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प्रश्न
How does the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’ expose the harsh reality of modern living?
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उत्तर
In modem times, the plastic currency has become popular in India, as a country known for saving for future needs; a country that is proud of the adage “save for a rainy day” has undergone drastic changes. Consumer culture has eroded into every common man’s home. The credit card has swindled the younger generation of their capacity to spend hard cash. Their future earnings are pledged for the purchase of luxurious things. Modem man buys things that are heavily advertised and which are often caused by jealousy. Supermarkets, Amazon, Flipkart, and other online commercial organizations encourage the purchase of everything ranging from laptops, electronic items, and from home appliances to undergarments and shoes using credit cards.
Popular malls, Hire purchase corporate giants like Vasanth & co, Rathna Fan house offer costly consumables with a down payment of just one rupee and the rest in easy equated monthly installments. Tempted by such fabulous offers, modem men and women lose their heads and go on a spending spree. They, like Jack and Jill, spend beyond their means.
Many of them eat into their future earnings. They buy house loans and when corporate giants like Sathyam sacks young Engineers out of jobs, they end up as chain snatchers and vehicle robbers unable to pay back EMIs Or credit card monthly payments. Spending on future earnings is like issuing a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank. One must be very cautious. The best way out would be to avoid immediate gratification but save money and wait until enough money is there to purchase what one wants.
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Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
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(0) He had been (0) ……… (sit) on the bank of a small irrigation canal.
Answer: sitting
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
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(ii) What did the narrator expect from his students at this moment?
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(iv) What was the effect of the challenge on her? What plan did the narrator have in mind regarding the conduct of the young ladies? Whose help did he seek for this?
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Multiple Choice Question:
Which phrase means the same as to ‘quarrel’?
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| Nature | Feelings |
| Faded forests | Sad/gloomy |
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- What the program is.
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- The venue. (The place where
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| my, his, he, your |
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Write conversation on the following situation.
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Write conversation on the following situation.
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The Government of Tamil Nadu has imposed a ban on the use of plastic. Effective implementation of this ban depends on public awareness and individual responsibility.
Write an article of 150 words for your school magazine to create an awareness of the dangers posed by indiscriminate use of plastic. Expand the ideas given below as notes.
Notes:
a. Introduction
(i) Plastic – synthetic material – doesn’t decompose in soil
(ii) Inevitable role of plastic – man’s day-to-day life
b. Human Health Hazard
(i) Leeching of plastic into food – micro plastic entering food chain
(ii) Human body’s inability to deal with this unnatural substance
(iii) Reaction of microplastic in human body and ill effects
c. Adverse Effects on Plants and Animals
(i) Plastic particles choking waterways – affect aquatic animals
(ii) Ingestion by aquatic and terrestrial animals–blocking of intestines and respiratory passages
d. Environmental Degradation
(i) Manufacturing process and burning of plastics–pollute atmosphere
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e. Conclusion
(i) Suggestions for restricted use – alternatives for one-time use of plastics
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