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Notice the underlined words in these sentences and tick the option that best explains their meanings.
I never saw him look so tall.
M. Hamel _____________________ .
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Find out about the following (You may go to the internet, interview people, consult reference books or visit a library.)
(a) Linguistic human rights
(b) Constitutional guarantees for linguistic minorities in India
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Given below is a survey form. Talk to at least five of your classmates and fill in the information you get in the form.
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Write a notice for your school bulletin board. Your notice could be an announcement of a forthcoming event, or a requirement to be fulfilled, or a rule to be followed.
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Have you ever changed your opinion about someone or something that you had earlier liked or disliked? Narrate what led you to change your mind.
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Ageing is a natural process; have you ever thought what our elderly parents expect from us?
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What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
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Why are the young trees described as 'sprinting'?
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Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children ‘spilling out of their homes’?
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Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon'?
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What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
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Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
- looking for
- slog their daylight hours
- roof over his head
- perpetual state of poverty
- dark hutments
- imposed the baggage on the child
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What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
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What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
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Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
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What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
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Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
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What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
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How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
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Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
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