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MODEL ACTIVITY TASK - II (August) ENGLISH CLASS VIII Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: On 16th January, 1941, Sisir finished his dinner early and drove to Elgin Road around 8.30 p.m. He parked the Wanderer at the back of the house. Sisir and Subhas had maintained total secrecy about the plan of escape. None of the family members knew anything except Subhas’s niece Ila and a male cousin, Dwijen. Subhas and Sisir waited until the rest of the Bose family had fallen asleep. Subhas had changed into his disguise as Muhammad Ziauddin. He was dressed in a long, brown coat, baggy shalwars and a black fez. He wore gold wire-rimmed spectacles. ACTIVITY - 1 Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Write supporting statements for your answers: i. It was around 8.30 p.m. when Dwijen reached their house at Elgin Road.    F Supporting statement : Sisir finished his dinner early and drove to Elgin Road around 8.30 p.m.  ii. Sisi...

MODEL ACTIVITY TASK 2021 ENGLISH CLASS – IX (Second Language) SECTION A Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: I remember another funny incident about Bhola Grandpa related by my father. It had been a rainy afternoon. Bhola Grandpa, wild with excitement, told my father and his friends that he had seen a gang of pirates. They were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by our village. At once father and his friends started looking for the hidden treasure. Evening passed on to night. Moonlight came in through the clouds. A pack of jackals were howling. It was past midnight. At this point of time, Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure. It was all a dream which he had during his midday nap. Activity 1 Write the correct answers from the given alternatives in the given space : (i) The funny incident about Bhola Grandpa was related by the narrator’s     father . a) mother b) aunt c) father d) sister (ii) The afternoon ...

MODEL ACTIVITY TASK - 2021 ENGLISH CLASS – X (Second Language) SECTION A Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow: The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel: And the former called the later ‘Little Prig.’ Bun replied, ‘You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I’m not so large as you You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. I’ll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track; Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back Neither can you crack a nut.’ Activity 1 Complete the following table: Name Sl. No. 1. Mountain Can Do : Can carry forest on its back. Cannot Do : Can’t crack a nut. Name Sl. No. 2. Squirrel Can do : Crack a nut. Cannot Do : Can’t carry forests on its back. Activity 2 Do as directed: (i) The teacher said to the students, “You will read the story tomorrow.” (Change the mode ...

New Model Activity Task 2021 Class – VII ENGLISH Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: You know of course that our earth is very, very old-millions and millions of years old. And for a long time there were no men or women living in it, before the man came there were only animals, and before the animals there was a time when no kind of life existed on the earth. It is difficult to imagine this world of ours which is so full today of all kinds of animals and men, to be without them. But scientist and those who have studied and thought a great a deal about these matters tell us that there was a time when the earth was too hot for any living being to live on it. ACTIVITY : 1 Answer the following questions in complete sentences: ( i ) How old is the earth ? Ans: The earth is millions and millions of years old. ( ii) Describe the earth before man existed? Ans: Before the man existed there were only animals, and before the animals there were was a time when no k...

ACTIVITY TASK 2021(August) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: One quiet afternoon, he lay fast asleep and fell to dreaming again. Unknown to him, the ship stood offshore from his old farm. In Jon’s dream the seasons turned rapidly and as each turned, so did Jon in his bed. Consequently, the cap on his head twisted round and about. It called up a squall from the clear sky that hit the ship without a warning. The wind had been whirling about the boat tearing the sails and snapping the spars. “Its’ his fault,” the sailors cried. They shouted in anger and fear and tried to rid the cap off his head. Well, they were unsuccessful, for it was a fairy cap. ACTIVITY – 1 Answer the following questions: ( I ) What happened as Jon lay fast asleep? Ans: One quite afternoon, Jon lay fast asleep and fell to dreaming of the land. At that time, the ship stood offshore from his old farm. ( II ) How did the squall arise suddenly ? Ans: One quite afternoon, Jon lay fast aslee...

New Model Activity Task 2021 Class - VI Subject - English Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: He caught hold of a little net and dipped it into the water. He brought the little doll out. But she slipped out and fell on the table banging her head. She began to cry. Up came a policeman doll and said fiercely, “What are you doing,  catching the doll and making her bump her head like that?” “I was saving her from drowning !” said Tuffy. ACTIVITY: 1 Fill in the charts with information from the given passage: Cause  Effect Ans: ( i) (Cause) Tuffy wanted to save the little doll from drowning.  (Effect) Tuffy dipped the net into the water. (ii) (Cause)  The little doll fell on to the table. (Effect) The little doll got a head injury and began to cry. (iii)  (Cause)  doll was banged on the table for Tuffy’s mistake. (Effect) The policeman doll talked fiercely. ACTIVITY : 2 Classify the underline words of the given sentences in the co...