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What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
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Solution
The finer growths that a story supports in a novel are the art of characterisation, the narrative techniques and thematic and plot structures. The story is the backbone, the basic structure without which the rest of the technicalities and structures are meaningless. It is the story line that determines the other features in a novel. The story contains the DNA of the novel.
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State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
(ii) Kids in the age group of 6-12 years should get an average sleep of little less than 7 hours.
(iii) Kids should start their day with yogurt, fruits and veggies.
(iv) Children should have consistent sleeping habit.
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anxiety and even depression.
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A2. Find
Fill in the blocks with the following given in the passage:
(i) Two things to be avoided by children:
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A3. Select
Select the correct word from the brackets and complete the statements given below:
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I make friends easily.
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There are different types of short stories. Use a dictionary/internet and find out what each of the following types refers to.
- fable:
- anecdote:
- fairy tale:
- parable:
- tragedy:
- humorous story:
- detective story:
- myth:
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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Boys cannot cook or do any housework.
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Soon after dawn, rises the _________________.
It wakes and enlivens every _________________.
It scares away the long, dark _________________.
The shining stars go out of _________________.
From tree to tree birds flit and, _________________.
Searching for food, with a sharp _________________.
The buds that open now show their, _________________
As flowers, they dance with beauty and _________________.
The hill slope wears a grassy green,_________________
The curved sparkling river, it's gold _________________.
The cock then crows to give a loud, _________________
Come on! wake up, folks! One and _________________.
I, then wake up, ‘Good Morning’ to,_________________
Let’s all look forward to a golden _________________.
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What were Chulongs plans for the bird?
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He always had lunch with his family.
Read the line and answer the question.
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover.
What kind of human company does the poet want?
The terrorists asked Neerja to collect the passports of the passengers because ______.
Amuthan locked the door behind him.
Be humble like a _____.
What is our core?
The bird-catcher let the pigeon jump into the fire.
Why did she pick up her pace?
Answer the following yes or no question.
Did all visit the waterfall?
Robinson sailed England after ______ years.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for the load on the camel ______
Who brought us to this world?
Ani valued honesty.
Choose the correct one.
Elephant
Keep moving though your progress is ______.
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Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.
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For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For want of a horse, the rider was lost,
For want of a rider, the battle was lost,
For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail!
[traditional rhyme]
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