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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 reasons -
Chaitanya’s silver medal in a running race was very special for the writer, because :
(i) __________________
(ii) __________________


Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) must be installed in every classroom. 

Give your views, either for or against this statement.


As soon as the sun rose over the hills, the fog disappeared. (Begin: No sooner ……………………..) 


In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A.  Write sentence B.
(A) He is forgetful as well as careless with his work.
(B) Besides ............................................................................. 


How does the poem relate to our study of the Diary of Anne Frank and the events of the Holocaust?


Why does the poet refer simultaneously to bridal laughter and bridal tear?


How does the hyphen and font help to advance the theme?


Who are ‘they’ referred to in the third line of the last stanza? When had the poet come across them?


Who and what does the free bird symbolize?


Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me? "....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.

Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.

Can one see the faith of humans in God in the poem?


What does “I think the sun is a flower” mean in Ray Bradbury’s short story “All Summer in a Day”?  


You have recently moved to a new neighborhood in your city. Describe the new neighbourhood, comparing it to the one you have just left.


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word : 

Sheila's grandmother found it difficult to climb __________ the steep staircase.


When did he realise that there was something wrong? 


Inspite of having high fever the girl came to school...
(Begin: Despite ……………..)


Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) started
My mother (0)__________ (start) school when she
(1)__________ (be) six and (2)____________ (stop) the 
same term. She was unusual in the village as she had a father and brother who (3)_________ (encourage) her to go to school. She was the only girl in a class of boys and claims she was brighter than the boys. But every day she (4)______ (will) leave behind her girl cousins (5) (play) at home and she (6)_________ (envy) them. There (7)_________ (seem) to be no point in. (8)_______ (go) to school just!o end up doing housework. 


My daughter believes_____________ fairies. 


Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.

casket grey


To what is the bird’s movement compared? What is the basis for the comparison?


Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics.
Himalayan Quake 2005


How are the earth's principal biological systems being depleted?


Make a list of items that are referred to differently in British and American English, for example, 'lift' (BE) 'elevator' (AmE).


Interview the students of your class regarding the career they would like to pursue and the reason for selecting that particular career. Collect the data from your class and analyze the information you have collected.


Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
chop ______ ______


Multiple Choice Question:

The poet had a quarrel with her ______


What happened to the crow in the end?


1. Given below is a page from a dictionary. Look at it carefully an
(i) find a word which means the same as ghastly. Write down the word and its two meanings.
(ii) find a word meaning a part of the school year.
(iii) find a word that means examination.

2. Now make lists of

(i) all the words on the page (plus any more that you can think of) that begin with terr-
(ii) five words that may follow the last word on the page, that.

(iii) write down your own meaning of the word thank. Then write down the meaning given in the dictionary.


Your teacher will speak the words listed below. Write against each a word of opposite meaning.
Examples:
liquid-solid
hard-soft
1. old —————
2. wet —————
3. open —————
4. blunt —————
5. forget —————


Give reasons, for us being reluctant to make friends with some strangers, but being comfortable with some, even after meeting them for the first time.


The poet has described two different shades of human feelings by using imagery of various forces of Nature in the poem. Pick out the terms or phrases that describe them. Complete the table given below. One is done for you.

Nature Feelings
Faded forests Sad/gloomy
   
   

You have just returned after your first experience of the kite - festival in Gujarat/Ahmedabad. You were thrilled with the festivities.

Write a short report about the kite - festival for your local newspaper. Give an attractive headline, a dateline, and an account of the kite - festive. Write the report in the third person with more use of Passive voice.


Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.

Is cell-phone the need for the times?


Place the given areas of questioning from the list in the appropriate columns.

  • future plans
  • inspiration
  • overcoming hurdles/ struggle
  • coach/ mentor/ guide/ teacher
  • message for the youngsters
  • family support
  • alternate career choice
  • first or maiden award/ achievement /success /setbacks
  • a turning point in life/ success formula/technique.
  Section of the interview Aspects to be covered
1. Introduction Welcoming/Greeting, Introduction of the guest/Occasion.
2. Opening questions  
3. Main body  
4. Concluding questions  
5. Summing up Concluding the statement, Expressing gratitude.

You can add your points.


Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.

Dr. Thomas Stockmann wants an article exposing social evils to be printed in the newspaper.


Write about the daily routine of the 'Lord of Tartary' in 8-10 lines.


Discuss in groups about the procedure of planting a tree. Write the steps in bullet points and present them before the class.


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. 

Create a poster for the following.

Say ‘No to Drugs’ – Design a poster for it is not more than 50 words. You may use slogans/ phrases.


Look at the picture and write a paragraph using the clues in the picture.

GROW AND PROTECT TREES


Imagine that you are the sports captain of your school. Write a formal letter to the sports captain of another school inviting her/ his team for a friendly match. You may choose any sport. Give details of time and place


Write a narrative paragraph on Kamarajar, using the given information and add more information on your own.


Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.

  What was happening? What happened?
i I was writing a letter. the lights went out.
ii Paul was looking out of the window the bell rang.
iii He was looking for his dog. he noticed a lovely butterfly.
iv I was just completing the last answer. he fell off the ladder.
v The man was painting the wall. I met Arun.
vi Amit was doing his homework. my pen ran out.
vii My mother was cooking dinner. ma’am said, “Stop writing.”
  1.  I was writing a letter when ___________
  2. ________________
  3. *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
  4. *_____________
  5.  __________________
  6. _____________________
  7. _____________________

  1. Find out how many people are there in our country.
  2. Do we have enough land for all people on this earth?
  3. Is there enough food and water for all people?

Work in a group and decide the things that you can do to help your grandparents or any old person.

Now, write five of these things that you will do.


Read and understand the data presented in the pie-chart below on factors affecting health, and write an article for your school magazine highlighting the fact that it’s our lifestyle that determines how healthy we remain. Write your article in about 150 words. Give a suitable title too.

The factors which affect health are given percentage-wise in the pie chart.


Based on your understanding of the play, complete the Graphic Organiser (GO) suitably.


Why did the author go to the photo studio?


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


You come across an advertisement in the newspaper. A Publishing House in Chennai has brought out a paperback edition of the complete works of Khushwant Singh. You want to buy it. You are asked to send a Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- Fill in the following challan for the DD in favour of ‘X Publishing House, New Delhi’, payable at Chennai. The surcharge for Rs.1000/- is Rs.25/-.


How does the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’ expose the harsh reality of modern living?


Summarizing is to briefly sum up the various points from the notes made from the below passage.

The Sherpas were nomadic people who first migrated from Tibet approximately 600 years ago, through the Nangpa La pass and settled in the Solukhumbu District, Nepal. These nomadic people then gradually moved westward along salt trade routes. During 14th century, Sherpa ancestors migrated from Kham. The group of people from the Kham region, east of Tibet, was called “Shyar Khamba”. The inhabitants of Shyar Khamba, were called Sherpa. Sherpa migrants travelled through Ü and Tsang, before crossing the Himalayas. According to Sherpa oral history, four groups migrated out of Solukhumbu at different times, giving rise to the four fundamental Sherpa clans: Minyagpa, Thimmi, Sertawa and Chawa. These four groups have since split into the more than 20 different clans that exist today.

Sherpas had little contact with the world beyond the mountains and they spoke their own language. AngDawa, a 76-year-old former mountaineer recalled “My first expedition was to Makalu [the world’s fifth highest mountain] with Sir Edmund Hillary’’. We were not allowed to go to the top. We wore leather boots that got really heavy when wet, and we only got a little salary, but we danced the Sherpa dance, and we were able to buy firewood and make campfires, and we spent a lot of the time dancing and singing and drinking. Today Sherpas get good pay and good equipment, but they don’t have good entertainment. My one regret is that I never got to the top of Everest. I got to the South Summit, but I never got a chance to go for the top.

The transformation began when the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and the New Zealander Edmund Hillary scaled Everest in 1953. Edmund Hillary took efforts to build schools and health clinics to raise the living standards of the Sherpas. Thus life in Khumbu improved due to the efforts taken by Edmund Hillary and hence he was known as ‘Sherpa King’.

Sherpas working on the Everest generally tend to perish one by one, casualties of crevasse falls, avalanches, and altitude sickness. Some have simply disappeared on the mountain, never to be seen again. Apart from the bad seasons in 1922, 1970 and 2014 they do not die en masse. Sherpas carry the heaviest loads and pay the highest prices on the world’s tallest mountain. In some ways, Sherpas have benefited from the commercialization of the Everest more than any group, earning income from thousands of climbers and trekkers drawn to the mountain. While interest in climbing Everest grew gradually over the decades after the first ascent, it wasn’t until the 1990s that the economic motives of commercial guiding on Everest began. This leads to eclipse the amateur impetus of traditional mountaineering. Climbers looked after each other for the love of adventure and “the brotherhood of the rope” now are tending to mountain businesses. Sherpas have taken up jobs as guides to look after clients for a salary. Commercial guiding agencies promised any reasonably fit person a shot at Everest.


Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.

Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.


A certain book/chapter has been included in your syllabus. You have heard that a film version is now available. Write a letter to the Manager of a film theatre near your school, requesting that the film be shown. Tell him/her why it will be beneficial to the students.


As a member of the Student Council of your school, you wish to set up a Food Club to promote healthy eating habits among students. Write a proposal in not more than 150 words, outlining the steps that you will take to make this club a success.


You want to convince the customer to buy your product. Prepare a conversation between you and the customer about it.


What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.

A sportsman


Who is your favourite comedian?


Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.

Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.


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

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


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