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प्रश्न
A bridge connects people on either side of a river or valleys in cities or villages. Discuss with your partner the importance of a bridge to both the cities and the villages and complete the table.
| Cities | Villages |
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उत्तर
| Cities | Villages | |
| i. | Connects two harbours for easy commuting | To cross a river on foot |
| ii. | Connects two places for transportation of goods | Carry goods to sell in the nearby market |
| iii. | To by-pass traffic congestion on roads | To enjoy the scenic beauty |
| iv. | Architectural and cultural significance; tourist attraction | Accessibility to basic amenities like medical help in case of emergencies and schools of higher education. |
| v. | Social connectors; enabling commerce and interaction between people of different regions | Ease and safety of travel is closely related to the upliftment of remote villages |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below :
A1 Compare the old and new house and complete the table :
| Points | Old House | New House |
| Surrounding | razzle-dazzle | – |
| Size of the house | – | big |
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city’s commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she asked father, “We do not have enough curtains for this place. And the furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at such a distance from the dining-room? It is like doing a route march. And who is going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made extravagant promises to help in the household chores. Keep our rooms tidy. Put away our toys and books. She smiled with amused disbelief, her mind already working out how many meters of curtain-cloth would be needed and so on.
A2 Complete :
Complete the following list of objections that the mother had with the new house :
(i) Inadequate _______
(ii) Do not have _______
(iii) Kitchen at a distance from _______
(iv) A very big _______
A3 Personal response:
Do you agree with the objections raised by the mother? Explain.
This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family.
Do you think it caricatures these issues or do you think that the problems it raises are genuine? How does the play resolve the issues? Do you agree with the resolution?
Is drama a good medium for conveying a social message? Discuss.
Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?
There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. What are the reasons for this?
How does Forster use the analogy of Scheherazade to establish his point ?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
Someone has extended a hand of friendship towards me and I have not accepted it.
Think and answer in your own words.
What is the difference between a hawker and a shopkeeper?
Paraphrase the poem in your own simple language. Write it down in your notebook.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
The Government made a ______ (announcement) about their new taxation policy.
Proverbs associated with the word season: for eg: Make hay while the sun shines.
- _________________________
- _________________________
Answer the following question in short.
Why did Pundit Shahane visit Vijaynagar?
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman summoned to the court?
Read the story aloud (or present it) in groups of three - the narrator, the peacock, and the crane.
What can you do to show your love, respect, and support to the soldiers who fight for the country? Discuss this in the classroom. You can send greeting cards to them on various occasions, with the help of your teacher.
Make a list of functions/events/programs/activities organized in your junior college. Choose three events and plan a program schedule of your own. Prepare a script as well to show the associating role of the compere for a particular event. Make your own sequence and design a template for the same.
Find a suitable object for each comparison.
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
Stick
Form groups and hold debates on the following topics. Make bulleted lists of points in favour of the topic (pros) and those against it (cons). (3-6 points each)
You should never lose a match.
Visit a library:
Read more stories from Japan, China, and Korea.
Have you seen how wheels move on different surfaces like sand, gravel, grass, or a proper road? What are the differences you see?
Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.
What does the poet want to do?
What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss.
Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the stone.
Write a character sketch of each of the animals. Write about their actions and thoughts and the qualities that emerge through them. You may present the sketch in the form of a graphic.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Achilles was killed by an arrow that pierced his heart.
You want to start human settlement somewhere else other than the earth, in the universe. Will you select a star or a planet? Why? What features supporting life will you look for? Try to find answers to such questions and make a presentation using scientific information and your imagination.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
Why does the bee work hour after hour?
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
Why does the crocodile work?
Complete the following diagram.
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
The minister ______ his personal body-guards.
What do you notice about the following pairs of words?
- act naturally
- liquid gas
- open secret
- sound of silence
- sweet sorrow
- original copy
- only choice
- growing smaller
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.
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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. |
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with springtime.
Where was the well situated?
What woke up the mother?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
The worst thing is that if anyone stays
Among them too long, he will learn their ways;
- What is the worst thing that can happen if anyone stays with them?
- What are the ways of the Grumble family?
Read the comic strip and answer the following question.
What do you mean by cyber safety?
They may have______ in______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
stained by - mark made on clothes or materials
The white washed walls were stained by many monsoons. ______
Why did the author leave town?
When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather's dream had come true because the______.
One of the Lilliputians gave a ten minutes talk in Gulliver’s language.
Identify the speaker/character.
They somehow managed to put him on the platform.
Gulliver was hailed as a hero because he ______.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The buffalo ______ in the hole.
The boy was rather unsympathetic to his sister.
Match the following.
| cuckoo | blows |
| breeze | sings |
| river | swims |
| fish | flows |
The robot that sat on her shoulder was a______.
How did the old man disguise himself?
Divide the following word.
hotel
Find and write the clues.
Clue for blind eye ______
In early days, Amir left the tap opened.
Leafcutter ants drink______.
______will often say to be honest.
What happen to a child who shuts his ears?
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sentence –
The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
Activity: Live English: Packs, packets, pouches, wrappers
Given above is the picture of an imaginary food item’s packet. Let us see how to ‘read’ the matter on the packet as a vigilant consumer.
- Look at the wrapper and complete the sentences.
- The name of the food item is ______.
- It is made by ______.
- It is a ______ food item. (Veg/Non-veg)
- The ______ sign indicates whether it is a Veg or Non-veg food item.
- The ingredients are ______, ______, ______, ______.
- The date of packing is ______ and the expiry date is ______.
- It should be consumed before ______ from the date of manufacturing.
- Try and obtain more information about the various symbols printed on the packet.
- Discuss the following -
- Why the ‘recipe’ is given on the packet.
- Why the packet tells us to visit the website of the company.
- What ideas are used to make the packet attractive?
- How you will verify whether something is good for you to eat.
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He lived in the 16th century. Many Shakespearean plays have been written in the short-story form. Find out the names of at least 5 of Shakespearean plays.
Example: Romeo and Juliet
