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Question
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
In order to tidy the room, Jo __________________.
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Solution
In order to tidy the room, Jo brushed the hearth, straightened up the things on the mantelpiece, re-arranged the books and the bottles, turned the sofa away from light, and plumped up the pillows.
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Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life.
I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.
In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.
I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.
So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science.
A2 Complete:
Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education.
A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i) We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status
(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard
(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated
(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple
A4 Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags:
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (i) | I stood 11th among 1,35,000 |
(a) | aren’t I? |
| (ii) | I am on the Board of Tatas | (b) | didn’t we? |
| (iii) | It was a poor school | (c) | didn’t I? |
| (iv) | We moved to Mumbai | (d) | wasn’t it? |
A5 Personal Response:
“Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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the thought was almost revolting
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an expanse of pure white serenity
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a turning-point
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accepted her seclusion with resignation
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a veritable bedlam of chirrupings
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frivolous rebukes
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the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum
Tick the statement that is true.
The story hinges on a particular historical event.
Both Ramanand and Azam Khan seem to have very fixed views. How does Ramanand score over Azam Khan towards the end of the story?
The Cloud ‘fuses together a creative myth, a scientific monograph, and a gay picaresque tale of cloud adventure': explain.
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
Because India's tribal communities are basically bilingual there is a danger of dismissing their languages as dialects of India's major tongues.
No trees except the one which grows and seethes in one's dreams'– why is the phrase 'grows and seethes' used?
Divide the class into 5 groups. Each group can prepare a decorative chart/poster using an epigrammatic line from the poem. You may use calligraphy/painting/or Paint program on a computer. (With permission, put up these charts in your school.)
Select any one of the famous personalities mentioned in ‘Warming up 1’ on page no. 5. From the library or internet find out their success story. Write it in your own words in about 20 to 30 lines of your notebook.
Give your write-up a suitable title.
Using a good dictionary, find the shade of difference in the following:
‘Profession’ refers to ____________
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Individual guns ___________.
Using a dictionary/internet note down the main difference between farm and granary.
Say WHY. . . . . .
Mother agreed to send Ramanujan to England.
Suggest what you would do in the following situation:
One particular friend of yours is always late for college, social functions, movies, etc. and delays everyone.
Draw a diagram to show a volcanic eruption from its description given in this passage. Label the diagram. Show the following in it :
Volcano; earth’s crust; crack in the earth’s crust; hot molten rock; red, hot lava; smoke; ash; burning chunks of rock.
Divide the story into different sections to show the different events and time periods in it. Give a suitable title to each section.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What does the title of the poem say?
Present any one of the speeches given above.
Discuss what a friendly and good-natured peacock would say to a crane. Write his speech. (5-8 lines.)
Write the following in short:
The story of the three caskets.
Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
Write the following:
The sights mentioned in the third stanza.
What changes do we see in the life of human beings when the season changes? Write with reference to their celebrations.
Answer in your own words.
What chores did the boys from 1000 CE and 1st Century CE, do on their farms/fields?
‘And calls our Best away’ is a gentle way of expressing the unpleasant idea of a loved one dying. It is an example of euphemism. Think and write down 3 or 4 ways in which we can express the idea of ‘death’ in a tactful and gentle manner.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The bachelor had narrated an improper story to the children.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
The ______ solved the mysterious crime.
What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs?
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
Identify the speaker/character.
‘Come in, Zigzag, come in dear!’
Let no ______ tone be______.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
What does the poet mean by ‘Festival of flowers’?
Pick out the rhyming words from the first stanza of the poem.
Activity
It’s fun to help out in the kitchen. You can even practice reading aloud when reading the recipe. And you can learn a little math by figuring out how to measure. Here are a few fun items to make that are “Alice” themed.
What was the reaction of the inhabitants?
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the alliterated words.
Identify the speaker/character.
Don't worry, Madam, it's only a warning.
Why did the author help his Grandfather plant trees?
Gulliver was the captain of the ship.
Discuss in groups. Retell the story in your own words. Each one should say one sentence.
You can begin like this:
Gulliver was travelling in a ship. One stormy night, the ship was wrecked...
It ploughs soil before _________.
The Chinese troops attacked the lonely Indian post located in ______.
What would we do when we are happy or sad?
What wins the hearts?
His father wanted him to do well in ______.
Match the rhyming words.
| mars | crime |
| bed | cars |
| time | head |
Did they find a new country?
Choose the correct picture for the passage.
There is a table under a tree. A man with a big hat and a hare with long ears are sitting. A young girl is sitting between them. There are many cups on the table. The girl has a cup in her hand, and the man has a pot in his hand. It seems like they are having tea. Yes, they are having tea at the tea party in Wonderland. The girl is Alice, and she is in Wonderland.
Circle and write the adverbs.
He laughed merrily ______.
What did Kani realize in the story?
The goose is swimming with its ______.
When do you feel proud?
Divya loved solving _______.
What did Rani want to become?
Name the animal and sound it makes.
Is there something that you will struggle for? why?
Who fell down and down and down?
Why did grandfather give the children money?
According to Tagore, when will India get the opportunity to win the gift of freedom?
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
