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How many marks did he score in his 12th board exam?
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Solution
He got more than 95% in his 12th board exam.
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Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :
I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
A1. Order-
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.
A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“You need some interaction to cause a transition.”
Proverbs associated with the word season: for eg: Make hay while the sun shines.
- _________________________
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Visit a library:
Find stories about hosts and guests. Share them with the class. Classify the stories into funny and serious stories.
How early did the preparations for the Science Fair begin?
Form groups. Discuss the first two paragraphs. Try to present their content in the form of a series of conversations among the volunteers.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
The great heroes avoided one another.
What were Anandhan and Yazhini watching in the television?
Circle and write the adverbs.
I drink coffee thrice a day. ______
Why did Bala go to Chennai with his father?
