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Question
Read the follow ing extract and answer the questions given below:
Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly...
They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.
(1) What makes a nation strong?
(2) According to you, what makes India a strong and powerful nation?.
(3) Write down the rhyme scheme used in the extract.
(4) What does the phrase 'others fly ... ' mean?
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Solution
1. Brave men who stand firm for the sake of truth and honor during periods of hardship are what make a nation strong.
2. Any country must overcome many of the economic, social, and political problems before it can be considered a superpower. India is also not yet influential on the international stage as compared to the USA or the former Soviet Union.
3. Rhyme scheme: abab
4. ‘Others fly ...’ refers to the people who don’t have the courage to face a difficult situation and run away from them.
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Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives from those given in the bracket:
(i) The author was inspired and motivated to read ............................................ by the time she was eleven.
[Shakespeare, Chaucer, G.B. Shaw]
(ii) Every lesson .......................... ......... took was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes.
[Mrs. Rowlands, Sister Monica, Mr. A.N. Patil]
(iii) The teachers helped the narrator to become ..................................... . .
[confident, happy, independent]
(iv) Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica gave .......................................... to the narrator.
[freedom to do what he wanted, advice to do something, instructions to produce better results]
In a way, one of the greatest gifts any teacher can give a student, I think, is to inculcate a curiosity to learn.
I've been incredibly lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. The first was Mrs. Rowlands who taught me in primary school. She taught me to read without ever pushing me. She made me want to read more by giving 'me some of the most interesting children's books available. And although I still love to go back to those books from time to time, it was only because of her that I was able to read Shakespeare by the time I was ten, and Chaucer a year later.
In later years, it was Mr. A.N. Patil, my Marathi and Hindi Teacher who made a huge impression on me. Every lesson he took, was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes from a wide variety of subjects: among them history, politics, religion and sociology. I was, and still am in awe of his knowledge, which despite rather desperate attempts, I doubt I'll ever be able to match.
There have also been other teachers who helped me to try to become independent: to think and act for myself using my own judgement, which to my mind has been just as, if not more important, than actually learning anything.
After all, it's much too easy to become a completely useless repository of facts and little else.
Two teachers whom I remember in particular are Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani and Sister Monica, both taught me in school. The former, by and large, gave me a free rein to do what I wanted to do. I, being one of those people who dislike instructions, she helped me to produce much better results than I'd have otherwise done.
B2.Complete
Read the extract and complete the following:
The teacher can
(i) .............
(ii) ..............
(iii )..............
(iv).................
B3. Similar word
Look at the following sentences arid pick the word having similar meaning to the given word and rewrite:
(i) Spiced His conversation is always with a lot of humour. (made interesting, garnished, flavoured)
(ii) Repository
The library should not merely be a ................ of books. (store-house, reservoir, tank)
(iii) Inculcate
It is the responsibility of the parents and teachers to .......values in the child's formative years. (imbibe, give, show)
(iv) Incredibly
I have been .. lucky to have at least one such teacher at every stage in my life. (importantly, unbelievably, beautifully)
B4. Language study
(i) There have also been other teachers. They have helped me to try to become
independent. (Combine using 'who')
(ii) It was only because of her that I was able-to read Shakespeare.
(Rewrite beginning with: If it was not for her, ).
B.5 Out motivators
Look at the following table and complete it by presenting your own views
| Personalities | Influence on your life |
| (i) Teachers | |
| (ii) Parents | |
| (iii) Relatives | |
| (iv) Friends |
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(1) What was the cowboy’s motto?
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(4) When you expect success and take action on that expectation you almost always succeed. [Name the part of speech of the underlined words]
(5)
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(b) Cowboy has made millions of dollars [Add a question tag]
(6) In what way is the cowboy a source of inspiration for you?
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(f) What considerations influenced the Tiger King to get married?
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(iii) of his valour, sacrifice and patriotism.
(iv) both (ii) and (iii)
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(ii) ancient traditions of the kingdom.
(iii) its small area and small population.
