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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

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Look at the mind map shown below. How will you relate it to environment. There are many birds across the world which are unknown to us. Below
We are very much familiar with some prominent festivals like Holi, Eid,
your life? What message this mind map is trying to convey?
Discuss the ways in which you can show kindness or humanity towards the
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Diwali, Christmas, etc. But, apart from these prominent festivals, there
are many festivals celebrated throughout India which are unknown to
Express your thoughts. value responsible citizens are some of them. Choose their correct names.
us. Below are given some of those unknown festivals. Complete their
description using the correct words.
Jalikattu, Tamil Nadu Let’s read a story and find out how a daughter motivates her mother to contribute
towards humanity.
It is a
(bull-taming/cow-worshiping)
sport from Tamil Nadu, popular in her own, she started reading for blind children at Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for
At that time, my daughter Akshata was a teenager. By nature, she was very sensitive. On
(Mangaluru/ Madurai), Tiruchirappalli, Theni, Pudukkottai and
Bee hummingbird/Marabou Stork
Dindigul districts — known as the Jallikattu belt. Jallikattu
the world of blind people. Later she wrote an
is celebrated in the second week of the Blind at Bangalore. She was a scriber too. She used to come home and tell me about Magnificent Frigatebird/Golden Pheasant
essay on them, called ‘I Saw the World through
(June/ January), during the Tamil harvest festival,
the Blind Eyes of Mary’. Mary was a student at
(Baisakhi/Pongal).
Mim Kut the academy who was about to appear for the
Mim Kut is celebrated in pre-university exam. Once Akshata took Mary to
Mizoram) after the harvest of the (Bhopal/ Lalbagh 1 for a change. The conversation between
them was quite unusual.
also called the
(rice/maize) crop is over. For this very reason, Mim Kut is
(Rice Festival/Maize ‘Mary, there are different types of red roses in this
park,’ Akshata told her. Helmet Hornbill/Tufted Puffin
Spectacled Eider/Hoatzin
Festival). It is celebrated generally during the month of
or September). (December or January/August Mary was surprised. ‘Akshata, what do you mean
by red?’
Miu Akshata did not know how to explain what was
Miu is celebrated in to Mary.
red. She took a rose and a jasmine, and gave them
It is observed on the 5th of (Bengal/Nagaland).
(July/ ‘Mary, smell these two flowers in your hand. They
May) every year with great pomp and gaiety. The festival
the time of sowing of have different smells. The first one is a rose. It is red in colour. Spectacled Eider/Kakapo
is celebrated by the entire community with enthusiasm at
(fields/seeds) by The second one is jasmine. It is white. Mary, it is difficult to Rufous Potoo/Tufted Puffin
scriber: (here) writer
for the protection of 1 Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bangalore is a renowned centre for botanical artwork, scientifi c study of plants and
offering prayers, rituals, and ceremonies to appease the gods
also conservation of plants.
(cattle/crops).
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Comprehension
reference to the poem.
3. What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘medley of disjointed things’? Explain in
3. Which day would prove to be memorable for Chuskit? 4. How does the poet conclude the poem?
the Losar festival the Gonpa festival Reference to the context
Competency-based 4. What was hampering Chuskit from going to school? the first day of school Read these lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.
a wedding day
And many monstrous forms in sleep we see,
the distance of the school her disability to walk That neither were, nor are, nor e’er can be.
denial from her grandfather
questions to develop About the Poet 5. Who played a major role in fulfilling Chuskit’s dream? Sometimes forgotten things long cast behind
her reluctance towards school
Robert William Service (1874–1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer who has often been called ‘the Bard of the
Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
Yukon’. He is known for his poems ‘The Shooting of Dan McGrew’ and ‘The Cremation of Sam McGee’. His first book of Abdul
poems Songs of a Sourdough was published in 1907. Aba-ley Meme-ley The nurse’s legends are for truths received,
Stobdan And the man dreams but what the boy believed. ii. The speaker was not sure about his decision, so he asked the person to come after
some time.
the creative and critical Time to answer B. Answer these questions. a. What is typical about the ‘monstrous forms’ we see in our dreams? iii. The speaker took some time to think and later denied the person’s request.
1. Describe the scene that Chuskit woke up to that spring morning.
iv. The speaker hesitated in the beginning but eventually had to relent.
3. What were some of the skills that Chuskit was better at than her younger brother and
A. Choose the correct option. 2. Why had Chuskit been unable to go to school all those years? I. They are too violent.
II. They only appear in our nightmares.
1. What do the words ‘home’ and ‘love’ have in common? III. They do not exist. Time to think and answer
thinking skills of I. They both are never found together. 4. What did the arrival of the wheelchair mean to the following? 1. Would you say that both Rama and Lakshmana were dutiful and obedient wards? Justify
cousins?
a. Chuskit
II. They both have four letters. b. Ama-ley c. Stobdan d. Billa IV. They existed many years ago. your answer with examples. Answer in 80 words.
i. I and II
value good values
III. They are so tenderly complete. 5. Who was Abdul and what part did he play in Chuskit’s life? ii. I and III ii. II and III 2. All the major characters we came across in the extract from the epic were men of their words.

the students IV. A Home without Love is sweeter. I and IV 6. How did the students at the Government school help Chuskit come to school? Answer b. What can be the summary of these lines? iv. III and IV
Do you agree? Why/Why not? Answer in 100−120 words.
in about 100 words.
I and II

II and IV II and III Reference to the context Sometimes forgotten things long cast behind Time to study language
2. Which one is a synonym for ‘divine’? Read these lines from the story and answer the questions that follow. Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind. Read these sentences.
1. Once you got to the other side, a short walk up a slope took you to the school. All the children of
angelic devotional Skitpo Yul, Chuskit’s village, walked to school every day and with ease. But not little Chuskit. i. that dreams are where are deepest desires are stirred Viswamitra said, ‘I am engaged in performing a sacrifice.’

