Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 Science Solutions Chapter 11 Work and Energy Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 6 Science Solutions Chapter 11 Work and Energy

Class 6 Science Chapter 11 Work and Energy Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Fill in each blank with the appropriate term from the brackets.

Question a.
A bucketful of water is to be drawn from a well ………. will be done when a ………… is applied to do this, because there will be an ……………. of water.
(displacement, workforce)
Answer:
work, force, displacement

Question b.
If a ball is dropped on the sloping roof of a house, it acquires ……………. and falls on the ground. That is transformation of ………… energy into ……….. energy takes place.
(kinetic, potential, motion)
Answer:
motion, kinetic, potential

Question c.
You might have seen some beautiful fireworks during Diwali. It is an example of transformation of ……….. energy into ………………. energy.
(light, atom, chemical, solar)
Answer:
chemical, light

Question d.
The solar cooker is an application of the ………… energy of the sun, while solar cells, solar lamps are applications of the ………….. energy of the sun.
(light, chemical, heat)
Answer:
heat, light

Question e.
One labourer carried four pans of road metal through a distance of 100 metres. If he carries two pans of road metal through a 200 metre distance …………. work will be done.
(equal, more, less)
Answer:
equal

Question f.
The capacity that an object has for doing work is called ………… .
(energy, displacement, force)
Answer:
energy

2. Match the pairs.

Question a.

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Rolling object	a. Heat energy
2. Food	b. Atomic energy
3. Stretched bow	c. Kinetic energy
4. Sunlight	d. Potential energy
5. Uranium	e. Chemical energy

Answer:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Rolling object	c. Kinetic energy
2. Food	e. Chemical energy
3. Stretched bow	d. Potential energy
4. Sunlight	a. Heat energy
5. Uranium	b. Atomic energy

3. Can you tell?

Question a.
When can we say that displacement has taken place?
Answer:
When the position of an object changes, we say that the object is displaced.

Question b.
What are the various forms of energy?
Answer:
Various forms of energy are: mechanical energy, heat energy, light energy, sound energy, chemical energy and electrical energy.

Question c.
Describe the natural chain of transformation of energy.
Answer:

1. In the course of water cycle, water evaporates due to the heat of the sun.
2. This water vapour forms clouds that give rain.
3. Rainwater flows into rivers and is stored in reservoirs or dams.
4. This stored water at a height has potential energy.
5. As the water falls down, this is transformed into kinetic energy.
6. When the water falls on the turbine, its kinetic energy is transferred to turbine.
7. The turbine rotates producing electrical energy.

Question d.
What should be taken into account for measuring work?
Answer:
For measuring work both force and displacement must be taken into account.

Question e.
Why should we save energy?
Answer:
Due to increasing population and increasing use of energy resources, there is a danger that limited reserves of coal, petrol, etc. will get exhausted. Hence, we should save energy for future generation.

Question f.
What is ‘green energy’?
Answer:
The energy resources which do not produce smoke and carbon gases such as carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide are called ‘green energy resources’. Energy from them is called green energy.

Question g.
What are the non-conventional energy resources?
Answer:
The resources that:

1. have not been used traditionally.
2. are inexhaustible and continuous.
3. That can be used in various forms again and again are called non-conventional energy resources.
4. e.g.: solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, hydal power.

Question h.
Which forms of energy from the sun is used in solar energy devices?
Answer:

1. Heat energy from the sun is used in solar cookers, solar water heaters, solar driers.
2. Light energy from the sun is used in solar cells, solar panels.
3. Solar electric plants have the capacity to produce electricity on large scale.

Question i.
Why should we maximize the use of non- ntional energy sources?
Answer:

1. Due to increase in population there is increasing use of conventional sources like petrol, coal, etc. Their reserves are limited and they may get exhausted.
2. Hence, it will be better to use non- conventional sources of energy to save conventional resources for future.

4. Who is the odd-one-out?

Class 6 Science Chapter 11 Work And Energy Question 1.
Diesel, crude oil, natural gas, wind.
Answer:
wind

Work And Energy Class 6 Maharashtra Board Question 2.
A running car, hauling a log, a book kept on a table, picking up the school bag.
Answer:
A book kept on table.

Work And Energy Class 6 Question 3.
Sunlight, wind, wave, petrol.
Answer:
Petrol.

11 Work And Energy Class 6 Question 4.
Leaving the fan on in a vacant room, leaving the TV on while working, using A.C during winter, putting off the light when going out.
Answer:
putting off the light when going out.

5. Find out the types of energy from the following puzzle.

Question a.
Find out the types of energy from the following puzzle.

Answer:
Potential, Kinetic, Solar, Wind, Sound, Light, Heat

Activity:

Work And Energy Exercise Class 6 Question 1.
How can you save energy at home and in school? Discuss this with your friends and list all such measures. Put them into practice.

Work And Energy Class 6 Questions Answers Question 2.
Find out about energy saving devices available in the market.

Class 6 Science Chapter 11 Work and Energy Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Work And Energy Class 6 Exercise Question 1.
Falling water possesses ………………… energy.
(potential, kinetic, chemical)
Answer:
kinetic

Work And Energy Class 6 Questions And Answers Question 2.
Heat is measured in unit called ……………….. .
(kilometres, kilogram, calorie)
Answer:
calorie

Class 6 Science Chapter 11 Question 3.
Plant stores the food in the form of ……………….. energy.
(mechanical, light, chemical)
Answer:
chemical

11. Work And Energy Class 6 Question 4.
We should use ……………….. energy resources with care.
(conventional, non-conventional, both)
Answer:
conventional

Match the columns:

Question 1.

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Solar energy	a. Waves
2. Tidal energy	b. Home cooking
3. Natural gas	c. Car
4. Petrol	d. Solar water heater

Answer:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Solar energy	d. Solar water heater
2. Tidal energy	a. Waves
3. Natural gas	b. Home cooking
4. Petrol	c. Car

Can you tell?

6th Science Work And Energy Question 1.
Water in dams or reservoirs shows potential energy.
Answer:
Rainwater flows into river and is stored in reservoirs on dams. These are at height and therefore, their water has potential energy.

Class 6 Science Chapter 11 Question Answer Question 2.
The sun is the most important source of all energy.
Answer:
All forms of energy are utilizing indirectly solar energy in all transformation of energy. Therefore, the sun is the most important source of all energy.

Question 3.
What is tidal energy?
Answer:
A wall is constructed at a narrow region of a creek. Due to waves generated by high and low tides, the turbine of the generator fitted in the wall starts rotating and electricity is generated.

Use your brain power!

Question 1.
Why do you get hungry after physical exercise?
Answer:

1. When we do physical exercise we use the energy stored in the body.
2. To replenish this energy, we have to eat. Hence we feel hungry.

Question 2.
From where does our body get energy.
Answer:
Our body gets energy from the food we eat.

Question 3.
Why do we get tired?
Answer:
When we do any work, we use the energy. If this energy level becomes very low, then we feel tired.

Question 4.
What is the unit of work and energy?
Answer:
The unit of work and energy in SI (System International) is ‘Joule’.

Question 5.
If no displacement occurs on applying a force, what does it indicate?
Answer:
If no displacement occurs, then no work is said to be performed.

Can you tell?

Question 1.
In the game of marbles, from where does one marble get energy to set another marble in motion?
Answer:
When we apply physical force to the fast marble, it gains some force and when it strikes the second marble, energy in the form of force is transferred to the second marble and this force sets the second marble in motion.

Question 2.
While playing carrom from where does the striker gets the energy to make the pieces move?
Answer:
When we strike the striker, the force exerted by our muscles is transferred to the striker. When the striker strikes the coin, this energy is transferred to the coin which may help to pocket the coin.

Question 3.
What will happen as result of the action in the picture?

Question i.
The rubber band is released after streaching it.
Answer:
It comes back to its orriginal position.

Question ii.
A stone is held in the rubber of a catapult, the rubber is stretched and released.
Answer:
Stone gets thrown to a distance and rubber band cones back to its original position.

Let’s try this.

Question 1.
If we hold a convex lens over a sheet of paper in sunlight such that there is tiny spot of light on the paper for a while. What happens? Why?
Answer:

1. If a convex lens is held over a paper in sunlight such that there is a tiny spot of light on the paper for a while the paper bums.
2. This is due to the heat energy of the sun concentrated at a point due to the convex lens.

Question 2.
How does a picture appear on the screen of a TV?
Answer:
When a TV is switched on, the electrical energy is converted into light and sound energy. Hence, a picture appears on TV.

Question 3.
In which form is energy stored in plant food?
Answer:
Energy stored in plant food is in the form of chemical energy.

Question 4.
How is energy obtained from cooking gas?
Answer:
Energy obtained from cooking gas is heat energy which is obtained by conversion of chemical energy.

Question 5.
Why is Energy not visible to us?
Answer:
Energy is the capacity to do work. Energy is converted from one form to another in the form of work being done. Hence it is not visible to us.

How are we different from each other?

Question 1.
Potential energy and Kinetic energy
Answer:

Potential energy	Kinetic energy
1. Energy stored in an object due to its position is called potential energy.	1. Energy possessed by a body due to its motion is called kinetic energy.
2. No work is performed.	2. Work is performed.

Question 2.
Work and energy
Answer:

Work	Energy
1. When an object is displaced by applying force on it, work is said to be done.	1. Energy is the capacity to do work.
2. Work is done as a result of using energy.	2. Energy is the cause for work to be done.

Question 3.
Conventional and Non-conventional energy sources
Answer:

Conventional source of energy	Non-Conventional source of energy
1. Man has been using these energy resources for centuries.	1. These resources have not been used traditionally.

Classify as directed:

Question 1.
Into kinetic and potential energy
Waterfalls, water in a reservoir, a stretched spring, a boy running in a race.
Answer:

• Potential – water in a reservoir, a stretched spring.
• Kinetic – waterfalls, a boy running in a race.

Question 2.
Into conventional and non-conventional energy sources.
Tidal energy, diesel, cooking gas, coal, hydropower, solar energy.
Answer:

• Conventional energy sources – diesel, cooking gas, coal.
• Non-conventional energy sources – tidal energy, hydropower, solar energy.

Question 3.
Into different forms of energy

1. rubber band is released
2. cooking food
3. switching on fan
4. a battery
5. radio
6. TV

Answer:

1. Mechanical energy
2. Heat energy
3. Mechanical energy, electrical energy
4. Chemical energy
5. Sound energy
6. Light and sound energy

Define:

Question 1.
Work
Answer:
When an object is displaced by applying a force on it, work is said to be done.

Question 2.
Energy
Answer:
Energy is the capacity to do work.

Question 3.
Chemical energy
Answer:
The energy obtained through chemical action is called chemical energy.

Question 4.
Potential energy
Answer:
The energy which is stored in an object due to a specific state or position of that object is called potential energy.

Question 5.
Kinetic energy
Answer:
The energy obtained by the virtue of its motion is called kinetic energy.

Question 6.
Solar energy
Answer:
The enormous and continuous energy obtained from the sun is called solar energy. Solar energy is at the root of all energy available on earth.

Question 7.
Conventional energy resources: (non-renewable energy sources)
Answer:
The energy sources which man has been using for centuries and that cannot be replenished are called conventional energy sources.

Question 8.
Renewable energy sources: (non – conventional energy sources)
Answer:
The resources that have not been used traditionally and that are inexhaustible, continuous and can be used in various forms again and again are called renewable energy sources.

Explain – why?

Question 1.
Energy is not visible to us.
Answer:
There is energy in every substance in the universe. It is present in non-living as well as living things. But still we can only feel the energy when some work is done, e.g. When wind blows, we can feel the coolness in air. When we switch on the light in a dark room, we can see things due to light energy.

Question 2.
Save energy, (use alternative energy sources)
Answer:

1. Due to increasing population, there is increasing usage of energy resources.
2. There is a danger that limited reserves of conventional resources like diesel, crude oil, may get exhausted.
3. We should save energy so that future availability is ensured.
4. It will be better to use alternative and supplementary energy sources.

Question 3.
Methods of saving energy.
Answer:

1. Saving energy is as good as generating energy.
2. There are several ways of saving energy such as putting off lamps when not needed.
3. Making maximum use of sunlight.
4. Saving energy and energy resources is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, we will have to face the serious calamity like global warming.

Question 4.
State the energy conversions in following cases.

1. Solar water heater
2. Solar cell
3. Fission of uranium, thorium
4. Switch on mixer
5. Switch on lamp
6. Switch on TV
7. Switch on radio
8. Ram plays tabla
9. Ravi plays shehnai
10. You switch on the torch
11. Your mother lights the gas stove to cook
12. Dinesh is bursting crackers during Diwali

Answer:

1. Solar energy to heat energy
2. Solar energy to electrical energy
3. Atomic energy to heat energy and then to electrical energy
4. Electrical energy to mechanical energy
5. Electrical energy to light energy
6. Electrical energy to light energy and sound energy
7. Electrical energy to sound energy,
8. Mechanical energy to sound energy
9. Wind energy to sound energy
10. Chemical energy to light energy
11. Chemical energy to heat energy
12. Chemical energy to heat, light and sound energy

Observe the figure below and answer the question given.

Question i.
In the above activity, which are the different forces acting on the box?
Answer:
In the above activity, muscular force, frictional force and gravitational force act on the box.

Question ii.
Is displacement possible without force?
Answer:
No, force has to be applied in order to displace the box.

Question iii.
If force is applied to both the boxes is same, which box will be displaced more?
Answer:
If force applied to both the boxes is same, then empty box will be displaced more than box with books.

Question iv.
If me e books are added to box, and same force is applied, will the displacement be more or less?
Answer:
If the same force is applied for a heavier load then the displacement will be less.

Question v.a.
If a force is applied with both the hands on a wall, will there be a displacement?
Answer:
Whatever be the amount of force applied, the wall will not be displaced.

Question b.
If no displacement occurs on applying as force, what does it indicate?
Answer:
If no displacement occurs, then no work is said to be performed.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 English Solutions My English Coursebook Chapter 2.6 World Heritage Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 2.6 World Heritage

My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 2.6 World Heritage Textbook Questions and Answers

Warming up!

Chit-chat:

1. I can talk about the world:
Form groups of 6 to 8 students. Each group should select any one Continent and share the following information about each.
1. Important cities
2. Sight-seeing places of tourist interest
3. Food speciality-cuisine
4. Wild life
5. Different types of region and vegetation.
6. Human life.
Now each group representative from the previously formed groups, should narrate the information to the class, using proper attractive sentences.

Question 1.
I can talk about the world:
Form groups of 6 to 8 students. Each group should select any one Continent and share the following information about each.

1. Important cities
2. Sight-seeing places of tourist interest
3. Food specialty-cuisine
4. Wild life
5. Different types of region and vegetation.
6. Human life.

Now each group representative from the previously formed groups, should narrate the information to the class, using proper attractive sentences.
Answer:
1. Important cities:
Mumbai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai

2. Sight-seeing places of tourist interest:
Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China, Mount Fuji, Burj Khalifa etc.

3. Food speciality-cuisine:
Indian, Chinese, Middle-eastern

4. Wild life:
Tigers are naturally found in India. Panda’s are native to China.

5. Different types of region and vegetation:
Asia is blessed with a variety of regions including mountains, desserts, meadows, oceans etc. Some of the main crops grown in Asia are rice, grains, pulses, spices etc.

6. Human life:
Being the biggest continent in the world, Asia has diverse culture and each region within the continent have their own languages, festivals, religions etc.

2. Prepare a Travel Brochure or leaflet of your native place or any town/historical place/hill station to attract tourist using the points below.

Answer:
Tourist Place: Koihapur
How to reach there?

• Nearest Railway Station: Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj Terminus (Koihapur)
• Nearest Air Port: Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport, Kothapur Domestic Airport.
• Nearest Bus Stand: S.T. stand, Koihapur. Local transport is available.

Top five spots to visit: Mahalaxmi Temple, Panhala Fort, Rankala Lake, Maharaja Palace, Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj Museum, Gandharva Resort and Amusement Park.

Special features of these spots:

• Mahalaxmi Temple: Holy seat of Amba Mata.
• Rankala Lake: Famous for its beauty.
• Maharaj Palace: Magnificent structure of Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj’s palace, Indo-British architecture.
• Maharaj Museum: Great collections of historical period.
• Gandharva Resort and Amusement Park: Pleasant and attractive, beautiful site with amusing games.

Mouth-watering /special cuisines: Delightful tasty non-veg food, Pandhara Rassa, Tambda Rassa, Kothapur Misal/Bhel, Mohak lassi,
Davangiri Dosa, etc.

Other nearby sight-seeing spots: Panhala Fort, Kanheri Math, Radhanagari, Wildlife sanctuary.
For Further details contact
Vikas Tours & Travels
Mob.: 98xxxxxx34
email: vikastt@rmail.com

English Workshop:

1. Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.

Question 1.
Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.

Answer:

Year	Importance
1959	UNESCO launched an International campaign to protect temples and artifacts.
1965	White House Conference in United States called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’.
1968	The International Union for Conservation of Nature similar goals and presented them at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment.
1972	The Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference.
2009	890 World Heritage Sites were located in 148 countries.

2. Name the following.

Question 1.
(a) The country where Mount Huangshan is situated ……………………
(b) The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile …………………..
(c) The place where the conference based on Human Environment was held …………………..
(d) The country in which the highest number of World Heritage Sites are ……………………
(e) The body which can exclude a site from World Heritage list ……………………
Answer:
(a) The country where Mount Huangshan is situated in – China
(b) The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile – Anwan High Dam
(c) The place where the conference based on Human Environment was held – Stockholm, Sweden.
(d) The country in which the highest number of World Heritage Sites are – Italy
(e) The body which can exclude a site from World Heritage list – World Heritage Committee.

3. Complete the following sentences.

Question 1.
Complete the following sentences.
(a) The World Heritage Sites include ……………….. .
(b) There are around ……………. World Heritage Sites in the world.
(c) The Role of World Heritage Committee is ………………. .
(d) The tenure of World Heritage Committee is ……………… .
(e) We can get more information about World Heritage Sites from its …………………. .
Answer:
(a) The World Heritage Sites include cultural and natural areas.
(b) There are around 890 World Heritage Sites in the world.
(c) The Role of World Heritage Committee is to be responsible for establishing which sites will be listed as a UNESCO World heritage site.
(d) The tenure of World Heritage Committee is six years.
(e) We can get more information about World Heritage Sites from its website at whc.unesco.org.

4. Complete the following Web by giving reasons why World Heritage Sites are in danger.

Question 1.
Complete the following Web by giving reasons why World Heritage Sites are in danger.

Answer:

5. Answer in your own words:

Question a.
What are our duties towards preservation of any historical site?
Answer:
Historical sites like forts, monuments, palaces, etc. are our national heritage. They have stood all the vagaries of time and weather and are on the verge of losing their splendour. It is our duty to preserve them carefully. When you visit these places don’t spoil their beauty and grandeur by scratching, writing and carving names and making them look ugly and dirty. We must renovate them with the help of the residence in the area or NGOs. We should persuade and insist the government to take complete responsibility of preserving them as their foremost duty.

Question b.
Why should we preserve the World Heritage Sites?
Answer:
Our ancestors all over the world have bestowed upon us the spectacular, wonderful monuments, structures and sculptures, etc. They are the wonders of arts and architectures. The whole world feels proud of these ancestral treasures. They remind us of the past glory, art, culture and great, glorious memorials. They will continue to inspire us and give knowledge of patient and prolonged human endeavours such as the Taj Mahal, Ajanta Caves, Pyramids, China’s Great Wall and many other majestic structures. So, we must preserve them with utmost care.

Question c.
What is the role of World Heritage Sites in promoting tourism in any country?
Answer:
The ‘World Heritage Sites’ plays a very important role in promoting tourism in countries like India. The organisation is responsible, with the country’s contribution, for preserving the site and if required restore it, providing funds. If the site retains its original grandeur, splendour and beauty, flocks of passionate tourists from all over the world are sure to visit the site. Naturally, tourism of the site will flourish and it also will provide employment.

6. Read the following duties towards preservation of any historical site and make sentences about each of our duties.

• Obey rules and regulations – Visitors must obey the rules and regulations, displayed at the Entrance.
• Maintain discipline and order
• Maintain cleanliness
• Use dustbins and garbage bags
• Observe silence
• Maintain environmental safety
• Protect our country’s history/heritage.

Question 1.
Read the following duties towards preservation of any historical site and make sentences about each of our duties.

• Obey rules and regulations – Visitors must obey the rules and regulations, displayed at the Entrance.
• Maintain discipline and order
• Maintain cleanliness
• Use dustbins and garbage bags
• Observe silence
• Maintain environmental safety
• Protect our country’s history/heritage.

Answer:

• Obey rules and regulations – Visitors must obey the rules and regulations, displayed at the Entrance.
• Maintain discipline and order – All visitors must maintain discipline and order in the place.
• Maintain cleanliness – They should maintain cleanliness in the area.
• Use dustbins and garbage bags – They must use dustbins and garbage bags for throwing leftovers.
• Observe silence – Visitors must observe complete silence at the site.
• Maintain environmental safety – They should maintain environment safety for their own safety.
• Protect our country’s history/heritage – It is our duty to protect our countries historical heritage.

7. Complete the following flow – chart by choosing from the options given below to show how any site of any country can become a World Heritage Site.

Question 1.
Complete the following flow – chart by choosing from the options given below to show how any site of any country can become a World Heritage Site.

1. Inclusion of the name of a site from the tentative list to the nomination file.
2. Name of the site is inscribed on the World Heritage list after meeting the criteria.
3. Inclusion of the name of site for the nomination in a tentative list after an inventory in the country or the state.
4. Decision of the World Heritage Committee after review of the nominated file.
5. A review of the file included by the advisory bodies.

Answer:

8. Match the pairs to defme different roles of the World Heritage Sites.

Question 1.
Match the pairs to defme different roles of the World Heritage Sites.

Answer:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Identify cultural and natural sites	(b) of outstanding universal value across countries.
2. Identify sites of	(h) special importance for everyone.
3. Identify sites that represent	(g) best examples of world’s cultural and/or natural heritage.
4. UNESCO seeks to	(c) preserve outstanding sites and natural resources.
5. World Heritage Sites should have	(i) relevant development plan policies.
6. World Heritage Site should	(f) protect these sites.
7. World Heritage Site serve as	(e) an asset for economic development and investment.
8. World Heritage Site should ensure	(a) green, local based, stable and decent jobs.
9. It should at large develop	(d) tourism.

9. Do you know the difference between
Refer to a dictionary/encyclopedia/reference books/website/google search to get the detailed meaning.

Question 1.
Do you know the difference between:

• World heritage.
• Cultural heritage.

Refer to a dictionary/encyclopedia/reference books/website/google search to get the detailed meaning.
Answer:
World Heritage: As per UNESCO, World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.

Cultural Heritage: Cultural Heritage means elements of great human value and creation. These could be tangible or intangible cultural heritage. Tangible Cultural Heritage include paintings, coins, sculptures, monuments, shipwrecks ruins, archaeological sites etc. Intangible Cultural Heritage can include traditions, performance arts, rituals etc.

10. Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a suitable title.

• Practical conservation of posterity
• Humanlanimal trespassing
• Unmonitored/uncontrolled/unrestricted access
• Threat of local administrative negligence

Question 1.
Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a suitable title.

• Practical conservation of posterity
• Humanlanimal trespassing
• Unmonitored/uncontrolled/unrestricted access
• Threat of local administrative negligence

Answer:
Preserving ‘World Heritage Sites’ for Future Generations Let us be sensible and practical to preserve our World Heritage Sites for future generations. It depends on well-organized and well-managed plan, The plan should be skillfully monitored and implemented to the details. It is the responsibility of the country where it is situated. So it is our national duty to protect or restore the Heritage Sites.

To maintain the original, natural characteristics of the site we must take utmost care and prevent them from being lost, damaged or destroyed. We must use funds and resources allocated by our state and the World Heritage Fund for mending and repairing work. Many a times, human and animal trespassing damage, deface and make them ugly and insecure.

Their activities and disturbances should be controlled and restricted to retain their natural beauty and grandeur. Buildings, structures, historical monuments and natural beauty should be taken care of.

In many cases, the local administrators are lethargic and they are responsible for the damages. The administrative apathy and negligence are the threats to our Heritage sites. Strict actions should be taken against them for their neglect to protect the sites.
Everyone of us, who visit the sites, should have a sense of national pride in preserving our World Heritage sites for the sake of our future generations.

11. Find from the text minimum 8 words related to cultural heritage and make a word register. Arrange them in an alphabetical order: 

Question 1.
Find from the text minimum 8 words related to cultural heritage and make a word register. Arrange them in an alphabetical order:
Answer:
Words related to cultural heritage:

1. temples
2. culture
3. literature
4. artefacts
5. sites
6. territory
7. monuments
8. art

Alphabetical order: art, artefacts, culture, literature, monuments, sites, temples, territory.

13. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.

Question i.
UNESCO and the International Council on monuments initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Answer
1. Not only UNESCO but also the international council on monuments initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
2. UNESCO as well as the International council on monuments initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage.

Question ii.
The state parties are responsible for identifying and nominating new sites.
Answer
1. The State Parties are responsible not only for identifying but also for nominating new sites.
2. The State Parties are responsible for identifying as well as nominating new sites.

Question iii.
Opera House in Australia and the Historic Center of Vienna in Austria are cultural sites of World Heritage.
Answer
1. Not only Opera House in Australia but also the Historic Center of Vienna in Austria are cultural sites of the World Heritage.
2. Opera House in Australia as well as the Historic Center of Vienna in Austria are cultural sites of the World Heritage.

Question iv.
World Heritage Sites can be a combination of both cultural and natural areas.
Answer
1. World Heritage Sites can be a combination of not only cultural but also natural areas.
2. World Heritage Sites can be a combination of cultural as well as natural areas.

Question v.
To protect the temples and artifacts. UNESCO launched an international campaign.
Answer
1. To protect not only the temples but also artifacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign.
2. To protect the temples as well as artifacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign.

14. Rewrite the following sentences replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than.’
(Note: The phrase, ‘No sooner’ must always be followed by an auxiliary
(helping verb).
For example : As soon as he came, they all gave an applause.
No sooner did he come, than all gave an applause.
(a) As soon as the Bill is passed, it will become an Act.
(b) As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.
(c) As soon as you have finished, you can submit your answer – papers.
(d) As soon as they can manage, they should change their house.
(e) As soon as the bell will ring, the School Assembly will start.

Question 1.
Rewrite the following sentences replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner… than…’
(a) As soon as the Bill is passed, it will become an Act.
(b) As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.
(c) As soon as you have finished, you can submit your answer-papers.
(d) As soon as they can manage, they should change their house.
(e) As soon as the bell will ring, the School Assembly will start.
Answer:
(a) No sooner is the Bill passed than it will become an Act.
(b) No sooner did the thief escape than the family informed the police.
(c) No sooner have you finished than you can submit your answer papers.
(d) No sooner can they manage than they should change their house.
(e) No sooner will the bell ring than the School Assembly will start.

15. Prepare a ‘tourism leaflet’ on any one of the following. (You may refer to the points given in Warming Up.)
(A) Your Home Town
(B) A Historical Place
(C) A Place of Natural Beauty
(D) A Place of Pilgrimage

Question 1.
Prepare a ‘tourism leaflet’ on any one of the following. (You may refer to the points given in Warming Up.)
(A) Your Home Town
(B) A Historical Place
(C) A Place of Natural Beauty
(D) A Place of Pilgrimage
Answer:
(उत्तराकरिता Warming Up! मधील Kolhapur विषयी दिलेले पर्यटन माहितीपत्रक पाहा.)

16.Project :

Question a.
Make a list of sites from our State that are included in the World Heritage Sites. Try to visit one of them. Write the importance of that World Heritage Site. Also write your impression of it in your notebook.

Live English:

Question a.
Making PowerPoint Presentation:
Answer:

Question b.
Rearrange the following steps of creating a PowerPoint slide in proper sequence:
(Answers is directly given.)
Answer:

1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint.
2. Click ‘New’ to create Blank Presentation.
3. Add New Slide from Home menu.
4. Click to add Text and Title in the slide.
5. Add Pictures by clicking ‘Insert’ button.
6. Resize your pictures or graphics.
7. Add effects from “Transition” menu.
8. Add New slide from Home menu.
9. Save your slide and start slide show from the beginning.

Question c.
Follow the slide Handout on ‘Types of Sentences’ given on coursebook page No. 85. Create similar slide Handout on any one of given topics:

1. pollution
2. Modes of Transport
3. Our Solar System
4. The United Nations

Question d.
Tips for writing an effective Slide Handout
Answer:

1. Begin with writing a Title and name of presenter on the Slide 1.
2. Write points you want to explain in main bullet points in the Slide 2.
3. Give meanings, definitions and exanples in bullet points.
4. Use aphoristic style of language, give only main points.
5. Give your contact number and email ID for feedback towards the en)

Question e.
Tips for making an effective Power point Presentation
Answer:

1. While speaking, show your passion and use positive body gestures.
2. Start strongly try to connect with your audience using propertone.
3. Keep it simple: concentrate on your core message.
4. Smile and make eye contact with your audience.
5. Conclude on positive note.

Question f.
The 10/20/30 rule of Power Point
Answer:
( If you are notfamiliarwith the 10/20/30 Ruleof PowerPoint created way back in 2005 by Guy Kawasaki, here’s how it goes:
“The most effective Power Poin t presentations should
containno more than lOslides,
Iastno longer than 20 minutes,
and feature fontno smaller than 30 points.”

My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 2.6 World Heritage Additional Important Questions and Answers

Read the following passage and do the activities:

Simple Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Name the following:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
i. The International World Heritage Programme is administered by – The UNESCO WORLD Heritage Committee
ii. The Nile valley contains many ancient – Egyptian artifacts.

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
A draft convention was started for creating an international organization responsible for protecting cultural heritage.

Question 3.
Name the following:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
State parties are elected by the World Heritage Centre’s General Assembly.

Question 4.
Complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined)
Answer:

1. The role of World Heritage Committee is to list the sites as – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2. The tenure of World Heritage Committee is – six years.
3. The World Heritage Committee consists of representatives from – 21 State Parties.

Question 5.
Complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. The inventory of the State Party is called the Tentative List.
2. Tentative List is included on the Nomination File.
3. Two advisory bodies make recommendations to the World Heritage Committee.
4. When the site is chosen it also becomes considered within the international community.
5. 25 of the World Heritage Sites are considered mixed.

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Complete the web:
(Answer is directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 2.
Why did UNESCO launch an international campaign in 1959?
Answer:
Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The dam’s construction would have flooded the Nile valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and many of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and the artefacts UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959.

Question 3.
Complete the web:
(Answer is directly given.)
answer:

Question 4.
Why did a White House Conference in the United States call for a ‘World Heritage Trust’?
Answer:
A White House Conference in the United States called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historic cultural sites and also for protecting the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.

Question 5.
What measures are taken about the World Heritage Sites that are in danger?
Answer:
The World Heritage Committee first prepares a separate list of sites that are in danger. The World Heritage Committee allocates resources from the World Heritage Fund to that site to restore it. In addition, different plans are put into place to protect and/or restore the site. However, if a site loses its characteristics which allowed it to be originally included on the World Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee can delete the site from the list.

Activities based on Vocabulary:

Question 1.
Look at the words and their meanings. Underline the correct alternatives:
(Answers are directly underlined.)
Answer:
(i) determine:
(a) think over
(b) decide
(c) ask for
(d) look over

(ii) monument:
(a) statue
(b) pillar
(c) memorial building
(d) fort

(iii) significant:
(a) clever
(b) effective
(c) systematic
(d) important

(iv) disaster:
(a) problem
(b) incident
(c) calamity
(d) accident

Question 2.
Find from the passage adjective forms for the following:

1. culture
2. history
3. nature
4. significance

Answer:

1. cultural
2. historical
3. natural
4. significant

Question 3.
Write the long form of ‘UNESCO’.
Answer:
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

Question 4.
Write from the passage nouns for the following:

1. present
2. protect
3. conserve
4. include

Answer:

1. presentation
2. protection
3. conservation
4. inclusion

Question 5.
Write the list of adjectives from the passage.
Answer:
historic, cultural, significant, natural, scenic, international, similar, general, main, responsible, six.

Question 6.
Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. inventory	(a) fixed basis to judge
2. territory	(b) suggestions
3. criteria	(c) region
4. recommendations	(d) a written list of material

Answer:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. inventory	(d) a written list of material
2. territory	(c) region
3. criteria	(a) fixed basis to judge
4. recommendations	(b) suggestions

Question 7.
Find from the passage the antonyms for the following:

1. exclude
2. artificial
3. insignificant
4. final

Answer:

1. exclude × include
2. artificial × natural
3. insignificant × significant
4. final × tentative

Question 8.
Find out opposites from the passage for the following:
Answer:

1. artificial × natural
2. lowest × highest
3. exclude × include
4. safe × danger

Question 9.
Find from the passage the nouns of the following :

1. locate
2. urbanize
3. pollute
4. add

Answer:

1. locate – location
2. urbanize – urbanization
3. pollute – pollution
4. add – addition

Personal Response:

Question 1.
Why do you like to visit tourist spots?
Answer:
I like to visit some tourist spots not only for comfort and relaxation but for expanding my knowledge and for knowing our culture, history and glory of the past. They enhance our knowledge, vision of life and enlighten your intelligence. These visits give us true education of life and soothe our minds.

Activity-based on Contextual Grammar:

Rewrite the sentences using ‘not only….but also’ and ‘as well as’ in two separate sentences:

Question 1.
A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historic cultural sites and the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.
Answer:
i. A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect not only historic cultural sites but also the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.
ii. A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historical cultural sites as well as the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.

Question 2.
Write the following sentence using ‘as soon as’ and ‘no sooner …… in two separate sentences.
Immediately after the World Heritage Sites are in danger, they are inscribed on a separate list.
Answer:
(i) As soon as the World Heritage Sites are in danger, they are inscribed on a separate list.
(ii) No sooner are the World Heritage Sites in danger than they are inscribed on a separate list.

English Workshop:
(based on whole lesson).

Question 1.
What is the difference between the words ‘World Heritage’ and ‘Cultural Heritage’?
Answer:
The word ‘World Heritage’ is related with the natural or man-made places that are recognized as having international importance, cultural values of the world and humanity in general. Whereas ‘Cultural Heritage’ is related with a particular society or groups, its ideas, customs, beliefs, art and literature, etc. that have existed and inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and preserved for the benefits of future generation.

Activities based on Language Study

(A) Do as directed:

Question 1.
Complete the words by using correct letters:

1. w o _ l d
2. l a k _ s
3. s i _ e s
4. s _ a t e

Answer:

1. w o r l d
2. l a k e s
3. s i t e s
4. s t a t e

Question 2.
Put the following words in alphabetical order:
1. world, becoming, property, territory
2. step, site, selection, significant
Answer:
1. becoming, property, territory, world
2. selection, significant, site, step

Question 3.
Punctuate the following sentences:
1. Then what’s the secret of your energy I asked
2. No there isn’t anyone like Raghu veer
Answer:
1. “Then what’s the secret of your energy?” I asked.
2. “No, there isn’t anyone like Raghuveer.”

Question 4.
Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using letters in the word ‘ mountain ’
Answer:
mount, out, main, tin

Question 5.
Write related words as shown in the example:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 6.
Complete the following word-chain of the adjectives. Add four words each beginning with the last letter of the previous word: ;
dear → …………… → …………… → …………… → …………… .
Answer:
dear → real → large → eager → red.

(B) Do as directed:

1. Attempt anyone:

Question a.
Make your own meaningful sentence using the phrase ‘to fall prey’:
Answer:
Young people fall prey to attractive, tasty food.

OR

Question b.
Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully:
This is how I …………….
Answer: This is how the poor man got shelter in the Old age Home.

2. Attempt anyone:

Question a.
Add a prefix or suffix to make new words:
1. agree
2. satisfy
Answer:
1. disagree/agreement
2. satisfaction/dissatisfy

OR

Question b.
Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words:
1. agree
2. satisfy
Answer:
1. Do you agree with my opinion?
2. The food he got did not satisfy his hunger.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 8 History Solutions Chapter 4 The Freedom Struggle of 1857 Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 8 History Solutions Chapter 4 The Freedom Struggle of 1857

Class 8 History Chapter 4 The Freedom Struggle Of 1857 Questions And Answers

Class 8 History Chapter 4 The Freedom Struggle of 1857 Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options:
(Umaji Naik, War of Independence, Lord Dalhousie, Secretary of State, Tatya Tope)

Question 1.
V. D. Savarkar named the struggleof 1857 as the ………. .
Answer:
War of Independence

Question 2.
……….. united the Ramoshis to rebel against the British.
Answer:
Umaji Naik

Question 3.
After the struggle of 1857, the post of …………. was created in the British Government to look after the affairs of India.
Answer:
Secretary of State

Question 4.
………… was the Governor General who annexed the princely states.
Answer:
Lord Dalhousie.

2. Explain the following statements with reasons :

Question 1.
The Paikas made armed rebellion against the British.
Answer:

1. The Britishers conquered x Odisha in 1803.
2. They confiscated the hereditary rent free land granted to Paikas by the kings.
3. The life of the common man became miserable due to tax imposed on salt by the British.

This resulted in armed rebellion of the Paikas against the British in 1817.

Question 2.
There was discontent among the Hindu and Muslim sepoys.
Answer:

1. In 1856, the British introduced long Enfield rifles.
2. The soldiers were required to bite the greased covering of the cartridges of the rifle to open them.
3. The news spread among the soldiers that the covering of the cartridges contained 8 the fat of cows and pigs.
4. The religious sentiments of the Hindu and Muslim soldiers were hurt and there was discontent among them.

Question 3.
The Indian sepoys could not keep stand in front of the British army.
Answer:
The Indian sepoys could not keep stand in front of the British army because :

1. The Indian soldiers were brave but they had no military strategies.
2. They did not have economic strength.
3. Indians did not have latest and enough stock of arms and experienced army generals like the British.
4. On the other hand, the British possessed the modern means of transport and communication and were therefore swift in their movements.

This proved that the wars are not fought only on bravery but also through military strategies.

Question 4.
After the struggle, Indian army was divided on the basis of caste.
Answer:
There was division of military on the basis of caste because :

1. The British felt that if the Indians came together they would again unite and rebel against the British rule.
2. Hence, proper care was taken by dividing them on the basis of caste to avoid future conflict.

Question 5.
The British imposed heavy taxes on Indian industries.
Answer:

1. The British introduced new revenue system with the sole purpose to increase their income.
2. The taxes were forcibly collected from the farmers.
3. British goods were sold in India to gain profits.
4. They imposed heavy taxes on the goods made by local industries.
5. This trade policy ruined Indian handicraft and textile industries.
6. Many artisans became unemployed. The British imposed heavy taxes on Indian industries with the sole purpose to ruin the Indian economy.

3. Answer the following questions in brief:

Question 1.
What were the social causes behind the struggle of 1857?
Answer:
The social causes behind the struggle of 1857 were :

1. The Indians felt that Britishers interfered in their culture, traditions and customs.
2. The British enacted Sati Prohibition Act and the Widow-Remarriage Act.
3. These were seen as an interference in the lifestyle of the Indians.
4. Indians resented it as it was regarded as the destruction of the way of life by the British government.

Question 2.
Why did the Indians fail in the struggle of 1857?
Answer:
There are several reasons for the failure of Indians in the struggle of 1857. They were :

1. It did not have central leadership so lacked uniformity.
2. The Indian soldiers who participated in the struggle did not have latest and sufficient weapons.
3. They were brave but did not have tactics.
4. On the other hand, the British had a unified leadership, disciplined army, latest weapons and experienced army generals.
5. The British controlled transport and communication which made their movement swift.
6. The majority of the rulers of the Princely States kept themselves away from the freedom struggle.
7. The struggle was severe in Northern India. It did not take place all over India simultaneously.
8. Rajputana, Punjab, some parts of Bengal and North west India remained aloof.

Question 3.
What were the consequences of struggle of 1857?
Answer:

1. The British government realised that there was growing dissatisfaction among the Indians due to Company’s rule.
2. The British Parliament passed the Government of India Act in 1858 and took over the responsibility of ruling over people of India thus bringing an end to Company’s rule.
3. The Queen issued a Declaration addressing the people of India.
4. The Governor General was designated as the Viceroy of India.
5. A new post of Secretary of State was created to look after the affairs of India.
6. The British changed the composition of army and its internal policies.

Question 4.
What were the changes in British policy after the struggle of 1857?
Answer:

1. The British accepted the policy of non-interference in social and religious aspects of Indians.
2. They took care that Indian society did not unite on social grounds.
3. They took care to see that conflicts on grounds of caste, religion, race, territory kept raging.
4. They poisoned and polluted the minds of Indians by following the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’.
5. What changes

Project:

Question 1.
Search for the book written by V. D. Savarkar entitled ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ and read it.

Question 2.
On an outline map of India indicate the regions  where the freedom struggle of 1857 took place.

Class 8 History Chapter 4 The Freedom Struggle of 1857 Additional Important Questions and Answers

Identify the wrong pair, correct it and rewrite:

Question 1.

Answer:
Wrong pair: Bihar – Kolis
Corrected pair: Bihar – Santhals.

Name the following:

Question 1.
Led the revolt of Paikas:
Answer:
Bakshi Jaganbandhu Bidyadhar

Question 2.
Last Mughal Emperor of Delhi:
Answer:
Bahadur Shah

Question 3.
Led the revolt of Bhills in Khandesh:
Answer:
Kajarsingh

Question 4.
Led the revolt in Satpura:
Answer:
Shankarshah

Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options:

Question 1.
In 1806, Indian soldiers at …………. revolted.
(a) Barrackpore
(b) Meerut
(c) Vellore
(d) Delhi
Answer:
(c) Vellore

Question 2.
Governor General …………… annexed many states through Doctrine of Lapse.
(a) Lord Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer:
(d) Lord Dalhousie

Question 3.
Bahadur Shah who led the revolt was imprisoned at …………… .
(a) Nepal
(b) Rangoon
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Andaman
Answer:
(b) Rangoon

Question 4.
………… fought for ten months against British but was caught due to betrayal.
(a) Rango Bapuji
(b) Bakht Khan
(c) Tatya Tope
(d) Ahmedullah
Answer:
(c) Tatya Tope

Answer the following questions in one sentence:

Question 1.
Why did the Indian sepoys at Meerut rebel against the British?
Answer:
When the news that Mangal Pandey was arrested and hanged reached Meerut cantonment, the entire regiment of the Indian sepoys rebelled against the British.

Question 2.
In which parts of North India did the revolt spread?
Answer:
After Delhi, the revolt spread in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Banaras, Bareli and Jhansi.

Question 3.
Who fought the Crimean War?
Answer:
The Crimean war was fought between Britain and Russia.

Question 4.
Which policy did the British adopt to pollute the minds of Indians?
Answer:
The British adopted the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ to pollute the minds of the Indians.

Complete the graphical presentation:

Question 1.

Answer:

Question 2.

Answer:

Question 3.

Answer:

Write Short Notes :

Question 1.
Paika Rebellion:
Answer:

1. There were many independent kingdoms in Odisha in the medieval period.
2. The kings used to have a standing army known as Paikas.
3. The kings gave them rent free land for their cultivation and livelihood.
4. In return, they were supposed to fight along with the king in case of any war.
5. The English conquered Odisha in 1803 and took over the hereditary rent free lands granted to the Paikas.
6. This resulted in armed rebellion of the Paikas against the British under the leadership of Bakshi JaganbandhuBidyadhar.

Question 2.
Rebellion of Umaji Naik:
Answer:
1. Exploitation was on a large scale during the Company’s rule in India. There was rising discontent among the Indians. Sanyasis-Fakirs rebelled in the | Bengal province.
2. Umaji Naik organised the Ramoshis and the local youth and gave a strong fight to the British in Maharashtra.
3. They drafted a declaration and appealed to the people to support them in their fight against to overthrow the British government.
4. People in Ahmednagar, Satara, Pune, Nasik, Solapur and Bhor were inspired by them.
5. Umaji Naik was arrested and hanged to death in 1832 at Pune.

Explain the following statements with reasons:

Question 1.
There was discontent among the Indian soldiers.
Answer:

1. Indian soldiers were treated with contempt.
2. They were denied position higher than Subhedar in the army.
3. They were given low status by the British officers.
4. They were paid less salary than the British soldiers.
5. Their allowances were reduced gradually.
6. Due to all these factors there was discontent among the Indian soldiers.

Question 2.
Mangal Pandey was arrested and hanged.
Answer:

1. The British introduced long Enfield rifles. The soldiers were required to bite the greased covering of the cartridges of the rifle to open them.
2. The news spread among the Indian soldiers that the covering of the cartridges contained the fat of cows and pigs.
3. The religious sentiments of the Muslim and Hindu soldiers were hurt.
4. The angry soldiers who refused to use the cartridges were severely punished.
5. In retaliation to this unjust practice, Mangal Pandey from Barrackpore cantonment fired at the British officer. So, he was arrested and hanged.

Answer the following questions in brief :

Question 1.
What changes were made in administration of India after the struggle of 1857?
Answer:
After the struggle of 1857, the British Parliament made the following changes in the administration of India :

1. The rule of the East India Company came to an end.
2. The Governor General was designated as Viceroy of India. He was entrusted with powers to rule over people of India.
3. He carried administration under the control of British Parliament.
4. A new post called Secretary of State was created in the British Government to look after the affairs of India.

Question 2.
Write about Queen’s Proclamation.
Answer:

1. Queen Victoria of England issued a proclamation addressed to the people of India in 1858.
2. She declared that the people in India were her subjects and that discrimination would not be made on grounds of race, religion, caste and place of birth.
3. Government jobs will be given strictly on the basis of merit.
4. She promised that government will not interfere in the religious matter of the people.
5. She promised all the treaties made with the Indian rulers will be honoured and that no state would be annexed in future.

Read the given passage and answer the questions given below :

Questions :

Question 1.
Name the leaders of the struggle who lost their lives on the battlefield.
Answer:
Rani Laxmibai, Kunwar Singh, Ahmedullah laid their lives on the battle field.

Question 2.
Who was hanged to death?
Answer:
Tatya Tope fought for ten months but was caught by betrayal and hanged to death.

Question 3.
Which leaders took shelter in Nepal?
Answer:
Nanasaheb Peshwa and Begum Hazrat Mahal took shelter in Nepal.

Answer the following questions in detail :

Question 1.
Explain the reasons of the struggle of 1857 with following points :
(1) Economic
(2) Political
Answer:
The reasons of 1857 freedom struggle :
Economic :

1. New revenue system | introduced by the British to increase their income and impoverish the peasants.
2. The farmers had to either sell or mortgage their land to pay tax in cash.
3. In order to sell British goods in India and earn profit they imposed heavy taxes on local industries.
4. Many artisans lost their livelihood as 8 handicraft and textile industries ruined.

Political :

1. The British captured many g states after winning the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
2. Lord Dalhousie annexed many princely states on various reasons.
3. He dethroned the Nawab of Ayodhya and annexed Ayodhya under the pretext of maladministration ?
4. He annexed princely states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara through Doctrine of Lapse.
5. Due to these policies of Lord Dalhousie the Indians had no trust in the British.

All these factors created discontent among artisans, princes and other classes f which ultimately led to the freedom struggle of 1857.

Question 2.
Write about the struggles before 1857.
Answer:
There was rising discontent among the Indians which led to many struggles before 1857 :

1. The peasants in Bengal fought against the British from 1763 to 1857 first under the leadership of the Sanyasis and later the Fakirs.
2. Umaji Naik in Maharashtra organised | Ramoshis and the local youths who fought against the British. The Kolis, the Bhills also fought against the British.
3. They inspired people in Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Nasik, Bhor, etc.
4. Santhals in Bihar, Kolams in Chhota Nagpur and Gonds as well as Paikas in Odisha rebelled against the British.
5. The Gadkaris in Kolhapur and Fond- ‘i Sawant in Konkan fought against the British.
6. Zamindars, Princes and other classes in Gujarat, Rajasthan and South India gave a strong fight to the British.

Question 3.
How did the scope of the struggle increase?
Answer:
1. Mangal Pandey shot a British officer at Barrackpore cantonment who forced him to use cartridges greased with the fat of cows and pigs.
2. Mangal Pandey was arrested and hanged. News spread like fire to other cantonments.
3. The entire regiment of Indian soldiers at Meerut battled and marched towards Delhi.
4. On reaching Delhi, the rebels proclaimed Bahadur Shah as the Emperor of India.
5. It spread to the whole of north India. The soldiers in the cantonments from Bihar to Rajput ana participated in the revolt.
6. The revolt spread to Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Banaras, Bareli and Jhansi.
7. It spread to the whole of north India and in Nagpur, Satara, Kolhapur and Nargund, Khandesh in western India.
8. Many princely states, peasants and about 400 female Bhills participated in revolt at Khandesh to free themselves from the oppressive rule of the British.
9. The struggle was led by Bahadur Shah the Mughal Emperor, Nanasaheb Peshwa, Rani Laxmibai, Tatya Tope, Kunwar Singh of Bihar and Begum Hazrat Mahal of Ayodhya.

