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Go through the text once again and note down Devu Handa’s fond memories of Kasbai in your exercise book. One is done for you. Devu Handa has fond memories of Kasbai. They are as follows! - English

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Go through the text once again and note down Devu Handa’s fond memories of Kasbai in your exercise book. One is done for you.

Devu Handa has fond memories of Kasbai. They are as follows!

(a) It needs ______________ rain.

(b) _________________

(c) _________________

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उत्तर

  1. It needs less rain.
  2. It has an alluring aroma.
  3. It is a long duration of rice.
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पाठ 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ३२]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.3 The Call of the Soil
Brainstorming | Q (A2) (ii) | पृष्ठ ३२

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write a short tourist leaflet on a place of historical importance with the help of the following points: 
(i) How to reach there?
(ii) Where to Stay?
(iii) Historical importance of the place.
(iv) Shopping Attraction.
(v) Add your own points.

Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.


Do you agree with the poet that a nation’s growth depends upon the wealth of trees? Why/why not?


What was the great victory? Who had won the victory?


What are the advantages of reading mentioned by Dahl?


Whose dirty looks are referred to?


What is the implied meaning of “his bars of rage” in the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?


The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Explain, ‘stands on the grave of dreams / his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream’.


Thus I entered, and thus I go!
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.

Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.

How did the leader come and go?


What lesson do you learn from this poem?


Who won the race and how? Explain in about 50 words.


Show how the story demonstrates that a good deed begets good.


Describe the picture of India given by the author.


What does “I think the sun is a flower” mean in Ray Bradbury’s short story “All Summer in a Day”?  


Referring closely to the essay Unbirthday and Other Presents, discuss why E V Lucas feels that `unbirthday‘ gifts are better than the regular gifts people give. 


With close reference to the story ‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov, mention the clauses of the bet as laid down between the young lawyer and the old banker. Give an account of the events that follow the bet .


Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.

  1. As soon as we lit the candle, the power supply was restored.
    (Begin: No sooner………. )
  2. The bee is more industrious than all other creatures.
    (Use: ‘most industrious’)
  3. The old woman was too slow to catch the bus.
    (Begin : The old woman was so……… )
  4. “I’ll do it tomorrow,” he promised.
    (Rewrite in indirect speech)
  5. Though Reema got an expensive gift she was not happy.
    (Begin: In spite of……… )
  6. I prefer reading a book to watching a movie.
    (Begin: I would rather…….. )
  7. I have never seen Mr. Roy lose his temper.
    (Begin: Never…….. )
  8. She found your keys in the garage.
    (Begin: The keys……… )

There has been heavy rain in your city/town. You went to school but found that it was closed because of the rain. Describe the sights and sounds near the school and narrate how you finally reached home and spent the rest of the day. 


She shouted angrily_________ the disobedient boy. 


He drew a beautiful diagram________ the board. 


Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risk involved?


Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.

funerary treasures


The movement words


‘Mrs. Croft’s was the first death I mourned in America, for, hers was the first life I had admired; she had left this world, at last, ancient and alone, never to return’—how do these lines encapsulate the bond that is possible between two strangers?


See if you understand what the following words that are parts of a house mean. Look up the dictionary if you don't.

parlour

foyer

lounge

porch

lobby

attic

portico

 


Multiple Choice Question:

What does ‘We’ here refer to?


What was Kalpana Chawla’s great achievement?


The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The snake hissed, his forked tongue ____________ in and out.


Discuss with your partner the various hazards and risks that a mountaineer/ trekker has to face in an expedition.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________


Go to your college library or surf the internet for names of various mountaineers who have successfully climbed Mt. Everest. Write in your notebook about their struggles, the interesting anecdotes they have shared, their failures, and the message that we get from their lives. Submit them to your teacher.


Read and understand the following poem ‘Paper Boats’ and write its paraphrase in your own simple language. (You may take the help of a dictionary or the internet.) The first line is done for you.

