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Question
Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?
What if we too had lived our lives, however short, to the fullest?
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Solution
The writer asks us to live our lives to the fullest, just like the hibiscus plant. The writer says that the hibiscus plant lives only a day, but it lives to the fullest by smiling in the sun and dancing in the wind. In the same way, we too should live our short lives to the fullest, living in the moment and in full splendour.
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Nothing is impossible to achieve
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| Part of Nature | Special feature | Value learnt |
| 1. Rainbow | ||
| 2. Caterpillar | ||
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[coconut/neem/basil/cactus/apple]
- Name of Plant/Tree .................
- Scientific name .................
- Region and climate .................
- Features .................
- Growth .................
- Size, shape and colour .................
- Uses .................
- Any special feature .................
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A creeper ..........
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The river ..........
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Rainfall ............
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A1. Complete the following web:
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A2. What do the following things in nature teach us: (02)
- Ants ______
- Grass ______
A3. Complete the following collocations with the help of the passage: (02)
- ............... winter
- ................... moment
- ………….passion
- ……………. sky
A4. Do as directed:
- Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong. (02)
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Although ..........’) - We touch it and become gold ourselves.
(Add a question tag and Rewrite the sentence)
A5. How do you deal with difficulties and problems in life? Explain in brief. (02)
