Activity Task Class 5 (2021/SEP)

 

Class V

English September 2021

Activity 1

1. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate Prepositions from the list given below :     1 × 4 = 4

(i) He is going to Kolkata.

(ii) The bird flew over  my head.

(iii) Fishes live in water.

(iv) Put the pen under the table.

[List : over, on, in, to]

Activity 2

2. Fill in the table with appropriate Short Forms of the following words :             1 × 4 = 4

Full Form	Short Form
Cannot	Can't
I am	I'm
Did not	Didn't
You have	You've

Activity 3

3. Write the Opposites of the following words :   1 × 4 = 4

(i) light :  heavy

(ii) easy :   difficult

(iii) never :   ever

(iv) curly :  straight

Activity 4

4. Make sentences with the following words :     2 × 4 = 8

(i) clever :   Fox is a clever animal.

(ii) shelter :  Trees provide birds shelter.

(iii) rock :    I have not seen any rock.

(iv) jumped :  The goat jumped over the fence.

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Activity Task Class 6 (2021/SEP)

 

Class VI

English September 2021

Activity 1

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

        'One Thousand and One Nights' is a collection of the Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as 'The Arabian Nights'. The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars across West, Central and South Asia and North Africa. The bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is occasionally used for songs and riddles and to express serious emotion. Some of the stories commonly associated with 'The Arabian Nights', in particular, 'Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp', "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' and 'The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor' were not part of 'The Arabian Nights' in its original Arabic version. These stories were added to the collection by Antoine Galland and other European translators.

1. (a) Complete the following sentences with information from the text:      1 × 3 = 3

(i) 'The Arabian Nights' is a collection of 

Ans : -  the Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age.

(ii) In the text, verse is used for    

Ans : -   songs and riddles and to express serious emotion.

(iii) One of the famous translators of 'The Arabian Nights' is        

Ans : - Antoine Galland.

(b) Answer the following questions:          2 × 3 = 6

(i) When was 'The Arabian Nights' composed?

Ans : - 'The Arabian Nights' was composed during the Islamic Golden Age.

(ii) In which language was it originally written?

Ans : - It was originally written in Arabic.

(iii) How did the English translation of 'The Arabian Nights' differ from the original version?

Ans : -  Stories like 'Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp', "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' and 'The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor' in the English translation of 'The Arabian Nights' were not part of its original version.

Activity 2

2. Identify the Assertive, Imperative, Optative, Exclamatory and Interrogative sentences: 1 × 5 = 5

(i) Hurray! We have won the match.

Ans : - Exclamatory Sentence.

(ii) What is your name?

Ans : - Interrogative Sentence.

(iii) Neeraj Chopra won gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

Ans : - Assertive Sentence.

(iv) Open the door.

Ans : - Imperative Sentence.

(v) May God bless you.

Ans : - Optatative Sentence.

Activity 3

3. Add Prefixes to the words given below and make opposites:  1 × 5 = 5

(i) respect    - disrespect

(ii) comfortable  - uncomfortable

(iii) fortune - misfortune

(iv) mature - immature

(iv) literate - illiterate

Activity 4

4. Develop the following outline into a story. Add a suitable title and a moral to your story:      6

Stag was drinking water – saw the image of his horns – admired them – disliked slender legs – chased by a pack of wolves – horns caught in thick bush – lamented

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Activity Task 7 (2021/SEP)

 

Class VII

English September 2021

Activity 1

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

        In 1869, Bose joined Hare School and six years later he was admitted to St. Xavier's School in Calcutta. He passed the Entrance Examination and joined St. Xavier's College of Calcutta. It was here that he came in contact with Jesuit Father Eugene Lafont who played a significant role in developing his interest in natural science. Later, Bose went to England and secured admission in Christ College, Cambridge, to study Natural Science. In 1884, he received the Natural Science Tripos from the University of Cambridge and a BSc. Degree from the University of London.

1.  (a) Fill in the table with information from the passage:     1 × 3 = 3

	When	What happened
(i)	1869	Bose joined Hare School.
(ii)	1875	He was admitted to St. Xavier's School in Calcutta.
(iii)	1884	He received the Natural Science Tripos from the University of Cambridge and a BSc. Degree from the University of London.

(b) Answer the following questions:          2 × 3 = 6

(i) From which school did J.C. Bose pass Entrance Examination?

Ans : -

(ii) Who influenced Bose to study Natural Science?

Ans : -

(iii) In which college of England did Bose take admission?

