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प्रश्न
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have cordial relationships with all but I cannot connect with anyone.
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उत्तर
No, this does not apply to me. I have cordial relationships with everyone. But I can also connect at a deeper level with anyone.
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You are Smitha/Sunil, Secretary AVM Housing Society. You are going to organize a yoga camp. Write a notice in not more than 50 words, urging the members of your society to come in large numbers to attend the camp. Invent all the necessary details.
Comment on the influence of English – the language and the way of life – on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator's attitude to English?
Both Ramanand and Azam Khan seem to have very fixed views. How does Ramanand score over Azam Khan towards the end of the story?
There lies a great difference between text book medicine and the world of practising physician. Discuss.
How, according to you, can peace and liberty be maintained in a state?
How does the ‘assortment of remarks’ compiled by the author give us an understanding of the ways of science and poetry?
The power of poetry lies in suggestion and understatement. Discuss this with reference to the poem.
How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?
Interpret these phrases in the context of the essay
- Mist of protection
- At a crossroads
- It came with strings attached
Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words, occurring in the poem.
- clearmis ____________
- sowmid ____________
- gearuoc ____________
- rissupser ____________
- tabyue ____________
- madres ____________
- laveu ____________
- downre ____________
Find from the story one word for the following.
a very narrow passage between buildings ______
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A quick glance at the poem ‘Vocation' reveals that the style used by Tagore is Free Verse.
Now turn the pages of your textbook and see if you can find other poems in Free Verse.
The poem is a Petrarchan Sonnet. The poem is divided into two parts -
- An Octave
The first part comprising eight lines. - A sestet
The second part comprising six lines.
Read the first four lines of the poem. The rhyme scheme is a b b a. Read the rhyme scheme for the next four lines. It is a b b a. Now read the first three lines of the sestet and note the rhyme scheme. It is c d c. The rhyme scheme of the last three lines is d c d. This is the common design of a Petrarchan Sonnet.
This is a Petrarchan Sonnet. Complete the given table by giving examples from the poem.
| Features | Examples / Lines |
| Objects used | |
| Praise/blames | |
| Metaphor | |
| Simile | |
| Personification | |
| Number of lines | |
| Rhyme scheme |
Discuss in groups and share with one another.
When you go for a picnic, what and how do you enjoy?
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman summoned to the court?
Form pairs. Present in the class, the conversation between Thiruvalluvar and the young man.
Prove with the theme of the play/extract that the deeper human emotion which profoundly interested Shakespeare was jealousy.
Visit a library:
Read more stories from Japan, China, and Korea.
Imagine that there is a Mr Somebody who has to correct all the wrongs that are done by Mr Nobody. Write in the following table, what Mr Somebody will have to do.
| 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. ____________ | ____________ |
Add a few more things to the list in the above table, using your own ideas and experience.
Read the following.
- I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
- I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Write about what you would like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers and the villagers.
Complete the following diagram.
From the passage, find all the words and phrases used to describe the ‘monster’.
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Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
Some other time.
Use the following outline to develop a story as a group activity. Then write the story individually.
Family returns home late at night ______ hear converstation between thieves from inside the locked house ______ family gets ready to counter ______ attack ______ father opens the door ______ all enter ______ no one is seen ______ but TV is on detective serial midway.
Describe the following in one or two lines.
The nest.
Did Gopal Bhand have a field?
Why is Great January annoyed with Holena and her mother? Does he help them?
Describe the following with the help of the (The Twelve Months) story.
Summer
Find a picture of a computer with the help of your teacher and label the different parts you see.
For example, monitor, screen, speakers, processor, mouse, mousepad, keyboard, etc.
Guess the meaning of on the wing.
Two scary events from this section are listed here. Write the events that take place in between in the correct order.
Which mode of transport did Fogg choose?
Why did the governments of India, America and Pakistan – honour Neerja?
A turtle’s flippers help it to ______.
Mother did not ask for______.
The eggs hatched and the babies flew away.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
- How does the poet describe the spring season?
- Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?
- Who does ‘you’ refer to?
Our planet is called the _____.
Try your own.
A ________ dies for the nation.
What does it sing?
Arrange the pictures by using numbers.
What does Megalai do with elders?
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Did they find a new country?
Choose the correct answer.
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Moles bite and ______ the earth worms.
What happened to Jayan?
Recite the poem with correct intonation.
The king shouted at Ani.
Whose word are these? Name the character.
“Utensils made of brass and tin for sale!”
______ is a great risk to the environment.
Why was his father unable to sleep?
List three questions that the little boy asks.
- ______
- ______
- ______
Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?
