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प्रश्न
Discuss in groups of four.
The reasons why people willingly undergo the travails of difficult journeys.
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उत्तर
People like Nick Middleton and Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls undergo the travails of difficult journeys for not just one single reasons. They like to explore and experience the adventure. Risk is the biggest of all addictions in the world and the challenges they take on gives them the perfect rush. Nick is a geographer who likes to expose himself to nature. He likes to survive the extreme and hostile conditions, like starving oxygen. The programme Going to Extremes is about the extreme lifestyles he survives on. The adrenaline and the excitement of these unusual experiences is unparalleled and unmatched. It is an addiction that these explorers dwell on. It is their food for living.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write a character sketch of Mrs. Van Daan.
Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why was the peddler amused at the idea of the world being a rattrap?
(b) Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the prediction about his future made by the astrologers?
(f) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops?
Why do dolphins cover their long noses with sponges or shells ?
Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following :
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.
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Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
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Identify the phrases and lines that indicate distance between father and son.
Look for a story, a poem and a newspaper article on environment conservation and see how the style of each is different from the other.
This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family.
Do you think it caricatures these issues or do you think that the problems it raises are genuine? How does the play resolve the issues? Do you agree with the resolution?
Is drama a good medium for conveying a social message? Discuss.
Explain the contradiction in the similies, ‘Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb’.
Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’
Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
watchman
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Bofors guns _____________.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
The newly planned city looks modern and amazingly beautiful.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
The Robotic Surgery
Refer to a good dictionary that carries phonetic transcriptions printed next to words. The word below is familiar to you. Copy the phonetic transcription from the dictionary and say it aloud as you write.
work ........
Answer the following question in short.
Explain the significance of the title.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
I am proud of you. (Rewrite using the noun form of the underlined word).
What do fairy-tale witches do?
What time is being described in the poem?
Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Why is the tollbooth called a ‘phantom’ tollbooth?
Form groups of five and discuss:
There are many things that seem small, minor, or insignificant to some people but the same may be the cause of great pain, suffering for others. Can you list such things? What can you do to provide help on those occasions?
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
size - big _______________.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
size - small _______________.
Read the passage and name the following.
She was the wife of King Menelaus.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
They may be composed and sung or recited for many years before __________________.
There were no human settlements on the moon.
Complete the following diagram.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
stepmother
Think of other funny names for imaginary creatures. Write any 3 of them.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
So let the way wind up the hill or down, O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
- How is the way of life?
- How should be the journey of life?
- What did the poet seek as a boy?
Mention the things that the grandfather imagined.
Is the bird a crow?
Which gift did Anne value the most?
Have you ever had a strange dream? Share your dream in the class.
Fill in the table
| Problems Faced By Mr. Fogg And His Team | Solution |
| The train stopped in the middle of the forest. | |
| They couldn’t hire the elephant. | |
| They were in need of an elephant driver. |
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the alliterated words.
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Read the following article about the amazing similarities between the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln; then underline the passive forms.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Voters elected John F. Kennedy to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln was elected president in 1860. Voters elected Kennedy president in 1960.
Both men were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Lincoln was shot on a Friday. Someone shot Kennedy on a Friday.
Lincoln was shot in the head. The gunman shot Kennedy in the head.
Lincoln’s secretary was called Kennedy. Kennedy’s secretary was called Lincoln.
Lincoln was assassinated by a Southerner. A Southerner assassinated Kennedy.
Lincoln was succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson. A Southerner named Johnson succeeded Kennedy.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names and both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at a theatre named “Ford”. The gunman shot Kennedy in a car called a “Lincoln” that the company Ford made.
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and the police caught him in a theatre.
Booth was assassinated before his trial. Someone assassinated Oswald before his trial.
Why did the girl scream?
Read the events of the story. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct order.
| 1. And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback. |
| 2. And so she flew onto the back of the cow. |
| 3. So everybody panicked and made a general rush to safety |
| 4. The startled cow charged off in fear |
| 5. She applied brakes, but was thrown off the cycle. |
| 6. Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road. |
| 7. Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl. |
| 8. The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle. |
How do we see the earthworm often?
The villagers, built a _______ on his memory.
______is a Do It Yourself kid.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I will camp here for the night.”
Why was the fish floating on top?
Why do we ask questions?
List the things that humans should save.
Speak and win.
Join in one of the two groups. Choose two characters. Support or oppose any one of the characters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against the other one, to win.
| I support | I oppose |
Where do the crocodiles save?
Mostly piggy banks look like______.
Leaf cutter ants drink ______.
What makes him fall?
Name the pictures and match it with the rhyming words.
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dancer | |
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floor | |
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will | |
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rush |
How can we do our work better?
Who was burning with curiosity?
What did he learn about the birds?
How can we identify insecure websites?
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
