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प्रश्न
What does the phrase ‘as if he were on needles’ mean? Can you think of another phrase with a similar meaning substituting the word ‘needles’?
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उत्तर
It means feeling very restless and uncomfortable. A similar phrase is “as if he were sitting on hot bricks.”
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
That for themselves a cooling covert make
"Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with the sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;
..................
(a) Identify the poem and the poet.
(b) What is the role of the clear rills?
(c) How has the mid forest brake become rich?
(d) Name the figure of speech in 'cooling covert'.
Complete the following table :
Read the passage and complete the activities given below :
B1 Pick out
The correct answers from the statements given below:
B2 Fill in the gaps with the information given in the passage :
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below :
A1 Compare the old and new house and complete the table :
| Points | Old House | New House |
| Surrounding | razzle-dazzle | – |
| Size of the house | – | big |
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city’s commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she asked father, “We do not have enough curtains for this place. And the furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at such a distance from the dining-room? It is like doing a route march. And who is going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made extravagant promises to help in the household chores. Keep our rooms tidy. Put away our toys and books. She smiled with amused disbelief, her mind already working out how many meters of curtain-cloth would be needed and so on.
A2 Complete :
Complete the following list of objections that the mother had with the new house :
(i) Inadequate _______
(ii) Do not have _______
(iii) Kitchen at a distance from _______
(iv) A very big _______
A3 Personal response:
Do you agree with the objections raised by the mother? Explain.
Answer the following question in 200-250 words:
How did Kitty help Anne overcome her loneliness?
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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honing our seafaring skills
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ominous silence
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Mayday calls
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pinpricks in the vast ocean
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a tousled head
How does the insertion of dialogue in the story contribute to its interest?
How does G. N. Devy bring out the importance of the oral literary tradition?
Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo entered the old stone house carrying _______________.
Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Say why the speaker of the poem wishes to be a -
watchman
Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.
We Indians are obsessed with foreign things.
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
The poet was exalted at the sight of the cherry tree.
Have you heard of birds that fly from one part of the world to another in small or large flocks?
They are called Migratory birds.
Discuss and write down two reasons why they migrate and return.
What is the Rhyme scheme of stanzas 1 to 3 and the last two stanzas?
How does it differ in the remaining stanzas 4 to 7?
Write any five illnesses of the animals in the poem that you find most amusing / laughable.
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners plan to construct buildings wherever they find a place.
Read 'The City Planners' by Margaret Atwood.
Complete the phrase using a word from the poem.
______ march
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Oberon transforms Bottom's head into that of an ass.
Give reasons :
Oberon and Titania fight for the custody of the Indian boy because - Oberon wants __________________.
Discuss the question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What does the ad tell you?
Discuss the following question after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.
What would happen if you never ate Krispy Krunchy?
How do the following avoid giving anything to the traveller?
Motiram
(Answer in one or two lines.)
Read the following words. Write the words that are combined to make these words.
- faraway
- nobleman
- whoever
- moneylender
- sometimes
Add ten more words to the list on your own. Each of the component words must be meaningful.
Visit a library:
Read other tales from Shakespeare, for example, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Macbeth, and The Tempest.
Write about what you would like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
Write five words each -
with the suffix
- -less
- -ly
- -ness
Write the following:
The sights mentioned in the third stanza.
Answer in your own words.
How many chores did the ancestor from 1800 have to do?
Write your own impressions about the news items given in (a), (b), (c), and (d) in the table below.
| News item | Good news Bad news | Reliable Unreliable | Interesting Uninteresting Boring | Others |
| (a) | ||||
| (b) | ||||
| (c) | ||||
| (d) |
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children would have behaved well on the train if their aunt had scolded them harshly.
Rearrange the following in their proper order as in the poem. Write the serial number against each line:-
(a) The Ostad sang the Malkous Raga enchantingly.
(b) Akbar followed Tansen, dressed miserably.
(c) I request you to sing such a song that will I experience unmatched joy.
(d) Ostad was nowhere to be seen.
(e) O Divine Teacher, please gift us the joy of your song.
(f) One day, the singer sang Deepak Raga in the court.
(g) Akbar expressed his wish to meet the Teacher.
(h) He experienced heavenly delight.
(i) Tansen sings to please the earthly king but Ostad devotes his songs to God.
(j) She sang Raga Malhar, which had a cooling effect.
Find the meaning of the following word.
starlets
Does Marouckla get any of the things she brings?
Discuss how you will measure the worth of a book.
Which event in the story tells us that the lion was brave?
WWW is a short form of World Wide Web.
Find ten other short forms related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
Read the story again and write how these character reacted in these situation:
It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears. Mrs. Krishnan …………………....…..
Dr. Krishnan ……………..…......…….
Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?
What did Hamid buy at the fair? And for whom?
Two scary events from this section are listed here. Write the events that take place in between in the correct order.
What do you need to learn to live a good life in this world?
| soft | vain | fear | joy | love | heard | toiled | mild | good | sand | life | harsh |
The ______, the______, which it may bring.
drenched – thoroughly wet
He is drenched to the skin. ______
The aliens gave a new shuttle to them.
He got _________ the disease.
What is the use of mechanical parts?
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
I saw a ______ on the flower.
Write the correct form for the present perfect tense.
They ______ (start) playing.
Why did everyone ridicule the boy?
The old man was carrying _____.
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She won the game _____
______is next to parents in care.
Name the character or speaker.
"Did someone scold you?"
Fill in the blank
Name a few things that sink.
Did the girl buy a picture book?
