Std X 1.2 An Encounter...(Comprehensive reading and writing skill activity) ~ Purushottam Thoke

Thursday, April 30, 2020

1.2 An Encounter of a Special Kind

Textual Passage

Text page no 8

( My father was a medical professional.............I became deeply absorbed in the book.)

Read the passage from your coursebook carefully and do the activities.

A1. Read the statement and write                       whether you agree or disagree.

  i)   The writer's father was a medical                professional.

ii)    The squirrels and many species of              birds would visit the writer's garden            because of the seasonal vegetables            and splendid trees.

iii)   The writer and his family members              were enjoying Bihu vacation.

iv)   The writer had settled down in a                 story  book in the midnight.

A2.  Four reasons of disturbances in                  writer's reading -

       a) _________

       b) _________

       c) _________

       d) _________

A3.  Find and write the words from the                passage which means -

        i) intense or heartfelt

       ii) involved with concentration

      iii) survival

      iv) a sleep for the short time during                 the day

A4.  Do as directed.

  i)    The silence was occasionally broken           by the sound of my family snoring.

         (Rewrite the sentence beginning with

        The sound my family snoring......)

 ii)    I became deeply absorbed in the                 book.

         (Choose the correct tail tag and                   rewrite the complete sentence.)

        i) wasn't I?

        ii) hadn't I?

       iii) didn't I?

A5.  If you had various species of animals          in your locality how would you treat            them? 

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                                                    May 5, 2020

                         Answers

A1. 

i)      agree

ii)     agree

iii)    disagree

iv)    disagree

A2. Four reasons of disturbances in                   writer's reading -

       i) The sound of his family members'               snoring  

      ii) The intermittent chirping of house               sparrows 

     iii) The harsh cawing of crow

     iv) The shrill call of a kite flying

A3. 

       i) profound

      ii) engrossed

     iii) existence

     iv) nap

A4. 

 i)   The sound of my family snoring                   occasionally broke the silence.

ii)   I became deeply absorbed in the

       book, didn't I?

A5. Personal response -

       (This is expected that every                         individual should think in his/her own         way to reflect.

      Therfore no all students write this              answer alike.)

      My response :

      Every living thing is an important one          in the chain of nature cycle. We                    accept and live with principle of

      co-existence.

      Therefore if I had various species of          animals in my locality, I would treat            them with love and affection. I would          protect them.

                                --- Purushottam Thoke

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