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प्रश्न
What has the camera captured?
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उत्तर
The camera has captured a happy moment from the childhood days of the poet’s mother. The photograph was taken when the poet’s mother (at the age of twelve or so) went to a beach holiday with two of her cousins, Betty and Dolly. The captured picture serves as a preserved memory both for the mother as well as the poet.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Describe the progress made by Helen Keller during the two years she spent at Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City.
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?
The three stanzas depict three different phases. What are they?
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
salt flats
Explain the phrase.
Time's fool
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
'Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say'– what does the poet imply by this line?
Think and answer in your own words.
What could be the age group of the speaker in the poem?
Think and answer in your own words.
What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
Discuss in groups, reasons/ consequences/ effects:
The life of the cherry tree was threatened.
Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.
The Government made a ______ (announcement) about their new taxation policy.
A bridge connects people on either side of a river or valleys in cities or villages. Discuss with your partner the importance of a bridge to both the cities and the villages and complete the table.
| Cities | Villages |
Honey-bees live an organized life like human beings. Discuss what work the following honey-bees do, as per the poem. Write it down in your own words, in your notebook.
- King/Emperor bee
- Magistrate bees
- Merchant bees
- Soldier bees
- Mason bees
- Civilian bees
- Porter bees
- Judge bee
Ask your parents to show you TV programs on animals, wildlife and conservation on channels like the following:
DD National, National Geographic, Discovery, and Animal Planet.
Discuss with your teacher how/why are ‘stars’ given to a movie.
Language Study: Degrees of comparison.
We use different forms of adjectives and adverbs to show comparison. They are known as degrees of comparison.
- Positive: Mangesh was as strong as Ravi.
She is as tall as her sister. - Comparative: Mangesh was stronger than other players.
She is taller than her sister. - Superlative: Mangesh was the strongest player in the team.
Their sister is the tallest amongst the three.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.
He is a major character. He dominates in the story.
Prove with the theme of the play/extract that the deeper human emotion which profoundly interested Shakespeare was jealousy.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What would he do if he had the power to do it?
Write the following in short:
The story of the three caskets.
Read the passage and name the following.
He persuaded Helen to elope with him.
Sayali was travelling in space for the first time.
Which of the words and phrases in the poem will you use in a realistic description?
Put a tick mark against the ones you will use.
- little
- shining tail
- golden scale
- cheerful
- grin
- claws
- gently smiling
- jaws
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
Papa Panov gave hot soup to the sweeper, milk to the young mother, and coffee to the beggars.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
In a discussion, you should share your ideas with others.
List the characters in the play.
Human characters
List the characters in the play.
Birds and animals
List the rhyming words in the (On the water) poem.
Share a memorable trip from your life
Who were the inhabitants of the island?
What did the bird suggest Chulong, in exchange for its freedom?
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
When did the writer remember the fact that he had to buy something for Mr. Gilson?
What other various pets did Somu have?
What happened when Somu left Zigzag with the Krishnans?
How did Zigzag communicate with the Krishnans?
Write about Hamid in one or two sentences.
Read the letter again and write a few lines on each of the following.
- things that the coach taught….
- transformation in the child……..
- things that amazed the writer……..
Usha took shelter in the ______.
What does the poet mean by ‘Festival of flowers’?
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
Female Olive Ridleys come ashore at night to lay eggs.
What did mother ask Raj to buy?
Identify the sports and the sports personalities from the lesson and fill in the table.
| Sports | Name of the player & Field of sports | Awards |
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In this story, what happened to the Earth?
The boy and the girl were taken by the cavalry to explain their action.
What is the use of mechanical parts?
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Oh no! What shall I do now?”
Match the following.
| 1. | Pablo | Inspector |
| 2. | Velayudham | old man |
| 3. | Sreejith | dog |
Write the word under the correct group and divide it.
bullet
candle
bat
title
ball
tiffin
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Number the actions of Pandi and Nandhini in order.
Miss Malliga teaches _______.
Read the passage three times on your own. Colour a Piggy bank each time you read.
Piggy bank is a coin box used by children. The real use of a piggy bank is to store coins. Piggy banks look like pigs. They come in many shapes and sizes. In Tamil, they are known as Hundial. It is a red, mud pot. We can drop the coins into the pot. Once the pot is full, we must break the pot and use the coins. Start saving with your hundial today!
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sentence –
The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.
While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
What is the poem about?
What does the earth do when the day is over?
Who agreed to help Helen?
What did he learn about the birds?
How can we identify insecure websites?
