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Location South Indian Ocean, between southern most parts of Australia and South Africa
Latitude and longitude 37 92 S, 77 67 E
Sovereignty France
Political status notes Part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Population 35
Census notes Meteorological station staff
Land area in square kilometers 86
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a) mast

b) mainsail
c) boom
d) cockpit
e) stern
f) rudder
g) cabin
h) bow

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पाठ 2: We’re Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be Together - Things to do [पृष्ठ २०]

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पाठ 2 We’re Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be Together
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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write an application in response to the following advertisement using information given in the CV provided :

SITUATION VACANT
                                Wanted
Smart, English speaking salesman for an electronic
showroom. Good salary offered. An experienced candidate will be preferred.
Write giving details to : The Proprietor, Ganesh Electronics, M.G. Road, Solapur.
C. V. (Resume)
(1) Name: Suhas Randive
(2) Age: 29 years
(3) Address: 105, Roshan Apartment, L.T. Road, Pune - 11
(4) Educational: B. A. (First class), Pune University qualification
(5) Experience: 3 years' experience of working as a salesman in a textile shop.
(6) Interests: Travelling, photography, reading.

Why was each man in the group unaware of self- destruction by his action?


What does Wordsworth compare himself to? Why?


Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun
To give it my loving friends to keep!
Naught man could do,have I left undone:
And you see my harvest, what I reap
This very day, now a year is run.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Comment on the tone of the Patriot in this stanza.


What event is referred to in the poem?


The traffic outside your school is very heavy and chaotic. Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) pointing out the danger of such heavy and chaotic traffic in a school zone. Suggest possible solutions for the problem.


Relate something unpleasant that happened to you during your childhood that nevertheless helped you to grow up and mature.


(A) If Rita had finished her work earlier, she would have gone to the market.
(B) Had…………………………


Write a composition (350 - 400 words) on the following:

Write an original short story that begins with the words : “The day started off well enough, whoever thought it would ……….”


Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. 

Mumbai is densely populated. It is one of the major cities in the country.


In the poem Breaking Out. the poet shows the gradual transformation of a young girl into a confident and independent individual who breaks the conventional stereotypes of society. Discuss with close reference to the text. 


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


Which courtesies did Braithwaite ask his class to observe and how did the students react to these ‘new rules’? Describe the incident that brought about a change in  Denham’s hostile attitude towards Braithwaite


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

Naresh goes to a school that has over a thousand students.
(Begin: There……….)


What lessons do we learn from such hazardous experiences when we are face-to-face with death?


Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.

Knowledge about the past is useful to complete our knowledge of the world we live in.


Do you think it is important to preserve languages?


List the pair of opposites found in the poem.


Make posters to highlight the importance of the Green Movement.


How is Satyajit's financial crash introduced to the reader?


Multiple Choice Question:

What was the result of the quarrel?


Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.

Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.


Look at these sentences.

  • In the spring, birds of all kinds would flock into the banyan tree’s branches.
  • I would spend the afternoons there.
  • Grandfather, at sixty-five, could no longer climb the banyan tree.
  • I could hide myself in its branches.
  • I could look down through the leaves at the world below.
  • I could read there.
‘Would’ tells us what the author used to do, or what used to happen. ‘Could’ tells us what the author was usually able to do, or grandfather is now not able to do.

Choose would and could to replace the italicised words in the following sentences.

Choose would and could to replace the italicised words in the following sentences.

Grandfather says, in the old days,

1. elephants were able to fly in the sky, like clouds. They were also able to change their shapes. They used to fly behind clouds and frighten them. People used to look up at the sky in wonder.

2. because there was no electricity, he used to get up with the sun, and he used to go to bed with the sun, like the birds.

3. like the owl, he was able to see quite well in the dark. He was able to tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.


Plant the seed of a flower or fruit of your choice in a pot or in your garden. Note its growth every day and maintain a diary recording its progress.


State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

Liberty cannot be divorced from equality.


There are many career opportunities that can be availed of by a graduate. Discuss and make a list of various opportunities available in the legal field, economics, management, commerce, administration, etc.


‘Even small things in nature play a big role. So protect nature!’

Frame some slogans based on the above topic.


Complete Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s profile with information picked from the lesson.

PROFILE - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

  1. Title:
  2. Profession:
  3. Branch of science:
  4. Important position in Government held:
  5. His three visions for India: 

The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.

The poem has a beginning, a middle, and an end.


The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.

Different places are mentioned.


