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Discuss in your group and write the difference in reactions of an Optimist and Pessimist in the given situations.
| Optimist | Pessimist | |
| Failure in exams/tests | ||
| Lose a good amount of cash | ||
| Unexpected rainfall/bad weather | ||
| Illness | ||
| Extra classes in school |
Solution
| Optimist | Pessimist | |
| Failure in exams/tests | Learns from his mistakes and decides to do better next time | Blames others for the failure; Loses hope and doesn’t make an effort to improve |
| Lose a good amount of cash | Gets over his loss and decides to be more careful in the future | Gets upset by it, blames the situation or the people who were involved |
| Unexpected rainfall/bad weather | Doesn’t let the bad weather spoil his mood and thinks of it as an opportunity to have fun | Gets irritated by everything because of the weather and becomes sad about it |
| Illness | Tries to be happy and makes an effort to recover | Doesn’t think he/she will get well soon and makes it worse |
| Extra classes in school | Thinks of it as an opportunity to learn more | Thinks of it as a burden and complains about it |
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Meena was the second child of her parents.
Meena stayed alone in an appartment in Delhi.
The author spotted Meena at Bombay’s Flora Fountain.
The beggar became Meena’s role model
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Meena sponsored the granddaughter of the beggar because __________________
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- She was forever unhappy.
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
How did the beggar change Meena’s attitude towards life? Write it down in 5 to 6 lines. One is done for you.
- The incident made Meena to look at her own life
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- _______________________________
Summarise the story with the help of the points given below.
- Meena’s initial attitude
- Meena’s meeting with Sudha Murthy in Mumbai
- Beggar’s incident
- Change in attitude
Summary Maker
| Dos | Don’ts |
| Use important/relevant points/ incidents/ events short forms of the text. | Select irrelevant/less important points/ incidents/events |
| Make a paragraph containing the message, theme etc | exceed the word limit |
| Use your own language taking help of the sentences in a topic and key words | reproduce/copy the text |
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- The person who changed the writer’s life –
- The age of beggar’s granddaughter –
- The writer’s role model –
- The things that the writer used to give to beggar every day –
|
‘Then what’s the secret of your energy?’ I asked like Tendulkar does in the advertisement. She smiled, ‘A beggar changed my life.’ I was absolutely dumbfounded and she could see it. |
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- unhappy × -___________
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B1. Complete the following sentences: (2)
- Meena stayed alone as ______.
- Meena had the habit of ______.
- The narrator was caught in ______.
- Seeing Meena the narrator's first reaction was ______.
|
That was Meena. She stayed alone in an apartment as her parents lived in Delhi. She was an only child and had the habit of complaining about anything and everything. Naturally, she wasn't very pleasant company and nobody wanted to visit her. Then one day, Meena was transferred to Bombay and soon we all forgot about her. Many years later, I found myself caught in the rain at Bombay's Flora Fountain. It was pouring and I didn't have an umberella. I was standing near Akbarallys, a popular department store, waiting for the rain to subside. Suddenly, I spotted Meena. My first reaction was to run, even in that pouring rain. I was anxious to avoid being seen by her, having to listen to her never-ending complaints. However, I couldn't escape. She had already seen me and caught hold of my band warmly, What's more, she was very cheerful. |
B2. Describe Meena's character. (2)
B3. Find similar words: (2)
- pleasant
- Heavy rainfall
- well known
- noticed
B4. Do as Directed: (2)
(i) She wasn't a very pleasant company. (Choose the correct question tag)
- did she?
- can she?
- can't she?
- was she?
(ii) I spotted Meena. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Meena....')
B5. Personal Response: (2)
In your opinion, how should a friend be?
Read the following passage and do the activities:
B1. Complete the following table: (2)
| Utterance | Who said | To whom | |
| i. | Meena, did you know Rakesh has come first in his school? | ||
| ii. | Naturally, his father is a school teacher. |
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Meena is a good friend of mine. She is an LIC officer earning a good salary. But there was always something strange about her. She was forever unhappy. Whenever I met her, I would start to feel depressed. It was as though her gloom and cynicism had a way of spreading to others. She never had anything positive to say on any subject or about any person. For instance, I might say to her, ‘Meena, did you know Rakesh has come first in his school?’ Meena’s immediate response would be to belittle the achievement. ‘Naturally, his father is a school teacher’, she would say. If I said, ‘Meena, Shwetha is a very beautiful girl, isn’t she?’ Meena would be pessimistic. ‘When a pony is young, he looks handsome. It is age that matters. Wait for some time. Shwetha will be uglier than anyone you know.’ ‘Meena, it’s a beautiful day. Let’s go for a walk.’ ‘No, the sun is too hot and I get tired if I walk too much. Besides, who says walking is good for health? There’s no proof.’ That was Meena. She stayed alone in an apartment as her parents lived in Delhi. She was an only child and had the habit of complaining about anything and everything. |
B2. Describe Meena’s character. (2)
B3. Find from the passage the antonyms of: (2)
- bad × ______
- never × ______
- happy × ______
- optimistic × ______
B4. Do as Directed: (2)
- Shwetha is a very beautiful girl. (Make it exclamatory)
- Meena is an LIC officer. (Frame a 'Wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer)
B5. Personal Response: (2)
If you have a friend like Meena, what would be your attitude towards her?
