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प्रश्न
Examine the communication channels in the story between Paul and his mother.
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उत्तर
Paul and her mother shared the most intimate conversation through the eyes. Though they were not actually love bound to each other as in the first paragraph, the author says that it was the children and the mother alone who knew that there was no love in their relation, they knew it because they read in each other's eyes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Griffin failed not only as a son and a scientist, but also as a human being. Comment. (The Invisible Man)
Read the following extract and do the given activities:
B.1) Fill in the Balloons with suitable ideas from the poem:
“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?
They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course.”
B.2) Find Evidence:
Pick out the line from the extract which supports the given ideas:
(i) The elders have many things to share.
(ii) Everybody knows the value of elderly people.
(iii) The elderly people have vast experience.
(iv) The elderly people are a boon to the nation.
B.3) Write a pair from the extract that rhymes with the given word:
| Fear | ........................... | .......................... |
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Explain the line:
Within a week it sickened to a raging fever and its pulse went up to a hundred and fifty in the shade.
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We murder to dissect.
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| Sr. No. | Dos | Don'ts |
| 1. | Have a clear subject line. | Don’t forget your signature. |
| 2. | Use a professional salutation. | Don’t use humour and sarcasm. |
| 3. | Recheck your e-mail. | Don’t assume the recipient knows what you are talking about. |
| 4. | Keep private material confidential. | Don’t punctuate poorly. |
| 5. | Keep your email short and flawless. Stay concise. | Don't hit 'Reply All'. |
| 6. | Check your attachments before sending them. | Don’t think that no one but the intended recipient will see your email. (No predictions) |
| 7. | Include your name or a signature with additional details and contact information. | Don't forward emails without permission. |
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Write five words each -
with the suffix
- -less
- -ly
- -ness
Answer in your own words.
Why does a mother tell Neel about his Grandpa?
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- Colour
- Sound
- Images from nature
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- enough
- exclaimed
- commotion
- astounded
- antics
- wander
- wielding
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stepmother
Name the following.
Did not let the passes go waste.
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What more difficulties would they have to face, if the roads are not cleared?
List the characters in the play.
Birds and animals
Write what the poet is doing.
Does the poet like the experience?
Write the line which tells us about it.
What did Anshuman’s father compare bad habits to?
Discuss the following in group.
What can we do to get rid of bad habits?
Discuss the following in group.
Do’s and Don’ts for young children.
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Miranda was brought to the island ____________ years ago.
What made the reporter gaze at the author?
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| Action | Effect |
| While you warm yourself | I will prepare the best tea. |
| I saved enough money | |
| Six hundred and two villages were destroyed. | |
| It was a terrible earthquake and it was felt | |
| I ran back to the village | |
| They lifted the door | |
| I went to thank the Army Officer |
What made John Shepherd-Barron to come up with the idea of ATM?
Hamid’s friends are ______
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And the wheel’s kick and the winds song and the white sail’s shaking
What according to the poet are the pleasures of sailing?
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Discuss in pairs to rate the characteristic and give marks from 1 to 10 depending on the grade of each quality.
Justify your views in one or two sentences.
| Characteristics | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Reed | Bessie | Helen Burns | Miss. Temple |
| arrogant | |||||
| bitter | |||||
| caring | |||||
| courageous | |||||
| cruel | |||||
| emotional | |||||
| friendly | |||||
| kind | |||||
| sensitive | |||||
| rich | |||||
| poor | |||||
| patient | |||||
| self-disciplined | |||||
| unjust |
Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
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- Which line tells you that the crocodile is hungry?
Identify the speaker/character.
"Don't let us down now, Gulliver; we need your help."
Why does the poet fly out of the universe?
How did the aliens know the boys' language?
What does it give to the farmer?
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Name the actions of Murugan.
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| Our national emblem is taken from Ashoka’s pillar at Sarnath. It is found on all government documents, coins, currency notes, postcards, and envelopes. It consists of four lions standing back to back but, we can see only three lions at a time. There is a Dharma chakra in the centre of the base plate, with the figure of a bull in the right and that of a horse in the left. The entire structure is sitting on a lotus. The words ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is written under it in Devanagari script. These words mean, ‘Truth alone Triumphs’. |
- Where is our national emblem taken from?
- Where is our national emblem found?
- What does ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ mean?
- What are the animals found in the emblem?
What is your hobby?
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| 1. | tall | |
| 2. | light | |
| 3. | might |
What was their new hobby?
What party is that?
Choose the correct answer.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
When does the offer end?
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sentence –
Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.
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What did the books in the library look like ?
Why did the dogs feel scared when they saw the jackal?
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Discuss whether and how you can improve English spelling.
