Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
When did he realise that there was something wrong?
Advertisements
Solution
The narrator heard the noise in the night every day so he was aware of the sounds. But today, there was something different. He could hear the hiss of hot water, a clatter of dishes from the kitchen, sliding two streets away and the sounds of feet on the wooden bridges on the canals. He also heard the guards and the sound of a foot on stone or a whispered conversation and that’s when he realized that there was something wrong.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Imagine that you are Santosh Yadav, or Maria Sharapova. You have been invited to speak at an All India Girls’ Athletic Meet, as chief guest. Prepare a short speech to motivate the girls to think and dream big and make an effort to fulfil their dreams, not allowing difficulties or defeat to discourage them. The following words and phrases may help you.
• self confident/confidence/sure of yourself
• self assured/assurance/belief in yourself
• morale/boost morale/raise morale
• giving somebody a boost/fillip/lift
• demoralising/unsure of yourself/insecure/lack confidence
You had gone on a trekking expendition with a group of friends. As night closed in, you realised that you were separated from the group. Describe your initial feelings and the place where you got lost. How did you spend the night alone before you were reunited with your group?
Who holds ‘all the growth of our land’? Which land has the poet in mind?
How does the seemingly small incident described in the story reveal a significant truth about life?
Show liow Narayan depicts women in the story and their role in a man’s life.
Write a composition (350 - 400 words) on the following:
“The use of Mobile Phones must be allowed in schools.” Express your views either for or against the statement.
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions are given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
The monsoon is the best season in our country.
(Rewrite using ‘good’)
Combine the following sets of ideas to show the contrast between them.
(i) European art tries to achieve a perfect, illusionistic likeness.
(ii)Asian art tries to capture the essence of inner life and spirit.
Write a letter to the President, Residents’ Welfare Association of your locality suggesting some measures that could be taken for solving the problem of water scarcity and conserving water.
Surf the net and obtain more information about the conservation work done by Shaaz. Prepare posters to inspire others and display them on your college noticeboard.
Compose 4-6 lines on your own on ‘Good deeds’.
Re-word the lines from the story:
I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam’s school.
Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.
Organic fertilizer means ______________.
Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:
Reported speech
Report writing
Study the web diagram and write the characteristics of report writing.
Imagine your younger sister is not paying attention to her studies and is seen wasting time playing games on her cell-phone. Suggest some ways that will help her to concentrate on her studies and overcome her bad habit.
Compose four lines expressing the grief of having lost nature due to modernisation.
A brilliant student from your school has won a Mathematics Quiz at the National Level.
Frame questions to interview him/her when the school felicitates him/her. Follow the steps given below.
- Greetings
- Introduction of the interviewee and achievements.
- 2 or 3 questions about growing years.
- 4 to 6 questions about the achievements.
- 2 or 3 questions about future plans and prospects.
- Expression of thanks and good wishes.
Pick outlines from the poem that help create images of the following in our mind and write them in the table.
| No. | Old Woman | The Street | Schoolboys |
| 1. | |||
| 2. | |||
| 3. |
Write in your own words:
What does the listener do when the poet asks him to just listen? Give 3 points.
Complete the following and write a paragraph for the given activity.
Prepare and present a short speech on the following.
An inspiring incident in the life of a great leader.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.
Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.
| play | stop | buy | learn | see | meet | learn |
| be | eat | go | travel | start | read | visit |
Write three new things you have done in the last three years.
- I have started ______
- ____________
- ____________
Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her mind, and put a question mark (?).
hurry is in a why he
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
on monday i will go to school
State whether the following statement are true or false
Bob wanted to stay for half an hour more than the appointed time.
Was Bob hopeful of his friend’s arrival? How do you know?
Write an original short story that begins with the following words:
She was still on the phone giving out instructions when...
As a Member of the Student Council of ABC School, you wish to start a Laughter Club to develop the appreciation for humour among students. Write a proposal in not more than 150 words, outlining the steps you would take to make this club a success.