Ans : -

Activity 2

2. Do as directed: 1 × 3 = 3

(i) The cheetah is the fastest animal. (Use Positive degree of the adjective)

Ans : -

(ii) Very few queens were as powerful as Elizabeth I. (Use Superlative degree)

Ans : -

(iii) No other girl of our school is so pretty as Tania. (Use Comparative degree)

Ans : -

Activity 3

3. Match column A with column B:         1 × 6 = 6

	A	B
(i)	Philatelist	An artist who makes sculptures
(ii)	Atheist	One who has the negative outlook in life
(iii)	Sculptor	A place where bees are kept
(iv)	Apiary	Certain to happen
(v)	Pessimist	One who collects stamps
(vi)	inevitable	A person who does not believe in the existence of God

Activity 4

4. Suppose your cousin has never been to your village. Write a letter (in about 70 words) to him/her describing your village and inviting him/her to visit your village.         7

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Activity Task 8 (2021/SEP)

Class VIII

English September 2021

Activity 1

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

        King Arthur could gift peace and prosperity to England. The greedy barons were unhappy with King Arthur because he was gentle and just. He married the beautiful Lady Guinevere, daughter of the king of Cornwall. On the wedding day, Merlin took him to a richly gilded pavilion, painted crimson and dark blue. The floor was marbled. In the middle of the room was a huge, round, oak table, richly carved, capable of seating fifty people. This was the famous round table around which gathered King Arthur's devoted knights. These knights promised that they would help the helpless, be gentle to the weak and punish the wicked. To keep their vows, the knights undertook countless hazardous adventures. The stories of their goodness and kindness spread throughout the country.

A. Complete the following sentences with information from the given passage:                                                                        1 × 3 = 3

(i) The reign of King Arthur gifted England        

(ii) Lady Guinevere was the daughter of  

(iii) The richly gilded pavilion was painted           

B. Answer the following questions:          2 × 3 = 6

(i) Why were the barons unhappy?

Ans : -

(ii) Give a brief description of the pavilion where Merlin took King Arthur.

Ans : -

(iii) What did the knights promise King Arthur?

Ans : -

Activity 2

C. Change into Indirect speech:    1 × 4 = 4

(i) My father said to me, "May God bless you."

Ans : -

(ii) The police officer said, "Don't go there."

Ans : -

(iii) Ravi said, "The earth revolves round the sun."

Ans : -

(iv) The Headmaster said to me, "Where do you live?"

Ans : -

Activity 3

D. Classify the Principal clause and the Subordinate clause of the following sentences and write them in the table given below:  1 × 5 = 5

(i) As it is raining I will not go out.

Ans : -

(ii) It is certain that a barking dog does not bite.

Ans : -

(iii) This is the place where Rabindranath was born.

Ans : -

(iv) What he says is not true.

Ans : -

(iv) If you meet Jarin, give her this book.

Ans : -

Activity 4

E. Write a paragraph in about 80 words on the life of the famous painter and writer Abanindranath Tagore. You may use the following points:    7

Birth: 7 August,1871 at Jorasanko, Calcutta Parents: Gunendranath Tagore and Saudamini Devi Siblings: Gagenendranath Tagore and Sunayani Devi

Education: Government College of Art and Craft, Sanskrit College, University of Calcutta Famous for: Drawing, painting and writing

Notable work of art: Bharat Mata, The passing of Shah Jehan Important books: Khirer Putul, Raj Kahini, Buro Angla etc.

Death: 5 December 1951

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MODEL ACTIVITY TASKS 9 (2021/Sep)

 

Model Activity Task

Class IX

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions :

        It had been raining for seven years. Thousands upon thousands of days filled from one end to the other with rain. The days were filled with the gush of water and endless showers. Heavy storms caused tidal waves to come over the islands. A thousand forests crushed under the rain, had grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. This was the way of life forever on planet Venus. Here was located the schoolroom of the children belonging to men and women who came by rockets from Earth. They set up a civilization in this raining world.

Activity 1

A. Answer the following questions :         2 × 3 = 6

(i) How long it had been raining in Venus ?

Ans : -

(ii) What was the way of life in Venus ?

Ans : -

(iii) Who set up a civilization in the "raining world" ?

Ans : -

Activity 2

B. Do as directed :            1 × 4 = 4

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

Ans : -

(ii) He was very sorry and left the place. (Change into a simple sentence)

Ans : -

(iii) Work hard or you may fail (Change into a complex sentence)

Ans : -

(iv) He was so tired that he could not walk. (Change into a simple sentence)

Ans : -

Activity 3

C. Your father has to shift to a different district due to his job requirements. Write a letter to the Headmistress / Headmaster of your school seeking a Transfer Certificate.      10

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Model Activity 10 (Sep/2021)

 

Model Activity Task

Class X

Activity 1

1. Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs from the given list. Change the form of verbs if necessary. Write the answers in the given space : One extra phrasal verb is given in the list : 2 × 3 = 6

(i) My older brother is in search of a job.

Ans : -

(ii) I cannot tolerate his audacity.

Ans : -

 

(iii) The Headmistress distributed books among the students.

Ans : -

Activity 2

2. Join the following pairs of sentences :                              1 × 4 = 4

(i) Study attentively. You will not score high marks.

Ans : -

(ii) She saw a butterfly. She tried to catch it.

Ans : -

(iii) She won a prize. I know it.

Ans : -

(iv) He is my brother. He is wearing a blue shirt.

Ans : -

Activity 3

3. Suppose you are the Cultural Secretary of the Students’ Club of your school. Write a notice in about 100 words informing the students about an Online Debate Competition for the students of Classes IX and X of your school.    10

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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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