Balbharati solutions for English - Kumarbharati 10 Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 2.5 - Let’s March [Latest edition]

Observe the pictures and answer.

1. Main difference between the two images _______________________.
2. Change required _________________________
3. Your contribution as a student to help and make a difference to needy children ___________________.

Put a ✓or ×.

A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

Well planned and thoughts well-organized.

Put a ✓or ×.

A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

Delivered softly and in a low voice.

Put a ✓or ×.

A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

Speaker needs not greet the dignitaries and audience.

Put a ✓or ×.

A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

Language used should be suitable for the audience.

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A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

The speech should be of proper duration.

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A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

The speaker should be passive and have no facial expressions.

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A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

The speech should be supported by good examples/episodes/ visual aids. (where possible)

Put a ✓or ×.

A good speech delivered requires the following characteristics.

The speaker should switch over from one language to another.

Read the expressions and insert them in the proper columns. Put the proper expression numbers in the right column.

Expressions:

1. Imagine! After ten years, what will happen?
2. Let me begin, today, by sharing my own experience.
3. Honourable Chief Guest ______, eminent dignitaries, ladies, and gentlemen.
4. I don’t understand why we accept this issue so passively.
5. I am Adarsh Birajdar, (designation) standing before you
6. A renowned personality (name) says “______”
7. Good morning, to one and all present today.
8. I express my deep gratitude to the organisers of this event/function ______
9. Let me give you an example ______
10. Thank you all for a patient listening and your interest in my talk.
11. You must have noticed that ______
12. Before I conclude, I would like you to think over the fact that ______

With the help of your teacher and classmates make a list of as many Indian Nobel Laureates as you can. (You can use the Internet or school library.)

Name the following.

The persons to whom Kailash Satyarthi gives the highest credit of his honour - ____________.

Name the following.

The greatest personalities from the land of Buddha - _________________.

Name the following.

So called daughters of Kailash Satyarthi - _________.

Name the following.

The foreign activists of equal rights, mentioned in the speech - ______.

Mention the social issues highlighted by Kailash Satyarthi in his speech. One social issue is given to you.

Complete the following diagram/chart.

Complete the following web-chart.

Think and give your own response.

How can education help deprived children and child labourers?

Think and give your own response.

Name any other social activist who has worked/is working earnestly for child-welfare. Write about his/her activities.

Think and give your own response.

What message does the little bird’s story of the forest fire convey to us? Explain.

Think and give your own response.

Besides the political freedom that our nation enjoys, what other freedom should it strive for? Say why.

Think and give your own response.

What is your impression of the acceptance speech given by Kailash Satyarthi, when he received the Nobel Prize? Write in 3 to 4 sentences.

Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

divinity : _____________.

Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

extremist : _______________.

Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

culminate : _________________.

Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

exploitation : ______________.

Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

mortality : ______________.

Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word, to convey the exact meaning.

dignity : ___________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Noun form of the following word.

dignified - __________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Noun form of the following word.

pacify - ______________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Noun form of the following word.

pursue - ___________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Noun form of the following word.

ignore - ______________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Noun form of the following word.

poor - ___________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Noun form of the following word.

divine - _____________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Verb form of - democracy - _____________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -

global - _________________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -

hindrance - ________________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -

resolution - ______________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -

liberty - _______________.

Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -

service - _____________________.

Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make a meaningful sentence with the set, in your notebook.

march

Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make a meaningful sentence with the set, in your notebook.

honour

Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make a meaningful sentence with the set, in your notebook.

credit

Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make a meaningful sentence with the set, in your notebook.

stitch

Write a minimum of 4 hidden words of more than 4 letters from - intergovernmental.

Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase, in your notebook.

in the pursuit of

Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase, in your notebook.

be afraid of

Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase, in your notebook.

give up

Pick from the lesson the antonym of

ignorance × __________________.

Pick from the lesson the antonym of

immortality × __________________.

Pick from the lesson the antonym of

deny × __________________.

Pick from the lesson the antonym of

violence × __________________.

Pick from the lesson the antonym of

well- known × __________________.

Pick from the lesson the antonym of

slavery × __________________.

What will you do in the following situation?

If you see a child working in a restaurant.

What will you do in the following situation?

If you find a child working at a construction site.

What will you do in the following situation?

If you find a child working at a brickwork site.

What will you do in the following situation?

If you come across a beggar child.

Write any 2 efforts that you can make to enroll deprived children/ out of school children into a school. One is given to you.

(a) I will persuade parents of such children to send them to school.

(b) _________________________________________________

(c) _________________________________________________

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

The Mantra carries a prayer.

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

Is the world so poor?

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

Kill not your children because of poverty.

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

Let's walk together.

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

What can one person do?

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

We have made progress.

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

How utterly we have failed our children!

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

What a big challenge it is!

Rewrite the following sentence as Assertive (statement).

Why didn't you come earlier?

Rewrite the following sentence as Assertive (statement).

How frightened their eyes look!

Rewrite the following sentence as Assertive (statement).

How angry it makes me!

Rewrite the following sentence as Assertive (statement).

Should I accept such shackles of slavery?

Rewrite the following sentence as Assertive (statement).

What can one person do?

Observe the following underlined phrases. Here ‘have /has’ are followed by the past participle form of the verb. This construction indicates the present perfect tense. Find more such sentences from the text.

(1) We have made progress in the last couple of decades.

(2) We have prevented millions of child deaths.

(3) It has happened.

(4) _________________________

(5) _________________________

In the following sentences, the underlined words are called infinitives. Find such examples from the speech and underline the infinitives.

(1) Every child is free to grow.

(2) I refuse to accept that all the laws and constitutions, police, and judges are unable to protect our children.

(3) ______________________________________

(4) ______________________________________

(5) ______________________________________

Complete the following sentences with the help of the sentence given below.

The biggest challenge knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

1. No other challenge knocking ___________________ as big as _____________________________.
2. Fear and intolerance are bigger ___________________.

Complete the following sentences with the help of the sentence given below

The Nobel Prize is one of the greatest honours in the world.

(i) Very few honours __________________

(ii) The Nobel Prize is greater than ____________________

Match the sentences given in part ‘A’ with the sentences given in part ‘B’. Note the differences in structure.

You might have observed that - The sentence in Part A is in the passive voice while the sentence in Part B is in the active voice. Now change the following sentence into the passive voice.

We can do it.

You might have observed that - The sentence in Part A is in the passive voice while the sentence in Part B is in the active voice. Now change the following sentence into the passive voice.

Her angry question still shakes me

You might have observed that - The sentence in Part A is in the passive voice while the sentence in Part B is in the active voice. Now change the following sentence into the passive voice.

Governments must make child-friendly policies.

You might have observed that - The sentence in Part A is in the passive voice while the sentence in Part B is in the active voice. Now change the following sentence into the passive voice.

His answer made me angry.

Imagine your school invites Malala to preside over the ‘Children’s Day’ celebration program. Draft a welcome speech for this guest of honour. Gather information about her from the Internet or your school library. While drafting a speech the following points should be kept in mind.

(1) Greeting and salutation

(2) Self-introduction and introduction of the topic

(3) A catchy thought/piece of news/short episode, to start with

(4) Body of the speech supported with related examples and episodes

(5) Conclusion