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Where did the author study in his childhood?

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Where did the author study in his childhood?

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The author studied in the veranda of a village temple. He learned letters of the alphabet from the priest.

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अध्याय 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Exercises [पृष्ठ ५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Exercises | Q 1. c. | पृष्ठ ५

संबंधित प्रश्न

You want to start a new club at your school. 

Write a letter to your principal requesting permission to start the club, explain your role in it and give reasons to prove that the club will be beneficial for the school. 


Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?”
(Begin: The old woman asked Arun……………….) 


In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A.  Write sentence B.

(A) He is so old that be cannot remember events of the past.
(B) He is too ............................................................................


Fill in the blank with the suitable word. 

The Principal looks _____________ matters of complaint from teachers and students. 


Why has the red colour of bangles been compared to the flame of the bride’s marriage fire?


Who is the we referred to in the first line?


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.


Show with references from the story how T.S Arthur uses direct and indirect characterisation to highlight the traits of the characters.


The programme ran________six hours.


He takes________ his grandfather


Discuss in groups of four.

Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and an ailing environment?”


Write a letter to the President, Residents’ Welfare Association of your locality suggesting some measures that could be taken for solving the problem of water scarcity and conserving water.


Entomologist and lepidopterists are mentioned in the text and you must have guessed the meanings of these words or found them out in the dictionary.

Now match the kinds of scientists given with the work they do:

A

B

ornithologist

study of the skin

gerontologist

study of cells

ergonomist

study of birds

dermatologist

study of old age

cytologist

study of the design of equipment


Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the profession related to wild life such as:

Forest officer / Ranger


Find various career opportunities in Small-scale Industries like Handloom, Art and Craft, Block Printing, etc.


Multiple Choice Question:

What does ‘We’ here refer to?


What do you know about Kalpana Chawla’s education? How did she become an American citizen?


Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.

A democratic country is governed by, its - __________________.


Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.

Is cell-phone the need for the times?


Collect information from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and books about any two famous sports women. Prepare their profiles. Use the following format.

Name Details
Date of birth  
State/Team she represents  
Sports/ Games she is associated with  
Debut (first entry)  
Best in her career  
Hobbies  
Awards/ Medals received  

Your class has to stage a Puppet Show in the Assembly Open Forum on the topic ‘Child Labour’. Divide yourselves into groups and discuss the requirements for the presentation like a storyline, characters, dialogues, choice of puppets, and music for the interlude. Now complete the dialogues given below.

Ramesh Let us present a Puppet Show on CHILD LABOUR for our Assembly Open Forum.
Mohammed That is a very good idea! Let us start planning right away.
Geetha _______________________________________________________?
Leema I suggest we begin with the storyline first.
Mani How ___________________________________________________ ?
Ramesh We can have around five characters.
Mohammed What __________________________________________________ ?
Meena We can focus on the problems of poverty and illiteracy as the major reasons for child labour.
Ramesh Can _________________________________________________?
Leema I am good at making stick puppets. I will make them myself. But I require some help.
Mani I ________________________ . Tell me, ______________________. 
Leema Thank you, Mani. Let us stay back after the meeting and discuss.
Ramesh Have ___________________________ ?
Meena I think we should have some music for the interlude.
Geetha That would make it really interesting. I will get my music group to start working on the tunes for our puppet show.

Imagine yourself as the writer. Narrate the story of your visit to your ancestral house.


Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about your favourite personality.


Look at the picture given below and frame your own slogan.


Write a paragraph comparing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. The following words will help you to write a compare and contrast paragraph.

Similarities Differences
is similar to on the other hand
both however
also But
too in contrast to
  differs from
  while
  unlike

Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her mind, and put a question mark (?).

hurry is in a why he


Complete the following stories by using an appropriate word from the box given below –

my, his, he, your

Sitting on a tree a crow was enjoying a piece of bread. A hungry fox wanted to have that bread. said very sweetly, “Dear brother, I've heard that ______ voice is very sweet. Please sing a song for me.” The foolish crow opened ______ beak and the piece of bread fell down. The fox picked it up in ______ mouth and ran away.


Find one story of bravery about a child. You can search for the story by talking to older people or watching a TV programme or from a film.

  • Write down the story. Also, mention its source.
  • Narrate the story to the class.
  • Which story did you like the best? Write down your reasons.

Observe your surroundings and write whether such facilities are available. How can you help to improve the situation?

Disability Disability Necessary facilities
Hearing loss and deafness    
Vision loss and blindness    
Speech disorders    
Physical disability    
Intellectual disability    
Learning disorder    

Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.

Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.


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