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Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic. Is cell-phone the need for the times?

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Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.

Is cell-phone the need for the times?

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उत्तर

In Favour: Yes, it helps one stay in touch with their friends and family. It is also a life-saver in times of emergencies.

Against: People have grown apart because of cell phones. They prefer living in the virtual world rather than in the real one.

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पाठ 3.1: Expansion of Ideas - Ice Breakers [पृष्ठ ९७]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 3.1 Expansion of Ideas
Ice Breakers | Q 5. (c) | पृष्ठ ९७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write an original short story in which two children and their Grandfather are the main characters. 


As soon as the sun rose over the hills, the fog disappeared. (Begin: No sooner ……………………..) 


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) He loved his little daughter, but he was in mortal fear of her fierce temper.
(B) Although .............................................................................. 


Fill in the blanks in the passage givben below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order.

One day I ____________ (1)(be) in the lunch line, and there I saw a pile of apples. The teacher-incharge _____________ (2)(state) at me and said, “Just __________ (3)(take) one. God ________ (4)(watch)”. So, I ____________ (5)(take) an apple, and the line __________ (6)(move) along. At the next table there ____________ (7)(be) a pile of chocolate chip cookies. I ____________ (8)(not know) what to do. “Put,” the kid behind me ____________ (9)(whisper), “_____________ (10)(take) all you want. God’s watching the apples. ” 


Can we say that the poet has succeeded in conveying his point? How?


Who is the narrator? What has been described earlier?


Explain and discuss the themes of the poem.


Why does the poet use the word ‘wandered’?


Is there repetition used in the poem? Why?


But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through his bars of rage
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Explain with reference to the context.


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.

Explain with reference to the context.


Identify the figures of speech in the following lines from the poem.
(a) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace.
(b) Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom.


What is the message of the poem?


Which is the turning point in the poem?


What kind of atheletes were they?


What is the main message of the short story “A Horse and Two Goats” by R.K. Narayan?


What is the climax of Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day?”


The chairman says that he will look________their complaints.


Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.

She was so excited about her performance. She could not sleep at night.


‘Working women make better mothers than women who stay at home’. Express your views either for or against this statement.


Study the picture given below. Write a short story, description, or account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture, or you may take suggestions from it; however, your composition must have a clear connection with the picture. 


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: 

The paper dart went gliding  ______  the air.


Notice the following sentence patterns.

For song…duly with love returns

Rewrite the above sentences in prose.


Why does John Ipe consider retirement to be a dishonour?


Guess what these words and phrases mean from the context

LSE

Grundig reel-to-reel

hollered

heralded

clamorous

stucco

forsythia bushes

ruffles

chapped

foyer

mortified


 


Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the profession related to wildlife such as:

Environmentalist


Multiple Choice Question:

What does ‘We’ here refer to?


The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The snake hissed, his forked tongue ____________ in and out.


Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.

  • There was a big crowd at the fair.

  • There were many things I’d have liked to buy.

Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following examples.

  • I can do nothing to help you.

  • There is nothing I can do to help you.

  • A man at the door is asking to see you.

  • There is a man at the door asking to see you.

1. This park has beautiful roses.

2. Your story has no fun in it.

3. We have no secrets between us.

4. My village has two primary schools.

5. This problem can be solved in two ways.


Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.

‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth’. This famous statement is made by - ______________________.


Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reported speech


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?


Form pairs and make a 'pair presentation' of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and the next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.


Is an educated person the same as a degree holder?

Make a list of the behaviours in educated people that you find unacceptable:

  1. ___________________
  2. ___________________
  3. ___________________
  4. ___________________

Visit a library. Find a school poem. Recite it to your parents. 


Given in a mixed order below are some good human attributes of the family. Pick out from the box and write it against the line that reflects it.

Fritz felt that someone needed his help and he was determined to find the sender.


Write your opinion, in your own words:-

Why did they appreciate and praise the stranger’s story?


What is the meaning of ‘intellectual rubbish’?


Write an imaginary dialogue contesting opposite views on a topic of your choice, e.g., ‘Girls should learn to do all the housework and not boys.’


Among your classmates, one is unable to walk properly, the second one can’t hear properly and the third one can’t see this beautiful world. All of them are facing lots of difficulties in life. Compose a dialogue among them, about the problems and difficulties faced by them. You can take help of the following dialogue to expand your ideas.

Student 1: Do you know, how many problems I have to face when I decide to go anywhere?
Student 2: I can’t hear anything.
Student 3: So, sad! You both can’t walk or hear but my problem is more serious than yours. You know, I can’t see this beautiful world.

(Now continue in your notebook.)


The fly gives into flattery and becomes the spider’s prey. If you are asked to give a happy ending to the poem, how will you save the fly? Write in your own words.


Write a formal email to Mr. Sundar Pitchai CEO of Google, requesting him for an appointment to interview him.


Read the informal letter given below.

Sender’s address:

15, Beach Road
Kanyakumari
Date: 10th July 2018

Salutation: Dear Rosy,

Body of the letter:

How are you? I am fine. I couldn’t write earlier, because I was very busy.

I like my new home. It is a lovely house. I have a big bedroom looking over the garden. I helped Mummy paint the bedroom walls yesterday. We chose a pretty yellow.

A boy called Sundar lives next door. He likes animals not just like we do but even more. He says he is going to be a Vet when he grows up.

I am still thinking about being a writer. Do you want me to send the story I am writing. It is all about Ooty – the Queen of Hill Stations.

Write soon. I am looking forward to hear all your news.

Subscription: Yours lovingly

Signature: Mangai

Now write a reply to Mangai.

Sender’s Address  
Date  
Salutation  
Body of the letter  
Subscription  
Signature  

Find one word from the story that means

at once q ______.


Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her mind, and put a question mark (?).

read he can time the


Look for words in the poem which sound like the words given below.

  1. are ______
  2. there ______
  3. flour ______
  4. where ______ 
  5. son ______
  6. threw ______

State whether the following statement are true or false

The cop suddenly slowed his walk, when he heard the barking of dogs.


How did Woman 5 spend her time in the waiting hall?


Why did Leacock visit the studio on Saturday?


The photographer told him to ______.


You come across an advertisement in the newspaper. A Publishing House in Chennai has brought out a paperback edition of the complete works of Khushwant Singh. You want to buy it. You are asked to send a Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- Fill in the following challan for the DD in favour of ‘X Publishing House, New Delhi’, payable at Chennai. The surcharge for Rs.1000/- is Rs.25/-.


How does the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’ expose the harsh reality of modern living?


Why did William and the other children bully Margot?


Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:

It is very important for young people to spend time quietly or alone for a short while every day. If you were given an hour to spend on your own, how will you spend it? What will you learn from the process?


Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences:

  1. It will reach Nagpur at 7: 15 a.m.
  2. What is the departure time of the Vidarbha Express?
  3. When will it reach Nagpur?
  4. The departure time is 8:30 p.m.

Write a paragraph on ‘Online Shopping’ using the points in the below table.

Advantages Disadvantages
1. Time-saving 1. Delay in delivery
2. Variety of products 2. Products are not always genuine.
3. Easy to Pay 3. Prone to scams
4. Easy to order 4. At times, it is challenging to return.
5. Good discounts 5. Cannot see or touch the product before purchase.

Think before you use! Name some ‘ready to eat’ and ‘ready to cook’ food items available in the market. Discuss the following in groups.

  1. Discuss whether it is necessary to use such items and why they are sold.
  2. Discuss the possible adverse effects of such food items.

Prepare a set of questions to interview -

A well-known social worker in your area.


Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on the topic given below.

Write letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.


Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.

Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.


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