{"id":16142,"date":"2024-04-09T11:55:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T06:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsboardsolutions.in\/?p=16142"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:22:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:52:50","slug":"ts-8th-class-english-guide-unit-1c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsboardsolutions.in\/ts-8th-class-english-guide-unit-1c\/","title":{"rendered":"TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 1C A Letter to a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"
Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Guide Telangana State<\/a> Unit 1C A Letter to a Friend Textbook Questions and Answers.<\/p>\n Answer the following questions.<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. <\/p>\n Question 4. Question 5. Project Work:<\/span><\/p>\n Question. Ramesh wrote to his friend Suresh that he was unable to meet him when Suresh visited Hyderabad the previous week. He expressed his joy recollecting how they enjoyed in Manikonda village during their childhood days. He informed Suresh that he was working as a computer programmer in a software company in Hyderabad. His wife was working as a system analyst. They used to keep their child at the baby care centre. He said that they were disgusted with their work. They were living like frogs in the well. He recollected his school days. He also recollected his uncle bringing toys and aunt giving new dress to him for Dasara. Glossary:<\/span><\/p>\n 1. grating : making a rattling sound <\/p>\n Section – A : Reading Comprehension :<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passage from ‘A Letter to a Friend’. I remember the roaring of the Krishna River at the dam. There is nothing here! I wonder at my child’s silence. He always sits in front of the computer and plays games, never caring for anyone. I remember the happy moments when our uncle visited us. He brought toys and fruit for us. Our aunt brought me a new dress for Dasara. How we enjoyed Deepavali! Still I hear the sound of crackers, I can see the rockets flying into the sky making the night full of light! Where are those days? My child doesn’t know his uncle or aunt. For him, uncle and neighbour are the same.<\/p>\n Sometimes I think of our childhood days. I think of grandparents, uncles, brothers, sisters …….We missed them. We missed the joy of the family. We missed their company. We are missing many things in this busy life.<\/p>\n Suresh, I don’t know where those gardens have gone, those fairy tales, those fruit, those words of love and affection. We have lost our real life in this unreal world.<\/p>\n Anyhow I am happy that I have found time to write to you. Please come to me. Let’s remember our childhood days of joy.<\/p>\n (Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. <\/p>\n Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. (Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 \u00d7 2 = 10 M<\/p>\n Question 6. Question 7. <\/p>\n Question 8. Question 9. Question 10. Read the following poem.<\/span><\/p>\n The sun descending in the west, <\/em> Unseen they pour blessing<\/em> (Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 \u00d7 1 = 2 M<\/p>\n Question 11. Question 12. <\/p>\n (Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 \u00d7 2 = 8 M<\/p>\n Question 13. Question 14. Question 15. Question 16. Section- B : Vocabulary and Grammar :<\/span><\/p>\n (Q. 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n Laxman was a hardworking washerman<\/span> ………. (17). His day always<\/span> ………… (18) began early. First, he cleaned up his little shack<\/span> ……….. (19), then he fed the stray<\/span> ……. (20) dog he had picked up from the street. After that, he have prepared<\/span> ……….. (21) a small meal for himself.<\/p>\n Question 17. <\/p>\n Question 18. Question 19. Question 20. Question 21. <\/p>\n (Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n Whenever you go trekking or walking ……… (22) a marsh, remember to watch ………… (23) for leeches. Leeches look ………… (24) earthworms but they are a nuisance. They cling ……….. (25) the body of a human being or an animal and (26) blood from it.<\/p>\n 22. A) on 23. A) at 24. A) as <\/p>\n 25. A) to 26. A) take (Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passage. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n 27. ‘Who is that?’ Amma say again. ‘Who is that in a car ?’ Section – C : Conventions of Writing :<\/span><\/p>\n (Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5 M <\/p>\n Section – D : Creative Writing : A) Observe the following picture and write 10-12 sentences about it. 12 M<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Answer : (OR)<\/p>\n B) The school going teenagers of today can be seen talking and playing on cell phones for hours together in buses, on bikes while riding, at colleges, schools, on roads etc. Thus, students are wasting their precious time and neglecting their studies and sometimes even risking their lives and others’ lives also due to accidents. Answer : Today’s school going students are wasting their precious time in talking and playing games on cell phones for hours together in buses, on bikes while riding, at colleges, schools, on roads etc. It is due to the mobiles that students are neglecting their studies and sometimes even risking their lives and others’ lives also in accidents.<\/p>\n Parents should supervise their children properly and guide them towards the right path. Limited time should be spent on using mobiles. Cell phones should be banned at schools and colleges. In case a student uses a mobile in school or college campus, he or she should be fined heavily.<\/p>\n I hope this column would awaken the students and motivate them towards their dream. Thanking you, Yours truly, <\/p>\n (Question – 34) :<\/span><\/p>\n A. Imagine you are the headmaster of Z. P. High School. Independence Day is coming up. Now, prepare a notice on the occasion of this historic event for your school notice board. 8 M Z. P. HIGH SCHOOL, RAJAPETA Date : XX.XX.XXXX<\/p>\n INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS<\/p>\n All the staff members and students are hereby informed that the 68thIndependence Day celebrations begin at our school at 7: 00 a . m. on 15 th August. Sd\/- (OR)<\/p>\n B. Design a poster highlighting preventive measures of earthquakes. Answer :<\/p>\n Earthquakes You cannot stop them; You cannot foretell them Take refuge in a corner of the room where you are.<\/p>\n Issued in public interest by : Lion Club, Sardar Patel Road, Bathinda.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Exercises :<\/span><\/p>\n Section – A : Reading Comprehension EXERCISE – 1<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passage from “The Tattered Blanket”.<\/p>\n ‘Do you know my son, Gopi ?’ Amma asked him. ‘He is in Delhi… a Government officer. He has Kesariyogam…. He draws a salary of two thousand five hundred rupees. Do you know him ? (Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. <\/p>\n Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. (Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 \u00d7 2 = 10 M<\/p>\n Question 6. <\/p>\n Question 7. Question 8. Question 9. Question 10. EXERCISE – 2<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passage from “A Letter to a Friend”. Now I am working at Microsoft, a software company, Hyderabad, as a Computer Programmer. I am married and we have a child. My wife works at Dell, Hyderabad as a System Analyst. You know city life is quite busy. We start in the morning; leave our child at the baby care centre and come back in the evening with faded faces. We hardly find time to sit together. How disgusting! We work with computers, think like computers and live like computers. We have forgotten our family.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. <\/p>\n Question 4. Question 5. (Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 \u00d7 2 = 10 M<\/p>\n Question 6. Question 7. Question 8. <\/p>\n Question 9. Question 10. EXERCISE – 3<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following poem.<\/p>\n I cannot remember my mother, only sometime in the midst of my play a tune seems to hover over my playthings, the tune of some song that she used to hum while rocking my cradle. (Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. <\/p>\n Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. <\/p>\n (Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 \u00d7 2 = 10 M<\/p>\n Question 6. Question 7. Question 8. Question 9. Question 10. <\/p>\n Additional Exercises :<\/span> EXERCISE – 1<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passage.<\/p>\n All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharn supermarket in Bangalore had one great ambition: to be lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”<\/p>\n For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up her hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband failed to dissuade her. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the super market would approach her and say : “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in the basket is free.”<\/p>\n One Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala finished her shopping and left the super market. But soon she discovered that she had forgotten to buy powder tea. She rushed back, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come up to her.<\/p>\n “Madam,” he said holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”<\/p>\n (Q. 11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 \u00d7 1 = 2 M<\/p>\n Question 11. <\/p>\n Question 12. (Q. 13- 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 \u00d7 2 = 8 M<\/p>\n Question 13. Question 14. Question 15. <\/p>\n Question 16. EXERCISE – 2<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following poem.<\/p>\n I build walls<\/em> I build walls<\/em> (Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 \u00d7 1=2 M<\/p>\n Question 11. <\/p>\n Question 12. (Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 \u00d7 2=8 M<\/p>\n Question 13. Question 14. Question 15. Question 16. EXERCISE – 3<\/span><\/p>\n Study the table carefully. <\/p>\n (Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 \u00d7 1 = 2 M<\/p>\n Question 11. <\/p>\n Question 12. (Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 \u00d7 2 = 8 M<\/p>\n Question 13. Question 14. Question 15. <\/p>\n Question 16. Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar<\/p>\n (Questions 17 – 21)<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passages focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n EXERCISE – 1<\/span><\/p>\n For many of us, school holidays are the happiest ……… (17) time of the year. No exams, no teachers, yes ……….. (18) books, no lessons, no classes! But where ……… (19) if you didn’t have a school to go to? In many places around a ……… (20) world, poor children, especially girls, cannot ……… (21) attend school.<\/p>\n Question 17. Question 18. <\/p>\n Question 19. Question 20. Question 21. EXERCISE – 2<\/span><\/p>\n Days passed, and the tea pluckers which (17) walked past their home always had reports about the panther. It had been seen near the workshop (18). The previous night, it was heard whimpering near the cattle shed of the school headmaster (19). Yet, no dogs disappeared (20), nor were any cattle attacked. That was a mystery (21).<\/p>\n Question 17. <\/p>\n Question 18. Question 19. Question 20. Question 21. EXERCISE – 3<\/span><\/p>\n My grandfather (17) died on the day I was born, so I don’t (18) remember him at all. He is (19) a scientist studying climate change. Although my grandfather was studying the slow effects of climate change, he died from (20) one of its effects. The rest (21) of my family was at the hospital waiting for me to be born.<\/p>\n Question 17. <\/p>\n Question 18. Question 19. Question 20. Question 21. <\/p>\n (Questions 22 – 26)<\/span><\/p>\n Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n EXERCISE – 1<\/span><\/p>\n John Amos is a salesman. He …… (22) from door to door selling vacuum cleaners. 22. A) gone 23. A) knocking 24. A) press <\/p>\n 25. A) from 26. A) explained EXERCISE – 2<\/span><\/p>\n Going to parties can be fun and enjoyable. If you are invited to a party, do call your host up early to …….. (22) him whether you will be able to attend. If you want to ……….. (23) along someone who has not been invited along with you, you should ask for ………. (24) first. Remember to ……. (25) appropriately for the party. You will stick out like a …….. (26) thumb if you are dressed formally whereas everyone else is in T-shirt and jeans. If you are not sure of what to wear, do ask your host.<\/p>\n 22. A) inform 23. A) take 24. A) invitation <\/p>\n 25. A) eat 26. A) sour EXERCISE – 3<\/span><\/p>\n Someone knocked on my door one night when I was reading. I opened the door and came face to …… (22) with a strange man. He was ……… (23) a pair of black spectacles and a tuxedo, ………. (24) was rather unusual, especially in this warm climate. In his ……… (25), he held a cane. It occurred ………. (26) me that I had seen this man before but I could not recall when or where.<\/p>\n 22. A) head 23. A) wearing <\/p>\n 24. A) who 25. A) brain 26. A) for (Questions 27-31)<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 \u00d7 1=5 M<\/p>\n EXERCISE – 1<\/span><\/p>\n I remember the happy movement …….. (27) when our uncle visited us. He brought toys and fruit to us. …….. (28) Our aunt brought me a new dress for Dasara. Why …….. (29) we enjoyed Deepavali! Still I hear the sound of crackers, I can see the rockets flying into the sky making the night full of bright! …….. (30) Where are those days ? My child don’t …….. (31) know his uncle or aunt. For him, uncle and neighbour are the same. <\/p>\n EXERCISE – 2<\/span><\/p>\n Now I am working in ……. (27) Microsoft, a software company, Hyderabad, as a Computer Programmer. I am marriage ……. (28) and we have a child. My wife works at Dell, Hyderabad as a System Analyst. You know city life is quite lazy ……… (29). We start in the morning; leaving …….. (30) our child at the baby care centre and come back in the evening with faded faces. We hardly find time to sit together. How disgust. ……. (31) We work with computers, think like computers and live like computers. We have forgotten our family. EXERCISE – 3<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Amma is often like this this ……. (27) days. She don’t ……. (28) recognize anybody,’ Gopi’s sister explained. ‘But sometime …….. (29) her memory is quite sharp. Then she asks me if you have sent any letter. I tell her everything is fine from …….. (30) you, Vimala and the kids. What is the point of telling her that you haven’t written for as …….. (31) year? Poor thing! I wouldn’t dream of making her unhappy.’ EXERCISE – 4<\/span><\/p>\n I cannot remembered (27) my mother, but when at $(\\mathbf{2 8}$ ) the early autumn morning the smell of the shiuli flowers float (29) in the air, the scent (30) the morning service in the temple come (31) to me as the scent of my mother. <\/p>\n EXERCISE – 5<\/span><\/p>\n I remember Why (27) we played gilli-danda, hide and seek and kabaddi. We went for swimming in our local tank on (28) every Sunday. Here we live in a (29) apartment where there is no room to play. Our flat are (30) our world, just like a well for a frog! (The world remains unheed (31.) Scetion – C: Conventions of Writing<\/p>\n (Question 32)<\/span><\/p>\n Read the following passages carefully and supply the punctuation marks (., ! ? ” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spellings of the underlined words. 5 \u00d7 1 = 5 M<\/p>\n EXERCISE – 1<\/span><\/p>\n now, ladies and gentlemen, said the magician, having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty I will proced to take from it a bowl of gold fish.” EXERCISE – 2<\/span><\/p>\n The fourth man said I noticed that those footprints were not only smaller but depper and so i concluded that the woman was pregnant <\/p>\n EXERCISE – 3<\/span><\/p>\n ‘I will try to come’ said Hiramantota. And I have one favour to ask you. will you allow me to carry back to my master a speciman of the fruit of immortality which grows in these forests? Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses)<\/p>\n (Question – 33)<\/span><\/p>\n A) Read the following poem: Title Themes of the poem : Instances : Setting : Forest, river, factories, earth, tree, animals, air, mankind <\/p>\n (OR)<\/p>\n B. Look at the picture given below that shows children crossing a stream to attend school during flood. There was flood even after the heavy rain. But three school kids are least worried about the flood. In an attempt to reach school which is across the stream, they have made a small boat to cross the stream and reach school. But the terrible thing is, they are too small to understand the danger in crossing the water body. Anyway, they got a boat and are sitting on the boat too uncomfortably. Moreover, they are carrying heavy bags on their back which is not at all advisable. They are unable to look at the path ahead of them. It is too tough for them to ride. However, they are riding on and reaching the bank. They have been managing to attend school on the boat for the past two days. The innocent children’s life is at risk. Anything can happen to them at any time. They are living very dangerously.<\/p>\n The collector said that the state Government has already taken necessary immediate measures to redress the situation. He added that some special boats will be arranged for the students to attend their school without any difficulty. But such signs are not visible in the village.<\/p>\n The people of the flood-affected village are living in the grip of fear. All the parents are concerned about the safety of their children whom they love very much. The flood affected victims are eagerly waiting for instant and timely help from the Government and also welfare organisations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Question – 34)<\/span><\/p>\n A. Design a poster on the prevention of ‘pollution’. 8 M (OR)<\/p>\n B. Read the following information about Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel Prize recipient. Now write a biographical sketch of Tagore. Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Guide Telangana State Unit 1C A Letter to a Friend Textbook Questions and Answers. TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 1C A Letter to a Friend Answer the following questions. Question 1. How did Suresh and Ramesh spend their childhood ? 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\nHow did Suresh and Ramesh spend their childhood ?
\nAnswer:
\nSuresh and Ramesh spent their childhood playing in the garden, in the moon light, swimming in the local tank in their village and listening to fairy tales told by their grand parents. They used to play gilli-danda, hide and seek and kabaddi.<\/p>\n
\nWhy did Ramesh’s family move to the city ?
\nAnswer:
\nRamesh’s family moved to the city because he and his wife got jobs in the city.<\/p>\n
\nWhat change did you observe in Ramesh ?
\nAnswer:
\nCity life made Ramesh’s life very busy. His life has been mechanised. He has forgotten his family also. He hardly finds time to spend with his family. He works with computers, thinks like a computer and lives like a computer. The world remains unheeded. He feels life is very disgusting.<\/p>\n
\nDo you think Ramesh is happy in the city? Why ?
\nAnswer:
\nNo, I don’t think Ramesh is happy in the city. He wrote a letter to his friend Suresh regretting his busy city life and recollecting his village’s happy life. Ramesh is working in a software company in Hyderabad as a Computer Programmer. He is married and has a child. He hardly finds time to spend with his family members.<\/p>\n
\nWhat made Ramesh write to Suresh ?
\nAnswer:
\nA vexed busy city life made Ramesh write to his friend Suresh.
\nHe lost the sweet moments he had spent in his village along with his friend Suresh. The city life is very disgusting. The world remains unheeded. This made Ramesh remember and share their childhood days with his friend. Ramesh wrote to Suresh because he was unable to meet Suresh during his visit to Hyderabad last week.<\/p>\n
\nObserve any five families in your neighbourhood and draw your conclusions, advantages and disadvantages of living in a joint \/ nuclear family.
\nAnswer:
\nI observed five families in my neighbourhood. I came to the conclusion that there are many advantages of living in a joint family instead of living in a nuclear family.
\nIn a joint family there is good support and understanding among all the family members to help one another.
\nTo meet both ends meet, every family member can be a part of the family earnings. They can share rights and responsibilities, so as to improve themselves and their family.
\nIn a nuclear family, if any trouble arises there is none to support. There is no moral support. One has to fight the problems alone. One loses the sweetness of human relations, the care and love.<\/p>\nA Letter to A Friend Summary in English<\/h3>\n
\nHe felt sad that he missed the taste of real life.<\/p>\n
\n2. wrinkled : folded
\n3. disgusting : disliking strongly
\n4. unheeded : did not pay attention<\/p>\n
\nHow happy we were in our school! We used to sit in the same row, did all the work together and took part in the events. I remember how Padmanabhaiah Sir, our class teacher,appreciated us when we got the first prize in District Science Fair. I remember how we went on a picnic to Koil Sagar. There we went boating. Our tour to Srisailam was memorable. Still I remember the green hills full of trees that almost touched the sky!<\/p>\n
\nWho does ‘we’ refer to in the opening line? ( )
\nA) Kumar and Shiva
\nB) Raghu and Mahesh
\nC) Suresh and Naresh
\nD) Suresh and Ramesh
\nAnswer :
\nD) Suresh and Ramesh<\/p>\n
\nWho was Padmanabhaiah?
