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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
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life.
I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.
In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.
I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.
So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science.
A2 Complete:
Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education.
A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i) We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status
(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard
(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated
(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple
A4 Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags:
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (i) | I stood 11th among 1,35,000 |
(a) | aren’t I? |
| (ii) | I am on the Board of Tatas | (b) | didn’t we? |
| (iii) | It was a poor school | (c) | didn’t I? |
| (iv) | We moved to Mumbai | (d) | wasn’t it? |
A5 Personal Response:
“Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.
A1 Web :
Complete the following web with the help of the passage :
My dictionary tells me that personality is the “Personal or individual quality that makes one person be different and act differently from another.” Personality is, “the total physical, intellectual and emotional structure of an individual, including abilities, interests, and attitudes.”
There are many benefits to having a pleasant personality. There is only one opportunity to make a first impression, and all of us instinctively make decisions or judgments about an individual within the first few seconds of crossing paths. With that in mind, I believe when we teach our kids to smile, to be pleasant and cheerful, to be courteous and respectful of others, to pleasantly respond to requests or questions, we are helping them develop a personality that will open many doors for them. Once the doors are opened, the character will keep them open; but personality, not character, is on display in the first few seconds. Therefore, it’s important to develop a pleasant personality and use it for life.
A2 Personality :
Personality of an individual is recognized by :
(i) _______ (ii) _______
(iii) _______ (iv) _______
A3 Vocabulary :
Find out words for the following from the passage and write:
(i) polite =
(ii) relating to feelings =
(iii) to do anything naturally without thinking =
(iv) a chance to do something =
A4 Complete the following table :
| Noun | Adjective | Adverb |
| – | different | differently |
| Instinct | – | instinctively |
Select any word from the table and use it meaningfully in a sentence of your own.
A5 Personal Response :
Why do you thing, personality development is necessary?
Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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honing our seafaring skills
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ominous silence
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Mayday calls
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pinpricks in the vast ocean
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a tousled head
Tick the statement that is true.
The story hinges on a particular historical event.
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The methods of inquiry of history, science, and philosophy are similar.
Comment on the graphic detail with which the various passengers who took Iona's cab are described.
What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
Examine the communication channels in the story between Basset and Paul's uncle.
State the central issue in the poem.
How does Forster use the analogy of Scheherazade to establish his point ?
Bring out the parallel suggested between the predatory instincts of the bird and human behaviour.
Find from the story one word for the following.
the highest-ranking official who commands a ship ______
Think and answer in your own words.
Why does the poet call our life ‘poor’?
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make their plans mathematically perfect, at the same time they calculate their profit.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
The Robotic Surgery
Pick out three lines that create an image in your mind of bees busy at work.
What are the clothes compared to? Give two examples.
Form groups and discuss what must have happened to the handkerchief. Write the story in your own words.
The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
He is the centre of the play.
Complete the following sentence using your idea:
I can ______.
Write a few lines about each character.
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?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
Gather information about your favourite great historical personality. You may use the internet. You may also gather photographs, pictures, etc. Prepare a collage using the pictures, inspirational quotes, and a brief description of the person’s importance. Hold an exhibition of your collages in the classroom.
Write about how you take care of your books.
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
Which lines are repeated in the poem? What do they mean?
Do you know of similar stories in your mother tongue or in other languages? Narrate it in short.
List the characters in the play.
Birds and animals
Write what you can do to welcome birds in your surroundings.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
remove
What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What did Gilson want the writer to bring for him?
What commotion did the boomerang cause in the neighborhood?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
Identify the three jobs where the same percentage of women work.
With their treasure, the boys would buy ______ in Eidgah.
What scared Usha during the dark rainy night?
Write the names of the characters in this story.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
Identify the character/speaker.
I'll see you later at the Queen's croquet game.
Learning About Nature
Learn about caterpillars and butterflies. Read a book about a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. You can get one from the library or go online and find information with pictures.
Listen to your teacher read the first part of the story. Many things described in the story can be seen in the picture. Find and name them.
When the author returned from England to Dehradun, he found Grandfather's dream had come true because the______.
How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
The summer vacation ends _____ Monday.
Anitha's friends wanted a______ robot in their houses.
Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
Why do we discover a mystery?
Circle and write the adverbs.
We will leave today. ______
______always stays to the last in our needs.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
When does the offer end?
The villagers took oath not to harm the _______.
The tank in Divya’s village was almost ______.
The king gave______ seeds.
What will help us grow?
Nithin had many ______toys.
Finally, ______, he got permission to study Science.
What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?
Write the related words as shown in the example:
