Chapter 1
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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1Answer the following questions.
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1. How do we remember Bal Gangadhar Tilak ? How do the Britishers remember him ?
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2. Write any two of his famous slogans.
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3. Which policy of the British made England richer and India poorer?
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4. Write about Tilak's publications.
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5. Which two festivals were started by Tilak in India?
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Chapter 2
My India
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1Answer the following questions.
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1. In the first stanza, what does the poet compare India to?
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2. What did God make and what did man make ?
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3. What features of India have been described by the poet in this poem ?
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Fill in the Blanks
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1Fill up the blanks.
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1. My country is better than ....................... .
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2. And your love I shall give to every ........................ nation that lives.
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3. God made the ........................ but the man made the confining ...................... ..
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4. I behold the ........................ of my India expanding into the ...................... ..
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5. I am ........................ ; my body touched that ...................... ..
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Chapter 3
Brave Deepak
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1Answer the following questions
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1. Why did Deepak not wait for the formal permission of his class teacher before leaving the class?
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2. What did Deepak see on the terrace ? What did he decide to do to overcome the situation?
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3. Could Deepak do what he wanted to do ?
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4. How did the school staff and teachers admire Deepak for his brave job ?
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2Write about the most courageous thing that you have ever done.
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(a) What made you do it?
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(b) Was it difficult ?
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C.
( c) How do you feel about it now ?
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D.
( d) How would you have felt today if you hadn't taken that step then ?
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One Word Answer
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1Complete the following sentences.
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1. Children trudged their way to
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2. When speeding cars and buses
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3. His eyes ran all along the parapet wall of the roof
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4. The shopkeeper was drumming on the table
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5. He heaved a sigh of relief
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Chapter 4
The Blanket
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). How did Surjeet Singh help Rohit’s family?
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(2). Why did Sudha keep her only son Shivam away from his grandfather?
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(3). What happened on the day when Sudha tried with all her might to force her father-in-law to leave the house? Was her action justified according to you?
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(4). What did Shivam do to realize his parents their sinful act?
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(5). Do you think Rohit and Sudha would have learnt a lesson? How can you say?
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One Word Answer
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1Complete the following sentences.
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(1). Old and unable to earn, Surjeet Singh was now ...........................................................
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(2). When Shivam was small, Surjeet Singh would escort him to .......................................
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(3). Surjeet Singh bore the humiliation because ....................................................
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(4). Shivam paused for a few moments, .................................................................................
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(5). I am keeping the other half of .........................................................................
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Chapter 5
The Trick of the Lord
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). Why was the guru troubled by the ashram dwellers' behaviour ?
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(2). What did the guru do then?
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(3). What do you think is more important – practising holy rituals or being kind and courteous to those around you? Why do you think so?
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(4). What was the ‘Lord’s trick’? Do you think it will work in today’s world?
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(5). Can you suggest another way by which the guru could have brought peace to the ashram?
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True or False
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1Write T for true statement and F for a false one:
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(1). The Guru wanted his disciples fight with one another.
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(2). One day, the Guru saw two inmates fighting over the chairs and the beds.
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(3). The Guru increased the number of sermons he gave.
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(4). At the end of the week, he was rewarded with a vision of celestial light.
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(5). The Lord said, “I shall always be present in the hearts of all the people.”
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Chapter 6
Heights of Greatness
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). “It had lived there for over a 100 years and had every right to go on living there!” What did Dr. Bhabha do to ensure this?
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(2). What according to Dr. Bhabha, was the duty of artists and scientists? Do you agree with him?
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(3). How can you say that Dr. Bhabha was a multi-faceted personality?
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(4). Dr. Bhabha felt that science could free people from manual drudgery. Has that actually happened in our country?
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(5). What was Dr. Bhabha’s opinion about national self-reliance?
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(6). What did staying in India for a longer period make Dr. Bhabha realize?
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(7). Dr. Bhabha’s belief was in science being used for the ‘larger interests of mankind’ – for peace and progress. Do you agree with him?
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1Fill up the blanks.
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(1). But one man felt that the ........................ had lived there for more over a 100 years and had every right to go on living there!