Question 4.
Why did the struggle fail?
Answer:
The reasons for the failure are as follows :
1. The struggle remained limited to the Northern part and it did not spread all over India at the same time.
2. Its intensity was severe in North India but Rajputana, Punjab but parts of Bengal and North-west India remained aloof.
3. Many princely states remained loyal to the British which reduced its intensity.
4. The majority of the rulers of the Indian states and the educated Indians kept away from the struggle.
5. Though the soldiers were brave they did not use military tactics.
6. As there was no commonly accepted leader to fight the British, there was no uniformity of the struggle.
7. On the other hand, the British had economic strength, experienced generals, disciplined army, latest weapons and modern means of transport and communication which made movements of the British swift.
8 The naval strength of the British was vast, while rebels were isolated.

Question 5.
What lesson have we learnt from the struggle of 1857?
Answer:
We learnt the following lesson from the struggle of 1857 :
1. Any challenge in front of the nation should be faced unitedly.
2. Each and every member of the society should keep in mind that if two people or groups disagree or have difference in opinion there are chances of third party creating misunderstanding and taking advantage of it. We need to be careful with such tendencies.
3. If the means to earn livelihood is taken away it creates discontent. Therefore, all should get means to earn livelihood.
4. The division in army, government offices and business should not be based on caste, race and religion. It should be based on merit and equality.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 English Solutions My English Coursebook Chapter 4.4 Unbeatable Super Mom – Mary Kom Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 4.4 Unbeatable Super Mom – Mary Kom

My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 4.4 Unbeatable Super Mom – Mary Kom Textbook Questions and Answers

Warming Up:
Chit-Chat

1. Discuss in your class.

Question 1.
Indian women who have made it to International Levels in sports and games. Discuss the following points about each of them.
Answer:
(a) Name of the sportsperson. – Lauta Shivaji Babar
(b) Sport or Game-Long distance running.
(c) Level reached-World championship, Olympic Games.
(d) Outstanding achievem ents-Sportsperson of the Year Award 2015.
(e) Awards/Prizes/Titles-Arjuna Award by Government of India.
Indian Sports Award by FICCI and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

1. Fill in the Table:

Question 1.
Fill in the Table: (Answers are directly given.)

Answer:

Name of Sport/Game	Place where played	Individual or Team Event	Sports Equipment
1. Boxing	Ring	Individual	Boxing gloves
2. Shooting	Shooting range	Individual	Rifle, shooting stand
3. Hockey	Ground	Team	Hockey stick and ball
4. Football	Ground	Team	Football, Net
5. Badminton	Court	Individual/Pair	Racket and Shuttlecock
6. Kabaddi	Ground	Team

Question 2.
Complete the interview with an imaginary captain of Ladies Cricket Team of your Town/City/State. Conclude with a farewell message.
Answer:

Interview

Interviewer – J. Prasad (J. P.)
Captain – Vijetha Bhide (V. B.)

• J.P.: Good Morning. We are simply privileged and delighted to have the presence of the Captain j of our State Women’s Cricket Team, which won the final of the Inter State series in Mumbai, last week. Hello Vijetha, welcome to our show.
• V.B.: Thank you for inviting me. I am really grateful to the Government of Maharastra for recognizing my services to state women’s cricket team.
• J.P.: That’s great. You have shown your talent and performance in this Inter State series in Mumbai.
• V.B.: That’s right. The girls gave commendable performances, so the credit goes to the whole team.
• J.P.: Your individual performance was also great. It was a great feat for you.
• V.B.: Thank you. 48 runs in 40 balls is quite good and helping score for the team. Anjali co-ordinated well with me and so it was easy to reach the score.
• J.P.: Do you think regular practice is needed at the domestic level?
• V.B.: Yes, of course! More importantly there is huge need for more tournaments at the domestic level so that the girls can intermingle with the different talents in cricket.
• J.P.: Absolutely right. It gives confidence to girls. Do you think, the coach plays important role in your success? What is your opinion?
• V.B.: You are right. Without a coach how can we develop our game? He guides us at every stage and so we have reached up to this level.
• J.P.: What will be your next move and dream?
• V.B.: Now we will practise for the National level tournaments. And I think the girls have that calibre to pull off some trophies at the National level.
• J.P.: That’s really great. Wish you all the best for your future cricketing career.
• V.B.: Thanks a lot!

English Workshop:

1. Choose the correct alternatives:

Question (a)
What kind of text is it?
(i) story
(ii) speech
(iii) interview
(iv) essay
Answer:
(iii) interview

Question (b)
Which State does Mary Kom belong to?
(i) Maharashtra
(ii) Tamil Nadu
(iii) Kerala
(iv) Manipur
Answer:
(iv) Manipur

Question (c)
Who inspired Mary Kom and other youngsters in Manipur to choose boxing as a career?
(i) Dingko Singh
(ii) Charles Atkinson
(iii) Mangte Tanpa Kom
(iv) Adams
Answer:
(i) Dingko Singh

Question (d)
When did Mary Kom start her career?
(i) 2012
(ii) 2000
(iii) 2001
Answer:
(ii) 2000

2. Go through the text again and find out the name of cities and their importance in Mary Kom’s life. One is given for you. 

Question 1.
Go through the text again and find out the name of cities and their importance in Mary Kom’s life. One is given for you. (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:
(a) Kangthei – Mary Korn’s birth place.
(b) West-Bengal – Regional championship
(c) Pune – Preparation for the Olympics with male boxers.
(d) Manipur – State women’s boxing championship.

3. Write down the full forms of-

Question 1.
Write down the full forms of-
Answer:
(a) OGQ – Olympic Gold Quest
(b) IBN – Indian Broadcasting Network
(c) MTV – Music Television
(d) YPA – Yearly Plan of Action
(e) AIBA – The Amateur International Boxing Association.
(f) CNN – Cable News Network

4. Write the Factfile of Mary Kom, in your notebook.

Question 1.
Write the Factfile of Mary Kom, in your notebook.
Answer:
(a) Full Name – Mary Mangte Kom
(b) Native of – Kangthei village, Moirang Lamkhai in Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in eastern India.

(c) Early life and interests – Grown in humble surroundings of tenant farmers and helping her parents in farm related chores. She was interested in athletics initially and later turned to boxing.

(d) Special sports taken up – Boxing was her main sport.

(e) Inspired by – Dingko Singh who returned from Bangkok Asian games with a gold medal.

(f) Coach – Charles Atkinson.

(g) Early achievements:
1. Victory in the Manipur State Women’s Boxing Championship and the Regional Championship in West Bengal.
2. International debut at the first AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in United States.

(h) International achievement:
1. Five times World Boxing Champion and the only boxer to win a medal in every one of the six World Championships.
2. In 2012 Olympics she won a Bronze medal.

(i) Her passion – To make boxing popular among all Indians, especially women and girls.

(j) Future plan – To coach Indian women in boxing in future.

5. Glance through the text and find the special qualities of Mary Kom. Complete the web by putting different qualities of Mary Kom in the boxes: (Answers are directly given.)

Question 1.
Glance through the text and find the special qualities of Mary Kom. Complete the web by putting different qualities of Mary Kom in the boxes: (Answers are directly given.)

Answer:

6. ‘Super mom’ refers to an excellent mother. Give three reasons why ‘super’ has been added to the word ‘mom’ as in the title?

Question 1.
‘Super mom’ refers to an excellent mother. Give three reasons why ‘super’ has been added to the word ‘mom’ as in the title?
1. …………………………………………..
……………………………………………..
2. …………………………………………..
……………………………………………..
3. …………………………………………..
……………………………………………..
Answer:
1. It is quite difficult to balance home and profession and she has managed it like an outstanding woman.
2. Even though she is a successful sportswoman she gives more importance to her family so she has that super understanding.
3. Though a mother, she is an exceptional woman in Indian society to go out and make boxing a career. So she is a super mother.

7. Answer in your own words.

Question (a)
What makes the writer call Mary Kom ‘a legend’?
Answer:
A legend is a famous person, icon or superstar in a particular field. Mary Kom is a famous woman as an Indian boxer. The field is male dominated, but with her efforts and determination she earned name and fame, so in real sense she is a legend not only to the writer but also to all Indians and a real ‘torch-bearer’ for Indian women.

Question (b)
What prime quality did Mary Kom display during her first attempt in Olympic Games? What was her bad luck?
Answer:
Mary practised for Olympics with the male boxers. Her coach was not allowed to accompany her but she went on with confidence, because she had done her homework and was well prepared with her coach. She could play with good tactical knowledge. In semi-finals she was fighting against Adams, a clever counter puncher but Mary was scoring well, but the judges were not pressing the buttons and favouring her rival. So it was her bad luck that she lost in the semi-finals.

Question (c)
What does Mary Kom suggest, for India to win more Olympic Gold Medals?

8. Fill in the flow chart after rearranging the facts below in their proper order, as per the text:

Question 1.
Fill in the flow chart after rearranging the facts below in their proper order, as per the text:
(a) Mary Kom made her first appearance at international level.
(b) She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
(c) Mary Kom won the Manipur State Women’s Boxing Championship.
(d) She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
(e) Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.

Answer:

9. Make sentences of your own using the following words:

Question (a)
debut:
Answer:
Sonu Nigam made his singing debut at a very early age.

Question (b)
elation:
Answer:
My father is a man who seldom gives away to elation of mind.

Question (c)
sponsor:
Answer:
The sports events of the club were sponsored by Seth Narayandas Zaveri.

Question (d)
reinforced:
Answer:
The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.

Question (e)
humble surroundings:
Answer:
Many people in India live in humble surroundings.

10. Find antonyms of the following words from the text:

Question 1.
Find antonyms of the following words from the text:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. arrogant × humble
2. disqualify × qualify
3. finally × initially

11. Imagine that you are the Captain of your team. A famous cricketer is going to visit your school. You are assigned the task to conduct an interview of that famous cricketer. Frame a set of 10 questions that you will ask the cricketer. Take help of the points given below:

Question 1.
Imagine that you are the Captain of your team. A famous cricketer is going to visit your school. You are assigned the task to conduct an interview of that famous cricketer. Frame a set of 10 questions that you will ask the cricketer. Take help of the points given below:
(a) Early Life
(b) Interest in this field
(c) Inspiration
(d) Coaching and guidance
(e) Achievement/Records
(f) Future plans
(g) Advice to youngsters
Answer:
Interview Questions to be asked to the cricketer:

1. Was it your passion to become a cricketer from your childhood?
2. Who inspired you to become a cricketer?
3. Did your parents help you in your decision? What was their role?
4. What are some of your superstitions before going in to bat?
5. Who is your idol in other games other than cricket?
6. In whose bowling did you score the most runs?
7. If you were not a cricketer what would you be then?
8. What are your future plans?
9. What message would you like to give to the young generation?
10. What is your best achievement till today?

12. Imagine that you are Captain of your team. A famous cricketer is going to visit your school. You are assigned the task to conduct an interview of that famous cricketer. Frame a set of 10 questions that you will ask the cricketer. Take help of the points given below.

Question 1.
Imagine that you are Captain of your team. A famous cricketer is going to visit your school. You are assigned the task to conduct an interview of that famous cricketer. Frame a set of 10 questions that you will ask the cricketer. Take help of the points given below.
(a) Early Life
(b) Training
(c) Achievement
(d) Future plans
Answer:
Mary Kom is a sportswoman who has made India proud with her glorious achievements as a boxer. Basically from Manipur, India, she was the eldest of four siblings and had to work hard from young age to support her family. She took care of her younger siblings and worked in the field with her parents to help them. She is the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 summer Olympics where she won a Bronze Medal.

She is also the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold medal in Asian games and Commonwealth Games. She was trained by Charles Atkinson. Mary set a new standard in amateur boxing without ever competing in professional boxing. The AIBA awarded Mary Kom with the first AIBA Legends Award for promising boxing career. She is also the recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award for her tremendous achievement in Boxing. She is a legend for Indian women.

13. ‘What Men can do, Women can do better’. Divide your class in 2 groups. Let one group offer points ‘For the topic’ and the other, ‘against the topic’ given above. Note down the points in your notebooks, expand the points in two separate paragraphs of about 15 to 20 lines each. Suggest suitable titles for each:

Question 1.
‘What Men can do, Women can do better’. Divide your class in 2 groups. Let one group offer points ‘For the topic’ and the other, ‘against the topic’ given above. Note down the points in your notebooks, expand the points in two separate paragraphs of about 15 to 20 lines each. Suggest suitable titles for each:
Answer:
Two beautiful Creations of God-Men and Women

For the topic

Men cannot look after their family well compared : to women. It is still believed that men are supposed to be the bread winners and be able to support their wives and children. But now a days many women do this work very easily. Women have proved that they can do anything if given a chance. Now they have started working in Army with men.

In politics, they have proved that they can work better than men. Games like cricket, football, wrestling were the monopoly of men but now by entering in these fields they are proving they can do anything better than men. In astronomy, medicines, teaching they are in the forefront. It is important to remember that differences between men and women do not mean that one gender is less important than the other.

Against the topic

Being raised in a socially conscious environment, we believe men and women are generally equal and should be treated as such. But there are certain fields in which women can’t work as they do not possess the physical strength to work in adverse conditions like protecting our borders. They are rarely found as coal miners. Women cannot climb electricity poles and work on power transformers. They cannot fight in wars or battles. They are not found in off-shore oil drilling platforms.

My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 4.4 Unbeatable Super Mom – Mary Kom Additional Important Questions and Answers

Simple Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Name the following:

1. The warrior mentioned in the passage –
2. Native place of Mary Kom –
3. Mary Korn’s parents –
4. The sportsperson who won gold medal in Asian games –

Answer:

1. Mary Mangte Kom
2. Kangthei village, Moirang Lamkhai in Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in eastern India.
3. Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom.
4. Dingko Singh.

Complete the sentences:

Question 1.
Complete the sentences:

1. Kom grew up in
2. She came from a
3. She had an eager interest in
4. Mary Korn’s career started in

Answer:

1. Kom grew up in humble surroundings.
2. She came from a poor family.
3. She had an eager interest in athletics.
4. Mary Korn’s career started in 2000.

Question 2.
Answer in one-two words:
Answer:

1. Coach -Charles Atkinson
2. Interviewer – Sportskeeda correspondent Taru- kal Srivastava
3. Place of Training – Pune
4. Total medals won in 2012 Olympics by India – 6

Question 3.
State whether you Agree or Disagree with the following statements:
Answer:

1. Mary Korn’s coach was allowed to accompany her during her preparation for Olympics – Disagree
2. Mary practised with male boxers in Pune – Agree
3. Mary is the first Indian female boxer to win an Olympics medal for India – Agree
4. Dodgy judging was not at all the part of the reason for her loss in the semi-finals. – Disagree

Question 4.
Complete the following web chart. (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:

Choose the correct alternatives:

Question 1.
What did Mary Kom prefer being called?
(i) Super mom
(ii) Super woman
(iii) Super being
(iv) Super Boxer
Answer:
(i) Super mom

Question 2.
What would be a key factor in your conditioning for the Olympics?
(i) saturated fats
(ii) diet and nutrition
(iii) trophies and medals
Answer:
(ii) Diet and nutrition

Question 3.
Which traditional feminine activity is mentioned in the extract?
(i) washing
(ii) dusting
(iii) cooking
Answer:
(iii) cooking

Question 4.
Which award did Mary receive in 2009?
(i) Sahara Sports Award
(ii) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(iii) Arjuna Award
Answer:
(ii) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
1. Mary Korn’s exceptional achievement is she is famed as a five times world Boxing Champion and the only boxer to win a medal in every one of the six world championships.
2. Mary Korn’s parents made their living by working as tenant farmers in jhum fields.

Question 2.
What has added to Mary Kom’s greatness as a boxing champion?
Answer:
Mary Kom made her debut at the first AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in United States and won silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. Her greatness is strengthened by the way she apologized to the whole nation for not being able to win the Gold Medal. It has added to Mary Kom’s greatness as a boxing champion.

Question 3.
How did Mary spend her childhood?
Answer:
Mary grew up in humble surroundings. She used to help her parents with farm related chores. She used to learn athletics initially and later boxing simultaneously. She had an eager interest in athletics since childhood.

Question 4.
Complete the following web:
(Answer is directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 5.
What failed to pressurize Mary Kom during the Olympics?
Answer:
She was the only female representative from India and her coach Charles Atkinson was not allowed to accompany her to the Olympics failed to pressurize Mary Kom during the Olympics.

Question 6.
What can help Indian sportsmen to win more Olympic medals?
Answer:
More corporates should come in and sponsor players, so that the players don’t have to face financial pressure and can just focus on their game. More and more people should take up sports as a full-time career if we want to win more gold medals. This can help Indian sportsmen to win more Olympic medals.

Question 7.
What did OGQ do for Mary Kom?
Answer:
OGQ played a big role in shaping the boxing scene in India. OGQ really played an important part in Mary’s success. They helped her out whenever she needed something. They took care of everything Which helped her focus on her boxing and kept her stress-free.

Question 8.
What is Mary’s opinion about future of Indian boxing?
Answer:
According to Mary Kom the future of Indian boxing is bright. She is also sure that many boxers would win medals for India.

Question 9.
How did Mary Kom increase her weight?
Answer:
According to Mary diet and nutrition must be the key factor in conditioning body, but that is a neglected area in Indian sports. She had to focus on what to eat. When she started diet and nutritions, she put on her weight by 3 kg. And she could compete in 51 kg event instead of usual 48 kg.

Activities based on Vocabulary:

Question 1.
Give one word for the following explanation:
Answer:

1. The first public appearance – debut
2. One who makes history – legend
3. Farming, shifting cultivation – Jhum
4. Successful ending of a struggle or contest – victory

Question 2.
Find the full form of:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
U.S. – United States

Use the following words in your own sentences:

Question 1.
legend:
Answer:
Lata is a legend in her own lifetime.

Find out antonyms of the following words from the text:

Question 1.
Find out antonyms of the following words from the text:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. failure × success
2. rich × poor
3. died × born
4. urban × rural
5. defeat × victory

Question 2.
Pick out from the passage the verb forms of:
Answer:
1. birth – born
2. qualification – qualify

Question 3.
Pick out from the passage the noun forms of:
1. succeed
2. prepare
Answer:
1. succeed – success
2. prepare – preparation

Question 4.
Pick out from the passage the adjective forms of:
1. dodge
2. tactic
Answer:
1. dodge – dodgy
2. tactic – tactical

Find out opposite words for the following from the passage.

Question 1.
Find out opposite words for the following from the passage.
Answer:

1. hated × adored/admired
2. fair × unfair
3. inclusive × exclusive
4. losing × winning

Pick out from the passage the verb forms of the following:

Question 1.
Pick out from the passage the verb forms of the following:
Answer:

1. company – accompany
2. practice – practise
3. decision – decide
4. requirement – require

Pick out the noun forms of the following:

Question 1.
Pick out the noun forms of the following:
Answer:

1. add – addition
2. achieve – achievement
3. represent – representative
4. change – change

Pick out the adjective form of the following:

Question 1.
Pick out the adjective form of the following:
Answer:

1. finance – financial
2. confidence – confident
3. favour – favourite
4. proportion. – proportionate

Question 2.
Write down the full forms of –
Answer:

1. OGQ – Olympic Gold Quest
2. CNN – Cable News Network
3. IBN – Indian Broadcasting Network
4. MTV – Music Television
5. YPA – Yearly Plan of Action

Question 3.
Pick out from the passage the adjective forms of.
Answer:

1. nutrition – nutritional
2. female – feminine
3. tradition – traditional
4. saturate – saturated
5. addition – additional

Question 4.
Pick out from the passage the verb forms of. (Answers are directly given and underlined)
Answer:

1. competition – compete
2. negligence – neglect
3. cooking – cook
4. preference – prefer

Question 5.
Pick out from the passage the noun forms of.
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
1. aware – awareness
2. require – requirement

Question 6.
Pick out from the passage the adjective forms of.
Answer:

1. nutrition – nutritional
2. female – feminine
3. tradition – traditional
4. saturate – saturated
5. addition – additional

Question 7.
Pick out from the passage the verb forms of. (Answers are directly given and underlined)
Answer:

1. competition – compete
2. negligence – neglect
3. cooking – cook
4. preference – prefer

Question 8.
Pick out from the passage the noun forms of.
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. aware – awareness
2. require – requirement

Activities based on Contextual Grammar:

Question 1.
Choose the tail tags given in the brackets and complete the following sentences:
(isn’t she?, hadn’t he?, wasn’t he?, weren’t they?) (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. Her father was a keen wrestler in his younger age; wasn’t he?
2. Dingko Singh had inspired many youngsters in Manipur, hadn’t he?
3. Her parents were tenant farmers in jhum fields, weren’t they?
4. She is famed as a five times World Boxing Champion, isn’t she?

Question 2.
Underline the subordinate clause in the given sentence and state its kind.
Enough has been said about this great warrior, who conquered the world.
Answer:
Enough has been said about this great warrior who conquered the world – Adjective clause.

Question 3.
Identify the tense:

1. Sometimes it becomes really difficult to keep them under control.
2. They took care of everything.
3. In a few years boxing will be very popular among everyone in India.
4. You have broken several stereotypes about the women in India.

Answer:

1. Simple Present Tense
2. Simple Past Tense
3. Simple Future Tense
4. Present Perfect Tense.

Pick out the subordinate clause and state its kind:

Question 1.
Do you think nutrition is a neglected area in Indian sports?
Answer:
Subordinate clause – (that) nutrition is a neglected area in Indian sports?
Kind-Noun clause.

Question 2.
Identify the tense:

1. Sometimes it becomes really difficult to keep them under control.
2. They took care of everything.
3. In a few years boxing will be very popular among everyone in India.
4. You have several stereotypes about the women in India.

Answer:

1. Simple Present Tense
2. Simple Past Tense
3. Simple Future Tense
4. Present Perfect Tense.

Pick out the subordinate clause and state its kind:

Question 1.
Do you think nutrition is a neglected area in Indian sports?
Answer:
Subordinate clause – (that) nutrition is a neglected area in Indian sports?
Kind-Noun clause.

Question 2.
That’s the best thing, that has happened to me
Answer:
Subordinate clause – that has happened to me.
Kind-Adjective clause.

Do as directed:

Question 1.
She came from a poor family.
(Rewrite as a negative sentence without changing its meaning.)
Answer:
She didn’t come from a rich family.

Question 2.
Her father was a keen wrestler.
(Rewrite the sentence in simple present tense.)
Answer:
Her father is a keen wrestler.

Question 3.
Charles Atkinson was not allowed to accompany Mary to the Olympics.
Answer:
Charles Atkinson was prevented from accompanying Mary to the Olympics.

Question 4.
Mary was the only female representative from India in boxing. (Make it negative.)
Answer:
No other female representative except Mary represented India in boxing.

Question 5.
Some of the decisions were unfortunate. (Make it negative.)
Answer:
Some of the decisions were not fortunate.

Question 6.
Some of the decisions did not work to my benefit. (Make it Affirmative.)
Answer:
Some of the decisions hardly worked to my benefit.

Underline the subordinate clause and state its kind: (Subordinate clauses are directly underlined.)

Question 1.
Underline the subordinate clause and state its kind:
(Subordinate clauses are directly underlined.)
Answer:
1. The male boxers were kind enough to practise with me, whenever I required them.
Kind: Adverb clause of time
2. I think more and more people should take up sports as a full-time career.
Kind: Noun clause.
3. India managed just 6 medals in the 2012 Olympics, even though we are a nation of 1.3 billion people.
Kind: Adverb clause of contrast/condition.

Question 2.
Complete the words by using correct letters:
Answer:

1. b o _ e r – boxer
2. t r _ i n – train
3. sp_rts – sports
4. f i _ h t – fight

Question 3.
Put the words in alphabetical order:
1. boxing, elation, success, change
2. awareness, award, already, achievement
Answer:
1. boxing, change, elation, success
2. achievement, already, award, awareness

Question 4.
Punctuate the following sentences:
1. mary said trained hard in pune and the male boxers were kind enough to practise with me whenever required them
2. interviewer asked mary kom what do you prefer being called super mom or super boxer
Answer:
1. Mary said, “I trained hard in Pune and the male boxers were kind enough to practise with me whenever I required them.”
2. Interviewer asked Mary Kom, “What do you prefer being called-Super Mom or Super Boxer?”

Question 5.
Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the word: ‘representative’
Answer:

1. present
2. native
3. rent
4. rate

Question 6.
Write related words as shown in the example: (Answer is directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 7.
Complete the word-chain of verbs. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word.
start, → t…………., …………., …………., ………….
Answer:
start, → treat, take, enter, redress.

1. Attempt anyone:

Question (a)
Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase ‘to be successful.’ :
Ans.
Hardwork and perseverance are the key ; components to be successful in life.

