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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.
A democratic country is governed by, its - __________________.
पर्याय
Military
Police
Politicians
Constitution
उत्तर
A democratic country is governed by, its - Constitution.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Your friend has not fared well in the recent examinations. Write a letter to him/her expressing your concern. Give him/her some advice on how to score better marks and offer to help him/her to improve his/her performance.
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
He ran _____________ from home at the age of ten.
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
Her aunt looks _____________ her aging grandparents.
What do you think is the poet’s attitude towards the following 3 things: nature, memory, loneliness?
Explain the phrase ‘bliss of solitude’ in the context in which it has been used.
But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
Explain:
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead.
What thoughts are uppermost in the soldier’s mind as he talks with the old man?
Besides being an amusing tale about a failure to communicate the story “A Horse and Two Goats” makes some crucial points also. Justify.
Is the story Didactic and gives a moral?
Describe the picture of India given by the author.
'Appearances can be deceptive'. Give your views on this topic.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The old woman could not get ……… the shock.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago, it had been the last period on Friday; already, Monday was here. He hoped that an earthquake would reduce the school building to dust but that my good building, Albert Mission School, had withstood similar prayers for over a hundred years now.
At nine o'clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
His mother said, “Why don’t you go to school in a bullock cart?”
“So that I may be completely dead at the other end? Have you any idea what it means to be jolted in a cart?”
“Have you any important lessons today?”
“Important! Bah! That geography teacher has been teaching the same lesson for over a year now. And we have arithmetic, which means for a whole period we are going to be beaten by the teacher............ Important lessons!”
And Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home.
At 9:30, when he ought to have been lining up in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache,” Swami replied,
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache.”
“Loaf about less on Sundays, and you will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew how stubborn his father could be and changed his tactics.
“I can’t go so late to class.”
“I agree, but you’ll have to; it is your own fault. You should have asked me before deciding to stay away.”
“What will the teacher think if I go so late?”
“Tell him you had a headache, and so are late.”
“He will beat me if I say so.”
“Will he? Let us see. What is his name?”
“Mr. Samuel.”
“Does he beat the boys?”
“He is very violent, especially with boys who come late. Some days ago, a boy was made to stay on his knees for a whole period in a corner of the class because he came late, and after getting six cuts from the cane and having his ears twisted, I wouldn’t like to go late to Mr Samuel’s class.”
“If he is so violent, why not tell your headmaster about it?”
“They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him. He is such a violent man.”
And then Swami gave a lurid account of Samuel’s violence; how when he started caning, he would not stop till he saw blood on the boy’s hand, which he made the boy press to his forehead like a Vermillion marking. Swami hoped his father would be made to see that he couldn’t go to his class late. But his father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn. He became excited.
“What do these people mean by beating our children? They must be driven out of service. I will see…..”
The result was that he proposed to send Swami late to his class as a kind of challenge. He was also going to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster. No amount of protest from Swami was of any avail: Swami had to go to school.
By the time he was ready, his father had composed a long letter to the headmaster, put it in an envelope, and sealed it.
“What have you written, father?” Swaminathan asked apprehensively.
“Nothing for you. Give it to your headmaster and go to your class.”
Swami’s father did not know the truth—that, actually, Mr. Samuel was a very kind gentleman.
(a) Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage. (3)
One-word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
- jolted
- stubborn
- avail
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words:
- What did Swami wish for on a Monday morning? Why was his wish unlikely to be answered? (2)
- Which sentence tells us that Swami’s father was completely unsympathetic to his son’s headache? (2)
- In what way was Swami’s mother’s response different from his father’s? (2)
- Why did Swami give a colourful account of Mr. Samuel to his father? (2)
- In what way did Father’s behaviour take an unexpected turn? (2)
- What was Swami finally ordered to do by his father? (2)
(c)
(i) In not more than 60 words, describe how Swami tries to prove that Mr. Samuel is a violent man. (8)
(ii) Give a title to your summary in 3
(c). Give a reason to justify your choice. (2)
Re-write the following sentence according to the instruction given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.
As soon as Sania sat down to study, the lights went off.
(Begin: No sooner……….)
Every one of them was an experienced mountaineer.
(Begin: There was no .................................)
To what is the bird’s movement compared? What is the basis for the comparison?
Other sounds that occur frequently in the poem.
Locate the following words in the text and study their connotation.
1. gripped the imagination of
2. dawned upon
3. ushered in
4. passed into current coin
5. passport of the future
Go to your college library and collect and read the poems written by Sarojini Naidu.
Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories, comparing them.
Multiple Choice Question:
Why did the quarrel take a serious turn?
What was Kalpana Chawla’s great achievement?
Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order
| (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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The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
Make a short list of things you find difficult to do. For example:
turning a somersault 
threading a needle
Compare your list with the others in the class. Can you explain why you find these things difficult to do?
Suppose you are Rasheed. Describe in your own words your visit to the fair. Do not refer to the Lucky Shop.
