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प्रश्न
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________ends meet
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उत्तर
To make ends meet
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Attempt in 120‒150 words a character sketch of Miss Sullivan.
Answer any four of the following in 30–40 words each :
(a) Describe the irony in Saheb's name.
(b) Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in Champaran?
(c) Aunt Jennifer's efforts to get rid of her fear proved to be futile. Comment.
(d) What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a slum?
(e) When he was only ten days old, a prediction was made about the future of the Tiger King. What was ironic about it?
(f) What was his father's chief concern about Dr. Sadao?
Answer any four of the following questions in 30 - 40 words each :
(a) What kind of gold did the people of Seemapuri look for in the garbage ? (Lost Spring)
(b) Why did Gandhi tell the court that he was involved in a 'conflict of duties' ?
(c) How do we get joy from life which is otherwise full of sorrows ? (A Thing of Beauty)
(d) For Aunt Jennifer, what do the tigers symbolise ?
(e) What made the chief astrologer place his finger on his nose ? (The Tiger King)
(f) On the seventh day after the American soldier was found by Dr. Sadao two things happened. Why did Hana feel scared of the second ?
How do chimps drink water from the waterholes?
Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal?
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- _________________
- _________________
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Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.
'Sushruta Samhita'
Fill in the gaps in the table of Degrees of Comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| (1) | ____________ | ____________ | oldest |
| (2) | ____________ | healthier | ____________ |
| (3) | near | ____________ | ____________ |
| (4) | ____________ | finer | ____________ |
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| (6) | small | ____________ | ____________ |
| (7) | ____________ | faster | ____________ |
| (8) | high | ____________ | ____________ |
Say WHY. . . . . .
Hardy invited Littlewood for a discussion.
Form suitable groups and discuss the following.
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- Humour
- Supernatural event
- Wisdom
- Suspense
- Magic
- Beauty of Nature
- Wit
- Play upon words
- Sadend
- Violence
Form groups and discuss the following question:
The events described in the poem take place at a certain place, at a certain period of the year, under specific weather conditions. Describe the place, the time, and the weather conditions.
Visit a library:
Read the biographies of other Indian Saints. Share at least one story from their life with your friends. What message does it contain?
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass.
Write a short note on the following:
The living world on Rakata
Select the correct options :
A Midsummer-Night’s Dream is a ___________________.
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- comedy of errors
- a comedy based on fantasy
- a character play
- a revenge tragedy
- belongs to realm of dreams
Explain the following statement with reference to the context.
And then, once the ring's broken, we'll get to work and show the public every day just how incompetent the Mayor is!
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What should human beings do in order to make progress?
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Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage:
To this day, we venerate this tree as ____________.
Find the meaning of the following word.
thee
Think and answer:
Is the poet talking about heavy rains in the rainy season or rain that has come after a long time?
Often the brook speaks of itself as if it is human.
For example, 'I bicker down a valley.'
Find two other examples of the human activities of the brook.
Name the following.
Not comfortable with the wet ground.
Describe Gulliver’s walk around the city.
Write slogans for the cleanliness drive in your area.
What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?
What do you understand by the mother’s act of throwing the shoe?
Title summarises the story. Each paragraph is a part of the story. Look at the following expressions and find out the paragraphs that best suit these expressions.
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‘ If only her son were there, it would have been a different kind of Eid’! What had happened to her son?
When are we in a state of trance?
What do the people do when the festival of Music is celebrated?
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
SCD, TEF, UGH, ______, WKL
What did Mr. Fogg mean by, ‘it was foreseen’?
Read the poem aloud in pairs
Read the line and answer the question.
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky
Where does the poet want to go?
Merlin was thrilled when the school arranged the trip because ______.
Why did the farmer have to travel far?
The dry earth soaked up the moisture as a hungry puppy laps up milk. It means______.
Which line tells you that the girl was faster than the boy?
It is used in the fisher’s _____.
Why do the soldiers (people) die? When will it stop?
What does a DIY kid refer to?
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
They would rest on the tree.
Match the words with the pictures.
| Robinson |  |
| cannibals |  |
| Friday |  |
| footprint |  |
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She won the game _____
______ lies stretching in the river.
Name the character or speaker.
"Do you have a fever?"
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
tree- ______
When do you feel proud?
Who lived in the old house?
Write the word with same meaning.
tap- ______
What incident made Mugund make a wooden drum?
Which problem do you think you can solve with art? How?
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When should we not water the plants?
