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Listen to our podcasts on following platforms. Refer to worksheet below: This is a part of ASL activity in syllabus by CBSE. Listen to the Podcasts Here Listening Worksheet 5 Podcast Name: Effect of Technology on Youth' On the Basis of your listening the podcast ' Effect of Technology on Youth' answer the following questions. Q1 Fill the following blanks (a) Joint families foster the ties between ________ (b) Nuclear families grow up with ________ (c) Today, Indian youth have become ________ (d) Business process outsourcing(BPO) has brought ________ Q2. Answer the following questions: (a) Which system fosters strong family ties ? (b) What are some of the good aspects of western culture ? Listening Worksheet 6 Podcast Name: AN HOUR BEFORE EXAMINATION Q1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following statements. (a) The weak students face unnecessary panic and excitement due to -----------------------------. (b) The common aim of the students is ------------------ (c) An hour before the examinations, the students are seen ---------- (d) Some students are quite confident and are not frightened by uncommon happening because __________ . Q2 The two apt saying in the above passage are (a) --------------- (b) ------------- Transcript/Text of the Podcast 5 Transcript/Text of the Podcast 6 Answer Key of the Podcasts 5 & 6

Solve the following topics from the worksheet to Enhance your Grammar Score in English Contents: Gap Filling Editing Errors Reported Speech Reordering of Sentences Q1 & Q2 Gap Filling Exercise Q3 & Q4 Editing Errors & Reordering of Sentences Q5. Reported Speech Patient : doctor, I keep seeing dinosaurs with orange spots. Doctor : Have you seen an eye doctor ? Patient : No, I just saw dinosaurs with orange spots. The patient told the doctor (a) _____ dinosaurs with orange spots. The doctor asked him (b) _____ The patient replied that he had not and added (c) ______ Note: Password protected answer key is available for download. After you complete your worksheet, you need to text me on chat box on my website. I shall text you the password to open the answer key.

Solve the following worksheet and check your answer from the answer key given at the end. Q1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by writing the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. After retiring as the director of a multinational company, he had found the greatest pleasure of life in reading books on India’s culture, literature, and on India’s vast wealth of trees and plants. He could talk endlessly on the applications of each and every part of the neem tree in Indian medicine. The seed oil and soap made from it can be used very effectively in every skin disease like ulcers, ringworms, and in rheumatism. The bark is used as tincture. People say it is beneficial in malaria as well. Grandpa always used the fresh tender twigs to clean his teeth and the children of the house learnt to do so Grandma and mother always kept dried neem leaves in books, paper and clothes to protect them. ‘Neem begun’ or leaves of neem fried with pieces of brinjal, was a favourite dish of the whole family, which was eaten as a prevention for pox. In his childhood, once grandpa had had smallpox and his mother would comfort his burning skin with neem leaves. (a) For which purpose can the seed oil of neem be used ? (i) teeth (ii) to grow brinjal (iii) skin diseases like ulcers, ringworms and rheumatism (iv) for burning skin (b) Which disease is cured by its bark ? (i) smallpox (ii) tincture (iii) rheumatism (iv) malaria (c) Why were neem leaves kept in books, paper and clothes ? (i) to protect them (ii) to colour them (iii) to smell them (iv) as a part of culture (d) Which disease had grandpa got in his childhood ? (i) burning skin (ii) smallpox (iii) ulcer (iv) ringworms (e) Which word in the passage means the same as to `stop something happening’ ? (i) applications (ii) tincture (iii) prevention (iv) favourite Q2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by writing the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet Metro Rail is undoubtedly a blessing for Delhites. It has given them freedom from many discomforts of travelling on the road. It has offered a clean and comfortable alternative at affordable prices. Metro is a giant step in giving Delhi the look of a modern city. The Metro Stations are clean, the service punctual and dependable. People have learned to use escalators, to walk in a line. Compare a journey by metro to one by a bus, a three wheeler or a car. In Metro, you are spared the interminable delays at traffic lights, the impolite blowing of horns and above all the nauseating fumes from other vehicles. Even if you have to stand and travel in Metro there is no pushing or jostling. If you are a senior citizen, invariably you are offered a seat by a middle aged person. In any case, the air conditioning saves you from the sweltering, exhausting heat on the roads. It is upto Delhites to keep this beautiful service clean and comfortable. They should be as proud of their Metro as Kolkatans are of theirs. (a) What has Metro Rail given to Delhites ? (i) traffic lights (ii) freedom from discomforts of road travelling (iii) nauseating fumes (iv) jostling (b) Who has given Delhi the look of a modern city ? (i) metro (ii) buses (iii) air-conditions in the Metro Rail (iv) escalators (c) How do people treat senior citizens in a Metro ? (i) do not leave seat for them (ii) make them keep standing (iii) offer them a seat (iv) make them walk in a line (d) Who are expected to keep this Metro Rail Clean and comfortable ? (i) Employees (ii) Metromen (iii) Kolkatans (iv) Delhiites (e) Which word in the passage means the same as `free from doubts or confusion’? (i) alternative (ii) undoubtedly (iii) exhausting (iv) comfortable Q3. Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow: Q4. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: The sound of roaring laughter is more contagious than a cough, a cold or any other infectious disease. It binds people together and increases happiness. Research has shown that, in addition to bringing joy and amusement, laughter triggers healthy physical changes in the body. It exercises the heart, the lungs and the abdominal muscles. It strengthens the immune system, boosts energy, diminishes pain and protects one from the bad effects of stress. It is a medicine that comes free, is enjoyable and is easy to use. The healing powers of laughter became known by the fourteenth century. But more specific research on the benefits of laughter began only in the twentieth century. Norman cousins wrote in a medical journal about how he was diagnosed with a severe spine problem. The doctor told him that there were no chances of recovery and he would live only for a few months. He left hospital and checked into a hotel. He took large doses of vitamin C and watched humorous films. He found that ten minutes of hearty laughter gave him at least two hours of pain-free sleep. (a) What does laughter bind ? (b) Which parts of the body are being benefited by laughter ? (c) Who was diagnosed with severe spine problem ? (d) What did Norman Cousins do to get pain free sleep ? (e) Which word in the passage means the same as `spreading by contact’? Note: The answer key is password protected. You need to text me on chat box on this website after you complete the worksheet. I shall text you the answer key on chat box. 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Read the Passages given below and select the correct option as your answer. Q1. Global Warming Global warming is the warming near the earth’s surface that results when the earths’ atmosphere traps the sun’s heat. The earth is getting warmer. The changes are small , so far , but they are expected to grow and speed up. Within the next fifty to one hundred years, the earth may be hotter than it has been in the past million years. As oceans warm and glaciers melt, land and cities along coasts may be flooded. Heat and drought may cause forests to die and food crops to fail. Global warming will affect weather everywhere, plants and animals everywhere, people everywhere ; humans are warming the earth’s atmosphere by burning fuels, cutting down forests and by taking part in other activities that release certain heat trapping gases into the air. One major cause of global warming is the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas that were formed from the remains of plant material deposited during the earth’s carboniferous period. We have known for only a few thousand years that coal, oil, and natural gas can be burned to provide energy. It was not until the mid – 1800’s, however that we began to burn very large quantities of these fossil fuels. The worldwide consumption of fossil fuel has increased dramatically. Unfortunately , burning fossil fuels is not the only thing that we humans are doing to increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Q2. Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate option for your answer. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state, more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries honour their respective independence day as a national holiday. On 15 August 1947 , India attained freedom from the British Rule. Every year, August 15 is celebrated as the Independence Day in India. This national festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the country. The Independence Day of any country is a moment of pride and glory. On this special occasion, rich tributes are paid to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives and fought to free their motherland from the clutches of the oppressors – British who ruled the country. The British had initially come for trade but gradually took over the total administration of the country. At the strike of midnight of the August 15, 1947 ,India shook off the shackles of British Rule and became free. It was a night of celebration all over the country. Q3. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow: (a) What has happened to poet’s wisdom ? (b) What has allured the poet when he was flying above the world ? (c) Who did slap him ? (d) What did the poet try but could not do ? (e) Find the word from the poem which means the same as ‘intelligence’. Q4. Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow : Health is Wealth ! People have been conscious of maintaining a healthy body and keeping fit. The present generation is going through a lot of stress , tension and competition in their personal and professional lives. Many of us try to follow a regular exercise regime, but sometimes diet is not taken care of or vice versa. And many of us are working in offices, which results in sitting and working for long hours. Thus it leads to lack of physical activity and thus we tend to put on weight. Also we travel by our own vehicle to our place of work. And most of the home makers also have the latest gadgets at home or they employ maids to do the routine house work. I have tried to plan my diet, eating at the right time. I eat non-vegetarian only once in a week , try to eat green vegetables, leafy vegetables, pulses, chappatis & very less rice. I try to avoid deeply fried foodstuffs and also too many snacks. Instead I try to drink fresh fruit juices, eat fresh fruits, salads and avoid sweets. Then I make it a point to avoid tea & coffee. Instead I try to drink milk and eat curds daily. (a) What has the present generation been going through ? (b) What is the main cause of putting on weight ? (c) What does the writer avoid to take ? (d) What does the writer prefer to drink in place of tea and coffee ? (e) Trace a word from the passage which means the same as ‘ strain or pressure’ . Note: The answer key of the above worksheet is password protected. You need to text me on chat box on my website after you complete your worksheet. I shall text you the password of the answer key document. (For Visiting Students) AVN students can also request your English teachers for the password after you complete your worksheet.

Solve the questions given below to enhance your grammar score in the Exam. Q1. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage. Q2. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the passage. Write your answers in your answer sheet with the correct answer. Do not copy the whole passage. Q3. Read the dialogue given below and complete the report that follows. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Sachin : Can you give me a ticket for The Taj Express ? Clerk : You are lucky as there is only one seat left Sachin : How much shall I pay for it ? Clerk : Three hundred rupees only. Sachin asked the clerk (a)____________________for the Taj Express. The clerk replied (b)_______________. Sachin inquired of him (c)_______________. The clerk said that he should pay three hundred rupees only for that. Q4. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as shown in the example. Q5. Rearrange the words and phrases given below to form meaningful sentences. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct numbers. (a) best/Sachin Tendulkar/the/batsman/is (b) democracy/ India/ well/its/known/is/for (c) recently/ Delhi/were /in/elections/MCD/held You can download the answer key below and check your answer.

Solve the following Integrated Exercises and Enhance your score in Exam 1. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage. This made the frogs very sad (a)___________ they were helpless. They (b) __________ not fight the leopard (c) ____________ take anything from him by force. They just looked pitifully (d) _________ him and requested him to give something to them also or they would die (e) __________ hunger, but the leopard told (f) _______ sternly to keep quiet. (a) (i) so (ii) but (iii) and (iv) because (b) (i) could (ii) can (iii) would (iv) may (c) (i) and (ii) so (iii) or (iv) nor (d) (i) out (ii) for (iii) after (iv) at (e) (i) from (ii) by (iii) of (iv) through (f) (i) he (ii) them (iii) him (iv) they 2. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the passage. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers Do not copy the whole passage. A lack of (a) __________ as well as a need to (b) ________ the good name of the family often (c) ___________the elderly to come forward and (d) __________cases of abuse, thus compounding the problem. (e) __________ wants to say that they are being abused by their children. Statistics show that a shocking 92% of the elderly would (f) _________ to keep silent and take the abuse than report the matter to the police. (a) (i) aware (ii) awareness (iii) awareful (iv) awared (b) (i) protective (ii) protection (iii) protectively (iv) protect (c) (i) preventing (ii) prevent (iii) prevents (iv) prevention (d) (i) report (ii) reporting (iii) reporter (iv) reports (e) (i) Somebody (ii) Anybody (iii) Nobody (iv) Everybody (f) (i) prefer (ii) preferrence (iii) prefers (iv) preferring 3. Read the dialogue given below and complete the report that follows. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Monu : Give me Rs.200. I need the amount very urgently. Sonu : What is the urgency ? Monu : I have to return you Rs.200 that I took from you last month. Monu requested Sonu (a)__________very urgently. Sonu asked (b) __________ Monu replied (c) __________. 4. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. Answer Key is available Note: After you solve the above worksheet, you need to text me on Google classroom or on chat box on my website. I shall send you the password to open the answer key.

