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प्रश्न
The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.
the thief’s ……………
विकल्प
helper
companion
partner
accomplice
उत्तर
the thief’s accomplice.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
As you know, from the previous lesson you have just read, there are people in our country who have traditional knowledge about snakes, who even catch poisonous snakes with practically bare hands. Can you find out something more about them?
Understanding the tenses:
The tense forms that have been practised and discussed in this chapter, allow
you to show accurately and subtly the time and the relationship of actions and
events with it. We use them in speech and writing.
Understanding and recognising how the tense forms are used.
Can you identity the present tense forms.
Simple Present Present Perfect
1. I llli!¥ tennis 1. I have played tennis
2. You read well. 2. You have read well.
3. She sees something 3. She has seen something.
Present Continuous
1. I am playing tennis
2. You are reading well
3. She is looking at something.
Simple Past Past Perfect
1. I knew about it 1. I had known about it
2. You took it away 2. You had taken it away
3. She finished her work. 3. She had finished her work.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
1. I am reading a book. I was reading a book.
2. They are playing football outside. They were playing football outside.
3. She is looking for her friend. Last week, she was looking for her friend.
The black man's face bespoke revenge
As the fire passed from his sight.
For all he saw in his stick of wood
Was a chance to spite the white.
The last man of this forlorn group
Did nought except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave
Was how he played the game.
Their logs held tight in death's still hands
Was proof of human sin.
They didn't die from the cold without
They died from the cold within.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What do you mean by the ‘cold within’? How’it is responsible for their deaths?
Discuss the following topic in groups.
Freedom is life. Discuss this with reference to ‘Chandni’ and ‘I Want Something in a Cage’.
Find in the poem an antonym (a word opposite in meaning)for the following word.
long
What happens when it rains in deserts?
Why did Soapy not like to go to his known persons?
Why did the bear climb up a tree and ate the apples?
How did the king reward the new governor?
What are advantages of trees for children?
Multiple Choice Question:
When does the kite look bright?
What is the mystery about the child’s school teacher? How does it plan to discover the truth?
Talk to your partner and say whether the following statement is true or false.
Most snakes are harmless.
Why does Radha’s mother tell her that it is not suitable for girls to climb trees? Find points to agree with Radha or her mother. Plan what you will say by making notes like this:
- Girls should be able to climb trees if they wish
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________ - Girls should not be allowed to climb trees
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
Now divide the class into two groups. Present to the rest of the class the opinion of Radha who thinks there is no harm in girls climbing trees and of her mother who thinks girls should not do this.
Answer the following question.
“Then the situation changed.” What is being referred to?
What does the speaker usually do while lying in the bed?
Identify the line that has been repeated often in the poem.
In my Greatest Olympic Prize, 'Der Fehrer' refers to ______.
