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प्रश्न
Listen carefully to the story being read out and answer the questions.
A boy was flying a kite with his father. He was excited to watch the kite soar high and asked his father, “What kept the kite up?” Dad replied “The String”. The boy said, “No dad, the string is holding the kite down.” The father suddenly broke the string, the kite came crashing down. Now the boy understood, what was holding the kite up. This is true in life as well. We are, advised to follow a set of rules or a prescribed code of conduct to enable us to reach our full potential. However, very often we hear the phrase “I want to be free.” If you take the train off the track, it is free. But where would it go? If each one of us follows our own traffic rules and drive on any side of the road what would you call it? Freedom or chaos? By observing rules we are actually gaining freedom. This is what. discipline is all about.
1. According to the father what kept the kite up?
- the kite itself
- air
- the string
- father’s skills
2. The string helped the kite to ______.
- withstand the pressure
- break free
- crash
- soar high
3. To realize our full potential, we should ______.
- obey our elders
- follow a set of rules
- work hard
- plan well
4. A train should go on the ______to reach its destination.
- track
- line
- road
- path
5. To realize our full potential, we should ______.
- obey our elders
- follow a set of rules
- work hard
- plan well
6. Taking freedom in our own hands will lead to ______.
- self-discipline
- chaos
- a code of conduct
- freedom
7. The main idea of the passage is ______.
- the art of flying kites
- father’s advice to his son
- the importance of discipline
- the right to freedom
उत्तर
- The string
- The string helped the kite to soar high.
- To realize our full potential, we should follow a set of rules.
- A train should go on the track to reach its destination.
- To realize our full potential, we should chaos.
- Taking freedom in our own hands will lead to the importance of discipline.
- The main idea of the passage is the right to freedom.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Learn and recite the poem.
Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.
Once there was a crow. He was very thirsty.
He wanted to drink ______ ______.
The drinking water is supplied by____________ lake to the city.
Listen to the passage about Nammazhwar, an environmental crusader from Tamil Nadu. As you listen, answer the following question. The listening act can be repeated if required.
Explain in your own words the meaning of “Farming ___________ even in the 21st Century”.
Comets are mostly made of _______.
State whether the statement is true or false.
The melting process causes bits of dust and debris to trail behind the comet.
She got her mobile in January.
Raj was upset as he had done______ in his English test.
Raj understood that failures are stepping stones to ______.
What else was stolen from the apartment?
Madhubani paintings are from ______state.
The health of a bird can be determined ______.
What is Philately?
Announcement 3
When will the flight be in the air?
Listen to the passage carefully and write the answer.
What did he discover?
The truck went over a stone.
The maximum summer temperature of Udagamandalam is______.
Excessive use of mobile phones can be hazardous to one’s health as ______.
Choose the correct one after listening to the announcement.
The Kovai Superfast Express is arriving on platform no. ______.
Choose the correct one after listening the movie clip.
Bart’s mother wants him to make tomato sauce.
Fouls usually lead to a ______.
Listen to the conversation and answer the following.
Name the special dish.
- Adai
- Idly
- Dosai
Listen to the audio and respond to the following question.
The weather in England is ______.
Listen to the audio and respond to the following question.
It is so cloudy in ______.
Relax your feet, legs and entire body. Be as quiet as you can.
Listen to the sounds around you.
Listen and tell the sounds that these words in the poem produce.
- cart ______
- drinks ______
Can you make these sounds?
Now, you are going to listen to the cautionary instructions that are given to the general public living in flood-prone areas. Listen carefully and complete the following sentences.
Floods are an inevitable natural disaster that can occur in any part of the world. Floods can prove all the more disastrous in localities, where population density is high. Preparation for Disaster Management has become imperative for any city, town, or village during monsoons. The Government Department entrusted with Disaster Management makes periodic announcements about the precautions to be taken whenever floods are anticipated.
Now, you are going to listen to the cautionary instructions that are given to the general public living in flood-prone areas. Listen carefully and complete the following sentences. For the attention of the public, here is an announcement from the Department of Disaster Management. As per the warning issued today by the Meteorological Department, there exists a high probability of a widespread heavy downpour from the early hours of Sunday and consequent flooding of low-lying areas. In order to ensure the safety of life and property, everyone is hereby warned and advised to take certain precautionary measures:
- First of all, prepare a household flood plan and be ready to respond to the situation.
- Find out the locations of the closest flood shelters available and routes to reach them.
