Are you afraid of the dark? Why?

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Yes, I am afraid of the dark, because I can’t see anything when it is dark.

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पाठ 5.1: Don’t be Afraid of the Dark - Don’t be Afraid of the Dark [पृष्ठ ७६]

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एनसीईआरटी English - Marigold Class 4

पाठ 5.1 Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
Don’t be Afraid of the Dark | Q 1. | पृष्ठ ७६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.

Freedom of speech

Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.

Any social issue

Figures of Speech

There is alliteration in the line: And I sunned it with smiles. The sound /s/ is repeated in the words ‘sunned’ and ‘smiles’.

Pick out at least two instances of alliteration from the poem.

I used to admire ______.

Read the following dialogue and report it.

Johnson	“What are you doing here, Suganthi? I haven’t seen you since June.”
Suganthi	“I’ve just come back from my holiday in Ooty.”
Johnson	“Did you enjoy it?”
Suganthi	“I love Ooty. And the people were so friendly.”
Johnson	“Did you go to Coakers Walk?”
Suganthi	“It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?”
Johnson	“I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight.”
Suganthi	“You might come to my place. At what time shall we meet?”
Johnson	“I’ll be there at eight. Is it all right?”

Johnson asked Suganthi ______. And he said ______ since June. Suganthi explained that ______ back from her holiday in Ooty. Johnson wondered if ______ it. Suganthi told him that she ______ Ooty and that the people ______ so friendly. Johnson wanted to know ______ to the Coakers Walk. Suganthi said that its first trip and that she some pictures. And then she asked him if he Johnson explained that he ______ a couple of things. But he added that he ______ free at night. Suganthi suggested that he ______ place and asked him at what time ______. Johnson said he ______ there at eight. And finally, he asked ______ all right.

Read the different verb form where they remain the same in the direct and indirect speech in the following case. Fill in the blank with missing indirect speech.

We do not usually change the modal verbs must and needn’t. But must can become had to or would have to and needn’t can become didn’t have to or wouldn’t have to if we want to express an obligation. Would/wouldn’t have to are used to talk about future obligations.

What do you do in that session?

Can you do an art work or a craft work on your own?

Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.

Figure of speech	Meaning	Lines
Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave.
Paradox	A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind.
Onomatopoeia	A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane.
Rhetorical Questions	A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June?

Imagine that you are going to interview one of the survivors of the Pan Am Hijack. Discuss with your partner and write down the conversation. Then one of you play the role of the interviewer and other the survivor. You can use the sample questions given below.