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प्रश्न
'Impossible' itself says 'I M possible'. Do you agree? Justify your answer by citing something that you have experienced or heard from someone.
उत्तर
Yes, I agree. It is possible to do the most difficult of things providing we have the will and conviction to do so. The example that comes to my mind as justification is that of Sudha Chandran, the dancer. Though her leg was amputated below the knee, with great grit and determination she restarted dancing and went on to become a famous dancer and actress. This shows that one can do things which seem to be impossible.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the activities.
We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it - big, bright and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does so in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?
We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist...
We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in a concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening...
We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so for ever. Remember, this too shall pass.
(A1) Rewrite the following sentences in proper sequence. 02
(a) It starts wilting.
(b) Through the day, it smiles with the sun.
(c) It withers completely.
(d) Every fortnight a flower blooms.
(A2) Complete the following sentences. 02
(1) Our problems are ……………………….. .
(2) However impossible things may look ………………………………………..
(A3) Match the columns. 02
| A | B |
| (1) Drying and drooping | (a) Conviction |
| (2) Huge, massive | (b) Splendour |
| (3) Grandeur | (c) Colossal |
| (4) Firm belief | (d) Wilting |
(A4) (1) Do as directed. 02
(a) We went to the rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean. (Begin with ‘After going to….’)
(b) We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. (Write a question to which the underlined word is the answer).
(A5) What role does nature play in our lives? 02
What things in nature teach us the following:
Be persistent ____________.
Go through the lesson again and complete the flow-chart that highlights the life of a ‘hibiscus’ flower.
Think and answer in your own words.
How should you deal with difficulties and problems?
Think and answer in your own words.
How does nature succeed in its ‘Alchemy’? What can it turn a small person into?
Think and answer in your own words.
Why does the writer begin by quoting the lines from William Blake's poem 'Auguries of Innocence'?
The writer explains the contrasting features of ‘water’ and ‘rock’ in the text. Write all the features of both water and rock in the given table.
| Water | Rock |
| 1. | 1. |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Impossible itself says ‘I M possible’. Do you agree? Justify your answer by citing some examples from the text and some that you have experienced or heard from someone.
Go through the text again and complete the web that highlights the various features of flower of the ‘hibiscus’ plant. One is done for you.
The author has very positively described the different things in nature. Discuss with your partner the special features of each one of them. Add on the list.
| Part of Nature | Special Feature | Value Learnt |
| 1. Water | ||
| 2. Rainbow | ||
| 3. Caterpillar | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. | ||
| 6. | ||
| 7. | ||
| 8. | ||
| 9. | ||
| 10. |
