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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.

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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.

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Students are expected to attempt the above activities on their own.

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पाठ 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ३४]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.3 The Call of the Soil
Brainstorming | Q (A6) (i) | पृष्ठ ३४

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Give your suggestions that will help the people to make Maharashtra prosperous.


What does the tree symbolise in the poem?


Comment on the contrasted viewpoints in the poem.


How is he affected by the experience of seeing the daffodils?


What message is conveyed in the poem?


Which is the turning point in the poem?


What is the significance of Easter Sunday in “Old Man at the Bridge”?


What is the primary purpose of “Hearts and Hands” by O. Henry?


What is the central conflict of the story “All Summer in a Day”?


What are examples of simile, metaphor, and personification in “All Summer in a Day”?


As soon as the sports meet ended, the children ran on the field. (Begin: Hardly ……………) 


Referring closely to the play, trace Don John's plots against Claudio and Don Pedro from their earliest beginnings. How do the plots end? 


Referring closely to specific instances in the play 'Arms and the Man', discuss how Shaw presents class distinctions and social snobbery. 


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

Mala is not in the classroom. Mala is not in the library.


Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.

  • forensic reconstruction

  • scudded across

  • casket grey

  • Resurrection

  • funerary treasures

  • Circumvented

  • computed tomography

  • eerie detail


Discuss the following statement in groups of four.

“The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.”


Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics.
Fascinating facts about water


Examine the structure of the short story ‘Adventure of the Three Garridebs’ with the help of this framework

  • The narrator of the story
  • Introduction of the topic of the story
  • Introduction of the main characters in the plot
  • Development of the plot
  • Climax
  • Resolution of the mystery.

You are the class representative and you have been asked by the Principal to conduct an interview of a cop. Frame 8-10 questions with the help of the following points, give introduction and conclusion.

  • reasons for joining the department
  • special training
  • developing the skill to identify and locate criminals
  • dealing with criminals
  • achievements and awards.

Surf the net and obtain more information about the conservation work done by Shaaz. Prepare posters to inspire others and display them on your college noticeboard.


Are friends different from neighbors? Are you friends with your neighbors? Give examples and write.


Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Ice axe.


Discuss with your partner and complete the web of different activities related to climbing.


The writer goes in search of an invaluable indigenous variety of seeds. List three reasons for the importance of keeping records of our indigenous agricultural practices.


Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reportage


Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reportorial


Choose the correct alternative for the given line. Focus on the inference of the poet.

‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by’

The line means - __________________.


'Narnia' (part 1,2,3 and 4) is a film about 4 children who find a path to Narnia. Discuss in your class, the special effects, and direction. Write a review with the help of the following points in about 100 to 150 words.

  1. Storyline
  2. Producer
  3. Director
  4. Music Director
  5. Characters/ casting (major and minor)
  6. Setting / location
  7. Conflict
  8. Message
  9. Significance of the title.

Imagine what must have happened after Mathilde’s friend discovered that the diamonds were real. Do you think she would return the necklace to Mathilde? Would that make Mathilde happy?


The same landscape appears different at different times. What message can we draw from this?


Gather information on any one of the following by talking to your elders, family members, and from other sources in your mother tongue and write a short note on it in English.

A special dish that is prepared on a special occasion at home.


According to the poet, how does God help people, when they pray to him for help?


Why should seniors not overprotect or over - pamper juniors?


Write 3 to 5 sentences about the following character.

The Aunt


Read the following and draw a tree diagram to show this information. 

Things in our surroundings form two groups - living things and non-living things. Living things are of two kinds, plants and animals. There are two types of plants - flowering plants and non-flowering plants. If we consider animals, we see that some animals lay eggs. They are oviparous animals. Some animals give birth to their young ones. They are viviparous animals. 

Go through the following steps and discuss in pairs about the facts mentioned in it. Write a paragraph using the points. Give another interesting title.

Living A Better Life
Get rid of one bad habit at a time.
Avoid negative thoughts. Be positive.
Trust yourself. Love what you do.
Try to enrich your mind by becoming a life long learner.
Sharing and Caring makes life enjoyable.
Be humble. Respect and welcome/accept each day with a smile.

You happen to meet a successful person who is a disabled. Write an imaginary dialogue between you and him/her. You can take support of the hints provided.

  1.  introduction/welcome/greetings
  2. congratulating/honouring 
  3. cause/reason for the disability
  4. decision/plan/organisation/implementation
  5. idols in life
  6. parents/friends - support if any
  7. success stories/accomplishments
  8. conclusion/final message if any

Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.


Imagine that you have parked your vehicle (two-wheeler)/ bicycle inside the school premises. You find it missing in the evening. Write a complaint to the head of the school regarding this issue.


Write a short paragraph on 'summer' using the hints given.

you can begin like this

I live in Chennai. The weather is...


The words in the clouds describe something or someone in the story. Name them in the blanks provided. Make sentences of your own with the words given in the clouds.


Answer the question by looking at the picture.

Example: What is happening in picture 5?

The girl is diving into the water.

What are Anil and his friends pulling in picture 3?

______are pulling______


Find one word from the story that means

to be inquisitive c ______.


In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.

on monday i will go to school


The travellers rested under the ______ of trees.


The ______of robbers escaped.


Why did the grandmother accompany the author to school?


Bob’s life in the West was not a bed of roses. Give reasons.


Now, find and write the antonyms for the words in Box A from the set of words in Box B

A B
amateur professional leader eccentric
compulsory respective elusive cheap
traditional unnecessary supportive ancillary
expensive hateful  desperate trivial
hopeful modern fanciful repulsive
accepted fulfilled refused showered
  invaluable novice optional
  complex antique determined

Summarising is to briefly sum up the various points given in the notes made from the original passage. It is a retrieval of information from the notes made. Hence, while writing it, one need not go back to the original passage but refer only to the notes made. A first draft will help us to write a fair summary.


Bring out the people’s reaction to the noises from the surgery.


What are the occasions when photographs are taken?

e.g. birthday parties  
   
   
   


Why did Leacock visit the studio on Saturday?


  1. Write an e-mail to your uncle thanking him for the gift that he had sent from abroad.
  2. Write an e-mail to a charitable trust requesting for a scholarship.

Suggest some ways by which we can maintain a calm temperament under all circumstances.


Bring out the substance of Basil's letter to Miss Meadows.


Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on the topic given below.

Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.


According to Lorenzo, a man who is unmoved by music is ______.


Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.

Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.


How does John Brown convey his firsthand experience of war to his mother and evoke a deep emotional response in the readers? Justify your answer in about 200-250 words with supporting details from the poem, by John Brown.


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