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You might have learnt about organic farming. Make groups and discuss the difference between conventional farming and organic farming and write it down.

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You might have learned about organic farming. Make groups and discuss the difference between conventional farming and organic farming and write it down.

Sr.No. Conventional Farming Organic Farming
1.    
2.    
3.    
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Sr.No. Conventional Farming Organic Farming
1. Pesticides may be used. Strict restrictions on the use of pesticides.
2. Fertilizers are used for better yield. Natural fertilizers are used.
3. Engineered methods for a quick harvest. Natural growth is encouraged.
4. Gradually deteriorates the fertility of soil and crop yield. Improves the fertility of the soil.
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पाठ 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Ice Breakers [पृष्ठ २५]

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पाठ 1.3 The Call of the Soil
Ice Breakers | Q 3. (ii) | पृष्ठ २५

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In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A.  Write sentence B.

(A) When she heard the news of her daughter’s result, she was very happy.
(B) On ........................................................................................ 


Is there any significance of the logs of wood in the hands of the six people?


Do you think Dahl is being extreme when he recommends that television sets should be tossed-out of our homes? Is there a balance which could be struck between watching television and reading books? What would that balance be?


How has Dahl used personification in his poem?


Which figure of speech is used in the lines:
(Last week in someone’s place we saw
A dozen eyeballs on the floor.)


Whose dirty looks are referred to?


What do ‘trade winds’ and ‘fat worms’ symbolise?


Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me? "....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.

Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.

How did the leader come and go?


In how many ways was this Olympic special? Explain?


Show how the author uses tone and style to reinforce his memories and make an impact upon his audience.


Anderson through the story a Little Match Girl gives an idea about the Victorian society of his times?


What is the central conflict of the story “All Summer in a Day”?


Don John:

Fie, fie, they are not to be nam'd my lord, not to speak of, There is not chastity enough in language Without offence to utter them. Thus, pretty lady, I am sorry for thy much misgovernment. 

Claudio:

O, Hero! What a Hero hadst thou been If half thy outward graces had been plac'd About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! But fare thee well, most foul, most fair; farewell Thou pure impiety and impious purity For thee I'll lock up all the gates of love, And on my eyelids shall conjecture hang To turn all beauty into thoughts of harm, And never shall it more be gracious. 

(i) Where are the speakers? What leads Claudio to speak in this manner? 
(ii) What are the charges levelled against Hero by Don Pedro? 
(iii) Explain the lines:

"What an I lero hadst thou been If half thy outward graces had been plac'd About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart!" 
(iv) What are the immediate reactions of Leonato and Hero to Claudio's words? 
(v) What impressions do we form about Leonato in this scene? 
(vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: misgovernment; impiety; conjecture 


The programme ran________six hours.


Your school recently held a jubilee celebration. Write a letter to your friend who was unable to attend, giving details of the function and your role in it. 


If Mary catches the first bus, she will be on time for school.
(Begin : Unless …………….)


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:

He found the key just _______ the front door.


We have had to respect for nature. Now we are suffering from the effects of global warming. 


Combine the following sets of ideas to show the contrast between them.

(i)The Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance.

(ii)The artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.


What is the poet’s feeling towards childhood?


Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.

The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar.


How do these lines capture the essence of the story:

'Glory was all overlaid with dark shame. Glory was dead.'


Read the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost.


Look at this cartoon by R.K. Laxman. Read the sentence given below the cartoon. Discuss the following questions with your partner.

  • What is it about?
  • Do you find it funny? If so, why?
  • Do you think a cartoon is a serious drawing? Why or why not?


Make a short list of things you find difficult to do. For example:

turning a somersault

threading a needle

Compare your list with the others in the class. Can you explain why you find these things difficult to do?


Write down the significance of the following in the context of ‘On to the Summit’:

Red Scarf


Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Ice axe.


Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has cited the quotes by John Stuart Mill and Daniel O’Connel. Go through the lesson and write down 4 to 5 lines for each of them.


The poet has observed the sower closely. Express in your own words the reverence the poet has for the sower.


Use the following points and write an appreciation of the poem:

  • About the poem, poet, and title
  • Theme
  • Poetic style, language, poetic devices used in the poem
  • Special features
  • Message/values/morals in the poem
  • Your opinion about the poem

Complete the tabular columns to specify Dos and Don’ts associated with the 'Expansion of Ideas'.

Expansion of Ideas
Dos Don’ts
(i) Begin impressively (i) Do not go off-track
(ii) (ii)
(iii) (iii)
(iv) (iv)

Think of different ways of classifying them, for example, electric and non-electric, day-time sources and night-time sources


Interpret the following lines in simple English.

Puck: I’ll follow you.

Bottom: The Finch, the sparrow.


Write a brief summary of the story of the young man and his spiritual teacher, making the young man the narrator.
You may begin as given below.
'I went quickly to my spiritual teacher for advice because I had ______ (Now continue)


Write in your own words:-

Why does the poet remark that advice is cheap?


According to the poet, how does God help people, when they pray to him for help?


Write 3 to 5 sentences about the following character.

The Bachelor


Write a short paragraph describing the life and work of Mary Kom. Take help of the points given below.

  1. Early life
  2. Training
  3. Achievements
  4. Future plans

Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.


Describe the picture in 50 words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words given below.

modern world – left alone – busy – gadgets – cell phones – ignored – feels alone – lonely – sad feeling


You find it tough to learn a new language ______


Create a pamphlet for the following.

Make a pamphlet on ‘Dengue Awareness’ (Focus on its causes, preventions, symptoms, and precautions).


Imagine a conversation among your friends about the four characters in the play – Tabaqui, Shere Khan, Mother Wolf and Father Wolf. Use the hints to write it.

  • The characters' entry in the play. 
  • Compare and contrast their character traits. 
  • The reaction of the characters on seeing the man cub.

______ do you have for breakfast?


What did he keep doing while on his rounds?


Compare the two crests.


Describe the youth’s strange behaviour when he was in the train.


How did Sletherby’s judgment of Bertie turn out to be a wrong one?


Why did they sympathize with the first patient?


Write conversation on the following situation.

Between two friends about uses and abuses of mobile phone


How did Miss Meadows express her joy, when she returned to the music class?


Why did one of the girls wail?


Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:

Imagine a situation where a child runs away from home but later returns. Why did he or she run away? What made him/her come back? Write an original short story entitled: 'Finding My Way Home'.


Complete the dialogue:

Manas: How much is the SSC exam fee?
Clerk: __________________
Manas: When is the last date to submit the exam form?
Clerk: __________________

Write a composition on humor.


What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.

A sportsman


The following are the different steps in a drama/play. They are in a mixed-up order. Rearrange them in ‘a’ proper order. Just write the order numbers in brackets.

  1. Characters Enter
  2. Climax
  3. Curtain opens
  4. Action begins
  5. Scene of the play
  6. Curtain closes
  7. Finale (Final outcome)
  8. Interaction of characters

What provisions should be made in public places so that everyone gets the same access to public facilities?


Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.

Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.


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