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Appreciation:

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.

Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road.

The earth, that is sufficient,
I do not want the constellations any nearer,
I know they are very well where they are,
I know they suffice for those who belong to them.

Read the given extract and write the appreciation of the given poem based on the following aspects.

  • About the poem, significance of the title.
  • Form of the poem, theme and its significance.
  • Poetic style, language features, poetic devices.
  • Inspirational message, values, morals reflected.
  • Your opinion and critical evaluation of the poem.
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Chapter: [2.1] Song of the Open Road
Concept: Song of the Open Road

Appreciation:

WEAVERS, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay?...
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,
We weave the robes of a new-born child.

Weavers, weaving at fall of night,
Why do you weave a garment so bright?...
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.

Weavers, weaving solemn and still,
What do you weave in the moonlight chill?...
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
We weave a dead man's funeral shroud.

Read the given extract and write the appreciation of the given poem based on the following aspects.

  • About the poem, significance of the title.
  • Form of the poem, theme and its significance.
  • Poetic style, language features, poetic devices.
  • Inspirational message, values, morals reflected.
  • Your opinion and critical evaluation of the poem.
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Chapter: [2.2] Indian Weavers
Concept: Indian Weavers

Read the given extract and complete the activities given below:

No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The Ship was still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion,
Her keel was steady in the ocean.

Without either sign or sound of their shock,
The waves flow’d over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.

The Abbot of Aberbrothok
Had placed that bell on the Inchcape Rock;
On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung,
And over the waves its warning rung.

When the Rock was hid by the surge’s swell,
The Mariners heard the warning Bell;
And then they knew the perilous Rock,
And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok.

A1. Complete the web. (2)

A2. Give reasons. (2)

Abbot of Aberbrothok placed a bell on the Inchcape rock because _____________________

A3. If you were Abbot of that era, what would you do to make the ship safe from crashing at Inchcape rock. (2)

A4. Complete the table. (2)

Examples Figure of Speech Explanation
1.The Ship was still as she could be. _______________ _______________
2. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea. _______________ _______________

A5. Compose a short poem. (2)

No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
____________________________________
____________________________________
Her keel was steady in the ocean.

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Chapter: [2.3] The Inchcape Rock
Concept: The Inchcape Rock

On the deck the Rover takes his stand,
So dark it is they see no land.
Quoth Sir Ralph, “It will be lighter soon,
For there is the dawn of the rising Moon.”

“Canst hear,” said one, “the breakers roar?
For methinks we should be near the shore.”
“Now, where we are I cannot tell,
But I wish we could hear the Inchcape Bell.”

They hear no sound, the swell is strong,
Though the wind hath fallen they drift along;
Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock,
“Oh Christ! It is the Inchcape Rock!”

Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair,
He curst himself in his despair;
The waves rush in on every side,
The ship is sinking beneath the tide.

Read the given extract and write a poetic appreciation of the poem with the help of the following points.

  • About the poet and the title
  • The theme
  • Language/poetic devices used in the poem
  • Special features
  • Your opinion about the poem
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Chapter: [2.3] The Inchcape Rock
Concept: The Inchcape Rock

Read the following extract and complete the activities given below:

‘Canst hear’, said one, ‘the breakers roar?
For methinks we should be near the shore’.
‘Now where we are I cannot tell,
But I wish I could hear the Inchcape Bell’.
They hear no sound, the swell is strong;
Thought the wind hath fallen they drift along,
Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock,
‘O Christ! it is the Inchcape Rock!”

Sir Ralph the rover tore his hair;
He curst himself in his despair;
The waves rush in every side,
The ship is sinking beneath the tide.

But even in his dying fear
One dreadful sound could the Rover hear,
A sound as if with the Inchcape Bell,
The Devil below was ringing his knell.

A1. Rearrange the following incidents as per their occurrence in the poem:   (2)

  1. Sir Ralph the Rover cursed himself in despair.
  2. The vessel strikes with a shivering shock.
  3. The mariner wished to hear the Inchcape Bell.
  4. Ralph the Rover heard one dreadful sound.

A2. Complete the tree diagram to describe the reasons that resulted in the sinking of the ship.    (2)

Mistakes in the following Questions

A3. Accept any reasonably correct answer: (2)

A4. Poetic device: (2)
The figure of speech – ‘Inversion’ the word order is changed for rhyme. Correct order should be:

‘The Rover could hear one dreadful sound.’

