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प्रश्न
Based on the text enact your own version of the play. Work in pairs.
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उत्तर
Directions:
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Divide yourself into groups of three students each.
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Read the play.
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Understand the plot and theme of the play.
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Analyse the characters in the play.
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Decide who would play a whose role.
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Understand and learn your dialogues.
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Rehearse your dialogues.
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Enact the play.
(Directions have been provided for students’ benefit. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)
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(Rewrite: Using ‘unless’)
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Sergius:
Louka! (she stops and looks defiantly at him) A gentleman has no right to hurt a woman under any ` circumstances. [with profound humility, uncovering his head] beg your pardon.
Louka:
That sort of apology may satisfy a lady. Of what use is it to a servant?
Sergius :
[rudely crossed in his chivalry, throws it off with a bitter laugh, and says slightingly) Oh! Do you wish to be paid for the hurt? [He puts on his shako, and takes some money from his pocket].
Louka :
[her eyes filling with tears in spite of herself] No: I want my hurt made well.
Sergius : [sobered by her tone] I low?
(i) Why does Sergius ask Louka's pardon?
(ii) Why had he hurt her?
(iii) Why does Louka remind Sergius that she is a servant?
(iv) Why do Louka's eyes fill with tears?
(v) How does Louka want her hurt made well?
(vi) How does Sergius react to the suggestion
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago, it had been the last period on Friday; already, Monday was here. He hoped that an earthquake would reduce the school building to dust but that my good building, Albert Mission School, had withstood similar prayers for over a hundred years now.
At nine o'clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
His mother said, “Why don’t you go to school in a bullock cart?”
“So that I may be completely dead at the other end? Have you any idea what it means to be jolted in a cart?”
“Have you any important lessons today?”
“Important! Bah! That geography teacher has been teaching the same lesson for over a year now. And we have arithmetic, which means for a whole period we are going to be beaten by the teacher............ Important lessons!”
And Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home.
At 9:30, when he ought to have been lining up in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache,” Swami replied,
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache.”
“Loaf about less on Sundays, and you will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew how stubborn his father could be and changed his tactics.
“I can’t go so late to class.”
“I agree, but you’ll have to; it is your own fault. You should have asked me before deciding to stay away.”
“What will the teacher think if I go so late?”
“Tell him you had a headache, and so are late.”
“He will beat me if I say so.”
“Will he? Let us see. What is his name?”
“Mr. Samuel.”
“Does he beat the boys?”
“He is very violent, especially with boys who come late. Some days ago, a boy was made to stay on his knees for a whole period in a corner of the class because he came late, and after getting six cuts from the cane and having his ears twisted, I wouldn’t like to go late to Mr Samuel’s class.”
“If he is so violent, why not tell your headmaster about it?”
“They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him. He is such a violent man.”
And then Swami gave a lurid account of Samuel’s violence; how when he started caning, he would not stop till he saw blood on the boy’s hand, which he made the boy press to his forehead like a Vermillion marking. Swami hoped his father would be made to see that he couldn’t go to his class late. But his father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn. He became excited.
“What do these people mean by beating our children? They must be driven out of service. I will see…..”
The result was that he proposed to send Swami late to his class as a kind of challenge. He was also going to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster. No amount of protest from Swami was of any avail: Swami had to go to school.
By the time he was ready, his father had composed a long letter to the headmaster, put it in an envelope, and sealed it.
“What have you written, father?” Swaminathan asked apprehensively.
“Nothing for you. Give it to your headmaster and go to your class.”
Swami’s father did not know the truth—that, actually, Mr. Samuel was a very kind gentleman.
(a) Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage. (3)
One-word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
- jolted
- stubborn
- avail
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words:
- What did Swami wish for on a Monday morning? Why was his wish unlikely to be answered? (2)
- Which sentence tells us that Swami’s father was completely unsympathetic to his son’s headache? (2)
- In what way was Swami’s mother’s response different from his father’s? (2)
- Why did Swami give a colourful account of Mr. Samuel to his father? (2)
- In what way did Father’s behaviour take an unexpected turn? (2)
- What was Swami finally ordered to do by his father? (2)
(c)
(i) In not more than 60 words, describe how Swami tries to prove that Mr. Samuel is a violent man. (8)
(ii) Give a title to your summary in 3
(c). Give a reason to justify your choice. (2)
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2. A person who believes that war and violence are wrong and will not fight in a war: P...
3.A person who believes that nothing really exists: N...
4. A person who is always hopeful and expects the best in all things: O...
5. A person who follows generally accepted norms of behaviour: C...
6. A person who believes that material possessions are all that matter in life: M...
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- __________________
- __________________
- __________________
- _________________
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| A | B | ||
| 1. | You planted a sapling. | a. | Gave you a feeling of joy to see the promising future. |
| 2. | You watered the plant. | b. | The new experience brought excitement to you. |
| 3. | You saw the shoot for the first time. | c. | You were happy and satisfied because you experienced what you had often heard, that a small beginning can lead to great achievements. |
| 4. | You fenced the plant. | d. | The colour, symbolizing life, gave you a feeling of hope. |
| 5. | The plant gradually saw lush green leaves grow on it. | e. | You wanted to make a humble beginning. |
| 6. | The tree had buds too. | f. | Your motive was to protect it. |
| 7. | Birds made a nest on the tree which was fully grown and laden with flowers. | g. | You cared for it. |
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- He saw a shoe in the lion's cage.
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- Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park.
- Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo.
