09/09/2021 CLASS-7 SESSION2021-22 ENGLISH (supplementary reader) (CHAPTER-1)
THE TINY TEACHER
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Comprehension Check (Page 3)
Question 1:The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue. The italicised phrase means
highly exaggerated.
too remarkable to be true.
not based on facts.
Answer:Highly exaggerated.
Question 2:Complete the following sentences.
An ant is the smallest,________________________________
We know a number of facts about an ant’s life because________________________________
Answer:
insect we have seen.
people have kept the ants as pets and watched their behaviour closely.
Question 3: In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful? Answer: The ants live in peace because each one does its share of work honestly, wisely and bravely. They don’t interfere in the work given to others. They never fight in their group.
Comprehension Check (Page 5)
How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant?
Why do the worker ants carry the grubs about?
What jobs are new ants trained for?
Name some other creatures that live in anthills.
Mention three things we can learn from the ‘tiny teacher’. Give reasons for choosing these items.
Answers:
The grubs take in three to six weeks to become cocoons and then to be a complete ant.
The grubs are carried about daily for airing, exercise and sunshine.
The new ants learn their duties from old ants as workers, soldiers, builders, cleaners, etc.
Some other creatures that live in anthills are beetles, lesser breeds of ants and the open fly.
We can learn from the tiny ants the lessons of hard work, sense of duty and discipline, cleanliness, loyalty and care for the young ones. These lessons are necessary for the happiness and smooth working of the society.
Exercise
Discuss the following topics in groups.
Question 1:
What problems are you likely to face if you keep ants as pets?
When a group of bees finds nectar, it informs other bees of its location, quantity, etc. through dancing. Can you guess what ants communicate to their fellow ants by touching one another’s feelers?
Answer:
Keeping ants as pets is very uncommon or rare. The reason is that they don’t take orders. They follow their own rules. Above all, they bite and spoil the food.
By touching one another’s feelers, the ants give message to others about new-found food.
Question 2:Complete the following poem with words from the box below. Soldiers live in barracks And birds in (a)___________________ , Much like a snake that rests In a (b)__________________ . No horse is able To sleep except in a (c)____________________ . And a dog lives well, Mind you, only in a (d)____________________ . To say *hi’ to an ant if you will, You may have to climb an (e)____________________ . hole, kennel, nests, anthill, stable Answer: (a) nests (b) hole (c) stable (d) kennel (e) anthill.
09/09/2021 CLASS-6 SESSION2021-22 ENGLISH (supplementary reader) (CHAPTER-1)
a tale of two birds
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1. How did the two baby-birds get separated? Ans: The two baby birds lived in a tall tree with their mother. One day a big storm blew. The tree came down. The mother bird was killed. The strong wind blew the two chicks away to the other side of the forest at a little distance from each other. Thus they got separated from each other.
2.Where did each of them find a home? Ans: One of the young birds came down near a cave. A gang of robbers lived there. The other bird landed outside the ashram of a rishi at a little distance.
3.What did the first bird say to the stranger? Ans: The first bird saw the stranger (the King). He called the robbers to hurry up and rob the man of his jewels and his horse. Indirectly he asked the stranger to leave the place at once.
4. What did the second bird say to him? Ans: The second bird welcomed the king to the ashram. He requested the stranger to drink water, take rest and make himself comfortable. He added that his brother lived in the company of robbers, so he talked like them.
5.’ How did the rishiexplain the different ways in which the two birds behaved? Ans: The king told the rishi about the different behaviour of the two birds. The rishi explained that the first bird repeated the words of the robbers. The second bird repeated what he had always heard at the ashram. Their different ways were the results of their company.
6. Which one of the following sums up the story best? (i) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. (ii)One is known by the company one keeps. (iii)A friend in need is a friend indeed. Ans: (ii) One is known by the company one keeps.
I.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1.How did different company affect the character and behaviour of the two birds? Ans: The two birds were brothers. But they got separated when a storm blew. One came down near a cave where robbers lived. The other landed outside a rishis ashram. The former learnt the language of the robbers. The latter learnt to welcome the strangers sweetly. Thus, their company shaped their behaviour.
