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Discuss with your partner the various hazards and risks that a mountaineer/ trekker has to face in an expedition. ______________________________________________________

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Discuss with your partner the various hazards and risks that a mountaineer/ trekker has to face in an expedition.

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Mountaineers and trekkers face various dangers, both from nature and human factors. Natural risks include bad weather, avalanches, falling rocks and ice, high altitudes, and encounters with animals. Man-made risks involve lack of fitness, over-exertion, accidents, bad equipment, poor route planning, lack of teamwork, and insufficient food. Climbers need to be well-prepared and work together to stay safe during their adventurous expeditions.

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पाठ 1.2: On To The Summit : We Reach The Top - Ice Breakers [पृष्ठ १५]

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पाठ 1.2 On To The Summit : We Reach The Top
Ice Breakers | Q 3. | पृष्ठ १५

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. 

Example : 

(0) roamed 

Once upon a time, in the days when genies and giants (0) ______ (roam) the land, there (1) ______ (live) a farmer (2) ______ (name) Baba Ayub. He lived with his family in a little village by the name of Maidan Sabz. Because he had a large family to feed, Saba Ayub (3) ______ (see) his days (4) ______ (consume) by hard work. Every day, he (5) ______ (labour) from dawn to sundown, (6) ______ (plow) his field and (7) ______ (turn) the soil and (8) ______ (tend) to his meagre pistachio trees. 


Fill in the blank with the suitable word. 

The burglars broke _____________ the house when the family was away. 


How does the poem relate to our study of the Diary of Anne Frank and the events of the Holocaust?


What brought the six humans together? Where were they?


Does the poem have feministic overtones?


What-is meant by,’ rainbow tinted circles of light? What kind of literary figure is  it?


What are the advantages of reading mentioned by Dahl?


The poet compares the flowers to the milky way. Is the comparison apt?


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.

Why does the caged bird sing?


What tells you that the speaker was swayed by the enthusiasm of his admirers? What proves him wrong?


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 answer the question that follow.

What does the rain imagery signify?


Who won the race as described in the end.


The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.

Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.

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Explain the following phrases in a sentence or two.
(a) Pulled up on their heels
(b) Brought the young boy to his feet.


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The poet's mother was stung __________  a scorpion. 


(A) Ashita is the most beautiful girt in the class.
(B) No ………………………………..


The anthology `ISC Collection of Short Stories' includes several stories in which a woman is a central character. Which female character has awakened your admiration, sympathy or interest and why? 


‘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. 


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The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
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(i) Who is ‘I’ referred to in the extract? Which season of the year is it? What evidence is there in the poem to support your answer? 

(ii) Who has made him aware of his mistake? How does it make the speaker aware of his mistake? What does it seem to say? 

(iii) What are the three sounds heard? 

(iv) What has been said earlier by the poet about the owner of the woods? 

(v) What does lovely, dark and deep suggest? What is the underlying significance in the repetition of the last two lines of the extract? Mention the moral tag that the poet attaches to the poem. 


There has been heavy rain in your city/town. You went to school but found that it was closed because of the rain. Describe the sights and sounds near the school and narrate how you finally reached home and spent the rest of the day. 


We were asked to gather_________ the teacher.


The following are the meaning listed in the dictionary against the phrase `take on’. In which meaning is it used in the third paragraph of the account:

Take on sth:

to begin to have a particular quality or appearance; to assume sth

take sb on:

to employ sb; to engage sb
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Combine the following sets of ideas to show the contrast between them.

(i)The Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance.

(ii)The artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.


Make a list of words which are spelled differently in American and British English.


What do you understand the character of Mrs. Croft from the story?


Look at this cartoon by R.K. Laxman. Read the sentence given below the cartoon. Discuss the following questions with your partner.

  • What is it about?
  • Do you find it funny? If so, why?
  • Do you think a cartoon is a serious drawing? Why or why not?


Multiple Choice Question:

The poet had a quarrel with her ______


Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Ice axe.


Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.

In a farmers’ market, we find _______________.


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'Even small things in nature play a big role. So protect nature!'

Draft a short speech on the above topic, which you could give at your school assembly.

Use the following steps while drafting.

  • Greeting
  • Salutation
  • Self - Introduction
  • Introduction of the topic
  • Body of the Speech
  • Conclusion
  • Expression of gratitude to audience

Imagine your friend is a table tennis champion who has won the semi-final in the inter-collegiate championship. Due to overconfidence, she neither practices nor does she take her opponent seriously. This may result in her losing the final. Suggest some ways to make her aware of the importance of hard work and regular practice.


Watch the advertisements on TV. Choose any one of them for group discussion and analysis. Write your report in the advertisement.


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Father taught the boys geometry and how to use triangles to measure big objects.


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Ten years had passed and the young boys grew to be young men and their parents were proud of them.


Rewrite the play in the form of a short story.


Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn or evening when everything is steeped in golden light?


Write your opinion, in your own words:-

What did the aunt fail to realize in Bertha’s story?


Answer the following question :

Is the influence of foreign customs always beneficial?


Fill in the form given below.

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  3. Where were they to meet?
  4. What were they to do?

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Despair gives courage to a Coward


Reading a map

Nowadays though locations are traced easily using GPS, (Global Positioning System) one should know what to look for in the map to reach the destination. Here are a few general instructions to be followed while reading a map.

  1. Identify and understand the elements of the map correctly.
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  3. Study the symbols/colors that are used on the map and find what they stand for.
  4. Look at the scale of the map. (whether to be scaled or not to be scaled)
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Attempt a description of the following process, in about 100 word each, either using the imperative or the passive.

Sending a letter by courier service


Write a composition in approximately 350 – 400 words on the following subject:

(You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.)

Write an original short story entitled: ‘The Missed Call’.


Referring closely to any two instances from the Acts studied, show how music is used to influence the course of events/action in the play, Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 200-250 words.


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

Your teacher has asked you to form a group and work on a particular project. Write an account of how you worked together and what each of you learned from the experience.


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