1. Choose the correct option from the bracket and fill in the blanks.
(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a/an __________________________ student. ( average, poor, intelligent)
(b) As a boy, Mohandas used to be very _______________ and avoided all company. (timid, fearful, outspoken)
(c) The teacher tried to ______________________________ him with the point of his boot. (suggest, force, instruct)
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(d) Young Mohandas________________________________ any reading beyond his school books. (disliked, liked, hated)
(e) He read Shravana Pitribhakti with ________________ interest. (great, least, little)
2. Answer the following questions in brief. (30 words)
(a) Where did Mohandas complete his primary education? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(b) Who were Mohandas Gandhi’s sole companions in his childhood?
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
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(c) Which incident given in the passage reflects Mohandas’s honesty?
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(d) Which two things did Mohandas dislike the most?
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(f) Pick out five qualities and traits which young Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had. One is done for you.
Absolutely non- judgemental, couldn’t see the bad qualities of his teacher.
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3. Locate words from the passage with similar meaning:
(a) reduce __________________________
(b) only one __________________________
(c) dupe __________________________
(d) permanent effect __________________________
1. What has Malcom Gladwell said in his book, that Indra Nooyi is refering to in her speech?
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2. What according to Indra Nooyi helped her achieve great success?
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3. What is the first lesson that Indra Nooyi has talked about in her speech?
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4. What element should we have to be a lifelong student?
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5. How does she look at her job?
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6. What is her third lesson? Why is it important?
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7. What obligation does she talk about in her speech?
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Vocabulary
1. Make noun forms of the given words. One is done for you
Example:
happen happening
(a) know __________________
(b) accept __________________
(c) separate __________________
(d) oblige _________________
(e) achieve __________________
2. Take words from the box given below and match the words that go along with them. You may use some of the words more than once
Example: Communal-harmony
Write the words here.
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3. You would have come across some words from Indian languages used in the chapter ‘My Childhood’ in your textbook, Beehive.
Example: pucca.
Look up the dictionary in the English language and find ten words which are of Indian origin. Two are done for you:
Grammar
1. Fill in the blanks to complete the process of washing clothes in a machine. Use passive form of the verbs given in brackets.
Dirty clothes are ____________________________ (take) for washing. Clothes are ________________________ (separate) on the basis of texture, colour, etc., and _________________________ (make) into piles. Each pile is _______________________ (put) in the washing machine tub. Then detergent powder is _________________ (add) and the required programme is _________________ (set). Once the washing is over the clothes are _____________ (remove) from the tub and ____________________ (hang) for drying.
2. Passive voice
Expand the News Headlines into three to four sentences of a short article. Use passive voice wherever it is required.
Example:
(a) Mumbai flooded with rain water
Yesterday Mumbai was hit by incessant rain. The city is flooded with rain water now. Water is being pumped out from the roads. The residents are requested by the Municipal Corporation to remain indoors.
(b) The fire caused by crackers
(c) Bank robbed in broad daylight
(d) Taxes lowered for some commodities
3. Phrasal Verb
In the lesson ‘My Childhood’ in your textbook, Beehive, the phrasal verb ‘break out’ is used by combining a verb (break) with a preposition (out) denoting the meaning
‘to begin’. Many more phrasal verbs can be formed with the same verb ‘break’ joining with other prepositions. They are—
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break into break away break open break down break up
Now, replace the underlined words with a phrasal verb from the list given above using the correct form.
(a) The passengers were troubled when the bus stopped due to engine failure.
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(b) Neha’s relationship with Rohan came to an end over a very silly matter.
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(d) The child attempted to leave the mother’s grasp, but she held fast.
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(e) The new director desired to discard the age-old practices in the office.
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Editing
Use capital letters, full-stops, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following story. Some words are also wrongly spelt. Check the spelling errors and correct them.
Write the corrected story here.
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Listening
1. Why did the Taliban shoot Malala?
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2. Why was Malala awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
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3. Who all did Malala thank in her speech and why?
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4. What are the activists and social workers struggling for?
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5. What rights did she talk about in her speech? Tick (✔) the right answers.
(a) right to live in peace
(b) right to be treated with dignity
(c) right to have a safe home
(d) right to equality of opportunity
(e) right to fight for self
(f) right to be educated
6. From whom did Malala learn
(a) compassion_____________________________________ _________________________________________________
(b) the philosophy of non-violence___________________ _________________________________________________
(c) forgiveness_________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Speaking
1. Prepare five slips with the following words written on them. The class will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will be asked to pick up a slip and discuss the topic for 5 minutes. Finally, one representative from the group will make a brief presentation on the topic
1. ancestral house
2. secure childhood
3. primary school
4. social barriers
5. communal harmony
Some words given in the box below may be helpful. You can use any other words that are appropriate to the topic.
Writing
1. In 2010, the United Nations declared Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s birthday (15th October) as World Students’ Day. Write an article on the importance of the youth/ young students in the making of a New India. (120–150 words)
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Project
1. Collect your favourite quotations by M.K. Gandhi, Dr Abdul Kalam, Mother Teresa, Lal Bahadur Shastri, J. Krishnamurti, any other personalities that you admire. Make a collage for display in the monthly wall magazine of your class.