A5. Composing lines: (2)
[Accept any reasonably correct answer/lines]

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Chapter: [2.3] The Inchcape Rock
Concept: The Inchcape Rock

Appreciation:

Read the extract and Write the appreciation of the poem:

They hear no sound, the swell is strong;
Though the wind hath fallen, they drift along,
Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock,-
O Christ! It is the Inchcape Rock!'

Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair;
He curst himself in his despair;
The waves rush in every side,
The ship is sinking beneath the tide.

But even in his dying fear
One dreadful sound could the Rover hear,
A sound as if with the Incheape Bell,
The Devil below was ringing his knell.

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Chapter: [2.3] The Inchcape Rock
Concept: The Inchcape Rock

Write the poetic appreciation of the extract given below:

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

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Chapter: [2.7] She Walks in Beauty
Concept: She Walks in Beauty

Read the extract and complete the activities given below:

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

A1. Select and write the two Statements from the given list which justify the theme of the poem.

  1. The poet is blunt and direct in his expression of love.
  2. Internal beauty is as important as the external beauty.
  3. The poet is in love with the lady’s outward beauty.
  4. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

A2. Complete the following web describing the various aspects of the lady’s beauty. One is done for you at the centre place.

A3. Write your idea of 'a beautiful person' in your own words.

A4. Find out and explain an example of 'Antithesis’ from the given extract.

A5. Compose a poem of your own in about 2 to 4 lines on the topic 'Beauty'.

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Chapter: [2.7] She Walks in Beauty
Concept: She Walks in Beauty

Write a summary of the above extract with the help of the following points and suggest a suitable title :
Points : Kalpana's affection towards India and Indians her humble - nature her love for the earth Harrison's visit to India.

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Chapter: [3.1] Summary Writing
Concept: Summary Writing
Dairy farming is a major livelihood followed by many households in rural areas. This includes rearing milk cattle - cows, buffaloes, goats, and sheep. There is a shortage of milk in the country as consumption in both urban and rural areas has risen sharply.

Dairying is an important source of subsidiary income to marginal farmers and agricultural labours. They play a very important role in milk production of the country. In 1986 - 87, about 73 percent of rural households owned livestock. According to the National Sample Survey of 1993 - 94, the livestock sector produces regular employment to about 9.8 million persons in principal status and 8.6 million in subsidiary status, which constitutes about 5 percent of the total workforce.

The Manure from animals provides a good source of organic matter for improving soil fertility and crop yields. The gas obtained by processing dung is used as a fuel for domestic purposes and also for running engines to draw water from wells. The surplus fodder and agricultural by-products are gainfully utilized for feeding the animals. Since agriculture is mostly seasonal, there is a possibility of finding employment throughout the year for many persons through dairy farming.

The milk processing industry is a small one. Only 10 percent of all the milk produced is delivered to some 400 dairy plants. A specific Indian phenomenon is the unorganized sector of milkmen and vendors, which handles around 65 - 70 percent of the national milk production. They collect milk from local producers and sell it in both urban and non - urban areas.

Summary:
Write a summary of the above extract with the help of the following points and suggest a suitable title: 
 
Dairy forming - major livelihood - income and employment source - uses of dung - uses of surplus fodder - role or unorganised sector.
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Chapter: [3.1] Summary Writing
Concept: Summary Writing

Write a summary of the above extract with the help of the following points and suggest a suitable title.

Organic farming – depends on – ensures soil fertility by – organic agriculture promotes – difficulty for farmers because – burden on the consumer.

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Chapter: [3.1] Summary Writing
Concept: Summary Writing

Write a summary of the above extract with a suitable title, with the help of the given points/hints.

  • Govt. of India promoting medical tourism.
  • Side effects of the medical tourism – Response of the Indian population – Prospects of medical tourism in India.
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Chapter: [3.1] Summary Writing
Concept: Summary Writing

Love is a great force in Private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things, but love in public affairs does not work. It has been tried again and again; by the people of the Middle Ages, and also by the French Revolution, a secular movement which reasserted the Brotherhood of Man, And it has always failed. The idea that nations should love one another, or that business concerns or marketing boards should love one another or that a man in Portugal should love a man in Peru of whom he has never heard — it is absurd, unreal, dangerous. ‘Love is what is needed,” we chant, and then sit back and the world goes on as before.

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something much less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance. Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. No one has ever written an ode to tolerance, or raised a statute to her. Yet this is the quality which will be most needed after the war. This is the sound state of mind which we are looking for. This is the only force which will enable different races and classes and interests to settle down together to the work of reconstruction. 

