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What strategy do chimps use to open hard shells and fruits ?

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What strategy do chimps use to open hard shells and fruits ? 

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Chimps used rocks to open hard shells & fruits. 

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2018-2019 (March) 1/3/1

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Answer any six of the following questions in 3040 words:

(a) Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court was useless?

(b) Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?

(c) How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad?

(d) What tempted Franz to stay away from school?

(e) Why did the maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?

(f) How was the skunk's story different from the other stories narrated by Jack?

(g) Which words of her brother made a deep impression on Bama?


Answer the following in 30-40 words each:

(a) Why do you think the booking clerk refused to accept the money? Why did the narrator get out so fast?

(b) Why could the Russian research vessel, ‘The Akademik Shokaskiy’ not move any further? What did the captain decide then?

(c) What sort of hunts did the Maharaja offer to organize for the high-ranking British officer? What trait of the officer does it reveal?

(d) What did Jo want the wizard to do when Mommy Skunk approached him?


Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:  

 

The term dietary fibres refers collectively to indigestible carbohydrates present in plant foods.  The importance of these dietary fibres came into the picture when it was observed that the people having diet rich in these fibres, had low incidence of coronary heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, dental caries and gall stones.

 

The foodstuffs rich in these dietary fibres are cereals and grains, legumes, fruits with seeds, citrus fruits, carrots, cabbage, green leafy vegetables, apples, melons, peaches, pears etc.

These dietary fibres are not digested by the enzymes of the stomach and the small intestine whereas most of other carbohydrates like starch and sugar are digested and absorbed. The dietary fibres have the property of holding water and because of it, these get swollen and behave like a sponge as these pass through the gastrointestinal tract. The fibres add bulk to the diet and increase transit time in the gut. Some of these fibres may undergo fermentation in the colon.

 

In recent years, it has been considered essential to have some amount of fibres in the diet. Their beneficial effects lie in preventing coronary heart disease, and decreasing cholesterol level. The fibres like gums and pectin are reported to decrease postprandial (after meals) glucose level in blood. These types of dietary fibres are recommended for the management of certain types of diabetes. Recent studies have shown that the fenugreek (Methi) seeds, which contain 40 per cent gum, are effective in decreasing blood glucose and cholesterol levels as compared to other gum containing vegetables.

 

Some dietary fibres increase transit time and decrease the time of release of ingested food in colon. The diet having less fibres is associated with colon cancer and the dietary fibres may play a role in decreasing the risk of it.

 

The dietary fibres hold water so that stools are soft, bulky and readily eliminated. Therefore high fibre intake prevents or relieves constipation.

 

The fibres increase motility of the small intestine and the colon and by decreasing the transit time there is less time for exposure of the mucosa to harmful toxic substances. Therefore, there is a less desire to eat and the energy intake can be maintained within the range of requirement. This phenomenon helps in keeping a check on obesity. Another reason in helping to decrease obesity is that the high-fibre diets have somewhat lower coefficients of digestibility.

 

The dietary fibres may have some adverse effects on nutrition by binding some trace metals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and others and therefore preventing their proper absorption. This may pose a possibility of nutritional deficiency especially when diets contain marginal levels of mineral elements. This may become important constraints on increasing dietary fibres. It is suggested that an intake of 40 grams dietary fibres per day is desirable.

 

(Extracted from ‘The Tribune’)

 

(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it in points only, using recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary. Also suggest a suitable title.

 

(b) Write a summary of the above in about 80 words. 


Answer the following in 200-250 words :
What are Helen's opinions about examinations?


Mention the odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.


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


What has not changed over the years? Does this suggest something to you?


The three stanzas depict three different phases. What are they?


Look at the following set of words and mention what is common to them both in form and meaning.

Snuffle

snort

sniffle

snore


How do the patterns of creativity displayed by scientists differ from those displayed by poets?


Interpret these phrases in the context of the essay

  • Mist of protection
  • At a crossroads
  • It came with strings attached

Answer in your own words.

In what ways is Ashangbi different from other women of her community?


Read the lesson and name the following.

The First successful Cardiac Surgeon ______


Are there any stories/legends about the moon or special names for the moon in your language? Talk to your friends and family members and collect this information.


A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:

How doth the little busy bee
(original)

How doth the little crocodile
(parody)
Choice of a subject (an animal) __________________
__________________ __________________
Number of lines and stanzas __________________
__________________ __________________
Same or similar constructions __________________
__________________ __________________
Tone of the poem __________________
__________________ __________________

Which lines are repeated in the poem? What do they mean?


Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.

This step is broken. Please be ______.


Choose a suitable heading for each announcement from those given below. 

(Change in School Hours, Cleanliness, Story-telling Competition, Lost and Found, Warning, Football Match)

1.

6 July 2015

        It has been observed by the Head Boy and Head Girl that certain classes do not clean up their classrooms before leaving. If any class is found untidy and littered after school, that class will be detained the next day after school hours up to 4 pm. Please take note of this.

2.

      Tomorrow, that is, on the 10th of July, the school will close an hour earlier, as the teachers have to attend an important P. T. A. meeting. So please inform your parents to arrange to pick you up at 2 pm instead of 3 pm.

3.

      On Sunday, 12th July 2015 there is a football match between classes VIII and IX, on the school ground. The match will begin at 9 am. All students are invited to come and cheer their favorite team. Please come on time, so that the players are not distracted.

4.

      The school has organized a Story-telling Competition for Classes V, VI, and VII from 21st to 25th of July. The competition will be held in the school hall at 10 in the morning. Children may select -

  1. A fable
  2. A folk-tale
  3. A fairy-tale
  4. A True Story
  5. A Funny Story

     Three prizes will be given for each category.

      The time limit is 3-5 minutes. Those who wish to participate may contact Mrs. Sanjana Mohite for other details. They must register their names with her before the 16th of July.

5.

      Construction work to extend the school building will start next week. All students are cautioned not to cross over the fence at the construction site. It is dangerous and may cause you injury.

Please stay away from that fence.

6.

        A cycle key with a blue key chain has been found on the ground. Whoever has lost it can contact the clerk Mrs. Neena Pinto and see if it belongs to him/her.

List the rhyming words in the (On the water) poem.


Find a word that has a similar meaning.

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Look at the following situations the writer was in. He could have avoided the situation and saved himself. Glance through the write up again and comment on what the writer should have done in the following situations.

  1. Gilson asked the writer to bring a tie.
  2. On the day of arrival, the writer had no time to think about the tie.
  3. The writer remembered about the tie when the bus was leaving for the airport.
  4. The writer walked down in search of the shop.
  5. The writer rushed out with the tie in a paper bag.

The taxi driver took away the narrator’s suitcase.


Usha went to visit her______ house after shopping in the market.


Pick out the rhyming words from the first stanza of the poem.


Sea turtles come to rest on land.


The author did not want to plant saplings in the forest because______.


How did Gulliver overcome the adversity?


In Mars ______ Earth days make a year.


What was the message on the chit?


Do you think Ani will be a good leader? Why?


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