Activity Task 8 (2021/AUG)

Class VIII

English August 2021

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

A. 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) Sisir was the only person who knew about the plan of escape. (F)

Supporting statement: None of the family members knew anything except Subhas’s niece Ila and a male cousin, Dwijen.

(iii) Muhammad Ziauddin was Subhas Chandra Bose in disguise. (T)

Supporting statement: Subhas had changed into his disguise as Muhammad Ziauddin.

ACTIVITY 2

B. Answer the following questions:

(i) What is the Wanderer?

Ans : - The Wanderer  was the German made car of Sisir in which Subhas made his escape.

(ii)Which persons of the Bose family knew about the great escape of Subhas?

Ans : - In the Bose family Sisir, Ila and Dwijen knew about the great escape of Subhas.

(iii)How did Subhas disguise himself?

Ans : - Subhas disguised himself as Muhammad Ziauddin in a long, brown coat, baggy shalwars and a black fez. He also wore gold wire-rimmed spectacles.

ACTIVITY 3

C. Classify the Noun phrase, Adjective phrase and Adverb phrase of the following sentences and fill in the table given below:

(i) Those houses are very expensive. (Noun Phrase)

(ii) I will never do that, never in a million years. (Adverb Phrase)

(iii) She is rather fond of singing. (Adjective Phrase)

(iv) The spotted puppy is up for adoption. (Noun Phrase)

(v) It was cold, bleak, biting weather. (Adjective Phrase)

(vi) Meet me at the mall later in the evening. (Adverb Phrase)

ACTIVITY 4

D. Write a letter to your friend (in about 80 words), who stays far away, describing about a festival of West Bengal. You may use the following points:

Hints: time when the festival took place— how long it lasted— number of people participated— description of the festival—your enjoyment                                                                                                                                                   V.P.O. - Gourganjnagar,
                                                                                        P.S. - Mogolpuri,

                                                                                Dist - Tatapur,

                                                                                PIN - 732121.

Dear Tamal,

                    Hope you are well by the grace of the Almighty. It is nice to hear you after a long time.  In the letter you have asked about a festival of West Bengal. Today I will tell you about Eid-al-Fitr.

                  Eid is one of the most popular festivals in West Bengal. Basically it is a festival of the Muslims but in West Bengal people of different religions take part in its celebration. Though the date of this festival is not fixed, it is celebrated in the month of May. Eid-al-Fitr comes after the lapse of the Ramzan month and marks a happy communion after a month of prayer and fasting. It is celebrated throughout the state, but with great grandeur in Kolkata. A very large congregation of Muslims and non-Muslims is held at the Kolkata Maidan.

                 I will definitely inform you next year. Please come to my house and enjoy the festival. No more today. Give my regard to the elders and love to the young ones.

                                                                                                  Yours loving friend,

                                                                                                     Jenia Biswas

Tamal Mondal,
C/O – Tantu Mondal,
Vill – Tetulia,
P.O. – Dharampur,
Dist – Batanagar,
PIN – 674589.

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Activity Task Class IX (2021/ Aug)

 

Model Activity Task

Class IX

A. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :

The Asian Games of 2022 in Hangzhou will see the return of the game of Chess after the Olympic Council of Asia decided to reinstate the sport in its games programme. Chess was a part of Asian Games 2006 in Doha and 2010 in Guangzhou. India won two gold medals at Doha, with Koneru Humpy winning the gold medal in women’s rapid individual event as well as the mixed team winning the standard event gold. In 2010, the Indian men won a bronze in the standard team event while D. Harika took the bronze in the women’s individual event.

Viswanathan Anand, five time world champion and India’s first Grandmaster, expressed his happiness over the inclusion of Chess in 2022 Asian games. The All India Chess Federation vice-president D.V. Sundar said it was very good news for the game and the players too and gave India chance to win medals. He also expected a team event and individual events to be part of the games.

Activity 1

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(i) The Asian Games of 2022 will be held in

(a) Doha    b) Chennai       c) Guangzhou  d) Hangzhou

(ii) In the standard team event in 2010, the Indian men won

(a) bronze  b) gold c) no medals    d) silver

(iii) The vice-president of the All Indian Chess Federation is        

(a) D.V. Sundar     b) Koneru Humpy        c) D. Harika    d) Viswanathan Anand

Activity 2

B. Do as directed:

(i) I wish you to be quiet. (Change into a complex sentence)

Ans : - I wish that you would keep quiet.

