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प्रश्न
Planting and growing more crops a year seems to be progressed by normal standards, but the chapter makes a case against it. Give reasons.
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उत्तर
According to normal standards, growing more crops a year is indeed progressive but the chapter makes a case against it because, in the name of progress, we are being fed hybrid crops and adulterated food items. We are inching towards illnesses and poor health with pesticide infested products and artificial agricultural enhancers. This will only lead to health risks.
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Complete the table :
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
He ran _____________ from home at the age of ten.
What tells the reader the serene atmosphere about old Caspar’s home.
What was the great victory? Who had won the victory?
Comment on the contrasted viewpoints in the poem.
Dahl is annoyed that people – including children – watch too much television. Do you agree, or disagree? Why, or why not?
Who is the we referred to in the first line?
What do you think is the poet’s attitude towards the following 3 things: nature, memory, loneliness?
Explain:
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead.
What thought makes him feel safer?
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
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What did the patriot want form the “Good folks”?
Discuss the conflict in the story, “Old Man at the Bridge”?
What is the primary purpose of “Hearts and Hands” by O. Henry?
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Now, look up the dictionary to see if your inference is right.
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And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower.
Rewrite the above sentences in prose.
What is the poet’s feeling towards childhood?
Explain the following phrase
Sure as eggs
Use it in a sentence of your own.
Explain the following phrase
Spinning yarns
Use it in a sentence of your own.
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brusquely |
attuned himself |
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queer rhythmic frenzy |
wrenching |
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flush of prosperity |
daze of bewilderment |
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wide-eyed wonder and eager homage |
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talking animatedly |
tremulous deliberation |
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on terms of a perpetual feud |
Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the profession related to wild life such as:
Forest officer / Ranger
Multiple Choice Question:
The poet had a quarrel with her ______
Multiple Choice Question:
Why did the quarrel take a serious turn?
Multiple Choice Question:
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In a farmers’ market, we find _______________.
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Fritz felt that someone needed his help and he was determined to find the sender.
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| Teenager Group | Name/s | Special/extraordinary tasks/things performed |
| 1. Family | ______ | ______ |
| 2. Friends | ______ | ______ |
| 3. Neighbours | ______ | ______ |
| 4. Classmates | ______ | ______ |
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- Name of the place
- Its special features
- The reason why you like it
Dos and Don’ts for delivering a speech. Add some more points.
| Dos | Don'ts |
| Talk slowly | Don’t mumble |
| Emphasize keywords | Don’t look up /down |
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| Ramesh | Let us present a Puppet Show on CHILD LABOUR for our Assembly Open Forum. |
| Mohammed | That is a very good idea! Let us start planning right away. |
| Geetha | _______________________________________________________? |
| Leema | I suggest we begin with the storyline first. |
| Mani | How ___________________________________________________ ? |
| Ramesh | We can have around five characters. |
| Mohammed | What __________________________________________________ ? |
| Meena | We can focus on the problems of poverty and illiteracy as the major reasons for child labour. |
| Ramesh | Can _________________________________________________? |
| Leema | I am good at making stick puppets. I will make them myself. But I require some help. |
| Mani | I ________________________ . Tell me, ______________________. |
| Leema | Thank you, Mani. Let us stay back after the meeting and discuss. |
| Ramesh | Have ___________________________ ? |
| Meena | I think we should have some music for the interlude. |
| Geetha | That would make it really interesting. I will get my music group to start working on the tunes for our puppet show. |
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______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| many | sea animals | wonders | ocean | fishes | different colours |
| sizes | varieties | rare species | deep sea | under the sea |
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Now, write five of these things that you will do.
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How is that day celebrated?
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Why did K.C’s words shock Sletherby?
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are not - ______.
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