\nA) The headmaster
\nB) The incharge headmaster
\nC) A clerk
\nD) The class teacher of the two friends
\nAnswer :
\nD) The class teacher of the two friends<\/p>\n
\nIn the line ‘there is nothing here!’ ‘here’ refers to ……..
\nA) A city
\nB) A village
\nC) A town
\nD) A hamlet
\nAnswer :
\nA) A city<\/p>\n
\nDeepavali is ………..
\nA) The festival of colours
\nB) The festival of crackers
\nC) The festival of lights
\nD) The festival of the children
\nAnswer :
\nC) The festival of lights<\/p>\n
\nWho wrote the letter to whom ?
\nA) Ramesh wrote the letter to Suresh.
\nB) Suresh wrote the letter to Ramesh.
\nC) The teacher wrote the letter to the students
\nD) Padmanabhaiah wrote the letter to Naresh.
\nAnswer :
\nA) Ramesh wrote the letter to Suresh.<\/p>\n
\nHow did Suresh and Ramesh spend their childhood?
\nAnswer :
\nSuresh and Ramesh spent their time playing together in their garden happily. They played gilli-danda, hide and seek and kabaddi. They listened to fairy tales narrated by their grandfather. They went for swimming in their local tank every Sunday.<\/p>\n
\nWhy did Ramesh’s family move to the city ?
\nAnswer :
\nRamesh was educated. He went to the city in search of a well-paid job. So, Ramesh’s family moved to the city.<\/p>\n
\nWhat change did you observe in Ramesh ?
\nAnswer :
\nDuring his childhood, Ramesh would spend his time playing in the garden and open spaces. But now his life was restricted to the apartment where he had no room to play.<\/p>\n
\nDo you think Ramesh is happy in the city ? Why ?
\nAnswer :
\nNo, I don’t think Ramesh is happy in the city. The reason is, he is leading a very busy life there. He missed the joy of the family.<\/p>\n
\nWhat made Ramesh write to Suresh ?
\nAnswer :
\nWhen Suresh came to the city, Ramesh was unable to meet him because he had a meeting in his office. So, Ramesh wanted to apologise to his friend for his inability to meet him. This made Ramesh write to Suresh.<\/p>\n
\nThe evening star does shine; <\/em>
\nThe birds are silent in their nest. <\/em>
\nAnd I must seek for mine.<\/em>
\nThe moon like a flower <\/em>
\nIn heaven’s high bower, <\/em>
\nWith silent delight <\/em>
\nSits and smiles on the night. <\/em>
\nFarewell, green fields and happy grove, <\/em>
\nWhere flocks have took delight: <\/em>
\nWhere lambs have nibbled, silent move <\/em>
\nThe feet of angels bright;<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAnd joy without ceasing <\/em>
\nOn each bud and blossom, <\/em>
\nAnd each sleeping bosom.<\/em>
\nThey look in every thoughtless nest <\/em>
\nWhere birds are covered warm; <\/em>
\nThey visit caves of every beast, <\/em>
\nTo keep them all from harm:<\/em>
\nIf they see any weeping <\/em>
\nThat should have been sleeping, <\/em>
\nThey pour sleep on their head, <\/em>
\nAnd sit down by their bed.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe evening star rises when ……..
\nA) the birds leave their nests
\nB) it is midnight
\nC) it is dawn
\nD) the sun descends in the west
\nAnswer :
\nD) the sun descends in the west<\/p>\n
\nHere, ‘bower’ represents ………..
\nA) A potted plant
\nB) A framework that supports climbing plants
\nC) A bouquet of flowers
\nD) A flower vase
\nAnswer :
\nC) A bouquet of flowers<\/p>\n
\nWhat does the poet compare the moon to?
\nAnswer :
\nThe poet compares the moon to a flower.<\/p>\n
\nWhy do angels come down to the earth?
\nAnswer :
\nThe angels come down to the earth to give blessings and joy.<\/p>\n
\nWhy is the birds’ nest described as thoughtless?
\nAnswer :
\nThe birds’ nest is described as thoughtless because the occupants are asleep without any care.<\/p>\n
\nIdentify the figure of speech used in the line ‘In heaven’s high bower’.
\nAnswer :
\nThe figure of speech used in the line ‘In heaven’s high bower’ is metaphor.<\/p>\n
\nThe plural form of the underlined word is …………
\nA) men
\nB) washermen
\nC) washermens
\nD) washermans
\nAnswer :
\nB) washermen<\/p>\n
\nThe antonym of the underlined word is …………
\nA) ever
\nB) never
\nC) rarely
\nD) frequently
\nAnswer :
\nB) never<\/p>\n
\nThe meaning of the underlined word is ………….
\nA) a palace
\nB) a building
\nC) a garden
\nD) a small hut
\nAnswer :
\nD) a small hut<\/p>\n
\nWhat part of speech is the underlined word?
\nA) adjective
\nB) pronoun
\nC) noun
\nD) adverb
\nAnswer :
\nA) adjective<\/p>\n
\nReplace the underlined part with its correct from.
\nA) prepare
\nB) prepares
\nC) prepared
\nD) has prepared
\nAnswer :
\nC) prepared<\/p>\n
\nB) in
\nC) with
\nD) through
\nAnswer :
\nD) through<\/p>\n
\nB) out
\nC) but
\nD) closely
\nAnswer :
\nB) out<\/p>\n
\nB) like
\nC) at
\nD) into
\nAnswer :
\nB) like<\/p>\n
\nB) onto
\nC) on
\nD) at
\nAnswer :
\nB) onto<\/p>\n
\nB) absorb
\nC) suck
\nD) release
\nAnswer :
\nC) suck<\/p>\n
\n28. ‘It’s me,’ Gopi said. ‘I had to come from Thiruvananthapuram.
