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अध्याय 1: Section 1: Language Study - Activity Set 1

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Answer the following in 200-250 words :
Describe Ms. Sullivan's teaching methods?


This short story revolves around a single important event. Discuss how the narrative is woven around this central fact.


What were the attempts made by the author to get his watch repaired?


There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. What are the reasons for this?


Everyone admired the statue of the Happy Prince.


Johnsy realised that her thinking was wrong.


Imagine that one of your family members/friends/classmates has recently undergone surgery. You were curious and wanted to learn about his/her experience.

Match the questions you asked with their answers.

1. What health problem did you suffer from? a. I was given a bath and I wore a surgical gown.
2. Whom did you inform about it first? b. I was given an injection of anesthesia.
3. What type of doctor did you consult? c. I consulted an orthopedic surgeon.
4 How did he/she find out that you needed a surgery? d. I was relieved and happy that the operation was over.
5. What preparation was done before the surgery? e. I had fractured my ankle while playing hockey.
6. What did you feel when you were taken to the operation theatre? f No, I did not feel anything. I was fast asleep.
7. What was the first step before the actual surgery? g. I recovered and I could walk normally after 3 weeks.
8. Did you feel any pain during the surgery? h. Our school hockey coach.
9. What did you feel when you opened your eyes after the operation? i. The doctor took an X-ray of my ankle, and he found a fracture in my ankle.
10. How soon did you recover? j. I was very nervous.

Read the lesson and name the following.

A sack around the heart ______


Form a pair. Write at least one short dialogue for the following expression.

I agree. 


Write the following in short:

The story of the three caskets.


An activity:
Speak fast, think faster ! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time.

What may happen...

I may study... A bird may fly into the classroom. The Principal may call me... It may rain... A dog may chase a cat... A king may lose his kingdom... My friend may give me a storybook to read... Mother may make idlis today...’ etc.


Write a short note on the following:

The ‘four signs’ that Prince Siddharth beheld.


Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.

waterbody - pool ____________.


Sayali made a hasty purchase.


Suggest at least one method of creating something useful or beautiful from waste.


Present these points in the form of a review, and give it a suitable title.


Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.

This step is broken. Please be ______.


List 5 of the sounds that you like.


Choose a word that has at least four letters in it. Imagine that it is a short form. Write the name /phrase /words it stands for.
For example, STEP : Sunday and Thursday Evening Programmes.


Make a collection of Rangoli motifs and patterns.

Write about each motif or pattern in your own words -
it could just be a label or a description or some information or comment.


Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him? Why?


Who were the narrator neighbours?


How did the cops manage to enter the locked house?


Who baked the homemade cookies?


Write the name of the toy against the picture.


What makes us happy and free, according to the poet?


Identify the character/speaker.

Go to my cottage and fetch my gloves and fan.


Fill in the table

Problems Faced By Mr. Fogg And His Team Solution
The train stopped in the middle of the forest.  
They couldn’t hire the elephant.  
They were in need of an elephant driver.  

Read the line and answer the question.

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover.

What kind of human company does the poet want?


What did Amma mean when she said tomatoes, ladies' fingers and corn came from other countries?


Name the planets the poet flies through.


A ________ dies for the nation.


Match the dialogue to the character.

"I will do all the work myself."
"First, you charge my battery."
"I have bought you a robot."

What is the use of mechanical parts?


Recite the poem 'My Robot' with correct intonation.


What does a DIY kid refer to?


Name the character or speaker.

"Are you alright?"


Do you think you treat everyone equally? Justify with an example.


Read the passage carefully and complete the activities: 

1. Complete the following sentences. (2)

  1. Female sparrows lay ____________
  2. Sparrows build their nest out of __________.
  3. The eggs are ________.
  4. In cities, sparrows build their nest in ______

A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful songs. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground clumps of grass low trees and low bushes. In cities, they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs grasses and plant fibers. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures.

Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish-brown spots. They hatch within eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds.

The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social with up to a hundred birds participating at once and are followed by preening and sometimes group singing.

2. How do sparrows take bathe? (2)

3. Find out adjectives for the following nouns from the passage. (2)

  1. ________ Song
  2. ________ Water
  3. ________ Bird
  4. ________ species

4. Do as directed. (2)

  1. A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world.
    (Underline the subordinate clause)
  2. Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time.
    (Frame a ‘wh’ type question to get the underlined part as an answer.)

5. ‘We have to save the birds.’ Do you agree with this statement? Why? (2)


Here is an amazing news item on how the qualities of duty and devotion is not restricted to humans alone but shared by animals. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Caesar, the Hero of Mumbai on 26/11 

  1. Mumbai: Caesar, the last surviving hero of his kind, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with tri-color and given an emotional farewell from the city Police Force. The Mumbai Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the hero with a tweet.
  2. Caesar, who was 11 years old was the sole survivor among the dogs of Mumbai Police who took part in bomb detection operations during the terrorist attack on Mumbai that began on November 26, 2008. He died of a heart attack at a farm in Virar where he and his three canine buddies had been sent after retirement. During the terror attack in Mumbai, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out the hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.
  3. Caesar was also a part of the search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three days. Earlier he was also pressed into service for bomb search operation after the 2006 serial train blasts and July 2017 blast in Mumbai. The Mumbai police officials also tweeted their grief saying, “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable. We will remember our heroes forever.”

Answer the following questions.

  1. The Labrador Retriever was covered with tri-color. What does this signify?
  2. How did Caesar save several lives at the CST railway station?
  3. Which word in the third paragraph of the passage means the same as ‘forced’? 
  4. “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable”. Mention three services rendered by Caesar.
  5. Caesar is a Labrador breed of dogs. Name a few other native breeds that are used by the Police Force.
  6. Try to rewrite the news item in your mother tongue without losing the spirit and flavour of the text. Give a suitable title to the translated version.

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