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complete the following sentence.

Ajoy reported about ________________.

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उत्तर

Ajoy reported about how the game was played, how the game performed, and how the game ended.

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अध्याय 1.6: Tiger Hills - Ice Breakers [पृष्ठ ५३]

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अध्याय 1.6 Tiger Hills
Ice Breakers | Q 1. (i) (a) | पृष्ठ ५३

संबंधित प्रश्न

Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each :                

(a) Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?

(b) Sophie was dreaming of so many things in her life. What were they?

(c) Why are the youngsters described as springing? (My Mother at Sixty-six)

(d) In the hot season, how do man and beast get comfort? (A Thing of Beauty)

(e) How did the Maharaja deal with a high ranking British officer who wanted to shoot a tiger?

(f) Having got rid of his stink, what problem did Roger Skunk face?


Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life. 

I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.

In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.

 I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.

So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science. 

A2  Complete: 
 Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education. 

A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i)
We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status

(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard

(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated 

(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple 

A4  Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags: 

  'A'   'B'
(i) I stood 11th 
 among 1,35,000 
(a) aren’t I? 
(ii) I am on the Board of Tatas  (b)  didn’t we? 
(iii) It was a poor school  (c) didn’t I? 
(iv) We moved to Mumbai  (d)  wasn’t it? 

A5  Personal Response: 
 “Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.


Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?


Tick the statement that is true.

The places mentioned in the story are all imaginary.


What, according to the poet, are human beings out of tune with?


Study the Note to Aspects of the Novel given at the end. Discuss the features that mark the piece as a talk as distinguished from a critical essay.


How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?


Read the following statement and mark those that apply to you.

Someone has extended a hand of friendship towards me and I have not accepted it.


Find from the story one word for the following.

the highest-ranking official who commands a ship ______


Discuss the activities carried out by a farmer.


Sue and Johnsy were very close friends.


Say where . . . . . . .

______ do stars shine in the daytime?


Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.

Planners deliberately find drawbacks in the old city planning.


Read the lesson and name the following.

The world’s most advanced surgical robot ______


Find more information about other Param Vir Chakra awardees. Prepare a collage using photographs, pictures, and text matter written in beautiful handwriting.


What is implied in the following phrases or lines?

  1. A silver house in the lovely sky
  2. It takes two weeks to build it up
  3. And two to pull it down.

Complete the following sentence using your idea:

I can ______.


Find what Hirabai tells the traveller by reading her words from right to left.


Write the following in short:

The story of the three caskets.


Visit a library:
Find and read stories and poems written by Edith Nesbit.


Read the poem aloud with the proper rhythm. What does the rhythm remind you of?


Write the rhyme scheme of the poem (Autumn).


Do you know of similar stories in your mother tongue or in other languages? Narrate it in short.


Summarise this poem in your own words in 8 to 10 lines, highlighting only the main points.


Read the highlighted words. They are adverbs.

  • I was pulling hard.
  • They ran away.
  • Later, I was taken to the city.
  • I went very carefully.
  • They were greatly pleased.

Discuss the following in group.

Do’s and Don’ts for young children.


What does the poet want to know from the goldfish? 


WWW is a short form of World Wide Web.

Find ten other short forms related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology).


Guess the meaning of the following word.

magnificent


Discuss, why it was considered as an adventurous and dangerous thing to travel in those days?


Mahatma Gandhi, Che Guevera, Guru Nanak, and Gauthama Buddha are some of the famous personalities and thinkers who made extensive journeys to understand life. Do you think journeys can be life-changing?


Use this passage to play the game. You can collect information on other famous personalities and play too.

Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889, in London England. His birth name was Charles Spencer Chaplin, though he had many nicknames growing up such as Charlie, Charlot, and The Little Tramp. His father, Charles Chaplin, and his mother, Hannah Chaplin, were inducted into the music hall of fame, leading the way to his exposure even as a young boy. His first onstage moment was when he was 5 years old; he sang a song that was intended to be sung by his own mother; she had become ill at the time of the performance, so little Charlie Chaplin stood instead and performed for his mother.

Charlie Chaplin came to the United States in 1910, at the age of 21. He was brought to New York, which was known to be a great place to start out for anyone trying to become a professional actor. Two years later, in 1913, Chaplin signed his very first contract at Keystone and it was no time before he headed to Hollywood. His first movie premiered in 1914, “Making a Living,” and went on to make over 35 movies total in that year alone. Charlie Chaplin grew to become one of the most popular and successful actors of all time. The moment that really kicked off his long career was in 1921 when he starred in, and produced, his first full-length film called “The Kid.” From then on, most people all over the world knew Charlie Chaplin and loved his movies. He had a great career and life, dying on December 25, 1977, in Vevey, Switzerland. He had apparently died of natural causes in his sleep from old age.


The taxi driver took away the narrator’s suitcase.


Why did Mrs. Jhunjhunwalla buy the painting?


How is Karagattam performed?


Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?


With their treasure, the boys would buy ______ in Eidgah.


What are the skills/values a teacher should teach their students to live in this competitive world?


Read the story and fill in the grid by ticking each character’s qualities.

Discuss in pairs to rate the characteristic and give marks from 1 to 10 depending on the grade of each quality.

Justify your views in one or two sentences.

Characteristics Jane Eyre Mrs. Reed Bessie Helen Burns Miss. Temple
arrogant          
bitter          
caring          
courageous          
cruel          
emotional          
friendly          
kind          
sensitive          
rich          
poor          
patient          
self-disciplined          
unjust          

Turtles are different from tortoises.


What is the difference between this toy train and a normal train?


Identify the speaker/character.

He felt something moving along his body almost up to his chin.


In Mars ______ Earth days make a year.


Match the planet with its feature.

1. Mars blue ice giant
2. Saturn red storm
3. Jupiter red planet
4. Neptune ring and moons

Who is the wisest of all? Why?


Jaswant was helped by __________ tribal girls.


Jaswant decided to stay in his post.


It never takes ______ and ______.


Identify the character or the speaker.

“Oh no! What shall I do now?”


Answer using Yes or No and pick sentence from the story to support your answer.

Did Robinson’s ship sink?


Find and write the clues.

Clue for the load on the camel ______


Recite any 4 lines of the poem with intonation.


Divya loved solving _______.


Rani thought of herself as a _______ engineer.


Where did the tanker man take the water from the village?


What did Kamali get as gift?


Recite the poem Never give up with correct intonation.


Name a few things that sink.


Read the passage carefully and complete the activities: 

1. Complete the following sentences. (2)

  1. Female sparrows lay ____________
  2. Sparrows build their nest out of __________.
  3. The eggs are ________.
  4. In cities, sparrows build their nest in ______

A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful songs. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground clumps of grass low trees and low bushes. In cities, they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs grasses and plant fibers. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures.

Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish-brown spots. They hatch within eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds.

The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social with up to a hundred birds participating at once and are followed by preening and sometimes group singing.

2. How do sparrows take bathe? (2)

3. Find out adjectives for the following nouns from the passage. (2)

  1. ________ Song
  2. ________ Water
  3. ________ Bird
  4. ________ species

4. Do as directed. (2)

  1. A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world.
    (Underline the subordinate clause)
  2. Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time.
    (Frame a ‘wh’ type question to get the underlined part as an answer.)

5. ‘We have to save the birds.’ Do you agree with this statement? Why? (2)


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