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What makes you laugh?

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I like intelligent comedy, including sharp punchlines, entertaining conversation, and delightful rhymes that surprise and excite me. Just as a programmer finds humour in a well-placed bug joke, an unexpected twist in a story or a suitable remark in a conversation brings a virtual smile to my face.

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पाठ 2.4: Please Listen! - Warming up! [पृष्ठ ५०]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 9 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.4 Please Listen!
Warming up! | Q 1. | पृष्ठ ५०

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

You want to start a new club at your school. 

Write a letter to your principal requesting permission to start the club, explain your role in it and give reasons to prove that the club will be beneficial for the school. 


Fill in each blank with an appropriate word. 

(i) The puppy was hiding ___________ the sofa.
(ii) Stop worrying ______ your future.
(iii) When I stepped ________ the lift, I found it had stopped working.
(iv) We had to use a bridge to go ______ the river.
(v) I have lived in this town ______ ten years.
(vi) Please switch __________ all lights and fans when you leave the room.
(vii) Ronnie is married ______ my cousin.
(viii) The gift came _______ a birthday card. 


Explain the importance of rythm in the poem.


Which literary device is used in the last two lines:
Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear, Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.


Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. 

Example:
(0) beginning

Alice was (0)__________(begin) to get very tired of (1)__________(sit) by her sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had (2)__________(peep) into the book her sister was reading, but it (3)__________ (have) no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," (4)__________(think) Alice, "without pictures or conversations?" Alice wondered whether the pleasure of (5)__________(make) a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies  when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes (6)__________(run) close by her. Alice did not think this was very remarkable, until the Rabbit actually (7)__________ (take) a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and (8) (look) at it, and then hurried on.


As soon as the sports meet ended, the children ran on the field. (Begin: Hardly ……………) 


Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions are given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. 

Father said to Sunil, “I can help you with your homework.”
(Begin: Father told Sunil……….)


Have you heard any boatmen’s songs? What kind of emotions do these songs usually express?


Based on the text enact your own version of the play. Work in pairs.


Why didn't John Garrideb like the idea of including Holmes in the hunt for the third Garrideb?


Approval from the outside world and approval within the family.


What happened to the crow in the end?


Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.

Organic food is grown by using __________________.


Would you like to join the Indian Army/Navy/ Air force? If not, suggest other ways in which you could serve your nation.


Choose the correct alternative for the given line. Focus on the inference of the poet.

‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by’

The line means - __________________.


Write the character sketch of Dr. Stockmann.


The same landscape appears different at different times. What message can we draw from this?


Form pairs. List the things on which you have the same opinion and also the ones on which you have different opinions. Prepare a list of ten things in all and see how far you agree or disagree with your friend. Some useful phrases are given alongside. You could talk about:

  • Clothes, latest fashion.
  • Performance of sportsmen and women.
  • Traffic/Transport in your area.
  • Cleanliness and hygiene in your area.
  • Future occupations/Careers.
  • Latest news items.
  • TV programs
  • Mobile Apps
  • Any subject of your choice.
Agreement Ask for your friend’s opinion: Disagreement
I totally agree with you. Do you think ...? No, I don’t think so.
Exactly/Absolutely! Do you agree ...? I totally disagree.
You are right. What do you think? Not necessarily.
I don’t know, I need to think about it. (partial agreement) What is your opinion? I’m not sure about that.
I suppose so. How do you feel about that? Let’s agree to disagree!

Say ‘WHY’?

One should avoid getting angry about a difference of opinion.


Write about a day when you felt very happy. Use the following questions to help you. Think/Recollect a day ____________

Note down the points.

  1. Do you remember the exact day and date?
  2. Was it a special occasion or celebration?
  3. What happened on that day?
  4. How did you react to the things that happened on that day?
  5. How did other people react when they saw you were so happy?
  6. What did you do next ?
  7. What happened in the end?
  8. Describe any other emotions you felt that day

Now, with the help of the guidelines write a short paragraph of at least 100 words about that happy day. Give a suitable title for your narrative/write up.


Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a suitable title.

  1. Practical conservation of posterity
  2. Human/animal trespassing
  3. Unmonitored/uncontrolled/unrestricted access
  4. Threat of local administrative negligence

Write an article for the following.

You are Jansi/Avinash of Class X studying in GHSS, Chengalpet. You believe that physical activities improve our health and reduce the risk of sickness. It has got immediate and long-term benefits. Write an article in not more than 150- 200 words for your school magazine stressing the importance of physical activities in a student day to day life.


Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write them in the table.

Stanza -1 Stanza -2 Stanza -3
     

Fill in the blank with choosing the preposition from the option.

“It would be a pity ______ destroy it now.”


Fill in the blank by choosing the preposition from the option.

The frogs jumped ______ the well.


  1. Find out how many people are there in our country.
  2. Do we have enough land for all people on this earth?
  3. Is there enough food and water for all people?

Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary

one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate. there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj


Describe Bertie’s problem.


Suppose one of your parents or an older relative wants to know about online shopping and you are explaining how to do it. Write a conversation between you and your parent/relative about it.


Write a composition (in approximately 400 – 450 words) on the following subject.

Parents should not influence their children when choosing the subjects they wish to study. Argue either FOR or AGAINST the given statement.


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