(iv) the poverty of the subjects.
(ii) the flag of Mewar was hoisted high.
(iii) the people of Mewar showed gallantry.
(iv) most of the rulers heaved a sigh of relief.
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(iii) most of its rulers were competent.
(iv) only a few of its people were incompetent.
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(i) How did the rulers show that they cared for their subjects?
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(ii) evidence (para 4)
The black kite may start a fire because
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Read the following extract and do the given activities:
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We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
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| Fear | ........................... | .......................... |
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cairn of rocks
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How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
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What is the emphasis placed by Ruskin on accuracy?
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Comment on the capitalisation of all the words in the line:
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Revathi won the prize for the ‘Best plant’ because, ____________.
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Answer the given question in your own words.
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She ______ (bargained) with the hawker to reduce the price.
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Masterpiece ____________.
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- What is the name of the bridge?
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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The last leaf was a real leaf that survived.
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Read the lesson and name the following.
The First surgeon to perform operations ______
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A Bad workman blames his tools.
Use the letters in the word MATHEMATICIAN to make 4 letters/5 letter and 6 or more letter words, within a time limit fixed by your teacher.
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Describe, in your own words, the important events in the first half.
Find one more example which shows that a beautiful appearance is not enough.
Explain the term plot.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
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State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
Read aloud with the leader: Form groups of five. Read the passage aloud in groups. The leader begins every sentence and stops after a few words. The other members complete the sentence, reading it aloud in the chorus.
Read the passage and find the verbs used with the following nouns and phrases:
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- volcanic mountain
- dust
- 165 village and towns
- the wind and the sea
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- bird
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- crown
- round
- draw
- blind
Do these words have other meanings? List them.
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Explain the following statement with reference to the context.
Because your father can't do without my help.
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.
Yonamine’s fight with Bushi (disguised as a bandit).
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Form pairs. Complete the following table through discussions.
| Occupation | Necessary Qualities | Reasons |
| Student | ||
| Teacher | ||
| Housewife | ||
| Sportsman | ||
| Artist | ||
| Singer | ||
| Author | ||
| Umpire | ||
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| Scientist |
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Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.
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To this day, we venerate this tree as ____________.
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Answer the following question and write in short, why the parody sounds funny.
What does the crocodile stand for?
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This step is broken. Please be ______.
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Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
snowwhite
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What did he try to take the milk from?
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What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
____________ raised a dreadful storm.
How was Gonzalo helpful to Prospero when he left Milan?
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- Are you a famous personality?
- Are you a singer (dancer, actor)?
- Are you a historical figure?
- Are you young (old)?
- Are you alive now?
- Does your name start with ‘___’?
- Is he/she ____ ?
Gilson asked the narrator to buy a tie.
He decided to find his cousins’ home without their help. He asked the policeman for information in Italian because he.
How should you speak with old people?
Write down the word that alliterate in the poetic line below
That spreads treasures on a tree.
Read the lines and answer the questions.
There are many legends based on their heroic exploits
a legacy of tales which have been told with much adroit
- What does ‘heroic exploits’ mean?
- What are legends?
Learning About Nature
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Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
Our lays are of cities whose lustre is shed,
Here ‘Lays’ means______
What was the reaction of the inhabitants?
Describe the elephant driver in your own words.
Read the line and answer the question.
And the wheel’s kick and the winds song and the white sail’s shaking
What according to the poet are the pleasures of sailing?
When did the garden become a happy place for the author?
What did Grandmother feel about trees growing in the house?
Grandfather helped grandma out with the gardening because he______.
Selvi asked, 'Did they come in an aeroplane?' because she______.
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The girl admitted to her brother that she was badly frightened.
How does Patna differ from Delhi?
It ploughs soil before _________.
Match the actions with the picture.
| mixes for community food service |  |
| sows the grain |  |
| feeds the birds |  |
Jaswant was helped by __________ tribal girls.
Read scene I of the play carefully and answer the question below.
List the characters that appear in the scene. What human characteristics do they exhibit?
