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A1. Summarize to the class in your own words the highly risky and dangerous journey of Tenzing and Hillary from the base to the top of Mt. Everest.

Answer:- The journey of Tenzing and Hillary was really risky and dangerous. One hour of steady going, they had to pass up a steep line of rocks. They had to climb the snow – covered slope. It caused slanting up and down. By the help of rope, they went over the dangerous ground. They were thirsty and tired. But finally they reached the top of the Everest.   

A2.

(i) Complete the web highlighting the feelings/emotions of Tenzing after reaching the summit.

Tenzing’s feelings / emotions after reaching the summit:-

Answer:-

1) Gratitude to God.

2) Placed offerings to God on top.

3) Adjusted flags on summit to show win of man over Everest.

4) Embraced each other to express joy.

5) Red scarf made Tenzing felt that his friend Lambert was with him.

6) Exhilarated for completing the task

(ii) Glance through the text again and explain the qualities of Tenzing Norgay.

     Pick lines that show his unique qualities. One is done for you.

Answer:-

Sr.	Qualities	Lines
1	Patriotic	I told colonel Hunt that I was carrying the Indian flag with me and I would like it to on the top with other flags.
2	Aesthetic	My first thought -----gratitude to God
3	Emotional	I was wearing a red scarf -------I remembered him.
4	Humble	The tea smelled kerosene --- enjoy it whatever the smell

(iii) Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit' :

      (i) Red Scarf
      (ii) husiar
      (iii) Kerosene flavoured tea

      (iv) Ice axe
      (v) Anchor

Answer:-

1) Red scarf:- It felt Tenzing that his friend who had given it was with him.

2) Husiar:- Means caution. Climbing down needed to be cautious or it might result in the accident.

3) Kerosene flavoured tea :- It was the tea provided by Noyce who in a hurry he brought Kerosene mixed tea to welcome them.

4) Ice axe:-  It is a multipurpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers.

5) Anchor:- The person follows other climbing person has a difficult job both climbing up and down. He connects the other person. It makes the climbing persons remain fixed to any place. Such person is called anchor.

(A3) (i) Add suitable suffixes (-tion,- ly, -ment, -ous) and prefixes (un, il, im) to

         the words given below. One is done for you.

Answer:-

Sr.	Word	Prefix	Suffix
1	absolute	nonabsolute	absolutely
2	fulfill	unfulfilled	fulfillment
3	determine	undetermined	determination
4	danger	endanger	dangerous
5	tight	airtight, untighten	tightly, tighten
6	clear	unclear	clearly, clearance
7	sure	ensure	surely
8	legal	illegal	legally
9	legitimate	illegitimate	illegitimately
10	possible	impossible	possibility

(ii) By filling appropriate letters in the blank spaces, you will get a past participle from it. Use the word as adjective in your own sentence. One is done for you.

(a) s _ _ n _ d

Word- signed.

1) The advocate took all the signed documents to the court.
2) He must submit the signed photo copy of the documents.

(b) p_ _ z _ d

Word- Prized. 

1) The pen I lost was prized one.
2) M. S. Dhoni’s prized collection includes an Audi car.

(c) f_ _ t_ e n e_

Word- Flattened. 

1) You can draw rangoli on flattened soil.
2) The boxer was flattened in the 7th round.

(d) b _ i_e_

Word- Boiled. 

1) We used to drink boiled water.
2) I like to eat boiled eggs.

(iii) Spot the error. One is done for you.

I was not afraid for die that day.

Correct Sentence- I was not afraid to die that day.

(a) Tenzing and Hillary made an pact at the office of P M of Nepal.

Answer:- Tenzing and Hillary made a pact at the office of P M of Nepal.

(b) I has to bring my ice axe down with me.

Answer:- I have to bring my ice axe down with me.

(c) Tenzing have spent a night with Camp Eight.

Answer:- Tenzing has spent a night at Camp Eight.

(d) Pact was signed from Tenzing and Hillary.

Answer:- Pact was signed by Tenzing and Hillary.

(e) I and Hillary were in no mood of talking.

Answer:- Hillary and I were in no mood for talking.

(A4) When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence the subject (we) is the doer of the action while it (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentences accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentences.

We have done it.

It has been done by us.

(a) We made a pact.

Answer:- A pact was made by us.

(b) I offered silent prayer in my heart.

Answer:- Silent prayer was offered in my heart by me.

(c) Colonel Hunt gave me three flags.

Answer:- I was given three flags by colonel

                 Three flags were given to me by colonel.

(d) I was carrying the Indian flag.

Answer:- The Indian flag was being carried by me.

(e) I took photographs of Tenzing holding aloft the flags.

Answer:- Photographs of Tenzing holding aloft the flags were taken by me.

(f) I remembered him.

Answer:- He was remembered by me.

(g) We spent the night at Camp Eight.

Answer:- The night was spent at Camp Eight by us.

