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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.
Are sports essential in Jr. Colleges?
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उत्तर
In Favour: Yes, sports keep the students healthy and active as well as develop a competitive spirit in them.
Against: No, sports are not essential in Jr. Colleges as they might lead the students to focus less on their studies.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
According to the poem, how can the free bird be best described ?
How has Browning used allusion in the poem? Explain.
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me? "....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.
Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.
What type of poetic piece ‘The Patriot: An Old Story’ is?
Explain briefly how Abou Ben Adhem demonstrated his love for God.
Show liow Narayan depicts women in the story and their role in a man’s life.
What is the theme of all summer in a day by Ray Bradbury?
After his parents died in a car accident, his uncle looked________him.
I was laid________for three weeks with a broken leg.
How did the narrator and Lord Otori overpower the intruder?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
The morning stretched calm, beautiful, and warm.
Sprawling half-clad, I gazed out at the form
Of shimmering leaves and shadows. Suddenly
A strong flash, then another, startled me.
I saw the old stone lantern brightly lit.
(A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: Vikram Seth)
(i) In which country did the incident described in the poem occur? What had caused the flashes? What happened to his home soon after?
(ii) Describe the injuries suffered by the Doctor.
(iii) What was his wife’s name? What happened to a house standing before them?
(iv) How does he describe the people he met on the way?
(v) Why were the people walking with their hands away from their bodies? What was common to all of them? What message does the poem convey?
They had to climb ____________the steep pathway to reach the top.
What difference did you notice between the reaction of the adults and the children when faced with danger?
How does the author succeed in raising crucial social issues not through open criticism but through subtle suggestion?
There are many instances of gentle humour in the story. Point out some of these and state how this contributes to the interest of the narration.
How is Satyajit's financial crash introduced to the reader?
Take help from the sources available on the internet and make a list of proverbs and quotations about ‘road’.
Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
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paragraph numbers |
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1. |
homesick |
(3) |
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2. |
practically |
(4) |
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3. |
it pains me |
(7) |
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4. |
appreciate |
(9) |
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5. |
thoughtless |
(10) |
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6. |
exercise |
(11) |
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7. |
relief |
(13) |
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8. |
ghastly |
(14) |
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Almost |
it hurts me |
terrible |
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test the strength of |
understanding the difficulties |
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wanting to be home |
a welcome change |
not very caring |
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Hero-worship leads to dictatorship.
Narrate in your own words a similar based on text to the class.
Different arms and ammunitions are mentioned in the excerpt. Find their names.
The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.
The poem has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.
It is a time-bound poem.
The pride of any city is its skyline.
Write 5 lines about the place where you reside and what makes you feel proud of it.
Compose four lines expressing the grief of having lost nature due to modernisation.
Write a few lines about yourself - your name, appearance, family, the place where you live, your school, your friends, neighbours, relatives, your likes, dislikes, hobbies, what you are good at, etc.
Now create an imaginary ‘persona’ for yourself. It can be quite different from your real self. Or, you may choose a fictional character - a character from a novel, story, etc. Write a few lines about this imaginary persona and introduce yourself in that role.
| Real Self | Imaginary Persona |
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Hi, I am ____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
Hi, I am ____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
In the play, two devices that make use of wheels are given. The devices are:
- _______________
- _______________
From the internet or other sources, trace the history of the use of the wheel. Write ‘An Autobiography of a Wheel’.
Write a speech for your school Literary Association celebration with the given lead.
| 1) Opening | |
| 2) Purpose | |
| 3) Audience | |
| 4) Language – Some Good Describing Words (Adverbs And Adjectives), Emotive Words, Imagery etc. | |
| 5) Ending |
Select three words that best describe Mr. Scotti.
clever / unlucky / stupid / successful / miserable / happy.
You are Aadhav. While you were away on a holiday, your house was burgled. Use appropriate modals and complete the letter to your friend telling him/ her about it.
No. 36, Gandhi Road
Chennai – 45
04 August 2018
Dear Ramesh,
How are you? I feel sad to inform you that my house was burgled last week when I was on a holiday. Burglars ______ have known from the accumulated newspaper pile that I had gone away. When I came back last Sunday, I found the back-door lock broken. I ______ have forgotten to bolt the back-door from inside and they _______ have entered through it. My room was ransacked. They took my laptop and other valuables. I ______ have deposited the jewellery in a bank locker to avoid this loss. I _______ have informed my neighbours about my week-long trip. Well, I have registered an FIR with the police. They are investigating the case. They have assured that I _____ get my jewels back. The burglars ______ be caught very soon. Convey my regards to all at home.
Yours lovingly,
Aadhav
It is very late at night and your father hasn’t returned from the office. ______
Write a paragraph from the contents of the table given below. Frame sentences with these words – but, as well as, whereas.
eg. A turtle as well as a tortoise belongs to the reptile family.
| Tortoise | Turtle |
| reptile family | reptile family |
| land animal | sea animal |
| has a long life | lives for many years |
| uses tiny feet to walk | uses flippers to swim |
| eats grass, weeds and flowers | eats insects and bugs |
Look at the picture and write a story.
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If you cut down trees Your children will pay the fees |
Connect the pairs of sentences below using and or but.
- Sheila got some chocolates for her birthday.
- She got some new clothes too.
Use the option to fill in the blank.
The children ______ happy.
The red tea cups are filled with a particular word. Fill in the yellow tea cups with similar sounding words. Note the example given.
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
sita where are you looking
Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
Look at the following words. They are group names.
troop of soldiers
swarm of bees
team of players
litter of puppies
fleet of ships
library of books
Do your work ______[neat]
As young Khushwant Singh, write a letter to your parents describing your daily routine expressing your thoughts and feelings about staying in the village.
State whether the following statement are true or false
The friends parted one night after watching a movie together.
‘Means should justify the end.’ Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry’s story
Lack of adequate financial resources and sponsorships often affect sportspersons. How is this evident from Mary Kom’s life?
Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase:
on approval
Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase:
a rustic holiday
Based on your understanding of the play, complete the Graphic Organiser (GO) suitably.
How did Woman 5 move ahead in the waiting list of patients?
What was the only similarity between Leacock’s face and his photograph?
The photographer told him to ______.
Bring out the substance of Basil's letter to Miss Meadows.
Why did Miss Wyatt summon Miss Meadows to her room?
Fill in the following forms with imaginary details.
Look at the pictures given below, and write slogans to advertise the products. Suggest your own brand name for each of the products.
Answer the following question as briefly as possible and with close reference to the relevant text.
Referring closely to the short story, B. Wordsworth relate two important lessons that the young narrator learnt from his friend, B. Wordsworth. How were these lessons relevant?
What was the very first thing that the children noticed when it stopped raining on Venus in Ray Bradbury's story. 'All Summer in a Day'?
Translate the following sentence into your mother tongue.
The first question we must ask ourselves before we speak is - is it true?
What provisions should be made in public places so that everyone gets the same access to public facilities?
