(1) (a) Creeping in an oakwood, the poet was looking for a
(1) goat
(2) rhinoceors
(3) stag
(4) buffalo
Answer: (3) stag
(b) Whenever an oakwood tree felled, the number of trees the poet must plant is
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) Five
Answer: (1) Two
(c) When the poet came out of the oakwood , his heart was that of a
(1) stag
(2) tree
(3) human child
(4) old women
Answer: (2) tree
2.) State whether the following statements are True or False .Provide sentences /phrases/words in support of your answer .
(a) The old women held the poet’s secrets in her little bag _______________________
Solution:
True
S.S.: “I have your secret in my little bag “
(b) The tree tribe said that the poet is bothered to see the chopping down of oaktree ______________________________________________________________
Solution:
False
S.S.: “we are chopped down , we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.”
(c) The poet never come out of the __________________________________________
Solution:
False
S.S.: “when I came out of the oakwood , back to human company.”
3.) (a) When did the poet come twice awake ?
(b) What would happen to the poet if he failed to make the promise ?
(c) What was it that altered the poet?
Solution:
(a) When an old woman opened up her little bag to show a magic then the poet came twice awake.
(b) If the poet failed to make the promise then he would die.
(c) It was poets dream that altered the poet.
4) Change the following into indirect speech :
(a) Rahul asked Dipa ,”will you go to school today ?”
Answer: Rahul asked Dipa if she would go to the school that day.
Reason: First of all here reporting sentence is in future tense. And it is a yes no question.
Check Reporting Verb here verb is asked.
So Students, If the reporting is in past form then the changes of tense took place.
(b) Rita said to Ayesha ,”please give me a glass of water .”
Answer: Rita requested Ayesha to give her a glass of water.
Reason: Dear Students, Follow Reporting Speech, look like requesting type sentence.
Now check Reporting verb. Its said to (that’s mean past form)
So according to the rules of Imperative sentence, Said to become requested.
As a rules after erasing comma (,) ‘to’ is placed.
(c) The old man told the little girl ,”may you be happy.”
Answer: The old man wished that the little girl might be happy.
Reason: May you be happy (Read full sentence) It’s the Old Mans wish to the little girl.
Then as maintain Narration rules the answer will come.
Grammar in use
4. Change the following into indirect speech:
(a) Rahul asked Dipa,” Will you go to school today?”
Ans: Rahul asked Dipa if she would go to school that day.
(b) Rita said to Ayesha, “Please give me a glass of water.”
Ans: Rita requested Ayesha to give her a glass of water.
(c) The old man told the little girl, “May you be happy!”
Ans: The old man wished that the little girl might be happy.
5. Do as directed:
(a) Ranjan said, “Who does not know the name of Rabindranath?” (Change into affirmative sentence)
Ans: Ranjan said, “Everybody knows the name of Rabindranath.”
(b) Sangeeta runs faster than any other girl in her class. (Rewrite using the positive degree of ‘faster’)
Ans: No other girl in the class runs as fast as Sangeeta.
(c) Kaushiki blamed her friend for the trouble. (Rewrite using the noun form of ‘blamed’)
Ans: Kaushiki put the blame on her friend for the trouble.
Writing activities
7. Your school is going to host the Inter-school District Sports Competition. Suppose you are the Secretary of the Sports Club of your school. Write a notice (within 100 words) calling students to participate in the competition. Mention the time, date and venue of the competition. Your notice should be countersigned by the Headmistress/Headmaster of your school.
Ans:
NOTICE
T.M.G.V.P High School
Inter-school District Sports Competition
30.12.2024
All the students are hereby informed that this year our school has been given the responsibility of organizing the Interschool District Sports Competition. The competition will be held in our school ground between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm on 22.01.2024. There will be different events with which the students are acquainted with through their school sports activities. So the willing students are requested to register their names with their respective class teachers within 16.01.2024. A student can compete in maximum three events. For further details all are requested to meet the sports teacher of the school.
Countersigned
Headmaster
sd/
Secretary
Bhagat ji club
T.M.G.V.P High School
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