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प्रश्न
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
a. It is right that a false Latin quantity should excite a smile in the House of Commons; but it is wrong that a false English meaning should not excite a frown there.
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.
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उत्तर
1. A book is essentially not a talked thing but a written thing; and written, not with the view of more communication, but of permanence.
2. They do not give it to you by way of help, but of reward, and will make themselves sure that you deserve it before they allow you to reach it.
3. You may dig long and find none; you must dig painfully to find any.
4. You might read all the books in the British Museum (if you could live long enough), and remain an utterly ‘illiterate’, uneducated person; but that if you read ten pages of a good book, letter by letter that is to say, with real accuracy you are forever more in some measure with an educated person.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract and do the following activities :
B1 Likes and dislikes :
(i) The child likes eating _______
(ii) The child dislikes eating _______
They won’t eat peas, don’t like your bread -
For something in it crunches;
They gag on fat, the gravy’s gross,
They won’t eat grapes in bunches.
Tomatoes, onions, peppers, fish
Garlic nor cottage cheese;
Oh, it’s a dish uncommon rare
That truly seems to please.
No red sauce may the ice cream have,
“It’s bleeding,” they will say;
And gravely hand it to their mum
To take it to clean away
But let us speak of chocolate cake,
It must be frosted o’er;
They’ll devour three full slabs,
And calmly ask for more.
Oh, I do so always love to eat
With picky little pests,
Whose parents joy to make them
The most undesirable guests!
B2 What message does the poem convey for children?
B3 Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Describe the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother. Did their feelings for each other change?
Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.
What is the meaning of the line “Both wry with the laboured ease of loss”.
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
cairn of rocks
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kyang
In which language are these word found?
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to take issue with
What impression of the character of Iona do you get from this story?
Nouveau riche and bourgeoise are French words. Collect from newspapers, magazines, and other sources some more French words or expressions that are commonly used in English.
Identify the common characteristics shared by tribal communities all over the world.
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Kumudini Lakhia's life is an inspiring illustration of the emancipation of women.
The significance of reading an autobiography lies in drawing lessons from another life. What is the significance of Kumudini's account for us as readers?
Select any one of the famous personalities mentioned in ‘Warming up 1’ on page no. 5. From the library or internet find out their success story. Write it in your own words in about 20 to 30 lines of your notebook.
Give your write-up a suitable title.
Make groups and discuss the following:
Name a few scientists/explorers/social reformers/inventors/discoverers, who spent most of their lives to find solutions to some major problems/setbacks, that mankind faced.
Read the story and complete the following.
Revathi’s grief knew no bounds because, ____________.
Think and answer in your own words.
What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
Read other poems by Leigh Hunt, especially 'Abou Ben Adhem'.
Compare the messages in that poem with those in 'The Plate of Gold'. What do you observe?
Given below are various professions in column A and in column B, the nature of work in respective professions. Match the columns.
| A | B |
| (i) Anaesthetist | (a) Specialist in the treatment of problems concerning the position of teeth and jaws. |
| (ii) Pharmacist | (b) A person who designs buildings and supervises the process of constructing them. |
| (iii) Orthodentist | (c) A person who is in charge of a newspaper or of a part of a newspaper. |
| (iv) Dermitologist | (d) The medical study of the skin and its diseases. |
| (v) Architect | (e) A person who has been trained to prepare medicines and sell them to the public. |
| (vi) Chartered Accountant | (f) A person whose job is to give drugs which makes the person not feel pain especially in preparation for a medical operation. |
| (vii) Editor | (g) A person who is engaged in the profession of accounting and examining the statements and records of accounts. |
How do we help animals and birds?
Form groups and discuss the following statements, in the context of the extract.
‘If he is indeed wise, he does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind’ Kahlil Gibran.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass.
Enact the advertisement:
Seven children wait in different places, striking a suitable pose as shown in the ad. The character ‘Krispy Krunchy’ comes in dancing. He goes near every child, singing the words shown in the ad. He offers a Krispy Krunchy piece to every child.
The child eats it and begins to smile and clap. At the end, the character faces the class, shows a big pack of Krispy Krunchy, and presents the last few lines.
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Think of the people you like. Do you like them because they have a fair (white) skin or because of some other qualities? List those qualities.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Where does the story take place?
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
waterbody - pool ____________.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem (Autumn).
Rohan had finished ______ rounds of the tree before Mrs. Groover discovered him.
Read the following words aloud and copy them in your notebook.
- idle
- enough
- exclaimed
- commotion
- astounded
- antics
- wander
- wielding
Form groups of 5-8 and list the following.
Bad habits
List all the pairs of antonyms you find in the passage.
What happened to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea?
Identify the character or speaker.
Now pray tell me, sir, your reason for raising this sea-storm?
Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
In New York, Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he.
Hamid’s friends are ______
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
What do the people do when the festival of Music is celebrated?
If you are a flight attendant how will you deal with the hijackers?
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 |
Grandmother had wanted the peepul tree cut down because______.
Mother did not ask for______.
Identify the speaker/character.
They somehow managed to put him on the platform.
| 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.
What day is it?
Where is the key?
Raju loves______.
The pigeon started to worry for her friend.
Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.
Did Robinson kill Friday?
The old man put _____ on the mouth of the gourd.
All the children wished to go to the______.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for lost teeth ______.
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Fill in the blank
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
Nithin's mom said that Bala's father is a ______ magician.
Why did Bala go to Chennai with his father?
What was his dream ?
Read the passage 3 times and colour the medal each time.
The school was decorated for the Annual Sports Day. The children came to the running track to cheer the runners. The next event was 800 meters running. Megala was in the race. She wanted to win the race, but the other runners were district and divisional winners. The race started. All had to finish two laps. At the end of the first lap, Megala was in the fifth place. Suddenly, she fell on the ground. Everyone ran to help her. But before that she got up and started to run. All children and teachers cheered her. She had come last, but the headmaster gave her a special prize.
What happens when the day is over?
Why did grandfather give the children money?
