Balbharati solutions for English - My English Coursebook 10th Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 5 - Joan of Arc [Latest edition]

Discuss in groups whether you would like to join Armed Forces. Yes/No Say Why? Why not? Each one should give 2 to 3 reasons for their response. 

Discuss what areas of work are open for women in the Armed Forces in India.

Discuss in groups/pairs and make a list of the weapons used in the old times and in the present times.

Imagine that you are the captain of your school Kabaddi/Football team. Your final match is against a very strong team. Your team members are sure that they shall lose.

Prepare a short pep-talk of about 60 to 80 words that you would give as a Captain, to encourage your team and make them change their defeated attitude. Write it down in your notebook.

When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb meaning of the phrase, thus formed changes.

For example,
call out - announce
call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephone call

Try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrase and write them down.

1. He promised me to look into the matter.
2. He wanted to look for his lost book.

When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb meaning of the phrase, thus formed changes.

For example,
call out - announce
call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephone call

Try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrase and write them down.

1. An epidemic of Cholera broke out in the village.
2. The thieves broke into the apartment

When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb meaning of the phrase, thus formed changes.

For example,
call out - announce
call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephone call

Try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrase and write them down.

1. She has to carry out her duty regularly.
2. You must carry on trying for success

Read the extract from G. B. Shaw’s play on Joan of Arc and fill in the Tree diagram.

Pick out from the play 2 lines that prove the following.

Joan of Arc

Her confidence

Pick out from the play 2 lines that prove the following.

Joan of Arc

Her courage

Pick out from the play 2 lines that prove the following.

Joan of Arc

Her determination

Match the comparisons as given in the extract.

Joan wanted to meet the Captain squire.

Joan did not ask for many soldiers from the Captain squire.

Poulengey, Jack, and Dick had offered to accompany Joan

French soldiers were always beaten in war.

Captain squire Robert said, “I wash my hands off it.”

Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them.

From an Indian history book or Internet find out information about Indian Women (queens) who led battles. (For example, Rani of Jhansi and Rani Karnawati of Mewad). Write any 3 points of similarity and 3 points of contrast between any one of the above Indian Queens and Joan of Arc. Write in your own words.

Read the script from:

Write a summary of that part of the script (in Indirect speech) in 15 to 20 lines.

Make the following sentence affirmative without change of meaning.

Negative: I am not so sure, now.
Affirmative: _______________________

Make the following sentence affirmative without change of meaning.

Negative: He will not be able to stop them.
Affirmative : _________________________________

Make the following sentence affirmative without change of meaning.

Negative: I don't remember.
Affirmative: __________________

Make the following sentence affirmative without change of meaning.

Negative: I can do no more.
Affirmative: __________________

Make the following sentence affirmative without change of meaning.

Negative: Sir, do not anger her.
Affirmative: __________________

Make the following sentence affirmative without change of meaning.

Negative: I shall not want many soldiers.
Affirmative : ________________________

Fill in the gaps in the table.

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