Activity:- Comparisons

Look at the sentences given below. Find out which one is correct. If the sentence is wrong give reasons.

a. Sunita is the quieter of four sisters.

Answer- Wrong sentence. Reason:- It’s a superlative degree and needs the third form or superlative form of adjective (i.e. quietest)

b. Sunita is the quietest of the four sisters.

Answer- Correct sentence.

c. Anil’s computer is more new than mine.

Answer- Wrong sentence. Reason:-The wrong second form of adjective is used.

d. Anil’s computer is newer than mine.

Answer- Correct sentence.

e. I have the wonderfullest mother in the world

Answer- Wrong sentence. Reason:- The wrong third form of adjective is used.

f. I have the most wonderful mother in the world.

Answer- Correct sentence.

g. Aditi is more carefuller than Mary.

Answer- Wrong sentence. Reason:- The wrong second form of adjective is used.

h. Aditi is more careful than Mary.

Answer- Correct sentence.

When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.

e.g.

a. Milind is taller than John.

b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.

Activity:- Look at the following sentences and observe the changes in the three sentences. Discuss the changes and note your responses:

e.g.

a. Atul is not as bright as Milind in studies.

b. The dining room is brighter than the kitchen.

c. Anne is the brightest girl in class.

Answer-

In the first sentence the first form or base form of the adjective is used so it is the sentence having positive degree.

In the second sentence the second form or comparative form of adjective is used so it is the sentence having comparative degree.

In the third sentence the third form or superlative form of adjective is used so it is the sentence having superlative degree.

Activity:- Make a list of adjectives in three different forms of comparison. Use different texts to find these.

Degree forms –

1) Positive + er and est

Bold	Bolder	Boldest
Clever	Cleverer	Cleverest
Great	Greater	Greatest
Kind	Kinder	Kindest
Sweet	Sweeter	Sweetest

2) Positive ending ‘Y’ + ier and iest

Easy	Easier	Easiest
Happy	Happier	Happiest
Heavy	Heavier	Heaviest
Wealthy	Wealthier	Wealthiest

3) Positive ending ‘e’ + r and st

Able	Abler	Ablest
Brave	Braver	Bravest
Fine	Finer	Finest
Wise	Wiser	Wisest
Noble	Nobler	Noblest

4) Positive + double the consonant with er and est

Big	Bigger	Biggest
Hot	Hotter	Hottest
Thin	Thinner	Thinnest
Fat	Fatter	Fattest
Kind	Kinder	Kindest
Small	Smaller	Smallest

5) Positive + more / less and most / lest

Beautiful	More/ Less beautiful	Most/Lest Beautiful
Qualified	More/ Less qualified	Most/Lest qualified
Prompt	More / Less prompt	Most / Lest prompt
Proper	More / Less proper	Most / Lest proper

6) Separate words –

Good	Better	Best
Bad	Worse	Worst
Old	Older	Oldest
Little	Less	Least

Activity:- Fill in the blanks with comparative, superlative and positive forms of the correct adjectives in the brackets.

a. You are very naughty. You are---------------- your brother. (clever)

Answer- You are very naughty. You are cleverer than your brother.

Or

You are very naughty. You are not so clever as your brother. 

b. The tiger is the----------------- animal in the zoo. (dangerous)

Answer- The tiger is the most dangerousanimal in the zoo.

c. This is------------------- road in town. (busy)

Answer- This is the busiest road in town.

d. My new house is----------------- the one I used to live in. (big)

Answer- My new house is bigger than the one I used to live in.

e. He is the-------------------- boy in class. (forgetful)

Answer- He is the most forgetful boy in class.

Appreciation of the poem "CHERRY TREE🌳

Appreciation of the poem "CHERRY TREE🌳

TITLE--Cherry Tree

POET--Ruskin Bond

ABOUT THE POEM. This is a nature poem written in a narrative style. The poem is about the poet's ecstacy over a tree which he placed. He expresses his joy to see the tree growing and he feels happy to see the blue sky through green leaves of cherry tree. 

THEME /GIST -- The poet had a desire to have his own tree so he placed and forget. Inspite of many threats, the tree grew and attracted birds andgave him abundant joy. 

POETIC STYLE.-- This is a narrative and a nature poem that describes the sapling of cherry tree which later gets transformed into a big tree. 

LANGUAGE-- The language is very simple and lucid to understand .Even an ordinary (average)reader can understand it. 

POETIC DEVICES-- Thepoet has used figurative language. Figures of speeches like Alliteration, Antithesis, Personification and Climax  have been used. 

SPECIAL FEATURES -- Forty one lines poem is simple to understand, It has colour images. And it has a wonderful message. 

MESSAGE/MORAL--

The poem tells us to struggle to survive. 

It tells us to move forward  towards success, aims, and dreams overcoming difficulties that we find on the way. 

It tells us not to be defeated in any condition.

