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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| CAESAR Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard. It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. |
a) Choose the option that is relevant to [A] Assertion and [R] Reason.
[A] A brave person dies only once.
[R] A brave person faces any difficult situation or challenges.
- Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].
- Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is not the correct explanation of [A].
- [A] is true but [R] is faise.
- [A] is false but [R] is true.
b) The strangest thing that Caesar ponders is why ______.
- cowardly people die again and again
- brave people die only once
- men are afraid of death
- death is inevitable
c) What fears has the listener expressed?
d) What is the basis for the fears expressed?
e) Why has death been called a ‘necessary’ end?
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| But here’s a parchment with the seal of Caesar; I found it in his closet, 'tis his will: Let but the commons hear this testament-- Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read-- And they would go and kiss dead Caesar’s wounds |
a) select the option that appropriately fills the blank.
parchment: ______: will: testament
- dry land
- front area
- pulp
- paper
b) Antony says he doesn’t mean to read the will because ______.
- he feels it is confidential.
- he finds the contents inappropriate.
- the Romans will grieve for Caesar’s death.
- the Romans will kiss Caesar.
c) What are the contents of Caesar’s will that he is referring to?
d) Why does the speaker read Caesar’s will to the citizens?
e) Identify the option that this the technique used by Antony in the given extract.
- reverse psychology
- rhetoric
- dramatic contrast
- persuasion
f) Choose the option that lists the emotion of the citizens after listening to the ‘will’.
- aggressive
- nervous
- enraged
- berserk
- powerful
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Activity
Stage a press conference that takes place shortly after Caesar's death. The "reporters" should have their questions written down ahead of time to ask the students who play the roles of Brutus, Antony and Cassius.These questions should focus on the key events in the play, as well as the characters' intentions.
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Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question:
How does Wangari Maathai explain the essential components of development? Label and explain through the analogy of the stool.
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Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What changes in the environment had Wangari Maathai noticed after growing up ?
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Given below are some questions based on reading of the play 'Julius Caesar'. These
questions are not for testing in the Exam. These are for a deeper understanding of the
play and the characters.
a) Why was the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar hatched?
b) Was Caesar really ambitious? Find evidence from the play to support your answer.
c) What was Cassius' motive for murdering Julius Caesar?
d) Why was it essential for the conspirators to include Brutus in the conspiracy?
e) What were the mistakes made by Brutus that led to the failure of the conspiracy?
f) Comment on Caesar's friendship with Antony.
g) Write a brief character sketch of Antony.
h) What is the role of Julius Caesar's ghost in the play, Julius Caesar?
i) Why does Antony call Brutus 'the noblest Roman of them all'?
j) How do Brutus and Cassius meet their end?
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Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What is the importance of indigenous flora and fauna ?
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Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
How did the campaign to save environment lead to the empowerment of women ?
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Based on your reading of Wangari Maathai’s interview answer the following question :
What transformation did Wangari Maathai see in people and the environment ?
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A reporter covers the event of the assassination of Julius Caesar in the senate. Giving graphic details and a catchy headline, write the newspaper report in about 200 words.
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Match the ‘environment words’ with their meanings.
| Words | Meanings |
| (a) ecology | (i) A person who advocates preservation and careful management of natural resources. |
| (b) habitat | (ii) The variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. |
| (c) herpetologist | (iii) The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships. |
| (d) extinct | (iv) Tropical evergreen trees or shrubs forming dense thickets along tidal shores. |
| (e) aquifer | (v) A place where a population lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living. |
| (f) naturalist | (vi) A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians. |
| (g) biodiversity | (vii) Having no living representative. |
| (h) mangrove | (viii) An underground geological formation, containing water. |
| (i) conservationist | (ix) A person who studies plants and animals, especially outdoors. |
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Identify an area in India that needs efforts on a war footing to conserve the bio system. On the model of Wangari Maathai’s efforts, prepare in groups a power point presentation covering the environmental problem, causes, effects and solutions. Each student in the group should present a part of the presentation.
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After reading the interview ofWangari Maathai, you are inspired and motivated to do a summer training under her at one of the Research Stations. Write an email to Wangari Maathai. In your mail describe Wangari’s influence on you and your desire to work under her and why you should be given a chance to work under her.
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Read the inputs given as I and II and have a class discussion on ‘Food Wastage’.
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In this unit you will use the words which help to identify things – to say whether they are known or unknown to the listener, which one(s) the speaker is talking about, whether the speaker is thinking of specific examples or talking in general. You will also work with words which say ‘how much’ or ‘how many’.
There are twenty determiners in the grid given below. Encircle these determiners.
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Articles
1. The building that I visited today is a museum.
2. A building in which antiques are kept is called a museum.
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Working in pair, decide which of the following items in italics is definite (or specific) and which is indefinite (or non-specific).
Then complete the following sentence using appropriate articles.
- Bangkok is ___ capital of Thailand.
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Working in pair, decide which of the following items in italics is definite (or specific) and which is indefinite (or non-specific).
Then complete the following sentence using appropriate articles.
- Australia, ................ country in the southern Hemisphere, has produced some world-class sportspersons.
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Working in pair, decide which of the following items in italics is definite (or specific) and which is indefinite (or non-specific).
Then complete the following sentence using appropriate articles.
- ___ fruit seller does not earn much during the rainy season.
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Working in pair, decide which of the following items in italics is definite (or specific) and which is indefinite (or non-specific).
Then complete the following sentence using appropriate articles.
- ................... girl who lives at the corner of our street has been selected for the
civil services.
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