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Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement. The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice.

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प्रश्न

Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice.

पर्याय

  • True

  • False

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उत्तर

The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice - True.

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पाठ 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ३१]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.3 The Call of the Soil
Brainstorming | Q (A1) (i) (b) | पृष्ठ ३१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each:

(a) Why was the peddler amused at the idea of the world being a rattrap?
(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.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the prediction about his future made by the astrologers?
(f) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops?


Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
What is the main theme of 'The Diary of a Young Girl'?


Answer the following question in 150-200 words: 
Why did Anne like her father more than she liked her mother?


Give reasons for the following statement.
The author thought that his positive thinking strategy worked well after all.


In which language do you think Gangadharpant and Khan Sahib talked to each other? Which language did Gangadharpant use to talk to the English receptionist?


Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.

to give vent to


The story begins with a description of the setting. How does this serve as a fitting prelude to the events described in the story?


We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.

________one's will


What does the line 'I never writ, nor no man ever loved' imply?


How does the poet tossed back from ecstasy into despair?


Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.

I have a small group of close friends and have no wish to interact with anyone else.


Read the story and complete the following.

Revathi’s grief knew no bounds because, ____________.


Answer the given question in your own words.

What decision did the Swallow finally make? Was it a wise one? Comment.


'Uttarayana' starts from Makar Sankranti onwards.


Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.

(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)

as ______ as a deer 


The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.

He is the centre of the play.


Antonio’s ships were lost at sea.


Name the white and bright things mentioned in the poem.


Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:

Gautama, the Buddha, was born over two thousand five hundred years ago, as ______.


Write a short note on the following:

Sujata’s offering


Read the following.

  1. I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
  2. I see what I eat. I eat what I see.

Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.


Read the poem : ‘Where lies the land...’ by A. C. Clough.


Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.

Nobody knows for certain who ___________________.


How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.

Taffimai Metallumai


The poet uses words to create pictures or 'images' in the reader’s mind. For example, 'And sparkle out among the fern.'
Write down other lines that create images or pictures in your mind. (Any 3)


Read the following words aloud and copy them in your notebook. 

  • idle
  • enough
  • exclaimed
  • commotion
  • astounded
  • antics
  • wander
  • wielding

Did Gopal Bhand have a field?


List 5 of the sounds that you like.


List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.

If you don’t understand something, don’t let the others know about it.


Write what the goldfish does. 


Guess the meaning of dreary. 


How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly?


Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.


Identify the character or speaker.

What a trouble must I have been to you then!


What powers did Prospero posses?


Which theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash?


What did Usha buy in the market? List them.


Read the comic strip and answer the following question.

What do you mean by cyber safety?


Read the following lines and answer the questions.

It’s part of his hours, his days and his years, 

Back of his smiles and behind his tears.

What does ‘tears’ mean?


Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below.

A story map is the main events of the story given in a flow chart.


Geetha madam couldn’t stop the children running out of the train because they ______.


What word could best replace ‘charges’ in the poem - marches, rushes or pushes?


How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.


Is the brother boastful? What makes you think so?


Read the events of the story. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct order.

1. And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback.
2. And so she flew onto the back of the cow.
3. So everybody panicked and made a  general rush to safety
4. The startled cow charged off in fear
5. She applied brakes, but was thrown off the cycle.
6. Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road.
7. Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl.
8. The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle.

Match the rhyming words.

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cook harm
charm wealth
armour look

Mr. Murugan is a farmer. He has a small piece of land and two bulls. He takes good care of his bulls as they help him in farming. Every morning, he takes the bulls for grazing. When it rains he ploughs the land with the bulls. As he has no one to help he starts sowing the seed before sunrise. He irrigates the crop till it grows. He reaps and binds the crop then takes it to thrash the paddy. Finally, with the help of the bulls, he takes the paddy to his house.

Choose the main idea of the passage.


Match the following.

treat everyone love each of her child
nation no inner boundaries
kind not divided as people
country alike

The battle of Nauranang lasted for three days.


Recite the poem 'My Robot' with correct intonation.


Akilan’s passion is to learn ______.


Meena’s father was a fisher man.


Find and write the clues.

Clue for the load on the camel ______


Fill in the blank with rhyming word.

tree- ______


What should we vow for?


Rani and Divya informed the happening to the ______.


Nithin had many ______toys.


What subject did he like the most?


The fir tree was sad ______.


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