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Structure of the Chapter

Warm-up Reading
Activities that help students make connections A good mix of Indian and Western classics
between school content and their real lives and contemporary prose and poetry

8 8 Lights... Camera... Action! It is the year 2563 on planet Earth. Maya’s family owns a rocket ship. But she is not
Christmas in the Heart
Lights... Camera... Action!
9 9 Christmas in the Heart allowed to use it. Not without a grown-up. Ava really wants to see Pluto. She is Maya’s Let’s get into the holiday spirit by reading this poem.
The life and Times of Dadasaheb Phalke
The life and Times of Dadasaheb Phalke
The snow lies deep upon the ground,
to Pluto.
best friend and loves everything about space and astronomy. She wants Maya to fly her
Theme: Benevolence And winter’s brightness all around
Theme: Dedication
Time to start My parents will Maya reluctantly agrees. Her brother Reyhaan Decks bravely out the forest sere,
Time to start
Time to start
Please! Please,
be angry. tags along. The three friends soar off from With jewels of the brave old year.
Time to start
Time to start
please!
Time to start Earth on a hot summer night. Ava bounces with The coasting crowd upon the hill
excitement.
Colour the picture and find as many Santas as you can. art integration With some new spirit seems to thrill;
Give yourself a befitting review by completing this graphic organiser.
The Story of My Life And all the temple bells achime.
Starring me! Ring out the glee of Christmas time. decks: decorates
In happy homes the brown oak-bough forest sere: dried and withered forest
achime: to sound harmoniously or in
Most inspiring coasting: moving
My once-in-a-lifetime They’re out for Vies with the red-gemmed holly now;
person of my life Favourite facts the weekend, and chimes as a set of bells
moment glee: happiness and excitement
about me it’s not that far to And here and there, like pearls, there show oak-bough: (sau ohk-bau) a large
Pluto. We’ll be back branch of an oak tree
before your parents The berries of the mistletoe. vies: competes eagerly
return. sprig: a single small plant stem with
A sprig upon the chandelier leaves on it
chandelier: (say shan-duh-leeuh) a
branches for several light bulbs
The friends stare at the screen. Says to the maidens, ‘Come not here!’ large, decorative hanging light with
Suddenly, there is a loud beeping. It’s the computer.
Even the pauper of the earth pauper: a poor person
My star event
Some kindly gift has cheered to mirth! mirth: happiness
peal: a loud sound
snarls: said something angrily
No, look! The stars But I can’t see assail: to attack
Alert! Alert! Heavy in Orion’s Belt anything. Within his chamber, dim and cold,
object pulling ship
are no longer in a There sits a grasping miser old.
off course!
A unique talent of mine straight line. He has no thought save one of gain,—
My achievements I...I...I think we are
near a black hole. The To grind and gather and grasp and drain.
gravitational field of the
astronomy: the branch of science that A peal of bells, a merry shout
black hole is bending the
deals with celestial objects, space, and
the physical universe as a whole light of the stars near it,
Assail his ear: he gazes out
gravitational field: the region of like a lens bends light that
passes through it.
space surrounding a body in which
another body experiences a force of Upon a world to him all gray,
gravitational attraction
Orion’s Belt: a group of three stars And snarls, ‘Why, this is Christmas Day!’
forming a particular pattern
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Comprehension 3. Why did Norbu come to Father Rebello’s room late in the night?
4. From the first stanza to the second, the tone changes from to 4. Why was Father Rebello concerned on seeing someone in school uniform at the knoll?
. 5. Why did Father Rebello sit down with Norbu? How did he get to know that Norbu was
ready to talk?
delight and rejoicing, dismay and despair
Competency-based dismay and despair, delight and rejoicing 6. Describe was happened to Norbu and his sister when the Chinese came to Tibet.
distress and sadness, joyfulness 8. Why was Father Rebello interested in knowing more about Norbu and resolve
7. How did Father Rebello propose to help Norbu meet his sister?
boredom and despair, joy and happiness
his issues?
questions to develop A. Choose the correct option. Time to answer 5. What does the ‘caged bird’ symbolize? Reference to the context
It symbolises the bird that sings on every tree.