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
There is nothing wrong with being grateful to great men.
Recall your favorite crime story on TV. Discuss with your friend how you could prevent the villain/thief from committing the crime/theft.
The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.
Incidents are arranged in sequence.
The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.
It is a time-bound poem.
Compose 8 to 10 lines. Narrate an incident in your life without using any rhyming pattern.
Understand the quotation and expand it in a paragraph format.
'Pride goes on horseback, but returns on foot'.
Write a letter to your friend about the Great Indian Bustard. You may use the following points:
- Why we need to protect the bird.
- What you plan to do to help the bird.
Every movie is worth critiquing. Describe in detail each point related to the film review with the help of the following web.
'Narnia' (part 1,2,3 and 4) is a film about 4 children who find a path to Narnia. Discuss in your class, the special effects, and direction. Write a review with the help of the following points in about 100 to 150 words.
- Storyline
- Producer
- Director
- Music Director
- Characters/ casting (major and minor)
- Setting / location
- Conflict
- Message
- Significance of the title.
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
Why did they appreciate and praise the stranger’s story?
When you open a savings account at the bank you need to fill up Deposit forms/slips. Observe the following forms and fill up your details.
Make a word web of at least 12 words related to BANKING.
Dinesh and Divya have been assigned homework on non-finite. They are not sure when to use a gerund and when to use an infinitive. They decide to meet their teacher and get their doubts cleared. The teacher introduces them to Mr. Gerund and Ms. Infinitive.
You have won the first prize in the essay writing competition. ______
Draft Letter for the following.
You are Ajeet, living in a remote village in Tirunelveli. You participated in a health camp organized by your school. You were surprised to observe that most of the residents were unaware of health and hygiene. As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the editor stating the need to organize such camps focusing on the importance of health and hygiene.
Develop the following hints.
Akbar - Birbal - courtiers jealous of Birbal - ask Akbar - test Birbal wiseness - Courtier puts a question - How many crows in Agra - Birbal asks for a week - every day sitting on the terrace - looking at the crows- after a week - courtier asks - Birbal says 156757 crows - asks the courtier to check- Akbar laughs.
Develop the following hints.
Tortoise - hare - forest - tortoise walking- seen by a hardware laughs - tortoise speed - tortoise sad - bet - race - tortoise moving- slow speed -hare moves - fast - sleepy tortoise - reaches a winning point - first - wins the bet.
Fill in the blank by choosing the preposition from the option.
The birds were caught ______ the net.
Narrate an incident when you have experienced happiness, excitement, surprise. You can use the following clues.
With whom...
When did it happen...
Why...
Where...
Now complete the following suitably.
________ the teacher walked into the room.
Here is a word, clock. Write down words relating to clock.
Find one word from the story that means
to be inquisitive c ______.
Write these sentences in the correct order. Also, choose the right word from the box and add it before each sentence. Remember to put a comma after it, for example, Finally...
| First, Then, After, that, Finally |
- It gave him its branches to make a house.
- It asked him to sit on the stump.
- It gave him its trunk to make a boat.
- The tree gave its apples to the boy.
The hunter shot at the ______of birds.
Why was Mary Kom named the ‘Queen of Boxing’ and ‘Magnificent Mary'?
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends about uses and abuses of mobile phone
Why had Miss Meadows chosen 'A Lament' as the lesson that particular day?
The Government of Tamil Nadu has imposed a ban on the use of plastic. Effective implementation of this ban depends on public awareness and individual responsibility.
Write an article of 150 words for your school magazine to create an awareness of the dangers posed by indiscriminate use of plastic. Expand the ideas given below as notes.
Notes:
a. Introduction
(i) Plastic – synthetic material – doesn’t decompose in soil
(ii) Inevitable role of plastic – man’s day-to-day life
b. Human Health Hazard
(i) Leeching of plastic into food – micro plastic entering food chain
(ii) Human body’s inability to deal with this unnatural substance
(iii) Reaction of microplastic in human body and ill effects
c. Adverse Effects on Plants and Animals
(i) Plastic particles choking waterways – affect aquatic animals
(ii) Ingestion by aquatic and terrestrial animals–blocking of intestines and respiratory passages
d. Environmental Degradation
(i) Manufacturing process and burning of plastics–pollute atmosphere
(ii) Plastic–non-biodegradable – interferes with soil microorganisms – affects soil fertility
e. Conclusion
(i) Suggestions for restricted use – alternatives for one-time use of plastics
(ii) Segregation of plastic waste – for recycling
Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:
It is very important for young people to spend time quietly or alone for a short while every day. If you were given an hour to spend on your own, how will you spend it? What will you learn from the process?
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on the topic given below.
Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.
School examinations do not test intelligence. Express your views either for or against this statement
Life is a series of choices that we make every day. Narrate an incident when you had to make a difficult choice. Elaborate on the positive impact it had on you.
Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.
