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प्रश्न
The movement words
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उत्तर
‘enter’, ‘tremor’, ‘stokes’, ‘flirts’, ‘launches’
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What message is relevant to the present age in the poem?
There are two pauses when Kaspar tells Wilhelmine in the last stanza that it was a famous victory. Nay … nay…my little girl, quoth he.What do these pauses show?
Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun
To give it my loving friends to keep!
Naught man could do,have I left undone:
And you see my harvest, what I reap
This very day, now a year is run.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Comment on the tone of the Patriot in this stanza.
There's nobody on the house-tops now...
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
At the Shambles' Gate-or, better yet,
By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
What is ‘shamble’?
What is the theme of the poem? How is it conveyed?
The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.
Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.
Read the lines given above and answer the following question:
Explain in your own words the meaning of the line ‘the hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk’.
You are the captain of your college cricket team. You have your final match on Sunday. Your teammates are nervous. Prepare a speech motivating them to face the challenge courageously. (About 100 words)
I have never worn a more ill-fitting suit. (End: …………..ever worn.)
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Air pollution is responsible for the spread ……… bronchitis.
Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It's not my fault”, he shouted………”
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The noise prevented us _______ sleeping.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
The morning stretched calm, beautiful, and warm.
Sprawling half-clad, I gazed out at the form
Of shimmering leaves and shadows. Suddenly
A strong flash, then another, startled me.
I saw the old stone lantern brightly lit.
(A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: Vikram Seth)
(i) In which country did the incident described in the poem occur? What had caused the flashes? What happened to his home soon after?
(ii) Describe the injuries suffered by the Doctor.
(iii) What was his wife’s name? What happened to a house standing before them?
(iv) How does he describe the people he met on the way?
(v) Why were the people walking with their hands away from their bodies? What was common to all of them? What message does the poem convey?
There has been heavy rain in your city/town. You went to school but found that it was closed because of the rain. Describe the sights and sounds near the school and narrate how you finally reached home and spent the rest of the day.
We have had to respect for nature. Now we are suffering from the effects of global warming.
He had plenty of wealth but he was not happy.
(Begin: In spite............................................ )
The constellation Orion is associated with the legend of Osiris, the god of the afterlife.
Find out the astronomical descriptions and legends associated with the following.
(i) Ursa Major (saptarishi mandala)
(ii) Polaris (Dhruva tara)
(iii) Pegasus (winged horse)
(iv) Sirius (The dog star)
(v) Gemini (Mithuna)
Look for some other poem on a bird or a tree in English or any other language.
(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view, with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.
Why are the last two lines put within brackets?
List the pair of opposites found in the poem.
Look for some more poems in the rain and see how this one is different from them.
Discuss in groups of four.
“Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and an ailing environment?”
How did Holmes guess that John Garrideb would go to 136, Little Ryder Street? Did he expect to find what he ultimately did before he went there?
Identify instances of ironical comment in the story.
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
bed ______ ______
Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
streaked over
Read the words/phrases in the box. With your partner find their meaning in the dictionary.
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Harsh conditions harmless survive intruder threatened predators prey continually |
Fill in the blanks in the following passage with the above words/phrases.
All animals in forests and deserts struggle to ______________________in ______________
___________________ . Though most of the animals are ___________________, some are
dangerous when _____________________. If an ___________________ is noticed, they attack
or bite to save themselves. They struggle __________________ for food and water.
Some animals are called ______________because they __________________ on other animals.
Imagine you are journeying through a desert. Write a couple of paragraphs describing what you see and hear.
The extract deals with the atmosphere of two homes. Collect the words associated with - Library.
Complete the web highlighting the feelings/emotions of Tenzing after reaching the summit.
Planting and growing more crops a year seems to be progressed by normal standards, but the chapter makes a case against it. Give reasons.
