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प्रश्न
Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.
A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________
A2. Write a gist: (2)
Write a gist of the above given extract in about 50 words.
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उत्तर
A1
(i) that orlando had not forgotten her
(ii) adam to their hiding-place
(iii) the trees in the forest
(iv) Sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court
A2
Duke Senior was having his meal when Orlando reached there and asked for food because he was almost
dying of hunger so he and his old servant were fed. When Duke got to know Orlando was the son of Sir Rowland de Boys, he was asked to stay with them. So he stayed there and also pinned poems related to forests. After reading those poems Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando didn't forget her.
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A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
(ii) Kids in the age group of 6-12 years should get an average sleep of little less than 7 hours.
(iii) Kids should start their day with yogurt, fruits and veggies.
(iv) Children should have consistent sleeping habit.
A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep can help children succeed in school. According to research, when kids go to school without eating breakfast, their cognitive function can be affected.
According to study, kids should start the day with fruits, proteins and whole grains and they should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high. If the kids do need to eat something prior to dinner, parents should offer healthy choices like yogurt, fruits and veggies or baked chips. Children have also been advised to drink water instead of soda as-it lacks nutritional value. Moreover, research suggests that children need a good night's sleep for theiroverall school performance. It is said that. lack of sleep can lead to problems with attention and memory in the classroom, affect impulse control and mood regulation lead to.
anxiety and even depression.
While kids aged 6-12 years should get nine hours sleep nightly, adolescents from the age of 13 to 18 years should get an average sleep of little more than seven hours per night. However, the research suggests that catching up on lost sleep on the weekend can make matters worse and recommended a consistent bedtime seven days a week.
A2. Find
Fill in the blocks with the following given in the passage:
(i) Two things to be avoided by children:
(ii) Lack of sleep due to mood regulation leads to:
A3. Select
Select the correct word from the brackets and complete the statements given below:
(anxiety, consistent, impulse, attention)
(i) Last minutes study causes......... to the students.
(ii) Stress affects the.............. for a quick action.
(iii) Saina has shown ........... improvement in her performance.
(iv) Students should pay ..............in class.
A4. Language study
(i) Pick out anyone sentence from the passage where a modal auxiliary indicating advice is used.
(ii) Pick out the correct conjunctions from the given sentences:
(a) Kids should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high.
(b) It is said that lack of sleep can lead to problems.
A5. Personal response
We should eat healthy food. Explain..
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(b) How did Jo want the Roger Skunk story to end ?
(c) What makes human beings love life inspite of all the troubles they face?
(A Thing of Beauty)
(d) What is suggested by the phrase, 'massive weight of Uncle's wedding band' ?
(e) How did Douglas remove his residual doubts about his fear of water ?
(f) Why did M. Hamel write 'Vive La France' on the blackboard ?
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Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Talk to your partner about the following.
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Look for pictures in newspapers and magazines that depict the urban civic problems discussed in the text. Cut them out and pin them to the text at appropriate places.
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What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
Identify instances in the story that show the business acumen of Ramanand.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Although Paul’s mother liked to be rich she did not approve of betting on horses.
How does the connection drawn between the tail and the eyes add to the descriptive detail of the poem?
Why do you think the poet has used so many 'negatives' to make his statement?
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State the central issue in the poem.
Study each of the following sentences and notice the balance between its parts. Pick out other sentences in the text that reflect this kind of balance
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b. Let the accent of words be watched, by all means, but let the meaning be watched more closely still, and fewer will do the work.
How does Kumudini Lakhia describe her guru Ramgopal's influence on her?
“I can see clear bridges between my life experiences and my work in dance.” How does Kumudini Lakhia weave episodes from the two realms in her account?
What facet of political life does the behaviour of Ajamil illustrate?
The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Answer in your own words.
How did the plants respond when Revathi played her favourite tune?
Add the appropriate Prefix to make the following word opposite in meaning.
continue
Think and answer in your own words.
What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
watchman
Read the poem aloud and you will find some old outdated words that we do not use in the everyday language now.
However, some writers/poets use them to impart an old-fashioned flavour to suit the background of their write-up. Such words are called Archaic words.
Give the modern words for the archaic words from the poem.
- thy
- being
- bestow'd
- thee
- thou
- cans't
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why was the Prince sad?
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why did the Swallow finally decide not to leave the Prince?
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Stephen Hawking was a ______ (famous) Astrophysicist.
Sue and Johnsy were very close friends.
The last leaf fell off during the rain.
Correct the following statement.
The real ivy leaf did not fall off at all.
Say where . . . . . . .
______ do stars shine in the daytime?
Discuss with your partner the different ideas connoted by the word 'season'.
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Write a short autobiography of any bird or animal of your choice.
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
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Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
You realise that you no longer want to pursue your studies in the stream you have selected.
Choose any one of the objects we use daily and find out how it is made. Present the information in the form of a chart.
Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.
| crust, tremendous, lava, crater, volcanic, tsunami, island, extinct, disaster, dormant, eruption, plume, inland, molten, active, coast |
Explain the following statement with reference to the context.
From now on The Herald shall be my artillery.
Choose any one of the seven States. Find more information about it and prepare a leaflet or brochure to invite people to visit it.
Who erected the first known veterinary hospitals in the world?
Expand the following ideas in a paragraph or two:-
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Have you seen a newborn young one of an animal?
Write a short note on the following:
The ‘four signs’ that Prince Siddharth beheld.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“You have nothing else?”
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Some actions:
- Ask others for help
- Refuse help
- Judge others by their appearance
- Judge others by their accent
| Always | Sometimes | Never |
| ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
Find the words that mean the following from the first stanza.
- Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ______
- show off proudly: ______
- tilt, move at an angle: ______
- across, especially in a slanting direction: ______
The table-tennis set was gifted by ______.
Write in your own words.
What does the poet miss?
Find the meaning of the following word.
adorning
Imagine you are one of the three brothers. Write in short what you did with the rice.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
snowwhite
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
An Exclamation
Guess the meaning of the following word in the poem.
lined
What did the Judge tell Ahmad?
Guess the meaning of on the wing.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
finely
__________________was the chief of all spirits
____________ had provided Prospero formerly with books and provisions.
Identify the character or speaker
I must finish my task before I take my rest.”
What was the grandfather wearing?
Were the policemen willing to leave the house?
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
- What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
- Why do they find everything amiss?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
The worst thing is that if anyone stays
Among them too long, he will learn their ways;
- What is the worst thing that can happen if anyone stays with them?
- What are the ways of the Grumble family?
What other various pets did Somu have?
Read the data below and answer the following question.
Choose the correct answer.
In which field of work is women’s involvement the second highest?
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?
Which of these statements do you find in the speech?
- Inclusion is essential for us to do well in life.
- We should neglect others.
- Communicate politely with the less privileged.
- Teachers teach us to communicate well.
- Effective Communication is inessential to excel in life.
What does the poet mean by ‘Festival of flowers’?
Why did the governments of India, America and Pakistan – honour Neerja?
When should we have courage?
Give an example for dazzling light.
Read the story and fill in the grid by ticking each character’s qualities.
Discuss in pairs to rate the characteristic and give marks from 1 to 10 depending on the grade of each quality.
Justify your views in one or two sentences.
| Characteristics | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Reed | Bessie | Helen Burns | Miss. Temple |
| arrogant | |||||
| bitter | |||||
| caring | |||||
| courageous | |||||
| cruel | |||||
| emotional | |||||
| friendly | |||||
| kind | |||||
| sensitive | |||||
| rich | |||||
| poor | |||||
| patient | |||||
| self-disciplined | |||||
| unjust |
According to the author the tendril was moving towards grandfather because it______.
Narrate the story based on the story map
The wild boar settled down scraping the hole into a ______ to have a good sleep.
Work in pair, find answer for the question and share in the class.
Why does the poet say the ‘ Spring is pretty’?
How did Santhosh know that the river was clean?
We don’t use _________ in the soil.
________ was a young talented doctor.
Find the rhyming word from the poem.
Language - ______.
Nauranang is in Himachal Pradesh.
Rearrange the story in order.
- Jaswant stayed back in his post.
- He killed 300 chinese soldiers in the battle.
- He fired weapons from separate points.
- Sela and Nura helped him in the battle.
- Jaswant shot himself to death.
- Chinese soldiers caught the man who supplied food.
- He was awarded the Mahavir Chakra.
Vicky decided to______ the robot at the end.
A robot advised her to______.
What did Anitha eat in the expo?
Why did the old man disguise himself as a beggar?
What will you do if someone ensnares birds?
What is the main idea of the story?
Read the passage three times and colour a spacesuit for each time.
A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it.
What was the age of Robinson Crusoe when he left for sea?
Pablo was the dog of ______.
Will you solve a mystery with friends? Why?
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
My dog barks ______.
Meena’s father was a fisher man.
Circle and write the adverbs.
We will leave today. ______
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Humans give importance to save______.
Why it is important for people to live without boundaries?
What did Rani want to become?
What happened to Jayan?
Do you tell the truth always? Why?
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“I am not rich enough to buy this plate. This is a gold plate.”
Write the word with same meaning.
chips- ______
Name the pictures and match it with the rhyming words.
 |
dancer | |
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floor | |
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will | |
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rush |
What does she paint?
What is the main idea of the story?
Write the correct word.
| rooster, king, hen, tiger, queen, tigress. |
Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
- a malevolent desire for revenge (para 1)
- tactful (para 2)
- despise (para 3)
Mention any three details that should not be revealed in public domain.
Read the passage given below:
| 1. | Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because we say to ourselves, "The task is so big. What can I do alone?" So nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care? If we do, here are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant. |
| 2. | It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude! By putting an article to a second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw material from nature. One of the worst things we do is abuse of paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again. |
| 3. | Another area which needs the most urgent attention is effective garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful Similarly, each one of us can contribute to a cleaner environment. All kitchen waste should be collected separately. Those of you who have green fingers can turn this into valuable manure. Dig a pit and put the kitchen waste into it. When the pit is a little over half full, cover it up with mud. Let nature do the rest. Within three or six months, we will have a good garden manure. It can also be done as a community project by digging a large pit in the colony. Do take help of all the members, for nothing succeeds like co-operation |
| 4. | A lot of people don't care about the environment because they don't understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions and ways of doing things. Theintemet is a powerful tool and a group on social media of like-minded people can be formed. People can share environmental stories and issues, as well as pool in solutions and alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the environment and most importantly to act now. |
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any Eight questions from the nine given below:
- Why don't we take the first step towards a good cause?
- What is a two-uses-attitude?
- What can we do to avoid the abuse of paper? (any two points)
- What is the result of an effective way of a garbage disposal?
- What procedure can one adopt for kitchen waste?
- How can making of garden manure be done as community project?
- How long does it take to make good garden manure?
- Select a suitable word from the passage which means - being concerned or interested. (Paragraph 3)
- Pick out the word from the passage which means - completely necessary? (Paragraph 4)
The branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources.
- Microeconomics
- Macro economics
- Economics
- None of these
