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The movement words

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‘enter’, ‘tremor’, ‘stokes’, ‘flirts’, ‘launches’

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पाठ 3.2: The Laburnum Top - Note down [पृष्ठ ३२]

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पाठ 3.2 The Laburnum Top
Note down | Q 2 | पृष्ठ ३२

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?”
(Begin: The old woman asked Arun……………….) 


In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A.  Write sentence B.

(A) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day.
(B) She said, “.........................................................................” 


Who is the we referred to in the first line?


What does the word “clipped” mean in this poem?


Explain what is imagery in a poem. Flow has Angelou used it in the poem?


Comment on the imagery used in the poem.


How did the last event turn out to be special?


Show how the story though Indian in context is quintessentially human also. Discuss.


What are the techniques used by Ruskin Bond to create an atmosphere of strangeness, mystery and super naturalism in the story? Can Ruskin Bond be called a visual writer? Why?


Show how the story shows a conflict between humans and nature.


I have appointment________the dentist.


Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. 

Example:
(0) He had been (0) ……… (sit) on the bank of a small irrigation canal.
Answer: sitting

He was (1) ………. (gaze) at a couple of herons (2) ……… (fish) in the muddy water, when he (3) ……… (feel) something bumps his elbow. (4) ……… (look) around, he (5) ………. (find) at his side a little goat, jet black and soft as velvet with lovely grey eyes. Neither her owner nor her mother (6) ……… (be) around. She continued to (7) ……… (nudge) Mukesh, so he (8) ……… (look) in his pocket for nourishment. 


Referring closely to specific instances in the play 'Arms and the Man', discuss how Shaw presents class distinctions and social snobbery. 


Words which describe ‘sleek’, ‘alert’, and ‘abrupt’


What is the language spoken in Flanders?


Find out about as many Indian schools of painting as you can. Write a short note on the distinctive features of each school.


Why are the last two lines put within brackets?


Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics.
Public Health In Transition


Discuss in groups of four.

Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and an ailing environment?”


Locate the following words in the text and study their connotation.

1. gripped the imagination of

2. dawned upon

3. ushered in

4. passed into current coin

5. passport of the future


Based on the text enact your own version of the play. Work in pairs.


‘It was worth a wound—it was worth many wounds—to know the depth of loyalty and love that lay behind that cold mask’— how does this comment throw light on the kind of relationship between Holmes and Watson?


The contrast between the outward elegance of a person and his private behaviour.


It is difficult to adjust to a fall from glory.


The author is a humorist

a. How does the story reflect his sense of humour?

b. What makes his lady friend remark - 'You are quite a humorist'?

c. Give instances of the author's ability to laugh at himself.


Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories, comparing them.


Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do. Then say (in another paragraph) how you think you can make your dream come true.


Imagine your friend/younger brother or sister has committed a grave mistake that has resulted in a great loss to the college property or to your family. He/she seeks your advice to come out of the situation/problem. Write a dialogue between you and your friend/brother/sister who describes the entire situation and seeks help from you. Take the help of the following points.

  • Introduction
  • Confessing the mistake
  • Seeking help
  • Your advice/suggestion
  • Concluding part

Given below are a few famous bridges in India. Find out more information about them and write in your notebook.

  1. The Howrah Bridge.
  2. Laxman Zhula
  3. Pambum Bridge
  4. Worli Sea Link

“Lend thy ears to all but few thy tongue”…. is a famous quote by William Shakespeare. Justify.


Write a summary of the poem.

  • Title
  • Introductory paragraph (about the poem, type, nature, tone)
  • Main body (central idea, the gist of the poem)
  • Conclusion (opinion, views, appeal).

You are going to meet a Great Indian Bustard very soon. Prepare at least 10 questions to interview him.


Given below are the prerequisites for an interview. Fill up the boxes with suitable actions to be undertaken with reference to the given points.



Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.

Katherine encourages Dr. Stockmann to proceed in his attempts in the cause of public attempts.


Given in a mixed order below are some good human attributes of the family. Pick out from the box and write it against the line that reflects it.

The father told Fritz, the gourds would make excellent bowls and spoons and they cut them into various utensils ______________________.


Form groups of 5-8. Prepare short autobiographical speeches for each of these animals (10-15 lines). Use the following points :

  • How the animal lives - It’s the only way he/she can.
  • How he interacts with nature and other animals.
  • How humans interact with that species - whether it is fair, necessary, or desirable, etc.
  • The possible ill effects of the way human beings treat the animals, for the whole living world.
  • The animal getting ready to bid farewell to this world.