Read the lines from the story and answer the questions.
1. Which of these lines was/were not spoken by the characters in the story? It symbolises childhood. 1. ‘Father,’ he said, ‘I can light some joss sticks in chapel every evening? Yes? You not mind?’ Time to think and answer
the creative and critical My parents will be angry. It symbolises the sky-lark that sings with the narrator. a. Who is the speaker of these lines? Why did the speaker say these words? 1. In most of the story, Nakul has been portrayed as having overwhelming emotions. Have you
It symbolises a child who wants to play but is sent to school.
Can nothing come out of a black hole?
ever experienced this surge of emotional overdrive? How did you deal with it?
B. Answer these questions. ii. frustrated iii. inquisitive 2. Akash was always positive in his approach to life. Do you think it is possible to stay positive
i. desperate
The stars in Orion’s Belt are no longer in a straight line. b. Which one of the following words best describes the emotion of the speaker? life skill self-awareness
life skill managing emotions
thinking skills of Full power, double power. Accelerate away from the black hole. Put everything 1. Match each stanza with its meaning. However, when one has to go to school on c. How did the person being spoken to react on hearing these words? iv. dejected 3. According to you, which factors might have contributed towards the pessimistic outlook of
all the time? Give reasons for your answer.
you have!
I love to rise in a summer morn,
life skill emotional regulation
such a wonderful summer morning, all the
2. Tone is the attitude of the speaker or the writer while narrating the story. What is the When the birds sing on every tree; joy fades away. Under the strict supervision d. What did the speaker do after getting permission to light the joss sticks in the chapel? Nakul towards life? 21 st c critical thinking
How did the speaker feel after carrying out the ritual?
tone of the writer in the given line from the story? The distant huntsman winds his horn, of the teacher, the young children spend their 2. ‘I never knew you could draw so well,’ he said. ‘And who is this girl? Your sister?’
the students ‘We’re being pulled towards it.’ carefree frightened disturbed And the skylark sings with me: day sighing and feeling sad. a. Which drawing is the speaker talking about? You have learnt about the articles, a, an and the.
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O what sweet company!
Just like a bird is born to be free and give
anxious
But to go to school in a summer morn,
i. picture of Father Rebello
be free and happy. When a child lives under
B. Answer these questions. O! it drives all joy away happiness to the world, a child is meant to iii. picture of Norbu ii. picture of Raja A and an are called indefinite articles because they do not refer to any specific person or thing.
Under a cruel eye outworn, constant fear of his teachers, his childhood is iv. picture of Norbu’s sister The article the is called a definite article because it refers to a specific person or thing.
1. Why was Maya reluctant to fly the rocket ship to Pluto? lost and he cannot spread his wings and learn b. Why did the person draw the picture?
The little ones spend the day Sometimes we don’t use articles before some nouns. Let us study about the instances when we
In sighing and dismay. d. Who is the listener?
2. Which line from the story best describes Ava’s attitude towards flying to Pluto? about the world. c. How did the speaker assume that the picture is of the artist’s sister? omit the articles.
3. Why was it difficult for Maya to pull away from the black hole? How can the bird that is born for joy The child loves to wake up in the pleasant We don’t use articles:
summer morning when the birds are singing
4. Complete the table by using four adjectives to describe these characters. Sit in a cage and sing? on every tree, and when the child can hear e. What help did the speaker offer to the listener after hearing his story? before names of people and cities Mathura is a historic city.
life skill analytical skills the huntsman wind his horn at a distance and
Characters Adjectives How can a child, when fears annoy, the sky-lark sings with him. He is elated to before names of languages and nationalities I met Akash at the hostel.
But droop his tender wing,
Nakul is learning Spanish.
