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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he make?
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उत्तर
The old man made 15 rupees by selling the clock back to the shopkeeper.
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From the text on Bismillah Khan, find the words and phrases that match these
definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the
words/phrases has been given for you in brackets.
1. the home of royal people (1) _____ .
2. the state of being alone (5) _____ .
3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2)_____ .
4. to do something not done before (5) _____ .
5. without much effort (13) _____ .
6. quickly and in large quantities (9) _____ and _____ .
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Reviewing verb forms
What does he plant who plants a tree? a
He plants a friend of sun and sky;b
He plants the flag of breezes free;
The shaft of beauty, towering high;
He plants a home to heaven anigh;
For song and mother-croon of bird
In hushed and happy twilight heard____
The treble of heaven's harmony_____
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For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
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Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
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Oh, come on, boy. You shouldn’t be out here at this hour. Tell me the trouble. Look up.
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What information about snakes do you get in the lesson Desert Animals?
Multiple Choice Question:
How are words related to ideas?
Find out the different kinds of work done by the people in your neighbourhood. Make different cards for different kinds of work. You can make the card colourful with pictures of the persons doing the work.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
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