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प्रश्न
Write four to six lines of Free Verse on the topic ‘The road that leads to my college’. Express that it is the road to knowledge and bright future. You may begin like this: Every day I tread with the bag of books …
उत्तर
The road that leads to my college
Every day I tread with the bag of books,
Thereby I plod the long scalding path,
To be taught by someone, and to be that someone someday.
Not easy are my steps, mired as they are in toil,
But undaunted I go, for fruits of labour aren’t easy to come by.
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Here is a topic for you to
1. think about;
2. give your opinion on.
Find out what other people think about it. Ask your friends/seniors/parents to give you their opinion.
‘Career Building Is the Only Goal of Education.’
Or
‘Getting a Good Job Is More Important than Being a Good Human Being.’
You can use the following phrases
(i) while giving your opinion:
• I think that...
• In my opinion...
• It seems to me that…
• I am of the view that...
• As far as I know...
• If you ask me...
(ii) saying what other people think:
• According to some...
• Quite a few think...
• Some others favour...
• Thirty per cent of the people disagree...
• Fifty per cent of them strongly feel...
(iii) asking for others’ opinions:
• What do you think about...
• What do you think of...
• What is your opinion about...
• Do you agree...
• Does this make you believe...
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The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?”
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Write an original short story beginning with the following words :
She was delighted to find the sealed envelope lying on her table. As she reached for it .............
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Whose dirty looks are referred to?
Why does the poet use the word ‘wandered’?
The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.
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Explain with reference to the context.
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
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Sure as eggs
Use it in a sentence of your own.
Guess what these words and phrases mean from the context
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LSE |
Grundig reel-to-reel |
hollered |
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heralded |
clamorous |
stucco |
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forsythia bushes |
ruffles |
chapped |
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mortified |
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Find out other similar expressions.
Explain the effect they have created in the poem.
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Multiple Choice Question:
Which phrase means the same as to ‘quarrel’?
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| (i) ceased to struggle |
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| (ii) tried to mesmerised the mongoose |
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| (iii) coiled itself around the mongoose |
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| (iv) struck the crow |
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| (v) struck again and missed |
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| (vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack |
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Frame some slogans based on the above topic.
Compose a poem on a farmer in 4 to 6 lines in continuation of the following.
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- He sows ________________
- To the soil he bows ________________
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- Theme
- Poetic devices, language, style
- Special features/novelties/focusing elements
- Values, message
- Your opinion about the poem
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- Introduction of the interviewee and achievements.
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- 4 to 6 questions about the achievements.
- 2 or 3 questions about future plans and prospects.
- Expression of thanks and good wishes.
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Mayor Peter Stockmann persuades Mr. Hovstad and Mr. Billing from printing the article.
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We must help those who are in need.
Collect quotations on the topic ‘choice’. Example :
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Present the quotations in a beautiful hand on card paper.
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- Title of the book
- Name of the author/authors
- Name of the illustrator (artist)
- The central idea of the book (what the book is about)
- The important characters in the book and what they do
- What you like about the book
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Create a poster for the following.
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You are waiting to board a train in a railway station. The train is delayed by an hour. Write a paragraph about the crowded scene in the railway station based on your observation.
| vendors | tea vendors | shops | families | piles of luggage |
| porters | trolley | scroll board | announcement | ticket counter queue |
Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words/phrases given below.
| many | sea animals | wonders | ocean | fishes | different colours |
| sizes | varieties | rare species | deep sea | under the sea |
Fill in the blank with choosing the preposition from the option.
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The horse is ______
The elephant is ______
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| public | publicity |
| forgive | |
| kind | |
| polite | |
| moral | |
| stupid | stupidity |
| blind | |
| cruel | |
| swift | |
| solid |
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| skit | song | dance | painting a chart for class | make paper bags from old newspaper |
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Now write a short story to explain these proverb.
Despair gives courage to a Coward
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- Climax
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- Finale (Final outcome)
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