OR

Question (b)
Add a clause to the sentence to expand it meaningfully:
This is our world
Ans.
This is our world where we can get strange experiences.

2. Attempt anyone:

Question (a)
Add prefix or suffix to make new words:
1. amaze
2. educate
Answer:
1. amaze – amazing
2. educate – educated, education

OR

Question (b)
Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words:
1. amaze
2. educate
Answer:
1. I was amazed at her general knowledge.
2. It is the duty of our government to educate every child of our country.

Personal Response:

Question 1.
Describe your favourite sportswoman.
Answer:
Saina Nehwal is my favorite sports woman. She is the ace badminton player representing India. She started playing badminton at a tender age of eight. She was trained by Nani Prasad and was under strict fitness regime prepared by her trainer. She proved her mettle in 2006 when she became under-19 National Champion in badminton. She is one of the athletes supported by ‘Olympic Gold Quest’-a foundation that supports athletes, who have potential to win Olympic gold.

Question 2.
Do you like games? Why?
Answer:
Yes. I like games because it makes me active and energetic. It builds my mental and physical power. It develops my concentration. Overall, it develops my personality so I play different games.

Question 3.
Do you think financial support is very necessary for the sportsmen? Why?
Answer:
The sportsmen whose financial condition is not good cannot afford proper diet due to lack of money. They can neither buy sports material necessary for them nor participate in some important events due to shortage of money. If they get good financial support, they can get training from a good coach to improve their game. So it is very necessary for them to get financial support.

Question 4.
Name some sportswomen you know:
Answer:

1. Saina Nehwal
2. P.V. Sindhu
3. Mithali Raj
4. Geeta Phogat
5. Sania Mirza
6. Anjali Bhagwat

Question 5.
What is Mary Kom more proud of being a boxer or a mother?
Answer:
It is well said, ‘The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.’ She is more proud of being a mother because she knows with her hands she can make lives of her kids. Mother is next to God-in fact a visible God, so even on the ground she thinks about her children. Children are the first priority in her life, because she has to nurture her children and bring them up with love and care.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 English Solutions My English Coursebook Chapter 4.6 A Brave Heart Dedicated to Science and Humanity Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 4.6 A Brave Heart Dedicated to Science and Humanity

My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 4.6 A Brave Heart Dedicated to Science and Humanity Textbook Questions and Answers

Warming up:
Chit-chat

Question 1.
Have you ever participated in or visited a science exhibition?
Answer:
Yes, last year I along with my friends participated in ward level science exhibition and selected for district level exhibition.

Question 2.
Did you observe/learn any new things there ? What are those ?
Answer:
Yes, we observed and learnt a lot there.

1. Everyone was busy in his/her experiment.
2. Everyone was trying to prove something. We learnt that if we work consistently we can achieve anything in our life.
3. The pairs or groups of students were working hard together to make the exhibit successful.

Question 3.
“Scientists have to work very hard and make many sacrifices for years to achieve success in their experiments”. Why?
Answer:
Hard work is the key to success. While working on any project they forget everything around them and concentrate on the experiment while doing so they sacrifice their health, hunger, family, likes, hobbies and then only they are able to carry out the undertaken experiment and get the results of it.

Question 4.
What is the difference between a discovery and an invention?
Answer:
Discovery is the process of finding information, a place or an object, especially for the first time. It is an act of finding something which is in existence but not known before. Invention is something that has never been made or processed before. It is something newly designed or created.

1. Discuss in pairs/groups about the precautions one has to take while working in a science laboratory. Write them in the form of Dos and Dont’s:

Question 1.
Discuss in pairs/groups about the precautions one has to take while working in a science laboratory. Write them in the form of Dos and Dont’s:

Answer:

Dos	Don’ts
1. Handle test tubes and glass apparatus with care.	1. Don’t touch chemicals with bare hands.
2. Inform the lab attendant if there is a problem.	2. Don’t eat, drink, chew gum or apply cosmetics in the lab.
3. Wash your hands before you leave the lab for the day.	3. Do not work with chemical until you are sure of their safe handling.
4. Wear appropriate safety attire when in the laboratory-safety goggles, lab aprons, etc.	4. Do not use the phone or computer with gloves on your hands.

2. Study the underlined Predicate in each of the sentences below and note the difference:

Question 1.
Study the underlined Predicate in each of the sentences below and note the difference:
Answer:
1. I met Debbie, [(verb (met) + noun (Debbie)]
We study Grammar, [verb (study) + noun (Grammar)]
(The object answers WHAT? or WHO? when asked to the verb.)

2. He become tired, [(verb (become) + complement (tired)]
They are hungry, [(verb (are) + complement (hungry)]
The verbs (became/are) incomplete without the words that follow (tired/hungry.) So ‘tired’ and ‘hungry’ are Complements of the verbs ‘became’ and ‘are’.)

3. She spoke softly.
They live here.
He turned early.
(The verbs in the Predicates are followed by Adverbials since they indicate
How?/Where/When the action in the verb takes place.)
Now Say whether the Predicate in the following sentence contain Object or Complement or Adverbial after the verb:
Answer:
(a) He looked upwards. Complement
(b) My brother is injured. Complement
(c) We scored a goal. Object
(d) We beat the opponents. Object
(e) She answered perfectly. Adverbial
(f) The guests arrived early. Adverbial
(g) I shall be happy. Complement
(h) You wrote the address. Object

English Workshop:

1. Write one sentence each, why the following years were landmarks in the lives of Pierre and Marie Curie:

Question 1.
Write one sentence each, why the following years were landmarks in the lives of Pierre and Marie Curie: (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:

1. 1895 – Marie and Pierre got married.
2. 1902 – Radium was discovered.
3. 1903 – The Curies along with Henry Becquerel were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of Radium and Polonium.
4. 1906 – Pierre was knocked down and killed by a horse-drawn wagon.
5. 1911 – Marie was awarded the Nobel Prize for the second time for Chemistry.

2. Complete the web diagram with the qualities of Madame Curie:

Question 1.
Complete the web diagram with the qualities of Madame Curie:

Answer:

3. Name the following:

Question (a)
Two discoverers of New lands.
1. ……………………..
2. …………………….
Answer:
1. Columbus
2. Vasco da Gama

Question (b)
Two conquerers of the peak of Mt. Everest.
1. …………………..
2. ………………….
Answer:
1. Hillary
2. Tenzing

Question (c)
Original name of Madame Curie.
…………………………………………….
Answer:
Marja Sklowdaska

Question (d)
Her place of birth.
………………………………………………
Answer:
Warsaw, in Poland

Question (e)
Subjects Marie majored in, at the University of Paris.
………………………………………………
Answer:
Physics and Mathematics.

Question (f)
Nationality of her husband Pierre:
………………………………………………
Answer:
French.

Question (g)
Scientist who discovered the properties of uranium-
Answer:
Henri Becquerel

Question (h)
Two radioactive elements discovered by Curies-
Answer:
Polonium and Radium.

4. Read the text carefully and match the incidents occured in Madam Curie’s life given in table A with the years in table B.

5. Think and answer in your own words.

Question (a)
What common characteristics did Marie and Pierre share, as a student?
Answer:
When Marie went to Sorbonne the University of Paris she spent her days in poverty. Her friend Pierre was brilliant but a poor scientist. Due to lack of money they began to work in a shabby laboratory. Being students they were brilliant scholars but poverty was an obstacle in their way.

Question (b)
Which of the two scientists was greater than the other? Say why.
Answer:
I think Madame Curie was greater than Pierre Curie because she wanted to study in Paris but the poverty at home did not allow her to continue. But with her own efforts and confidence she could fulfil her childhood dream. Even in that condition she got married to a person who was poor. And even after his death, she did not deter and continued her work and was awarded the Nobel Prize. It shows that she was really a great human being and a scientist.

Question (c)
Why was the gift of a ton of pitchblende, a great stroke of luck to the Curies?
Answer:
Being very expensive the Curies couldn’t buy pitchblende on a large scale but when their admirer, the emperor of Austria gifted them the most precious gift of a ton of pitchblende they could do their experiment on a large scale and find out what they wanted to achieve. So it was a great stroke of luck to the Curies.

Question (d)
Besides the uses of Radium and Polonium mentioned in the text, in what other way do you think, it is used in the field of medicine?
Answer:
Radium is used to produce radon gas which in turn, is used to treat cancer. Radiation given off by radium is sometimes used also to study the composition of metals, plastics and other material.

The alpha rays emitted by Polonium can be used to eliminate static electricity. Polonium is also used in anti-static brushes to eliminate dust on photographic film.

Question (e)
What proves that Marie Curie was a true lover of humanity and not of wealth?
Answer:
Marie Curie could have patented her discovery and earned a lot of money. But she believed in working for Science and whatever she discovered belonged to the people and not to her so in real sense she thought about humanity not money. She was a true lover of humanity and not of wealth.

6. Find words/phrases from the text that are synonyms of the word ‘brave’:

Question 1.
Find words/phrases from the text that are synonyms of the word ‘brave’:
Answer:
courageous indomitable powerful

7. Read and understand the following words. Find out/search for proverbs/thoughts/quotes/ slogans that are related to each of them:

Question 1.
Read and understand the following words. Find out/search for proverbs/thoughts/quotes/ slogans that are related to each of them:
Answer:
(a) Courage: Courage is the complement of fear. One with courage to laugh is master of the world. Courage is a kingdom without a crown.
(b) Strength of character: Knowledge will give you power, but weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
(c) Determination: A dream doesn’t become reality through magic, it takes sweat, determination and hardwork. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.
(d) Hard-work: Success is the result of perfection, hardwork, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence. There is simply no substitute for hardwork when it comes to achieving success.

8. Match the branches of Science with what fields they study:

Question 1.
Match the branches of Science with what fields they study:

’A’	B’
(a) Ecology	(i) Study of Atmosphere
(b) Geology	(ii) Study of Plant-life
(c) Meteorology	(iii) Study of the Universe
(d) Anatomy	(iv) Study of living organisms and environment
(e) Botany	(v) Study of human mind and emotions
(f) Psychology	(vi) Study of structure and functions of the body
(g) Cosmology	(vii) Study of solid earth and rocks

Answer:
(a) Ecology – Study of living organisms and environment
(b) Geology – Study of solid earth and rocks
(c) Meteorology – Study of Atmosphere
(d) Anatomy – Study of structure and functions of the body
(e) Botany – Study of Plant-life
(f) Psychology – Study of human mind and emotions
(g) Cosmology – Study of the Universe

9. Imagine that your school needs some Scientific equipment, apparatus and formulae charts for the laboratory. Being the in-charge of Science Committee, write a letter to the Headmaster of your school suggesting him some Scientific equipment and apparatus required for Standard X Science practicals. Take help of the information given below to complete your letter.

Question 1.
Imagine that your school needs some Scientific equipment, apparatus and formulae charts for the laboratory. Being the in-charge of Science Committee, write a letter to the Headmaster of your school suggesting him some Scientific equipment and apparatus required for Standard X Science practicals. Take help of the information given below to complete your letter.

Answer:
Sanjay Sharma,
In-charge of Science Committee,
New English High School,
Akola-444 001.
1 January, 2020.

To,
The Headmaster,
New English High School,
Akola.
Subject: Requirement of scientific equipment, apparatus and formulae charts for the laboratory.

Respected sir,

With regard to learning Science content, processes and views of the nature of Science experiments play significant role in Science. As per the new syllabus, new subjects and some experiments are included in revised Science coursebooks. Experiments give immense pleasure of self-learning and observations.

The equipment and apparatus that we have been using in our Science laboratory are outdated and rarely of any use. If we bring some new, definitely it will arose interest in learning Science and doing some experiments on our own. Being in-charge of Science Committee, I request you on behalf of all students and teachers to bring following equipment and apparatus in our Science laboratory.

1. 2 compound microscope
2. 2 Hand lens
3. 6 Beakers
4. 3 Beakers Tongs
5. 3 Test Tube holder
6. Thermometer
7. Safety goggles-6
8. 6 funnels
9. 1 microwave oven
10. 2 pipette
11. Graduated Cylinder
12. Vernier Calliper
13. Meters
14. Compass
15. Stop clock

You are well aware that due to lack of equipment our Science teachers can’t conduct some experiments in the lab.

Hope you will understand our difficulty and buy the listed equipment and apparatus as early as possible so that the subject of Science can be well understood by doing various experiments in the laboratory.
Anticipating your valuable help in this respect.

Thanking you,

Yours obediently,
Sanjay Sharma
In-charge of Science Committee.

10. ‘There is no short-cut to success’. Expand this maxim with a suitable introduction, body, examples and conclusion. Write it in your notebook in about 20 lines.

Question 1.
‘There is no short-cut to success’. Expand this maxim with a suitable introduction, body, examples and conclusion. Write it in your notebook in about 20 lines.
Answer:
‘There is no Short-cut to Success.’
It is often said that success requires hardwork and great diligence as well as commitment. This makes success a long-term achievement. Everybody thinks that there are some easier ways to live life, no need to work hard for livelihood but the truth is that easier ways are always the toughest ways. Most of us forget that for reaching success, the road is not strewn with roses. Success is an achievement by constant diligence and most of us lack the essential quality, diligence. The magic of hardwork and perseverance cannot be underestimated.

Most of the time it happens that we start our efforts but soon lose heart half-way and give up our efforts and thus fail to reach the pinnacle of success. If we have the confidence in our efforts, there is nothing that can deter us from achieving. Sitting in front of Television and watching the shopping network channel, fascinating over the new-miracle making abs machine which promises you the six- pack abs only in 5 minutes of daily exercises, you think that product is heaven sent, so you grab your phone book the order and start dreaming about your perfect body. Two months later, that wonder abs machine is at the back of your master closet gathering dust. As you can see, you will have to do the work when reaching a goal and the success that comes with it.

You have to understand that you might have to make sacrifices during your journey and you need to put in the hours required in order to get where you want to reach. Those who sit pretty and just complain about the success of others are the ones who do not do much in life. Those who make continuous efforts for a long time in the right direction rarely lose in the struggle of life. So one important password for all of us to follow is that there is no short cut to success.

Project:

The life and work and inventions of Marie Curie are given in detail in the text. Go to your library or search on internet at least five famous scientists who have given great inventions to the world and write about them or prepare a chart showing the information about them.

Language Study:

1. Pick out the Prefixes and Suffixes from the following words and find the root word:

Question 1.
Pick out the Prefixes and Suffixes from the following words and find the root word:

Answer:

Word	Prefix	Suffix	Root Word
1. unattainable	un	able	attain
2. indomitable	in	able	–
3. disheartening	dis	ing	hearten
4. incalculable	in	able	calculate
5. disconsolate	dis	ate	console
6. ensuring	en	ing	sure

2. Say whether the Predicates in the sentences below contain Objects/Complements/Adverbials:

Question (A)
Say whether the Predicates in the sentences below contain Objects/Complements/Adverbials: (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:
(a) Madame Curie discovered radium. – Object
(b) Pierre was knocked down. – Complement
(c) Pitchblende was expensive. – Complement
(d) The couple took a flat. – Object
(e) They moved cautiously, success came finally. – Adverbial

Question (B)
Pick out the Conjunctions in the following sentences and say whether they are Subordinators or Coordinators.
Answer:
(a) There are women who show extreme courage. – who – subordinator
(b) Pitchblende was an extremely expensive substance, so they could not afford to buy. – so-subordinator
(c) After her daily household work, Marie settled down to studv. – After-subordinator
(d) Marie wanted to study in Paris but her father could not afford it. – but-coordinator
(e) History is full of chapters that tell of extraordinary people! – that-subordinator

Live English!

Question (a)
What is Blogging?
Answer:
The term blog is short for web log. It is an online public diary which lists each diary entry in reverse order so that new diary entries are placed on the top of the page, and older entries are placed below. Each entry is called a post.

Question (b)
Who Blogs?
Answer:
Anyone can create a blog, if they have a basic understanding of the way the software works. There are privately owned blogs on individual webpages, which require a little knowledge about creating webpages, but there are also blog creation services which allow you to quickly and easily set up your own blog. You can add posts as often as you like, and can say almost anything that you want. Blogs are created for a lot of different reasons, and by many different people.

Question (c)
What Are Blogs About?
Answer:
There are many topics that a blog may contain, depending on who is updating it and why. Many blogs provide news or comment in response to a particular subject, like local news, politics or even hobbies. Food blogs are popular for people who want to share recipes, and many political activists and writers have blogs which are used to respond to current political topics. Many blogs also function as personal online diaries.

Question (d)
Blog Classification
Answer:
A blog is usually textual, based on news and commentary, although there are other types of blogs which are gaining popularity. Artlogs are blogs which focus on art, Photoblogs focus on photography, Sketch- blogs focus on sketching, and so on. There are also a few specialised types of blogs, including Vblogging or video blogging, and Podcasting or audio blogging.

Question (e)
Creating a Blog on the Internet
Answer:
If you have a good understanding of webpage design and development, you may be able to create your own blog on a personal website. Otherwise, your best option is to choose a website that does the setting up for you, so that all you have to do is join, customise a little and begin to write. There are many blog websites like www.livejournal.com, www.wordpress.com, www.blogger.com or www.blogs.myspace.com which will allow you to quickly and easily create your own blog. They also give you the option to set controls so that you can choose to allow only friends or only yourself to read them.

Question (f)
Blog Popularity
Answer:
Blogs are becoming more and more popular for many reasons. This is because they offer a wealth of information on a lot of different topics. They also drive traffic to websites by attracting new visitors with interesting blog column commentary. Blogs are a great tool because they allow anyone to express themselves on the Internet. If you are looking for a way to express yourself online, or to share information regarding a favourite subject of yours, beginning your own blog may be the best option for you because everyone has an opinion on the Internet, and soon everyone will have their own personal weblog too.

Now with the help of your teacher create your own Blog on one of the following given topics.

1. Your experiences and recently celebrated birthday party.
2. Your expectations from the school.
3. Describe the surroundings of your residence.
4. Describe a cultural programme/campaign/project conducted at your school.

My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 4.6 A Brave Heart Dedicated to Science and Humanity Additional Important Questions and Answers

Simple Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Write the importance of the years. (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:
1. 1867-Marie Curie was born.
2. 1895-Marie and Pierre got married.

Question 2.
State whether the following statements are True or False:
Answer:

1. Pitchblende is a black, very hard and cheap substance – False
2. Men could see many substances through the powerful rays of Uranium. – True
3. The emperor of Austria gifted a ton of pitchblende to the Curies – True
4. The Curies sacrificed all their luxuries of life to save money to buy pitchblende. – True

Name the following:

Question 1.
An admirer of the Curies.
Answer:
The emperor of Austria.

Question 2.
A black, very hard and expensive substance-
Answer:
Pitchblende.

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
What qualities do great achievers possess?
Answer:
Great achievers possess qualities like commitment, courage, dedication and singleness of
purpose in their effort.

Question 2.
What information do you get about Marie’s early life?
Answer:
Marie was born in a poor family. Her childhood dream was to study Science in Paris but her father could not afford the expenses for this. So she worked as a governess and saved a little money and went to Sorbonne, the University of Paris to study science. Thus she worked hard in her childhood to fulfil her dream.

Question 3.
What are the signs of poverty suffered by the young couple? ( wt WT oTFlcft?)
Answer:
The young couple was very poor indeed. They started their journey from a shabby laboratory. They took a flat in Paris which contained hardly any furniture. Marie used to work and settle down to study in laboratory in a wooden shed near their flat. It had a leaky skylight and an earthen floor. All these things are the signs of poverty suffered by the young couple.

Question 4.
Complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. Madame Curie dedicated her life to the cause of Science and to the welfare of humanity.
2. The qualities that great achievers possess are extraordinary courage, determination and singleness of purpose.
3. Marie Curie could not study Science in Paris and fulfil her childhood dream because her father could not afford the expenses of her studies.
4. Marie and Pierre set up a laboratory in a wooden shed near their flat.

Question 5.
What proves Marie’s strong will power?
Answer:
When the couple could not buy pitchblende which was an expensive substance they sacrificed all the luxuries of life to save money. They lived in extreme poverty. They could not buy costly food and warm clothes for extremely cold Parisian winter. They could not sleep due to lack of warmth. Marie refused to take rest whenever her husband begged her to give up the struggle. All the above incidents prove that Marie had a strong will power to achieve the aim of her life.

Question 6.
Why were the two new substances named Polonium and Radium?
Answer:
When Pierre and Marie found two new substances in their new discovery, she called one Polonium in honour of her country Poland and being the most powerful of the radioactive elements another was called “Radium”.

Question 7.
Which gift did she receive from the emperor of Austria? Why was it the most precious for them?
Answer:
Pitchblende is a very expensive substance which Pierre and Marie could not afford to buy in large quantity for their experiments. The emperor of Austria was an admirer of the Curies. So he gifted them a ton of pitchblende so that the Curies could carry out their experiments easily.

Question 8.
How is radium used in the medical field?
Answer:
The benefits of radium in the world of medicine are incalculable. It has been used with great effect in treatment of cancer. The bacteria of such diseases as typhus, cholera and anthrax can also be killed by radium so it was a great gift in the medical field.

Question 9.
How did Pierre meet with an early death?
Answer:
In 1906 Pierre was knocked down and killed by a horse – drawn wagon and thus met with an early death leaving Marie disconsolate.

Question 10.
What makes Marie Curie an exceptional scientist?
Answer:
When Marie and Perrie discovered Radium and Polonium they could have patented their discovery and become rich but Marie refused to do so and gave it free to the world and the world of medicine. She also believed that Radium belongs to the people not to her. She worked selflessly without expecting money. Her humanity and selflessness make Marie Curie an exceptional scientist.

Question 11.
Describe how Curies first sighted Radium. What was its colour?
Answer:
After continuing their work for more than four years on a September night, the Curies after a day’s tiresome work, went to the laboratory to have another look at the hundreds of small bowls into which they had poured filtered pitchblende. While moving forward in the dark laboratory they found rays of soft, bluish purple light coming from the small glass-covered bowls. Thus they sighted the Radium for the first time. Its colour was bluish purple.

Activity-based on Vocabulary:

Question 1.
Find out the words from the passage which mean:

1. unbeatable
2. discouraging
3. hardly
4. illiteracy

Answer:

1. indomitable
2. disheartening
3. scarcely
4. ignorance

Question 2.
Find out antonyms for the following from the passage: (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:

1. economical × expensive
2. poverty × luxury
3. chill × warmth
4. worthless × precious

Question 3.
Write down the describing words used for the following nouns:

1. work
2. pitchblende
3. colour
4. desire.

Answer:

1. tiresome work
2. filtered pitchblende
3. beautiful colour
4. compulsive desire

Activities based on Contextual Grammar:

Question 1.
Her father could not afford the expenses of her education in Paris. (Make it affirmative.)
Answer:
Her father was unable to afford the expenses of her education in Paris.

Question 2.
Her life in the University was a disheartening experience in poverty and hunger. (Make it negative.)
Answer:
Her life in the University was not an encouraging/heartening experience in poverty and hunger.

Question 3.
Marie took a job as a governess and saved a little money. (Rewrite using ‘by’ + ing.)
Answer:
Marie saved a little money by taking a job as a governess.

Question 4.
Marie Curie’s childhood dream was to study science in Paris, but her father could not afford the j expense for this. (Rewrite using’Though’.)
Answer:
Though Marie Curie’s childhood dream was to study science in Paris, her father could not afford ; the expense for this.

Change the degree:

Question 1.
Pitchblende was the most precious gift the Curies had received.
Answer:
(a) Positive – No other gift the Curies had, received was as precious as pitchblende.
(b) Comparative – Pitchblende was more precious gift than any other gifts the Curies had received.

Question 2.
Pitchblende is one of the most expensive substances.
Answer:
(a) Positive – Very few substances are as expensive as pitchblende.
(b) Comparative – Pitchblende is more expensive substance than most other substances.

Change the voice:

Question 1.
In 1906, Pierre was knocked down by a horse – drawn wagon. (Begin the sentence with ‘A horse-drawn wagon’.)
Answer:
A horse-drawn wagon knocked down Pierre in 1906.

Question 2.
In 1911, Marie was awarded the Nobel Prize. (Begin the sentence with ‘They’)
Answer:
They awarded Marie the Nobel Prize in 1911.

Personal Response:

Question 1.
Describe your favourite scientist.
Answer:
C.V. Raman who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 is my favourite scientist. He was the first Asian and first non-white to receive any Nobel Prize in Science. He was the first to investigate the harmonic nature of the sound of the Indian drums such as the tabla and the Mrudangam. He discovered that, when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength.

