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प्रश्न
Explain the line:
She makes too much steam–you want to hang the monkey wrench on the safety valve!
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उत्तर
The seventh time the author took the watch to a watch maker, he reckoned the apprentice to be an old acquaintance, a steam-boat engineer of other days and not a good engineer. Like all watch makers, he diagnosed and gave his verdict. The author observed keenly and judged him at his very verdict when he said, “She makes too much steam–you want to hang the monkey wrench on the safety valve! The author immediately remembered what his uncle William used to say and perceived that a tinker is a tinker after all, this being an unsuccessful engineer and wondered like his uncle what became of all the unsuccessful tinkers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Maggu’s achievements are particularly noteworthy because – as is well known – academic institutions in India are less than sold on the idea of inclusive education. In fact, when Maggu lost her sight in class IV, her school (which she declines to name) expelled her while suggesting she attend a “blind school”. Though shocked, Maggu rejected the advice. “Attending a special school would have tarred me with a handicap forever, which was not how I saw my future. Therefore I did the rounds of other public schools with my father, a small – time merchant, explaining that my case was different Since I had vision till the age of ten,” she recalls.
Impressed by her persistence and ambition, Delhi’s Bluebells School not only admitted her but pulled out all the stops to support her in academics sporting events and also notched up a respectable 73 percent average in the class XII exam with the help of Braille, interactive textbooks and extra coaching.
The respectable average in her CBSE exam paved the way for admission into LSR where again she proved her mettle by winning medals in a slew of inter – collage events (100 200 and 400 metre sprints) high jump, long jump, javelin and discuss throw: resulting in her being declared ‘Athlete of the year’ 2003’ at a sports meet for 100 physically challenged athletes. And the cherry on the cake was the selection to the IBSA Games last year. “It was a tough regimen,” recalls Maggu. “I had to attend sports camps manage my studies and officiates as sports president. But I managed.”
Questions:
(1) What qualities of Maggu are highlighted in this passage?
(2) Why did Maggu refuse to attend a ‘blind school’?
(3) Quote the lines that show that Jyoti Maggu was good in academics as well as in sports.
(4) Use any two phrases in sentences of your own :
(a) To win laurels
(b) To pave the way
(c) To prove one’s mettle
(d) A tough regimen
(5)
(a) I did the rounds of other public schools with my father [Change the voice]
(b) though shocked Maggu rejected the advice [Rewrite as a simple sentence]
(6) Should the physically challenged be sent to special schools? Express your views.
(a) crushing/destructive (pars 1)
(b) used to (pare 2)
(c) searching (pare 4)
Complete the call-outs:
A.1)
Our world is an institution
Of environmental pollution
We choose not to care
For our future generations
And I for one am guilty
For buying the hundreds of electronic gadgets
That attracts the industries to produce like maggots
environmental pollution is at the heart of our planet
The forests are dying
Wildlife is crying
Millions of fish are dying
Mother earth is sighing
Tell me is it right
That we sleep well at night
Replenishing ourselves
For tomorrow’s greedy fight
Overcrowded trains
Overloaded brains
Where is the light? What is our plight?
While the river break their banks
And greedy industries play their polluted pranks.
A.2) Find the examples that show that we do not care for our future generation
A.3) Match:
Match the lines in Column ‘A’ with the figures of speech in Column ‘B’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| (i) | Our world is an institution | (a) | Personification |
| (ii) | Mother earth is sighing | (b) | Simile |
| (c) | Metaphor |
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
careered down
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Reality is what is directly experienced through the senses.
How do you distinguish between information gathering and insight formation?
The Cloud ‘fuses together a creative myth, a scientific monograph, and a gay picaresque tale of cloud adventure': explain.
How does Forster use the analogy of Scheherazade to establish his point ?
Find from the lesson word/phrase that mean the following.
colours .............
Think and write down how the following creature can be useful:
Dragon fly:
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
The Government made a ______ (announcement) about their new taxation policy.
In Gujarat, the kite - festival is celebrated to welcome the Spring.
‘Never mind faded forests, Austin’. The word ‘faded’ means to become dim or faint. The word describes the forests that have become faint or dim in appearance. Now go through the poem again and complete the table.
| Describing word | Object | Explanation |
| 1. faded | forests | The forests have become faint or dim in appearance. |
| 2. silent | ||
| 3. unfading | ||
| 4. bright |
Suppose you suffer from a long - term illness (one or two weeks), what should you do and what should you avoid? Fill up the table of Dos and Don’ts.
| Dos | Don’ts |
| (1) Go to a doctor for diagnosis | (1) Do not ____________ |
| (2) ____________ | (2) Do not avoid medication on time. |
| (3) Take a suitable diet | (3) Avoid ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | (4) Avoid physical stress and exertion. |
| (5) Rest in a properly ventilated room. | (5) Do not ____________ |
| (6) Have cheerful thoughts, courage, positive attitude | (6) Do not lose ______ and ______ |
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Skeleton branches ____________.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do squirrels store their food?
How do we help animals and birds?
Discuss in your class.
What are the advantages of learning science?
Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
First Neurosurgeon
We all know that blogs can be written on many topics. Your teacher will divide the class into groups and assign a task to every group to make a list of various topics on which blogs are normally written. One is given to you.
- Social Awareness
- _________________
- _________________
- ________________
Say WHY. . . . . .
Ramanujan had to be hospitalized.
Discuss with your teacher how/why are ‘stars’ given to a movie.
Correct the given sentence with justification.
Since there is a reference to the Indian boy, there are some scenes from India too.
Does the traveller really have a magic stone?
Write an imaginary telephone conversation in which you invite your friend to the above function.
Using your imagination, write how the other pets in the house could have objected to Caesar living in their house.
Form a group of four to six. As a group activity, write a conversation in which a person/a group of person thanks to someone.
List the various ways of avoiding the errors mentioned in the passage.
Did Gopal Bhand have a field?
How did the middle brother use rice?
What is used to make Rangoli designs?
Identify the speaker/character.
‘Even though I clearly said no!’
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears’
Hamid’s friends are ______
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
What story did grandfather tell them about the haunted hill?
Fill in the blank.
______ is referred to as a festival of sacrifice.
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
That spreads treasures on a tree.
Activity
It’s fun to help out in the kitchen. You can even practice reading aloud when reading the recipe. And you can learn a little math by figuring out how to measure. Here are a few fun items to make that are “Alice” themed.
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
Describe what the author saw when he went back to the island.
We get water by burning _______.
Which line tells you that the girl was faster than the boy?
Match the dialogue to the character.
| "I will do all the work myself." |  |
| "First, you charge my battery." |  |
| "I have bought you a robot." |  |
Write the rhyming word.
Nature - ______.
Write the rhyming word.
face - ______.
What was their new hobby?
Why did they sail?
Circle and write the adverbs.
He laughed merrily ______.
Meena's village was hit by waves on a______.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is free, for LED TV?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
tunnels- ______
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
tree- ______
Join the word with the correct prefix.
| paid | un |
| send | dis |
| able | re |
| continue | pre |
Secondly the greedy merchant is ready to offer______.
Choose the correct one.
Elephant
What did the books in the library look like ?
Why did grandfather give the children money?
Pick out word which mean the same as
stop doing something (para 1)
