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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following statement.
Tibetan mastiffs were popular in China’s imperial courts.
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उत्तर
The Tibetan mastiffs are big headed beasts who fix their hunting eyes and cock their heads on a stranger approaching. As one draws closer, they explode into action, darting like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast. They usually wear bright red collars adding to their ferocious dark black look. They barked furiously with their massive jaws. They are completely fearless of any entity and shoot straight to any advancing stranger. They do not ease off before a chase of at least a hundred metres or so. Thus, it is not difficult to understand why these ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China's imperial courts as hunting dogs.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away,
It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may,
Don’t keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
(1) What do we treasure in a chest?
(2) How does the poet went us to use the gift of life?
(3) Do you agree that life should be measured un deeds and not in years? Why?
(4) Which words in the poem mean the following :
(a) Kept from developing
(b) Hollow places in a wall
(5) Life is a gift to be used every day. [Name and explain the figure of speech]
Who was Selden? Why was he on the moor?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
(a) How could the peddler enter the forge without being noticed by the blacksmith?
(b) At Champaran what did the British landlords want from the sharecroppers?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) How did Evans have the last laugh at the Governor?
(f) How did the General plan to get rid of the American POW?
You are Smitha/Sunil, Secretary AVM Housing Society. You are going to organize a yoga camp. Write a notice in not more than 50 words, urging the members of your society to come in large numbers to attend the camp. Invent all the necessary details.
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The poet’s mother laughed at the snapshot. What did this laugh indicate?
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What does the bird in the poem announce? How is this related to the title, ‘Coming’?
What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
How does Kumudini Lakhia describe her guru Ramgopal's influence on her?
Rearrange the following events as they occur in the story. Put the correct number in the boxes.
| (a) | Mr Fitzwarren provided shelter to Dick. | |
| (b) | A carter gave Dick a lift to London. | |
| (c) | A cat sailed to the African coast. | |
| (d) | The captain sold the cat for a very high amount of money. | |
| (e) | Dick left his village on foot, to go to London. | |
| (f) | Dick became rich, and later, the Mayor of London. | |
| (g) | Dick was homeless, helpless, cold and hungry. | |
| (h) | Dick bought a cat to get rid of the mice. | |
| (i) | The rats and mice ate up all the dinner, laid for the king and queen. |
Discuss in groups and share your answer with the class.
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Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.
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State the facts about the story.
- Main characters:
- Problem:
- Attempts made to solve it:
- Climax/Turning point:
- Problem solved:
- End:
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Shelley
What would happen if children didn’t go to school? Discuss the question in groups of 5-8 and prepare a short composition on it.
The word 'Review' is different from summarizing and appeal writing. Choose the correct statements of the following.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is 'Param Vir Chakra'?
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer because he understood human nature better than anyone else. Explain the statement in the context of the play.
Find the meaning of ‘Charity begins at home’. Find other sayings which have a similar meaning.
What were the three things that Sushruta discovered?
Visit a library: Find poems about animals. Copy them and recite them to your friends.
Portia had many brothers and sisters.
What do the following event/action tell us about the characters? Discuss.
The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and called all the Lords to a Tournament.
Rewrite in your own words.
One of the Caesar’s traits that makes you laugh.
Read: ‘Just So Stories’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling.
Write in your own words.
Who does the poet invite to join him?
‘And calls our Best away’ is a gentle way of expressing the unpleasant idea of a loved one dying. It is an example of euphemism. Think and write down 3 or 4 ways in which we can express the idea of ‘death’ in a tactful and gentle manner.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“As you desire, Huzoor.”
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
snowwhite
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with snowwhite.
Would you like to be a netizen?
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
Whole
Guess the meaning of the following word.
fragrant
Mahatma Gandhi, Che Guevera, Guru Nanak, and Gauthama Buddha are some of the famous personalities and thinkers who made extensive journeys to understand life. Do you think journeys can be life-changing?
