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प्रश्न
Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase:
a tinge of coldness
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उत्तर
The manager turned down the worker’s plea for a pay hike with a tinge of coldness.
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- _______________________________
- _______________________________
- _______________________________
- _______________________________
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| ‘Decisions are the hardest thing to make, especially when it is a choice between where you should be and where you want to be.’ |
Present the quotations in a beautiful hand on card paper.
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| Teenager Group | Name/s | Special/extraordinary tasks/things performed |
| 1. Family | ||
| 2. Friends | ||
| 3. Neighbours | ||
| 4. Classmates |
Fill in the blank by choosing the preposition from the option.
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| Column A | Column B |
| i). Helen lived after her illness | a). her mother thought she could learn. |
| ii). She could not see or hear | b). she did not understand what she was doing. |
| iii). People thought that she could not learn anything | c). she could not hear or see. |
| iv). Helen copied the words | d). she was kind to Helen. |
| v). Miss Sullivan was strict | e). she was very intelligent. |
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The bird sits on a______.
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Notes:
a. Introduction
(i) Plastic – synthetic material – doesn’t decompose in soil
(ii) Inevitable role of plastic – man’s day-to-day life
b. Human Health Hazard
(i) Leeching of plastic into food – micro plastic entering food chain
(ii) Human body’s inability to deal with this unnatural substance
(iii) Reaction of microplastic in human body and ill effects
c. Adverse Effects on Plants and Animals
(i) Plastic particles choking waterways – affect aquatic animals
(ii) Ingestion by aquatic and terrestrial animals–blocking of intestines and respiratory passages
d. Environmental Degradation
(i) Manufacturing process and burning of plastics–pollute atmosphere
(ii) Plastic–non-biodegradable – interferes with soil microorganisms – affects soil fertility
e. Conclusion
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(ii) Segregation of plastic waste – for recycling
Translate the following sentence into your mother tongue.
The first question we must ask ourselves before we speak is - is it true?
