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प्रश्न
Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?
What if we too are consistent, organized, focused...?
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उत्तर
It implies that we too could do wonders if we were consistent, organized, focussed.....
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the activities.
We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it - big, bright and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does so in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?
We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist...
We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in a concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening...
We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so for ever. Remember, this too shall pass.
(A1) Rewrite the following sentences in proper sequence. 02
(a) It starts wilting.
(b) Through the day, it smiles with the sun.
(c) It withers completely.
(d) Every fortnight a flower blooms.
(A2) Complete the following sentences. 02
(1) Our problems are ……………………….. .
(2) However impossible things may look ………………………………………..
(A3) Match the columns. 02
| A | B |
| (1) Drying and drooping | (a) Conviction |
| (2) Huge, massive | (b) Splendour |
| (3) Grandeur | (c) Colossal |
| (4) Firm belief | (d) Wilting |
(A4) (1) Do as directed. 02
(a) We went to the rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean. (Begin with ‘After going to….’)
(b) We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. (Write a question to which the underlined word is the answer).
(A5) What role does nature play in our lives? 02
Rearrange the good qualities in each set, so that the first letter of each of the words should make a meaningful word. Join the sets and get a message.
Set 1: Understanding/Adaptable/Tolerant/Neat/ Encouraging Resourceful.
- The word is _____________
Set 2: Selfless/Inspiring
- The word is ____________
Set 3: Youthful/Modest
- The word is ___________
Set 4: Affectionate/Compassionate/Empathetic/ Earnest/Honest/Reliable/Trustworthy
- The word is _____________
- The message is _______________
What things in nature teach us the following:
Be humble and adjust ______.
Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?
Are you listening?
Think and answer in your own words.
How does nature succeed in its ‘Alchemy’? What can it turn a small person into?
Look at the following thing. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.
A bee
Look at the following thing. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.
A creeper
Look at the following things. Discuss with your friend, what you learn from them.
Rainfall
The writer explains the contrasting features of ‘water’ and ‘rock’ in the text. Write all the features of both water and rock in the given table.
| Water | Rock |
| 1. | 1. |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
The author has very positively described the different things in nature. Discuss with your partner the special features of each one of them. Add on the list.
| Part of Nature | Special Feature | Value Learnt |
| 1. Water | ||
| 2. Rainbow | ||
| 3. Caterpillar | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. | ||
| 6. | ||
| 7. | ||
| 8. | ||
| 9. | ||
| 10. |
