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प्रश्न
Your partner and you may now be able to answer the question.
Like the child in the poem, you perhaps have your own, wishes for yourself. Talk to your friend, using “I wish I were..
उत्तर
Do it yourself
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
Answer these question in 30–40 words.
Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event
historic?
Answer the following question in 30 to 40 words.
How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?
What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
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.
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Simple Present 1. I play tennis |
Present Perfect 1. I have played tennis |
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Present Continuous 1. I am playing tennis |
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Simple Past 1. I knew about it |
Past Perfect 1. I had known about it |
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Present Continuous 1. I am reading a book. |
Past Continuous 1. I was reading a book. |
Oh yes, we know it keeps them still,
They don't climb out the window sill,
They never fight or kick or punch,
They leave you free to cook the lunch
And wash the dishes in the sink....
But did you ever stop to think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved tot?
IT ROTS THE SENSE IN THE HEAD!
IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD!
IT CLOGS AND CLUTTERS UP THE MIND!
IT MAKES A CHILD SO DULL AND BLIND
HE CAN NO LONGER UNDERSTAND
A FANTASY, A FAIRYLAND!
HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE!
HIS POWERS OF THINKING RUST AND FREEZE!
HE CANNOT THINK - HE ONLY SEES!
Read the lines given above and answer the question given below.
How are televisions helpful to parents?
'All right!' you 'll cry.'All right!' you'll say,
'But if we take the set away,
What shall we do to entertain
Our darling children?Please explain!'
We'll answer this by asking you,
'What used the darling ones to do?
'How used they keep themselves contented
Before this monster was invented?'
Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One half their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Read the lines given above and answer the question given below.
Explain with reference to context.
“If you are rested I would go,” I urged. “Get up and try to walk now.”
“Thank you,” he said and got to his feet, swayed from side to side and then sat down backwards in the dust.
“I was taking care of animals,” he said dully, but no longer to me. “I was only taking care of animals.”
There was nothing to do about him. It was Easter Sunday and the Fascists were advancing toward the Ebro. It was a grey overcast day with a low ceiling so their planes were not up. That and the fact that cats know how to look after themselves was all the good luck that the old man would ever have.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What is the theme of the story?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Trotter: Yes. You've been extraordinarily foolish, you know. You've run a very good chance of being killed by holding out on me. As a result, you've been in serious danger more than once.
Mollie: I don't know what you mean.
Trotter: (moving slowly above the sofa table to the Right of the sofa, still quite natural and friendly) Come now, Mrs. Ralston. We, policemen, aren't quite so dumb as you think. All along I've realized that you had first-hand knowledge of the Langridge Farm affair. You know Mrs. Boyle was the magistrate concerned. In fact, you knew all about it. Why didn't you speak up and say so?
Mollie: (Very much affected) I don't understand. I wanted to forget-forget. (She sits at the Left end of the sofa.)
(i) What was the 'Longridge Farm' affair?
(ii) Trotter revealed to Mollie some facts that he had uncovered about her past. What were they?
(iii) What did Mollie want to forget? How was she linked with the ‘Longridge Farm affair’?
(iv) How did Trotter manage a pass himself off as a policeman? How had he reached Monkswell Manor?
(v) What did Trotter reveal to Mollie about this true identity? How was Mollie saved at the end of the play?
Answer the following question
Did Kari enjoy his morning bath in the river? Give a reason for your answer.
On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?
Discuss in small groups
• If you want to give away something of your own to the needy, would it be better to ask your elders first?
Read the following.
A group of children in your class are going to live in a hostel.
•They have been asked to choose a person in the group to share a room with.
•They are asking each other questions to decide who they would like to share a room with. Ask one another questions about likes/dislikes/preferences/hobbies/personal characteristics.
Use the following questions and sentence openings.
(i) What do you enjoy doing after school?
I enjoy...
(ii) What do you like in general?
I like...
(iii) Do you play any game?
I don’t like...
(iv) Would you mind if I listened to music after dinner?
I wouldn’t...
(v) Will it be all right if I...?
It’s fine with me...
(vi) Is there anything you dislike, particularly? Well, I can’t share...
(vii) Do you like to attend parties?
Oh, I...
(viii) Would you say you are...?
I think...
Answer the following question
What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
Multiple Choice Question:
What happens to the kite all of a sudden?
creatures lost their lives in the classic struggle between the cobra and the mongoose. Who were those victims?
Multiple Choice Question:
What does the word “marvellous’ mean?
What is meant by a ‘game of chance’? What lesson did the narrator learn from his experience at the fair?
What does the broken glass window suggest?
