O KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY
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SECTION HII: Poetry
Read the following extract and do the activities
Complete the following sentences with the help of the extract:
The child wants to sow small moons of light from---------------
(ii) The whole village goes to ........
Tii) According to the child the route of his village is--------------------
iv) When the child's father returns home, he--------------------------
Basketful of Moonllyn
O moon.
give me moonlight,
basketful or two baskets full,
with seeds of moonlight.
the
to get
Roon
From the city to my village,
on the sides of the path
I want to sow many,
small, small moons of light.
The whole village goes to the city
road
daily to work.
It becomes dark on its way back
as my village is quite far.
The route is tough and full of
snakes and scorpions
Neither bus nor cart plies.
When my father returns home
I am asleep
poet
And he goes back early in the morning
while I am sleeping.
O moon
give me a basketful of moonlight
on loan.
I want to light the dark route
so that my father returns early.
I too want to hear fairy tales
and stories from him.
O moon,
give me a basketful of moonlight.
I want to sow seeds of moon
on the sides of the path.
2. Why is the road from the city to village dangerous?
3) Give your own rhyming words for the following:
(1) back
(ii) far
SECTION II : TEXTUAL PASSAGE
(READING SKILLS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR)
Q. 2. (A) Read the following passage and do the activities:
[10 Marks
A1. State whether you Agree or Disagree with the following
statements :
(b) If our goals are specific, it makes us easier to set parameters and work
towards the goal-
(II) Quantifying goals provides specific ways to track progress ainst
goals -
Clin Expecting to become an expert in a short amount of time is realistie-
(iv) Ifour goals are time-bound, it will help increase focus and accountability
SMART goals have a specific rubric
Specific : Involves identifying a specific area for improvement. The more specific the
area, the more refined the achievement of one's goal can be. It makes it easier to se
parameters and work towards the goal. For example, it is building a house, what
exactly
the capacity required and how long can it stretch ?
Measurable : Quantifying posis provides specifio ways to track progress in ons
a to
This MUROS Iasy to benchmark performance throughout the cal period, including
improve while playing football, one's exact role and position has to be clearly defined
Achievable Setting goals that can be completed in the designated period of time.
Often
these goals may act like stopping stones to help moet broader goals that further
defined
career As students. We can't become a President, a Prime Minister but can hope to
reach
those heights in future:
Healistie: It is important to create goals that are within one s current or area of
expertise Building expertise takes time pcting to become an expert in an amount
of line is unrealistic. Being realistic will make it easy to be success at
a n g gows
Defensive and not aggressive the goal perhaps lacks realism. We must have the clear
picture
in mind and must have the ability to adhere to that picture
Time-bound : Establish time parameters around each goal, as it will help increase
focus
and accountability. To reduce weight we know how to go about it But without
consistent
time-bound action, it never becomes a reality. It may be exercise, diet and stress-free
foughts
All these have to be practised and implemented without hesitation, doubt or
indifference but
within a deadline
Visions, wishes, intentions and dreams are all valuable. They spark off imagination
and
encourage us to define where we want to reach. In order to get there, however, we
need to
bring life images, down to earth and plan to execute our strategies. The quality and
quantity
of energy we put forth, directly impact the results. Life is something like a trumpet. If
we don't
put anything in, we can't get anything out
A2. Complete the following sentences:
(1) Life is something like a trumpet.... we can't get anything out!
(11) .... ..... and...spark off our imagination and encourage us!
to define where we want to reach.
(ill) Being realistic will make it easy to be
(iv) One's goal can be more achievable if they
A3
(i) Acrostic of SMART from the passage is
S---------
M---------
R---------
T---------
(1) Make a word register of 'Life' from the passage
A4. While playing football, one's exact role and position has to be clearly
defined. (Begin the sentence with "We should clearly define... ) (1)
(ID) We can't become a President, a Prime Minster but can hope to rench
those heights in future. (Use "Though' and rewrite the sentence.)