Question 2.
What qualities, do you think, are important to get success in our life?
Answer:
There are some key components of success without which we cannot succeed in our life. First our mindset-without a positive mindset the rest of these components won’t have as much power as they should. Staying focused on goal is also important. Besides it, dedication, discipline and determination are important factors to get success in our life.

Question 3.
Why are awards and prizes given to the people in different fields?
Answer:
An award or a prize is something given to a person, in recognition of his or her excellence in a certain field. It may also simply be a public acknowledgement of excellence. It boosts the j recipient’s confidence. It also encourages and inspires him/her to do better in his/her life. It also inspires other people in different fields to achieve something great.

Language Study:

1. Coordinators: Coordinators are words that join grammatically, equal units together. E.g., and, but, or, nor are the main Coordinators.

2. Subordinators: Words whose function is to establish an unequal grammatical relationship are called subordinators. that, for, who, whether, if, because, so. Dependent clauses Principal clause that, for, who, whether, if, because, so subordinate conjunctions (subordinators)

Do as directed:

Question 1.
Complete the words by using correct letters:
Answer:

1. bre _ d – bread
2. b i _ t h – birth
3. la _ ge – large
4. p r i _ e – prize

Question 2.
Put these words in alphabetical order:
1. lifeless, hostile, endurance, progress
2. commitment, characterise, courage, costly
Answer:
1. endurance, hostile, lifeless, progress
2. characterise, commitment, costly, courage

Question 3.
Punctuate the following sentences:
1. do you remember the day when you told me that you wanted radium to have a beautiful colour marie said to her husband
2. she replied i am working for science radium belongs to the people not to me
Answer:
1. “Do you remember the day when you told me that you wanted radium to have a beautiful colour?” Marie said to her husband.
2. She replied, “I am working for science. Radium belongs to the people, not to me.”

Question 4.
Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the given word: ‘ incalculable’
Answer:

1. ill
2. call
3. able
4. cube

Question 5.
Write related words as shown in the example:
(Answer is directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 6.
Complete the word-chain of verbs. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word!
eat → t……….., ……………, ………….., …………….
Answer:
eat → take , extend , develop , paddle.

1. Attempt any one:

Question (a)
Make a meaningful sentence of your own using the phrase: ‘to fight against ’
Answer:
Kailash Satyarthi has been fighting against child labour for the last several years.

OR

Question (b)
Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully:
The history is the subject ………………. .
Answer:
The history is the subject which gives the narration of episodes happened in the past.

2. Attempt any one:

Question (a)
Add prefix or suffix to make new words :
1. ignore
2. dedicate
Answer:
1. ignorance
2. dedication

OR

Question (b)
Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words :
1. ignore
2. dedicate
Answer:
1. Don’t ignore your parent’s advice.
2. Dedicate your life for poor; the father told his son.

Live English:

Blogging:

1. Terms – (Blogging)
2. Blog – Web log which is an online public diary.
3. Purpose – Anybody can create blog for any reason.
4. About – Function as personal online diaries
5. Types – Artlogs – Focus on art
6. Photologs – Focus on photography
7. Sketch – Focus on sketching
   blogging – Video blogging
8. Podcasting – Audio blogging
9. Creating – You can create your own blog on a personal website or any other websites like www.livejournal.com, www.wordpress.com, www.blogger. corn, www.blogs.rny-space.com
10. Popularity – Blogs allow anyone to express themselves on the Internet and it becomes popular if people like it.

Steps of creating blogs:

Starting a blog is the best way to share your Ideas and expertise online.
Follow the given steps to create your blog.

• Choose your blogging platform. (word press)
• Choose a Domain name. (www.yourblog.com)
• Sign up with Web Host and install Word Press (www.bluehost.com is good hosting provider)
• Sign up with a web hosting.
• Choose the hosting plan.
• Choose the domain name you want.
• Complete your registration.
• Install wordpress with one-click installation.
• Log into your new blog.
• Customizing and choosing a blog theme.
• Adding Post and Pages.
• Get Traffic and monetize your blog.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 English Solutions My English Coursebook Chapter 4.5 Joan of Arc Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 4.5 Joan of Arc

My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 4.5 Joan of Arc Textbook Questions and Answers

Warming up:
Chit-chat

1. Discuss in groups whether you would like to join the Armed Forces. Yes/No. Say Why? Why not? Each one should give 2 to 3 reasons for their responses.

Question 1.
Discuss in groups whether you would like to join the Armed Forces. Yes/No. Say Why? Why not? Each one should give 2 to 3 reasons for their responses.
Answer:
(a) Yes, I would like to join the Armed Forces because ……………..

1. It is my passion to serve my country by joining Armed forces.
2. It gives an opportunity to serve at different places and interact with different people everyday.
3. It keeps us physically and mentally fit.

(b) No, I wouldn’t like to join the Armed Forces because …………………..

1. I am not physically and mentally prepared for this field.
2. I have decided another career option for myself.
3. I don’t like to leave my parents and live away from them.
4. I am afraid of wars and killing and disaster that comes with them. I hate them all.

Question 2.
Also discuss what areas of work are open for women in Armed forces in India.
Answer:
All wings of the Indian Armed Forces allow women in combat roles (Junior rank) and combat supervisory roles (Officers).

1. They can work in administrative sections in the Armed Forces.
2. They can work in the medical field as a doctor, nurse or any other related post.
3. They can join the paramilitary forces of India.

1. Discuss in groups/pairs and make lists of the weapons used in the old times and in the present times:

Question 1.
Discuss in groups/pairs and make lists of the weapons used in the old times and in the present times:

Answer:

Weapons used in the Past	Weapons used nowadays
Sword Axe Spear Shield Dagger and knives	Rifles, Machine guns, Tanks, Grenade Aircraft Submarines Chemical weapons (gas, etc.) Biological weapons (germs, etc.)

2. Imagine that you are the captain of your school Kabaddi/Football team. Your final match is against a very strong team. Prepare a short pep-talk of about 60 to 80 words that you would give as a Captain, to encourage your team.

Question 1.
Imagine that you are the captain of your school Kabaddi/Football team. Your final match is against a very strong team. Prepare a short pep-talk of about 60 to 80 words that you would give as a Captain, to encourage your team.
Answer:
My dear teammates,

I have heard about a good quotation-winning or losing a game is not important but playing with spirit is important. We get good and useful experiences as participants. Success is not always about winning but being happy with the participation and playing to fullest ability.

We know that strength of our team is each individual member and the strength of each member is the team. The player that fights and works the hardest will always come out on the top. If you find out the strength in you and push forward to work hard for yourself and for the team, I am sure you can do a lot.

Leave your negativity and get in the habit of the doing things the right way in the game. Blaming others for not reaching your goal is pointless. It is your goal and you are the only one who can achieve it. I know champions are those who work to the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.

Use your calibre and be a champion and success will be yours.
All the best!

3. When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb, meaning of the phrase thus formed changes.

Question 1.
When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb, meaning of the phrase thus formed changes.
Examples:

1. call out – announce
2. call at – visit
3. call far – summon
4. call up – make a telephone call

Try to guess the meanings of the underlined phrases and write them down:

Question (a)
He promised me to look into the matter.
Answer:
to inspect carefully, to investigate.

Question (b)
He wanted to look for his lost book.
Answer:
to search for.

Question (c)
An epidemic of cholera broke-out in the village.
Answer:
widely spread.

Question (d)
The thieves broke into the apartment.
Answer:
entered by force.

Question (e)
She has to carry out her duty regularly.
Answer:
discharge/perform

Question (f)
You must carry on trying for success.
Answer:
continue

English Workshop:

1. Read the extract from G. B. Shaw’s play on Joan of Arc and fill in the Tree diagram:

Question 1.
Read the extract from G. B. Shaw’s play on Joan of Arc and fill in the Tree diagram: (Answer is directly given.)

Answer:

2. Pick out from the play 2 lines each that prove the following:

Question 1.
Pick out from the play 2 lines each that prove the following:
Joan of Arc
Her confidence
1. …………………..
2. …………………..
Her courage
1. …………………..
2. …………………..
Her determination
1. …………………..
2. …………………..
Answer:

1. Her confidence	1. The Dauphin will give me, all I need, to free Orleans. 2. Three men will be enough for you to send with me.
2. Her courage	1. You wouldn’t see me. But here I am. 2. I can find a soldier’s armour that will fit me well enough.
3. Her determination	1. There will be no trouble for you, Squire. 2. I will teach them all to fight for France.

3. Match the comparisons as given in the extract:

Question 1.
Match the comparisons as given in the extract:

A	B
1. as easy as	(a) like sheep
2. as mad as	(b) like a rat in the corner
3. drive the soldiers	(c) a bit of a miracle
4. The Dauphin is	(d) as she is
5. Joan of Arc is	(e) the steward
	(f) chasing a cow

Answer:

1. as easy as – chasing a cow
2. drive the soldiers – like sheep
3. The Dauphin is – like a rat in a corner
4. Joan of Arc – a bit of miracle
5. as mad as – she is

4. Say Why?

Question (a)
Joan wanted to meet the Captain Squire? (%MT wq iN^dl ift?)
Answer:
Captain Squire was to give her a horse, armour and some soldiers and send her to the Dauphin. He thought that she wouldn’t dare to meet him. But being courageous she came to meet the Captain and showed her confidence. She wanted the Captain to give her his order to go to Dauphin, the prince of France.

Question (b)
Joan did not ask for many soldiers from the Captain Squire?
Answer:
Joan did not ask for many soldiers from the Captain Squire because she was fully confident about fighting against the English with a few warriors who would join her in the battle. She was also sure that the Dauphin would give her soldiers and all that she needed to free Orleans.

Question (c)
Poulengey, Jack and Dick offered to accompany Joan?
Answer:
Being kind and a gentleman Jack would go willingly with Joan and even she managed Poulengey as he was sure that she was like a miracle. They had promised to go with Joan because they had faith in her valour. Every one was as mad as she was for freedom of their country; so they had offered to accompany Joan.

Question (d)
French soldiers were always beaten?
Answer:
The French soldiers were always beaten because they used to fight only to save their skins. They used to run away from the battlefield to save their lives. They always cared only for their own lives, and not for their nation.

Question (e)
Captain Squire Robert said, “I wash my hands off it.”-Why did he say so?
Answer:
Captain Squire Robert realised that Joan could inspire anybody. But he was not ready to take any responsibility, because he knew that he was taking a big chance and was not sure about the win. He wanted to stay away if anything went wrong by his decision. He would be responsible only for sending Joan to Dauphin and nothing else. So he said, “I wash myhands off it.”

5. Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them:

Question 1.
Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them:

Answer:

Phrases	Meaning	Own Sentences
1. (a) to cut in (b) to cut out	(a) interrupt (b) remove/cut	(a) When I was talking with Arjun, Abid cut in our conversation. (b) The director cut out several scenes when objection was raised by Censor Board.
2. (a) to be held by (b) to be held up	(a) kept/maintained/will take place (b) delay/stop/block the movement	(a) The meeting will be held by next Saturday. (b) The match was held up by heavy rains.
3. (a) to run away (b) to run for	(a) to leave a place secretely (b) run for something	(a) He ran away from home when he was only fifteen. (b) The picnickers ran for shelter when the rain started.
4. (a) to be known as (b) to be known for	(a) to be best known as (b) to be famous or known because of something	(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is known as Mahatma Gandhi to all of us. (b) Miller is known for his whimsical paintings and sculpture.
5. (a) to go with (b) to go after	(a) to choose or accept something (b) to try to catch or stop something	(a) I think we should go with yellow for the drawing room. (b) You would better go after her and tell her you’re sorry.
6. (a) to put fire into (b) to put fire out	(a) heat up/put on the fire. (b) to extinguish a fire.	(a) She spends much of her time in putting fire into others lives. (b) The firemen were able to put out the fire before too much damage.

6. From an Indian history book or Internet find out information about Indian Women (queens) who led battles.

Question 1.
From an Indian history book or Internet find out information about Indian Women (queens) who led battles. (For example, Rani of Jhansi and Rani Karnawati of Mewad). Write out 3 points of similarity and 3 points of contrast between any one of the above Indian Queens and Joan of Arc. Write in your own words:

Answer:

Similarities	Contrast
(a) young and beautiful	(a) Joan of Arc was unmarried.
(b) brave and courageous	(b) She was poor being a peasant girl.
(c) fought for their kingdom/nation.	(c) Rani of Jhansi fought for her adopted son and her kingdom. Rani Karnawati of Mewad fought for her kingdom but Joan of Arc fought for her nation and led the French army to several victories during the Hundred Years War.

7. Read the script from:

Question 1.
Read the script:
Answer:
Joan: Good morning, … … … … … … … … … promised to come with me. On Coursebook page 157.
Write a summary of that part of the script (in Indirect Speech) in 15 to 20 lines.
Answer:
Wishing Good morning to Captain Squire, Joan said that he was to give her a horse and armour and some soldiers, and send her to the Dauphin. Robert felt that, that girl was indeed mad so he asked Steward why he had not told him about it. Hearing this Steward told him not to anger her and requested him to give her what she wanted.

After hearing his remark Robert got furious and told Joan that he would send her back to her father with orders to put her under lock and key. But Joan was confident and told him that he thought he would. But it wouldn’t happen that way. She further said that he said he would not see her but there she was. Robert asked her if she was assuming that he would give her what she wanted.

Joan confidently said that he would do so and continued that a horse would cost sixteen francs. It was a big amount of money. But she could save it on the armour. She didn’t need beautiful armour made to her measure, she could find a soldier’s armour that would fit her well enough. She wouldn’t want many soldiers and the Dauphin would give her all, she needed, to free Orleans. After hearing her Robert was shocked and asked if she could free Orleans. She continued with confidence and told him that, it was true and only three men would be enough for him to send with her. Polly and Jack had promised to come with her.

Language Study:

Question (A)
Make the following sentences affirmative without change of meaning.
(a) Negative: I am not so sure, now.
Affirmative: …………………………………..
(b) Negative: He will not be able to stop them.
Affirmative: …………………………………..
(c) Negative: I dont’t remember.
Affirmative: ……………………………………
(d) Negative: I can do no more.
Affirmative: ……………………………………
(e) Negative: Sir, do not anger her.
Affirmative: ……………………………………
(f) Negative: I shall not want many soldiers.
Affirmative: ……………………………………

Question (B)
Fill in the gaps in the table.

Answer:

Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
1. success	succeed	successful	successfully
2. inspiration	inspire	inspirational	inspirationally
3. safety	safe	safe	safely
4. belief	believe	believable	believably
5. thought	think	thoughtful	thoughtfully
6. brightness	brighten	bright	brightly
7. courage	encourage	courageous	courageously
8. haste	hasten	hasty	hastily

My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 4.5 Joan of Arc Additional Important Questions and Answers

Simple Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Name the following:
Answer:

1. Military officer – Captain Robert de Baudricourt
2. A peasant girl – Joan
3. The oldest son of the King France – Dauphin
4. The persons who Joan needed to free Orleans – Squire Jack, John Godsave, Dick the Archer, John of
   Honecourt and Julian

Question 2.
State whether the following statements are True or False :
Answer:

1. Monsieur de Poulengey and Monsieur de Metz want to go with Joan – True
2. Chinon is one of the cities in England. – False
3. Poulengey was sure that only miracle can save them. – True
4. Joan’s words have put fire into Robert. – False

Question 3.
Complete the following sentences: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. Soldiers called Joan ‘the Maid’.
2. Joan wanted a soldier’s dress.
3. The shortest way to save your skin is to run away.
4. According to Joan, their soldiers
5. Joan is a person of immense faith.

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Was the Dauphin fit to be a Prince and heir?
Answer:
No, Dauphin was not at all fit to be a Prince and heir.

Question 2.
What was the Squire’s opinion about miracles?
Answer:
According to the Squires miracles don’t happen nowadays.

Question 3.
What did Robert tell the Steward?
Answer:
Robert told the Steward to go with Joan and keep eyes on her.

Question 4.
What did Robert accuse Poulengey of?
Answer:
Robert accused Poulengey that he was as mad as Joan.

Activity-based on Vocabulary:

Question 1.
Find out two adjectives and two adverbs from the passage :
Answer:
1. Adjectives – wrong, mad
2. Adverbs – seriously, obstinately

Question 2.
What shows Joan was a person of immense faith?
Answer:
Robert thought that his soldiers would not be inspired by anything but Joan was very sure that she along with her soldiers would drive the enemy like sheep and there would not be a single English soldier on the soil of France. It shows that Joan was a person of immense faith.

Question 3.
What made Robert finally agree to the plan?
Answer:
When Robert realized that if Joan could put fire into Poulengey, she could put it into anybody. She could inspire his soldiers too, so he finally agreed to the plan.

Question 4.
Give one word for the following :
Answer:

1. A person of high rank – Squire
2. A stupid person – blockhead
3. To take for granted – to assume
4. Military unit consisting of armoured fighting vehicles – armour

Question 5.
Find out synonyms:
Answer:

1. looting – plundering
2. seriously- gravely
3. following- chasing
4. hayfield – meadow.

Activities based on Contextual Grammar:

Question 1.
He is a very kind gentleman.
(Make it exclamatory.)
Answer:
What a kind gentleman he is!

Question 2.
She is a well-built strong country girl.
(Make it exclamatory.)
Answer:
What a well-built, strong country girl she is!

Make the following sentences affirmative without change of meaning:

Question 1.
Sir, do not anger her.
Answer:
Sir, be calm with her.

Question 2.
I shall not want many soldiers.
Answer:
I shall want few soldiers.

Make it affirmative:

Question 1.
I am not sure, now.
Answer:
I am unsure (doubtful) now.

Question 2.
He will not be able to stop them.
Answer:
He will be unable to stop them.

Choose the correct question tag:

Question 1.
Choose the correct question tag:
(haven they?, doesn’t he?, aren’t you?, am I?)

1. The Steward retreats hastily.
2. You are as mad as she is,
3. I am not so sure now,
4. Jack and Dick have offered to go with her,

Answer:
doesn’t he? aren’t you? am I? haven’t they?

Rewrite as affirmative sentences:

Question 1.
I don’t remember.
Answer:
I forget.

Question 2.
You do not understand Squire.
Answer:
You fail to understand Squire.

Question 3.
I can do no more.
Answer:
I am unable to do anything more.

Personal Response:

Question 1.
Describe any brave lady as Joan of Arc, from India who fought for her nation.
Answer:
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, was the queen of the Princely state of Jhansi in North India. She was one of the leading figures of the first Indian War of Independence of 1857 and became the symbol of resistance to the British Raj by Indian nationalists.

After the death of her husband, the then Head of the British Government of India, Lord Dalhousie, refused to allow her adopted son to become Raja of Jhansi. British then forcibly took possession of Jhansi. Rani Lakshmibai with Tatya Tope and others fought against the British rule. She sacrificed her life to regain her kingdom.

Question 2.
What is your opinion about Joan?
Answer:
I think Joan was really a courageous and brave lady. She dared to fight against the enemy for her country without caring for her own life and family life. It shows that she was really a patriotic person who was proud of her country and loved her country from the bottom of her heart.

Question 3.
Do you love your country? Why?
Answer:
I love my country from the bottom of my heart. It is the place where I was born, brought up and saw this beautiful world. I owe everything to this country. I always think about the betterment of
my country because I really love my country as it is my birthplace, my motherland.

Do as directed:

Question 1.
Complete the words by using correct letters:

1. h o _ s e
2. t h i _ k
3. m o _ e y
4. c r a _ y

Answer:

1. horse
2. t h i n k
3. m o n e y
4. c r a z y

Question 2.
Put the words in alphabetical order:
1. order, trouble, captain, promise.
2. assume, armour, afraid, always.
Answer:
1. captain, order, promise, trouble.
2. afraid, always, armour, assume.

Question 3.
Punctuate the following sentences:
1. joan said i dont think it can be very difficult if god is on your side
2. joan said and the dress i may have a soldiers dress squire
Answer:
1. Joan said, “I don’t think it can be very difficult if God is on your side.”
2. Joan said, “And the dress? I may have a soldier’s dress, Squire?”

Question 4.
Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the word : ‘plundering’
Answer:
plunder, ring, under, pun.

Question 5.
Write related words as shown in the example: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 6.
Complete the word-chain of nouns. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of previous word:
officer, → r…………., …………., …………., ………….
Answer:
officer, → ration , nation , novel, logo.

1. Attempt any one:

Question (a)
Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase :’ to be afraid of’
Answer:
Most of the people are afraid of ghosts and darkness.

OR

Question (b)
Add a clause to expand the sentence:
This is the young boy
Answer:
This is the young boy who bagged the National Championship in boxing.

2. Attempt any one:

Question (a)
Add prefix or suffix to make new words.
1. talk
2. except
Answer:
1. talkative
2. exceptional

OR

Question (b)
Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words:
1. talk
2. except
Answer:
1. We talked on the phone about our problem.
2. Except Mother, everyone went out for dinner.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 English Solutions My English Coursebook Chapter 4.2 Bholi Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 4.2 Bholi

My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 4.2 Bholi Textbook Questions and Answers

Warming up:
Chit-chat

1. Discuss the following in your groups.

Question (a)
Discuss the following in your groups.
Various social evils that exist in
(a) big cities
(b) small towns
(c) villages
Answer:
(Use the points given in italic for your discussion,)
(a) Big cities: Female infanticide-dowry-
women’s safety-alcoholism-traffic-addiction- violence
(b) Small towns: Gender inequality at work-low status of women-child labour-caste system.
(c) Villages: Hygiene and sanitation-Religious conflicts – superstitions – poverty -illiteracy – consuming alcohol.

Question 2.
Very few youngsters like to take social work as a career. Discuss the reasons why they do not take it seriously.
Answer:
Very few youngsters like to take up social work as a career because

1. No sense of accomplishment.
2. No fixed income.
3. No fixed duty hours and time.
4. 24 × 7 work.
5. Uncertainty of future.

1. Adjectives and some Adverbs can be used in three degrees of comparison.

Question 1.
Adjectives and some Adverbs can be used in three degrees of comparison.
Positive-For example, cold, tall, heavy, fast, beautiful, little.
Comparative-For example, colder, taller, heavier, faster, more beautiful, less.
Superlative-For example, coldest, tallest, heaviest, fastest, most beautiful, least.
Fill in the Table.

Answer:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
1. simple	simpler	simplest
2. pretty	prettier	prettiest
3. deep	deeper	deepest
4. intelligent	More intelligent	Most intelligent
5. good	better	best
6. affectionate	More affectionate	Most affectionate
7. young	younger	youngest
8. near	nearer	nearest
9. quick	quicker	quickest
10. much/many	more	most

2. Pick out Hindi words used in the story written in English. Give their English alternative:

Question 2.
Pick out Hindi words used in the story written in English. Give their English alternative:
(a) Bholi – simpleton
(b) ………………………
(c) ………………………
(d) ………………………
(e) ………………………
Answer:
(a) Bholi – simpleton
(b) Numberdar – revenue official
(c) Tehsildar – collector
(d) Cinema – movie
(e) Pitaji – father

3. Write three advantages and three drawbacks for each of the following:

Question 1.
Write three advantages and three drawbacks for each of the following:

Answer:

	Advantages	Drawbacks
City Life	1. Rich amenities 2. Ample job opportunities 3. Good transportation	1. Fast life 2. Extremely congested 3. Air, water, noise, harmful pollution
Village Life	1. Peaceful environment 2. Follow tradition and culture 3. Enjoy beauty of nature	1. Miss the Conveniences and opportunities of life. 2. Ignorance, prejudice and narrowness 3. Blind faiths, Superstitions

English Workshop:

Question 1.
Complete the following sentences using words given in the brackets:
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
(a) After the accident, Juhi’s face was ……………….. .
(b) It took a long time to straighten the ……………….. bundle of wool.
(c) After class, students ………………… out for their lunch – break.
(d) One should never ……………………. the disabled people.
(e) Nutan was ……………….. of her sister, who won the ‘Best Singer’ award.
(f) Corruption is a ……………………… act.
(g) We are ………………… seriously about buying a new apartment.
(h) I was …………………… to see a snake in my room.
Answer:
(a) After the accident Juhi’s face was disfigured.
(b) It took a long time to straighten the matted bundle of wool.
(c) After class, the students scurried out for their lunch-break.
(d) One should never humiliate the disabled people.
(e) Nutan was envious of her sister, who won the ‘Best Singer’ award.
(f) Corruption is a contemptible act.
(g) We are contemplating seriously about buying a new apartment, (completing/contemplating)
(h) I was startled to see a snake in my room.

2. The story focusses on some social problems and evil practices that are prevailing in the society. Read the text carefully and make a list of all social problems and evil practices. Discuss in the class to find some solutions to these problems. One is done for you.

Question 1.
The story focusses on some social problems and evil practices that are prevailing in the society. Read the text carefully and make a list of all social problems and evil practices. Discuss in the class to find some solutions to these problems. One is done for you.

