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Discuss with your partner and complete the web of different activities related to climbing.
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Your friend has not fared well in the recent examinations. Write a letter to him/her expressing your concern. Give him/her some advice on how to score better marks and offer to help him/her to improve his/her performance.
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) When she heard the news of her daughter’s result, she was very happy.
(B) On ........................................................................................
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Explain the use of words like ‘fluttering’ and ‘dancing’ as used by the poet.
The poet compares the flowers to the milky way. Is the comparison apt?
Explain the following:
They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude;
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Discuss theme of kindness and compassion in “Hearts and Hands” by O. Henry?
Dreams
Choose two of the passages (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow:
Benedick: I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no such matter. There's her cousin, she were not possessed with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty as the first of May doth the last of December. But I hope you have no intent to turn husband, have you?
Claudio: I would scarce trust myself though I had sworn the contrary if I Hero would be my wife.
(i) Whom is Benedick referring to in the above lines?
(ii) Benedick says: 'I see no such matter.' What does he mean by it?
(iii) Explain the lines:
"There's her cousin, she was not possessed with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty as the first of May doth the last of December".
(iv) What does the comparison of Beatrice with May suggest about Benedick?
(v) What does Claudio mean by 'sworn the contrary'?
(vi) Give the meaning of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: possessed; fury; intent
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
NEXT MORNING, I HAD AN IDEA. IT WAS nothing clear cut, merely speculative, But I considered it all the way to school. Then, after assembly, as soon as they were quiet I waded in. This might be a bit rough, I thought, but here goes.
“I am your teacher, and I think it right and proper that I should let you know something of my plans-for this class.”
(i) Who is ‘I’ in the above lines? Where is he? In what mood was he when he entered the class?
(ii) What did the narrator expect from his students at this moment?
(iii) Who entered soon after this? What did she do that made the narrator angry? What challenges did he give her?
(iv) What was the effect of the challenge on her? What plan did the narrator have in mind regarding the conduct of the young ladies? Whose help did he seek for this?
(v) What did the narrator expect from the boy? What was the reaction of the children when they heard the narrator’s expectations?
The tree grew at a dangerous slant and had to be cut ________
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“We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children”.
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Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.
Green and black stripes were used alternately.
Explain the following phrase
Sure as eggs
Use it in a sentence of your own.
The contrast between the outward elegance of a person and his private behaviour.
Look for these expressions in the story and guess the meaning from the context
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brusquely |
attuned himself |
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queer rhythmic frenzy |
wrenching |
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flush of prosperity |
daze of bewilderment |
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wide-eyed wonder and eager homage |
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talking animatedly |
tremulous deliberation |
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on terms of a perpetual feud |
It is difficult to adjust to a fall from glory.
Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
spread across
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“It was to be a battle of champions.” (8)
(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.
|
Mongoose |
Cobra |
| (a) ________ | (a) ________ |
| (b) ________ | (b) ________ |
| (c) ________ | (c) ________ |
(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?
What vocation / profession / business would you like to take up in the future? Prepare a fact file for the same using the following points.
- Name of the vocation / profession / business ____________
- Educational qualifications required ____________
- Work profile / description ____________
- Opportunities for advancement ____________
- Your personal skills / talents for the choice ____________
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- Classic element.
- Fantasy.
- Photorealism
- Blending of emotions
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- _______________
- _______________
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What I would like to do for my country.
Here is a dialogue between a father and his daughter. Continue the dialogue with at least five utterances and use all the clues given above.
| Father: | Hi Mary, it has been a very long time since we went on a trip. Let’s plan one. |
| Mary: | Yes, dad. I am also longing to go. Why don’t we plan one for this weekend? |
| Father: | Sure. Tell me, where shall we go? |
| Mary: | Some place nearby but for at least two days. |
| Father: | Hmm… I think we should go to the reserved forest nearby. |
| Mary: | Yeah. I’ve never been to a forest. I have seen a forest only on the TV and movies. The forest is a good choice! |
| Father: | OK. If we are going to the forest, we must list out what we should carry with us for two days. |
| Mary: | I think we should carry suitable clothes like ________________________ |
| Father: | What about the food? Do you have any idea, Mary? |
| Mary: | Yeah. For food, I suggest ________________________ |
| Father | ________________________ |
| Mary: | ________________________ |
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.
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Your mom made your favourite dinner. ______
Write an article for the following.
Recently while returning home from school you were knocked down by a speeding motorcycle. You escaped with minor injuries. You are Kishore/ Kavitha of class XI, studying in GHSS, Coimbatore. Write an article to The Hindu, in about 150-200 words expressing your concern about the increasing number of road accidents due to reckless driving. Also, stress the importance of following traffic rules.
Do the singers have hopes and dreams? If not, why?
What will Glory say? Do you think you can help Glory by giving some ideas to Ravi?
| Glory |
You can write a story about the ______ and the ______. |
| Ravi | Great idea! Thank you! |
| Glory | ______ Ravi. |
The word in the sentence is jumbled. Write them in order.
was afraid I now.
Use the option to fill in the blank.
The children ______ happy.
Find one word from the story that means
at once q ______.
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read he can time the
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He was called on Saturday to ______.
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Ram has no book.
Prepare a set of questions to interview -
A famous author
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- The name of the creator
- The theme or subject matter
- Type of art
- Individual style
- Presentation techniques
- Its effect on viewers
- Message or interpretation
What points will you include if you had to review a book or film or a play? List the points.
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