Imagine your younger sister is not paying attention to her studies and is seen wasting time playing games on her cell-phone. Suggest some ways that will help her to concentrate on her studies and overcome her bad habit.


Compose an imaginary dialogue between Sue and Johnsy, when they realise about what Behrman had done for Johnsy.


Form groups and try to write a script for a short film or documentary on any topic of your choice. The script must develop properly. You can take the help of the following points.

  • choose a topic
  • central theme
  • the beginning, the middle, and the end
  • the message

There are ample career opportunities in film making and producing films.

The following professions which require different professional skills, and write them accordingly.

Professions Professional skills
1. Actor-Male or Female Acting, voice modulation, Body language, facial expressions, etc.
2. Director  
3. Producer  
4. Music-director  
5. Script-writer  
6. Lyrist  
7. Cameramen  
8. Cinematographer  
9. Set-designer  
10. Costume-designer  

Write a character-sketch of the ‘Stranger-man’ using examples from the story to support the following attributes.

  1. ignorant, innocent, and polite
  2. calm and cool
  3. jumps to wrong conclusions
  4. hasty and unwise at times

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.


Prepare a set of questions to interview-

a person who has recently scaled Mt. Everest.


Read the telephonic conversation between Malar and Selvi. Malar needs to leave a message for her father.

Malar: Hello, my name is Malar. Could I talk to Mr. Rao, please? I’m his colleague Mr. Vishvanath’s daughter. 
Selvi:  I’m sorry, my father is out for his morning walk. Do you want to leave a message for him?
Malar:  Yes, please. My father had to leave for Madurai all of a sudden since my grandfather is ill. So he won’t be able to come to work for a few days. It would be really nice if your father could inform the office.
Selvi:  Don’t worry, I’ll leave the message for my father. 
Malar: Thanks a lot.
Selvi: You’re welcome.

 

This is the message that Selvi left for her father the previous day. Write a similar message based on her conversation with Malar.

 ______ (Date)                                                                    4.30 p.m. (Time)

Dear Papa,

I have my music class at 5.00 p.m. so I am leaving now. I’ve prepared tea and samosa and kept it in the kitchen. Please come and pick me up at 7 p.m.

 

Message

______(Date)                                                       ______(Time)

Dear Papa,

_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________.
_______________
_______________


It is very late at night and your father hasn’t returned from the office. ______


You have prepared some eco-friendly craft materials like paper mache dolls, greeting cards, book marks, festoons, garlands, quilling jewellery etc for an Art Mela to be conducted in your school premises. Describe in a few sentences how you made the craft work. Include the following details in your writing.

  • Name of the craftwork
  • Materials used
  • Nature (handy / eco-friendly / longlasting / affordable price )
  • Use (place / person / time)

Write a formal email to Mr. Sundar Pitchai CEO of Google, requesting him for an appointment to interview him.


Have a conversation with your partner based on the picture below. You can start as -

Hunter 1 “Look at the footprints in the mud!”
Hunter 2  
Hunter 1  
Hunter 2  

Now complete the following suitably.

I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _________


Use the option to fill in the blank.

Her frock______too long.


Answer the question by looking at the picture.

Example: What is happening in picture 5?

The girl is diving into the water.
Where are the boats racing in picture 2?
______ are ______

Some word have similar sound, but different meaning. Choose the correct word from the options and fill in the blank.

This sum is ______.


Words like morning, evening, watering end in ing. Write six more words to which ing can be added at the end to form a new word.

  1. ______.
  2. ______.
  3. ______
  4. ______.
  5. ______
  6. ______.

Compare and contrast the character of Jimmy Wells and Bob with suitable references from the story to support your view.


What was her first impression of America?


Describe the youth’s strange behaviour when he was in the train.


Why did Leacock visit the studio on Saturday?


Why was the photographer proud to receive Leacock on Saturday?


What was the only similarity between Leacock’s face and his photograph?


Fill in the following forms with imaginary details.


Write a paragraph of about 150 word, on the following topic.

Need for Moral Education in schools


Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:

Describe an area in your city or hometown which is famous for its street food. Give details of the familiar sights and sounds you would experience on this street.


Using the internet, find the following information about a place you wish to visit using the following points.

  • Distance from your place
  • Available modes of transport
  • Accommodation facilities
  • Historical facts
  • Climate
  • Famous sites

Write a composition (300-350 words) of the following:

Describe the locality in which you live. Give details of the things you see and hear as you walk around your locality. What do you especially like about the place?


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

Parents should not influence their children when choosing the subjects they wish to study. Argue either FOR or AGAINST the given statement.


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