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प्रश्न
Read different stories about intelligent ministers of kings, whose judgments helped to bring about law and order in society. For example - Birbal, Tenalirama, etc. Write 5 such stories in your notebook.
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उत्तर
- Birbal and the Farmer’s Cow
A poor farmer came to Akbar’s court, claiming a rich man had stolen his cow. The rich man denied it. Birbal asked the rich man and the farmer to come back the next day and secretly instructed the guards to mix cow dung with the rich man’s walking stick. The next day, Birbal ordered both men to plant their sticks in the ground. The farmer’s stick grew roots because it was dry and unaltered, while the rich man’s stick, tainted with dung, did not. This revealed the truth, and Birbal restored the cow to the farmer. - Tenalirama and the Golden Mangoes
A wealthy man gifted the king two golden mangoes. Tenalirama observed that the man wanted favors in return. After the king accepted the mangoes, Tenalirama brought a basket of rotten fruits to the king, claiming it was a humble gift. When the king showed his displeasure, Tenalirama explained that genuine loyalty and gifts come without expectation. The king appreciated the lesson and rewarded Tenalirama for his wisdom. - Birbal and the Test of Truth
Akbar doubted the honesty of his courtiers. Birbal proposed a test: he asked everyone to bring a pot of milk at night and pour it into a common tub. Fearing that no one would notice, each courtier secretly poured water instead of milk. The next day, the tub was filled only with water, exposing the dishonesty of the courtiers. Birbal’s clever plan demonstrated the lack of integrity among them. - Tenalirama and the Greedy Merchant
A merchant claimed that a large sum of gold had been stolen from his house. Tenalirama suspected that the merchant was lying to avoid paying taxes. He asked the merchant to burn incense in the alleged thief’s house, claiming it would force the stolen gold to make a sound. The merchant hesitated, fearing exposure, and ultimately confessed to hiding the gold. Tenalirama restored justice and prevented fraud. - Birbal and the Obedient Servant
Akbar once asked Birbal to find the most obedient servant. Birbal disguised himself and observed the palace servants. He found one servant who always followed the rules, even at personal cost. Birbal presented him to Akbar, demonstrating that true obedience requires selflessness and dedication. The king rewarded both the servant and Birbal for his insight.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. (i) Two activities that mother was free to do:
(a)...........................................
(b)............................................
(ii)Two activities that children avoided doing because of television:
(a) .....................................
(b) ...................................
Oh yes, we know it keeps them still,
They don't climb out the window sill,
They never fight or kick or punch,
They leave you free to cook the lunch
And wash thedishes in the sink
But did you ever stop to think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved tot?
It rots the sense in the head!
It kills imagination dead!
It clogs and clutters up the mind!
It makes a child so dull and blind
He can no longer understand
A fantasy, a fairyland!
His brain becomes as soft as cheese!
His power of thinking rust and freeze!
He cannot think - He only sees!
'All right!' you'll cry. 'All right!' you'll say,
'But if we take the set away,
What shall-we do to entertain
Our darling children? Please explain!'
We'll answer this by asking you,
'What used the darling ones to do?'
'How used they keep themselves contented
Before this monster was invented?'
Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
A2. According to the poem, why is excessive watching of TV harmful?
A3. His brain became as soft as cheese. The figure of speech is ..........because............
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(b) Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
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(f) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops?
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salt flats
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Read the text below and summarise it.
The Great Desert Where Hippos Once Wallowed
The Sahara sets a standard for dry land. It’s the world’s largest desert. Relative humidity can drop into the low single digits. There are places where it rains only about once a century. There are people who reach the end of their lives without ever seeing water come from the sky.
Yet beneath the Sahara are vast aquifers of fresh water, enough liquid to fill a small sea. It is fossil water, a treasure laid down in prehistoric times, some of it possibly a million years old. Just 6,000 years ago, the Sahara was a much different place.
It was green. Prehistoric rock art in the Sahara shows something surprising: hippopotamuses, which need year-round water.
“We don’t have much evidence of a tropical paradise out there, but we had something perfectly liveable,” says Jennifer Smith, a geologist at Washington University in St Louis.
The green Sahara was the product of the migration of the paleo-monsoon. In the same way that ice ages come and go, so too do monsoons migrate north and south. The dynamics of earth’s motion are responsible. The tilt of the earth’s axis varies in a regular cycle — sometimes the planet is more tilted towards the sun, sometimes less so. The axis also wobbles like a spinning top. The date of the earth’s perihelion — its closest approach to the sun — varies in cycle as well.
At times when the Northern Hemisphere tilts sharply towards the sun and the planet makes its closest approach, the increased blast of sunlight during the north’s summer months can cause the African monsoon (which currently occurs between the Equator and roughly 17°N latitude) to shift to the north as it did 10,000 years ago, inundating North Africa.
Around 5,000 years ago the monsoon shifted dramatically southward again. The prehistoric inhabitants of the Sahara discovered that their relatively green surroundings were undergoing something worse than a drought (and perhaps they migrated towards the Nile Valley, where Egyptian culture began to flourish at around the same time).
“We’re learning, and only in recent years, that some climate changes in the past have been as rapid as anything underway today,” says Robert Giegengack, a University of Pennsylvania geologist.
As the land dried out and vegetation decreased, the soil lost its ability to hold water when it did rain. Fewer clouds formed from evaporation. When it rained, the water washed away and evaporated quickly. There was a kind of runaway drying effect. By 4,000 years ago the Sahara had become what it is today.
No one knows how human-driven climate change may alter the Sahara in the future. It’s something scientists can ponder while sipping bottled fossil water pumped from underground.
“It’s the best water in Egypt,” Giegengack said — clean, refreshing mineral water. If you want to drink something good, try the ancient buried treasure of the Sahara.
Staff Writer, Washington Post
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you may begin like this
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| Sr.No. | A | B |
| 1. | Dr. Thomas Stockmann | Opportunist |
| 2. | Katherine | Vulnerable |
| 3. | Peter Stockmann | Honest and upright |
| 4. | Petra | Coward |
| 5. | Hovstad | timid but supportive |
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Hat
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| Mr Nobody’s Actions | Tasks for Mr Somebody |
| 1. The plate is broken / cracked | Mend the plate. / Throw it away carefully. |
| 2. The book is torn | ____________ |
| 3. The door is ajar. | ____________ |
| 4. The buttons are pulled from the shirt | ____________ |
| 5. The pins are scattered. | ____________ |
| 6. The door is still squeaking. | ____________ |
| 7. There are finger marks upon the door. | ____________ |
| 8. The ink has spilled over. | ____________ |
| 9. Boots are lying around. | ____________ |
| 10. ____________ | ____________ |
| 11. ____________ | ____________ |
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Epics are long poems that ______________________.
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Pick out Archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
| Archaic Words | Modern Equivalents | |
| (a) | ||
| (b) | ||
| (c) | ||
| (d) | ||
| (e) |
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fruitless
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- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
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| 1. | far | ||
| 2. | fear | ||
| 3. | low | ||
| 4. | kind | ||
| 5. | remain | ||
| 6. | they |
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The eggs hatched and the babies flew away.
The boy and the girl were taken by the cavalry to explain their action.
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Answer the following yes or no question.
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Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She coloured the picture ____.
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Read the passage and colour one bag each time you read.
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Write the word with same meaning.
queue- ______
Match with the opposite gender.
| 1. | prince | bridegroom |
| 2. | hero | princess |
| 3. | bride | heroine |
The garden Alice saw was