Revise the following important questions from Poetry Segment. Dust of Snow. Revise the poem by clicking here How does Frost present nature in his poem? What do the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent joy or sorrow? What does the dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for? Fire & Ice. Revise the poem by clicking here For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for? How will the world perish one day according to the poet? Amanda. Revise the poem by clicking here. 1. Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so? 2. What does the girl yarn for? What does this poem tell you about Amanda? Or Why does Amanda imagine a world of her own making? Explain all that she imagines in the poem. Animals. Revise the poem by clicking here. 1.Mention any three things that humans do and animals don't. 2.What are the 'tokens' that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him? 3.How are the animals superior to humans according to the poet? <<<<<<< Good Luck>>>>>>>

Lesson Architecture Theme Story-At-A-Glance NCERT Solution Theme: ‘The Hundred Dresses’ is a poignant story that highlights a common feature of our society- prejudice and chauvinism. This story is a sensitive account of how a poor young girl is judged by her classmates. Wanda Petronski is a young Polish girl who goes to school with other American children in an American town. These children consider Wanda ‘different’ in many ways. Wanda is heckled in her school. The children find her odd and think she has a strange name. The teasing goes on till her parents decide to move to a city where there are many Polish people like them. The story also suggests that people can be sensitized that there are being unkind. Once they understand there is remorse and the wish to make amends. Story-At-A-Glance 1. The letter from Wanda’s Father: As the children were walking around the classroom admiring the drawings, Miss Mason received a note from the Principal’s office. It was a letter from Wanda’s father. In the letter Wanda’s father wrote that his children would not be coming to school as they have moved to a big city where there were many people like them. He further wrote that his children would not be called Pollacks and ridiculed there. A deep silence followed the reading of the letter. Miss Mason has told the class that she is sure that non one in the class has deliberately hurt Wanda’s feelings, and that if something hurting has been said, it was not intentional and said thoughtlessly. The letter also highlights Miss Mason’s good sense not to chide the class and hold them accountable for their treatment of Wanda. 2. Maddie’s Feeling of guilt: Maddie’s guilt originates from her inability to protest teasing of Wanda by Peggy and other girls. Maddie thinks that she is a coward because she has just stood by and done nothing. According to her, Peggy could be excused as she never realized that she was being mean while teasing Wanda. But Wanda feels guilty as in spite of feeling bad at Wanda’s situation, she could not muster enough courage to speak up. 3. Peggy and Maddie visit wanda’s House: Peggy suggests to Maddie that they should go to Boggins Heights to see if Wanda was still there. They wanted to apologise to Wanda and tell her how wonderful the whole school thought she was. But when they reached Boggins Heights, they found the house empty. Wanda’s family had left the place lately. 4. Peggy and Maddie write to Wanda: Peggy and Maddie writes a letter to Wanda telling her that she has won the drawing and colouring contest and how pretty her drawings are . They ask Wanda if she likes where she is living at the moment and if she likes her new teacher. The letter was a friendly one and does not indicate any sense of remorse or apology from their end. 5. Wanda’s Letter to Miss Mason: Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda in which she asked Miss Mason to tell the girls that they could keep all her drawings because now she has a hundred new dresses, all lined up in the closet in her new house. She gifts her prize-winning drawings to the girls in Room Thirteen. She chooses the green dress with red trimming for Peggy , which the latter has previously mocked for its resemblance to a Christmas tree, and the pale blue dress with coloured trimmings for Maddie. These choices indicate that Wanda is more aware of their treatment of her than she has led them to believe. Wanda’s letter is significant as it is the only instance in the story when we have Wanda speaking so assertively. It also highlights Wanda’s generosity and her willingness to move on as she wishes the drawings be given to the girls. 