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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poem has an underlying message about the importance of trees.
पर्याय
True
False
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उत्तर
This statement is True.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and do the given activities:
B.1) Fill in the Balloons with suitable ideas from the poem:
“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?
They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course.”
B.2) Find Evidence:
Pick out the line from the extract which supports the given ideas:
(i) The elders have many things to share.
(ii) Everybody knows the value of elderly people.
(iii) The elderly people have vast experience.
(iv) The elderly people are a boon to the nation.
B.3) Write a pair from the extract that rhymes with the given word:
| Fear | ........................... | .......................... |
Notice the kind of English Tsetan uses while talking to the author. How do you think he picked it up?
Briefly comment on:
The purpose of the author’s journey to Mount Kailash.
Look for a story, a poem and a newspaper article on environment conservation and see how the style of each is different from the other.
How does the insertion of dialogue in the story contribute to its interest?
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
Why has he compared the three passions to great winds?
Considering that this is an excerpt from a lecture, how does the commentary provided by the speaker string the arguments together?
People with foibles are often not conscious of them.
State the central issue in the poem.
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Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases:
untold wealth, closest to the Emperor’s heart, grave offence, banish.
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
I wouldn’t be in your shoes if he rewards me ten times as much. People generally fall victim to incentives. Some people stick to values. They _________________.
Read the story and write about the following in short.
Yonamine Chiru of Okinawa
Write a few lines about each character.
Write all the instances of the mischief done by Mr. Nobody.
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Write one or two sentences about something beautiful, using your own experience or imagination. Then rearrange the words in the sentences in a poetic form. You may write about a beautiful day, a beautiful night, a stream, a crop standing in a field, a graceful bird or animal, etc.
Find pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
What changes do we see in the life of human beings when the season changes? Write with reference to their celebrations.
Write about how you take care of your books.
Fill in the table.
| Period | Way of Addressing a Mother | Boy’s Costume | Lady’s Costume | Daily Chores | Games |
| The 1950s | silk saree | ||||
| 1910 | Kurta pajama and cap | ||||
| The 1800s | |||||
| The 1500s | |||||
| 1000 | |||||
| 100 AD | feed poultry tend sheep keep away birds plaster the yard | ||||
| 3000 BC | Chaupar |
Observe the picture and the labels carefully. Then match the words and the meanings given in the following table.
| Words | Meaning |
| 1. yard | (a) a floor, flat area built on a ship |
| 2. mast | (b) the forward part of the main body of a ship |
| 3. bow | (c) the forward part of a deck |
| 4. deck | (d) tall, upright pole on a ship |
| 5. forecastle | (e) a pole slung across a ship’s mast. A sail hangs from a yard. |
| 6. starboard | (f) the rearmost (back) part of a ship |
| 7. stern | (g) the part which is always at the front while the ship is sailing. |
| 8. afterdeck | (h) the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward |
| 9. fore | (i) an open deck near the back |
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
The best shoes that Papa Panov had made were a pair of lady’s shoes.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should look at the person you are talking to.
Describe Gulliver’s home in Lilliput.
What difficulties do the people in the play face in the morning?
Ask your parents or other grown-ups to show you some used notes. Observe them carefully. Have they been used properly? Write your observations.
Do you long to be something else? Write about your longing.
What are search engines?
Draw a diagram to explain the idea of Internet.
Why did Prospero set Ferdinand a severe task to perform?
Who used the zither and how?
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question given below.
There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
- Where does the family live?
- Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?
Hamid was like one with wings on his feet. This means ______
‘My tongs are like a tiger among toys.’ It means ______
Read the comic strip and answer the following question.
How do you behave in a virtual platform?
Why can’t Alice get through the little door into the garden?
Neerja leapt into action when she______.
Identify the speaker/character.
He'll have to be given artificial respiration and kept warm.
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. |
What is as sharp as a blade?
The farmer was thankful at the sight of the verdant bowl because______.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
The summer vacation ends _____ Monday.
They fed fish with______.
Why do we ask questions?
Meena was transferred to a______.
Who were the friends referred in the story?
List the things that humans should save.
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
larder- ______
Are you the first to protect the nature?
Nithin had many ______toys.
Bala's home doesn't have ______.
What did Bala teach Nithin?
What happen to a child who shuts his ears?
Read the following information given in the table below and answer the questions.
| A nice choice from Chennai to the National capital | |||
| RAJADHANI EXPRESS TIMETABLE | |||
| Shortest Route between Chennai and Hazrat Nizamuddin 8 Halts & 324 intermediate stations in between | |||
| Station Name | Departs | Day | Speed |
| Chennai Central | 06.05 | 1 | 75 |
| Vijayawada | 11.55 | 1 | 76 |
| Warangal | 14.40 | 1 | 77 |
| Balharshah | 18.00 | 1 | 78 |
| Nagpur | 20.45 | 1 | 74 |
| Bhopal | 02.10 | 2 | 89 |
| Jhansi | 05.31 | 2 | 99 |
| Gwalior | 06.32 | 2 | 85 |
| Agra Cantt | 07.57 | 2 | 76 |
| Hazrat Nizamudin | 10.25 | 2 | - |
a) The number of stations between Chennai Central and Hazrat Nizamudin is______.
- five
- ten
- eight
- eleven
b) The train is expected to reach ______ around 8.45 PM
- Warangal
- Vijayawada
- Bhopal
- Nagpur
c) Between ______ the train runs at its maximum speed.
- Bhopal and Gwalior
- Bhopal and Jhansi
- Bhopal and Hazarat Nizamudin
- Bhopal and Agra
d) Almost ______ the train reaches Vijayawada.
- the day after
- around early morning
- late night
- around noon
e) People prefer the Rajadhani Express to travel from Chennai to reach the capital because ______.
- it reaches the destination on the same day
- the charge is reasonable.
- the train halts at ten stations.
- it is the shortest route from Chennai to New Delhi.
f) The destination of Rajadhani express is______.
- Hazarat Nizamudin.
- New Delhi junction.
- Old Delhi.
- Rajkot.