\n29. I thought I should drop into seen you, Amma:’
\n30. ‘What is your Amma? What is her name?
\n31. Where does she lives ? Is it far from here?”‘No, it is quite near.’
\nAnswer :
\n27. ‘Who is that ?’ Amma said again.
\n28. I had to come to Tiruvananthapuram.
\n29. I thought I should drop in to see you.
\n30. Who is your Amma?
\n31. Where does she live?<\/p>\n
\nso boss, he whispered. They acepted him placidly and he fetched some hay for each cow and then got the milking pail and the big milk cans
\nAnswer :
\n“So, boss,” he whispered. They accepted him placidly and he fetched some hay for each cow and then got the milking pail and the big milk cans.<\/p>\n
\n(Question – 33) :<\/span><\/p>\n
\nA young boy with his Mother at Market :
\nThis is a picture of a fruit market. There are two fruit stalls. A young boy is at the first fruit stall. It is filled with fresh pineapples. The shopkeeper is involved in business. A balance is hanging down in the front of the stall. It seems that the lady bought some fruit and is walking towards the next stall asking her son to collect the remaining amount from the vendor. He is now collecting the same from the vendor. The second stall has mangoes and a balance to weigh them. The shopkeeper of the next stall is eagerly waiting for the customer. He is expecting that the lady will make a purchase.<\/p>\n
\nYou feel it is a bad habit.
\nNow, write a letter to the editor of the newspaper on the disadvantages of unnecessary use of mobiles. Give a few suggestions on controlling the usage of mobiles. You may use the following hints.<\/p>\n\n
\nXXXX,
\nD. No. 4-9,
\nVanasthalipuram,
\nHyderabad.
\nDt: XX.XX.XXXX
\nThe Editor,
\nThe Hans India,
\nHyderabad.
\nSub : Disadvantages of unnecessary use of mobiles by students.
\nSir,
\nI am a resident of Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. I am a regular reader of your august newspaper. Through your reputed daily, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards disadvantages of unnecessary use of mobiles by students.<\/p>\n
\nPrakash.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :<\/p>\n
\nNOTICE<\/p>\n
\nThe programme is as follows :
\n1. Students assemble at 7:00 a.m.
\n2. Flag hoisting at 7: 15 a.m.
\n(by Sri Venkaiah, a veteran freedom fighter)
\n3. Speeches by students and teachers
\n4. Prize distribution
\n5. Cultural activities
\n6. Sweet distribution
\n7. Speech by the Chief Guest
\n8. Vote of Thanks by
\nMr. Rajesh, English teacher<\/p>\n
\nSundhar
\nSUNDAR
\n(Headmaster)<\/p>\n
\nMake use of the following points in your answer:<\/p>\n\n
\nThe Deadliest Hidden Enemies of Man.<\/p>\n
\nBut when they come, what should be done?<\/p>\n\n
\n(Questions 1 – 10)<\/p>\n
\n“Yes, I know him.”
\n“Tell him to send me a blanket. There is a cold mist in the mornings. If I catch cold it doesn’t leave me for a long time. Tell him to send a blanket, won’t you ? A red one. I had a blanket, the one he brought for me when he was studying in Madras. It is all tattered now, just a ball of knotted yarn. Tell him to send me a red blanket, will you ?” ‘I’ll tell him’, he nodded.
\n‘Please don’t forget to tell him. The mist is not good for me. I think I’ll stretch myself out for a bit. I have been sitting too long in the armchair. I have a pain in the neck’.
\nGopi’s sister put Amma to bed and came back to the veranda.
\n‘You didn’t come to see Amma, did you ?’
\n‘Delhi is too expensive. You know I have four children to look after now. I can’t make both ends meet with my salary. And one has to keep up one’s status. It will be a great help if I can raise some money by selling my share of the family property. I came to talk it over with you.’
\n‘You’ll sell your land and go away with the money. I know you won’t come here anymore after that.’
\n‘Don’t say that. I’ll come when I get time.’
\n‘Your time!’<\/p>\n
\nWho serves as a Government officer in Delhi ?
\nA) Amma
\nB) Gopi
\nC) Kamala
\nD) Vimala
\nAnswer :
\nB) Gopi<\/p>\n
\nWho is ‘I’ in the line – “I’ll come when ‘I’ get time’?
\nA) Gopi
\nB) Ramesh
\nC) Kamala
\nD) Suresh
\nAnswer :
\nA) Gopi<\/p>\n
\n‘Mist’ means ………
\nA) Ice
\nB) Snow
\nC) Fog
\nD) Rain
\nAnswer :
\nC) Fog<\/p>\n
\nWhat type of son is Gopi?
\nA) An irresponsible son
\nB) A responsible son
\nC) An ideal son
\nD) A true son
\nAnswer :
\nA) An irresponsible son<\/p>\n
\nThe cost of living in Delhi is ………
\nA) expensive
\nB) very expensive
\nC) so expensive
\nD) too expensive
\nAnswer :
\nD) too expensive<\/p>\n
\nThe mother could not remember Gopi. Do you think Gopi remembered his mother? What does it suggest ?
\nAnswer :
\nGopi did not remember his mother. He came to see her after five years. The purpose of his visit was to ask his sister to sell his share of property for getting money. It suggests that Gopi wants money but not human relationships.<\/p>\n
\nWhy did Amma want a blanket ?
\nAnswer :
\nAmma wanted a blanket because there was a cold mist in the mornings. Moreover, her old blanket was tattered.<\/p>\n
\nExplain the expression ‘make both ends meet’.
\nAnswer :
\nThe expression ‘make both ends meet’ means to earn just enough money.<\/p>\n
\nWhy did Gopi visit his mother ?
\nAnswer :
\nGopi visited his mother for his share of property as the cost of living in Delhi was too high. His salary of two thousand five hundred rupees was not enough to take care of his family.<\/p>\n
\nIf you were Gopi’s sister, how would you respond to his behaviour?
