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Question
Read 'The City Planners' by Margaret Atwood.
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Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1 Select :
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct alternatives:
(i) It is more important to have _______ before rushing to work. (lunch, breakfast, dinner)
(ii) Skipping breakfast brings a higher risk of _______ (cancer, heart attack, brain attack)
(iii) An adequate _______ is provided by your meal. (energy, weight, height)
(iv) More than half of the people risk heart attack due to _______ eating. (early morning, afternoon, late night)
MEN WHO SKIP BREAKFAST FACE
27% HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK
Late-Night Eaters at 55% risk. TNN.
London-Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. But now, there’s more reason to have that piece of toast before rushing to work: Skipping breakfast has for the first time been associated with an increase in heart attacks.
A study published in the American Heart Association journal circulation showed that men who skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those who didn’t.
“Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which may, in turn, lead to a heart attack over time,” said Leah E. Cahill, lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
“Don’t skip breakfast,” Cahill said. “Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased risk of heart attacks. Incorporating many types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an essay way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a healthy balance of nutrients.
B2 Find:
Find the pieces of ‘advice’ from the passage and write.
B3 Antonyms :
Find out the antonyms for the following words from the passage and write:
(i) higher (ii) decrease
(iii) excluding (iv) low
B4 Reported Speech :
Complete the reported speech of the following sentences given indirect form:
(i) “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
Co-author Eric Rimm _________
(ii) “Dont’s skip breakfast,” Cahill said.
Cahill _______
B5 Personal Response :
How will you practice the message implied in the passage in your life?
Give reasons for the following statement.
The author’s experience at Hor was in stark contrast to earlier accounts of the place.
What are the cues that signal the presence of the peacock in the vicinity?
What makes the urgency of the child's demand seem logical?
How does the poet juxtapose the human condition with the behaviour of the political class?
Answer in your own words.
What message does the poem convey to all of us?
Pick out some sentences from the lesson that convey a general truth.
Answer the given question in your own words.
What was the first task given to the Swallow?
You might have visited a bridge. Complete the web describing the sights you could see from the bridge.
Correct the following statement.
The real ivy leaf did not fall off at all.
Imagine that one of your family members/friends/classmates has recently undergone surgery. You were curious and wanted to learn about his/her experience.
Match the questions you asked with their answers.
| 1. | What health problem did you suffer from? | a. | I was given a bath and I wore a surgical gown. |
| 2. | Whom did you inform about it first? | b. | I was given an injection of anesthesia. |
| 3. | What type of doctor did you consult? | c. | I consulted an orthopedic surgeon. |
| 4 | How did he/she find out that you needed a surgery? | d. | I was relieved and happy that the operation was over. |
| 5. | What preparation was done before the surgery? | e. | I had fractured my ankle while playing hockey. |
| 6. | What did you feel when you were taken to the operation theatre? | f | No, I did not feel anything. I was fast asleep. |
| 7. | What was the first step before the actual surgery? | g. | I recovered and I could walk normally after 3 weeks. |
| 8. | Did you feel any pain during the surgery? | h. | Our school hockey coach. |
| 9. | What did you feel when you opened your eyes after the operation? | i. | The doctor took an X-ray of my ankle, and he found a fracture in my ankle. |
| 10. | How soon did you recover? | j. | I was very nervous. |
Read the lesson and name the following.
The Father of modern neurosurgery ______
Ask your parents to show you TV programs on animals, wildlife and conservation on channels like the following:
DD National, National Geographic, Discovery, and Animal Planet.
Draw a picture of the scene described in the poem.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
Discuss in groups and think about it.
List a few occasions on which you had become angry. What do you do when you are angry?
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
It’s a pity some honest man not to be better of that ________________________________________________.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following,
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night.
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A poor man stole some ornaments from a rich girl.
Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
Read the following.
- I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
- I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
waterbody - pool ____________.
Think and answer:
Why are the sights said to ‘fly’?
Complete the following sentence with reference to the passage.
It is believed that _________ Homer, who __________ and who ________ to all who __________________.
Many changes had occurred on the earth in the hundred years before Sayali’s trip to the moon.
Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
Pick out from the poem, two lines each that reflect an optimistic (positive) attitude and pessimistic (negative) attitude.
Optimism :
- ______
- ______
Pessimism :
- ______
- ______
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with snowwhite.
What more difficulties would they have to face, if the roads are not cleared?
Why does the poet say that the dewdrops greet the dawn?
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
Sorry
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
unfair
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear
- Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
- What should one not mourn for?
How did Miranda feel when her father raised the storm to destroy the ship?
Identify the speaker/character.
‘ The one that spits deadly poison straight into its opponent’s eyes.’
What game did Anne choose to play?
What did the coach teach the child?
What values did the child learn?
Find a sentence/word from the text which express the following.
The parent’s earlier view of the child
The market was ______ away from the village.
How does the ability to question help us?
They may have______ in______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
What did Raj buy?
How did Gulliver overcome the adversity?
How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.
Were the girl and her brother friendly with each other?
Rearrange the story in order.
- Jaswant stayed back in his post.
- He killed 300 chinese soldiers in the battle.
- He fired weapons from separate points.
- Sela and Nura helped him in the battle.
- Jaswant shot himself to death.
- Chinese soldiers caught the man who supplied food.
- He was awarded the Mahavir Chakra.
Arrange the pictures by using numbers.
When do we land on Mars?
Akilan’s passion is to learn ______.
Name the character or speaker.
“Learn well, live well!”
______ over heard her father’s talking on the phone about the robbery.
Appu felt hungry and ate a______.
Why did Jana chase the squirrel?
Who made the tree become a monster?
Write the word with same meaning.
tap- ______
What does the earth do when the day is over?
How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?