Name the character or speaker.
"The robot will do all your work."
Where is the key?
Connect and write the homophones in the box.
|
Sea |
 |
|
One |
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|
Flower |
 |
Welcome guests to win everyone’s _____ in life’s race.
Whose hospitality is described in the poem?
What is your hobby?
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Try your own.
Pablo was the dog of ______.
Circle and write the adverbs.
We will leave today. ______
______is next to parents in care.
Read the advertisement and answer the question given below.
What is the size of the screen?
Anbu was a ________ old boy.
Why did Kani run to the kitchen?
Fill in the blank with rhyming word.
anthill- ______
Fill in the blank
Every year the children visit the______.
What did the children buy with money they have?
What will you do with your savings?
Match the following rhyming words.
| 1. | earn | glow |
| 2. | fend | day |
| 3. | slow | learn |
| 4. | play | end |
What is the poem about?
What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water?
Who was Nokomis?
Choose the right word.
The tamarind tree grows over Tansen’s ______.
Pick out word which mean the same as
place or fix (para 2)
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“I don’t believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions, I take decisions and then make them right:” One of them make them right. One of Ratan Tata’s inspiring words which made me dream beyond shadows. I feel fortunate that I discovered him in the early stage of my life, and now I am using his teachings to mould my future the way I want. Even though Ratan Tata was born into a very posh family in India, he never took money and power for granted. He graduated from Riverdale country from New York, Ratan Tata began his career in the Tata Group working on the shop floor of Tata Steel. After working for almost 10 years, he was appointed as the director-in-charge of the National Radio and Electronics Company Limited (NELCO) in order to help its struggling finances. He worked hard to build a better consumer electronics division, but the economic recession and union strikes prevented him from achieving success, and this success helped Tata to be appointed as the chairman of the Tata Group of companies. He started with a very basic job in his father’s company, and today he owns a billion-dollar company. The tag of greatness does not come without making any sacrifices, and this tag on Ratan Tata suits to its best. Tata Group launched its passenger car Tata Indica in the year 1998 but Tata Indica was a failure in its first year, and the experiment seemed to be failing. Many people started advising Ratan Tata that he should sell the passenger car business. Ratan Tata also agreed to this, and a proposal was given to Ford; they showed interest too. The three-hour meeting at Ford headquarters in Detroit, chairman of Ford (Bill Ford) said to Ratan Tata, “Why did you enter in the passenger car business when you were not knowing of it. It will be a favour if we buy this business from you.” Ratan Tata decided to move back home. While travelling, he was very tense as the feeling of being insulted was on his mind. After earlier failures, Tata Motors did well with its business of passenger cars but in the same period, Ford did very bad. In 2008 when Ford was on it way of bankruptcy, Tata Group offered Ford to buy its luxury car brand, Jaguar Land Rover. Ford arrived in Mumbai for the meeting. In the meeting, Bill Ford said to Ratan Tata, you are doing a big favour for us by buying-Jaguar-Land Rover is now owned by Tata Group and is currently making profits. |
A1. Rewrite the following sentences as per their occurrence in the extract: (2)
- He was appointed as the Director-in-charge of the National Radio and Electronics Company Limited.
- Tata Group launched its passenger car “Tata Indica” in the year 1998.
- Billi Ford said to Ratan Tata, "You are doing a big favour for us by buying Jaguar-Land Rover."
- He graduated from Riverdale country from New York.
A2. Explain: (2)
The writer says, "I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right."
A3. Give reasons: (2)
Ratan Tata decided to sell his passenger car business.
A4. Personal Response: (2)
Right decision at the right time is important success. Express your opinion.
A5. Grammar: (2)
Do as directed:
- He worked hard building a better consumer electronics division.
(Rewrite the sentence using the infinitive form of the underlined word) - Tata Group launched the passenger car Tata Indica.
(Rewrite it beginning with 'The passenger car Tata Indica......')
A6. Vocabulary:
Give antonyms.
- Profit × ______
- Prevent × ______
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
