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प्रश्न
Form pairs. Discuss how ‘Part II’ of the story could have been different. Write your storyline in the form of bullets showing the main events.
उत्तर
The frantic search for a necklace for a day. Mathilde confessing to Mme. Forestier about losing the necklace and reimbursing the cost. Mme. Forestier asking for five hundred francs. difficult but the Loisels manage to pay. Mathilde learns a valuable lesson and decides not to be so materialistic in the future.
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.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh!
(Begin: It was cruel………………….)
Explain the importance of rythm in the poem.
Name Kaspar’s grandchildren? Why did the boy come home?
What was the great victory? Who had won the victory?
Explain and discuss the themes of the poem.
What is the activity referred to later in the poem, that sharpens their brains?
How is the theme of self-awareness shown in the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou?
(A) If Rita had finished her work earlier, she would have gone to the market.
(B) Had…………………………
After his parents died in a car accident, his uncle looked________him.
You walk home from school one afternoon to find the door unlocked and on entering you are shocked to see the house in total disarray. You call out but get no answer. Describe in detail what you saw, the reason behind your house being in total disarray and how you found your family. Mention also how the experience ended and what impact it had on your life.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Ali took ……… his cap and wiped his face.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The old woman could not get ……… the shock.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The young child carried the heavy bucket _______ the stairs.
He was so tired that he could not stand.
(Use: too ...................................................)
Give reasons for the following.
List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.
stunning artefacts
What do you like the most about the poem?
Notice the following sentence patterns.
I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain.
Rewrite the above sentences in prose.
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
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decimated
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languish
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catastrophic depletion
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ignominious darkness
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transcending concern
Discuss in groups of four.
Laws are never respected not enforced in India.
Within a few pages, the author has packed the important events in the lives of John Ipe and his wife. Discuss how conciseness and economy of expression can achieve an effective portrayal of entire lives.
Go to your school/college library and read some other stories by O’Henry like, ‘The Gift of the Magi’, ‘The Last Leaf’ and ‘After Twenty years’. Write the stories in short in your notebook.
What was the quarrel about between the brother and his sister? How did they become friends again?
Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.
cheered along
Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Anchor.
Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:
Reported speech
'Seems to touch the starry skies'. The poet has used word imagery. Describe the idea and pick out other similar examples from the poem.
The poem describes the beauty of Nature. Make a list of careers that are related to Nature, the environment, and the forest. One is done for you.
- Forest Department - (Forest officer, Ranger, etc.)
- _____________________
- _____________________
- _____________________
- _____________________
Form groups of 5-8. In each group, rewrite the story in the form of a play. Present scenes from your play in the classroom.
Fill in the missing words in this email.
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Dear sir, In ______ to your mail, I have prepared a ______ for the Science Fest. Please find ______ the ______ for your kind perusal. I look ______ to hearing from you. Sincerely, |
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 |
Let s imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it in the lines below.
Using a red pencil, choose and circle the things whose smell you like. Now with a blue pencil circle the things whose smell you do not like. Make five sentences like this
I like/do not like the smell of ______ because it reminds me of______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
Match the two parts of sentences given under column ‘A’ and ‘B’. Add ‘but’ to join the two parts and write complete sentences.
| Column A | Column B |
| i). Helen lived after her illness | a). her mother thought she could learn. |
| ii). She could not see or hear | b). she did not understand what she was doing. |
| iii). People thought that she could not learn anything | c). she could not hear or see. |
| iv). Helen copied the words | d). she was kind to Helen. |
| v). Miss Sullivan was strict | e). she was very intelligent. |
The hunter shot at the ______of birds.
How did the other Women react to Woman 5?
How did Woman 5 move ahead in the waiting list of patients?
Study the pie-chart carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Percentage of people who speak each language as their first language.
- Which language is spoken by most people?
- What are the Indian languages that rank among the top five spoken languages?
- Which are the languages that are spoken by less than three percent of people?
- With the help of the questions and answers, draw your own conclusions from the pie chart. Then, write a paragraph on the popular spoken languages.
Do you like stories from the past? What type of stories do you like?
