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प्रश्न
The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean
| bark | compass |
उत्तर
Bark: Ship
Compass: Time range
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below :
A1 Compare the old and new house and complete the table :
| Points | Old House | New House |
| Surrounding | razzle-dazzle | – |
| Size of the house | – | big |
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city’s commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she asked father, “We do not have enough curtains for this place. And the furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at such a distance from the dining-room? It is like doing a route march. And who is going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made extravagant promises to help in the household chores. Keep our rooms tidy. Put away our toys and books. She smiled with amused disbelief, her mind already working out how many meters of curtain-cloth would be needed and so on.
A2 Complete :
Complete the following list of objections that the mother had with the new house :
(i) Inadequate _______
(ii) Do not have _______
(iii) Kitchen at a distance from _______
(iv) A very big _______
A3 Personal response:
Do you agree with the objections raised by the mother? Explain.
How would you say ‘a dilapidated drum’ in your language?
Tick the statement that is true.
The story tries to relate history to Science.
Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“The lack of determinism in quantum theory!”
What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
'Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say'– what does the poet imply by this line?
'Whose roots lay deeper than our lives' – what aspect of human behaviour does this line reflect?
Think, choose and fill up the labels with what a 'sunrise' symbolizes.
(jewellery / art / hope / birth / anger / newopportunities / good manners / inspiration / new achievements / happiness / misery / bright moments / new aims / money / new surprises)
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Name the world-famous personality who reached great heights despite of humble circumstances.
Think of one of your favourite stories. Fill in the following facts about the story.
- Name of the story:
- Type of story:
- Setting (time and place):
- Important characters:
- Theme/Plot:
- Conflict/Dilemma:
- Solution:
- End:
How do we realize that animals are not feeling well?
Read the given extract (Act III)
Match column A with column B.
| Sr.No. | A | B |
| 1. | Dr. Thomas Stockmann | Opportunist |
| 2. | Katherine | Vulnerable |
| 3. | Peter Stockmann | Honest and upright |
| 4. | Petra | Coward |
| 5. | Hovstad | timid but supportive |
| 6. | Billing | Cuinng and corrupt |
| 7. | Aslaksen | Courageous |
Write a short monologue using one of the following ideas. Write down the monologue and present it in the class.
Yonamine’s father worrying about getting her married.
Visit a library:
Read more stories from Japan, China, and Korea.
Find out the following with the help of your teacher and the internet.
Seasonal Rains (monsoon) in India and other countries.
Write the symbol that is used in the poem to represent the following idea.
Choice of two options.
Describe the following in one or two lines.
The first little house of the bird.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
snowwhite
Complete the given tabular column with the suitable plural forms.
| chair | - | |
| box | - | |
| Eskimo | - | |
| lady | - | |
| radius | - | |
| formula | - | |
| child | - | |
| deer | - | |
| loaf | - | |
| hero | - |
What scared Usha during the dark rainy night?
What are the skills/values a teacher should teach their students to live in this competitive world?
What do you think is going to happen next?
ashen – pale
His face was ashen.
Where did Raj’s mother send him?
Choose what the elephant did.
Three waves hit the village.
What did Ani's parents teach her?
List three questions that the little boy asks.
- ______
- ______
- ______
Read the poem.
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For want of a horse, the rider was lost,
For want of a rider, the battle was lost,
For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail!
[traditional rhyme]
Now form questions for the answers given in the speech bubbles.
