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Question
Pick out word from the text that mean the same as the following word or expression. (Look in the paragraph indicated.)
the power to endure, without falling ill : _________
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Solution
the power to endure, without falling ill : Resistance
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Thinking about the Text
Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the
paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you.
| (i) | Einstein’s equation 9 |
| (ii) | Einstein meets his future wife |
| (iii) | The making of a violinist |
| (iv) | Mileva and Einstein’s mother |
| (v) | A letter that launched the arms race |
| (vi) | A desk drawer full of ideas |
| (vii) | Marriage and divorce |
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Complete the following statement.
From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to _________
Pick out word from the text that mean the same as the following word or expression. (Look in the paragraph indicated.)
the usual way of doing things : _________
Listen carefully while your teacher reads out the description of a villa on sale mentioned on page 146. Based on the information, draw the sketch of the Villa being described.
I wandered lonely as a Cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and Hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden Daffodils;
Beside the Lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Where were the daffodils and what where they doing ?
He looked at me very blankly and tiredly, and then said, having to share his worry with someone, “The cat will be all right, I am sure. There is no need to be unquiet about the cat. But the others. Now what do you think about the others?”
“Why they’ll probably come through it all right.”
“You think so?”
“Why not,” I said, watching the far bank where now there were no carts.
“But what will they do under the artillery when I was told to leave because of the artillery?”
“Did you leave the dove cage unlocked?” I asked.
“Yes.”
“Then they’ll fly.”
“Yes, certainly they’ll fly. But the others. It’s better not to think about the others,” he said.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
How does the soldier console the old man? Does it affect the old man in a positive way?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
"What's your name ?" he asked.
"Bmillnvaite," I replied, "Ricardo Bmithwaite.
'"I'm Pinkus and this is Mama Pinkus."
The introduction was effected with a filial devoti~ which was good to see.
"How d'you do, Mama Pinkus."
"I think I know someplace for you." He went the little noticeboard and removed a small car, on which was written a short advertisement of, room to let near-by.
(i) Why was Braithwaite looking for a new placet? stay? Why was he impressed by the place that was on rent?
(ii) What reception did Ile get wizen he reached the address that had been advertised? Whom did tit house belong to?
(iii) Why did Mrs. Pegg come lo see Braithwaite? Wh• reply did Braithwaite give to her?
(iv) What changes occurred in Pamela's persona/ii after the August holiday?
(v) What comment did Potter make wizen Braithwait? hurt himself? What did he mean by that comment How did Pamela react to Potter's remark?
Discuss the following topic in groups.
When a group of bees finds nectar, it informs other bees of it's location, quantity, etc. through dancing. Can you guess what ants communicate to their fellow ants by touching one another’s feelers?
On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?
Find in the poem an antonym (a word opposite in meaning) of the following word
grow
Why did the narrator climb the trees?
How do the desert plants fulfill their need for water?
Why did Abbu Khan laugh with joy?
Why do we make swings on trees?
creatures lost their lives in the classic struggle between the cobra and the mongoose. Who were those victims?
Answer the following question.
Nasir wants to learn ______________________________________________
Who says this to whom and why?
“My wife knows best how to run the house.”
The lane is dark and lonely because __________.
Teasing is the poet’s way of ______ with the squirrel.