Identify the character or speaker.
He was the chief of all spirits.
Read the following incident carefully to answer the question that follow.
The tie that does not bind
“Oh, so you’re going abroad? Can you bring me back…..?” I’ve been asked to bring back a vaccine for a course. Once I searched the suburbs of Paris for two days for a special brand of ceramic paint. Having spent a lot of money for Cartier lighter refills, I had them confiscated at the airport just before boarding because the gas might be dangerous in the air.
Now, two months before a trip, I stop talking to people so they won’t suspect I’m about to travel. But someone always catches me.” I’ve heard you’re going to New York, and I want you to get something for me. It’s just a little thing you can find anywhere. I don’t know exactly how much it costs, but it shouldn’t be much. We’ll settle up when you get back”.
What Gilson asked me to buy was, in fact, a little thing: a tie. But not just any tie. He wanted a tie with a small embroidered G. Any colour would do, as long as it had his initials. Look, this is a special flight, I explained. We are only staying Saturday through Tuesday. On the day we arrived I didn’t have time to think about the tie, but strolling around on Sunday I did see ties bearing various letters in more than one shop window. They were cheap, just a dollar, but all the shops were closed.
On Monday, lunch lasted the whole afternoon. Then it was Tuesday morning, time to leave. It was only when I saw our airport bus waiting outside the hotel that I remembered the tie.
I told the group to go on. I would get a taxi to the airport. And so I went in search of a nearby shop where I had seen ties.
But I couldn’t find it. I walked further down the street-one, two, three blocks - all in vain. Back at the hotel, a bit anxious now, I took my suitcase, got a taxi and asked the driver to rush to the street where I had seen them.
The driver stopped at each shop we passed so I could look from the window. The stores had all sorts of ties, but not the kind I was looking for.
When I finally thought I had located the right shop, I decided to go in and check. The driver refused to wait. Parking was prohibited, he said. I promised to double the fare, jumped out and ran into the shop. Was I going to miss the plane just for a damned tie?
The salesman was unbearably slow. When I realized that the smallest change I had was a ten dollar note , I grabbed ten ties of different colours so I wouldn’t have to wait for change. I rushed out with the ties in a paper bag.
On the street I looked around. The taxi had vanished, taking my suitcase. What is more, I was going to miss the plane.
I ran to the corner, and hope flared up again: the taxi was waiting in the next street. Quick to the airport! As I settled down inside the taxi. I sighed with relief. Gilson was going to have enough initialized ties to last him a lifetime.
When I reached the airport, I paid the taxi driver the double fare and grabbed my suitcase. Panting, I boarded the plane under the reproachful gaze of the other passengers, all primly seated with their seat belts fastened. Ready to take off. Departure had been delayed because of me.
“At least I hope you found your tie”, said one who knew the story.
“I did”, I answered triumphantly.
After making myself comfortable, I reached for the paper bag to show the ties.
I had left it behind; in the taxi.
Fernando Sabino.
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
What was the writer always asked to do whenever he planned to go abroad?
Hamid thought that his grandma would be pleased if he bought______
Tackling the Issues
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Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
Match the following.
| 1. | A man of ease | Emanuel |
| 2. | John’s trainer | Lalli and Lolly |
| 3. | Mathew’s secretary | John Mathew |
| 4. | John’s chef | Louise |
| 5. | Mathew’s friends | Basky |
What are the characteristics of a courageous man?
Gulliver was the captain of the ship.
The man destroyed ______.
Nilavan unknowingly started the space shuttle.
What does it give to the farmer?
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
Write the events won by these players.
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______ |
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______are the real wealth.
Name the places that Tenzin’s family lived in.
The Delhi government did not allow blind children to study Science after ____________.
What did Nasruddin boast about?
What would you have done if your grandmother would have slipped?
What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?
Form groups of four to six.
Discuss whether and how you can improve English spelling.
