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प्रश्न
Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.
In a farmers’ market, we find _______________.
उत्तर
In a farmers’ market, we find seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
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Who is the narrator? What has been described earlier?
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Explain the use of the rhetorical device like the apostrophe by the poet.
Why is the poet so much against watching television? Give two reasons.
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
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The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.
Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.
Read the lines given above and answer the following question:
Who gave standing ovation? Why?
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Now, look up the dictionary to see if your inference is right.
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| Sr.No. | Conventional Farming | Organic Farming |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. |
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- Theme
- Poetic devices, language, style
- Special features/novelties/focusing elements
- Values, message
- Your opinion about the poem
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- Write the reactions of the companions using exclamations.
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Listen carefully and write the word in the appropriate column.
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Write your opinion, in your own words:-
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you can begin like this
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| Stanza -1 | Stanza -2 | Stanza -3 |
Use the option to fill in the blank.
The flowers ______kept in a vase.
Find one word from the story that means
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- Rabbits live in
- Beavers live in
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- ______.
- ______.
- ______
- ______.
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In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
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The grandmother was strong-minded. Justify
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