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Question
Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?
Are you listening?
Solution
It implies that one must listen.
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Various aspects of Nature have special features that make them differ from one another.
For example, Birds:- appearance, shape, colour, size, food habits, habitat, sound etc.
Write such special features of each of the following.
- Land- _______________
- Water- ______________
- Trees- _______________
- Animals- ____________
- Insects- _____________
What things in nature teach us the following:
Nothing is impossible to achieve ____________.
What things in nature teach us the following:
Problems are not permanent ___________.
What things in nature teach us the following:
Be humble and adjust ______.
Read the question from the lesson. What do they imply?
What if we too had lived our lives, however short, to the fullest?
Fill the web
The writer bas very positively described the different things in nature. Discuss with your partner the special features of coach one of them. Add on the list.
| Part of Nature | Special feature | Value learnt |
| 1. Rainbow | ||
| 2. Caterpillar | ||
| 3. | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. | ||
| 6. | ||
| 7. |
Prepare a Fact file of any of the following plants/trees, using the points given.
[coconut / neem / basil / cactus / apple]
- Name of Plant/Tree _________
- Scientific name ___________
- Region and climate ___________
- Features ___________
- Growth _____________
- Size, shape and colour ____________
- Uses __________
- Any special feature ________
The writer explains the contrasting features of ‘water’ and ‘rock’ in the text. Write all the features of both water and rock in the given table.
| Water | Rock |
| 1. | 1. |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1. Complete the following web:
We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in the concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening......
We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in, and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds, and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so forever. Remember, this too shall pass.
We saw an army of ants lugging a fly which was at least ten times the ant’s size. The ants organized themselves around the fly, lifted it on frail feelers, and carried it to quite a distance. Their teamwork and perseverance were impressive. What if we too are consistent, organized focused.......
Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong. A rainbow colours the entire sky. Oysters take in a grain of sand they open up with a pearl. Innumerable stars shine across the infinite sky. Clouds take new shapes with every passing moment. The wind makes trees dance with unhindered passion. Water, without a hint of ego, changes its form according to the dictates of the sun and the wind. When we see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly, a flower turns into a fruit, we experience the alchemy of nature… we touch it and become gold ourselves.
A2. What do the following things in nature teach us: (02)
- Ants ______
- Grass ______
A3. Complete the following collocations with the help of the passage: (02)
- ............... winter
- ................... moment
- ………….passion
- ……………. sky
A4. Do as directed:
- Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong. (02)
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Although ..........’) - We touch it and become gold ourselves.
(Add a question tag and Rewrite the sentence)
A5. How do you deal with difficulties and problems in life? Explain in brief. (02)
