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Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kora
In which language are these word found? 

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Below word is from the Tibetan language.

Kora: It is the circumambulationof a stupa or a temple. It is also a pilgrimage that the Buddhists do to Namtso Lake and Mount Kailash, both holy sites in Tibet. It is also a type of meditation.

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पाठ 8.1: Silk Road - Thinking about language [पृष्ठ ८३]

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पाठ 8.1 Silk Road
Thinking about language | Q 3.1 | पृष्ठ ८३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write a character sketch of Mrs. Van Daan.


How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem?


Briefly comment on:

The author’s meeting with Norbu.


Tick the statement that is true.

The story tries to relate history to Science.


How does the horse serve as a true friend and companion to Iona?


This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family.
 What are the issues it raises?


Look up the dictionary for the meaning of the word ‘diaspora’. What do you understand of the Indian diaspora from this piece?


The Cloud ‘fuses together a creative myth, a scientific monograph, and a gay picaresque tale of cloud adventure':  explain.


Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
'It is time to realise that unless we modify the established notion of literature as something written, we will silently witness the decline of various Indian oral traditions'


How does the connection drawn between the tail and the eyes add to the descriptive detail of the poem?


How does the poem bring out the elusive nature of happiness in human existence?


Fill in the blank.

Moru Dada wanted to spray __________ on the moong crop.


An acrostic is a poem or a write· up in which the first letter of each line forms a word. when it is read vertically.

For example, 
Faithful
Reliable
Inspiring
Encouraging
Noble
Dedicated

With your benchmate / group, complete the acrostic of BELIEVE and FAITH.
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Be certain of
E ......................          
L ......................          
I ......................
E ......................
V ......................
E ......................
F ......................
A ......................
I ......................
T ......................
H ......................


What message does this story bring out for youngsters?


Read the story and complete the following.

Revathi’s grief knew no bounds because, ____________.


Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.

‘Live and let live’ is a famous proverb. Which lines from the poem support this proverb?


Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.

Everyone stood ______ (horrified) when the terrible accident took place.


Select a season of your choice and give the following details:

  1. Time of the year -
  2. Characteristics- crops, festivals, etc.
  3. Features/changes - climate/weather/temperature etc.
  4. Advantages/Disadvantages -

Find more information about other Param Vir Chakra awardees. Prepare a collage using photographs, pictures, and text matter written in beautiful handwriting.


Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -

It’s a pity some honest man not to be better of that ________________________________________________.


Are there any stories/legends about the moon or special names for the moon in your language? Talk to your friends and family members and collect this information.


Write a recipe for the stone soup.


Visit a library:
Find stories about hosts and guests. Share them with the class. Classify the stories into funny and serious stories.


Read about the novel ‘Robinson Crusoe’ by Daniel Defoe and ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ by Jonathan Swift.


What were the three things that Sushruta discovered?


Antonio had gone on a long voyage. 


Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers and the villagers.


What was the businessman looking for? Why?


List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.

In a discussion, you should share your ideas with others.


Discuss how you will measure the worth of a friend.


Where was the well situated?


List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.


"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong - Discuss


Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?


The author was going to New York.


Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks.


Bring out a few differences between the two art forms: Therukoothu and Bommalattam.


He decided to find his cousins’ home without their help. He asked the policeman for information in Italian because he.


Who inhabited the jungles that the train passed through?


It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because ______.


Read these lines and answer the question given below.

How cheerful he seems to grin

Who does ‘he’ refer to?


Read the comic strip again. Make groups of four and frame some questions on what you have read. Each group should ask a question in turns. You cannot repeat the same question. The team which asks more questions is the winner.

e.g:

  • Which are the foreign vegetables mentioned?
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Raj did not buy______.


Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.

Ever since their introduction, ______, and their unique rhythms have ______ poets. In this poem the poet shares his experience ______ with us. He presents natural scenes seen from ______ a railway carriage. The ______ is regular and steady but ______ from the window of the train is constantly changing. The poem’s rhythm and phrases bring ______ of a railway journey. The poet looks out of the window at the ______ images outside. Every line we see here is a quick account of something seen for ______. The line that best sums up is the final one: "Each a glimpse and gone forever!"


Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.

Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?


How did the cavalry officers look? What happened to them finally?


We don’t use _________ in the soil.


It keeps the sack in every little______.


What did Anitha eat in the expo?


Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.


Why did the bird catcher need fire?


Write the correct form for the present perfect tense.

They ______ (start) playing.


Answer the following yes or no question.

Did all visit the waterfall?


______ lies stretching in the river.


Try your own.


Miss Malliga teaches _______.


Mostly piggy banks look like______.


Nithin had many ______toys.


Write the word with same meaning.

dustbin- ______.


Write the word with same meaning.

pants- ______


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