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प्रश्न
Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:
Reportage
उत्तर
Reportage: the act of reporting news in a newspaper or broadcasting them on radio or television.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Sounds are tiny vibrations that can travel through air and other materials. The loudness of a sound is measured in decibels (db).
Typical sound level in decibels:
(1) Silence 0db
(2) Rustle of leaves 10 db
(3) Breathing 10 db
(4) Radio music inside home 50-60 db
(5) Loud television 70 db
(6) Road traffic Noise 60-90 db
(7) Powerful rock music 100 db
(8) Motor cycle 105 db
(9) Heavy truck traffic 90-100 db
(10) Wind in the trees 20 db
OR
Read the following information and prepare a fact life:
Delhi, capital of India, has an area of 1,483 sq.km. Haryana and U.P are its neighbours. It has a literacy rate of 81.7%: (males 87.3 %, females 74.7%). People generally speak Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and English. It is known for its Roshnara festival Shalimar, Qutab, mango festivals, garden Tourism and winter carnival.
Write an e-mail to the Principal of a neighbouring school requesting him/her to send a team of three members to participate in the Quiz Competition.
How does the poem relate to our study of the Diary of Anne Frank and the events of the Holocaust?
What do you think is the message of the poem?
What docs the line “and his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” mean?
Is there any relevance of this poem to the present scenario?
What is the rhyme of ‘The Patriot: An Old Story’?
Explain:
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead.
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
What did the patriot want form the “Good folks”?
You had been waiting outside the examination hall. Describe what you saw and the sounds you heard when you arrived at the place. What were your feelings? Describe how the scene changed once you entered the hall and the examination started.
Write a short story that ends with the words “……………… I really doubt if things could have turned out any better.”
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
His teacher is very pleased ……… him.
The book was so interesting that I could not put in down.
(Begin : The book was too ……………… )
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The young man put the flute _______ his lips and began to play.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The paper dart went gliding ______ the air.
The tree grew at a dangerous slant and had to be cut ________
My daughter believes_____________ fairies.
It is dangerous as well as illegal to drive a motorcycle without a helmet. (Begin: It is not ................................................. )
Which local bird is like the goldfinch.
What do you notice about the beginning and the ending of the poem?
Make a list of words which are spelled differently in American and British English.
Write a character sketch of your family member.
We add ‘un-’ to make opposites. For example, true — untrue. Add ‘un’– to the word below to make its opposite. Then look up the meaning of the word you have formed in the dictionary.
identified ______
What do you know about Kalpana Chawla’s education? How did she become an American citizen?
If you see someone lonely or sad you will –
- _______________________
- _______________________
- _______________________
Planting and growing more crops a year seems to be progressed by normal standards, but the chapter makes a case against it. Give reasons.
What vocation / profession / business would you like to take up in the future? Prepare a fact file for the same using the following points.
- Name of the vocation / profession / business ____________
- Educational qualifications required ____________
- Work profile / description ____________
- Opportunities for advancement ____________
- Your personal skills / talents for the choice ____________
The poet is prompted to call the sower an ‘august personality’ which means one who has reached the highest position in his workplace.
Explain this using the following point.
Hard work
The poem creates a delightful picture of the city, rich in its natural beauty. Work in pairs, groups and pick out the lines from the poem which give the pictorial effect to the poem. Write it in your own words.
Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.
Katherine encourages Dr. Stockmann to proceed in his attempts in the cause of public attempts.
Prepare a News Report in brief on this Art Festival.
Hold a debate on - 'Pets or Pests?'
According to the poet, how does God help people, when they pray to him for help?
Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about a memorable anecdote/incident of your life.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.
Write an article for the following.
Recently while returning home from school you were knocked down by a speeding motorcycle. You escaped with minor injuries. You are Kishore/ Kavitha of class XI, studying in GHSS, Coimbatore. Write an article to The Hindu, in about 150-200 words expressing your concern about the increasing number of road accidents due to reckless driving. Also, stress the importance of following traffic rules.
Draft Letter for the following.
You are Sanjay. Your colony utilizes solar energy to light the common areas. You find many friends of your colony forgetting to switch off the lights in the common area. As a responsible citizen, write a letter to a newspaper, echoing the importance to conserve and preserve solar energy.
Read the informal letter given below.
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Sender’s address: 15, Beach Road Salutation: Dear Rosy, Body of the letter: How are you? I am fine. I couldn’t write earlier, because I was very busy. I like my new home. It is a lovely house. I have a big bedroom looking over the garden. I helped Mummy paint the bedroom walls yesterday. We chose a pretty yellow. A boy called Sundar lives next door. He likes animals not just like we do but even more. He says he is going to be a Vet when he grows up. I am still thinking about being a writer. Do you want me to send the story I am writing. It is all about Ooty – the Queen of Hill Stations. Write soon. I am looking forward to hear all your news. Subscription: Yours lovingly Signature: Mangai |
Now write a reply to Mangai.
| Sender’s Address | |
| Date | |
| Salutation | |
| Body of the letter | |
| Subscription | |
| Signature |
Make the children write their own story. The following questions will help them to write. Ask them to gather information from their parents before writing and to give a title.
- When were you born?
- Where were you born?
- What is your father’s name and what is he?
- What is your mother’s name and what is she?
- What is your birth order?
- Do you have any nickname, if yes, reason for that?
- An interesting incident that happened in your life.
Write the hungry fox story on your own by looking at the pictures and using the clues given under each picture.
The word in the sentence is jumbled. Write them in order.
footprint to someone this belonged.
Punctuate the following sentence.
when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold.
Find out the following from ten families living in your neighbourhood.
| Count the number of F1* F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 Total |
| children below 5 years of age |
| children from 5-14 years |
| grown-up children from 15-20 |
| elders from 21-50 years |
| old people who are above 50 years |
| total number of people in the family |
*F = Family
- How many members are educated in each family?
- From amongst the ten families, how many are educated?
Now talk to your partner and then write a report about your neighbourhood.
Connect the pairs of sentences below using and or but.
- Everyone has gone to sleep.
- I want to read my book.
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. |
Work in a group and decide the things that you can do to help your grandparents or any old person.
Now, write five of these things that you will do.
Look at the words given below and put them under the things that they are made of –
Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
The boys played ______[quiet]
A message is a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.
You are the Sports Captain of your school. Write a message to the Physical Director, requesting him to be present during the football team selection scheduled for tomorrow.
Why was Mary Kom named the ‘Queen of Boxing’ and ‘Magnificent Mary'?
How did the other Women react to Woman 5?
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends about uses and abuses of mobile phone
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between you and a bookseller on buying books
Answer the following question as briefly as possible and with close reference to the relevant text.
Referring closely to the conversation between Prospero and Ferdinand at the beginning of Act IV of The Tempest, bring out Prospero’s concerns as a father.
Write a dialogue between a student and teacher on 'Importance of Yoga'.
Imagine you are a tourist guide at Sindhudurg. Write two sentences each about the following points to help foreign tourists.
- About the place: History, languages spoken, special attractions
- Food: speciality, local delicacies, options (Indian, continental)
- Shopping: authenticity of local artefacts, price, variety
Write about your own experience. Do you remember an occasion when you did something successfully for the first time? Write about it in short (10-12 lines). Prepare an outline of your composition before you write it.
Despite being a half monster and half human, Caliban comes across as superior to Stephano and Trinculo. Justify the statement with supporting evidence from the Acts studied in 200-250 words.