(Day after day, one after another, I sail paper boats on the stream of flowing water.)


Write the poem ‘Cherry Tree’ in the form of a story.


Pick out the examples of alliteration from the poem and write them down.


The poem describes the beauty of Nature. Make a list of careers that are related to Nature, the environment, and the forest. One is done for you.

  1. Forest Department - (Forest officer, Ranger, etc.)
  2. .....................................
  3. .....................................
  4. .....................................
  5. .....................................

Compose a poem in an imaginary village. Try to maintain the rhyme scheme in the poem. You may begin like this….

Settled on the bank of a river
      Like a queen
Is my beautiful village
    Full of bushes green.


List all possible sources of light which enable you to see. Try to list at least 10 to 15. You may add the following to your list: Different kinds of lamps in your house, different sources you see in nature, different sources used by man in the past, etc. 


Write a letter from Abdul to the Emperor, requesting the Emperor to give Abdul a suitable job.


Write a letter to your Class Teacher or the Principal of your school to make any one of the two following requests.

You wish to start a news bulletin for your school/ class. It will be a one-page bulletin to be published every week. A different group of students will manage the preparation of the bulletin every time.


Say ‘WHY’?

The writer claims that all false beliefs need not be replaced by cold science.


On seeing these pictures, you would have gone down your memory lane. Write a paragraph in about 50 words describing your favourite sport when you were young.


“Heroes are ordinary people who do extraordinary things.” Write an anecdote on the extraordinary deed of Jaiswal K.P. who helped in the recent Kerala Flood. Use the tips given in the box.

An anecdote is a brief, revealing account of an individual person or an incident. Consider these questions to write an anecdote.

  • Who was involved in the story?
  • When did it happen? Is this relevant? 
  • What happened?
  • Where did it happen? How is it relevant?

Your mother has written a message for you before going out. Write a message to her after finishing your lunch.

Write about the following in your message.

  • You ate lunch______. 
  • What you liked______ (mention the dish). 
  • You have cleaned the kitchen ______. 
  • You are going out to play. ______(mention when you will be back).

Here are some answers about the given picture.

  1. The colour of the ant is black.
  2. It lives on land.
  3. It has two long antennae.
  4. It crawls on the ground.
  5. It eats sugar.

Now frame questions for the above answers.


Fill in the blank with choosing prepositions from the option.

As they flew ______ the tree they were trapped.


Now, write a letter to your friend or relative in another city telling him/her about activities/events in your school. Follow the same pattern as the above letter.


Connect the pairs of sentences below using and or but.

  1. Everyone has gone to sleep.
  2. I want to read my book.

Answer the question by looking at the picture.

Example: What is happening in picture 5?

The girl is diving into the water.
What are the boys doing in picture 1?
______ are ______

Describe Hiawatha, his home and friends in ten lines.


In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.

oranges mangoes bananas and papayas are fruits


Now make sentences using some of the above words.


Compare the two crests.


He left the studio saying ______.


Observe the following picture and write a paragraph in about 150 word about each one of them.


Attempt a description of the following process, in about 100 word each, either using the imperative or the passive.

Organising a birthday party in your house


You have had to shift to a new house recently. Write a letter to your grandmother telling her what you miss about your old house. Tell her also what you like about your new house and what you plan to do to make it comfortable for yourself. 


Why according to Maya Angelou, does the caged bird sing?


What reason does Portia give for refusing the Duke's invitation to dinner?


Prepare a set of questions to interview -

A famous author


Write a composition (in approximately 400 – 450 words) on the following subject.

You had to go on a train journey with your family. On reaching the railway station, you discovered that your train was delayed by two hours. Describe how you spent those two hours, detailing what you saw, the sounds you heard, and the interactions you had with the people around you. Express your feelings when you saw the train finally approaching the station.


Write a composition (in approximately 400 – 450 words) on any one of the following subjects.

You become what you read. Present your reflections on this statement.


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