Viswamitra stated that he was engaged in performing a sacrifice.
ii. that when we wake up, we don’t remember our past dreams
mythical earthly a. Which route is being described here?
3. What does a home without love signify? b. Do you think the route to the school was easy? iii. that forgotten things of the past can appear in our dreams The first sentence states exactly what someone else has said, so we say that the sentence is in
direct speech. The second sentence is in the form we use to speak about what others tell us and
divinity graciousness c. Would you have loved to take such a route to your school? Give reasons for your answer. c. Who believed the nurse’s legends as true? is in indirect speech.
iv. that our inner demons sometimes get manifested in our dreams
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bitterness pain d. Why was Chuskit not able to go to school? You would have noticed that while changing from direct to the indirect speech, changes
children have a right to education. That includes Chuskit as well, does it not?’
conversion to be kept in mind.
4. Which words are considered to be the sweetest by the poet? 2. ‘Azhang-ley, last week we read about the fundamental rights of citizens in our civics class. All d. What does the poet mean by the last two lines of the above stanza? were made to the tenses, pronouns, and so on. Let’s take a quick look at some of the rules of
home and love wide and gracious a. Who is the speaker and with whom is he speaking? Time to think and answer Change in tense
hand and glove friendly and loving b. Does the speaker’s logic about Chuskit’s right to education sound correct? Why or 1. The poet starts with defining dreams and, through the poem, underlines the farce-like Direct speech Indirect speech
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B. Answer these questions. why not? 33 42 nature of dreams. Do you agree? Why or why not? Simple Present Simple Past
Present Continuous
1. What does the line ‘The wide and gracious range of speech’ convey? Present Perfect Past Continuous
Past Perfect
2. What is the theme of the poem? factual Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
3. According to the poet, what can make a person sing the whole day long? RTC Simple Past Past Perfect
4. Pick a few lines from the poem which might signify your feelings towards your home Past Continuous
and family. Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
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MCQs inferential and
evaluative
Time to think and answer
1. Lawrence had to reach the stadium in time. Yet he stopped to help the drowning boy. What
does this tell you about his character?
2. Do you think Lawrence made the right decision in saving the drowning boy? What else
Time to study language
could he have done?
3. If you were in Lawrence’s position, would you have helped the drowning boy? Give reasons
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Read these sentences from the story. Each of these sentences has two clauses.
for your answer.
When I was trying to explain to Mary, I felt helpless.
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I had found the old question papers that I had been looking for.
You have learnt about simple, compound and complex sentences. Let us learn to change one
I am confident that he will do very well in his final examination.
Grammar Here, the clauses that are underlined convey complete thought. The clauses that are double sentence to another. For example,
From simple to compound
complete sense.
underlined do not convey complete sense. They depend on the other clauses to convey
Waving her hands frantically, the woman began shouting. (simple)
main clause. The woman waved her hands frantically and began shouting. (compound)
A clause that conveys a complete thought is called the independent clause. It is also called the
Clear grammar explanations with contextual subordinate clause. From complex to simple
Lawrence took off his shirt as he ran on into the advancing waves. (complex)
A clause that conveys an incomplete thought is called the dependent clause. It is also called the
Taking off his shirt, Lawrence ran on into the advancing waves. (simple)
examples and application-based interactive A. Match the main clause with suitable subordinate clauses. From complex to compound
When they reached the shore, the mother embraced the boy. (complex)
1. I will walk to school
a. who lives in Mumbai They reached the shore and the mother embraced the boy. (compound)
2. My friend’s family owns a lovely house From simple to complex
exercises to improve language skills 3. We stayed at the beach b. when the weather is fine On reaching the shore, the mother embraced the boy. (simple)
4. I’m talking to my aunt c.because I missed the bus When the boy reached the shore, the mother embraced him. (complex)

d. which is close to a beach
Now, transform these sentences as directed.
5. I will plant some tulips
e. that was grazing in the meadow
6. The tiger pounced on the deer 1. Search his pocket and you will find the watch. (Change to simple sentence.)
f. till the moon came up 2. He worked hard so that he might win the prize. (Change to compound sentence.)
3. He put on his hat and went out. (Change to simple sentence.)
B. Complete the following sentences by adding a main or a subordinate clause.
1. When I entered the room 4. She was too poor to educate her children. (Change to compound sentence.)
2. . 5. One being challenged they ran away. (Change to compound sentence.)
no one at the door. 6. John admitted his guilt. (Change to complex sentence.)
because there was
3. Have you heard of the man
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4. I didn’t know they were resting ?
.
5. Since I was down with fever, I
6. .
, we won the game.
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