 

MY OPINION-- This is a motivational poem. It tells us " If we put even a small thought in action, we led ourselves to a great achievement. 

By-- Arpan Wanwe

Std XI English 1st Chapter exercise

                        1.Being Neighbourly
                                 Exercise

A1. i) Jo’s decision to make friends with the lonely boy next door proves to be good one. Elaborate. You may begin with ‘Jo was a bold, friendly and warm person---------

Answer:- Jo was a bold, friendly and warm person. She knew that the next door boy Laurie was lonely and wanted to enjoy the fun with the persons of his age. So she had taken appropriate steps and met the lonely boy. She changed the life of the boy and he became neighbourly with others.

ii) Read the extract ‘Being Neighborly’ and complete the following statements:

a) To Jo the fine house seemed like a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed.

b) Jo swept a path around the garden forBeth to walk in when the sun came out and her broken limbs dolls needed air.

c) Jo entered the old stone house carryingblanc – mange surrounded by a garland of green leaves ant the scarlet flowers.

d) In order to tide the room, Jo needed to place the objects in a right place.

iii) Bring out the contrast between the two houses with the help of the following points.

House of March   
House of Laurence

1) Old, brown house                    
a) Stately stone mansion 

   

2) Robbed of the vines                 
b) Well-kept grounds

3) Children played all around      
c) Lonely and lifeless – no children playing

4) Loving and friendlier              
d) No motherly face smiled at the window

A2. The traits of the characters you meet in the extract are jumbled. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate columns.

(Shy, bold, guff, friendly, withdrawn, perceptive, empathetic, playful, lonely, happy, gentlemanly, frank, mature, dull, sharp, adventurous)

Jo	Laurie	Grandpa
bold	shy	guff
friendly	perceptive	withdrawn
playful	lonely	emphatic
happy	gentlemanly	dull
adventurous	frank
sharp	mature

A3.(i) Write down in your own words the way Laurie confirmed the names of the March sisters.

Answer:- Laurie described the rosy girl as Beth who stayed at home most of the time and sometimes went out with a little basket. He recognized the pretty girl as Meg while the curly – haired one as Amy. In this way Laurie confirmed the names of the March sisters.

(ii) Give a brief account of the interaction between Grandpa and Jo.

Answer:- Jo expressed her thoughts about Grandpa that he had kind eyes, tremendous will but he was not as handsome as her grandfather. She did not know that Laurie’s Grandpa was hearing her words. Grandpa thanked her hearing her expressions about him. She blushed and felt uncomfortable about what she had said about Grandpa. But Grandpa accepted her remarks and made her comfortable with soft words. He enquired about her presence with his grandson Laurie. She claimed that he needed to become friendlier with neighbours so he would never remain alone. Grandpa accepted her thinking.

A4. (i) Find proverbs, maxims and Idioms related to ‘friendship’.

(a) For example: Birds of a feather flock together.

(b) A friend in need is a friend indeed.

(c) A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.

(d) Isn’t it pleasure to receive a friend from afar?

(e) A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

(ii) The extract deals with the atmosphere of two homes. Collect the words associated with-

(a) Home:- Old, brown house, bare and shabby, Stately stone mansion, big coach house, enchanted place, as dull as tombs etc.

(b) Library:- A fellow can’t live on books, lined with books, distracting little cabinets full of coins and curiosities, sleepy hollow chairs, queer tables, bronzes, open fireplace etc.

(c) Garden:- Groves, lawns, robbed of the vines, low hedge etc.

A5. Change into indirect speech.

(a) “Do you like your school?” asked the boy.

     “Don’t go to school; I’m a business man – girl. I mean,” answered Jo.

Answer:- The boy wanted to know whether she (Jo) liked school. To which , Jo answered rather emphatically that she did not go to school. She further added that she was a businessman, jovially corrected the gender.

(b) Jo flourished her broom as she called out….. “How do you do? Are you sack?”

Laurie opened the window and croaked out as hoarsely as a raven………

“Better, thank you. I’ ve had a bad cold and been shut up a week.

Answer:- Jo flourished her broom as she called how he (Laurie) was. She further inquired whether he was sick. Laurie opened the window and croaked out as hoarsely as a raven and giving thanks he confirmed her that he was feeling better. He further added he had been suffering from cold and had been shut himself up a week.

(c) “The pretty one is Meg and the curly – haired is Amy, I believe?” – Laurie.

“How did you find that out” –Jo

Answer:-Laurie confirmed that the pretty one was Meg and the curly – haired was Amy.

Jo (surprisingly) asked (him) how he had found that out.

(d) “I’m not afraid of anything,” returning Jo, with a toss of the head.

“I don’t believe you are!” exclaimed the boy.

Answer:- Returning Jo, with a toss of the head assured that she was not afraid of anything.

The boy exclaimed that he didn’t believe she was afraid of anything.