(ii) Opening the gate, the man came in. (Change into a compound sentence)

Ans : - The man opened the gate and came in.

(iii) I know who said it. (Change into a simple sentence)

Ans : - I know the speaker.

Activity 3

Write a paragraph within 100 words on the Importance of Tree Plantation. Use the following points:

[introduction – brings rain – prevents soil erosion – decreases air pollution – adds to beauty of nature – conclusion]

Importance of Tree Plantation

        Trees are the best friends of mankind. We cannot deny the gift of trees. But men are cutting them down insensibly. They supply us fresh oxygen which is essential to live on earth. We depend on them for food, fruits, fuel, wood, timber, medicine, shelter and shade. They protect the wild life. Trees not only bring rain but also prevent soil erosion. The absence of trees creates desert. Recent studies revealed that there are number of trees which help in decreasing air pollution. The trees alone can decrease the amount of global warming. With its leaves and flowers a tree adds beauty to the nature. Without trees the ecological balance cannot be maintained. We cannot think of life without trees. So, we must plant more and more trees and stop deforestation. 

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Activity Task 6(2021/August)

Model Activity Task 2021

Class VI

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

        Once upon a time there lived a boy, named Tatai. His father, Mr. Chowdhury, worked at the nearby coal-mine. Everyday Tatai used to watch the roadside jewellery shop hardly three yards away from his scratched window pane. It displayed a sparkling diamond necklace in a glass box. One day, a rich old lady stepped out of a cab, bought the beautiful necklace and left the glass box blank. The shopkeeper put some cheap crystal jewellery to fill in the emptiness of the box.

ACTIVITY 1

1. Fill in the table with information from the passage:

Who	Did what
(i)  Tatai	used to watch the jewellery shop
(ii) The rich old lady	bought the beautiful necklace
(iii) The shopkeeper	filled the box with some cheap        crystal jewellery

 

2. Answer the following questions:

(a) What was the occupation of Tatai’s father?

Ans: Tatai's father used to work at the nearby coal-mine.

(b) How far was the jewellery shop from his house?

Ans: The jewellery shop was hardly three yards way from his house.
 

ACTIVITY 2

3. Fill in the blanks with verbs in agreement with the subject:

(a) Pepperoni and cheese is great on a pizza.

(b) Neither she nor I am going to school.

(c) The Director and Producer of the film is giving an interview.
 

ACTIVITY 3

4. Suppose you had been to Murshidabad with your parents. Write a paragraph (in about 60 words) about your experience in the historical place. You may use the following hints:
Hints: how you went there— mode of transport—historical sites you visited—description of what you saw—your feelings

A TRIP TO MURSHIDABAD

    It was a bright sunny morning. I along with my family members started our journey in a rented car. At around 10a.m. we reached the famous Kattra Masjid. We had a tiffin there. After that we visited Nashipur Rajbari, Kathgola Bagan, Pareshnath Mandir, House of Jagat Seth. From there we reached the famous Hazarduari Palace. We had our lunch there. At afternoon we went to the New Motijheel Park. Spending an hour we started our homeward journey in the evening. The journey enriched my mind a lot.

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Activity Task 7 (2021/Aug)

 

Model Activity Task (2021)

  Class VII

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

    We would find a hammer for him, and then he would have lost sight of the mark he had made on the wall, where the nail was to go in. Each of us had to get up on the chair beside him, and see if we could find it. We would each discover it in a new place, and he would call us all fools.

    Trying to reach a point three inches beyond what was possible for him to reach, the string would slip, and down he would slide on to the piano.

ACTIVITY 1

1. Rearrange the following sentences:

(a) Each of us would discover a new place. (4)

(b) The hammer was found. (1)

(c) He fell on to the piano. (5)

(d) Everyone has to get up on the chair beside him. (3)

(e) Uncle Podger would lose sight of the mark. (2)

ACTIVITY 2

2. Answer the following questions:

(a) Why was it necessary for each of them to get up on the chair beside him?

Ans : - It was necessary for each of them to get up on the chair beside him because they had to find the mark he had made on the wall, where the nail was to go in.

(b) Why did Uncle consider each of them to be fools?

Ans:- Uncle considered each of them to be fools because each of them found the mark in a new place.

(c) How did Uncle Podger fall on the piano?

Ans :- Trying to reach a point three inches beyond what was possible for him to reach Uncle Podger fell on the piano on the piano.

