What do you think is the message that the author seems to convey through the story?

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The author has tried to make a point that how people living by age-old impractical values weave their own fall and create unnecessary disturbance in society. One should evolve as time advances and society grows. Sticking to false pride is not what will bring prosperity to one. One must be cautious and keep a wide eye to see if one is taking advantage of their virtues.

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Talking about the text | Q 3 | पृष्ठ १७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Attempt the following in 150-200 words.

Why does Anne call herself 'a bundle of contradictions'?

Read the following passage and complete the activities given below:

A1. Name the following: With reference to the passage.

(i) Two people who influenced Mashelkar ________.

(ii) The trust which granted a scholarship to Mashelkar _______.

(iii) The Director of the Board of Tata Motors _______.

(iv) Principal Bhave demonstrated _______.

In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination – i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.

I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there as a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life. So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second great guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science. I still remember one of the interesting experiences when, on a Friday afternoon, Principal Bhave took us out into the sun to demonstrate to us how to find the focal length of a convex lens. He had a piece of paper here, a convex lens here and he moved it up and down and there was a point when there were a sharp focus and a bright spot on the paper.

He showed the distance between the paper and the lens and said that this distance was the focal length. But then the paper started burning. For some reason, he then turned to me, and said, “Mashelkar, if you focus your energies like this, you can burn anything in the world.”

A2. Supply the information from the passage.

(i) Mashelkar could continue his studies because ________.

(ii) The teaching of Principal Bhave’s experiment was ________.

(iii) Mashelkar considers his mother as the greatest Guru because ________.

(iv) The paper started burning because ________.

A3 Word Register (from the passage)

Prepare a word register for the word Education

A4 Modal Auxiliary

(i) I used to go to collect 60 rupees per month.

(Rewrite the sentence using Modal Auxiliary ‘would’)

(ii) Reported Speech:

Principal Bhave said, “Mashelkar if you focus your energies like this, you can burn anything in the world.”

(How will Mashelkar report this to his friend?)

A5 Personal Response

What is the role played by our parents in shaping our careers?

Mention the way in which the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died.

Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
cairn of rocks

Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
salt flats

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.

blow-by-blow account
morale booster
relegated to
political acumen
de facto
astute
doctored accounts
gave vent to

Both Ramanand and Azam Khan seem to have very fixed views. How does Ramanand score over Azam Khan towards the end of the story?

How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.

What do you infer from Darwin's comment on his indifference to literature as he advanced in years?

What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?

Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?

Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemicals.

Answer in your own words.

What helped Revathi to claim her plants - her belief in magic or the belief in her convictions? Explain your choice.

There are different types of short stories. Use a dictionary/internet and find out what each of the following types refers to.

fable:
anecdote:
fairy tale:
parable:
tragedy:
humorous story:
detective story:
myth:

Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.

The Government made a ______ (announcement) about their new taxation policy.

Write 3 to 4 lines about the following in your own words.

First Neurosurgeon

Choose the correct alternative from the following -

From one star given to the movie, we conclude that - _______________.

An activity:
Speak fast, think faster! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time

What is not likely to happen or will never happen...

‘It won’t rain in the classroom... I won’t ever see a live dinosaur... The sun will never set in the east...’ etc.

Read the following.

I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
I see what I eat. I eat what I see.

Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.

Read: ‘Last Chance to See’ by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.

Think and answer:

Is the poet talking about heavy rains in the rainy season or rain that has come after a long time?

Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.

rain	drizzle	______	______	______
wind	breeze	______	______	______
sunshine	warm	______	______	______
waterbody	pool	______	______	______
size	big	______	______	______
size	small	______	______	______

Find three lines, that contain images of nature in the autumn season.

At night

______________________
______________________
______________________

Answer in your own words.

What did Neel realise from his encounter with his ancestors?

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 _________________.

Name the following.

Did not let the passes go waste.

Name the following.

Third-time winners of the Olympic gold medal for hockey.

Look at the speaker in each picture. Say whether each one is a good speaker. Give reasons for your answer.

Read the following.

Skipper: captain of a ship or boat.
Dipper: This word has two meanings. Dipper means a container for taking out water. Also, there are two constellations called Little Dipper (Little Bear) and Big Dipper (Big Bear) in the sky.
Milky Way: The band of light consisting of stars that spreads across the sky at night.

What did he try to take the milk from?

Why did he spill the milk?

What does a farmer need most for his fields?

Write what the lark does.

Guess the meaning of dreary.

Discuss, why it was considered as an adventurous and dangerous thing to travel in those days?

Identify the character or speaker.

I was Duke of Milan, and you were a princess.

What values did the child learn?

Why was it a struggle for the children to dry their clothes?

In what ways are we doing injustice to nature?

Read the lines and answer the questions.