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प्रश्न
The school system often curbs individual talents. Discuss.
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उत्तर
A model answer has been provided for students' reference.
It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.
Various points to prove the fact that the school system curbs individual talents are:
Focusses more on memorising facts and data rather than encouraging them to understand concepts and ideas.
Thrust on taking exams rather than focussing on increasing the mental and intellectual aptitude of a student;
The irregular student-teacher ratio makes it impossible for the teachers to provide individual attention to each and every student.
One-to-one interaction with the kids have lessened these days.
Quantity matters more than quality.
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.
Briefly comment on:
Tsetan’s support to the author during the journey.
How does the horse serve as a true friend and companion to Iona?
The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean
| bark | compass |
Fill in the blank.
“Hybrids need more _____________”, said Devu Handa.
Study the pictures below and note down the differences.
Little creatures in nature can also be your teachers. Think and write what we can learn from the following.
Bees:
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between a remote-sensing satellite and a natural satellite.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
Everyone stood ______ (horrified) when the terrible accident took place.
The poem expresses feelings of serenity. Pick out expressions from the above poem that express the same.
You have heard the proverb ‘Plan your work, work your plan’. It means - ________________.
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Use the letters in the word MATHEMATICIAN to make 4 letters/5 letter and 6 or more letter words, within a time limit fixed by your teacher.
With the help of the internet and other sources, obtain more information about the critically endangered birds and animals in India. Find the names of their sanctuaries.
What do restive horses do?
State a type of drama each from any four periods of history.
Differentiate between characters and characterization.
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
Its human to help others. Here the statement tells us that ____________________________.
In each of the following line, spot the sound that is used repeatedly -
- There’s a silver house in the lovely sky.
- As round as a silver crown
- It takes two weeks to build it up. And two to pull it down.
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.
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements - those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
How early did the preparations for the Science Fair begin?
Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.
Discuss what makes the following sentences funny.
- Your wasted time will be refunded.
- There was no highway attached to the booth.
Talk about your strengths.
Discuss:
Is it necessary to develop a good accent? Why? What efforts can you take to improve your pronunciation? With your teacher’s help, find out how to use online dictionaries for the purpose.
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.
Read the passage and name the following.
He led the defense of Troy for nine years.
Talk about the good qualities of any one person you do not like. (You need not name the person.)
List the lines that begin with 'Here' or 'And here'.
Also, list the sentences or phrases that begin with ‘And there’.
These phrases and sentences tell us about things that appear one after the other as the carriage moves. Can we tell which ones are closer to the train and which ones are at a distance? How?
The poet uses words to create pictures or 'images' in the reader’s mind. For example, 'And sparkle out among the fern.'
Write down other lines that create images or pictures in your mind. (Any 3)
Put the following events in proper order.
- Holmes and others go to the bank.
- Clay digs a tunnel.
- Ross closes the office of the 'Red-headed League'.
- Holmes catches the criminal Clay.
- Clay and Ross enter the cellar to steal the gold.
- The bank received a lot of gold from the Bank of France.
- Holmes visits the area around Mr. Wilson’s shop.
Now try to add a contradictory word to the following:
- What a ______ mess you’ve got us into!
- It’s a ______ imitation of a diamond necklace.
- My trip to Matheran was a ______ holiday.
- With such heavy makeup, she looks ______ ugly.
- A ______ crowd gathered to see the magic show.
Note: Contrasting words that go together are examples of the language device called Oxymoron.
List the characters in the play.
Birds and animals
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
Show the major events in the story of Pheidippides on a ‘time-line’.
There were many toys in the stall. Three of Hamid’s friends had bought some toys.
Write the names of Hamid’s friends in column A and the toys they bought in column B
| A | B |
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
What did Suresh ask Usha? Why?
Teachers help me to learn ______ things.
- new
- bad
- difficult
Fill in the blank
______ is the festival which fills our hearts with delight.
Fill in the blank.
______ is referred to as a festival of sacrifice.
Why did Alice follow the rabbit?
Why did the crowd gather by the side of the pond?
Why did the trees become a green blur?
Is TV and video game the only way to pass time? Can we do something else?
Match the following.
| cuckoo | blows |
| breeze | sings |
| river | swims |
| fish | flows |
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
The summer vacation ends _____ Monday.
Robinson sailed England after ______ years.
Parents never let us get ______.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for lame ______.
Do you think you treat everyone equally? Justify with an example.
Are you the first to protect the nature?
______will often say to be honest.
The merchant paid______ to the boatman.
Does the brush bend to her will?
Do we worry when the progress is slow?
Why did he go there?
Read the following passage and do the activities.
A1. State whether the following sentences are True or false. [2]
- The king’s temperament also changed.
- The king was happy with prediction of the astrologer.
- The courtiers sought an audience with Tenali Raman.
- Courtiers advised the king to regulate his diet.
A2. Complete the web. [2]
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King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning. He regularly applied oil on his body and thereafter worked out till all the oil came out with the sweat. This was followed by a long ride on his horse. Once the king started leading a sedentary lifestyle, and he stopped exercising. He no longer went horse-riding either. The king overate and as a result grew fat and heavy. The king‟s temperament also underwent a sea change. Noticing this, the royal physicians cautioned the king against the ill effects of overeating and explained to him the risks posed by obesity. They advised the king to regulate his diet, exercise, and take care of his health. The repeated advice he got from the physicians to eat less made him so angry that one day he announced a reward for anyone who could find him an easy cure. But there was one condition: those who failed would have their heads off. None dared to advise the king in this regard. The situation became precarious and as usual Tenali Raman was approached by the courtiers for a remedy. Tenali heard the problem and assured the courtiers of a viable solution. The next day, an astrologer predicted that the king had only a month left to live. When the king came to know of this, he was furious. The astrologer was ordered by the king to be imprisoned for a month so that his prediction could be put to test and so the hapless forecaster was sent to prison. |
A3. Find out describing words from the passage for the words given below. [2]
- exercise - ...........
- lifestyle - ...........
- ride - ...........
- physician - ...........
A4. Do as directed. [2]
- King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning.
(Use ‘used to’) - They advised the king to regulate his diet. (Pick out the infinitive)
A5. What are the benefits of daily exercise? [2]
How should teenagers guard against cyber crimes?