2.What amazed the king as he stood near the cave? Ans: The king heard a big brown bird on the tree, calling out to the robbers to come and loot the stranger.
3.How did the other bird greet the king? Ans: The other bird welcomed the king to the ashram. Gently he requested the king to make himself comfortable in the ashram.
II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Narrate the tale of two birds in your own words. Ans: Once there lived a mother bird in a forest. She had two new-born chicks. One day a storm came with thunder and lightning. The mother bird was killed. But the baby birds were blown away to the other end of the forest. One lived in the company of robbers. The other stayed with a rishi. One day a king heard them speak. The one asked the robbers to loot and kill the king. The other noble bird welcomed him sweetly in the ashram. They behaved differently because of the company they kept.
2. How did the king reach the rishi’s ashram? Why did the two birds behave with the king differently? Ans: The king came to the forest to hunt a deer. He rode after the game and lost his way. Tired, he stood near a cave. One bird informed the robbers to rob the traveller of his jewels and his horse. The king sensed danger and rode away. Soon he came to a rishi’s ashram. He sat down in a tree’s shade. He was amazed to hear another bird’s voice. It requested him to enter the ashram and rest. The two birds were real brothers, but one became crook in the company of robbers. The other became gentle in the company of the rishi. The holy man told the king that one’s good or bad company makes one noble or wicked.
08/09/2021 CLASS-10 SESSION2021-22 ENGLISH (CHAPTER-4)
FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
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Question 1.Do you keep a diary? Given below under A are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’?
(You may look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
A
B
(i)
Journal
A full record of a journey, a period of time or an event, written every day
(ii)
Diary
A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your thoughts and feelings or what has happened on that day
(iii)
Log
A written record of events with times and dates, usually official
(iv)
Memoir(s)
A record of person’s own life and experiences (usually, a famous person)
Question 2.Here are some entries from personal records. Use the definitions above to decide which of the entries might be from a diary, a journal, a log or a memoir. 1. I woke up very late today and promptly got a scolding from Mum! I can’t help it — how can I miss the FIFA World Cup matches? 2. 10:30 a.m. Went to the office of the Director 01:00 p.m. Had lunch with Chairman 05:45 p.m. Received Rahul at the airport 09 : 30 p.m. Dinner at home 3. The ride to Ooty was uneventful. We rested for a while every 50 km or so and used the time to capture the magnificent landscape with my HandyCam From Ooty we went on to Bangalore. What a contrast! The noise and pollution of this once-beautiful city really broke my heart. 4. This is how Raj Kapoor found me – all wet and ragged outside RK Studios. He was then looking for just someone like this for a small role in ‘Mera Naam Joker and he cast me on the spot. The rest, as they say, is history. Answers: (1) Diary (2) Log (3) Journal (4) Memoir
Oral Comprehension Check Page 51
Question 3.What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank? Answer: Writing in a diary was a strange experience for Anne Frank as she never had a diary and it was a gift on her 13th birthday. She considered it her best friend on which she relied the most and with whom she shared all her ups and downs.
Question 4.Why does Anne want to keep a diary? Answer: Anne always feels lonely and distressed so to get off all the burden and pain she wants to keep a diary in which she finds a true friend as she has hardly any friends whom she could confide in.
Question 5.Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in people. Answer: Anne felt that paper had more patience than people to listen to her plight. So, it was easier for her to write all kind of thoughts which she had in her mind. Her personal diary was not meant for any one else to read.
Question 6.Why does Anne provide a brief sketch of her life? Answer: By providing the brief sketch of her life, Anne wants to give an overview of her family, relatives and her age. This helps the reader to develop a connection with the author.
Question 7.What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother? Answer: Anne lived with her grandmother for sometime while her parents setded down in Holland. She was very close to her Grandmother. She writes in her diary . “No one knows how often I think of her and still love her”. On her 13th birthday by lightening up one candle for Grandmother she shows her love for her.
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Question 8.Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do? Answer: Mr Keesing was annoyed with Anne because she was very talkative. He punished her by giving her extra homework to write essays to keep her silent and the topics always related to her nature.