The world is very full of people— appallingly full; it has never been so full before and they are all tumbling over each other.

Most of these people one doesn’t know and some of them dosen't like. Well, what is one to do? If you don't like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don't try to love them; you can't. But try to tolerate them. On the basis of that tolerance a civilized future may be built. Certainly I can see no other foundation for the post-war world.

Write a 'summary' of the above extract by using the following points.

(Love as a force - its limitations - tolerance - need of tolerance)

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Chapter: [3.1] Summary Writing
Concept: Summary Writing

Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate/develop on the topic, ‘Effects of Music’.

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Chapter: [3.2] Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)

India is a vast country with different weather patterns. Prepare a mind map on ‘The Seasons’ we have in our region by giving examples of different activities that we do in different seasons.

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Chapter: [3.2] Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)

Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate/develop on the topic, ‘Beauty of Colours’.

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Chapter: [3.2] Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)

Prepare a mind map on the topic ‘Human Interest’ using your ideas, flow, design and structure.

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Chapter: [3.2] Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)

Prepare a mind map on 'Effects of Music on Human Life' using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate.

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Chapter: [3.2] Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Concept: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)

Read the following extract carefully and make the notes with the help of the clues given below:  (4)

Naturally occurring platinum and platinum - rich alloys have been known for a long time. The Spaniards named the metal ‘platina’ or little silver, when they first encountered it in Colombia. The platinum group metals are rhodium, ruthenium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum. Of these, platinum is the most important. These metals are very similar in many ways and are extremely rare.
On an average, there is only a gramme of ruthenium in each tonne of the rock and barely a gramme of rhodium in over a 1000 tonnes of rock! Platinum’s wear and tarnish resistance characteristics are well suited for making fine jewellery. Other distinctive properties include - resistance to chemical attack, excellent high temperature characteristics and stable electrical properties. These metals are uniquely durable and can be used extremely efficiently - meaning that a very little goes a very long way. When recycled, over 96 percent can be recovered. The platinum group metals - or PGMS - plays an important role in our everyday life, for they are used in so many things from fountain pens to aircraft turbines. In fact, one in four of the goods manufactured today either contain one or the other of these metals. The catalytic converter - a pollution control device - is the largest application of platinum group metals. 
 
Que. Title: Platinum Group of Metals. 
First encountered: ___________ in Columbia.
Platinum group metals include: iridium and ______________
Nature: Similar in many ways, extremely rare.
Availability: _____________barely a gramme of rhodium _ _________________
Distinctive Properties:
______________________
resistant to chemical attack
durable, long lasting
____________________
Platinum group metals used in :

_______________ 

___________________

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Chapter: [3.3] Note Making
Concept: Note Making

Read the following extract and complete the notes given below :

Think of the special occasions in life when excess body weight becomes a huge liability and a quicker solution is the need for those situations when one wants to lose weight faster but does not want to undergo a surgery. The emerging solution to such worries is ESG, the latest innovation in the field. Team mohak is adept in handling this novel non-surgical procedure and is already ahead in India.

A non-surgical endoscopic procedure to reduce weight, it needs no incisions. The entire procedure takes place through the mouth using an endoscopic suturing system. It reduces the stomach to one-fourth in size limits the amount of calories absorbed and prolongs the time food remains in the stomach, extending the feeling of fullness.

Since ESG is not a surgery, it causes no incisions or scars, facilitating faster recovery and healing. ESG reduces the size of the stomach as with a surgical sleeve gastrectomy but does not involve the removal of any portions of the stomach. This is a key difference.

Actual weight loss will vary based on starting weight, motivation level and adherence to our dietary recommendations. Current studies suggest a total body weight loss of up to 20%.

Absolutely a large number of patients suffering from diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea, etc. are leading a disease-free life, once they have achieved the desired weight loss after undergoing ESG procedure at Mohak- the ESG leader in India.

Title - ESG - A non-surgical weight loss solution

(1) Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) ____________ procedure takes place through the mouth using an endoscopic suturing system.

(2) ESG-different from normal weight loss.
ESG reduces the __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(3) Actual weight loss :

Actual weight loss ___________________
Current study suggests _____________

(4) ESG is helpful in resolving other obesity-linked diseases.

A large number of patients suffering from ________ leading a disease-free life once they achieve the desired weight loss.

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Chapter: [3.3] Note Making
Concept: Note Making
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