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Study skills

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 the space provided.
Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

Incorrect word Correction

On Kapkote, we had refreshments and a.

the shopkeeper tells us we could spend b.

the night in one of their rooms. The c.

surroundings was pleasant, the hills d.

wooded at deodars, the lower slopes e.

planted in green paddy. At night f.

there were a wind moaning in the trees and g.

it find its way through the cracks in the h.
windows and eventually through his blankets. i.

Next morning we washed our faces for a small stream j.

near the shop and fill our water bottles for the day’s march. k.

Time to listen

Listen to the passage and write True (T) or False (F) for these statements.*
1. Wars must be fought with the most modern weapons.

2. Gandhiji’s concepts and practices are known as ‘Gandhism’.

3. Non-violence does not offer a solution to any kind of problem.

4. It is not enough to be a leader but to create leaders.

5. Non-violence and truth are two sides of the same coin.

6. Means are not important. Only the ends are important.

Time to speak

Imagine you are Tanaji Malusare. You have just captured Udai Singh and the Kondana
Fort as well. You are very proud of this victory. Describe the battle you fought to
conquer this fort. Also, describe what it’s like there. life skill confident communication

* For listening text, turn to page 167.

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