6. Reaction of Peggy and Maddie: Peggy felt satisfied for she thought that Wanda must have really liked them to give them the drawings. She must have received their letter, and it was her way of saying that everything was alright. Maddie feels sad as she knows that she will have no chance to meet Wanda any day and there is no way she can tender apology to her. Maddie treats the drawing from Wanda respectfully , pins it on the wall of her bedroom and takes comfort from the fact that Wanda still loves them. The story ends when Maddie runs to Peggi’s house to look at the drawing that Wanda gifts to Peggy. It is Peggy’s face that Wanda has drawn on the picture. Peggy took it casually and concludes that Wanda really likes all of them. Maddie, on the other hand, really misses Wanda and imagines Wanda standing alone in the school yard feeling sad and teary-eyed. 7. Conclusion Although Wanda does not reply to Peggy and Maddie’s letter with the same enthusiastic declaration of love, her communication through Miss Mason and the dedication of drawings to girls, suggest that she has forgiven them. For all the mocking she has been subjected to , she has only friendship to offer . Maddie appreciates this effort of Wanda, whereas, this realization is still missing from Peggy’s end. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 4) 1. What did Mr. Petronski’s letter say? Ans: Mr. Petronski wrote in his letter that neither Wanda nor Jake would be coming to school any more because the family was moving to the big city whre they would not be teased for having a funny name. He further said that there would be plenty of funny names in the city. 2. Is Missss Mason angry with ther class or is she unhappy and upset? Ans: Miss Mason is unhappy and upset because instead of being angry at the students, she replies calmly that she would prefer to think that it has been said in thoughtlessness. She further says that it is unfortunate that such a thing has happedned and wants the class to have a thought over it. 3. How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father? Ans: Maddie feels guilty as she stands by silently without any protest when Peggy makes fun of Wanda. She thinks that it is worse than what Peggy has done because she is just a silent speactator when she knows that what has been happening with Wanda is totally wrong. 4. What does Maddie want to do? Ans: Maddie decides to go to Boggins Heights and tell Wanda that she has won the drawing contest, she is smart and her hundread dresses that she drew were beautiful. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 76) 1.What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why? Ans: Peggy says thqt she has never called Wanda a foreigner or has made fun of her name. She also says that she has never thought Wanda has the sense to know they have been making fun of her. Peggy makes these excuses because she does not want to be accountable for the fact that she does something wrong though she experiences guilt bceasue of it. 2. What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights? Ans: Maddie decides to tell Wanda that Peggy and herself were very sorry that they have picked on her. She would further tell her how wonderful the whole school thinks she has been. She also decides to request Wanda not to leave as Peggy and she would fight anybody who is not nice to her. 3. Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress? Ans: Both Wanda’s house and its sparse little yard were shabby, but clean like Wanda’s dress. Thus Maddie is reminded of Wanda’s faded blue cotton dress, shabby but clean. 4. What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to ? Ans: Maddie thinks about Wanda and her faded blue dress and the little house she has lived in. She thinks of the glowing picture those hundred dresses has made-all lined up in the classroom. She feels repentant, sits up in bed and presses her forehead tight in her hands and does the hardest thinking she has ever made. She comes to a decision that if she ever hears anybody picking on someone due to their funny looks or strange names, she would instantly speak up. She would protest even at the cost of her friendship with Peggy. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 79) 1.What did the girls write to Wanda? Ans: The girls wrote a friendly letter to Wanda telling her about the contest and that she had won. They complimented her on her pretty drawings. They asked her if she liked where she was living and if she liked her new teacher. 2. Did they get a reply? Who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know? Ans: No, they did not get a reply from Wanda. Maddie was more anxious for a reply because she would fall asleep at night making speeches about Wanda, defending her from great crowds of girls who were trying to tease her. 3. How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her? Ans: The girls came to know that Wanda liked them from the letter Wanda wrote to Miss Mason. In the letter she mentioned that Peggy was given the drawing of the green dress with the red trimming and Maddie the blue one. She had drawn the face of each girl in the picture of the dress she had left for them.