Answer:

Social problems and evil practices	Probable Solutions
1. Discrimination between a boy child and girl child.	1. Both must be treated equal at family, school and society levels.
2. Girl education	2. Education should be given to girls to understand their rights.
3. Dowry	3. We should not give or take dowry and should complain about such practices.
4. Marriage with an old person for property.	4. Girls should oppose such marriages.

3. Fill in the boxes with proper letters so as to find various characters in the story by their specialities. One is done for you.

Question 1.
Fill in the boxes with proper letters so as to find various characters in the story by their specialities. One is done for you.

Answer:

4. Glance through the story again and describe Bholi’s character before and after her meeting with the teacher. Complete the table and then write two paragraphs describing the changes seen in her character.

Question 1.
Glance through the story again and describe Bholi’s character before and after her meeting with the teacher. Complete the table and then write two paragraphs describing the changes seen in her character.

Answer:

Before	After
1. She was called simpleton, children made fun of her and mimicked her.	1. She became confident and was able to utter her name.
2. She had neither good looks nor intelligence.	2. She changed herself mentally and became smart.
3. She was frightened and had no courage to speak. She was like a dumb cow.	3. She became bold and got courage to say what is right and what is wrong.
4. She couldn’t take her own decisions.	4. She could take her own decisions of her life only because of the confidence her teacher had given.

Bholi-A Courageous girl

Bholi was a backward child from her childhood and was known as simpleton. She had an attack of smallpox at the age of two and her entire body was pockmarked except for her eyes. She had neither good looks nor intelligence. Being fourth daughter of her parents, she couldn’t get any comforts of her life so she was always under pressure and had no courage to speak.

She was always frightened so she was known as a dumb cow. She couldn’t even talk properly because of her stammering habit. So she couldn’t speak out her thoughts and couldn’t take decision of her life. Overall she was sad, frightened and used to live life under the pressure of her parents.

But when she started going to school, her life was totally changed. She met a teacher who was kind and supportive. With her help she became confident and was able to utter her name properly. She changed herself mentally and became smart.

She also got courage to say what is right and what is wrong, so she refused to get married to a person who was her father’s age and decided to serve her parents. At last she was able to take her own decisions of her life with the confidence her teacher had given to her. She decided to follow the path shown by her teacher and teach in the same school where she learnt.

5. Find out synonyms from the passage for the following words:

Question 1.
Find out synonyms from the passage for the following words:
Answer:

1. humiliate – put to shame
2. surely – certainly
3. fortunate – lucky
4. contentment – satisfaction

6. Expand the proverb in about 12 to 15 lines, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’

Question 1.
Expand the proverb in about 12 to 15 lines, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’
Steps:
1. Explanation of the proverb in simple words.
2. Examples/Experiences to prove the proverb.
3. Conclusion.
Answer:

‘Where there is a will, there is a way’

Success and achievement in life are not possible without strong will. All great personalities and personages who have left permanent prints of their lives on the society, are the men and women who had indomitable (invincible) will. If we are determined to do something, we will get it done only when we have a strong will. Most of the successful people overcome a number of difficulties to find the right path to success, that is the reason why they are successful. The examples of Helen Keller, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Dr. A.P.J. Kalam, Dhirubhai Ambani and many others aptly prove the proverb.

Will power, determination and dedication help us to make impossible things possible. Only if we have the will to win, we would surely find our way sooner or later. Whatever inventions are seen today were a problem one day. But the will and hardwork of the inventors found their solutions. Impossible is possible for the person of strong will. Every successful man fails many a times but with unshaken faith and strong will, he becomes successful one day. Think high, try your best, without being daunted by the odds of the path and success is yours.

One step at a time and that well placed will take you to the grandest height. The only thing is to start with firm determination, strong will and the way is yours. So it is rightly said, “Where there is a will, there is a way.”

7. Read the extract beginning from:

Question 1.
Read the extract beginning from-
“Her name was Sulekha …. find bridegroom for them.” Narrate this extract in short, making Sulekha (Bholi) the narrator. Write it in your notebook. Begin with “I was named Sulekha….”
Answer:
I was named Sulekha but since my childhood everyone had been calling me Bholi, the simpleton.

I was the fourth daughter of Numberdar Ramlal. When I was ten months old, I had fallen off the cot on my head and perhaps it had damaged some part of my brain. That was why I remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton.

At birth I was very fair and pretty. But when I was two years old I had an attack of smallpox. Only the eyes were saved. But the entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks. I could not speak till I was five and when at last I learnt to speak, I stammered. The other children often made fun of me and mimicked me. As a result, I talked very little.

My father Ramlal had seven children, three sons and four daughters, and the youngest of them was me. Ours was a prosperous farmer’s household and there was plenty to eat and drink. All the children except me were healthy and strong. My brothers had been sent to the city to study in schools and later in colleges. Of the sisters, Radha, the eldest had already been married. The second sister Mangala’s marriage had also been settled. My father would think of my third sister Champa. They were good looking, healthy girls. And it was not difficult to find bridegrooms for them.

8. Interview:

Question 1.
Interview-
Prepare a set of 10-12 questions that you would ask at an interview of a person who has strongly acted against social injustice and has achieved success in spite of a long struggle against so many odds in his/her life.
Answer:
Good morning, Sir.
You are welcome in …………
Can you spare some time for us?

1. How did you get attracted towards social injustice?
2. Was it your passion from the beginning to work for the society?
3. How do you come to know about such unfair practices?
4. What do you do when you come to know such problems of injustice?
5. The world might be making progress in terms of providing social justice-
   How do you feel when you hear such kind of social injustice?
6. What difficulties did you face while doing your work?
7. Can you give any striking examples of injustice in which you have achieved success?
8. Social injustice is a disease-what do you think about it?
9. How did you make the person confident who was harrassed?
10. What are your future plans related to your work?
11. What message would you give to the youngsters about such incidents of injustice?

Language Study:

Question 1.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech:
“Put the fear out of your heart and you will be able to speak like everyone else.”
Answer:
The teacher told/advised Bholi to put the fear out of her heart and she would be able to speak like everyone else.

Question 2.
“Yes, certainly,” his wife said, “Bholi will be lucky to get such a well-to-do bridegroom.”
Answer:
His wife said with certainty that Bholi would be lucky to get such a well-to-do bridegroom.

Question 3.
“What will that witless one say? She is like a dumb cow”. “May be you are right,” muttered Ramlal.
Answer:
Ramlal’s wife asked Ramlal what that witless one would say. She was like a dumb cow. Ramlal muttered that it was possible that she was right.

Question 4.
“Be a little considerate, please. If you go back, I can never show my face in the village.” “Then out with five thousand.”
Answer:
Ramlal requested the bridegroom to be a little considerate. He further said that if he went back, he could never show his face in the village. The bridegroom then told Ramlal to give out five thousand to him.

Question 5.
“Pitaji, take back your money. I am not going to marry this man.” “Bholi, are you crazy?” shouted Ramlal.
Answer:
Bholi told her father to take back his money as she was not going to marry that man. Ramlal angrily asked Bholi if she was crazy.

2. Rewrite the sentences given below as per the given Degree of Comparison without change of meaning:

Question 1.
Rewrite the sentences given below as per the given Degree of Comparison without change of meaning:
(a) You are not as young as she is. (Comparative)
(b) His fourth daughter’s wedding was the grandest of all. (Positive)
(c) Bholi was younger than all his other daughters. (Superlative)
Answer:
(a) She is younger than you.
(b) No other daughter’s wedding was as grand as his fourth daughter’s wedding.
(c) Bholi was the youngest of all his daughters.

3. Correct the errors in the following sentences. Focus on verbs and subject.

(a) All children, except Bholi, was healthy and strong.
(b) Since childhood, everyone will have calling her Bholi.
(c) If girls goes to school, who will marry them?
(d) New clothes was never made for Bholi.
(e) The garland were flung into the fire.
(f) Do you wants to hear more?
(g) Aren’t that right?
(h) I will teaches in the same school.

My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 4.2 Bholi Additional Important Questions and Answers

Simple Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
1. Ramlal had three sons and four daughters.
2. All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong.

Question 2.
State whether you Agree or Disagree with the following statements:
Answer:

1. Ramlal was a Government servant. – Agree
2. Ramlal had not the courage to disobey his wife. – Disagree
3. Bholi’s eldest sister Radha was married. – Agree
4. Bholi had neither good looks nor intelligence. – Agree

Choose the correct alternative for each of the following questions:

Question 1.
What does the word ‘Bholi’ mean?
Answer:

1. angry
2. foolish
3. simpleton
4. sad.

Question 2.
At what age Bholi had an attack of smallpox?
Answer:

1. six
2. two
3. ten
4. nine.

Question 3.
What was the real name of Bholi?
Answer:

1. Radha
2. Champa
3. Mangala
4. Sulekha.

Question 4.
Who was not healthy and strong in Randal’s Family?

1. Radha
2. Bholi
3. Mangala
4. Champa.

Answer:

1. simpleton
2. two
3. Sulekha
4. Bholi.

Who said to whom:

Question 1.
“Come with me. I will take you to school.”
Answer:
Ramlal said to Bholi.

Question 2.
“What is your name, little one?”
Answer:
The teacher said to Bholi.

Question 3.
Put [✓] or [✗] in front of the following sentences:
Answer:

1. Bholi was the beloved daughter of Ramlal. – [✗]
2. Bholi used to wear old dresses of her sisters. – [✓]
3. Bholi was happy to see so many girls of her age in the school. – [✓]
4. All the girls in the school were laughing at Bholi. – [✓]

Question 4.
State whether the following statements are True or False:
Answer:

1. Bishamber was a young bridegroom. – False
2. Ramlal had never dreamt that his fourth daughter Bholi would have such a grand wedding. – True
3. When Bholi was brought near the sacred fire she was in a red silken bridal dress. – True
4. Bholi felt herself lucky to get a well-to-do bridegroom like Bishamber. – False

Question 5.
Complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
1. Bholi’s parents were eager to accept Bishamber’s proposal for marriage because they felt that she might remain unmarried all her life.
2. Bholi’s elder sisters who had come for her marriage were envious of her luck.

Question 6.
Choose the correct alternative and complete the following sentences:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
1. The garland of marriage was made of yellow marigolds.
(a) roses
(b) yellow marigolds
(c) lilies

2. Bishamber demanded five thousand rupees to get married to Bholi.
(a) two thousand rupees
(b) three thousand rupees
(c) five thousand rupees.

3. Bholi is compared with a dumb cow.
(a) a dumb cow
(b) a kind cow
(c) a dead cow

4. Bholi was not ready to get married.
(a) Bishamber
(b) Bholi
(c) Bholi’s friend

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Complete the following web:
(Answers are directly given.)
Answer:

Question 2.
Why did the bridegroom refuse to garland Bholi? (HcMIHdl} ‘Mlcdldl W. HI=bK<r1?)
Answer:
When a woman slipped back the silken veil from Bholi’s face, the bridegroom saw her pockmarked face. So he demanded five thousand rupees from her father and refused to marry her, unless he paid the amount.

Question 3.
What was the expression on Bholi’s face?
Answer:
Bholi was looking up. Her eyes were not downcast. She was looking up looking straight at her prospective husband. There was neither anger nor hate in her eyes. They showed only cold contempt.

Question 4.
What shocked the family members?
Answer:
When Bishamber demanded money from Bholi’s father, Bholi got angry and her hand struck out like a streak of lightning and the garland was flung into the fire. She got up and threw away the veil. She told her father in a clear loud voice without the slightest stammer to take back his money as she was not going to marry that man. Thus Bholi’s firm and staight statement shocked the entire family.

Question 5.
Who said to whom:
1. “Yes, Aunty, you are right. You all thought I was a dumb-driven cow.”
2. “I will serve you and mother and I will teach in the same school where I learnt so much.”
Answer:
1. Bholi said to the old woman.
2. Bholi said to her father.

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Describe the appearance of Bholi.
Answer:
Bholi was the youngest daughter of Ramlal. Some part of her brain was damaged, so she was a backward child. Her entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks when she had an attack of smallpox. She was very weak. She had neither good looks nor intelligence.

Question 2.
Complete the reasons:
Ramlal decided to send Bholi to school because – ……………………………………..
Answer:
Ramlal decided to send Bholi to school because – ……………………………………..

1. the Tehsildar urged him to send his (Randal’s) daughter to school.
2. he had no courage to disobey the Tehsildar.
3. his wife was also ready to do so.

Complete the following:

Question 1.
Bholi talked very little because – …………………….
Answer:
Bholi talked very little because she stammered and other children often made fun of her and mimicked her.

Question 2.
Why did Ramlal’s wife oppose sending Bholi to School?
Answer:
Ramlal’s wife opposed sending Bholi to school because she thought that if she went to school, nobody would marry her.

Question 3.
What shows that Bholi was unwilling to go to school?
Answer:
Bholi did not know what a school was like when her father was taking her to school. She remembered how a few days ago their old cow Lakshmi had been turned out of the house and sold so she was frightened to go to school.

Question 4.
How did Bholi’s parents change her appearance?
Answer:
Bholi was given some decent clothes to wear instead of old dresses of her sisters. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But she was bathed and oil was rubbed onto her dry and matted hair. And they made her ready to go to school.

Question 5.
What made the class attractive to Bholi?
Answer:
When she saw many girls almost of her age present there, she became glad. She also hoped that one of those girls might become her friend. She saw the pictures on the wall and the colours fascinated her. Her lady teacher was also kind to her. All those things attracted Bholi.

Question 6.
Why did Bholi feel ashamed?
Answer:
The lady teacher who was teaching in the class asked Bholi what her name was. But she could not utter her name ‘Bholi’ properly. As she was stammering, she felt ashamed in front of other girls. She began to cry. She felt ashamed because all the girls in the class were laughing at her.

Question 7.
How would you describe the teacher’s attitude towards Bholi? Give 3 to 4 points.
Answer:
The teacher was very kind and sympathetic towards Bholi. She spoke with her in soft and soothing voice. Instead of commanding, she was just giving her friendly suggestions so Bholi felt better in her company. She had never been called with that much love; so it touched her heart.

Question 8.
How did the teacher encourage Bholi to overcome her stammering?
Answer:
When the teacher asked Bholi what her name was, she could not utter a single word because of fear. With the teacher’s encouraging words and pat on her back she felt relieved to give a trial. And thus Bholi could give up her stammering and overcome her fear.

Question 9.
Complete the following web.
Answer:

Question 10.
What were the drawbacks of Bishamber as a bridegroom?
Answer:
1. Bishamber was as old as Bholi’s father.
2. He was married.
3. The children from his first wife were quite grown-up.

Question 11.
Complete the following:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
1. Beside the humiliation and grief, Ramlal was afraid of Bholi’s marriage as he thought that no one would ever marry Bholi.
2. Bholi told her father in a calm and steady voice that she would serve him and mother in their old age and she would teach in the same school where she learnt so much.

Question 12.
Name the artist and the masterpiece.
Answer:
The teacher who gave courage to Bholi was the real artist and Bholi was the masterpiece of her creation.

Question 13.
Arrange the following sentences as per their order of occurrence in the passage:

1. Bholi’s teacher was satisfied with her student’s decision.
2. Bholi learnt a lot of things in her school.
3. Bholi refused to get married to Bishamber because she knew that he would not keep her happy.
4.  Bholi decided to serve her parents and teach in the same school where she learnt.

Answer:

1. Bholi learnt a lot of things in her school.
2. Bholi refused to get married with Bishamber because she knew that he would not keep her happy.
3. Bholi decided to serve her parents and teach in the same school where she learnt.
4. Bholi’s teacher was satisfied with her student’s decision.

Activities based on Vocabulary:

Question 1.
Find out from the passage opposites for the following words:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. forgot × remembered
2. indecent × decent
3. sad × glad
4. bore × fascinated

Question 2.
Use the following phrases in the following sentences by making certain changes :
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
(to shout in terror, to pass on, to hand over, to look . up at.)

1. My sister handed over a letter of apology to her class teacher.
2. My father had the day off because he didn’t want to pass on his flu to everyone in the office.
3. Ruta shouted in terror when she saw a cobra in front of her.
4. The world looks up at Dr Kalam as a great visionary.

Question 3.
Find the verb forms of the following from the passage ;

1. mimicry
2. settlement
3. speech
4. marriage.

Answer:

1. mimick
2. settle
3. speak
4. marry.

Question 4.
Read the given sentences and write the words of each sentence in the proper columns:
Answer:

1. The old dresses of her sisters were passed on to her.
2. Today she was lucky to receive a clean dress.
3. And suddenly Bholi noticed that the teacher was standing by her side.
4. Then she began to cry and tears flowed from her eyes.

Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
1. -dresses -sisters	Were passed	old	–
2. dress	was	-lucky -clean	today
3. teacher	-noticed -was standing	–	-suddenly -by side
4. -tears -eyes	-began – flowed	–	Then

Question 5.
Complete the following sentences using words given in the brackets:
(disfigured, matted, fascinated) (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
The beautiful scenery fascinated me.

Question 6.
Complete the following sentences using the words given in the brackets:
(scurried, affectionately, astonished, a great achievement) (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. My father always tries to solve my problem affectionately.
2. My mother was astonished to see her brother in front of her after so many years.
3. Overcoming her difficulties was a great achievement for Bholi.

Question 7.
Complete the following sentences using the words given in the brackets:
(envious, procession, overjoyed, pockmarks) (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. Most of the youngsters like to dance in marriage procession.
2. He was overjoyed to see his friend after a long time.
3. Due to pockmarks on her face, she is rejected by many for a marriage.

Question 8.
Find out synonyms from the passage for the following words: (Answers are directly given.)
Answer:
1. senseless – witless
2. jealous – envious.

Question 9.
Find ‘one word’ for the following from the passage:
Answer:

1. garment that covers the head and face – veil
2. hurt the pride of – humiliate
3. joyful and proud especially because of success – triumphant
4. related to the future – prospective

Question 10.
Complete the following sentences using the words given in the brackets:
(contemptible, humiliate, startled, thunderstruck) (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
Sujata was thunderstruck when he presented her with an engagement ring.

Question 11.
Find out synonyms from the passage for the following words:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. contempt – hatred
2. prospective – future
3. startled – shocked.

Question 12.
Complete the following sentences by choosing the words given in the brackets:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
She violently disagreed with what we said. (slowly/violently)

Question 13.
Find out synonyms from the passage for the following words :
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
formal event – ceremony

Activities based on Contextual Grammar:

Question 1.
Name the Tenses:
1. I will tell you what to do.
2. Ramlal consulted his wife.
Answer:
1. Simple Future Tense
2. Simple Past Tense.

Question 2.
Change into indirect speech:
Randal’s wife said to him, “I will tell you what to do.”
Answer:
Randal’s wife told him that she would tell him what to do.

Question 3.
Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence:
The child was very fair and pretty.
Answer:
How fair and pretty the child was!

Do as directed:

Question 1.
The child was very fair and pretty.
(Choose correct alternative to make it exclamatory.)
1. What a fair and pretty the child was!
2. How a fair and pretty the child was!
3. How fair and pretty the child was!
Answer:
2. How fair and pretty the child was!

Question 2.
It was not difficult to find bridegroom for them. (Underline the infinitive in the sentence.)
Answer:
It was not difficult to find bridegroom for them.

Change the voice:

Question 1.
The teacher patted her affectionately.
(Begin the sentence with “She….)
Answer:
She was patted affectionately by the teacher.

Question 2.
The teacher encouraged her.
(Begin the sentence with “She….)
Answer:
She was encouraged by the teacher.

Question 3.
She was a harmless dumb cow.
(Make it exclamatory.)
Answer:
What a harmless dumb cow she was!

Question 4.
What a shameless girl! (Make it assertive.)
Answer:
She was really a shameless girl.

Frame a wh-question to get the underlined part as an answer:

Question 1.
Ramlal placed the bundle at the bridegroom’s feet.
Answer:
Where did Ramlal place the bundle?

Question 2.
Bishamber raised the garland to place it round the bride’s neck.
Answer:
Why did Bishamber raise the garland?

Rewrite the following as per the tenses mentioned in the brackets:

Question 1.
Ramlal stood rooted to the ground.
(Past Continuous Tense)
Answer:
Ramlal was standing rooted to the ground.

Question 2.
The teacher was watching the drama.
(Present Perfect Continuous Tense.)
Answer:
The teacher has been watching the drama.

Question 3.
Complete the words by using correct letters:
Answer:

1. br_in – brain
2. stu_y -study
3. dr_ss – dress
4. hea_t -heart

Question 4.
Put the words in alphabetical order:
1. violently, grief, proposal, astonish.
2. marriage, matter, manage, make.
Answer:
1. astonish, grief, proposal, violently.
2. make, manage, marriage, matter.

Question 5.
Punctuate the following sentences:
1. whats the matter with you you fool shouted ramlal
2. have you seen her said bishamber to the friend next to him she has pockmarks on her face.
Answer:
1. “What’s the matter with you, you fool?” shouted Ramlal.
2. “Have you seen her?” said Bishamber to the friend next to him. “She has pockmarks on her face.”

Question 6.
Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the word ‘contemplating’.
Answer:

1. complain
2. contempt
3. tempt
4. contain.

Question 7.
Write related words as shown in the example: (Answer is directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

Question 8.
Complete the word-chain of verbs. Add four words, each beginning with the letter of the previous word.
disfigure, e…………., …………….., …………….., ……………..
Answer:
disfigure, → enter, record , detect, tend.

1. Attempt anyone:

Question (a)
Make a meaningful sentence by using the given phrase: “to make fun of’
Answer:
It is not good to make fun of any disabled person.

OR

Question (b)
Add another clause to the following sentence expand meaningfully:
My teacher was angry – ………………………………….
Answer:
My teacher was angry because some students misbehaved in the class.

2. Attempt anyone:

Question (a)
Add prefix or suffix to make new words.
1. decorate
2. courage
Answer:
1. decorative, decoration
2. courageous, discourage.

OR

Question (b)
Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words.
1. decorate
2. courage
Answer:
1. We shall decorate our classroom with flowers and balloons on Independence Day.
2. He showed great courage in the dangerous situation.

Personal Response:

Question 1.
What do you think about your school?
Answer:
My school is the second home for me. I meet my friends and share my sorrows and joys with them. I can take proper guidance and advice from my teachers. It is the place which I love from the ; bottom of my heart.

Question 2.
How do you feel on the first day of your school?
Answer:
When I go to school after a long vacation I feel very happy and excited to meet my friends. There is always a curiosity about a new class teacher and newcomers in the class. New dress, new bag I and books add more excitement on the very first day of my school, so I like it very much.

Explain the following statements:

Question (a)
She had neither good looks nor intelligence.
Answer:
According to her parents, she was neither beautiful nor literate. She was ugly. Being uneducated and ugly nobody will accept her as a life partner. It also means good looks and intelligence are important in our life but it is not at all right.

Question (b)
Let the teachers at school worry about her.
Answer:
Bholi’s parents were careless about her. They ignored her education. When the Tehsildar sahib told her father to send his daughter to school, he reluctantly was ready. The mother knew that there was little chance of getting her married because of her ugly face and lack of sense. There will be no need to worry about her, if she gets some education. So her mother said, “Let the teachers at school worry about her.”

Question 4.
Is it good to make a fun of the child who can’t speak well? (dld-m WJfNqj) Hyihl -‘Wl 3TT% ^T?)
Answer:
No, it’s not good to make a fun of the child who can’t speak well because it is his disability and it is not good to laugh at somebody’s disability. We should encourage him/her to speak so that he/she would speak clearly. It will boost his/her confidence whereas teasing him/her will down his/her moral.

Question 5.
“If girls go to school, who will marry them?”-Why, do you think, that Bholi’s mother thought so?
Answer:
It is sad that some communities still discriminate against the education of the girl child. The condition in the past was worse. If a girl child was sent to school nobody would be ready to get married to her. Education was not at all important for any girl in those days. It was her duty to look after ‘Home and Hearth’ so taking education was considered to be useless then. Bholi’s mother was also from the same era. So she thought that nobody would marry their daughters, if they were sent to school.

Question 6.
Why does positive encouragement work better than criticism?
Answer:
Positive encouragement helps us to focus on our self-centred outlook. Positivity also reduces | our anxiety whereas criticism leads us towards fear, anger and stress. A word of encouragement can go a long way in our daily lives as it is the most effective motivator. It recognizes and fosters continual growth and effort. It builds determination and confidence so it is always better than criticism.

Question 7.
Her heart was throbbing with the thought of new hope and new life-Explain.
Answer:
After going to school, Bholi realised that she was happy there. She had a new hope for her life as the life of school was better than her family life. She was quite happy in school because the teacher and her classmates were really co-operative and she was happy with them. So she had a new hope in her new school life.