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on monday i will go to school
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| dis ______ in______ |
| respect | |
| able | |
| efficient | |
| own | |
| capable | |
| secure |
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| Wonders of the world | Countries | |
| (i) | The Taj Mahal | |
| (ii) | The Great Wall of China | |
| (iii) | ||
| (iv) | ||
| v) | ||
| (vi) | ||
| vii) |
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Read the information in the table below and answer the following questions.
| Sl. No | Event | Year | Affected Area |
| 1. | Earthquake | 2001 | Bhuj, Gujarat |
| 2. | Tsunami | 2004 | Coastline TN, Kerala, A.P., A&N Islands, Pondicherry |
| 3. | Floods | July 2005 | Maharashtra |
| 4. | Earthquake | 2008 | Kashmir |
| 5. | Floods | 2008 | North Bihar |
| 6. | Cyclone | 2008 | Tamil Nadu |
| 7. | Floods | 2009 | Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka |
| 8. | Cyclone | 2011 | Tamil Nadu/Cuddalore |
| 9. | Flash floods | June 2013 | Uttarkhand |
| 10. | Cyclone | Oct. 2013 | Coastline of Orissa & Jharkhand |
| 11. | Floods | Dec. 2015 | Tamil Nadu/Chennai |
| 12. | Cyclone | Dec. 2016 | Tamil Nadu/Chennai |
- What kinds of natural disasters have occurred before 2005?
- Name the disasters that are common in India.
- Mention the states often affected by disasters.
- List out the disasters that are common in North India
- Write three sentences on your inference about the data given.
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The Government of Tamil Nadu has imposed a ban on the use of plastic. Effective implementation of this ban depends on public awareness and individual responsibility.
Write an article of 150 words for your school magazine to create an awareness of the dangers posed by indiscriminate use of plastic. Expand the ideas given below as notes.
Notes:
a. Introduction
(i) Plastic – synthetic material – doesn’t decompose in soil
(ii) Inevitable role of plastic – man’s day-to-day life
b. Human Health Hazard
(i) Leeching of plastic into food – micro plastic entering food chain
(ii) Human body’s inability to deal with this unnatural substance
(iii) Reaction of microplastic in human body and ill effects
c. Adverse Effects on Plants and Animals
(i) Plastic particles choking waterways – affect aquatic animals
(ii) Ingestion by aquatic and terrestrial animals–blocking of intestines and respiratory passages
d. Environmental Degradation
(i) Manufacturing process and burning of plastics–pollute atmosphere
(ii) Plastic–non-biodegradable – interferes with soil microorganisms – affects soil fertility
e. Conclusion
(i) Suggestions for restricted use – alternatives for one-time use of plastics
(ii) Segregation of plastic waste – for recycling
Summarizing is to briefly sum up the various points from the notes made from the below passage.
The Sherpas were nomadic people who first migrated from Tibet approximately 600 years ago, through the Nangpa La pass and settled in the Solukhumbu District, Nepal. These nomadic people then gradually moved westward along salt trade routes. During 14th century, Sherpa ancestors migrated from Kham. The group of people from the Kham region, east of Tibet, was called “Shyar Khamba”. The inhabitants of Shyar Khamba, were called Sherpa. Sherpa migrants travelled through Ü and Tsang, before crossing the Himalayas. According to Sherpa oral history, four groups migrated out of Solukhumbu at different times, giving rise to the four fundamental Sherpa clans: Minyagpa, Thimmi, Sertawa and Chawa. These four groups have since split into the more than 20 different clans that exist today.
Sherpas had little contact with the world beyond the mountains and they spoke their own language. AngDawa, a 76-year-old former mountaineer recalled “My first expedition was to Makalu [the world’s fifth highest mountain] with Sir Edmund Hillary’’. We were not allowed to go to the top. We wore leather boots that got really heavy when wet, and we only got a little salary, but we danced the Sherpa dance, and we were able to buy firewood and make campfires, and we spent a lot of the time dancing and singing and drinking. Today Sherpas get good pay and good equipment, but they don’t have good entertainment. My one regret is that I never got to the top of Everest. I got to the South Summit, but I never got a chance to go for the top.
The transformation began when the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and the New Zealander Edmund Hillary scaled Everest in 1953. Edmund Hillary took efforts to build schools and health clinics to raise the living standards of the Sherpas. Thus life in Khumbu improved due to the efforts taken by Edmund Hillary and hence he was known as ‘Sherpa King’.
Sherpas working on the Everest generally tend to perish one by one, casualties of crevasse falls, avalanches, and altitude sickness. Some have simply disappeared on the mountain, never to be seen again. Apart from the bad seasons in 1922, 1970 and 2014 they do not die en masse. Sherpas carry the heaviest loads and pay the highest prices on the world’s tallest mountain. In some ways, Sherpas have benefited from the commercialization of the Everest more than any group, earning income from thousands of climbers and trekkers drawn to the mountain. While interest in climbing Everest grew gradually over the decades after the first ascent, it wasn’t until the 1990s that the economic motives of commercial guiding on Everest began. This leads to eclipse the amateur impetus of traditional mountaineering. Climbers looked after each other for the love of adventure and “the brotherhood of the rope” now are tending to mountain businesses. Sherpas have taken up jobs as guides to look after clients for a salary. Commercial guiding agencies promised any reasonably fit person a shot at Everest.
Parents can never be friends with their children. Express your views either for or against this statement.
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Imagine yourself to be Tishani and express these thoughts.
You may begin like this:
I can’t thank my stars enough for having cashed in on the opportunity of........
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A politician
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Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.
Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.
Write an original short story that begins with the following words:
She was still on the phone giving out instructions when...