The Hundred Dresses, Part I Lesson Architecture Theme Story-At-A-Glance NCERT Solution Theme: ‘The Hundred Dresses’ is a poignant story that highlights a common feature of our society- prejudice and chauvinism. This story is a sensitive account of how a poor young girl is judged by her classmates. Wanda Petronski is a young Polish girl who goes to school with other American children in an American town. These children consider Wanda ‘different’ in many ways. Wanda is heckled in her school. The children find her odd and think she has a strange name. The teasing goes on till her parents decide to move to a city where there are many Polish people like them. The story also suggests that people can be sensitized that there are being unkind. Once they understand there is remorse and the wish to make amends. Story-At-A-Glance 1. Wanda’s Absence: Wanda Petronski is a Polish immigrant student who lives in Boggins Heights and comes to school with her shoes all muddy. She is a quiet girl who sits in the back row with the noisiest and roughest kids. When the story opens, Wanda Petronski, the protagonist, is absent from the class. It is her prolonged absence that compels other girls to take notice of her. 2. Wanda is teased by her friends: Wanda’s classmates find her strange as she has a name that is unusual and hard to pronounce. She is poorer than most of her classmates. She has no friend of her own and always wears the same faded blue dress. This is probably the reason as to why other girls in her class make her a target for bullying. Among those who tease her includes Peggy who always asks her how many dresses and shoes she has in her closet. Wanda always replied she has a hundred dresses and sixty shoes each of them is different from the other. As Wanda is poor, her response amuses and antagonizes her bullies, who fail to perceive that it is merely Wanda’s defense against bullying. 3. Maddie feels Embarrassed : Maddie is not comfortable with her classmates teasing Wanda. She studies the marbles in her hands whenever the girls nag Wanda about the things she owns. Maddie herself wears second-hand clothes, including Peggy’s old clothes. She does not dare to protest against Peggy’s teasing of Wanda as she thinks that Peggy’s attention might then be shifted to her. She might be the next target of bullying. Therefore, she stays quiet and does not protest although she wants to. Therefore, her disquiet does not only stem from her sympathy for Wanda, but from the underlying fear that she might be the next object of ridicule. She thinks so as like Wanda she is also a poor girl. Caught between the fear of losing her friends and what her conscience tells her is wrong . Maddie can only hope that Peggy would stop making fun of Wanda by her own accord. 4. The Drawing Competition: On the day Miss Mason would announce the winners of the drawing and colouring contest, Peggy and Maddie did not wait for Wanda on Oliver Street to make fun of her. They did not want to be late. Maddie was sure that Peggy would win. But the moment Peggy and Maddie entered the classroom they were taken aback. There were drawings all over the room, probably a hundred of them, in dazzling colours and lavish designs. This is the turning point in the story. Everyone expects Peggy to win the drawing competition, but in reality it is Wanda Petronsky, who steals the show by winning the competition. Miss Mason said that one girl, Wanda, has submitted not one or two, but a hundred dresses. Each of her drawings were beautiful and deserved the first prize. Her elegant designs, a hundred of them decorate the walls of the classroom and win everyone’s admiration. In the opinion of the judges, Wanda Petronski was the winner. What wanda did not achieve in reality, she achieves the same in her creative imagination and sheer talent. Her entry for the competition is both wish-fulfillment and a chance to establish her pride. But ironically enough Wanda Petronsky was absent from the class and could not be physically present to enjoy the fruit of her hard work. Oral Comprehension Check (Page 65) Q1. Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why? Ans: Wanda sits next to the last seat in the last row in Room Thirteen. She sits in the corner in the room where the rough boys who did not get good grades sit. She sits there probably because she came all the way from Boggins Heights and her feet were usually caked with dry mud. Q2. Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is? Ans: Wanda lives in Boggins Heights. It is perhaps a place that does not have proper roads and streets and is muddy. It is up a hill and may belong to economically deprived people. Q3. When and why do Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence? Ans: Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence on Wednesday because they had waited for her to have some fun at her expense. Moreover, they became late for the school in the process of waiting for her. Q4. What do you think ‘to have fun with her’ means? Ans: It means to have some fun by teasing her. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 67) 1. In what way was Wanda different from the other children? Ans: Wanda had an unusual name and did not have any friends. She came to school alone and went home alone. She rarely spoke, and no one had ever heard her laugh out loud. 2. Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did? Ans: No, Wanda did not have a hundred dresses. She said this perhaps because she was annoyed at being teased by her schoolmates. She might have also felt bad at having possessed only one dress and wanted others to believe that she had a stock of hundred dresses. 3. Why is Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she also like Wanda or is she different? Ans: Maddie is embarrassed because she herself is poor and wears only hand-me-down dresses. She is worried that Peggy may start picking on her next. She too is poor, though not as poor as Wanda. She is different in the sense that she did not live on Boggins Heights or had a funny name. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 70) Q1. Why didn’t Maddie ask peggy to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of? Ans: Maddie did not ask Peggy as the former thought that Peggy’s attention would switch on to her and she would be the victim next time. She was afraid that Peggy might ask her about her dress and she had to confess that she got her hand-me-down dress from Peggy herself. Q2. Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why? Ans: Maddie thought that Peggy would learn the drawing contest because she is good at drawing the picture of a film star from a magazine or a film star’s face. Her drawing exactly looks like the person whose sketch she had made. Q3. Who won the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn? Ans: Wanda won the drawing contest in the girl’s category. She had won a hundred beautiful dresses. Thinking about the Text 1. How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her? Ans: Wanda is seen as different by other girls in the following ways: a) She has an unusual name. b) She sits at the back of the classroom where the noisy boys sit. c) She wears the same blue dress every day. d) She claims that she has hundred dresses in the closet. e) The other girls make fun of her unusual name and also tease her for wearing the same dress every day. They also ignore her and do not include her in their company. 2. How does Wanda feel about the dress game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses? Ans: Wanda feels annoyed and feels bad at being teased about her blue dress. She claims that she has a hundred dresses in order to safeguard herself from the fun that Peggy makes at her for wearing the same blue dress every day. 3.Why does Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different from Peggy? (Was Peggy’s friendship important to Maddie? Why? Which lines in the text tell you so? Ans: Maddie does not dare to protest against teasing done to Wanda because she thinks that Peggy would start picking on her. Peggy’s attention would then be shifted to her from Wanda. Peggy might also tell the class about giving Maddie her hand-me-down clothes. She is a poor girl who wears the hand-me-down clothes of Peggy. Peggy is also the most popular girl in the class. Therefore, her friendship is important to Maddie. The lines that support the above fact from the text is as follows: ‘’Peggy might ask her where she got the dress that she had on , and Maddie would have to say it was one of Peggy’s old ones that Maddie’s mother had tried to disguise with new trimmings. So no one in room Thirteen would recognize it.’’ 4.What does Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the children think of them? How do you know? Ans: Miss Mason thinks that room Thirteen should be proud of Wanda who has actually drawn one hundred dress designs-all different and all beautiful. She further says that in the opinion of the judges, any of Peggy’s drawings deserves to win prizes. The children think that they are beautiful because they burst into applause, and even the boys are glad to have a chance to stamp on the floor, put their fingers in their mouths and whistle, though they are not interested in dresses. For The Hundred Dresses Part II, Click Here <<<<<<<<<<<< End >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Solve the following questions within the prescribed word limit. Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow . They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog – fish. He had made his first fight. (i) Name the lesson from which this extract has been taken. (ii) What was the ‘green flooring’ on which his brothers and sister had landed? (iii) What was the young seagull’s first experience of the sea ? (iv) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘summoning or luring by silent signal ? Q2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : My father, the most adorable father I ‘ve ever seen , didn’t marry my mother until he was thirty six and she was twenty –five. My sister Margot was born in Frankfurt in Germany in 1926. I was born on 12th June 1929. I lived in Frankfurt until I was four. My father emigrated to Holland in 1933. My mother , Edith Hollander Frank, went with him to Holland in September, while Margot and I were sent to Aachen to stay with our grandmother. (i) Who is the narrator ? (ii) Why were the narrator and her sister sent to Aachen ? (iii) When was the narrator born ? (iv) Find the word from the passage which means ‘ to leave one’s own country to live in another country’ Q3. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate options from those given . He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass Near the water hole Where plump deer pass (a) The tiger is moving through (i) the circus (ii) the cage/zoo (iii) the jungle (iv) the long grass (b) The tiger lies in wait near the water hole – (i) waiting for deer (ii) to drink water (iii) to catch fishes (iv) all of the above (c) The word plump shows that deer referred to are – (i) weak (ii) strong (iii) fat (iv) all of the above Q4. What is the boy now , who has lost his ball, What , what is he to do ? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street , and then Merrily over – there it is in the water ! (a) The boy has lost – (i) the ball which he was playing with (ii) the glass of water (iii) his school bag (iv) all of the above (b) It fell down (i) into the water (ii) into the well (iii) into the drainage (iv) none of the above (c) At the loss of his ball the boy felt – (i) happy and gay (ii) adventurous (iii) grieved and helpless (iv) none of these Q5. Don’t bite your nails, Amanda ! Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda ! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda ! (a) The speaker wants Amanda (i) to learn bad manners (ii) to enjoy (iii) to learn good habits (iv) all of the above (b) The speaker is – (i) Amanda’s teacher (ii) Amanda’s father (iii) Amanda’s Tennis coach (iv) Amanda’s mother (c) The word from the passage which means the same as ‘erect’ is – (i) fast (ii) straight (iii) hunch (iv) slouching Q6. Answer any three of the following questions in 40-50 word each. (a) What did Lencho write to God in his first letter ? (b) Why did Mandela join African National Congress ? What did he gain ? What did he lose ? (c) Why was the young seagull alone on his ledge ? (d) ‘Paper has more patience than people ‘. Elucidate. Q7. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) Was Anne an intelligent girl ? Support your answer giving instances. OR (b) Did they get a reply ? who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie ? How do you know ? (c) Answer the following question in about 80 words. Do you think there are parents like Mrs. Pumphrey? What kind of parent is she ? OR (d) Write a character sketch of Anil. Q8. Answer any two of the following questions in 40-50 words each : (a) How did Max enter Ausable’s room ? Could he enter through the window ? (b) Why did Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric ? Answer Key

Solve the important questions given in the worksheet Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no further. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog fish. (i) Why could „he‟ not rise ? (ii) When did „he‟ get over his fear of the water ? (iii) Why was his family praising him ? (iv) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as „tired out‟. Q 2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : To enhance the image of this long awaited friend in my imagination, I don‟t want to got down the facts in this diary the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and I‟m going to call this friend „Kitty‟. Since no one would understand a word of my stories to kitty if I were to plunge right in, I,d better provide a brief sketch of my life, much as I dislike doing so. (a) Why does Anne call her a long awaited friend ? (b) Why does she name her diary Kitty‟ ? (c) How does she want to begin her diary ? (d) Find out a word from the extract which means the same as ''to increase to improve‟. Q3. Read the following extracts carefully and complete the sentences answer the questions by writing the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. But he's locked in a concrete cell, His strength behind bars, Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors. (a) The word ''he‟ refers to __ (i) leopard (ii) tiger (ii) lion (iv) elephant (b) The beast ignores the visitors because he considers them his _ (i) friends (ii) protectors (iii) enemies (iv) none of the above (c) Trace a word from the passage which means the same as ''energy‟ : (i) stalking (ii) strength (iii) concrete (iv) ignoring Q4. I am an orphan, roaming the street. I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet. (a) Do you think the child is orphan ? Why ? Why not ? (i) No. because she is a girl (ii) No, because she is roaming the street (iii) No, because her mother is always scolding her (iv) No, because she is free to move anywhere. (b) She wants to be an orphan - (i) to walk on dust (ii) to move every where freely (iii) to walk barefeet (iv) to walk with her friends. (c) She wants to live - (i) with her friends (ii) with no noise around (iii) with no one to look after her (iv) with no lights in the street Q5. Answer any three of the following questions in 40-50 words each. (a) What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa ? (b) Why is the black aeroplane called strange ? (c) Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne ? (d) How did Wanda describe her dresses ? Q6. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) Give the character sketch of Wanda. (b) Give the character sketch of Lencho. Q7. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to the room ? ( This is out of syllabus for 2020-21 session) (b) Give the character sketch of griffin. Q.8. Answer the following in about 40-50 words each : (a) Why was Mr. Herriot shocked at Tricki' s appearance ? (b) Why did Hari Singh come back to Anil ?