Question 8.
What is your opinion about Bholi’s bridegroom? Should she get married to him?
Answer:
I think Bholi’s bridegroom was aged with grown-up children from his first wife. She should not get married to a person who is almost the age of her father. There was a vast difference in their age so it did not seem to be a good couple/match.

Question 9.
What did you learn from Bholi’s action of not getting married to Bishamber?
Answer:
Bholi has done the right thing. She wouldn’t be happy with the person who was of her father’s age. He was greedy and heartless. Her married life would have been ruined. So the decision taken by her not to get married to Bishamber was right.

Question 10.
“The teacher is an artist.” Do you agree with the statement. Justify your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I fully agree with the statement. The teacher is an artist who fills colours in lives of many students. Whenever he/she sees his/her student successful in his/her life, he/she feels satisfied from the bottom of his/her heart. His/her joy is greater | than anything else in the world. Seeing his/her student at the top, makes him/her feel proud and contented. It is like an artist contemplating after completing his/her masterpiece. He is the sculptor of i the students’ future and shapes and colours their lives.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 English Solutions My English Coursebook Chapter 2.5 Book Review – Swami and Friends Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 2.5 Book Review – Swami and Friends

My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 2.5 Book Review – Swami and Friends Textbook Questions and Answers

Warming up!

Chit-chat:

1. Form groups of 3 to 4 and share the following with your groups.

• Your favourite book
• Type of book (short storieslbiography/thriller/adventure science fiction/historical) etc.
• Author/Writer
• Main character
• Background (Time and place)
• Problem/dilemma
• Any special message

2. You have recently read a short story/noveL/dramalscience fìctionlghost-story. Write in short 3 of its strong points that made you like the book and 2 or 3 drawbacks it has. Fill them up in the tree – diagram given.

Question 1.
You have recently read a short story/novel/drama/science fìctionlghost-story. Write in short 3 of its strong points that made you like the book and 2 or 3 drawbacks it has. Fill them up in the tree – diagram given.
Answer:

3. Determiners are words that modify a noun or noun phrase and occur before them in a sentence. Determiners provide a context to the noun they precede.
They may be:

• Articles – a, an, the
• Demonstratives – this, that, these, those, which etc.
• Possessives – my, your, our, their, liLs, her etc. my friend’s, her mother’s etc.
• Quantifiers – few, many, much, more, every, each, some etc.
• Numerals – one, four, hundred, first, fourth, hundredth

Question 1.
Determiners are words that modify a noun or noun phrase and occur before them in a sentence. Determiners provide a context to the noun they precede.
Answer:
They may be:

• Articles – a, an, the
• Demonstratives – this, that, these, those, which etc.
• Possessives – my, your, our, their, liLs, her etc. my friend’s, her mother’s etc.
• Quantifiers – few, many, much, more, every, each, some etc.
• Numerals – one, four, hundred, first, fourth, hundredth

4. Underline only Determiners in the following.

Question 1.
Underline only Determiners in the following.

1. My brother bought a few magazines.
2. What is your friend’s naine?
3. Which writer was also the President of our country?
4. These are some toys.
5. These toys are new.
6. That doctor is an expert dentist and he has many patients.

Answer:

1. 1. My brother bought a few magazines.
   2. What is your friend’s naine?
   3. Which writer was also the President of our country?
   4. These are some toys.
   5. These toys are new.
   6. That doctor is an expert dentist and he has many patients.

English Workshop:

1. Refer to the story ‘The Boy who Broke the Bank’ (Lesson 2.2.) by Ruskin Bond. Read it carefully and write a review of the same, referring the points given on Coursebook page 71 in mind. 
(a) Name of Story and Writer/Author
(b) Type of story
(c) Background and setting (Time and Place)
(d) Main characters
(e) Problem faced
(f) Language used
(g) What you liked about the story
(h) What you did not like about it
(i) Your general opinion of the story

Question 1.
Refer to the story ‘The Boy who Broke the Bank’ (Lesson 2.2.) by Ruskin Bond. Read it carefully and write a review of the same, referring the points given on Coursebook page 71 in mind.
Answer:
Review of the story – The Boy who Broke the Bank
The story ‘The Boy who Broke the Bank’ is a very interesting and informative story written by Ruskin Bond, an eminent Indian author of British descent. It is a realistic social story full of wit and humour.

The main characters in the story are Nathu-the sweeper, Sitaram-the washerman’s son, Mrs Srivastava, Mrs Bhushan and Mr Bhushan, Kamal Kishore, the owner of the photographic shop, Deep Chand, the barber and an elderly gentleman and Ganpat, the begger.

The story is about the Pipalnagar Bank owned by Seth Govind Ram and the people of Pipalnagar. It begins at the steps of the Pipalnagar Bank when Nathu, the sweeper boy was sweeping the steps. He was irritated and decided to leave the job because he had not received his pay for the month. He told this to Sitaram, his friend and a washerman’s son. While delivering the clothes Sitaram told Nathu’s story to Mrs Srivastava who also needed a sweeper.

She, when met her friend Mrs Bhushan in bazaar, told her that the Bank is not able to pay the poor sweeper’s salary. Then from Mrs Bhushan to her husband, then to Deep Chand, to the barber and elderly gentleman, the news took different turns and twists and reached people to tell them that the Pipalnagar Bank has gone bankrupt. The rumour created havoc in Pipalnagar.

The news went from one man to another and from one place to another and spread over the whole bazaar and among all the customers of the Bank. Crash of the Pipalnagar Bank set everyone talking and speculating and rushing about in a frenzy. Many different rumours spread, moods of people aggravated and chaos was beyond control and it led to violence. The author has described and connected every incident in simple, easy language and depicted how a news spreads like wild fire without people going to the root of the fact.

He has used satirical style for emphasising the effects of rumours. The incidents of the elderly gentleman in the barber’s shop and the fake beggar’s (Ganpat’s) running at top speed, split our sides with laughter. liked the humour in the story and the tactful narration of the incidents to raise the awareness ‘ among the public about the rumours and their effects. According to my opinion it is a good read for a common man. It gives a good message to all.

2. Look inside your thinking hat.
Read the evidence/sentences given below and offer a possible explanation of what happened in this house? Make up some questions to gather more information.
Now collect all your evidence and write a story in your notebook. Give a suitable title.

Question 1.
Look inside your thinking hat.
Read the evidence/sentences given below and offer a possible explanation of what happened in this house? Make up some questions to gather more information.
Now collect all your evidences and write a story in your notebook. Give a suitable title.

Answer:

The Tiny Gang who robbed our kitchen!
My parents and I were leaving to Panvel to see one of our near relatives who was ill. Before leaving we warned my younger brother Chintu who was ten years old. We told him to stay with our uncle who was staying in the same building of ours on the ground floor and to have food with uncle in their house. We asked Chintu to keep the key to himself carefully and not to leave uncle’s room until we returned. He happily agreed.

We returned from Panvel late in the evening. Mother took the key from Chintu, went up and opened the lock. Mother put on the light and hurriedly went to the kitchen. She shouted loudly. I ran to her. Both of us were awfully shocked to see the kitchen in a messy state. Plates, glasses, pans, bowls and other utensils were scattered everywhere. The whole kitchen was untidy and dirty. Some gram flour and peels of boiled potatoes were scattered all over. We were panic-stricken. We thought that some thief must have entered our house to try his luck.

We called Chintu but he said he was at uncle’s house all the time. First we began to clear the mess. Mother lifted some tins and jars lying there and to her surprise the laddoos and chivda kept in them had vanished, gone! Who could it be and what the thieves must have taken away. But all other cupboards were intact.

When I examined the kitchen I found some children’s footprints in the scattered flour. In a flash I got it and deduced that it was the handiwork of the children, including Chintu. I instantly remembered that when we were leaving for Panvel, Chintu and some friends of his age were sitting in a space near the staircase, whispering something as if in secret. They were planning the day’s work.

I called all those mischievous, naughty children including Chintu before father. When father gave them harsh scolding and beating, they blurted out everything. The truth was revealed. In the noon when elderly persons were taking their naps, these boys entered our house, had a lot of fun, emptied the jars of laddoos and chivda and more than that they tried their hand on preparing Potato vadas on their own and hence they used gram flour and potatoes, but did not care to clean the mess. I should have been there to taste their Potato vadas!

3. Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important, in the review. Try to guess their meaning from the context. You can use a dictionary to confirm it. Fifi up the table.

Question 1.
Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important, in the review. Try to guess their meaning from the context. You can use a dictionary to confirm it. Fifi up the table.

Answer:
(Note: Students should do this project on their own and present it in the class.)

4. (A) Find from the lesson the Noun forms of:

Question 1.
Find from the lesson the Noun forms of
(a) happen …………
(b) true ………….
(c) simple ……….
(d) conclude …………..
Answer:
(a) happen – happening
(b) true – truth
(c) simple – simplicity
(d) conclude – conclusion

(B) Find Verb forms of:

Question 1.
Find Verb forms of :
(a) hatred ……………..
(b) thought …………….
(c) meaning …………….
(d) improvement …………….
(e) description …………….
(f) attribution …………….
Answer:
(a) hatred – hate
(b) thought – think
(c) meaning – mean
(d) improvement – improve
(e) description – describe
(f) attribution – attribute

(C) Find Adjective forms of:

Question 1.
Find Adjective forms of:
(a) talk …………….
(b) interest …………….
(c) purity …………….
(d) technique …………….
(e) literature …………….
Answer:
(a) talk – talkative
(b) interest – interesting
(c) purity – pure
(d) technique – technical
(e) literature – literary

Tips For Reading For A Review (Guidelines)

Skimming – (While you read for a review you should know –

(a) What is the title/text/content?
(b) What exactly is to be read? (Selectivity)
(c) What support/related resources/references/help is to be generated or found?
(d) What will you search to get complete details/associated ideas?
(e) Use technology if required (web. e-books. gazettes) to correlate the content that is read.

scanning – We might use scanning to –

(a) Look up for meanings of related words/phrases/novel ideas.
(b) Find exact associations or inter – relationship of words.
(c) Check perfection in the start and finish time, while reading.
(d) identify the exact sequence of ideas and occurence of events.
(e) Use technology if required (web, e-books, gazettes) to correlate the content that is read.

Project – (A Book Review)

Write a complete review on any book that you have recently read. Use the points for your Book Review.

Question 1.
Write a complete review on any book that you have recently read. Use the points for your Book Review.
(a) Introduction
(b) Selectivity of contents
(c) Subject/Title Apporpriacy
(d) Sequence of Contents
(e) Language Appropriacy/Type
(f) Good Points/Novelty in the book.
(g) Advantages/Scope of the book. (if any)
(h) Demerits/Shortcomings (if any)
(i) Message/OpinionNiews (Personal)
(j) Conclusion (in short)
Answer:
Book: ‘Gulliver’s Travels’
Recently I read the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ by Jonathan Swift. It describes the strange and unique adventures, escapades and experiences of captain Lemuel Gulliver. I found it very interesting book. Out of four parts of the book first two – his voyage to Lilliput and the voyage to Brobdingnag are very amusing, funny and imaginative. But the other two parts are not that pleasant. In Lilliput, people were six inch tall and they treated Gulliver as a ‘man-mountain’.

In Brobdingnag people were sixty-feet high and Gulliver was just a pigmy before them. Many fearful as well as funny incidents hold us spell-bound. Though it has no big literary values or it does not preach you any moral values, it is a must read book for amusement. The book written in a simple, lucid and humorous style, is easy to read for entertainment. It is everlasting source of amusement and instruction, laughter and learning, wit and wisdom. It has become one of the finest of fairy tales.

My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 2.5 Book Review – Swami and Friends Additional Important Questions and Answers

Read the following passage and do the activities:

Simple Factual Activity:

Question 1.
State whether you Agree or Disagree with the following statements:
Answer:

1. Swami is a close-mouthed little kid.
2. Swami hated Mathematics worse.
3. No event or parts of the story are mentioned in this book review.
4. Mischievousness was the most striking quality of 10-year-old Swami.

Answer:

1. Disagree
2. Agree
3. Agree
4. Agree

Question 2.
State whether the following statements are True or False:

1. The book is filled with heavy grammar and difficult technical words.
2. The book circles round the mischief of the kids in a view of the kid.
3. R. K. Narayan’s ‘Swami and Friends’ is a good read for the kids and teens alike.
4. Mischievous kids are not as sensitive as other people.

Answer:

1. The book is filled with heavy grammar and difficult technical words. – False
2. The book circles round the mischief of the kids in a view of the kid. – True
3. R. K. Narayan’s ‘Swami and Friends’ is a good read for the kids and teens alike. – True
4. Mischievous kids are not as sensitive as other people. – False

Question 3.
Say whether the following statements are True or False:

1. The author of ‘Swami and Friends’ is Ruskin Bond.
2. This book is a good read only for kids.
3. The author has written this book I to capture the spirit of the mind and life of a teenage kid.
4. The Mahabharata’ is a great Indian Epic.

Answer:

1. The author of ‘Swami and Friends’ is Ruskin Bond. – False
2. This book is a good read only for kids. – False
3. The author has written this book I to capture the spirit of the mind and life of a teenage kid. – True
4. The Mahabharata’ is a great Indian Epic. – True

Complex Factual Activities:

Question 1.
Describe Swami’s characteristics in 3-4 sentences.
Answer:
Swami is a mischievous and talkative little kid of about 10 years old. He cannot stay at one place. He hates going to school, hates Mathematics even worse. School is a frightening and unpleasant experience for him. He always gets into trouble and a good beating from his father. All he wants to do is play under the sun, kick something, climb a tree break or damage something and harass (trouble) somebody. This is a typical life of the kid.

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences that tell you about author Narayan’s magic:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:
(a) Narayan gets deeply into the working of Swami’s ten-year-old mind.
(b) Explains in pleasing manner how Swami thinks.
(c) He too explains what is his perspective of the world is.
(d) The reader feels like Swami and gets attached with the character.

Question 3.
Complete the web
Answer:

Question 4.
Why some parents may be worried about the description of a mischievous ten-year-old boy in the book? What does the reviewer say about it?
Answer:
Some parents may be worried about the description of a mischievous ten-year-old boy because they think, that might influence their already mischievous children. But the reviewer reassures them that the book describes the mischief of the kids in a view of the kid which is harmlessand pure.

Also amidst all the mischief and naughtiness, we actually find that Swami is a loving and tender kid who is really very sensitive. And it is a known fact that mischievous kids are most sensitive and loving people of all. So this is the message that the description conveys to all of us.

Question 5.
Complete the following web:
(Answer is directly given.)
Answer:

Question 6.
What information do you get from the passage about R. K. Narayan’s literary works from this passage?
Answer:
R. K. Narayan has produced many of the outstanding literary works India has ever produced. Apart from ‘Swami and Friends’ other great works by Narayan include ‘Malgudi Days’, ‘The Guide’, ‘The Painter Signs’ and many more literary works such as the shortened Modern Prose Versions of the Indian Epics ‘ The Ramayana’ and ‘The Mahabharata’.

Activities based on Vocabulary:

Question 1.
Underline the odd man:
(Answers are directly given and underlined.)
Answer:

1. mentioning, happenings, everything, facing
2. mischievous, truth, talkative, typical
3. give, mention, stay, life
4. constantly, absolutely, lovely, deeply

Question 2.
Find the following from the passage:

1. Adjective forms of: mischief
2. Noun forms of: naughty
3. Verb forms of: imagination, loving

Answer:

1. mischief – mischievous
   
2. naughty – naughtiness
3. imagination – imagine, loving – love

Question 3.
Write from the passage the words related to ‘study’:
Answer:
book, literary values, literature, grammar, read, text, subject, technical words, English, genius, sentences.

Question 4.
Find the following from the passage:

1. Noun forms of: rule
2. Verb forms of: inclusion
3. Adjective forms of: Britain

Answer:

1. rule – rule/ruling
2. inclusion – include
3. Britain – British

Question 5.
Find the adjectives for the following from the passage:

1. authors
2. works
3. rule
4. Prose
5. Epic

Answer:

1. the greatest authors
2. literary works
3. British ruling
4. modern prose
5. Indian Epic

Activities based on Contextual Grammar:

Frame Wh-questions to get the underlined parts as answers:

Question 1.
Narayan gets deeply into the working of Swami’s mind.
Answer:
How does Narayan get into working of Swami’s mind?

Question 2.
That’s the magic of Narayan.
Answer:
Whose magic is that?

Find the error and rewrite the corrected sentences:

Question 1.
Swami think that’s his way of living life.
Answer:
Swami thinks that’s his way of living life.

Question 2.
Swami is an mischievous little kid.
Answer:
Swami is a mischievous little kid.

Question 3.
Technology isn’t big in kids life.
Answer:
Technology isn’t big in a kid’s life.

Question 4.
All they wants is to play havoc!
Answer:
All they want is to play havoc!

Add question tags:

Question 1.
This does not mean that the book is filled with heavy Grammar.
Answer:
This does not mean that the book is filled with heavy grammar, does this?

Question 2.
R. K. Narayan does a great job conveying that to all of us.
Answer:
R. K. Narayan does a great job conveying that to all of us, doesn’t he?

Do as directed:

Question 1.
The use of simple and short sentences adds to the simplicity of the book
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only … but also’)
Answer:
The use of not only simple but also short sentences adds to the simplicity of the book.

Question 2.
It is also known fact
(Complete the sentence by adding one more clause.)
Answer:
It is also known fact that small children yield to temptations.

Complete the following sentences adding one more clause:

Question a.
It can be said
Answer:
It can be said that you will find that atmosphere very pleasant.

Question b.
Take a look at the exhibition
Answer:
Take a look at the exhibition if you are interested in watching good photographs.

Do as directed:

Question 1.
The author is one of the greatest authors of all the time.
(Change the sentence into positive degree.)
Answer:
Very few (Not many) authors of all the time are so (as) great as him. (the author).

Question 2.
R. K. Narayan is responsible for many of the outstanding literary works.
(Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined as answer.)
Answer:
What is R. K. Narayan responsible for?

Personal Response:

Question 1.
Do you think, that even today most of our kids like to live the life Swami was living?
Answer:
Yes, I definitely think so. It is the natural instinct of most of the kids to play, to make fun, to play mischiefs and enjoy the life like Swami. They try to avoid going to school under some pretext and dislike to learn some particular subjects. They are often get beaten for their naughtiness, mistakes and their mischievous deeds. They do anything that comes to their mind, unintentionally.

Question 2.
What difference do you find between the children of Swami’s days and today’s children?
Answer:
I don’t think there is any peculiar difference between the children of Swami’s days and today’s children. Children all over the world and of all the times are the same. The only difference between them, according to me, is that many of today’s children keep themselves busy in mobiles, other gadgets and mobile games instead of playing in open space.

Question 3.
Which magazine for children do you like the most?Why?
Answer:
I like the magazine ‘Tin-Tin’ the most. I ike it because it provides all kinds of literature the children like. It gives fairy tales, mythological stories, historical stories, jokes and vivid information related to every field of children’s life. It also gives cartoons for the kids in view of the kids which are harmless and pure. It is a priceless gift for me, every month.

Activities based on Language Studies:

(A) Do as directed:

Question 1.
Complete the words by using correct letters:

1. p r _ s e
2. p l a _ e
3. c l _ m b
4. m _ g i c

Answer:

1. p r o s e
2. p l a c e
3. c l i m b
4. m a g i c

Question 2.
Put the following words in alphabetical order:
1. outstanding, author, prose, modern
2. conclusion, capture, can, children
Answer:
1. author, modern, outstanding, prose
2. can, capture, children, conclusion

Question 3.
Punctuate the following sentences:
1. he said it will be a difficult task,
2. “how s that?” said nathu. “Havent you heard.
Answer:
1. He said, “It will be a difficult task.”
2. “How’s that?” said Nathu. “Haven’t you heard?”

Question 4.
Make four words each (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the word ‘scattering’:
Answer:
catering, sing, ring, caring

Question 5.
Write related words as shown in the example:
(Answers are directly given and underlines.)
Answer:

Question 6.
Complete the word-chain of verbs. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word:
Lead → ___________ → ___________ → ___________ → ___________.
Answer:
Lead → deal → leave → eat → tell.

(B) Do as directed:

1. Attempt anyone:

a. Make your own meaningful sentence using the phrase ‘take a glance’.
Answer:
The officer took a glance through the report submitted by his assistant.

OR

b. Add a clause to expand the sentence meaningfully:
Swami is a kid ………………………
Answer:
Swami is a kid who cannot stay at one place.

2. Attempt anyone:

a. Add a prefix or suffix to make new words.
1. complete
2. justice
Answer:
1. completion
2. injustice

OR

b. Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words:
1. complete
2. justice
Answer:
1. I have to complete my work by tomorrow.
2. The employees were protesting against the owner to get justice.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 Geography Solutions Chapter 1 Field Visit Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 10 Geography Solutions Chapter 1 Field Visit

Field Visit Geography Class 10 Questions And Answers

Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Field Visit Textbook Questions and Answers

Answer in short :

Field Visit Geography Class 10 Questions And Answers Question 1.
Make a report on your field visit.
OR
On the basis of which points will you write the tour report?
Answer:
The following points should be used for preparing a report.

• Introduction
• Location and route map
• Physiographic features
• Climate
• Plant and animal life
• Human settlements
• Occupations
• Land use and type of crops
• Important historical places
• Environmental problems and measures
• Conclusion
• Use of diagrams, graphs, pictures can be taken to support the information collected during the field visit.

Field Visit Geography Class 10 Question 2.
Prepare a questionnaire for a field visit to a factory.
Answer:
A questionnaire for a field visit to a factory will be as follows:

• What is the name of the factory?
• What is the location of the factory?
• Which product is manufactured in the factory?
• What are the raw materials used to make the final goods?
• Where do the raw materials come from?
• In which market is the final product sold?
• How many people are employed in the factory?
• Do you have shifts for your employees? What are their timings?
• What safety measures do you adopt for your staff?
• What precautions have been taken to prevent a fire hazard?
• What precautions have been taken to prevent or reduce environmental pollution?
• What mode of transport is used for the movement of raw materials and finished goods?

Question 3.
What items will you take with you for the field visit?
Answer:
We will take the following items with us for the field visit:

• Notebook, pen, pencil, camera, binoculars, etc to collect information.
• Magnetic compass, GPS enabled mobile phone and also maps to know directions and locate various places.
• I-card, water bottle, cap, and a first aid box are a must.
• Ziplock bag for collecting samples.
• Carry a questionnaire and information booklet about the place to be visited.
• Carry some bags to discard any trash.

Question 4.
Outline the importance of a field visit.
OR
Explain with examples of how field visits increase geographical knowledge.
Answer:
(i) Geography is a science to be learnt through observation.
(ii) Field study gives us an opportunity to get firsthand information of the new place having a different location, climate and landforms.
(iii) Students learn the relationship between physical and cultural factors and how man adapts himself accordingly.
(iv) They get an opportunity to interact with the local people, know about their culture, food, clothing and understand their problems.
(v) Students develop the feeling of belonging to these regions and their skill of observation and reasoning also improves.

Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Field Visit InText Questions and Answers

Short Answers:

Question 1.
Correlate pulse cropping with low rainfall.
Answer:
(i) Extreme weather events during growing and harvesting seasons can cause serious damage to crops.
(ii) Pulses are very sensitive to torrential rain, especially in the early vegetative stage and flowering stage.
(iii) A high quantity of rainfall can cause disease infestation in crops.
Hence, pulses are grown in places where there is less to moderate rainfall.

Question 2.
Do you agree that regions and necessities influence the difference in the means of livelihood?
Answer:
(i) A person’s livelihood refers to their “means of securing the basic necessities of – food, water, shelter and clothing – of life.”
(ii) To acquire above necessities, people work either individually or as a group by using skills (both human and material) for meeting the requirements of the self. The activities are usually carried out repeatedly.
(iii) For instance, a fisherman’s livelihood depends on the availability and accessibility of fish and depending on this, primary, secondary and tertiary occupations will develop, like making of boats, nets, fish canning, transportation, etc.
(iv) So, definitely the regions and necessities influence the difference in the means of livelihood.

Question 3.
Give geographical reasons:
It is important to manage the waste during field visit.
Answer:
(i) It is our social responsibility to ensure that the cleanliness and sanctity, of the place of visit is maintained during the visit.
(ii) Managing environment also shows how responsible we are.
(iii) Managing environment assists in the prevention of the environmental pollution.

Question 4.
If you were a part of a field visit, what preparations would you make?
OR
Suppose teachers ask you to plan the visit. How will you plan the details of the trip?
If you were a part of a field visit, what preparations would you make?
OR
Suppose teachers ask you to plan the visit. How will ,you plan the details of the trip?
Answer:
Following preparations / plans will be made for the field visit:
(i) Deciding the place : Deciding an appropriate place for the field visit, selecting the means of transportation, and duration of the field visit should be planned well ahead.
e.g. selecting a place like fort/ factory/ hill station, etc.