ACTIVITY 3

3. Underline the nominal compounds in the following sentences:

(a) Since it is raining, you should wear the raincoat.

(b) Do you know how to use the washing machine?

(c) Never waste drinking water.

(d) There is not a single oil pump in our area.

ACTIVITY 4

4. Write the summary of the given passage:

            The constable came. He took me by the hand and pushed me out. My luggage was also taken out. I refused to go to the other compartment and the train steamed away. I went and sat in the waiting room, keeping my hand-bag with me, leaving the other luggage where it was. The railway authorities had taken charge of it.

            A police constable forcibly expelled the passenger from his compartment including his luggage. The passenger was asked to transfer his compartment which he refused to do. When the train departed, taking the hand-bag he went and sat in the waiting room keeping other luggage in charge of the railway authority.

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Model Activity Task 10 2021/AUG)

 

Model Activity Task

Class X

1. Read the text given below and answer the questions that follow:

Once I crept in an oakwood – I was looking for a stag.

I met an old woman there – all knobbly stick and rag.

She said: ‘I have your secret here inside my little bag.’

Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.

She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake –

Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.

They said: ‘We are the oak-trees and your own true family.

We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.

Unless you make a promise now – now you are going to die.’

Activity 1

A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(i) The old woman was all knobbly stick and            .
          (a) gold      b) rag   c) silver            d) diamond

(ii) The old woman opened a little    
(a) purse    b) palm   c) bag     d) door

(iii) The bag contained the poet’s      .
(a) money  b) secret           c) clothes          d) pen

Activity 2

B. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct alternative given in brackets:

        A kite-flying festival was organised (organise/being organised/organised) on last Sunday to promote (promote/promoted/promoting) the use of cotton strings which is (is/were/ are) considered for birds.

Activity 3

C. Describe in about 100 words the process of making a statue. Use the following points:

        Plaster-of-paris mixed with warm water – cast of statue made with wood – mixture poured in cast – left for the mixture to harden – cast carefully removed – statue is taken out

HOW A STATUE IS MADE

            Statues of great personalities are made to keep their memory alive and to pay them homage. A statue can be made easily following a few steps. At first plaster of Paris of a certain quantity is mixed with warm water. Then the cast of the statue is made with wood. After that the cast is set on a smooth place. Next  the mixture of plaster of paris is poured in the cast. Now it is left for some time to harden. After hardening the wooden cast is carefully removed. Then the statue is taken out. After that it is polished and painted. Finally the statue is ready to be set in suitable place.

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Activity Task 5 (2021/Aug)

Model Activity Task (2021)

English

Class V

1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow :

        There was quite a number of good teachers in our school. B.D Roy taught us English. He was a small man who took great care to ensure that we pronounced English correctly. One day he told us the story of The Ox and The Frog from Aesop’s fables. Before telling us the story, he taught us how the pronunciation of ‘the’ depends on whether the following word begins with a vowel or a consonant. I fondly remember our head pandit, Bhattacharya Sir, for his excellent handwriting.

Activity 1

A. Tick the correct answers from the given alternatives:

(i) Mr. B.D.Roy was the teacher of
        (a) Mathematics    b) English        c) Bengali        d) Science

(ii) The author learnt correct pronunciation from his
        (a) Headmaster      b) Father          c) English teacher        d) Mother
(iii) ‘The Ox and the Frog’ is a tale from
        (a) Panchatantra    b) Hitapodesha            c) Jataka          d) Aesop’s Fables

Activity 2

B. Fill in the blanks with present continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets:
(a) The boy is drawing (draw) a picture.
(b) They are playing (play) in the field.
(c) Ranjan is writing (write) a letter.

Activity 3

C. Identify the Subject and Predicate of the following sentences:

(a) The Sun rises in the east.

     Subject:  The Sun
     Predicate:  rises in the east

(b) My brother is singing a song.

     Subject:  My brother
     Predicate:  is singing a song

(c) It is not easy to get pure drinking water.

     Subject: It
     Predicate: is not easy to get pure drinking water

Activity 4

D. Write five sentences on ‘My School’.

MY SCHOOL

  

      The name of my school is Fairy Land High School. Students of Class V to Class XII read in this school. There are thirty classrooms, a computer room and a large library and a beautiful playground in our school. Around 2500 students of adjacent villages come here regularly to take lesson. Forty-five teaching and non-teaching staffs are trying their best to keep the school operational. I love my school  very much.

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