- Maintain an emergency kit comprising water bottles, biscuit packets, medical supplies, a torchlight, and a whistle to signal for help.
- Paste or fix a list of emergency telephone numbers on the wall in a visible spot.
- Switch off hazardous items like gas cylinders and disconnect electrical gadgets.
- Secure important personal documents and valuables in a waterproof case and place it in an accessible location.
- Place small pieces of furniture and clothing on tables and cots.
- Shift all the small objects safely to the loft.
- Empty your refrigerators and leave their doors open to avoid damage in case they float.
- Charge your mobile phones as well as your battery banks so as to communicate with friends, relatives, and emergency services.
- Place sandbags in the toilet bowls and bathroom drain holes to prevent sewage inflow.
- Prepare and pack food with a long shelf life.
- Finally, listen to the periodic news updates through your portable communication devices and follow the instructions implicitly.
- The announcement was made by the Department of ______.
- Widespread heavy rains are expected from the early hours of ______.
- The public is asked to find out the locations of ______.
- An emergency kit should contain water bottles, biscuit packets, and a ______.
- A list of ______should be displayed on the wall. f) Important documents can be secured by keeping them in a______ case.
- Damage to refrigerators can be avoided by ______.
- Mobile phones should be charged to enable the marooned to contact their friends, relatives and ______.
- ______should be placed in the toilet bowls to prevent sewage inflow.
- Listen to the ______and follow the instructions implicitly.
Listen to the passage being read out. Based on your understanding, complete the statements given below with appropriate answers.
Boredom
We have all experienced boredom sometime or the other. Boredom occurs when a person is unable to stay attentive. It is something more than an unpleasant feeling. It can make you angry and frustrated and lead to negative physical health consequences.
How boredom affects one physically
A study reveals that when a person is affected by acute boredom his eyelids droop and the face assumes a frown. There is a gradual loss of ability to coordinate movements. These symptoms are accompanied by mental fatigue and a slowing down of thought processes. A bored person at work is likely to make many more errors than one who is not bored. We should never let boredom take charge. There are several easy ways to overcome boredom.
Here are a few practical suggestions:
- Set goals for yourself, work towards them.
- Develop an interest in hobbies and crafts.
- Socialize, stay in the company of cheerful people.
- Take up a charitable cause.
- Exercise regularly.
Coming out of boredom will feel like breaking free from a cold, dark room into the outdoors on a warm, sunny day
- Boredom occurs when a person is unable to ______
- ______ and ______ are emotional consequences of boredom.
- Two physical signs of acute boredom are
- How does boredom affect the quality of work a person does?
- Mention two ways by which one can overcome boredom.
First, read the following statements. Then, listen to the passage read aloud by your teacher or played on the recorder and complete the statements. You may listen to it again, if required.
There are many answers to this question. Firstly, 1 would say that we owed much to the work of previous climbers on Everest: to the experience and know ledge they passed on, and to the fact that they had gone on trying and had never given up hope.
Next, I w ould place the careful and thorough planning done before the climb began. On the Everest, a large number of people have to do different things in different places at the same time. Unless every detail had been worked out in advance, things would quickly have gone wrong.
The third reason was the excellence of our equipment. In particular, our oxygen apparatus was very important, and it worked well. Without it. we could not have reached the summit.
Our own fitness played a big part in the climb, and this was due to our periods of training, in which we got used gradually to great heights: and to our food; and to the care and attention we received from our doctors.
Above all else, I should like to mention how well we worked together. That was the biggest single reason why we got to the top. In the four months we were together we lived and worked as a team. Not everyone could climb to the top. Some of the members had jobs to do on other parts of the mountain; jobs that were less exciting than climbing to the summit, but just as dangerous and uncomfortable. But everyone played his part to the full. That was the biggest thing of all.
In the same way, our Sherpas were magnificent. Without our tents, our oxygen, our food, our climbing gear, the summit could not have been reached. And without the Sherpas, we could
not have lifted all this equipment, which weighed 750 lb., up to 26,000 feet, ready for the assaults. No praise is too high for these cheerful and
gallant men.
Finally, there was the weather. For five weeks we had bad weather; then, after the middle of May, we were lucky. It no longer snowed, and even the wind sometimes dropped.
Complete the following.
a) List any three aspects which contributed to the success of the ascent of the summit.
- ______
- ______
- ______
b) Without the help of ______nothing would have been possible.
c) The main idea of the passage is ______.
d) The biggest thing of all is ______.
e) ______were cheerful and gallant men.
