Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Other sounds that occur frequently in the poem.
Advertisements
Solution
The other sounds that occur frequently in the poem are listed below.
- ‘-st’ as instill, startlement, and stokes.
- '-ill' as instill, till, trillings and thrills.
- '-ing' as in ‘yellowing, twitching, chitterings, wings, trillings, showing, and whisperings.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Greenland is the largest island in the world.
(Rewrite: Using ‘larger’.)
You are Nitin / Nitin from XYZ School. You wish to start applying to various colleges for admission after your ISC examination. In about 300 words, draft your personal profile using the guidelines given below :
Your name, year spend in the school you are passing out from – academin interests and performane – cultural activities you participated in – sports - positions of leadership held during your staty in the school – your future plans and goals – two characteristics that your consider to be your strengths – two characteristics that set you apart from the others.
Can we say that the poet has succeeded in conveying his point? How?
What brought the six humans together? Where were they?
What tells the reader the serene atmosphere about old Caspar’s home.
Comment on the contrasted viewpoints in the poem.
What tells you that the patriot was overambitious?
Who won the race and how? Explain in about 50 words.
Relate something unpleasant that happened to you during your childhood that nevertheless helped you to grow up and mature.
(A) Ashita is the most beautiful girt in the class.
(B) No ………………………………..
Referring closely to the essay Unbirthday and Other Presents, discuss why E V Lucas feels that `unbirthday‘ gifts are better than the regular gifts people give.
Which courtesies did Braithwaite ask his class to observe and how did the students react to these ‘new rules’? Describe the incident that brought about a change in Denham’s hostile attitude towards Braithwaite
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions are given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
Has Alia written to you?
(Begin: Have you……….)
Here is some information downloaded from the Internet on Ile Amsterdam. You can view images of the isle if you go online.
| Location | South Indian Ocean, between southern most parts of Australia and South Africa |
| Latitude and longitude | 37 92 S, 77 67 E |
| Sovereignty | France |
| Political status notes | Part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Population | 35 |
| Census notes | Meteorological station staff |
| Land area in square kilometers | 86 |
Discuss the following statement in groups of four.
“The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.”
How is the cyclic movement of rain brought out in the poem? Compare it with what you have learned in science.
Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics.
Himalayan Quake 2005
Maintain a record of the trees cut down and the parks demolished in your area or any other act that violates the environment. Write to newspapers reporting on any such acts that disturb you.
What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?
How does Mammachi stand out as an independent resilient woman in the text?
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
fast ______ ______
Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
on board
‘Kalpana Chawla was a heroine’. How did a journalist support his statement?
Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order
| (i) ceased to struggle |
|
| (ii) tried to mesmerised the mongoose |
|
| (iii) coiled itself around the mongoose |
|
| (iv) struck the crow |
|
| (v) struck again and missed |
|
| (vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack |
|
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.
‘My Favourite Place’
Read again the paragraphs of the story in which the author describes the banyan tree, and what he used to do there. Is there a place in your house, or in your grandparents’ or uncles’ or aunts’ houses, that you specially like? Write a short paragraph about it, saying
- where it is
- what you do there
- why you like it
You may instead write about a place you dislike, or are afraid of.
The extract deals with the atmosphere of two homes. Collect the words associated with - Library.
Write down the significance of the following in the context of ‘On to the Summit’:
Red Scarf
Enlist any four facts which made the capturing of Tiger Hill a national challenge.
You have just returned after your first experience of the kite - festival in Gujarat/Ahmedabad. You were thrilled with the festivities.
Write a short report about the kite - festival for your local newspaper. Give an attractive headline, a dateline, and an account of the kite - festive. Write the report in the third person with more use of Passive voice.
Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.
Are sports essential in Jr. Colleges?
Watch the advertisements on TV. Choose any one of them for group discussion and analysis. Write your report in the advertisement.
Pick outlines from the poem that help create images of the following in our mind and write them in the table.
| No. | Old Woman | The Street | Schoolboys |
| 1. | |||
| 2. | |||
| 3. |
Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for the following:
The woman was reluctant to cross the street by herself.
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.
Use the internet, your school library, or other sources for the following activity.
Try to find other nature poems.
Answer the following question :
What are the two ways of avoiding fear?
Form groups of 5. Find at least two fairy tales/folk tales each and share them with other members of your group. Make a collection of 10 different stories in each group.
Expand the proverb in about 12 to 15 lines, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’
Steps:
- Explanation of the proverb in simple words.
- Examples/Experiences to prove the proverbs.
- Conclusion
What is the name of her diary?
Write a Diary entry each day for a month and compile them into a book. You may also name your diary as Anne Frank did.
You are the receptionist of your school. Your Head master instructs you to send a message to all the parents of class ten to attend a PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) meet which is to be held on 22.12.2019
|
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ |
In the puzzle find the words given in the column. Notice that these words are formed by joining two words. One is done for you.
Find some more such words.
Fill up the withdrawal form to withdraw Rs.200 from your Savings Account.
Now complete the following suitably.
I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _________
Look for words in the poem which sound like the words given below.
- are ______
- there ______
- flour ______
- where ______
- son ______
- threw ______
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
laxmi why are you crying
The ______ sang beautifully.
Why did the friends part ways?
Summarising is to briefly sum up the various points given in the notes made from the original passage. It is a retrieval of information from the notes made. Hence, while writing it, one need not go back to the original passage but refer only to the notes made. A first draft will help us to write a fair summary.
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on the benefits of early rising
Why did the photographer feel happy after taking the photograph?
He was called on Saturday to ______.
The poet immortalizes the tree. Elucidate.
Why did one of the girls wail?
News Report:
Read the following headline and prepare a news report with the help of the given points:
21-Year-Old Mayur Wins World Chess Championship
Make use of the following guidelines:
- Headline
- Dateline
- Lead line
- Body of the report
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.
Which of the following lines tells us that the poet Wordsworth carried a mental picture of the daffodils?
Imagine you are a tourist guide at Tadoba. Write two sentences each about the following points to help foreign tourists.
- About the place: History, languages spoken, special attractions
- Food: speciality, local delicacies, options (Indian, continental)
- Shopping: authenticity of local artefacts, price, variety
Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) on the following subject:
Music