Discuss with your partner and match the following expressions given in column A with their interpretations in column 'B'.
| Sr.No. | A | B |
| 1. | While Chief Baron Ear sat to balance the laws. | (a) Eyes are refrained from using spectacles. |
| 2. | They are made with the straddle as wide as the ridge of the Nose is. | (b) The responsibility of giving a verdict rested on the shoulders of the hearing organ. |
| 3. | That whenever the Nose put his Spectacles on, by daylight or candlelight Eyes should be shut! | (c) Spectacles are meant for none other than the nose. |
| 4. | So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, decisive and clear, without one if or but. | (d) The judge delivered a firm verdict without any doubt. |
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).
Understand the quotation and expand it in a paragraph format.
'Pride goes on horseback, but returns on foot'.
Hold a debate on - 'Pets or Pests?'
Collect quotations on the topic ‘choice’. Example :
| ‘Decisions are the hardest thing to make, especially when it is a choice between where you should be and where you want to be.’ |
Present the quotations in a beautiful hand on card paper.
Why should one learn to tackle one's problems by one’s own self?
Answer the following question :
How does fear lead us to error?
Write in your own words:-
What problems do customers face when they have to make a cash deposit at a bank?
Expand the theme in a write-up of about 20 lines.
‘Books are our real friends’
Complete the Interview with an imaginary Captain of the Ladies Cricket Team of your Town/City/State.
Interview
| Interviewer | J Prasad (J. P.) |
| Captain | Vijetha Bhide (V. B.) |
| J. P. | the presence of the Captain of our State Women’s Cricket Team, which won the final of the Inter State series in Mumbai, last week. Hello Vijetha, welcome to our show. |
| V. B. | Thank you for inviting me. |
(Now continue the interview adding about 4 to 5 Questions/Answers and conclude it with a farewell message.)
Write an article for the following.
Recently while returning home from school you were knocked down by a speeding motorcycle. You escaped with minor injuries. You are Kishore/ Kavitha of class XI, studying in GHSS, Coimbatore. Write an article to The Hindu, in about 150-200 words expressing your concern about the increasing number of road accidents due to reckless driving. Also, stress the importance of following traffic rules.
Write a paragraph comparing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. The following words will help you to write a compare and contrast paragraph.
| Similarities | Differences |
| is similar to | on the other hand |
| both | however |
| also | But |
| too | in contrast to |
| differs from | |
| while | |
| unlike |
“I met you yesterday.” Sam told me that he had met me ______
Write a character sketch of any character from fiction that has made an impact on you.
- Introduce the person.
- Highlight his/her character as revealed in the story.
- Talk about what others say about the character.
- Write if the character appealed to you, with reasons.
- Support your views with evidence from text.
Fill in the blank with choosing prepositions from the option.
As they flew ______ the tree they were trapped.
Work in a group and decide the things that you can do to help your grandparents or any old person.
Now, write five of these things that you will do.
List as many summer activities as you can.
Now group these activities into indoor and outdoor activities.
How was she felicitated on her return to India?
Given below is a list of tools and equipment. Associate them with the appropriate profession and complete the table.
plough, hammer, oven, thermometer, voltmeter, wood, chisel, seed drill, voltage, detector, cutting boards, stone picker, spatula, cultivator, nail puller, wire strippers, framing square, fork, flashlight
| Farmer | Carpenter | Electrician | Chef |
| plough | hammer | ||
Based on your understanding of the play, complete the Graphic Organiser (GO) suitably.
Why did they sympathize with the first patient?
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Why had Miss Meadows chosen 'A Lament' as the lesson that particular day?
Write a paragraph of about 150 word, on the following topic.
The value of discipline
“What man calls civilization always results in deserts. Man is never on the square he uses up the fat and greenery of the earth. Each generation wastes a little more of the future with greed and lust for riches”- Don Marquis
With our modern awareness of ecology are we likely to make sufficient progress in conservation, or are we still in danger of damaging the earth beyond repair? Write a discursive essay discussing the issue being raised.
Suppose one of your parents or an older relative wants to know about online shopping and you are explaining how to do it. Write a conversation between you and your parent/relative about it.
Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.
Describe the event that led the narrator, Shankar, to suggest digging the ground under the Deodar tree in the short story, Fritz. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
