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Expand the theme in a write -up of about 20 lines. ‘Rumours are spread by fools and accepted by greater fools’. - English (Second/Third Language)

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Expand the theme in a write -up of about 20 lines.

‘Rumours are spread by fools and accepted by greater fools’.

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Rumours are lies spread by people who don’t feel the need to check facts before passing on a story. They have no truth to them and often end up creating problems for the people involved in the false story. It is not only foolish to communicate a story that is based on a lie, but also irresponsible on the part of the person who engages in such communication. The extent to which a rumour spreads also depends on whether the person hearing it believes it or not. If each person believes the lie without checking all the facts, then the rumour can be spread widely and can cause a lot of damage. It is not very wise to simply repeat what we hear from someone. It is important to think whether the story we have been told is true or not, whether it’s actually possible or not, and whether it is coming from a reliable source. People who spread rumours don’t really take their moral responsibility seriously. They engage in such acts to create difficult situations for other people. It’s like Zaid Abdelnour said, “Rumours are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.”

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पाठ 2.2: The Boy who Broke The Bank - English Workshop [पृष्ठ ५४]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.2 The Boy who Broke The Bank
English Workshop | Q 10.(a) | पृष्ठ ५४

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Here is a topic for you to

1. think about;

2. give your opinion on.

Find out what other people think about it. Ask your friends/seniors/parents to give you their opinion.

‘Career Building Is the Only Goal of Education.’

Or

‘Getting a Good Job Is More Important than Being a Good Human Being.’

You can use the following phrases

(i) while giving your opinion:

• I think that...

• In my opinion...

• It seems to me that…

• I am of the view that...

• As far as I know...

• If you ask me...

(ii) saying what other people think:

• According to some...

• Quite a few think...

• Some others favour...

• Thirty per cent of the people disagree...

• Fifty per cent of them strongly feel...

(iii) asking for others’ opinions:

• What do you think about...

• What do you think of...

• What is your opinion about...

• Do you agree...

• Does this make you believe...


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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.

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Explain with reference to the context.


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(B) Hardly……………………………


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The child helped her mother to make breakfast. She washed the tomatoes.


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What is the poet’s feeling towards childhood?


The cleverest of criminals leave behind clues to their crime.


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Satyajit's feeling that he was an impostor.


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qualified: ____________


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I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.


Given below are the prerequisites for an interview. Fill up the boxes with suitable actions to be undertaken with reference to the given points.



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  1. ignorant, innocent, and polite
  2. calm and cool
  3. jumps to wrong conclusions
  4. hasty and unwise at times

Answer the following question :

What are the most savage controversies about?


Prepare attractive advertisement using the hints given below.

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Look at the picture given below and frame your own slogan.


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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


Write conversation on the following situation.

Between two friends on the importance of punctuality


What advice did Aunt Jane offer the couple?


Write a paragraph of about 150 word, on the following topic.

Need for Moral Education in schools


Write a paragraph of about 150 word, on the following topic.

The importance of Good Health


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A businessman


Do you like to watch plays?


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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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