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प्रश्न
Compose two lines of your own on any sensory organ.
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उत्तर
Sensitive in nature is the skin
A slap, a burn, or be it a pin
OR
The skin provides cover like a blanket in the cold,
And changes with age, from young to old.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below :
They whisper like drizzle
as they roam the streets
with a lost gaze as though
something they had thrown up
never returned to earth.
They shiver like December nights
in their dreamless sleep
on shop verandahs.
(1) Why do the old women in this extract roam the streets?
(2) What would you like to do for the betterment of the old people?
(3) Find out an example of 'onomatopoeia' from the first stanza of the extract.
(4) Pick out the expressions from the extract showing the sad situation of the old women.
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
The Principal looks _____________ matters of complaint from teachers and students.
What does the tree symbolise in the poem?
Why does the poet refer simultaneously to bridal laughter and bridal tear?
Explain and analyse the use of hyperbole in the poem.
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad;
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
“The house-tops seemed to heave and sway”. Explain
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me? "....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.
Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.
Can one see the faith of humans in God in the poem?
What does the old man’s moral dilemma reveal in Hemingway’s short story, “The Old Man at the Bridge?
Discuss the conflict in the story, An Angel In Disguise.
What is the central conflict of the story “All Summer in a Day”?
Write a composition (350 - 400 words) on the following:
Write an original short story entitled 'The, Gift'.
(A) Ramesh said, "Rajiv, please bring your physics book to school tomorrow."
(B) Ramesh………………………….
(A) I am afraid you cannot get admission to the college without clearing the admission test.
(B) I am afraid you cannot be……………….
The delivery boy was requested to bring the parcel the next day. (Rewrite using direct speech)
I prefer playing a, game to watching television. (Begin: I would rather ……….)
The chairman says that he will look________their complaints.
The soldier laid________their lives defending their country.
The programme ran________six hours.
Raina :
[timidly] Nine thousand hotels?
Bluntschli :
Hotels! Nonsense. If you only knew! Oh, it's too ridiculous. Excuse me: I must give my fellow orders about starting. [He leaves the room hastily, with the documents in his hand].
Louka :
[knowing instinctively that she can annoy Raina by disparaging Bluntschli] He has not much heart, that Swiss. He has not a word of grief for his poor father.
Raina :
[bitterly] Grief! A man who has been doing nothing but killing people for years! What does he care about? What does any soldier care about? [She goes to the door, restraining her tears with difficulty].
Louka :
Major Saranoff has been fighting too, and he has plenty of heart left. [Raina, at the door, draws herself up haughtily and goes out].
(i) What news has Bluntschli just received?
(ii) What makes Raina ask, `Nine thousand hotels'?
(iii) Why is Bluntschli in such a hurry to leave? What does Louka comment about him?
(iv) Why is Raina upset with Bluntschli?
(v) Why in your opinion, does Louka compare Bluntschli to Sergius? What does she comment when Raina leaves the room?
(vi) Who enters the room at this point? What news does he give Louka?
Referring closely to the play, trace Don John's plots against Claudio and Don Pedro from their earliest beginnings. How do the plots end?
Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It's not my fault”, he shouted………”
Have you heard any boatmen’s songs? What kind of emotions do these songs usually express?
What do you notice about the beginning and the ending of the poem?
Look for some more poems in the rain and see how this one is different from them.
Write a short story beginning with this sentence:
When the last of the guests left, I went back into the hall.
Guess what these words and phrases mean from the context
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LSE |
Grundig reel-to-reel |
hollered |
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heralded |
clamorous |
stucco |
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forsythia bushes |
ruffles |
chapped |
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foyer |
mortified |
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Discuss in pairs or in small groups
Living abroad is challenging in many ways.
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
wax ______ ______
We add ‘un-’ to make opposites. For example, true — untrue. Add ‘un’– to the word below to make its opposite. Then look up the meaning of the word you have formed in the dictionary.
qualified: ____________
Re-word the lines from the story:
I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam’s school.
Complete the following web diagram.
List the reactions of the agricultural officer to the author’s inquiry about Kasbai rice seeds. One is done for you.
(a) He had not heard of Kasbai.
(b) ___________________________
(c) ___________________________
'Seems to touch the starry skies'. The poet has used word imagery. Describe the idea and pick out other similar examples from the poem.
You have noticed that many of your classmates are not interested in outdoor games or participating in co-curricular activities. Discuss some ways in which they will be encouraged to participate in activities.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde despaired over the loss of her necklace.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde wrote a note to her friend as dictated by her husband.
Prepare a News Report in brief on this Art Festival.
Write about your own daydream in short.
Read the following Headline and write the dateline, intro, and a short continuing paragraph.
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Achievers narrate their success stories at career counseling events. Ask the students to read different news from English Newspapers and write the given points in the news. |
Discuss in groups the procedure of planting a tree. Write the steps in bullet points and present them before the class.
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
Write a short essay on the following.
My favourite sports event.
Prepare attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Mobile Galaxy – Smartphones – accessories – SIM cards – Recharge – Free Power banks on Mobile purchase – No.1, Toll gate, Trichy
- Find out how many people are there in our country.
- Do we have enough land for all people on this earth?
- Is there enough food and water for all people?
Answer the question by looking at the picture.
Example: What is happening in picture 5?
Make opposites with the words –
| dis ______ in______ |
| respect | |
| able | |
| efficient | |
| own | |
| capable | |
| secure |
The travellers rested under the ______ of trees.
Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world? Can you tell the name of the one which is in India? Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and the countries they are located in.
| Wonders of the world | Countries | |
| (i) | The Taj Mahal | |
| (ii) | The Great Wall of China | |
| (iii) | ||
| (iv) | ||
| v) | ||
| (vi) | ||
| vii) |
The hunter shot at the ______of birds.
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
arm in arm:
‘There was a tinge of coldness in his voice.’ Why?
‘Seeing is believing’. How is this humorously disproved in this story? Bring out the irony in the situation.
Study the pie-chart carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Percentage of people who speak each language as their first language.
- Which language is spoken by most people?
- What are the Indian languages that rank among the top five spoken languages?
- Which are the languages that are spoken by less than three percent of people?
- With the help of the questions and answers, draw your own conclusions from the pie chart. Then, write a paragraph on the popular spoken languages.
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends about the importance of reading newspapers
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on an exciting cricket match
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on a educational tour.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on any one of the topics given below.
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on a educational tour.
- What do you like best about your school?
- Do you think school is fun?
- Which is the part that you don’t like?
- How often should the teacher give you a test?
Suppose a foreigner comes to visit your place and you have to accompany him for sightseeing. Prepare a dialogue between you and the foreigner.
Send a formal letter of invitation · in 50 words to Dr. Mehra, noted novelist and educationist, to speak on, The Importance of Books'. You are Lena/Sanjay, Secretary Literary Club, S. S. Public School. Meritionday, date, time and venue.