\nAnswer :
\nIf I were Gopi’s sister, I would express my anger over his selfish attitude. I would never allow him to sell his share of property.<\/p>\n
\nThis is Ramesh. I apologise for not meeting you during your visit to Hyderabad last week. Unfortunately, I had a meeting in my office. I remember how we enjoyed our childhood days in Manikonda village. Every day we played together in our garden. Our family was very big. There were twelve members in our family. I remember how we played in the moon light.0ur grandma used to give us fruits and biscuits. Our grandpa used to tell us fairy tales, about the princes, warriors and the village boys…….<\/p>\n
\nWho wrote this letter?
\nA) Ramesh
\nB) Paramesh
\nC) Naresh
\nD) Suresh
\nAnswer :
\nA) Ramesh<\/p>\n
\nWho had a meeting?
\nA) Suresh
\nB) Lokesh
\nC) Rajesh
\nD) Ramesh
\nAnswer :
\nD) Ramesh<\/p>\n
\nThe meaning of the word ‘apologise’ is ………
\nA) to say thanks
\nB) to request
\nC) to say sorry
\nD) to blame
\nAnswer :
\nC) to say sorry<\/p>\n
\nRamesh has …….
\nA) two children
\nB) one child
\nC) three children
\nD) many children
\nAnswer :
\nB) one child<\/p>\n
\nWhere is Ramesh living now?
\nA) In Delhi
\nB) In Mumbai
\nC) In Chennai
\nD) In Hyderabad
\nAnswer :
\nD) In Hyderabad<\/p>\n
\nWho is the letter addressed to ?
\nAnswer :
\nThe letter is addressed to Suresh.<\/p>\n
\nHow is Ramesh related to Suresh ?
\nAnswer :
\nRamesh and Suresh are childhood friends.<\/p>\n
\nWhy was Ramesh unable to meet his friend ?
\nAnswer :
\nRamesh was unable to meet his friend because he had a meeting in his office.<\/p>\n
\nHow many members are there in Ramesh’s family now ?
\nAnswer :
\nThere are three members in Ramesh’s family now.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is Ramesh’s wife?
\nAnswer :
\nRamesh’s wife works as a System Analyst at Dell, Hyderabad.<\/p>\n
\nI cannot remember my mother, but when in the early autumn morning the smell of the shiuli flowers floats in the air, the scent of the morning service in the temple comes to me as the scent of my mother.
\nI cannot remember my mother, only when from my bedroom window I send my eyes into the blue of the distant sky, I feel that the stillness of my mother’s gaze on my face has spread all over the sky.
\n– Rabindranath Tagore<\/p>\n
\nWhat did the poet’s mother do while rocking the cradle?
\nA) Dance
\nB) Fight
\nC) Sing with closed lips
\nD) Cry
\nAnswer :
\nC) Sing with closed lips<\/p>\n
\nWhich season is mentioned in the poem ?
\nA) Summer
\nB) Winter
\nC) spring
\nD) Autumn
\nAnswer :
\nD) Autumn<\/p>\n
\nPick out the pair of rhyming words.
\nA) Mother – gaze
\nB) my – sky
\nC) only – on
\nD) used – cradle
\nAnswer :
\nB) my – sky<\/p>\n
\nThe meaning of the word ‘scent’is
\nA) Flower
\nB) Sweet
\nC) Perfume
\nD) Unpleasant smell
\nAnswer :
\nC) Perfume<\/p>\n
\nWhat floats in the air?
\nA) Shiuli flowers
\nB) The scent of the shiuli flowers
\nC) The scent of the rose flowers
\nD) The scent of the morning service
\nAnswer :
\nB) The scent of the shiuli flowers<\/p>\n
\nHow does the poet feel the presence of his mother?
\nAnswer :
\nThe poet feels his mother’s presence in whatever he does and wherever he goes. He feels her presence when he is playing and when the scent of the shiuli flowers comes floating in the air. He also feels the stillness of his mother’s gaze when he looks at the blue sky.<\/p>\n
\nWhat do you understand from the statement – ‘I cannot remember my mother’?
\nAnswer :
\nThe statement – ‘I cannot remember my mother’ tells us that the poet is unable to recall the exact face or the features of his mother because she passed away when the poet was very young.<\/p>\n
\nDoes the poem convey sadness? If yes, pick out the suggestive expressions.
\nAnswer :
\nThe poem conveys sadness. The expression – ‘I cannot remember my mother’ repeated in every stanza tells us that the poet is so sad that he does not remember his mother and he misses her a lot.<\/p>\n
\nWe all love our mother, don’t we? We love her because of certain qualities. Think and write about her qualities.
\nAnswer :
\nA mother has unconditional love for her child. She loves her child without expecting anything in return. She is always there to take care of the child and always works for his physical and mental well being. She makes many sacrifices for her child.<\/p>\n
\nWhy is the mother great?
\nAnswer :
\nThe mother is great because she works 24 \/ 7 with no breaks. Her job requires wisdom, intelligence, patience, skill, physical labour and strength.<\/p>\n
\n(Questions 11 – 16)<\/p>\n
\nThe housewives who went to the super market were
\nA) rich
\nB) hopeful
\nC) lucky
\nD) greedy
\nAnswer :
\nB) hopeful<\/p>\n
\nMrs. Batliwala’s friends felt
\nA) that she would certainly win the free offer
\nB) that she would never win the free offer
\nC) that they would each win the free offer
\nD) that they would never win the free offer
\nAnswer :
\nC) that they would each win the free offer<\/p>\n
\nWhy did the manager hold out his hand ?
\nAnswer :
\nThe manager of the supermarket held out his hand in order to congratulate the lucky customer Mrs. Batliwala. She was the lucky winner of that week.<\/p>\n
\nWhat did Mr. Batliwala want ?
\nAnswer :
\nMr. Batliwala wanted his wife to stop buying useless things.<\/p>\n
\nWhy did Mrs. Batliwala rush back ?
\nAnswer :
\nMrs. Batliwala rushed back to get tea because she discovered that she had forgotten to buy tea powder.<\/p>\n
\nWhat message does the writer want to convey through this passage ?
