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प्रश्न
Now write a paragraph about your teacher with the information you have gathered.
My Teacher
उत्तर
My teacher says she became a teacher because she likes to teach young children. She comes to school every day by school bus. She does not have any pets. She is fond of books. She likes adventurous books. She equally likes novels. In leisure time she does gardening and painting.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Features of the Constitution of India
Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.
Pongo had pardoned the narrator after scolding him.
You are the President of GO GREEN, the Environment Club of your school. On the occasion of World Environment Day, you have been asked to address the school on the topic, ‘The Nature of Our Future Depends on the Future of Our Nature’.
Imagine you are going to celebrate your forthcoming birthday at an orphanage/old age home.
Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration by using the following hints.
- The reasons for choosing an orphanage/old-age home.
- The people who accompany you.
- The food which you are going to offer them.
- The useful gifts/articles which you are going to give them.
- Other events like cake cutting, conducting games, etc.
What qualities do you gain by doing art or craft?
Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.
| Figure of speech | Meaning | Lines |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. |
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| Paradox |
A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June? |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Run away, children,” said their mother.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
I wrote that I would visit him next day.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
I told them to be quiet.
Change the following an into Direct Speech.
I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.
Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.
Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that ____________ Orphanage. It ____________ elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she ____________ because ____________. The Elephant Orphanage ____________ . She said that ____________ national park. She ____________ next week and added that ____________ then.
The Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the cook to use the vegetable scraps instead of throwing them away.
- Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
- Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made useful.
- Put up your findings on the class board.
Read the speech bubbles. Who walks to school most often? Put them in order.
Where did the tip of the tongue touch?
How do you think you can help children who cannot see?
Is there a bookshop near your home? If there is, do you like to visit it?
What are the different kinds of books in this bookshop or in any other bookshop you have seen? Tell the class.
Speaking Activity
Based on your understanding of the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’, organise a classroom debate on the topic: ‘Is Equated Monthly Instalment Scheme - a boon or bane to middle-class families?’
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
Two friends about the NSS camp which they are going to attend.
‘ A friend in need is a friend indeed’. Does this hold good in all situations? Share your views with your class.
