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प्रश्न
You have noticed that many of your classmates are not interested in outdoor games or participating in co-curricular activities. Discuss some ways in which they will be encouraged to participate in activities.
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उत्तर
Co-curricular activities play a major role in our lives. We should take part in it because:
- They help to broaden our minds and keep us occupied.
- They help to develop team-building skills.
- They help us gain experience.
- They help us to hone our skills and showcase our talents.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write an application in response to the following advertisement using information given in the CV provided :
| SITUATION VACANT |
| Wanted Smart, English speaking salesman for an electronic showroom. Good salary offered. An experienced candidate will be preferred. Write giving details to : The Proprietor, Ganesh Electronics, M.G. Road, Solapur. |
| C. V. (Resume) | |
| (1) Name: | Suhas Randive |
| (2) Age: | 29 years |
| (3) Address: | 105, Roshan Apartment, L.T. Road, Pune - 11 |
| (4) Educational: | B. A. (First class), Pune University qualification |
| (5) Experience: | 3 years' experience of working as a salesman in a textile shop. |
| (6) Interests: | Travelling, photography, reading. |
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example :
(0) roamed
Once upon a time, in the days when genies and giants (0) ______ (roam) the land, there (1) ______ (live) a farmer (2) ______ (name) Baba Ayub. He lived with his family in a little village by the name of Maidan Sabz. Because he had a large family to feed, Saba Ayub (3) ______ (see) his days (4) ______ (consume) by hard work. Every day, he (5) ______ (labour) from dawn to sundown, (6) ______ (plow) his field and (7) ______ (turn) the soil and (8) ______ (tend) to his meagre pistachio trees.
If your friends get here before 7 o’clock we can take them out for dinner.
(Rewrite: Using ‘unless’)
Give two examples of alliteration from the poem.
Explain and analyse the use of hyperbole in the poem.
What kinds of stories captivated the young minds in the past?
Who and what does the free bird symbolize?
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?
Can the poem The Patriot be considered a dramatic monologue? Justify.
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me? "....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.
Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.
What type of poetic piece ‘The Patriot: An Old Story’ is?
Discuss with reference to the story An Angel in Disguise how love has the power to transform.
What are examples of simile, metaphor, and personification in “All Summer in a Day”?
Every family has a black sheep. (Begin: There is no ………….)
Choose two of the passages (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow:
Raina :
Come away from the window (She takes him firmly back to the middle of the room. The moment she releases him he turns mechanically towards the window again. She seizes him and turns him back, exclaiming) Please! (He becomes motionless, like a hypnotized rabbit, his fatigue gaining fast on him. She releases him, and addresses him patronizingly). Now listen. You must trust to our hospitality. You do not yet know in whose house you are. I am a Petkoff.
The Man: A pet what?
Raina : [rather indignantly] I mean that I belong to the family of the Petkoffs, the richest and best known in our country.
The Man: Oh yes, of course. I beg your pardon. The Petkoffs, to be sure. How stupid of me!
Raina: You know you never heard of them until this moment. How can you stoop to pretend!
The Man: Forgive me. I'm too tired to think, and the change of subject was too much for me. Don't scold me.
(i) Why did the man keep turning to the window?
(ii) Which examples of the social superiority of the Petkoff's does Raina give the man?
(iii) Which opera does Raina mention? With whom does she compare herself? What does this tell you about her?
(iv) In Raina's opinion, what should the man have done instead of threatening her?
(v) What does the man tell Raina about his father? Why does he do so?
(vi) What does the man do at the end of the scene?
The ailing company was taken________by the government.
You walk home from school one afternoon to find the door unlocked and on entering you are shocked to see the house in total disarray. You call out but get no answer. Describe in detail what you saw, the reason behind your house being in total disarray and how you found your family. Mention also how the experience ended and what impact it had on your life.
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) He had been (0) ……… (sit) on the bank of a small irrigation canal.
Answer: sitting
He was (1) ………. (gaze) at a couple of herons (2) ……… (fish) in the muddy water, when he (3) ……… (feel) something bumps his elbow. (4) ……… (look) around, he (5) ………. (find) at his side a little goat, jet black and soft as velvet with lovely grey eyes. Neither her owner nor her mother (6) ……… (be) around. She continued to (7) ……… (nudge) Mukesh, so he (8) ……… (look) in his pocket for nourishment.
Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
They bought a new car. They can travel long distances.
Locate the lines in the text that support the title. 'The Ailing Planet'.
Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.
Green and black stripes were used alternately.
How did Holmes guess that John Garrideb would go to 136, Little Ryder Street? Did he expect to find what he ultimately did before he went there?
See if you understand what the following words that are parts of a house mean. Look up the dictionary if you don't.
|
parlour |
foyer |
lounge |
porch |
|
lobby |
attic |
portico |
|
Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do. Then say (in another paragraph) how you think you can make your dream come true.
The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.
Before eating apples brought from the market, I wash and peel them off ____________________.
Write your views/opinions in brief on the following topic.
We must always cast our votes.
Form pairs and make a 'pair presentation' of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and the next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.
'Narnia' (part 1,2,3 and 4) is a film about 4 children who find a path to Narnia. Discuss in your class, the special effects, and direction. Write a review with the help of the following points in about 100 to 150 words.
- Storyline
- Producer
- Director
- Music Director
- Characters/ casting (major and minor)
- Setting / location
- Conflict
- Message
- Significance of the title.
Compare the Indian Monsoon season to a powerful king of a prosperous kingdom. Write down a few similarities. Use them to compose a poem of your own.
Why should seniors not overprotect or over - pamper juniors?
Read the following Headline and write the dateline, intro and a short continuing paragraph.
| Achievers narrate their success stories at career counselling events. |
Prepare a set of 10-12 questions that you would ask at an interview of a person who has strongly acted against social injustice and has achieved success inspite of a long struggle against so many odds in his/her life. Write them down in your notebook.
Prepare attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Mobile Galaxy – Smartphones – accessories – SIM cards – Recharge – Free Power banks on Mobile purchase – No.1, Toll gate, Trichy
Arrange the picture in order by writing the numbers 1,2,3 and 4 in the given boxes and write this familiar story in about 100 words.
Make use of the words given below.
| thirsty, village, pitcher, disappointment, pebbles, water level |
One hot day, a thirsty crow _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Fill in the blanks with different words and write your own poem.
Your Title for the poem:______
My ______would say:
“Little boy/girl______
Go to ______
and get some ______, ______
______ and ______”
And so I go to the _______
_____ all the way
and when ______ asks me
what I want
I rattle off a list: “
______, ______
______ and ______”
And back home,
______ twists my ears
Ouch!
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write them in the table.
| Stanza -1 | Stanza -2 | Stanza -3 |
Let's write a poem.
I have a kite but need a friend to fly it with,
I know a song but need someone to hear it,
I have a ball but need someone to catch it,
I ______
I ______
I ______
I ______
Fill in the blank by choosing the preposition from the option.
The birds were caught ______ the net.
______ is your birthday?
Choose two friends in your class who are very different from each other. Use the clues in the box to describe their nature. You may also add your own words to describe them.
| naughty | lively | sharing | careless | studious |
| quiet | friendly | helpful | regular | cheerful |
Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words easy or strong.
The dog is ______
The horse is ______
The elephant is ______
Look at the words given below and put them under the things that they are made of –
State whether the following statement are true or false
The cop suddenly slowed his walk, when he heard the barking of dogs.
How did Mary Kom manage to get financial support for her trip to the USA?
What did she consider her greatest achievement? Why?
What angered the author?
Suggest some ways by which we can maintain a calm temperament under all circumstances.
For what purpose did Aunt Jane wish to use the cheque given by Aunt Jane?
Write a composition in approximately 350 – 400 words on the following subject:
(You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.)
Online education during the pandemic has been a blessing in disguise.
Give your views on the above statement.
In H.C. Anderson's story, what forces the Little Match Girl to go about selling matches on the street?
Why does Portia ask Shylock if he had arranged for a surgeon to be present at Antonio's trial?
Do you have a role model? What qualities do you appreciate in your role model?
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A parent
Describe your dream vehicle in a few lines.
Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.
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.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter about the topic given below.
Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.
Send a formal letter of invitation · in 50 words to Dr. Mehra, noted novelist and educationist, to speak on, The Importance of Books'. You are Lena/Sanjay, Secretary Literary Club, S. S. Public School. Meritionday, date, time and venue.
How does John Brown convey his firsthand experience of war to his mother and evoke a deep emotional response in the readers? Justify your answer in about 200-250 words with supporting details from the poem, by John Brown.