Question 9.How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her essay? Answer: Anne justified her being a chatterbox in her essay by explaining that it is due to her mother who was also very talkative and nobody could do anything about their inherited traits.
Question 10.Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher? Answer: No, Mr Keesing was not a bad or strict teacher because a teacher did something for the welfare of his students. Any teacher would be annoyed if children keep on talking in the class. Secondly, if he had been strict he would not have laughed at Anne’s funny arguments.
Question 11.What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class? Answer: Anne’s last essay in the form of a poem showed Mr Keesing the lighter side of a naughty child. It helped bridge the generation gap between the teacher and the student.
Thinking about the Text (Page 54)
Question 1.Was Anne right when she Said that the world would not be interested in the musings of a 13 year old girl? Answer: Yes, Anne was right when she said so because most of the people don’t want to give importance to a child’s perspective toward the world because they are too immature for the world. But Anne Frank has become one of the most discussed of all holocaust victims. Her ‘diary’ has been translated into many language
Question 2.There are some examples of diary or journal entries in the ‘Before You Read’ section. Compare these with what Anne writes in her diary. What language was the diary originally written in? In what way is Anne’s diary different? Answer: Anne’s diary was entirely different from most of the examples given before the text. It was somewhere closer to the memoir in which the name of Raj Kapoor has been mentioned. It was originally written in Dutch. It has informal tone which exudes the careful nature of a teenager.
Question 3.Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family? Does she treat ‘Kitty’ as an insider or an outsider? Answer: Anne gave an introduction of her family in the ‘diary’ because it was hard to make other realise that a 13 years old teenager could write about her loneliness. Kitty was an ‘outsider’ which was gifted by her parents on her 13th birthday but she considered it her best friend and treated it as an insider.
Question 4.How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr Keesing? What do these tell you about her? Answer: Anne has fond of memories of her father, grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr Keesing, who have left indelible impressions on her mind and affected her life a lot. The way she represents all of them in her diary reveals that Anne was very good at understanding people and at developing interpersonal relations.
Question 5.What does Anne write in her first essay? Answer: Mr Keesing asked her to write an essay on the topic ‘A Chatterbox’ as punishment. In the essay : she accepted the drawbacks of being talkative but argued that it was in her genes as her mother was also very talkative. It was difficult to give up the habit and it was also a student’s trait. Even Mr Keesing laughed at the argument she had given.
Question 6.Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? Answer: Anne took perfect example of Mr Keesing as an unpredictable teacher because Mr Keesing seemed to be indifferent towards Annes’ behaviour. Earlier he laughed but later he allowed Anne to talk in the class post reading her essays.
Question 7.What do these statements tell you about Anne Frank as a person? 1. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other. 2. I don’t want, to jcft; down the facts in this diary the way most people would, but I want the diary to be my friend. 3. Margot went to Holland in December and I followed in February, when I was plunked down on the table as a birthday present for Margot. 4. If you ask me, there are so many dummies that about a quarter of the class should be kept back, but teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on Earth. 5. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. Answers: 1.A. Anne is reserved. 2.A. She is self-confident and inventive. 3.A. She is humorous as well. 4.A. Anne is intelligent. 5.A. She has a sense of propriety and convincing attitude.
Thinking about Language (Page 55,56,57)
Question 1. Match the compound words under A with their meanings under ‘B’. Use each in a sentence.
S.No.
A
B
1.
Heart-breaking
(a)
Obeying and respecting the law
2.
Homesick
(b)
Think about pleasant things, forgetting about the present
3.
Blockhead
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Something produced by a person, machine or organisation
Question 2. Now find the sentences in the lesson that have the phrasal verbs given below. Match them with their meanings. (You have already found out the meanings for some of them.) Are their meanings the same as that of their parts? (Note that two parts of a phrasal verb may occur separated in the text.)
1.
Plunge in
(a)
Speak or write without focus
2.
Kept back
(b)
Stay indoors
3.
Move up
(c)
Make (them) remain quiet
4.
Ramble on
(d)
Have a good relationship with
5.
Get along with
(e)
Give an assignment (homework) to a person in authority (the teacher)
