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प्रश्न
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
What does a novel do?
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उत्तर
A novel reflects human condition in terms of a narrative involving character or characters.
It basically tells a story that entertains us and even gives us messages. A novel may be realistic based on real life incidents or fictitious.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following statements :
(ii) Maharashtra depends on India, because ................
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
What inference can you draw from the action of the female gorilla described in para 2 ?
Underline the important words and phrases.
Identify instances in the story that show the business acumen of Ramanand.
How does the connection drawn between the tail and the eyes add to the descriptive detail of the poem?
Discuss in pairs
Ruskin's insistence on looking intensely at words, and assuring oneself of meaning, syllable by syllable – nay, letter by letter.
Find from the story one word for the following.
the highest-ranking officer in the Municipality of a city/town ______
Select any one of the famous personalities mentioned in ‘Warming up 1’ on page no. 5. From the library or internet find out their success story. Write it in your own words in about 20 to 30 lines of your notebook.
Give your write-up a suitable title.
Paraphrase the poem in your own simple language. Write it down in your notebook.
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
Different types of kites.
Answer the following question in short.
What punishment did the emperor threaten the Pundits with?
Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:
Choose any one event and draw a diagram to show what happened.
List all the words specially used in the game of Kabaddi.
Imagine you are the Crane. What actions and words of the Peacock would you not like? Write about it in short.
Choose any one of the objects we use daily and find out how it is made. Present the information in the form of a chart.
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.
Yonamine’s fight with Bushi (disguised as a bandit).
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What examples of man’s progress have been given in the poem?
Complete the following sentence using your idea:
I can ______.
Write the conditions that Portia put down to warn Shylock.
Using your imagination, and information from other sources, describe anyone stalls in detail.
To whom is the poem addressed?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“What! ... how ! ... That’s impossible! ”
Complete the following table.
| No. | Utterance | Who said it | To whom | When |
| (a) | I touched it in the hall at the ministry. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (b) | It will give us time to look some more. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (c) | I might have needed it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (d) | You must have made a mistake. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (e) | Well, I lost it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (f) | Mine was an imitation. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
Find pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Many changes had occurred on the earth in the hundred years before Sayali’s trip to the moon.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
Why does the crocodile work?
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
I ______ just as I was to receive my Report Card.
Name the following.
Hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games.
List the rhyming words in the (On the water) poem.
Write in short how the travellers crossed the first ditch.
What is meant by 'Honour the white cane'?
Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him? Why?
How did Miranda feel when her father raised the storm to destroy the ship?
Read the story again and write how these character reacted in these situation:
You’re both quite mistaken.
Dr. Krishnan ........…………………….
Mrs. Krishnan……....…………………
Hamid’s granny scolded him for buying iron tongs. Then she understood that Hamid had bought it ______.
Usha went to visit her______ house after shopping in the market.
Vasantha’s imagination run wild because ______.
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
Turtles are sea animals.
Write a summary based on the story map.
Discuss in groups and share your views in three or four sentences with others in the class.
What is your favourite dish? Do you know the spices that go into it?
Complete the mind map given below
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India?
Which planet has rings around it?
Why did Santhosh forget to watch television or play video games?
Karmugilan went to __________ for higher studies.
What is Amar Jawan Jyoti?
How should we treat everyone?
Name the character or speaker.
"The robot will do all your work."
People ran off when the seawater receded.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for lost teeth ______.
Why did Tenzin cry every day?
What did Kamali get as gift?
Kamali gave her savings to______.
Let us learn a few more word by joining the dots. Join the dots and fill the table below.
| subway | |
| holiday | |
| closet | |
| pants | |
| chips |
Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the target?
Why is it not advisable to play online games?
Bertha was very good but very proud too.
