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प्रश्न
Nouveau riche and bourgeoise are French words. Collect from newspapers, magazines, and other sources some more French words or expressions that are commonly used in English.
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उत्तर
Tie-tie, entrepreneur, envelope, enclave are some French words in English.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following in 30 − 40 words each :
(a) What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?
(b) How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad's house?
(c) Why does one feel 'a sudden strangeness' on counting to twelve and keeping quiet?
(d) Mention any two things which cause pain and suffering. (A Thing of Beauty)
(e) When was the Tiger King in danger of losing his throne?
(f) What role did the American professor play in bringing Hana and Sadao together?
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean
| bark | compass |
How does the poet juxtapose the human condition with the behaviour of the political class?
What are the unpleasant aspects of the human condition that the poet wants to escape from?
What quality of 'beauty' and 'love' does the poem highlight?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo swept a path around the garden for ________________.
The word 'report' means -
(a) Give a spoken or written account of something.
(b) Cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.
Answer in your own words.
Read and write down 5 points which prove that Tomba, (Lanthoi’s father) firmly believes in gender equality.
You might have visited a bridge. Complete the web describing the sights you could see from the bridge.
You have heard the proverb ‘Plan your work, work your plan’. It means - ________________.
Do you have a pet?
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :
One should eat to live, not live to eat - Franklin.
Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases:
untold wealth, closest to the Emperor’s heart, grave offence, banish.
Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:
Choose any one event and draw a diagram to show what happened.
List the four elements of drama.
Correct the given sentence with justification.
Since there is a reference to the Indian boy, there are some scenes from India too.
Think carefully for a minute.
Jog your memory and recall all the things/objects on which you have seen wheels. Write them down
Have you seen a newborn young one of an animal?
Portia’s suitors chose the gold and silver caskets.
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A young man was injured in a road accident due to another man’s careless driving.
List the various things that the Lethargarians do or want to do. Can you sum up all of it in one word or phrase?
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
The great heroes avoided one another.
Answer in your own words.
What excuses did Neel give to avoid cleaning his room?
Find the different units of measurement mentioned in the passage and get more information about them from the internet.
Read the following from the Language Study pages:
- adjective clause
- adverb clause
- noun clause
Find one example of each from the passages. (Note the linking word when you do that.)
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Teshumai Tewindrow
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Which season would you say is the hardest in your locality? What help would the poor and homeless people need in that season?
Did Gopal Bhand have a field?
Find out how the following game is played.
Hockey
Find out the difference between the fingerspelling method, sign language and Braille.
Identify the character or speaker.
What a trouble must I have been to you then!
Identify the character or speaker.
I will tie you neck and feet together.
How did Miranda feel when her father raised the storm to destroy the ship?
Why were the policeman prevented from entering grandfather's room?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
ashen – pale
His face was ashen.
Neerja leapt into action when she______.
Describe what the author saw when he went back to the island.
Grandmother had wanted the peepul tree cut down because______.
| Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house. |
Name the actions of Murugan.
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Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the question below.
Whom does Mother Wolf talk about? How does she describe him?
Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the question below.
Who is about to go on a hunt? Do the wolves panic on his arrival? Explain.
The robot did not obey his master.
Name the character or speaker.
"The robot will do all your work."
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
Divide the following word.
man
Who brought us to this world?
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
What do you save? Why it is needed?
Ani grew the seeds well.
The grandmother had kept the plate in memory of her ______.
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“We do not have money to buy anything.”
The child won’t ______ anything, if he closes his ears.
Before going to bed that night, Chris gave his new teacher a ______.
The fir tree was sad ______.
What did he learn about the birds?
Who came to Akbar’s court?
Here is an amazing news item on how the qualities of duty and devotion is not restricted to humans alone but shared by animals. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Caesar, the Hero of Mumbai on 26/11
- Mumbai: Caesar, the last surviving hero of his kind, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with tri-color and given an emotional farewell from the city Police Force. The Mumbai Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the hero with a tweet.
- Caesar, who was 11 years old was the sole survivor among the dogs of Mumbai Police who took part in bomb detection operations during the terrorist attack on Mumbai that began on November 26, 2008. He died of a heart attack at a farm in Virar where he and his three canine buddies had been sent after retirement. During the terror attack in Mumbai, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out the hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.
- Caesar was also a part of the search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three days. Earlier he was also pressed into service for bomb search operation after the 2006 serial train blasts and July 2017 blast in Mumbai. The Mumbai police officials also tweeted their grief saying, “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable. We will remember our heroes forever.”
Answer the following questions.
- The Labrador Retriever was covered with tri-color. What does this signify?
- How did Caesar save several lives at the CST railway station?
- Which word in the third paragraph of the passage means the same as ‘forced’?
- “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable”. Mention three services rendered by Caesar.
- Caesar is a Labrador breed of dogs. Name a few other native breeds that are used by the Police Force.
- Try to rewrite the news item in your mother tongue without losing the spirit and flavour of the text. Give a suitable title to the translated version.
