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How?: Follow the above procedure. Now all questions should begin with ‘How-?’
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Solution
- How many stepmothers did you have?
- How many years did you live in the forest?
- How many brothers did you have?
- How did you defeat Ravana in the end?
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Form groups of eight. The group leader prepares slips of paper for each of the seven points given below and distributes them among the others. The group sits in a circle, taking their seats according to the number on the slip they have. Then each one completes the sentence on his/her slip without sharing it with the others. The group leader collects the slips and reads all the sentences aloud as one continuous passage. Does the story make sense? The group then works on the story to make it more meaningful and interesting.
- Once there was a ______________.
- Who lived in a ______________.
- He/She ate _________________.
- She/He went _________________.
- There she/he saw _________________.
- She/He was _________________.
- That is why _________________.
This game may be played again, changing the groups, to form new stories.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Helen eloped with Menelaus.
State the counter-action for the following actions.
| Action | Counter-action | ||
| (a) | Helen eloped with Paris. | (1) | ____________ |
| (b) | The Greeks sailed to Troy and attacked it. | (2) | ____________ |
| (c) | Hector was killed by Achilles. | (3) | ____________ |
| (d) | The siege continued for ten long years. | (4) | ____________ |
| (e) | The fighting went on daily | (5) | ____________ |
List all the words related to ‘war’ from both parts of the story.
Put the following events in the order in which they took place. Number them accordingly.
| (a) | The Trojans found a Greek man under the big wooden horse. |
| (b) | They broke down part of the wall and brought the horse in. |
| (c) | The cunning Odysseus thought of a plan. |
| (d) | The Greeks burnt their tents and sailed away. |
| (e) | Troy was burnt down. |
| (f) | The Greeks built a big wooden horse. |
| (g) | The great heroes hid inside the horse. |
| (h) | The priest warned the Trojans not to break the wall. |
| (i) | The Trojans were happy to see the Greek ships go. |
| (j) | The Trojans slept soundly. |
| (k) | The Greeks came out of the horse and opened the gates. |
| (l) | The Greek army entered the city. |
What was the cause of the ten-year-old war between the Greeks and Trojans?
What did the Greek soldiers hidden in the wooden horse do after nighfall?
What distressing sounds and sights could be witnessed at Troy, that fateful night?
Refer to the Language Study pages and read the following entries:
- word
- phrase
- clause
- sentence.
A phrase is a meaningful group of words. Read the following phrases:
- The wise Odysseus
- A great horse of wood
- A skilful engineer
- The greatest heroes
- The secret of opening and shutting the entrance
- On the seashore outside the walls
- In the darkness
- Watching for the return of the fleet
- Part of their strong wall
Write three phrases on your own.