\nAnswer :
\nThe writer wants to convey the message that greed brings grief and don’t expect anything for which you did not work.<\/p>\n
\nWalls that protect,<\/em>
\nWalls that shield,<\/em>
\nWalls that say I shall not yield<\/em>
\nOr reveal<\/em>
\nWho I am and how I feel.<\/em>
\nI build walls<\/em>
\nWalls that hide,<\/em>
\nWalls that cover what’s inside,<\/em>
\nWalls that stare or smile or look away,<\/em>
\nSilent flies,<\/em>
\nWalls that even block my eyes<\/em>
\nFrom the tears I might have cried.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWalls that never let me<\/em>
\nTruly touch<\/em>
\nThose I love so very much.<\/em>
\nWalls that need to fall!<\/em>
\nWalls mean to be fortresses<\/em>
\nAre prisons after all.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe poet uses “Walls” as a
\nA) Metaphor
\nB) Alliteration
\nC) Simile
\nD) Personification
\nAnswer :
\nD) Personification<\/p>\n
\nThe expression ‘silent lies’ in the second stanza implies
\nA) Walls make one hide one’s true feelings
\nB) Walls lie silently around all of us
\nC) Walls are silent
\nD) Walls are liars
\nAnswer :
\nA) Walls make one hide one’s true feelings<\/p>\n
\nWhy is it not a good idea to have these ‘walls’?
\nAnswer :
\nIt is not a good idea to have these ‘walls’ because they act as a prison.<\/p>\n
\nWalls built to protect us ultimately turn into a prison. What is it a good example of ?
\nAnswer :
\nWalls built to protect us ultimately turn into a prison is a good example of paradox.<\/p>\n
\nWhat are the walls in the poem made of ?
\nAnswer :
\nThe walls in the poem are made of hidden feelings and thoughts.<\/p>\n
\nWhat happens when walls act as a protection ?
\nAnswer :
\nWhen walls act as a protection they surrender to strong feelings.<\/p>\n
\nSubjects<\/p>\n
\nHow many marks did Gouri score in English ?
\nA) 150
\nB) 62
\nC) 75
\nD) 78
\nAnswer :
\nC) 75<\/p>\n
\nWho secured the highest score in Maths ?
\nA) Ankita
\nB) Bakul
\nC) Himani
\nD) Deepali
\nAnswer :
\nB) Bakul<\/p>\n
\nWhat does the above table show ?
\nAnswer :
\nThe above table shows the percentage of marks obtained by different students in different subjects.<\/p>\n
\nWho got better marks in Biology – Chaitanya or Himani?
\nAnswer :
\nHimani got better marks (72) in Biology.<\/p>\n
\nIn which subject(s) did Gauri score the lowest marks ?
\nAnswer :
\nGouri scored the lowest marks in Hindi and Maths.<\/p>\n
\nHow many marks did Deepali score in Physics and Chemistry together?
\nAnswer :
\nDeepali scored 135 marks in Physics and Chemistry.<\/p>\n
\nThe comparative degree of the underlined word is
\nA) happy
\nB) happily
\nC) happier
\nD) happyer
\nAnswer :
\nC) happier<\/p>\n
\nReplace the underlined word with a suitable word.
\nA) new
\nB) no
\nC) knew
\nD) old
\nAnswer :
\nB) no<\/p>\n
\nReplace the underlined word with a suitable word.
\nA) what
\nB) who
\nC) whose
\nD) when
\nAnswer :
\nA) what<\/p>\n
\nRewrite the underlined word with a suitable article.
\nA) an
\nB) no article
\nC) the
\nD) zero article
\nAnswer :
\nC) the<\/p>\n
\nThe short form of the underlined word is
\nA) canot
\nB) can’t
\nC) could not
\nD) couldn’t
\nAnswer :
\nB) can’t<\/p>\n
\nReplace the underlined word with a suitable word.
\nA) whom
\nB) whose
\nC) those
\nD) who
\nAnswer :
\nD) who<\/p>\n
\nThe underlined sentence can also be expressed as
\nA) It was seen near the workshop.
\nB) The people had seen it near the workshop.
\nC) The people were seeing it.
\nD) The people have seen it.
\nAnswer :
\nB) The people had seen it near the workshop.<\/p>\n
\nThe underlined word is a
\nA) compound noun
\nB) compound adjective
\nC) compound preposition
\nD) complex noun
\nAnswer :
\nA) compound noun<\/p>\n
\nThe prefix of the underlined word is ……
\nA) ed
\nB) appear
\nC) dis
\nD) mis
\nAnswer :
\nC) dis<\/p>\n
\nThe synonym of the underlined word is ……
\nA) fact
\nB) file
\nC) secret
\nD) celebration
\nAnswer :
\nC) secret<\/p>\n
\nThe feminine gender of the underlined word is …..
\nA) grandfathers
\nB) grandchild
\nC) grandmother
\nD) grandparents
\nAnswer :
\nC) grandmother<\/p>\n
\nThe full form of the underlined word is …..
\nA) does not
\nB) doesn’t
\nC) didn’t
\nD) do not
\nAnswer :
\nD) do not<\/p>\n
\nThe correct be form of the underlined word is ……
\nA) am
\nB) was
\nC) were
\nD) has
\nAnswer :
\nB) was<\/p>\n
\nThe part of speech of the underlined word is ….
\nA) noun
\nB) preposition
\nC) pronoun
\nD) adjective
\nAnswer :
\nB) preposition<\/p>\n
\nThe synonym of the underlined word is …..
\nA) relaxed
\nB) free
\nC) remaining
\nD) entire
\nAnswer :
\nC) remaining<\/p>\n
\nOn his first day of work, he decided to sell his goods by ……. (23) on the doors of a private housing area.
