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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two sentences.
Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
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उत्तर
Abdul Kalam’s house was on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram in the former Madras state.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Text
Answer these question.
At last a sympathetic audience.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does he say it?
(iii) Is he sarcastic or serious?
Thinking about the Poem
Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences.
Thinking about the Poem
In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.
Thinking about Poem
What finally kills the tree?
The Process of Writing : CODER
In your written work, it is advisable to follow the process outlined below. (We call it 'CODER' - Collect your ideas; Organise your ideas; make your first Draft; Edit your work; Revise your work.)
1. C - Collect your ideas
Working in groups, recall and jot down the opinion that the 'scientist' formed of his boss in A.5.
2. 0 - Organise your ideas
(a) Now work in pairs. Choose one or two opinions about the boss that you feel quite strongly about, or agree with.
(b) Also, note down the opinion that you prefer about the scientist.
3. D - make your first Draft
Write the description individually. You may refer to some of the words in the boxes in A.2. and A. 7.
Note : At this stage of your course, you should not worry about the language and tone of a formal description.
4. E -Edit your work
Now exchange your description with your partner, and suggest improvements in grammar, spelling, punctuation etc.
5. R - Revise your work
Rewrite your speech and check it carefully, before handing it to your teacher.
Beside him in the shoals as he lay waiting glimmered a blue gem. It was not a gem, though: it was sand—?worn glass that had been rolling about in the river for a long time. By chance, it was perforated right through—the neck of a bottle perhaps?—a blue bead. In the shrill noisy village above the ford, out of a mud house the same colour as the ground came a little girl, a thin starveling child dressed in an earth—?coloured rag. She had torn the rag in two to make skirt and sari. Sibia was eating the last of her meal, chupatti wrapped round a smear of green chilli and rancid butter; and she divided this also, to make
it seem more, and bit it, showing straight white teeth. With her ebony hair and great eyes, and her skin of oiled brown cream, she was a happy immature child—?woman about twelve years old. Bare foot, of course, and often goosey—?cold on a winter morning, and born to toil. In all her life, she had never owned anything but a rag. She had never owned even one anna—not a pice.
Why does the writer mention the blue bead at the same time that the crocodile is introduced?
Ans. The author mentions the blue bead at the same time that the crocodile is introduced to create suspense and a foreshadowing of the events’to happen.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
Describe Sibia’s home.
Answer the following question.
Why did Golu go to the river?
What did Gopal’s wife think about him?
Why/when did Abbu Khan become unhappy?
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Why did the narrator run away seeing the garden snake?
How did Vijay Singh outwit the ghost with his wit and wisdom?
How did Taro manage to meet the demand of his father?
A. Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable.
Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.
This shows that he was …
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thoughtful |
hardworking |
loving |
honest |
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considerate |
trustworthy |
efficient |
kind |
Multiple Choice Question:
Such silly questions are baseless, still ______
Answer the following question.
What was Algu’s verdict as head Panch? How did Jumman take it?
What is the condition of the window described in the poem?
The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
business ……………
Read the lines given below and answer the following question:
| “But my darling, if you love me,” thought Miss Meadows, “I don’t Mind how much it is. Love me as little as you like.” |
Where was Miss Meadows as she thought these thoughts?
What does Prospero intend to do with his book before his interaction with Alonso in Act V of the play, The Tempest?