(ii) Deciding the purpose : Deciding the objectives of the field visit and the elements which will be observed in the field visit should be decided, e.g. visiting a village to understand the problems faced by rural people in their daily life and finding solutions.

(iii) Collecting important documents : Collecting important documents like the location map, permission letters, etc.
e.g. For a visit to a factory, permission letter of the factory owner is required.

(iv) Preparing for emergencies : Preparing for emergencies is very important.
e.g. carrying first – aid kit, GPS enabled mobile phone, dry snacks, water bottle, etc.

(v) Preparing the budget: With the help of a teacher make a budget and plan the travel, stay and food expenses.

(vi) Planning the journey : Study the location map and the route map of the place to be visited. Distance, transport route should be planned. Also plan the time of departure and the entire schedule of the visit.

(vii) Making a list of items required : Water bottle, dry snacks, book, pen, binoculars, compass, camera, etc.

Question 5.
What precautions will you take continuously during the field visit?
Answer:
(i) Strictly obey instructions given by teachers.
(ii) Ensure safety of oneself and others, carry first – aid box, identity cards, etc. for emergency.
(iii) Note down information gathered immediately in the book and preserve the book and samples collected carefully.
(iv) Take photographs of sites / people wherever necessary during the field visit.
(v) Safeguard the natural surroundings and the historical monuments during the visit.
(vi) Do not litter and cause any inconvenience or harm to anybody.

Question 6.
Collect more information about mud and wood houses. (Dhabyachi ghare)
Answer:
(i) Dhabyachi ghare or mud and wood houses are made of earth mixed with water and organic materials such as straw or dung. The roof is made up of wood.
(ii) Straw is useful in binding the brick together and allowing the brick to dry evenly, thereby preventing cracking due to uneven shrinkage through the brick. Dung offers the same advantage.
(iii) These houses are built in the low rainfall areas of Maharashtra e.g. Vidarbha, Marathwada.

Question 7.
Obtain information regarding Multi-purpose Projects.
Answer:
(i) Projects which serve more than one purpose are called as Multipurpose Projects.
(ii) Multi purpose Projects are planned for various purposes like irrigation and hydropower generation, water supply for drinking and industrial purpose, flood control, navigation etc.
(iii) For e.g. Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project on River Sutlej, Jayakwadi Multipurpose Project on River Godavari, etc.

Question 8.
‘Vegetation is an indicator of difference in precipitation’. What are the other indicators of difference in precipitation?
Answer:
(i) Crops grown in a particular region can be one of the indicators of precipitation.

(ii) The type of houses found in the region is an indicator of precipitation. For e.g. in low rainfall regions, flat roof houses are found whereas in heavy rainfall regions houses have slanting roofs.

(iii) Texture and colour of the soil, humidity in the air, etc. are indicators of precipitation.

(iv) As temperatures rises, more people will need to keep cool by using air conditioner, which uses a lot of electricity. So, consumption of energy is another indicator of precipitation.

(v) Animal life can also be affected. If the climate is not suitable – (too wet, too dry, or too cold in winter) – plants and the animals that depend upon them for food or habitat will struggle or die.

Question 9.
How will the terrain below appear to the birds from the sky?
Answer:
(i) To the birds flying in the sky, the terrain will look like a flat land.
(ii) Every object on the terrain will look very small in size.

Question 10.
Out of which process has the plateau of Maharashtra formed? What is the main type of rock seen here?
Answer:
(i) The Deccan Plateau was formed due to volcanic eruptions.
(ii) The Deccan Plateau is made up of basalt rock.

Question 11.
Guess in which season of the year is the field visit being undertaken?
Answer:
The following points tell us that the field visit is being undertaken in the rainy season.
(i) Paddy fields are visible.
(ii) Waterfalls are seen in the Sahyadris.

Question 12.
What is the concept of ‘Devrai’?
Answer:

• Devrai means sacred groves / patch of forest.
• In Maharashtra small patches of forest in the Ghats are protected by local people.
• It is based on the understanding that all creations of nature have to be protected. Such beliefs have preserved several virgin forests in pristine form.
• These patches of forests or parts of large forests have been left untouched by the local people and any interference with them is banned.

Question 13.
What precautions have to be taken while going to the sea coast?
Answer:
The following precautions must be taken while going to the sea coast:

• Sun exposure at the sea is quite high. So, bring sunglasses and a hat to beat the sun’s rays and prevent sunburn.
• Consult the local people before entering the sea water.
• Avoid going beaches if there’s lightning in the forecast.
• Don’t go in deep water, if you do not know to swim.
• Beware of the waves, some are more powerful than you think.
• Don’t climb edges of rocks to click photographs, as they may be slippery.
• Be sure to bring plenty of water.
• Do not wear expensive watches and jewellery when going to the sea coast.

Question 14.
What is the simplest method of understanding the timings of the tides?
Answer:

• Tides are defined as the rise and fall of sea levels, caused by the combined effects of gravitational forces of the Moon, the Sun and the rotation of Earth.
• The simplest method of understanding the timings of the tides is by asking the local people.
• One can also do the same through observation, This tidal range typically changes twice daily.
• Since the lunar high tides occur every 12 hours and 25 minutes, which means that it takes 6 hours and 12.5 minutes to go from high tide to low tide or vice versa.

Question 15.
What type of photographs will you click with respect to the field visit?
Answer:

• The type of photographs to be clicked will depend on the purpose and place to visit.
• If the purpose of field visit is to study landforms then we will click pictures of mountains slopes, plateaus and plains.
• If the purpose of the visit is to study a forest, then we will click pictures of vegetation, dominant trees, wild animals, etc.
• Similarly, if we are visiting a village it would be settlements, agricultural fields, roads, irrigation, schools, etc.

Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Field Visit Additional Important Questions and Answers

Short Answers:

Question 1.
It is necessary to take items required for field visit and the questionnaires along with us.
Answer:
(i) We need to carry various items for field visit.
(ii) For e.g. – A camera is required for clicking photographs, GPS enabled mobile phone and also maps to know directions and locate various places.
(iii) Questionnaire helps to collect the information. So, it is necessary to take items required for field visit and the questionnaires along with us.

Question 2.
Prepare a questionnaire of atleast 8 questions with an aim to visit the meteorological department.
Answer:
(i) How many departments are there in the Meteorological office?
(ii) What is the role of each department?
(iii) How and when is the maximum and minimum temperature measured?
(iv) Which instrument is used to measure rainfall?
(v) How do satellites play an important role in the weather forecast?
(vi) Are drones used by the meteorological department?
(vii) What are the total number of employees?
(viii) Are all the weather forecasts accurate?

Question 3.
What steps will you take to manage the litter during field visit?
Answer:
(i) During a field visit, we must ensure that we do not throw litter out of the window while travelling and also we do not throw any trash or litter around us.
(ii) We must use the dustbins for throwing empty j packets of snacks, empty water bottles, left-over food items, etc.
(iii) Also one must try to keep the surroundings clean by segregating wet and dry waste.
(iv) We can also avoid usage of plastic bags and instead, can make use of jute or cloth bags. Following discipline is very important during a field visit.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 8 Science Solutions Chapter 1 Living World and Classification of Microbes Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 8 Science Solutions Chapter 1 Living World and Classification of Microbes

Class 8 Science Chapter 1 Living World and Classification of Microbes Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Use Whittaker method to classify bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, prokaryotic, eukaryotic, microbes.

Living World And Classification Of Microbes Exercises  Question 1.
Use Whittaker method to classify bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, prokaryotic, eukaryotic, microbes.
Answer:

• Bacteria: Kingdom Monera
• Protozoa: Kingdom Protista
• Fungi: Kingdom Fungi
• Algae: If unicellular, Kingdom Protista. If multicellular, Kingdom Plantae
• Prokaryotic: Kingdom Monera
• Eukaryotic: Any kingdom other than Monera.
• Microbes: Kingdom Monera or Protista.

2.  Complete the five kingdom method of classification using-living organism, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, multicellular, unicellular, protista, animals, plants, fungi.

Living World And Classification Of MicrobesQuestion 1.
Complete the five kingdom method of classification using-living organism, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, multicellular, unicellular, protista, animals, plants, fungi.

Answer:

3. Find out my partner 

Question 1.

Answer:

A	B
1. Fungi	Candida
2. Protozoa	Amoeba
3. Virus	Bacteriophage
4. Algae	Chlorella
5. Bacteria	Prokaryotic.

4. State whether the following statements are True or False. Explain your statement:

Question a.
Lactobacilli are harmful bacteria.
Answer:
False.
Explanation Lactobacilli are useful bacteria. They are used for curdling the milk. They are also used for preparing variety of milk products.

Question b.
Cell wall of fungi is made up of chitin.
Answer:
True.
Explanation The cell wall of the plants is made up of cellulose while the cell wall of fungi is made up of complex sugar called chitin. Inside the fungal cell wall there is cytoplasm which contains many nuclei.

Question d.
Organ of locomotion in amoeba is pseudopodia.
Answer:
True.
Explanation Amoeba is a protozoan, primitive organism which possesses pseudopodia as the organ for locomotion.

Question e.
Tomato wilt is a viral disease.
Answer:
True.
Explanation: Tomato wilt is a viral disease. These viruses are able to infect only plant cells.

5. Give answers

Question a.
State the merits of Whittaker’s method of classification.
Answer:
For the answer of Merits of Whittaker’s method refer to point I of answer given on this Digest’s page no. 11; under “Use your brain power!”

Question b.
Write the characteristics of viruses.
Answer:
1. Viruses are extremely minute of the size range of 10 nrn to 100 nm. They are on the borderline of living and non-living. They are 10 to 100 times smaller than bacteria and are visible only through the electron microscope.

2. Though they are not considered as living, they can make replica of their own.
3. They exist in the form of independent particles. They are long molecules of DNA or RNA which are covered by a protein coat.

4. Their survival is possible only inside the living plant or animal cells. When they infect the host cells, they produce their own proteins with the machinery of the host cell. These proteins form many replicas of the infecting virus.

5. This infection destroys the host cell and the virus replicas are released. These free replicas re-infect the other adjoining cells of the host.
6. Most of the viruses are pathogenic, they cause diseases in plants and animals.

Question c.
Explain the nutrition in fungi.
Answer:
Most of the fungi are saprophytic in their nutrition. They absorb the nourishment from dead and decaying matter. By taking the organic matter from dead bodies of plants and animals, fungi survive. In this process they degrade the organic matter completely.

Question d.
Which living organisms are included in the kingdom Monera?
Answer:

1. All the living organisms belonging to Kingdom Monera are unicellular.
2. The mode of nutrition in them is either autotrophic or heterotrophic.
3. All of them are prokaryotic and thus they do not have well-formed nucleus. The nuclear membrane and the cell organelles are absent in them.
4. Kingdom Monera consists of different types of bacteria and blue-green algae.

E.g. Bacteria Clostridium titani, Vibrio choleri, Treponema pallidum, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Legionella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum.

6. Who am I?

Question a.
I don’t have true nucleus, cell organelles or plasma membrane.
Answer:
Microbe from Monera

Question b.
I have nucleus and membrane bound cell organelles.
Answer:
Protozoan from Protista/I am any one of Eukaryote

Question c.
I live on decaying organic matter.
Answer:
Fungus

Question d.
I reproduce mainly by cell division. (*Binary fission)
Answer:
Bacteria and some Protozoa.

Question e.
I can produce my replica.
Answer:
Virus

Question f.
I am green, but don’t have organs.
Answer:
Algae

7. Draw neat and labelled diagrams.

Question a.
Different types of bacteria:
Answer:

Question b.
Paramoecium:
Answer:

Question c.
Bacteriophage
Answer:

8. Arrange the following in ascending order of size Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses, Algae.

Question a.
Arrange the following ¡n ascending order of size Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses, Algae.
Answer:
Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, Algae.

Project:

Question 1.
Prepare a chart showing infectious bacteria and the diseases caused by them.

Question 2.
Visit a nearby pathology lab. Get the information about pathogenic microbes, methods to observe them, different microscopes from the technicians there.

Class 8 Science Chapter 1 Living World and Classification of Microbes Additional Important Questions and Answers

Rewrite the sentences after filling the blanks:

Question 1.
The process of dividing living organism into groups and subgroups is called …………… .
Answer:
Biological classification.

Question 2.
Organisms with cell wall but not able to perform photosynthesis are called …………… .
Answer:
Fungi.

Question 3.
Most of the fungi are …………… .
Answer:
saprotrophic.

Question 4.
Viruses can be seen only with …………… .
Answer:
electron microscope.

Question 5.
…………… viruses attack bacteria.
Answer:
Bacteriophage

Question 6.
In fungi the cell wall is made up of j tough and complex sugar called …………… .
Answer:
‘Chitin’.

State whether the following statements are True or False. Explain your statement:

Question 1.
Plasmodium causes dysentery.
Answer:
False.
Explanation Plasmodium causes malaria. Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis.

Find out my partner

Question 1.

Scientist	Pattern of classification
1. Carl Linnaeus	(a) 5 groups of living organisms
2. Haeckel	(b) 2 groups as Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
3. Chatton	(c) 4 groups as Monera, Protista, Plants and Animals
4. Kopland	(d) 3 kingdoms – Protista, Plants and Animals.
5. Whittaker	(e) 2 kingdoms of living organisms

Answer:

Scientist	Pattern of classification
1. Carl Linnaeus	(e) 2 kingdoms of living organisms
2. Haeckel	(d) 3 kingdoms – Protista, Plants and Animals.
3. Chatton	(b) 2 groups as Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
4. Kopland	(c) 4 groups as Monera, Protista, Plants and Animals
5. Whittaker	(a) 5 groups of living organisms

Question 2.

Living organism	Group
1. Clostridium titani	(a) Heterotrophic Protista
2. Paramoecium	(b) Fungi
3. Chlamydomonas	(c) Bacteria belonging to Monera
4. Baker’s yeast	(d) Algae
	(e) Virus

Answer:

Living organism	Group
1. Clostridium titani	(c) Bacteria belonging to Monera
2. Paramoecium	(a) Heterotrophic Protista
3. Chlamydomonas	(d) Algae
4. Baker’s yeast	((b) Fungi
	(e) Virus

Question 3.

Microbes	Size
1. Virus	(a) 1 μm to 10 μm
2. Algae	(b) 200 μm
3. Protozoa	(c) 10 μm to 100μm
4. Bacteria	(d) 10 nm to 100 nm

Answer:

Microbes	Size
1. Virus	(d) 10 nm to 100 nm
2. Algae	(c) 10 μm to 100 μm
3. Protozoa	(b) 200 μm
4. Bacteria	(a) 1 μm to 10 μm

Name the following/ Give examples

Question 1.
Three organs of locomotion in Protista
Answer:

1. Pseudopodia
2. Cilia
3. Flagella

Question 2.
Two autotrophic Protista
Answer:

1. Euglena
2. Volvox

Question 3.
Institute in India which is involved in research on viruses
Answer:
National Institute of Virology, Pune

Question 4.
Two methods of asexual reproduction in Fungi
Answer:

1. Binary fission
2. Budding

Question 5.
Two pathogenic protozoans and the diseases caused by them
Answer:

1. Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis
2. Plasmodium vivax – causes malaria.

Answer the following questions in one sentence:

Question 1.
What are the types of living organisms according to their lifestyle?
Answer:
Producers, consumers and decomposers are the types of living organisms according to their lifestyle.

Question 2.
What are the characteristics of prokaryotic cells?
Answer:
Absence of nuclear membrane, well- formed nucleus and lack of cell organelles are the characteristics of the prokaryotic cells.

Question 3.
When do virus destroy the host cells?
Answer:
After synthesising their own proteins and creating numerous replica of their own type, then the virus destroys the host cells.

Give answers:

Question 1.
Which criteria were considered for classification method of Whittaker?
Answer:
The criteria considered for classification by Whittaker are as follows:
1. Complexity of cell structure: Whether the cells of the organisms are prokaryotic or eukaryotic.

2. Complexity of organisms Whether the organisms are unicellular or multicellular is considered.

3. Mode of nutrition Whether the organism is autotrophic and is performing photosynthesis on its own or it is heterotrophic is considered. Plants are autotrophic, fungi are saprotrophic while animals use food from plants or other animals and hence they are heterotrophic.

4. Lifestyle According to nutrition, every living organism is at certain trophic level. This is called lifestyle. Plants are producers, animals are consumers while fungi are decomposers.

5. Phylogenetic relationship When the evolution proceeded gradually, there was transition from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, unicellular to multicellular. In this order the different groups of living organisms were evolved. This is known as phylogenetic relationship.

Use your brain power!
(Textbook page 3)

Question 1.
Explain merits and demerits of Whittaker’s classification.
Answer:
I. Merits of Whittaker’s classification:

1. The classification system that Whittaker has adapted is totally based on scientific foundation.
2. Prokaryotes are placed separately in a different kingdom. The prokaryotic organisms are different from other organisms, thus placing them separately is justified.
3. All unicellular eukaryotic organisms are clubbed together in one kingdom named, Protista. This has helped to solve the placement of Euglena.
4. Euglena has chloroplasts like plants but as animals it has flagella and thus there was conflict about such species during previous classification systems. It was placed in protozoa previously.
5. Fungi are saprophytic and hence they are placed separately in a unique kingdom.
6. According to five kingdom classification, the cell structure, organization of cell, mode of nutrition, lifestyle and phylogenetic relationship are taken into consideration.
7. Therefore the system of 5 kingdom classification becomes most authentic system of biological classification.

II. Demerits of Whittaker’s method of classification:

1. Some organisms belonging to Monera and Protista have ability to perform photosynthesis. Thus they show mode of nutrition as autotrophic, while others are heterotrophic. Similarly some monerans have cell wall and some Protists also have cell wall. This becomes confusing during their placement.

2. In kingdom Protista, organisms show varied characteristics. In spite of this they are placed together.

3. In kingdoms, Plantae, Animalia and Fungi the organisms having primitive characters and were initial examples during evolution are not included. E.g. In Kingdom Animalia, amoeba is not included though it is said to be unicellular animal. This creates confusion.

4. Similarly if algae are unicellular, they are placed in kingdom Protista and if they are multicellular they are placed in kingdom Plantae. In reality, unicellular and multicellular algae both show much similarity. But due to Whittaker’s classification system they are placed away from each other.

5. Species of algae such as Chlorella, Chlamydomonas are not included in Kingdom Protista.

6. Viruses are not included in any of the kingdoms by Whittaker. Their classification has become a point of debate among the biologists.

Write short notes:

Question 1.
Characteristics of Fungi.
Answer:

1. The organisms which are placed in kingdom Fungi are multicellular, heterotrophic, non-green, and eukaryotic in nature.
2. Most of the fungi are saprophytic and they sustain on the dead and decaying organic matter.
3. The cell wall of the fungal cells is made up of chitin. Chitin is the tough and complex sugar.
4. Fungi have thread like body. The cytoplasm of the fungal cells contain many nuclei.
5. The reproduction in Fungi is either sexual or asexual. Asexual reproduction is by fission or by budding.
6. Examples Baker’s yeast, Candida, Mushroom, Aspergillus (Fungus on corn), Penicillium

Question 2.
Characteristics of Bacteria.
Answer:

1. Bacteria are microscopic, unicellular, prokaryotic organisms belonging to the kingdom Monera.
2. Some bacteria are solitary with independent existence. Some are colonial forms.
3. The bacterial cell lacks well-formed nucleus with nuclear membrane and cell organelles.
4. Reproduction is by binary fission.
5. In favourable conditions, bacteria duplicate with a great speed. Within 20 minutes they can double in number.
6. Bacteria may be round as in Cocci, elongated as in Bacillus, comma shaped as in Vibrio and spiral shaped as in Spirillum.

Question 3.
Characteristics of Protozoa.
Answer:

1. Protozoa are unicellular, eukaryotic organisms belonging to kingdom, Protista.
2. They are microscopic of the size of about 200 pm.
3. They have different organs of locomotion such as pseudopodia, cilia and flagella.?
4. Reproduction is by asexual method, usually by binary fission. .
5. Protozoa are seen in varied habitats such as soil, fresh water and marine water.
6. Some protozoans are parasitic and cause various types of illness in hosts. E.g. Entamoeba histolytica is a species of amoeba that causes amoebiasis. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium vivax.
7. Protozoa show different modes of nutrition.

E.g. Euglena is autotrophic as it does photosynthesis with the help of 5 chloroplasts present in its body. Amoeba and Paramoecium are heterotrophic and free living seen in contaminated water.

Complete the paragraph using the words given in the brackets

[Monera, Euglena, autotrophic, cell organelles, chitin, nuclear, prokaryotic, viruses, replicas, saprotrophic, viral particles]

In Kingdom ……….. bacteria were included but not ………….. Viruses are on the border line of living and non-living. Do we really call them living? If they are making …………. of their own type, are they not considered as living? Throughout the world they spread hazardous epidemics. Antibiotics do not act on ………… However, bacteria can be controlled by antibiotics. All the living organisms belonging to Monera are with …………… cell. They do not have ………….. membrane and neither they have ……………… But a nice nucleus is seen in …………….., Euglena is ………… protist. The fungi with cell wall of …………….. are ………….. in their mode of nutrition.
Answer:
In Kingdom Monera bacteria were included but not viruses. Viruses are on the border line of living and non-living. Do we really call them living? If they are making replicas of their own type, are they not considered as living? Throughout the world they spread hazardous epidemics. Antibiotics do not act on viral particles. However, bacteria can be controlled by antibiotics. All the living organisms belonging to Monera are with prokaryotic cell. They do not have nuclear membrane and neither they have cell organelles. But a nice nucleus is seen in Euglena. Euglena is autotrophic protist. The fungi with cell wall of chitin are saprotrophic in their mode of nutrition.

Complete the chart:

Question 1.
Draw a chart showing different types of Microorganisms.
Answer:

Draw neat and labelled diagrams: 

Question 1.
Fungi:
Answer:

Question 2.
Euglena:
Answer:

 

Question 3.
Amoeba:
Answer:

Question 4.
Correctly label the various organisms shown in the Kingdom Monera:

Answer:

1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
2. Clostridium titani
3. Vibrio choleri
4. Treponema pallidum
5. Staphylococcus aureus
6. Legionella pneumoniae
7. Salmonella typhi
8. Clostridium botulinum

Activity-based questions

1. Try this:
Activity Take a small drop of curd or buttermilk on a clean glass slide. Dilute it with a little water. Carefully keep a coverslip. Observe it under high power of compound microscope. What did you see?
Answer:
In the slide we can see Lactobacilli \ bacteria.

2. Try this: 
Activity Prepare a temporary mount of one drop of pond water on a glass slide. Observe it under low power and high power microscope.
Answer:
The drop on the slide shows motile microscopic organisms which have irregular shape. They are amoeba.

3. Try this: 
Activity Take a moist piece of bread or bhakri and keep it in a container with lid for 2-3 days. After 2-3 days a fine cotton thread like tuft is found growing on the surface of the bread. Prepare a temporary mount of few threads from this culture and observe it under the microscope.
Answer:
Upon observation of thread like structures the fungal hyphae ( fibre like body) are seen.

MCQs based on experiments:

Choose the appropriate alternative of the following:

Experiment 1: To observe lactobacilli in curd/buttermilk.

Question 1.
Which of the following bacterium is used to make curds from milk?
(a) Streptococcus
(b) Lactobacillus
(c) Staphylococcus
(d) Clostridium
Answer:
(b) Lactobacillus

Question 2.
In which kingdom is Lactobacillus included?
(a) Monera
(b) Protista
(c) Fungi
(d) Plantae
Answer:
(a) Monera

Question 3.
Which is the other organism that has been added in kingdom Monera in addition to bacteria?
(a) Virus
(b) Blue-green algae
(c) Fungi
(d) Protozoa
Answer:
(b) Blue-green algae

Experiment 2: To observe fungus on the bread

Question 1.
In which kingdom is fungus growing on the bread included?
(a) Fungi
(b) Protozoa
(c) Monera
(d) Protista
Answer:
(a) Fungi

Question 2.
What are dark coloured particles which are seen when the fungus is growing on the bread?
(a) Sporangiophore
(b) Rhizoids
(c) spores
d) Columella
Answer:
(c) spores

Question 3.
Why is there growth of fungus on all the stale food?
(a) Fungus has affinity for food.
(b) Fungus grows on decaying organic matter.
(c) As food is open, the fungus drops on it and starts growing.
(d) None of the alternative is correct.
Answer:
(b) Fungus grows on decaying organic matter.