\n“My first customer,” he thought as he ……. (24) the doorbell of the first house. A middle aged woman ………. (25) curlers in her hair opened the door. John began to ……….. (26) who he was and the product he was selling. The next minute, the door was slammed shut.<\/p>\n
\nB) go
\nC) goes
\nD) going
\nAnswer :
\nC) goes<\/p>\n
\nB) breaking
\nC) opening
\nD) closing
\nAnswer :
\nB) breaking<\/p>\n
\nB) presses
\nC) pressed
\nD) pressing
\nAnswer :
\nC) pressed<\/p>\n
\nB) with
\nC) besides
\nD) at
\nAnswer :
\nB) with<\/p>\n
\nB) explains
\nC) explaining
\nD) explain
\nAnswer :
\nD) explain<\/p>\n
\nB) indicate
\nC) invite
\nD) insult
\nAnswer :
\nA) inform<\/p>\n
\nB) carry
\nC) bring
\nD) acompany
\nAnswer :
\nC) bring<\/p>\n
\nB) attention
\nC) permission
\nD) situation
\nAnswer :
\nC) permission<\/p>\n
\nB) dress
\nC) drink
\nD) welcome
\nAnswer :
\nB) dress<\/p>\n
\nB) soar
\nC) sore
\nD) soul
\nAnswer :
\nC) sore<\/p>\n
\nB) face
\nC) top
\nD) bottom
\nAnswer :
\nB) face<\/p>\n
\nB) keeping
\nC) putting
\nD) looking
\nAnswer :
\nA) wearing<\/p>\n
\nB) whom
\nC) which
\nD) those
\nAnswer :
\nC) which<\/p>\n
\nB) hand
\nC) wrist
\nD) mouth
\nAnswer :
\nB) hand<\/p>\n
\nB) to
\nC) with
\nD) from
\nAnswer :
\nB) to<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n27. moments
\n28. for
\n29. How
\n30. light
\n31. doesn’t<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n27. at
\n28. married
\n29. busy
\n30. leave
\n31. disgusting<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n27. these
\n28. doesn’t
\n29. sometimes
\n30. with
\n31. a<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n27. remember
\n28. in
\n29. floats
\n30. of
\n31. comes<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n27. how
\n28. every Sunday 29. an
\n30. is
\n31. unheeded<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n“Now, ladies and gentlemen,” said the magician, “having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of gold fish.”<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\nThe fourth man said, ‘I noticed that those footprints were not only smaller but deeper and so I concluded that the woman was pregnant.’<\/p>\n
\nAnswer :
\n‘I will try to come,’ said Hiramantota. ‘And I have one favour to ask you. Will you allow me to carry back to my master a specimen of the fruit of immortality which grows in these forests?’<\/p>\n
\nIf a tree could talk, what would it say?
\n“Don’t chop me down, just walk away.”
\nIf a river could talk, what would it say?
\n“Don’t dump in trash, throw it away.”
\nIf the air could talk, what would it say?
\n“The factories must learn to keep smoke away.”
\nIf the animals could talk, what would they say?
\n“Help us to live, we wish to stay.”
\nIf the Earth could talk, what would it say?
\n“Protect me by making every day Earth day!
\nNow choreograph the above poem. While writing the choreography script keep the following details. 12 M<\/p>\n
\nTheme
\nInstances of the theme
\nLocations
\nCharacters involved
\nSequence of actions
\nAnswer:
\nTitle of the poem : IF A TREE COULD TALK<\/p>\n
\n1) The plight of natural things
\n2) The appeal made by natural resources<\/p>\n
\n1) The tree pleads the wood cutter not to chop it down and just walk away.
\n2) The river requests mankind not to dump trash in it and throw it away.
\n3) The air appeals to factories that they must learn to keep smoke away.
\n4) The animals beg hunters to help them to live as they wish to stay.
\n5) The earth urges mankind to protect her by making every day, Earth day.<\/p>\n
\nSequence of actions :
\nScene-1 :
\nThe chorus enters the stage and creates the atmosphere of a forest.
\nA wood cutter is seen with an axe in his hand.
\nThe tree pleads him not to chop it down and just walk away.
\nScene -2 :
\nThe chorus enters the stage and creates the atmosphere of a river.
\nA worker is seen with a bin of trash.
\nThe river requests him not to dump in trash and throw it away.
\nScene – 3
\nThe chorus enters the stage and creates the atmosphere of pollution in the surroundings of factories.
\nA lot of smoke mixes with the air.
\nThe air appeals to factories that they must learn to keep smoke away.
\nScene -4
\nThe chorus enters the stage and creates the atmosphere of a jungle.
\nA hunter is seen with a deadly weapon.
\nThe animals beg the hunter to help them to live as they wish to stay.
\nScene -5
\nThe chorus enters the stage and creates the visual image of the earth.
\nPeople are seen destroying the ozone layer.
\nThe earth urges mankind to protect her by making every day, Earth day.<\/p>\n
\n
\nWrite a news report on the picture.
\nAnswer :
\nFlood poses problem to school kids
\n(Pooja Mehra)
\nAlampoor, 20th November, 20XX: The incessant rain lashed Alampoor. As a result, the Tungabadra River has swollen. One of the sides of the strong reservoirs collapsed due to the power of the water. So the storage water gushed out of it into the village. The whole village was submerged under filthy rain water. The flood water blocked all the streets.<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\n<\/p>\n
\nPoints to be covered : Details of the person
\nDate and place of birth : rich and cultured family at Jorasanko in
\nKolkata – May 7, 1861
\nParents : Maharshi Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Debi
\nVersatile qualities : writer, painter, poet, philosopher, novelist, educationist, singer, storywriter, essayist
\nNotable works : Geetanjali, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla, Ghare -Baire
\nNotable awards : Nobel Prize in literature
\nDemise : 7 August, 1941 in Kolkata
\nAnswer :
\nRabindranath Tagore :
\nRabindranath Tagore was born in a rich and cultured family at Jorasanko in Kolkata on May 7, 1861. His parents were Maharshi Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Debi. He began writing poems from his very childhood. He was a writer, painter, poet, philosopher, novelist, educationist, singer, story writer, essayist and what not. His important works include Geetanjali, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla and Ghare -Baire. The National Anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, was composed by this patriotic poet. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for English version of “Geetanjali”. This great personality passed away on 7 August, 1941 (aged 80) in Kolkata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"