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Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase. to take issue with

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Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.

to take issue with

पर्याय

  • to accept

  •  to discuss

  • to disagree

  • to add

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उत्तर

to take issue with - to disagree.

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पाठ 7: The Adventure - Working with words [पृष्ठ ७०]

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पाठ 7 The Adventure
Working with words | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ७०

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!

(1) The poem is a ……………………
    (a) Praise
    (b) Prayer
    (c) Story in the form of poem
    (d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.


Who was Selden? Why was he on the moor?


Complete the following statements :

(ii) Maharashtra depends on India, because ................

 


Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :

B1 State which of the following statements are

True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.

“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?
They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear.
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course”.
 
B2 Give Reason
Elderly people should be around us. Justify.
 
B3  Rhyme Scheme
The rhyme scheme for the first four lines is _______
(a) abab
(b) abb
(c) abba

Notice the following uses of the word ‘tell’ in the text.

1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary.

2. I would tell her English words and little things about Western science and learning.

3. At her age, one could never tell.

4. She told us that her end was near.


Given below are four different senses of the word ‘tell’. Match the meanings to the uses listed above.

1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words

2. count while reciting

3. be sure

4. give information to somebody


This short story revolves around a single important event. Discuss how the narrative is woven around this central fact.


“I have done something; oh, God! I've done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?


Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
Replacing old machines with new is better than getting them repaired.


Why is the poem entitled 'Hawk Roosting'?


What do the references to the birds and animals made in the poem suggest?


How does the poem bring out the elusive nature of happiness in human existence?


Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.

I wish to be friends with someone but my friendship is rejected.


Make groups and discuss the following:

Did they themselves suffer from those problems/setbacks?


Think and answer in your own words in your notebook.

Why do you think God created worms? What is their ecological importance?


Make a list of words related to agriculture.


Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.

Planners are concerned about the environment of the area.


Discuss with your partner the different ideas connoted by the word 'season'.

  1. _______________________
  2. _______________________
  3. _______________________

Say WHY. . . . . .

Hardy and Ramanujan could not talk freely with each other.


Form groups and discuss the following question:

Why are the clothes compared to living things?


Find a suitable object for each comparison.


Name the type of fabric closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. Why did Gandhiji want all of us to use this fabric?


Draw a diagram to show a volcanic eruption from its description given in this passage. Label the diagram. Show the following in it :

Volcano; earth’s crust; crack in the earth’s crust; hot molten rock; red, hot lava; smoke; ash; burning chunks of rock.


Discuss the question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.

What does the ad tell you?


Read the story and write about the following in short.

Yonamine Chiru of Okinawa


Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,

The lesson that Bushi learned.


Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour of the topic (pros) and those against it (cons). (3-6 points each).

Boys cannot cook or do any housework.


Who was Sushruta?


Have you seen a newborn young one of an animal?


Read the passage and name the following.

He led the defense of Troy for nine years.


Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.

Epics are long poems that ______________________.


Read the lines of the following poem. Guess and fill in suitable words to make the lines rhyme -

Golden Glow

Soon after dawn, rises the _________________.
It wakes and enlivens every _________________.
It scares away the long, dark _________________.
The shining stars go out of _________________.
From tree to tree birds flit and, _________________.
Searching for food, with a sharp _________________.
The buds that open now show their, _________________
As flowers, they dance with beauty and _________________.
The hill slope wears a grassy green,_________________
The curved sparkling river, it's gold _________________.
The cock then crows to give a loud, _________________
Come on! wake up, folks! One and _________________.
I, then wake up, ‘Good Morning’ to,_________________
Let’s all look forward to a golden _________________.


Rohan desperately wished for ______.


Who said the following, to whom, and when?

“As you desire, Huzoor.”


Find out how the following game is played.

Badminton


Rewrite the following line in your own words.

'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'


Why did he spill the milk?


Identify the character or speaker.

What a trouble must I have been to you then!


Write the name of the toys against each picture.


Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further. 

Why did Tom wish that he were sick?


Teachers help me to learn ______ things.

  1. new
  2. bad
  3. difficult

Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below

Festival of Flowers.


Identify the character/speaker.

I must find out why he's in such a hurry!


Identify the character/speaker.

You may stay if you answer my riddle.


There are seven kinds of sea turtles in the world.


Amma bought the vegetables from the______.


What should we do to save the Earth?


Jaswant managed to kill _________ Chinese soldiers.


What will you do if someone ensnares birds?


Take out the correct rhyming pair from the poem and match with the given word.

1. tall  
2. light  
3. might  

Look at the picture and tick Choose the correct word.


What did the oil seller perform?


______was with Robinson.


______is next to parents in care.


What did Kani realize in the story?


Why did Manju’s parents leave the village?


Why did Bala go to Chennai with his father?


What does she paint?


Write the correct word.

rooster, king, hen, tiger, queen, tigress.


Why did the animals think that the jackal was a king?


Why did the dogs feel scared when they saw the jackal?


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