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Question
What did the Greek soldiers hidden in the wooden horse do after nighfall?
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Solution
As soon as the Greeks hidden in the horse received the signal from the Greeks waiting for the fleet's return, they unlocked the side of the horse, climbed out, and opened the city gates.
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Form groups of eight. The group leader prepares slips of paper for each of the seven points given below and distributes them among the others. The group sits in a circle, taking their seats according to the number on the slip they have. Then each one completes the sentence on his/her slip without sharing it with the others. The group leader collects the slips and reads all the sentences aloud as one continuous passage. Does the story make sense? The group then works on the story to make it more meaningful and interesting.
- Once there was a ______________.
- Who lived in a ______________.
- He/She ate _________________.
- She/He went _________________.
- There she/he saw _________________.
- She/He was _________________.
- That is why _________________.
This game may be played again, changing the groups, to form new stories.
Why? : Form groups of five. Choose a familiar character from any one of the epics you know. One person from the group plays the role of that character. Others in the group frame questions related to that character’s life. The condition is that all the questions should begin with ‘Why ... ?’. They interview the character using these ‘Why-?’ questions. Practice and present the interview in the classroom.
State the counter-action for the following actions.
| Action | Counter-action | ||
| (a) | Helen eloped with Paris. | (1) | ____________ |
| (b) | The Greeks sailed to Troy and attacked it. | (2) | ____________ |
| (c) | Hector was killed by Achilles. | (3) | ____________ |
| (d) | The siege continued for ten long years. | (4) | ____________ |
| (e) | The fighting went on daily | (5) | ____________ |
From either of our two Indian epics, find out which battle/war lasted the longest? Write down its cause, the enemy armies, its heroes, its duration, and the final outcome.
- Cause _________________.
- The enemy armie _________________.
- Heroes _________________.
- Duration _________________.
- Final outcome _________________.
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Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
A horse big enough to hold men inside it.
______ enough to ______.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
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______ tired of ______.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They are afraid of the long voyage home, too.
______ afraid of______ .
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What do you like about that character?
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Underline the subject in the following sentence:
Paris had brought her to Troy.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Greeks waited to take revenge on Troy.
How did Odysseus plan to defeat the Trojans?
Was it enough to use the wooden horse to hide?
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Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from page 74.
