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प्रश्न
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to meet one's match
पर्याय
to meet a partner who has similar tastes
to meet an opponent
to meet someone who is equally able as oneself
to meet defeat
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उत्तर
to meet one's match - to meet someone who is equally able as oneself
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any four of the following in 30 − 40 words each :
(a) What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?
(b) How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad's house?
(c) Why does one feel 'a sudden strangeness' on counting to twelve and keeping quiet?
(d) Mention any two things which cause pain and suffering. (A Thing of Beauty)
(e) When was the Tiger King in danger of losing his throne?
(f) What role did the American professor play in bringing Hana and Sadao together?
Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
Helen had a great love for animals and birds. Write about this aspect of her character.
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You notice a sense of urgency in the poet's request – what is the reason for this?
How did the author feel about her mother's passion to make her a dancer?
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I have cordial relationships with all but I cannot connect with anyone.
Find from the library or internet other poems composed on tiny living creatures. Try to understand the message in each of them.
Name the festival that you enjoy most of all. Fill in the facts about that festival.
- Name of the festival:
- When it is celebrated:
- Why it is celebrated:
- How it is celebrated:
- Special cuisine:
- Other special features:
Read the story and choose the appropriate meaning.
Palette __________________.
Discuss with your partner the different ideas connoted by the word 'season'.
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Write about how your family supports you to go to school.
Wash your handkerchief clean. Hang it with a peg to dry in the wind. Watch how it flutters.
Shakespeare’s poetry has come to be valued for its own sake on the stage. Comment with reference to the play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
Why does Didi say ‘No party for me!’?
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What does the title of the poem say?
Find two examples of the word made by using the following suffix.
-ness
Complete the following using your own idea:
His head was too big to ______.
Portia saved Antonio in the court of law.
Write a short note on the following:
Prince Siddharth’s protected life.
Read the passage and name the following.
He composed the Illiad and Odyssey.
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“Mighty thy Teacher must be and divine.”
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
“O Holy Master, bless us with thy song !”
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List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should always speak softly but clearly.
Write how the travellers crossed the second gulf.
Choose a word that has at least four letters in it. Imagine that it is a short form. Write the name /phrase /words it stands for.
For example, STEP : Sunday and Thursday Evening Programmes.
How did Helen overcome her handicaps?
How did Helen Keller help other blind people?
Guess the meaning of the following word.
magnificent
What were Chulongs plans for the bird?
From the poem ‘The Grumble Family’ what kind of behavior does the poet want the readers to possess?
Bring out a few differences between the two art forms: Therukoothu and Bommalattam.
Grandfather felt planting trees would help the forest because______.
Merlin was thrilled when the school arranged the trip because ______.
Write the story in your own words
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The girl was badly hurt.
Amuthan locked the door behind him.
How did the aliens know the boys' language?
Choose the odd one out.
Write the rhyming word.
Bird - ______.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Why did everyone ridicule the boy?
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did Appu share guava?
______are the real wealth.
Who made the tree become a monster?
Fill in the blank
What did Rani want to become?
What did Ani's parents teach her?
Mugund loved wild animals.
He got an admission to study at Stanford University ______.
What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?
Name a few things that sink.
Who was burning with curiosity?
What does the earth do when the day is over?
What did he claim to know?
Read the poem.
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For want of a horse, the rider was lost,
For want of a rider, the battle was lost,
For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail!
[traditional rhyme]
Now form questions for the answers given in the speech bubbles.
Pick out word which mean the same as
not protected (para 2)
