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Question
What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
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Solution
Helen understood that words are the most important things in the world.
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Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.
(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?
What do you understand of the natures of Ramanand and Azam Khan from the episode described?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
What were the voices that Paul heard? Did they lead him to success in the real sense?
Comment on the use of the phrase ‘fresh-peeled voice’.
Form suitable groups and discuss the following.
You have heard/read stories of Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, Mulla Nasruddin. Recollect and write down the names of those stories.
Pick out those aspects of a story that you find a common in all their stories.
- Humour
- Supernatural event
- Wisdom
- Suspense
- Magic
- Beauty of Nature
- Wit
- Play upon words
- Sadend
- Violence
Describe the following with the help of the story.
The rich young man
Put the following events in chronological order.
- The sword in the stone appeared in the churchyard.
- Lord Uther died.
- Lord Uther drove the barbarians away.
- The Lords and knights began to fight for the kingdom.
- Sir Kay left his sword behind at home.
- Merlin announced that Arthur was the son of Lord Uther.
- Arthur brought the sword from the churchyard.
- Ancient Britain was invaded by wild barbarians.
- Many knights tried to pull the sword out of the stone.
- Arthur grew up in Sir Ector’s house.
- Merlin entrusted a baby to Sir Ector.
Read the passage and name the following.
He was killed by a poisoned arrow that entered his heel.
What changes do we see in the life of human beings when the season changes? Write with reference to their clothes.
Read the remaining part of the original story.
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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.
Read the poem aloud in groups.
Neerja had a sour marriage due to______.
It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because ______.
What are the two reasons the author gives for the plants moving towards grandfather?
A day in Mars is called ______.
The ________ are trying to terraform Mars.
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
Write the rhyming word.
away
He got an admission to study at Stanford University ______.