Think and write in your own words.

In which season does a greenwood turn to a yellow wood? Which stage in our life can be compared to that season?


Write the reason in your own words.

Ostad’s song was more elating than Tansen’s songs.


Prepare an announcement for an occasion like the one mentioned.


Discuss in pairs and write what your father and mother do for your family.

Father

Mother

  • Works hard to earn a living
  • ______
  • ______
  • ______
  • ______
  • keeps the house clean
  • ______
  • ______

Here is a dialogue between a father and his daughter. Continue the dialogue with at least five utterances and use all the clues given above.

Father: Hi Mary, it has been a very long time since we went on a trip. Let’s plan one.
Mary: Yes, dad. I am also longing to go. Why don’t we plan one for this weekend?
Father: Sure. Tell me, where shall we go?
Mary: Some place nearby but for at least two days.
Father: Hmm… I think we should go to the reserved forest nearby.
Mary: Yeah. I’ve never been to a forest. I have seen a forest only on the TV and movies. The forest is a good choice!
Father: OK. If we are going to the forest, we must list out what we should carry with us for two days.
Mary: I think we should carry suitable clothes like ________________________
Father: What about the food? Do you have any idea, Mary?
Mary: Yeah. For food, I suggest ________________________
Father ________________________
Mary: ________________________

Work in groups and discuss. Then write a diary entry in about 60-80 words describing your feelings and emotions for the given situation.
Imagine, you are Pongo.

Your feelings and emotions when you came back and found the oranges gone.


Describe the picture in 50 words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words given below.

modern world – left alone – busy – gadgets – cell phones – ignored – feels alone – lonely – sad feeling


Create a pamphlet for the following.

Make a pamphlet on the latest gadgets (Mention the variety of models, uses, needs, and availability).


Fill in the form given below.


The word in the sentence is jumbled. Write them in order.

was afraid I now.


Letters to friends and close family are written in the same way as you speak to them.

Krishna Boys’ Hostel      writer’s address

Model Public School

Kolkata

10th July 2000     date

My dear Ma,     greeting

This is my first letter after the summer vacation. We started our classes the day after we reached the hostel. I have settled in well.      introduction

We have a new teacher for clay modeling and pottery. She tells us how to make fruits and vegetables with clay. We then paint them. They look so real.   body

We have an inter-house poetry recitation coming up in August. I am really excited about it. It is a long poem but we learn it together with our teacher.

It is nice to be back in school with my friends and teachers. I remember you and Baba a lot. Give my love to grandmother and grandfather.  ending

Do write back soon.

Your loving son

Pratap,     closing

After reading the letter, answer the following questions.

  1. Who has written the letter?________
  2. To whom has the letter been written? ________
  3. Where is the writer of the letter? _________
  4. What is the name of his hostel? _________
  5. On which date was this letter written?________

Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question marks (?) apostrophe ( ' ) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.

dear samir,

i am sending you a photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy by next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure you are looking forward to seeing him I know you will like him

warm regards
sanju


Use the option to fill in the blank.

My toys ______broken.


We have heard of the proverb ‘Familiarity breeds contempt. Do you think that the passage of time strengthens friendship? Share your reasons with your class.


What did he keep doing while on his rounds?


‘Means should justify the end.’ Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry’s story


Summarising is to briefly sum up the various points given in the notes made from the original passage. It is a retrieval of information from the notes made. Hence, while writing it, one need not go back to the original passage but refer only to the notes made. A first draft will help us to write a fair summary.


The narrator was frustrated as ______.


In H.C. Anderson's story, what forces the Little Match Girl to go about selling matches on the street?


Think before you use! Name some ‘ready to eat’ and ‘ready to cook’ food items available in the market. Discuss the following in groups.

  1. Discuss whether it is necessary to use such items and why they are sold.
  2. Discuss the possible adverse effects of such food items.

The following are the different steps in a drama/play. They are in a mixed-up order. Rearrange them in ‘a’ proper order. Just write the order numbers in brackets.

  1. Characters Enter
  2. Climax
  3. Curtain opens
  4. Action begins
  5. Scene of the play
  6. Curtain closes
  7. Finale (Final outcome)
  8. Interaction of characters

How does John Brown convey his firsthand experience of war to his mother and evoke a deep emotional response in the readers? Justify your answer in about 200-250 words with supporting details from the poem, by John Brown.


Write a composition (300-350 words) of the following:

Write an original short story in which a woman, her strange neighbour and a police officer form the main characters.


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