| A cycle key with a blue key chain has been found on the ground. Whoever has lost it can contact the clerk Mrs. Neena Pinto and see if it belongs to him/her. |
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
anywhere
How was Gonzalo helpful to Prospero when he left Milan?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What did Gilson want the writer to bring for him?
Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?
What do you think are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions?
Write the names of the characters in this story.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
Read the lines and answer the questions.
And in fighting for their country, faith and king
noble impressions on people’s minds would ring
- What does ‘noble impression’ mean?
- Who can leave a noble impression?
He exercised with Louise every day.
There are seven kinds of sea turtles in the world.
Narrate the story based on the story map
Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.
Ever since their introduction, ______, and their unique rhythms have ______ poets. In this poem the poet shares his experience ______ with us. He presents natural scenes seen from ______ a railway carriage. The ______ is regular and steady but ______ from the window of the train is constantly changing. The poem’s rhythm and phrases bring ______ of a railway journey. The poet looks out of the window at the ______ images outside. Every line we see here is a quick account of something seen for ______. The line that best sums up is the final one: "Each a glimpse and gone forever!"
Identify the speaker/character.
They somehow managed to put him on the platform.
Describe Gulliver’s encounter with the army of Blefuscu.
The girl was badly hurt.
Why did the girl reply haughtily?
________ was a young talented doctor.
What was their new hobby?
Write the rhyming word.
away
What was the reason behind Nandhini’s dullness?
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the size of the screen?
Muthu collected ______ from every house.
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
Write the rhyming word.
larder- ______.
Ani valued honesty.
______will often say to be honest.
Write the word with same meaning.
tap- ______
Why did everyone support Megala?
Look at the following non-verbal representation. Based on your understanding and inference, write a paragraph on career trends in the next decade.
