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Discuss with your partner and complete the web of different activities related to climbing.
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In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) He loved his little daughter, but he was in mortal fear of her fierce temper.
(B) Although ..............................................................................
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
He agreed to carry _____________ the manager’s orders.
What brought the six humans together? Where were they?
Does the poem have feministic overtones?
What kinds of stories captivated the young minds in the past?
In what mood is the speaker now? Where is he?
Can we say that it is a story about heroism and a true soldier?
Why was Margot unhappy on Venus in “All Summer in a Day”?
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
There is no use crying __________ spilt milk
Every family has a black sheep. (Begin: There is no ………….)
The soldier laid________their lives defending their country.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The old woman could not get ……… the shock.
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) From his perch behind the clock, Hugo could (0)……. (see) everything.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
The morning stretched calm, beautiful, and warm.
Sprawling half-clad, I gazed out at the form
Of shimmering leaves and shadows. Suddenly
A strong flash, then another, startled me.
I saw the old stone lantern brightly lit.
(A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: Vikram Seth)
(i) In which country did the incident described in the poem occur? What had caused the flashes? What happened to his home soon after?
(ii) Describe the injuries suffered by the Doctor.
(iii) What was his wife’s name? What happened to a house standing before them?
(iv) How does he describe the people he met on the way?
(v) Why were the people walking with their hands away from their bodies? What was common to all of them? What message does the poem convey?
A number of loose electric wires are hanging from a lamp post near the main gate of your school. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner explaining the problem, the danger it poses and suggests a quick solution.
Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.
ritual resins
Try to write four lines of poetry or four sentences of prose with one of these as the starting point.
Given below is the dictionary meaning of
Smirk: to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself.
Look up the dictionary for the following words which are also related to facial expressions and write down the meaning of each
|
smile |
grin |
grimace |
sneer |
Make a list of words which are spelled differently in American and British English.
It took the narrator quite some time to understand that what he heard as 'piper', in fact, meant 'paper' and the phrase 'mind the gap' in the Tube. What do you think caused the problem?
How do these lines capture the essence of the story:
'Glory was all overlaid with dark shame. Glory was dead.'
Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
blast off
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose ____________ aside.
The traits of the characters you meet in the extract are jumbled. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate columns.
(Shy, bold, gruff, friendly, withdrawn, perceptive, empathetic, playful, lonely, happy, gentlemanly, frank, mature, dull, sharp, adventurous.)
| Jo | Laurie | Grandpa |
Write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points:
- About the poem/poet/title.
- Theme
- Poetic devices, language, style
- Special features/ novelties/focusing elements
- Values, message
- Your opinion about the poem.
Form pairs and make a 'pair presentation' of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and the next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.
‘Once you begin to learn there is no end to learning’. Write your views on this statement.
Given in a mixed order below are some good human attributes of the family. Pick out from the box and write it against the line that reflects it.
Fritz felt that someone needed his help and he was determined to find the sender.
Choose any novel/book that you enjoyed. Prepare a synopsis of the novel. It should include the major events and the links between them as described in the novel. You may prepare a chapter-wise outline first and then put the outlines together to write a brief synopsis.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde worked very very hard to pay the debt.
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 your opinion, in your own words:-
Why did they appreciate and praise the stranger’s story?
Form groups of 3. Read aloud the conversations in the story, each group presenting one piece of conversation.
Drafting a Speech. Discuss in groups each block and make notes about it.
Write a report of the following event in about 100-120 words.
‘Educational Development Day’ was organized in your school on 15th July. The District Collector was the Chief Guest of the event. As part of the event, many competitions were held and the prizes were distributed to the winners and participants. It was a grand and successful event. Now, as the member of the organizing committee, write a report on the event in about 120 words.
Create a pamphlet for the following:
Make an attractive pamphlet for your school’s Fair organised for raising funds for (any) relief (Specify the date, time, types of stalls, and the reasons for the fair).
Work in groups.
- Discuss how your mother cooks rice in your house.
- Write down the ingredients you need like rice and water.
- List the steps in cooking. The words in the recipe above will help you.
- Each person in the group should tell others how rice is cooked in their house.
- Now write down the recipe.
Read the jumbled lines from the poem and rearrange them in correct order.
| 1. cinnamon, betel leaves |
| 2. and ginger and garlic” |
| 3. Go to Muthu’s |
| 4. My mother would say: |
| 5. and get some |
| 6. “Little boy Raj… |
| 7. And so I go to the shops |
| 8. singing all the way |
| 9. tomatoes and pickles” |
| 10. “Sesame seeds, onions |
| 11. I rattle off a list: |
| 12. what I’d want |
| 13. and when Muthu asks me |
| 14. my mother twists my ear |
| 15. and back home |
| 16. ouch! |
Write a short paragraph on 'summer' using the hints given.
you can begin like this
I live in Chennai. The weather is...
Answer the question by looking at the picture.
Example: What is happening in picture 5?
What is Mohan practising in picture 4?
He is______
This is Rajiv’s family. They are a healthy family. See what each one does to remain healthy.
Here is a word, clock. Write down words relating to clock.
Find one word from the story that means
- to walk fast h ___________ .
Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world? Can you tell the name of the one which is in India? Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and the countries they are located in.
| Wonders of the world | Countries | |
| (i) | The Taj Mahal | |
| (ii) | The Great Wall of China | |
| (iii) | ||
| (iv) | ||
| v) | ||
| (vi) | ||
| vii) |
The children in the picture are watching an exciting sporting event, where their school team is winning. Suggest suitable utterances reflecting their feelings:
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Jimmy Wells from Bob’s point of view?
Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase:
a double-distilled idiot
Why did Leacock visit the studio on Saturday?
The photographer had made changes ______.
Observe the following picture and write a paragraph in about 150 word about each one of them.
Answer the following question as briefly as possible and with close reference to the relevant text.
Referring closely to the short story, B. Wordsworth relate two important lessons that the young narrator learnt from his friend, B. Wordsworth. How were these lessons relevant?
______ was Portia’s; faithful servant.
Find some examples of antithesis from your mother tongue and translate them into English.
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A student
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A teacher
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Write an original short story that begins with the following words:
She was still on the phone giving out instructions when...
How does John Brown convey his firsthand experience of war to his mother and evoke a deep emotional response in the readers? Justify your answer in about 200-250 words with supporting details from the poem, by John Brown.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally. Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
