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प्रश्न
Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase:
a tinge of coldness
उत्तर
The manager turned down the worker’s plea for a pay hike with a tinge of coldness.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below :
They whisper like drizzle
as they roam the streets
with a lost gaze as though
something they had thrown up
never returned to earth.
They shiver like December nights
in their dreamless sleep
on shop verandahs.
(1) Why do the old women in this extract roam the streets?
(2) What would you like to do for the betterment of the old people?
(3) Find out an example of 'onomatopoeia' from the first stanza of the extract.
(4) Pick out the expressions from the extract showing the sad situation of the old women.
Write an application in response to the following advertisement using information given in the CV provided :
| SITUATION VACANT |
| Wanted Smart, English speaking salesman for an electronic showroom. Good salary offered. An experienced candidate will be preferred. Write giving details to : The Proprietor, Ganesh Electronics, M.G. Road, Solapur. |
| C. V. (Resume) | |
| (1) Name: | Suhas Randive |
| (2) Age: | 29 years |
| (3) Address: | 105, Roshan Apartment, L.T. Road, Pune - 11 |
| (4) Educational: | B. A. (First class), Pune University qualification |
| (5) Experience: | 3 years' experience of working as a salesman in a textile shop. |
| (6) Interests: | Travelling, photography, reading. |
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day.
(B) She said, “She will return the book in the library tomorrow”.
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
The burglars broke _____________ the house when the family was away.
Define the following terms from the poem: rivulet, plough share (plowshare), yon, and childing.
Why does the caged bird stand on the “grave of dreams?”
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.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word:
- The teacher spoke for Raju when he was wrongly accused of stealing money.
- We can visit her at the hostel at 3 pm and 6 pm on Saturdays.
- The Sinha's have lived in New Delhi 1943.
- Little children are often afraid of the dark.
- Sneha has applied for a scholarship.
- It took Ahmed many months to get the loss of his friend.
- She turned the generous offer made by the manager.
- We were asked to take our footwear as we were entering a place of worship.
Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Advanced technology gives us conclusive evidence of past events.
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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a holistic and ecological view
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inter alia
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sustainable development
-
decimated
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languish
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catastrophic depletion
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ignominious darkness
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transcending concern
Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.
The team played two matches successively.
'Failure had a tempo faster than success.'
Suppose you are Rasheed. Describe in your own words your visit to the fair. Do not refer to the Lucky Shop.
The trinity of democracy comprises three principles. Complete the web to show the trinity of democracy.
Answer the following question :
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, what does it indicate?
Read the following Headline and write the dateline, intro, and a short continuing paragraph.
|
Achievers narrate their success stories at career counseling events. Ask the students to read different news from English Newspapers and write the given points in the news. |
Fill in the blank with choosing the preposition from the option.
“It would be a pity ______ destroy it now.”
The word in the sentence is jumbled. Write them in order.
footprint to someone this belonged.
A crab has a hard shell whereas a frog does not have one. There are many animals that protect themselves from their enemies with their outer cover/shells/quills.
In the box given below are the names of some animals. Encircle the ones that can protect themselves with their hard cover.
| crocodile | snail | lizard | snake |
| turtle | tortoise | gorilla | frog |
| hedgehog | porcupine | - | - |
Now paste/draw the picture of anyone's animal. Write five lines about it.
Find one word from the story that means
to think w ______.
Do you exercise regularly? If you do, which of the following activities do you prefer? Discuss and share with your partner a few ideas about your preference.
- walking
- working out in a gym
- swimming
- cycling
Bob’s life in the West was not a bed of roses. Give reasons.
Describe the youth’s strange behaviour when he was in the train.
What are the occasions when photographs are taken?
| e.g. birthday parties | |
Why did the photographer take a long time to photograph Leacock?
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.
In your opinion what things will help to make the world a better place? Discuss with your friends and write down at least three of the things.
Discuss the challenges that people have to face due to disabilities.
- Within one minute, write as many meaningful phrases as possible using the numbers given below. Do not repeat the ideas.
- One: ______
- Two: ______
- Three: ______
- Four: ______
- Five: ______
- Six: ______
- Seven: ______
- Forty: ______
- A hundred: ______
- Try to imagine a situation/context where all the above items fit in. Describe it in 8-10 lines.
- Think of a title for your passage.
- Try to draw a map incorporating your phrases in a meaningful way. (Two examples are given below.) Write a key/index for your map.
What makes you angry?