Maya And forget his youthful spring! have such sweet company. Time to think and answer Akash is Indian.
Ava 2. What takes the joy out of a summer morning? 1. Although Norbu seemed content after lighting joss sticks in the chapel, but Father Rebello before meals Let’s go out for lunch today.
knew that something was not right. Why do you think he felt so? Give reasons for
Reyhaan 3. Which lines from the poem best describe the poet’s dislike towards school? your answer. before names of sports Tarun is playing football.
4. What does the narrator tell his parents? 21 st c critical thinking
5. How did the kids manage to return back home safely? 5. Write the summary of the poem in about 80 words. 2. How do you think Norbu’s ordeal of leaving his home affected his overall character portrayal before names of subjects I am good at Science.
in the story?
6. What is a black hole and how does it affect everything in and around it? 31 70 when we refer to all members of a group Tigers are endangered.
life skill analytical thinking
Reference to the context before abstract nouns Honesty is the best policy.
Read the line from the story and answer the questions that follow. factual RTC before plural countable nouns, when used in a Rivers overflow in India in the monsoon
general sense
season.
‘But I can’t see anything.’
before uncountable nouns, when used in a Silver jewellery is in trend nowadays.
a. Who is the speaker of this line? general sense
i. computer ii. Reyhaan iii. Maya iv. Ava before expressions such as all night, by air, by Some people do not prefer travelling by sea.
b. Why did the speaker say these words? sea, all day, by train, by bus
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MCQs inferential and
evaluative
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The simple tense can be divided into three categories: simple past, simple present and
simple future.
The simple past tense is used to describe an activity that happened in the past.
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For example,
A few curious folks gathered around the man.
The simple present tense is used to state facts and habits and to describe scheduled events
We have learnt about subjects and objects. A subject is the person, animal or thing performing
an action and an object is someone or something receiving the action. For example,
We kept our books on the platform.
in the future. For example,
(subject) (verb) (object) Bollywood releases about 1500 films every year.
The simple future tense is used to speak about actions that will happen in the future.
Raman Nair brought a glass of cold water.
(subject) (verb) (object)
Grammar I saw my mother standing at the gate. For example,
The director will release the film in October next year.
The continuous tense shows an action that is, was, or will be in progress at a certain time. The
(subject) (verb) (object)
and future continuous.
verbs are called transitive verbs. continuous tense can be divided into three categories: past continuous, present continuous
In these sentences, the verbs require objects to complete the meaning of the sentences. Such
Clear grammar explanations with contextual Father laughed aloud. The past continuous tense is used to show an action which was happening at some point in
Now, read these sentences.
the past and has been completed. For example,
The artists were working overtime to complete the film.
The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions that are in progress at the
The second bell rang.
examples and application-based interactive The trees are swaying in the breeze. moment of speaking. For example,
Gopal was writing.
The children are watching the film in wonder.
The future continuous tense is used to talk about actions that will be happening at some
Please listen.
exercises to improve language skills In these sentences, the verbs do not have objects to complete the meaning of the sentences. Such point in the future. For example,
We will be going to the theatre tomorrow.
The perfect tense shows an action that is completed or already done. The perfect tense can be
verbs are called intransitive verbs.
divided into three categories: past perfect, present perfect and future perfect.
do not require an object. The past perfect tense is used to show that an action was completed at a time when another
Read these sentences and add objects to the ones that need them. Cross the blanks that
1. James plays action happened. For example,
. The film had begun before we reached the theatre.
2. The baby is crawling
. The present perfect tense is used to show an action which was completed at some point in
3. She gave the past and the results or consequences of the action are relevant now. For example,
to her brother.
4. He returned The actor has received the award for ‘Best Actor 2024’.
to the library.
5. Mother grows We will learn about the future perfect tense in later classes.
in her garden.
6. The students arrived 83
on time.
7. The cloud moved
slowly in the sky.
8. The meeting continued
after the break.
9. The Prime Minister addressed
on the Republic Day.
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