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प्रश्न
Look for pictures in newspapers and magazines that depict the urban civic problems discussed in the text. Cut them out and pin them to the text at appropriate places.
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उत्तर
Students are recommended to answer this question on their own.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the flow-chart :
How is the social life at Raveloe different from that at Lantern Yard ?
The three stanzas depict three different phases. What are they?
Comment on the graphic detail with which the various passengers who took Iona's cab are described.
Comment on the way in which the theme of the story has been introduced.
What was the reason for the anxiety of Paul's mother as he grew older?
Identify the common characteristics shared by tribal communities all over the world.
The peacock is the national bird of India. Why do you think the peacock has been chosen?
The quill is the central element of the poem – what does it symbolise?
The poetic effect is achieved in the poem through understatement and asides. Discuss this with examples.
How do stories/biographies of such famous people help youngsters?
The word 'report' means -
(a) Give a spoken or written account of something.
(b) Cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
India has many amazing success stories.
A small thought, put in action, led to a great achievement. Pick out the lines from the beginning and end of the poem and explain their significance.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ does Beauty’s smile begin?
Write four reasons why animals in a zoo suffer more than those who live free in the wild.
The term 'Anaesthesia' in the poem means - 'The planner gives beautiful pictures of the new modern city'. Now find out what is Amnesia and Hypnosis in the given context.
Pick out the statements which aptly depict the theme of the poem.
- In the poem, the speaker memorises the past.
- In ‘The Planners’ the poet describes the unstoppable force of modernisation.
- The poet talks about the replacement of natural environment by the concrete jungle.
- The poet proposes to stop modernisation.
- The poet laments helplessly.
Pick out three lines that create an image in your mind of bees busy at work.
Read the following phrase and use it in a sentence of your own in proper form.
To voice something
Apart from the children, no other human beings are mentioned in the poem. However, many natural elements are shown to act like persons. Name them and also write what they do.
Guess the meaning of the following from the context.
The meadow is wrapped in shadow.
Discuss:
In the story, human settlements are mentioned but not cities or villages. Why is it so?
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem (Autumn).
Complete the following diagram.
Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
I made a rare choice.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“As you desire, Huzoor.”
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“O Holy Master, bless us with thy song !”
Form a group of 4 or 5. Make a ‘storyboard’ for the story ‘Three Sacks of Rice’.
Arrange the story in the form of a sequence of pictures.
Decide what you will show in each picture; what words/lines you will write with each picture to explain what happens in it.
You can also add ‘speech balloons’ for the people in the pictures.
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a journey.
Tell any one of the stories orally imagining you are Gulliver.
Write how the travellers crossed the second gulf.
Who were on the ship? How were they related to Prospero?
Which gift did Anne value the most?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
Rearrange the jumbled sentences and write them in the correct order.
- But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
- Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.
- Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
- Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
- Hamid had less money than his friends.
- Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone.
What kind of a life do you want to lead in this world?
If you are a flight attendant how will you deal with the hijackers?
Ridleys come to lay their eggs in the month of January.
Amma bought the vegetables from the______.
A school-going girl writes the diary account.
The war between the two kingdoms ended in peace.
Who was challenged for a race?
What was the girl determined to do? Why?
How did the second daughter use the grain?
________ was a young talented doctor.
What is Amar Jawan Jyoti?
Try your own.
Choose the odd one out.
A man in ______ clothes stopped near him.
The pigeon flew away for dry twigs.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
What did they use as net?
Why did they sail?
What were the people excited about?
The squirrel ran to the _________ tree.
Did the girl buy a picture book?
Read the passage carefully and complete the activities:
1. Complete the following sentences. (2)
- Female sparrows lay ____________
- Sparrows build their nest out of __________.
- The eggs are ________.
- In cities, sparrows build their nest in ______
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A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful songs. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground clumps of grass low trees and low bushes. In cities, they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs grasses and plant fibers. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures. Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish-brown spots. They hatch within eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds. The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social with up to a hundred birds participating at once and are followed by preening and sometimes group singing. |
2. How do sparrows take bathe? (2)
3. Find out adjectives for the following nouns from the passage. (2)
- ________ Song
- ________ Water
- ________ Bird
- ________ species
4. Do as directed. (2)
- A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world.
(Underline the subordinate clause) - Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time.
(Frame a ‘wh’ type question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
5. ‘We have to save the birds.’ Do you agree with this statement? Why? (2)
Collect the outer coverings of fast food items. Discuss the following points in groups and then write your observations in your notebook.
- Ingredients
- Manufactured by
- Net weight
- Veg or Non-veg
- Recipe
- Nutrition facts
- MRP
- Mfg date
- Website
- Other instructions, if any
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
