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You might have visited a bridge. Complete the web describing the sights you could see from the bridge.
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India, my India, where the first human eyes awoke to heavenly light! All Asia’s holy place of pilgrimage, great Motherland of might! World – mother, first giver to humankind of philosophy and sacred lore, knowledge thou gav’st to an, God – love, works, art, religion’s opened door.
O even with all that grandeur dwarfed or turned and can vaunt thy mighty name?
Before us still there floats the idea of those splendid days of gold; a new world in our vision wakes, Love’s India we shall rise to mould. India, my India, who dare call thee a thing for pity’s grace today? Mother of wisdom, worship, works nurse of the spirit inward ray!
(1) The poem is a ……………………
(a) Praise
(b) Prayer
(c) Story in the form of poem
(d) Song of condolence [Choose the correct alternative]
(2) What has India given to the world?
(3) How does the poet visualize New India?
(4) Give the rhyme scheme of the first four lines.
(5) Name and explain the figure of speech that dominates the poem.
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below:
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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the thought was almost revolting
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an expanse of pure white serenity
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a turning-point
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accepted her seclusion with resignation
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a veritable bedlam of chirrupings
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frivolous rebukes
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the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum
Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.
Look for pictures in newspapers and magazines that depict the urban civic problems discussed in the text. Cut them out and pin them to the text at appropriate places.
Briefly explain the following statement from the text.
“The lack of determinism in quantum theory!”
In English, the peacock is associated with pride. ‘As proud as a peacock’ is a commonly used simile. With what qualities is the peacock associated with the literature of your language?
'Whose roots lay deeper than our lives' – what aspect of human behaviour does this line reflect?
Discuss the following in pairs or in small groups.
Kumudini Lakhia's life is an inspiring illustration of the emancipation of women.
The term 'Anaesthesia' in the poem means - 'The planner gives beautiful pictures of the new modern city'. Now find out what is Amnesia and Hypnosis in the given context.
Honey-bees live an organized life like human beings. Discuss what work the following honey-bees do, as per the poem. Write it down in your own words, in your notebook.
- King/Emperor bee
- Magistrate bees
- Merchant bees
- Soldier bees
- Mason bees
- Civilian bees
- Porter bees
- Judge bee
Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:
Describe, in your own words, the important events in the first half.
Go through the following web that highlights the essential qualities of a compere. Discuss with your partner the essential qualities and also the precautions that a compere should take while compering a program.
Precautions to be taken :
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
- __________________________
What can you do to show your love, respect, and support to the soldiers who fight for the country? Discuss this in the classroom. You can send greeting cards to them on various occasions, with the help of your teacher.
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
It’s a pity some honest man not to be better of that ________________________________________________.
Show the stages in the process in which Krakatoa collapsed and then Anak Krakatoa formed in the course of volcanic eruptions. Use the flowchart given below.
Form pairs. Discuss and prepare a list of things that can be and will be done in future. (5 things) Spot the modal verbs in your answer.
Write a short speech for the State of Maharashtra.
Bassanio was very rich.
Make a time table of your daily routine
- On a school day
- On a holiday, and
- During examinations.
Start at the time you normally get up and list your activities
hourly: 7 am to 8 am, and so on.
Read the passage. Underline the new words. Guess their meaning from the context. Verify it from a good dictionary.
What do the following event/action tell us about the characters? Discuss.
The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and called all the Lords to a Tournament.
Discuss:
In the story, human settlements are mentioned but not cities or villages. Why is it so?
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem (Autumn).
Answer in your own words.
What task did Grandpa wish to avoid?
Form groups of 5-8. This passage tells us only what the compère says. Try to visualize and write what the other people on the dais must have said in their speeches (Write only the main points.)
- The School Principal
- The Chief Guest
- The Art teacher who offered a vote of thanks
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
After I took the medicine, I ______ ______ the pain.
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
Papa Panov gave hot soup to the sweeper, milk to the young mother, and coffee to the beggars.
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it.
By afternoon, Papa Panov had stopped looking out for Jesus.
Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.
When the teacher read the answer papers, she was ______.
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should look at the person you are talking to.
Find a word that has a similar meaning.
Sorry
What is the ‘Internet’?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
- What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
- Is the poet afraid of future?
- How can one travel on with cheer?
What was the grandfather wearing?
What do you understand by the mother’s act of throwing the shoe?
Answer the following question in about 100-150 word.
Describe the funny incident that caused the confusion in the house.
The author left the ties in the taxi.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
| And so it were wisest to keep our feet From wandering into Complaining Street; |
- What is the wisest thing that the poet suggests?
- What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’ refer to?
What happened when Somu left Zigzag with the Krishnans?
How did Hamid’s friends show that they enjoyed eating the sweets?
Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.
Why did Tom wish that he were sick?
What did Usha see while walking to the bazaar?
Read the comic strip and answer the following question.
Do you think that all the information online can be used without any permission?
drenched – thoroughly wet
He is drenched to the skin. ______
Neerja had a sour marriage due to______.
Work in pairs and answer the following.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Ridleys come to lay their eggs in the month of January.
Name the tools the farmer brought out. What did he do with them?
Is TV and video game the only way to pass time? Can we do something else?
Jaswant was captured alive.
Choose the odd one out.
Choose the correct option from the given homophones.
You should never ______ to your parents.
Write the word under the correct group and divide it.
bullet
candle
bat
title
ball
tiffin
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What were the people excited about?
Try your own.
Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
What is the main idea of the story?
What should we do for success?
What are the details not to be revealed in public domain?