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(2). Bhabha was the first ........................ of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
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(3). According to Dr Bhabha, ........................ and ........................ should consider less about the monetary part of their work.
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(4). A great believer in national self-reliance and self-confidence, Dr. Bhabha felt that the experience gained from the initial ........................ too have been a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for the country.
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(5). In his opinion, the scientific institutions too needed ........................
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Chapter 7
lndia' s Best Contribution to the World
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). Who developed the science of yoga?
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(2). What is meditation?
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(3). What does Ayurveda advocate?
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(4). List the contributions that India has made in the field of Mathematics.
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(5). What are the contributions that India has made in the fields of Algebra and Geometry?
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(6). Name the language that is ideal for computerization.
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(7). What are the benefits of learning Sanskrit?
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(8). Who was Sushruta? Write about his achievements.
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1Fill up the blanks.
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(1). The word 'yoga' is derived from the Sanskrit word __________ which means __________
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(2). The ancient system of medicine is called ____________
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(3). _________________is an important health aid and spiritual exercise in Hinduism and Buddhism.
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(4). ___________________ and ______________________contributed enormously to the study of Algebra.
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Match the Following
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1Match the following.
Chapter 8
The Old Farmer and the Angel
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). What kind of a man was the old farmer ?
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(2). What was the wish of the old farmer?
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(3). What did the old farmer see in hell?
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(4). What did the old farmer see in heaven?
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(5). What lesson in joyfulness did the old man learn from his visits to hell and heaven?
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(6). How can you make a hell, a heaven?
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One Word Answer
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1Complete the following lines.
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(1). He was ninety years old but _____________________________________
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(2). The farmer could have wished for anything under the sun but .................................................
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(3). The angel told him to take hold of her cloak and ______________________________________
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(4). At the hell, he saw that people _____________________________
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(5). The old farmer looked closer and _________________________________
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Chapter 9
The Brooklyn Bridge
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). Where is the Brooklyn Bridge situated?
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(2). Why did John Roebling think of making a bridge across the East River?
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(3). How did John Roebling’s counterparts and friends react when he first voiced his idea to his friends?
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(4). How did Washington Roebling continue the construction of the bridge even after he was paralyzed?
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(5). Was Emily Roebling an engineer? How did she prepare for the challenging task?
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Complete the following lines.
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1. The Brooklyn Bridge stands ___________________________.
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2. The entire credit of this bridge ___________________________.
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3. Since 1883, its granite towers and steel cables ___________________________.
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4. Many people still doubted ___________________________.
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5. Roeblings claimed that even if ___________________________.
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6. Once the paperwork was done, ___________________________.
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Chapter 10
Nicholas James Vujicic
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). Why did Nick remain depressed when he was a little boy?
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(2). Write about Nick’s parents’ attitude towards him.
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(3). What made Nick take on a positive view of his disability?
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(4). Write about Nick’s qualification and career plans.
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(5). What do we learn from Nick?
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Chapter 11
Beware of the Black Cat
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). Write three examples of superstitious beliefs.
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(2). How are superstition and religion different?
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(3). What are the roots of superstition?
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(4). What are the harmful effects of superstition?
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(5). Suggest some remedies for our superstitious beliefs?
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Chapter 12
Kailash Satyarthi
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). Write a short note on Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
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(2). When and where was Kailash Satyarthi born?
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(3). What kind of inequality did he see in the society in his early school days?
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(4). Write about Kailash Satyarthi’s education and initial career. Why did he quit his job?
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(5). What did he do with a group of like-minded people?
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(6). How was he honoured for his noble work?
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True or False
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1Write true or false for each of the following:
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(1). Kailash Satyarthi was an architect.
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(2). Kailash Satyarthi asked for the stricter laws against trafficking and child labour and met with mixed success so far.
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(3). Kailash Satyarthi sacrificed his engineering career and helped people especially children.
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(4). Kailash Satyarthi was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award.
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(5). Kailash Satyarthi has served as a member of the UNESCO’s Education.
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Chapter 13
Yoga for Good Health
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1Answer the following questions:
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(1). What is Surya Namaskar?
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(2). Name the asanas that are the part of Surya Namaskar.
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(3). Write the benefits of Surya Namaskar?
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