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प्रश्न
Discuss in groups plays or films with a strong message of social reform that you have watched.
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उत्तर
A classroom activity
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write a character sketch of Mr. Barrymore in about 125 words
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
How do you perceive Dr. Kemp based on his interaction with Griffin ? (The Invisible Man)
Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
To what end have humans used their superior intelligence ?
There is mention of three communities in the story: the Marathas, the Mughals, the Anglo-Indians. Which language do you think they used within their communities and while speaking to the other groups?
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
“Tribal arts are not specifically meant for sale.” Does this help or hamper their growth and preservation?
How does the connection drawn between the tail and the eyes add to the descriptive detail of the poem?
Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?
Read different stories about intelligent ministers of kings, whose judgments helped to bring about law and order in society. For example - Birbal, Tenalirama, etc. Write 5 such stories in your notebook.
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
'Sushruta Samhita'
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
You are going through a crisis that is making you short-tempered and impatient, due to which you end up causing harm to your family and friends. They have started complaining about it quite often.
Imagine that you wish to organize a cultural event at your college. Prepare your own web-chart to indicate the qualities that you expect to have in a compere.
Read the given extract (Act III)
Complete the following table.
| Sr. No. | Character | Supportive Character | Incident |
| 1. | Dr. Stockmann | (a) ................................. (b) ................................ |
(a) ................................. (b) ................................ |
| 2. | Peter Stockmann | (a) ................................. (b) ................................ (c) ................................. |
(a) ................................. (b) ................................ (c) ................................. |
| 3. | Aslaksen | (a) ................................. (b) ................................ |
(a) ................................. (b) ................................ |
Read the story and write about the following in short.
Yonamine Chiru of Okinawa
Answer the following question in one sentence.
Who misses all the fun?
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
Visit a library:
Read other tales from Shakespeare, for example, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Macbeth, and The Tempest.
Choose a 'question' through your own observation. Try to follow the scientific method to find the answer to that question. Take the help of your teacher/parents to set up the experiment.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Look, here’s something for you.”
Imagine you are Malti. Write about any one event in the story from Malti’s point of view.
If you were to draw a landscape on the basis of this poem, what elements will you show in it? What colours will you use?
Read the poem: ‘Home they brought her warrior dead’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
At the back rose the high peak of Mount Ida, from which _______________.
Form groups of 4. Find all the references to the time given in the passage. Then make a chart to show the events described in the passage along with the time when they occur. Example:
| All night long: | The crew stayed on their feet. |
| Near midnight: | ________________________ |
| At 12.53: | ________________________ |
(Use as many lines as you need.)
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
The ______ solved the mysterious crime.
Describe the following in one or two lines.
The world around the bird’s nest.
Name the following.
Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games.
Name the following.
Pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Statement
What examples of plentiful things does the poet give?
How did the bird try to reach its parents without having to fly?
Have you ever been on an adventurous journey? If yes, share your experience.
Miranda was brought to the island ____________ years ago.
Is the bird a crow?
What are the three rules given by the bird?
Why did Dr. Ashok’s cousin call him?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
Pick out the words which rhyme with the given words and write similar rhyming words on your own.
| 1. | far | ||
| 2. | fear | ||
| 3. | low | ||
| 4. | kind | ||
| 5. | remain | ||
| 6. | they |
Identify the character/speaker.
One side makes you big, the other side makes you small.
Read the questions related to the three sports stars you have read about and tick the appropriate boxes.
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| 1. Who won the Olympic 2016 silver medal in badminton? | |||
| 2. Who is the role model for her siblings? | |||
| 3. Whose mother tongue is Tamil? | |||
| 4. Whose attitude is 'never-say-die spirit'? | |||
| 5. Which player works in the Police Department? | |||
| 6. Which player holds the record for the highest individual score in cricket? |
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?
The ________ are trying to terraform Mars.
Why did the bird catcher need fire?
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Anbu got ______ fish this week.
What was their new hobby?
Why did Uthaman become angry with the old man?
Divide the following word.
circle
Choose the correct answer.
Who showed love and care to the children?
Teddy took his pillow as a sign of ______ them.
_____ fights with everyone in school.
Mugund loved wild animals.
Who wins the world at the end?
Why did everyone support Megala?
Match with the opposite gender.
| 1. | prince | bridegroom |
| 2. | hero | princess |
| 3. | bride | heroine |
Why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing?
The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but______.
Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.
Where did the naughty boy go?
