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प्रश्न
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde returned the diamond necklace to her friend.
उत्तर
I think it was her moral responsibility to return the borrowed diamond jewellery as soon as possible after the celebration, yet she hesitated. She did so to cover up the fact that she had lost her diamond necklace. Her carelessness caused her to make one more mistake.
संबंधित प्रश्न
You had gone on a trekking expendition with a group of friends. As night closed in, you realised that you were separated from the group. Describe your initial feelings and the place where you got lost. How did you spend the night alone before you were reunited with your group?
Explain the use of figurative language in the poem.
Name Kaspar’s grandchildren? Why did the boy come home?
Whose dirty looks are referred to?
The end justifies the means.' Argue for or against the statement.
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) He had been (0) ……… (sit) on the bank of a small irrigation canal.
Answer: sitting
He was (1) ………. (gaze) at a couple of herons (2) ……… (fish) in the muddy water, when he (3) ……… (feel) something bumps his elbow. (4) ……… (look) around, he (5) ………. (find) at his side a little goat, jet black and soft as velvet with lovely grey eyes. Neither her owner nor her mother (6) ……… (be) around. She continued to (7) ……… (nudge) Mukesh, so he (8) ……… (look) in his pocket for nourishment.
In the poem Breaking Out. the poet shows the gradual transformation of a young girl into a confident and independent individual who breaks the conventional stereotypes of society. Discuss with close reference to the text.
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions are given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
Naresh goes to a school that has over a thousand students.
(Begin: There……….)
Other sounds that occur frequently in the poem.
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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Remove
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slackers
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muck
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kept in
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got carried away
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cut
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sadist
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shrivelled up
You might have learned about organic farming. Make groups and discuss the difference between conventional farming and organic farming and write it down.
| Sr.No. | Conventional Farming | Organic Farming |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. |
Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch was heading towards Mrs. Adis’s House. It was -
- a dark moonless night.
- _________________________
- _________________________
Search in your college library or on the internet for at least five stories where a king or any great person has forgiven a losing king, culprit, or offender. There are many such stories that you might have read in your history books. One such story is of Alexander and Porus. Find at least five stories and write their summarised version in your notebook.
Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:
Reportage
Wars are not fought only on the battlefield. Comment.
Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn or evening when everything is steeped in golden light?
Write a letter to your Class Teacher or the Principal of your school to make any one of the two following requests.
You wish to start a news bulletin for your school/ class. It will be a one-page bulletin to be published every week. A different group of students will manage the preparation of the bulletin every time.
Write a character sketch of Papa Panov in your own words.
‘What Men Can Do, Women can do better’ Divide your class in 2 groups. Let one group offer points ‘For the topic’ and the other, ‘Against the topic.’ Note down the points in your notebooks, expand the points in two separate paragraphs of about 15 to 20 lines each. Suggest suitable titles for each.
Create a pamphlet for the following:
Make an attractive pamphlet for your school’s Fair organised for raising funds for (any) relief (Specify the date, time, types of stalls, and the reasons for the fair).
What does Sarojini Naidu say about the Wandering Singers? Write in your own words. (in about 60 words)
I got ______ to see his favourite heroine.
Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.
Which is the lightest of the two parcels?
Now complete the following sentence, choosing the right word.
The sum was ______ difficult for the class to solve. Only ______ students could do it.
(two, too)
Some word have similar sound, but different meaning. Choose the correct word from the options and fill in the blank.
This sum is ______.
Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
Why did the friends part ways?
What did he give Bob?
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
arm in arm:
‘Means should justify the end.’ Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry’s story
Given below is a list of tools and equipment. Associate them with the appropriate profession and complete the table.
plough, hammer, oven, thermometer, voltmeter, wood, chisel, seed drill, voltage, detector, cutting boards, stone picker, spatula, cultivator, nail puller, wire strippers, framing square, fork, flashlight
| Farmer | Carpenter | Electrician | Chef |
| plough | hammer | ||
- Write an e-mail to your uncle thanking him for the gift that he had sent from abroad.
- Write an e-mail to a charitable trust requesting for a scholarship.
Now write a short story to explain these proverb.
Despair gives courage to a Coward
Read the given sentence and underline the no word.
I have no coat.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
You must have seen and liked a play (in any language) on the stage. Write down the following details about it.
- Name of the play
- Important Characters
- Its main theme
- Whether it was a Comedy/Tragedy /Social Theme or any other
- Why you liked it
- The message of the play
- Any other information about the play
Describe the event that led the narrator, Shankar, to suggest digging the ground under the Deodar tree in the short story, Fritz. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
Show how Carol Ann Duffy presents a disturbing picture of confinement and exploitation in the poem, The Dolphins. Write your answer in about 200-250 words.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on any one of the topics given below.
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on a educational tour.
