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प्रश्न
Go through the text again and find the reasons that forced Peter to shoot down a person.
- The keepers spotted him.
- _________________________
- _________________________
उत्तर
- The keepers spotted him.
- He was outnumbered four to one.
- It was too dark and seeing all those people had scared Peter.
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Attempt the following in 150-200 words.
Write a character sketch of Bishop Brooks as he appears in Helen Keller's − The Story of My Life.
Complete the flow-chart :
The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like:
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
The methods of inquiry of history, science, and philosophy are similar.
Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
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- Type of story:
- Setting (time and place):
- Important characters:
- Theme/Plot:
- Conflict/Dilemma:
- Solution:
- End:
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Precautions to be taken :
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
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Find from the Internet and write down.
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List the various ways of avoiding the errors mentioned in the passage.
Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word/idiom from the lesson.
The ______ solved the mysterious crime.
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Read the poem aloud using proper intonation.
How was Gulliver taken to the city?
When do the parents feel sorry and become unhappy?
What methods did Anshuman's parents use to warn Anshuman about his bad habits?
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Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ibn Battuta, Amerigo Vespucci, Xuanzang, Ferdinand Magellan, Bartolomeu Dias, Herodotus, Captain James Cook, Vasco De Gama.
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__________________was the chief of all spirits
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Write about Hamid in one or two sentences.
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ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ______, MLNA
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Where were the boys taken to?
What happened to Dr. Karmugilan in the story?
The Chinese troops attacked the lonely Indian post located in ______.
Whose hospitality is described in the poem?
Match the rhyming words.
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| 2. | grow | week |
| 3. | seek | blow |
Choose the correct answer.
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Where do ants pile their food?
Where did the tanker man take the water from the village?
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Write the word with same meaning.
queue- ______
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
The Stationmaster’s Supreme Sacrifice by Sanchari Pal (Adapted)
- Thirty-three years ago, on the night of December 2, 1984, Bhopal was hit by a catastrophe that had no parallel in the world’s industrial history. An accident at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal had released almost 30 tons of a highly toxic gas called methyl isocyanate, turning the city into a vast gas chamber. The result was a nightmare; more than 600,000 people were exposed to the deadly gas cloud that left thousands dead and many more breathless, blind and in agonizing pain. Few people know that during the Bhopal gas tragedy a heroic stationmaster risked his own life to save others.
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- What was the action taken by the station superintendent?
- How did Dastagir and his staff break rules?
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- safeguard (para 1)
- common or familiar (para 2)
- prompt (para 4)
- cause (para 6)
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