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प्रश्न
Let's Play a Guessing Game:
Work in pairs: Study the pictures given below. Partner A can think of any
one of the personalities and describe the qualities for which he admires
him/her. Partner B must guess the person being described. You may give
a maximum of three clues in three chances to guess the answer correctly.
You may carry on the game with other famous personalities of your choice
Example: He is a national leader. I admire him for his vision, statesmanship and
intelligence. Who is he?
Ans: Is he Jawaharlal Nehru?
(Note: Even though someone is dead, we can still use the present tense when we talk about the qualities we admire)
उत्तर
The people in the pictures are :
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Mother Teresa
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Charlie Chaplin
- Einstein
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Leander Paes
- Jawahar Lai Nehru
- Nelson Mandela
- Abdul Kalam
- Saina Nehwal
- Aung San Suu Kyi
Qualities :
1. Mahatma Gandhi : Patriot, saintly statesman, known for his emphasis on non – violence.
2. Mother Teresa : Came to India from a foreign land (Czechoslovakia); rendered great service to the poor in India ; established Nirmal Hridaya organization.
3. Amitabh Bachchan : A great actor of Hindi films, wife and son are also in the films ; son of a great Hindi poet.
4. Charlie Chaplin : The best known actor of English humour films ; was popular in India too. Indian film actor Raj Kapoor was his fan.
5. Einstein : The best known scientist of the 20th century ; theory of relativity ; a Jew.
6. Sachin Tendulkar : By far the most famous Indian cricketer ; set new records, member of the world cup winning team of 2011.
7. Leander Paes : Indian Tennis player ; of international fame ; often paired with Bhupati.
8. Jawahar Lai Nehru : He is a national leader. I admire him for his vision, statesmanship and intelligence.
9. Nelson Mandela : First black President of South Africa. He and UN were co-recipients of 2001 Nobel peace prize.
10. Abdul Kalam : Scientist; missile man ; ex-president of India.
11. Saina Nehwal : Indian Khel Ratna awardee ; Badminton player, currently no. 3 in the world ; First Indian woman to reach single quarter final at the Olympics.
12. Aung San Suu Kyi : Pro-democracy leader in Myanmar. Leader of Opposition.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following chart by filling in the blanks with either the verb
or the noun forms. One example has been done for you.
| VERBS | NOUNS | VERBS | NOUNS |
| I .recognise | recognition | 7. | ability |
| 2 .illustrate | 8. | description | |
| 3. | reduction | 9.observe | |
| 4.remove | 10. | compulsion | |
| 5.arrange | 11. break | ||
| 6.attend | 12. explore |
Combine the following sentence by nominalising the first verb.
The committee must approve our plan. We cannot launch our project till then.
We _______ till we get the _______ o.f the committee for our
plan.
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
Thousands of people participated in the charity walk .This helped Cancer Aid
Society to raise funds for treatment of cancer patients. _______________ helped Cancer Aid Society raise funds for treatment of cancer patients.
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
The eye witness described the accident scene vividly. This helped the police
find the culprit. The vivid -------------------------
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
Mandela had spearheaded the fight against apartheid. He was jailed for
this. Mandela was jailed for __________________
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
He committed a series of crimes. He was given severe punishment.
He was _________________________
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
2. Rajesh is a very amiable person. It has endeared him to his colleagues.
________________________________________________________________________
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
3. The actor was famous. It got him many endorsements.
Fill in the blanks in the table below. Then check your answers in a
dictionary.
| ADJECTIVES | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES | NOUNS |
| beautiful | beauty | fit | |
| clean | height | ||
| neatness | frequent | ||
| arrogant | proud | ||
| intelligent | anxiety |
Complete the following sentences by mling the blanks with a word /words
from the box.
| resolutions, applause, devotion, burning of fossil fuels, probation |
1.The________is harmful for the environment.
2. Sachin's magnificent batting drew a lusty ____ from the spectators.
3. It is __________to work which motivates one to do different things.
4. I am guilty of making __________each new year which I let go easily.
5. Mahatma Gandhi served on ________for a period of one year before
becoming the member of the Servants of India Society.
