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प्रश्न
With your partner, discuss and narrate an incident about a person who likes to show off.
Check whether your classmates agree with you.
उत्तर
You can be at peace with yourself when you are true to yourself. Showing off doesn’t pay in the long run. It may impress some for some’ time but not all, all the time. My friend Ramesh falls in this category. Whenever you see him, you would always find him with half a dozen books. In the class, he interrupts the teachers for one or the other reason. If the teacher says that the World War II was fought in 1940s, Ramesh does not tolerate this kind of generalisation. He stands up and says, “Sir, to be exact from 1939 to 1945.” This lean and thin spectacled pantaloon had faced many interviews including the N.D.A. It was not the Board that interviewed him but it was Ramesh who interviewed the Board. The result was obvious. Everytime he got a rejection letter.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Now that you have enjoyed reading the story, answer the following question by choosing the correct option
The granddaughter found her grandmother in tears on her return as _____
Answer the following questions:
How many hills and bridges does the brook pass during its journey?
c
I chatter, chatter, as I flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on for ever
(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to in the given lines?
(b) How does it ‘chatter’?
(c) Why has the poet used the word ‘brimming’? What kind of a picture does it create?
(d) Explain the last two lines of the stanza.
Roads are fascinating as metaphors for life, change, journeys, partings,
adventure, etc. or simply as roads. This is probably why they, and all their
attendant images, have permeated art, literature and songs. In the poem, Frost
uses the fork in the road as a metaphor for the choices we make in life. Thus the
roads are, in fact, two alternative ways of life. What other nouns, according to
you could be used to represent life?
River
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During summer vacation, you and your friends decide to enroll in 'The School for Flying'. While training, you had an interesting and unforgettable experience. Here's an account of it. Complete it by using words from A.1.
It was the most amazing summer camp that we had ever been to. My friend Jonathan and I decided to join the flying-school. We underwent rigorous training and gained a lot of expertise, Jonathan in charting the course of flight and I, in flying the plane. 25 May 2010 was the Red Letter Day as we were to fly a plane for nearly half an hour without an instructor. At 6: 15 GMT we took the flight, Jonathan as a (1)............ and I, as the (2) ............ . We remembered all the instructions given to us at the academy and we were (3) ............ signals at frequent intervals. The day was clear but windy. We were (4) ................. hills and were flying along the coast. Suddenly, the weather turned turbulent. We (5)............ our position asking for advice. But unfortunately there was no communication from the other end. All of a sudden, we heard an explosion. The fuel tank of our plane had caught fire due to the lightning. We immediately decided to (6) ............... the plane and donned the (7) .......... that were available. We were blown off 55-60 kms away from the coast and we landed on the outskirts of a dense forest. We were not injured but were hungry and thirsty. We ate some wild fruit hoping it was safe. But unluckily it was disastrous for Jonathan as he had (8) ............ after that. We remembered our instructor's clear and (9)................ instructions in case of an emergency. We discussed various strategies and decided to (10).............. to the core about the life saving strategies. We started exploring the forest. We must have wandered for about an hour or so along the coast, when my eyes suddenly fell on something red in the crevice of a big rock. I went closer to it and to my great happiness and relief I saw a (11) ............. . It was (12).......... away in a cosy nook. Oh! What a relief it was! We were successful in rowing our way back from where we had started. Meanwhile, the coast guards were hunting for us. We had instantly become celebrities!
Choose three ‘since’ expressions and three ‘for’ expressions from the table above. Then write six sentences using the pattern in the box below.
I haven’t seen him since the day before yesterday.
I have not seen him for ages.
Study the following sentences. Select one underlined word which is incorrect. Write the incorrect word in the box below, as shown in the example.
e.g. Sarawak is a beautiful place which lies almost on an Equator and is rich in natural resources.
(a) It has an Equatorial climate that mean it is hot with heavy rains almost every after-noon.
(b) Heavy clouds prevent the sun from heating the ground too intense.
(c) In an interior of Sarawak, there are huge reserves of hardwood timber.
(d) Sarawak is also an oil product.
(e) Great efforts are been made to conserve these resources.
Classification
Look at the table below, showing the different meanings of connectors. Put words from the box into the correct categories. Some have been done for you as examples.
Complete the following passage on Dance by choosing the correct word from the given options. The first one has been done for you.
The fact that dance (a) is an art form is a well known fact. (b) ________ dance as a therapy is not known (c) ________ many. Dance therapy involves a synthesis of the grace and vigour (d) ________ Indian classical and folk dance movements into (e) ________ innovative and holistic therapy. It brings (f) ________ the inner feelings (g) ________ the participants and can help them (h) ________ develop a healthy personality.
| (a) (i) is (ii) been (iii) as (iv) being |
(b) (i) For (ii) Although (iii) But (iv) While |
(c) (i) by (ii) to (iii) in (iv) about |
(d) (i) on (ii) in (iii) of (iv) into |
| (e) (i) the (ii) a (iii) an (iv) as |
(f) (i) in (ii) of (iii) over (iv) out |
(g) (i) about (ii) for (iii) in (iv) of |
(h) (i) with (ii) in (iii) to (iv) into |
When both students have completed their half of the table above, exchange information, by asking and answering questions e.g.
1. What's the weight of the football?
2. When do you get a penalty in hockey?
As you receive information from your partner, write it down in the other half of the table above. (Do not let your partner look at your table!)
