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प्रश्न
Why did one of the girls wail?
उत्तर
In the midst of their running, one of the girls wailed and held out her hand to other children, because in the center of her palm, there was a single raindrop. On seeing that she started crying.
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What is the message of the poem?
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Wildlife photographer
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| (a) ________ | (a) ________ |
| (b) ________ | (b) ________ |
| (c) ________ | (c) ________ |
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Interview
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| My favourite quality is... __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ |
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- Materials used
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