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प्रश्न
You know what ‘hide-and-seek’ is. What would ‘hide-and-speak’ mean?
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उत्तर
The expression 'hide-and-speak' here expresses the taboo of the dark-skinned people being inferior to those who claim themselves to be 'fair-skinned' and thus, more learned, sophisticated, civilised, and superior.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
Bring out the importance of the diary in Anne's life.
Write a summary of the above passage in about 100 words.
Notice these expression in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
cairn of rocks
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.
to be wound up
What does the phrase 'as if he were on needles' mean? Can you think of another phrase with a similar meaning substituting the word 'needless'?
Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
Replacing old machines with new is better than getting them repaired.
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
'Our daily life reflects a double allegiance to 'the life in time' and 'the life by values'.
'There is no sophistry in my body' – this statement expresses the brutal frankness of the Hawk. Does the poet suggest something through this statement?
'Now I hold Creation in my foot' – explain the centrality of this assertion in the poem. What makes the hawk's assertion of its invincibility so categorical?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
“Before you begin experimenting you need to perfect the technique with which you experiment.”
Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.
I make friends easily.
A small thought, put in action, led to a great achievement. Pick out the lines from the beginning and end of the poem and explain their significance.
Divide the story into parts. Make 4 groups in your class. Each group should take one of the 4 parts to convert the story into a play and enact your part.
Pick out dialogue of Tenali Raman that proves that he had the following quality.
Wit and wisdom
A past student of your school has cleared his UPSC examination and being an IAS officer has been appointed as a Collector of your district. Write a formal letter to invite him to your school to share the story of his success, at a special function.
Write a sentence each about three of your friends. Each time you should say what your friend cannot do, and yet, pay a compliment to your friend.
What can you do to show your love, respect, and support to the soldiers who fight for the country? Discuss this in the classroom. You can send greeting cards to them on various occasions, with the help of your teacher.
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
Hat
Collect as many pictures as you can, or draw diagrams of all the sources you have listed above. Make a scrapbook using them.
An activity:
Speak fast, think faster ! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time.
What may happen...
I may study... A bird may fly into the classroom. The Principal may call me... It may rain... A dog may chase a cat... A king may lose his kingdom... My friend may give me a storybook to read... Mother may make idlis today...’ etc.
Try to write interesting time tables for imaginary people or creatures.
Write one or two sentences about something beautiful, using your own experience or imagination. Then rearrange the words in the sentences in a poetic form. You may write about a beautiful day, a beautiful night, a stream, a crop standing in a field, a graceful bird or animal, etc.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
waterbody - pool ____________.
Write the following:
The sights seen through a railway carriage mentioned in the first stanza.
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
Nobody knows for certain who ___________________.
Write in your own words.
What makes the poet remember his mother?
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
"Ah no, to thee I sing: he sings to God.”
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
footprint
Write a short note/story based on the ill effects of pollution.
- Form groups of 5–8. Then make pairs of groups. Decide which group will be hosts and which will be guests. Arrange mock parties in the classroom so that the roles of hosts and guests can actually be played out.
- Later on, hold groupwise discussions on how your party went. Make lists of the tips you followed and those you forgot to follow.
Find a picture of a computer with the help of your teacher and label the different parts you see.
For example, monitor, screen, speakers, processor, mouse, mousepad, keyboard, etc.
What made the reporter gaze at the author?
Identify the character/speaker.
I must find out why he's in such a hurry!
Have you ever had a strange dream? Share your dream in the class.
Learning About Nature
Learn about caterpillars and butterflies. Read a book about a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. You can get one from the library or go online and find information with pictures.
Look at the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
CMM, EOO, GQQ, ______, KUU
Sea turtles come to rest on land.
Mother did not ask for______.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
Autumn is English
in red, yellow and brown
Autumn is Indian
Whenever leaves fell down
- How is autumn in India?
- Compare the English autumn with the Indian autumn.
Nauranang is in Himachal Pradesh.
______is a Do It Yourself kid.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
What did you ______ at the store?
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write.
| Mars | |
| time | |
| be |
What are the things given by the tree?
Robinson sailed England after ______ years.
Divide the following word.
hotel
People ran off when the seawater receded.
Number the actions of Pandi and Nandhini in order.
Moles trap worms and store them.
Why did Tenzin cry every day?
What did the leader see on the river?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
tunnels- ______
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
larder- ______
Why did Bala go to Chennai with his father?
Write the related words as shown in the example:
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
Enact any one anecdote in the classroom.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
