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प्रश्न
The Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the cook to use the vegetable scraps instead of throwing them away.
- Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
- Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made useful.
- Put up your findings on the class board.
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उत्तर
- Scraps of paper, cardboard boxes, used-up ball pens, vegetable peels, leaves, and twigs, left over food, etc. are thrown away at home or in school.
- We can make things of papier-mache, decorative articles, and compost with them.
- Do it yourself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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| i. | Determination |
| ii. | Optimisation |
| iii. | Stamina |
| iv. | Perseverance |
| v. | Decisiveness |
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| Figure of speech | Meaning | Lines |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. |
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| Paradox |
A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June? |
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Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
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| Things you like to do | Things you do not like to do |
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b ______ p
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| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
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