What does history tell us?

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History tells us the life of nations, of great men and women.

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पाठ 7.1: A Birthday Letter - Exercise [पृष्ठ १८०]

पाठ 7.1 A Birthday Letter
Exercise | Q A. 4. | पृष्ठ १८०

Refer to what happens in the folktale and complete the story with the help of the hints given in the mind map.

(1)	There lived an honest man with his wife, who had a favourite ___________ got a treasure.
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(2)	There dwelt a covetous and stingy old man and woman __________
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(3)	The wicked old couple seized the dog, and __________
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(4)	They broke the mortar ___________
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(5)	They collected all the ashes that remained ___________

The purpose of the visit of the narrator was to buy his ancestral house back.

Where had he left his childhood treasures?

Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B

S.No.	A	B
1.	pruning	soaked
2.	chiming	shaky
3.	drenched	flourishing
4.	dizzy	lively
5.	prosperous	ancient
6.	sprightliness	trimming a plant
7.	treasure	emitting a sound
8.	rusty	a collection of precious things

Imagine a situation where your house is surrounded by water and answer the following.

What precautions would you take if there is an announcement about flooding in your area?

There were ______ villages in the valley.

Identify the character or speaker of the following line.

My men have been on their feet for days.

Learn the following idioms on bears.

Sl.No.	IDIOM	MEANING
1.	hungry as a bear	being very hungry
2.	gruff as a bear	being unsociable, speaking in a very abrupt, rude way
3.	take the bear by the tooth	put oneself in a dangerous position
4.	as busy as a hibernating bear	remaining idle
5.	a bear hug	put one's arms around someone and hug them affectionately
6.	a bear market	a period of time when investors are more likely to sell rather than buy shares

The Germans had placed Christmas trees in front of their__________.

One of the German soldiers worked as a _________ at Victoria Station.