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प्रश्न
Tick the statement that is true.
Rajendra Desphande was a historical event.
पर्याय
True
False
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उत्तर
Rajendra Deshpande was a historian. (True)
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Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
What was the incident of the Frost King? How did it affect Helen?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) After initial reluctance why did the lawyers tell Gandhiji that they were ready to follow him into jail?
(b) What is Mukesh's attitude towards the family business of making bangles?
(c) How does the poet show the futility of Aunt Jennifer's efforts?
(d) Stephen Spender in his poem, 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' paints a dismal picture of poverty. Comment.
(e) Jackson went through the contents of Rev. McLeery's suitcase. Which object therein puzzled him sorely? What was his comment on that?
(f) How did the servants react when they realized that Dr. Sadao was going to save the life of an enemy?
Chimps making their own fishing rods is an indication that
Read the following passage carefully and do the given activities:
A.1) True or False:
Write the statements and state whether they are true or false:
(i) Those who choose to live well must help others.
(ii) If neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily improve the quality.
(iii) The farmer grew award-winning corn.
(iv) The reporter discovered that the farmer didn’t share his seed corn with his neighbors.
There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his sweet corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
“Why sir”, said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves. So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.
The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.
A.2) Consequences:
Write the consequences:
(i) The farmer shares the corn.
(ii) The farmer doesn’t share the corn.
A.3) Antonyms:
Find out the words opposite in meaning from the passage:
(i) superior x _______
(ii) lost x _______
(iii) improve x _______
(iv) inconstantly x _______
A.4) Language study:
(i) We must help our neighbors. (Replace the modal auxiliary showing advice).
(ii) The wind picks up pollen from ripening corn and swirls it field to field. (Use “not only…….. but also” and rewrite)
A.5) Personal Response:
What do you learn from the story? Suggest a suitable title.
Mention three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.
Underline the important words and phrases.
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________a deaf ear to
What were the voices that Paul heard? Did they lead him to success in the real sense?
Examine the communication channels in the story between Paul and his uncle.
Why did the author finally give up on his watch?
How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Answer in your own words.
What did Revathi discover about her balsam plants?
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Bofors guns _____________.
Read the poem below and fill in the gaps, choosing appropriate pairs of rhyming words, to make them meaningful.
|
Little things Little drops of water, Thus the little minutes, Little deeds of kindness, |
(love - above / sand - land / be - eternity)
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
The newly planned city looks modern and amazingly beautiful.
Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb:
A Bad workman blames his tools.
Visit a library:
This story is a fable. Find two more fables. Share them with your friends.
Choose the odd one out :
Flute, Snug, Quince, Cobweb.
Prove with the theme of the play/extract that the deeper human emotion which profoundly interested Shakespeare was jealousy.
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements - those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
What two basic rules were followed in the Science Fair?
The items in the programme below have got mixed up. Rearrange them in the proper order. Just add the number in the left-hand column.
| Balanand Vidyalaya Art Festival Programme | |
| ( ) | → Koli Dance |
| ( ) | → igniting the Lamp |
| ( ) | → Chief Guest Speaks |
| ( ) | → Appraisal of the Art Festival |
| ( ) | → Dignitaries Arrive |
| ( ) | → Recital of ‘Taal kacheri’ |
| ( ) | → Welcome and Introduction of Guests |
| ( ) | → Prize Distribution |
| ( ) | → The Boy Comes Home - A skit by Std IX |
| ( ) | → Vote of Thanks |
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Sorrowful times are ______ darkness.
Find the meaning of the following words or phrases :
- ridges
- brimming
- eddying
- babble
- fallow
- trout
- netted
Who is the speaker in this poem?
Imagine that you are in a land of tiny people like Lilliput. Write about some of the interesting things you might see there, including animals, houses, plants, vehicles, etc. Find an interesting name for this land.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
magnificent
____________ raised a dreadful storm.
Read the story again and write how these character reacted in these situation:
Zigzag hardly never sleeps.
Somu………………………
Dr.Krishnan……………………….
Teach me to appreciate ______.
- nature
- destruction
- small creatures
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
SCD, TEF, UGH, ______, WKL
Why did the train stop in the middle of the forest?
Did he hire Kiouni? Why?
What is the ‘breath of life’?
Identify the speaker/character.
Don't worry, Madam, it's only a warning.
Read the following article about the amazing similarities between the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln; then underline the passive forms.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Voters elected John F. Kennedy to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln was elected president in 1860. Voters elected Kennedy president in 1960.
Both men were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Lincoln was shot on a Friday. Someone shot Kennedy on a Friday.
Lincoln was shot in the head. The gunman shot Kennedy in the head.
Lincoln’s secretary was called Kennedy. Kennedy’s secretary was called Lincoln.
Lincoln was assassinated by a Southerner. A Southerner assassinated Kennedy.
Lincoln was succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson. A Southerner named Johnson succeeded Kennedy.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names and both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at a theatre named “Ford”. The gunman shot Kennedy in a car called a “Lincoln” that the company Ford made.
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and the police caught him in a theatre.
Booth was assassinated before his trial. Someone assassinated Oswald before his trial.
Why do we need trees? List four reasons that Grandfather gives.
What does the tamarind give?
Where did Raj’s mother send him?
Describe the beauty of the blue mountain.
There is a connection between the rhyming words and rhythms of the train. Present your views about it.
Discuss in groups. Retell the story in your own words. Each one should say one sentence.
You can begin like this:
Gulliver was travelling in a ship. One stormy night, the ship was wrecked...
Nilavan unknowingly started the space shuttle.
________ was a young talented doctor.
Who helped Jaswant in the battle against Chinese?
Why did she pick up her pace?
Take out the correct rhyming pair from the poem and match with the given word.
| 1. | tall | |
| 2. | light | |
| 3. | might |
Choose the champion of the year.
______ over heard her father’s talking on the phone about the robbery.
Who disguised himself as an old man?
Where does the scene take place?
Pick out the rhyming words and write.
| green | |
| human | |
| will | |
| welfare |
The king looked for a______.
What is the main idea of the story?
What was Farhan's father's advice to his son?
What should we do for success?
Which part of the plant should be watered?
How did the tree help the boy earn money?
Where did they go to buy books?
