Activities On India's Underclass Gets Upwardly Mobile.

A1 Rearrange the following jumbled statements into order as the events occurred.
1. The narrator and his friend had had fresh coconut water
2. The narrator visited the country farm of a friend.
3. The narrator’s friend pulled out his cellphone and dialed a number.
4. Toddy tapper brought the coconuts down.
1.The narrator visited the country farm of a friend.
2.The narrator’s friend pulled out his cellphone and dialed a number.
3.Toddy tapper brought the coconuts down.
4.The narrator and his friend had had fresh coconut water .
A2 “Having a telephone was a rare privilege.” Support the statement with examples from the extract.
In India only upper class people have the privilege to have telephone. Government officials, doctors and journalists would have the telephone. Others might have languished in a long waiting list without guarantee of getting telephone. 90% of the population had no access to a telephone line. The MPs had the right to allocate 15 telephone connections to whomever they deemed worthy.
A3 “India’s transformation is like a makeover of an elephant into a tiger.” The statement implies that………
The statement 'India’s transformation is like a makeover of an elephant into a tiger' implies that India was underdeveloped. It was lumbering, sleepy, ponderous like elephant. It was slow to move and slow to change. But in recent years with advent of technology and telephone and other devices of communication India became as powerful as tiger.
A4 Match the words in column ‘B’ which collocate with the words in column ‘A’.

Column A	Column B
1. refreshing	a. privilege
2. self	b.drink
3. rare	c. official
4.government	d. explanatory

A5. Write your counterviews on ‘the cellphone has made us global’.
(Students are expected to write opposite views of the statement)
A6. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.
1. My friend asked if I wanted fresh coconut water.
( Choose the correct direct speech.)
A. My friend said, “Do I want fresh coconut water? “
B. My friend asked, “Did you want fresh coconut water?”
C. My friend said, “I want fresh coconut water.”
D. My friend said, “Do you want fresh coconut water? ”
2. He pulled out his cellphone and dialled a number. (Rewrite as simple sentence. )
Pulling out his cellphone he dialled a number.

Activity Sheet No. 2
A1. DIFFERENTIATE a 'trunk call' and a lightening call completing the following table.

Trunk Call	Lighting Call

A2. Give reason : Having a telephone was not necessarily a blessing in the past.
A3. Justify :The cellphone has made a great difference to the lives of the less privileged class.
A4. Give the antonyms of the following by adding one of these affixes (Prefix /Suffix) {un-, in-, - ful, dis-}
usual, satisfied, honorable, important, fruitless,
A5. It is not just the cellphone that has caused a paradigm shift in Indian society. There are other electronic devices that have played a key role changing our society. State the names of those electronic devices along with their roles.
A6. Rewrite in the ways instructed.
1. I was able to report in it. (Rewrite using proper modal auxiliary. )
2. India has been breaking its own record. (Identify the type of tense. )

Activities on 6.2 Audience With Anant Pai

A1 Complete the statements
1. The writer had no anxiety or high ambition initially because ….
2. He realised the task was mammoth when…….
3. He realised that Indian kids were ……. About their heritage.’
4. His aim was to introduce Indian Children………

1. The writer had no anxiety or high ambition initially because it looked like simple task.
2. He realised the task was mammoth when the work began.
3. He realised that Indian kids were ignorant about their heritage.’
4. His aim was to introduce Indian Children with their heritage.

A1 . Enlist the versions of the Ramayana the writer read.

A2 Complete the web chart about the challenges the writer faced in creating comics for children.

A3 Narrate the incident that gave way to creation of Amar Chitra Katha.
The interviewee had the opportunity to witness the quiz contest on Doordarshan. There the participants could answer the questions on Greek mythology but could not answer the questions on Indian mythology. It is here the seed of Amar Chitra Katha was sown.

A4. Write homophones for the following words.
a) Know b) route c) rich d) whole
a) Know - no b) route - root c) rich - reach d) whole - hole

A5. Comics captivate the children more than story books. Support the statement
Comics captivate the children more than story books. Comics have the interesting stories depicted with pictures. The comics have beautiful sketches. They are in conversation style.
A6. Rewrite the sentences as instructed.
1. The participants could answer the questions on Greek mythology but could not tell the name of Ram’s mother. (Rewrite using ‘though’)
Though the participants could answer the questions on Greek mythology, they could not tell the name of Ram’s mother.
2. I immediately resigned from the The Times of India and grabbed the opportunity. (Begin the sentence with ‘As soon as… ‘)
As soon as I resigned from the The Times of India, I grabbed the opportunity.

Practice Time : 5.1 My Mother

When the stars go off
Tall chimney-sirens sound
Daily with fast steps
Marching to the mill
Who looked backwards
And told us so lovingly
"Do not fight with anyone"
Gave us two paise
On the day before Dasara
She went with five of us
To see the festival
We bantered in the lanes
What a great pleasure
Beyond words
We returned with balloons
And whistles and pipes
We became birds

What happened on one day
They brought her in a cart
Her eyes were open
Blood gushed from her mouth
Her partner saluted
Came near, caressed us and said 'Balu'
We saw mutely everything
We searched our umbrella
Our roof, our mother.


A1. Complete the statements by choosing the correct options.
1. The chimney sirens sound at noon/in the evening/in the early morning.
2. The speaker of the poem is mother/ the child/bird.
3. The mother advised children not to argue/ not to fight/not to come to the mill.
4. She gave them two rupees/three paise/two paise .
A1 State whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The mother was a worker in the mill.
2. The mother went to see the festival of Diwali with her children.
3. The mother had five children.
4. The children had a great pleasure in the festival.
A1 Complete the web chart.

A2 ‘Tall chimney sirens sound’ .Name and explain the figures of speech. Give one more example of it.
Alliteration: The consonantal sound ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly. Another example is : ‘ Marching to the mill.’
A2 ‘We returned with balloons
And whistles and pipes’. Identify the figures of speech and explain. Give one more example of similar kind from the extract.
Climax: Ideas are arranged in an ascending order of importance.
Similar examples : i) We searched for our umbrella
Our roof, our mother.
ii) Came near, caressed us and said ‘Balu’.


A2 ‘We searched for our umbrella’. Identify the figures of speech and explain. Give one more example of similar kind from the extract.
Metonymy : ‘Umbrella’ represents protection and love of mother.
Similar example: ‘Our roof’
A3. Write a piece of advice to your younger brother/sister when you leave him/her alone at home.
1. You should not leave the home unlocked.
2. You should not argue with anyone.
3. You should not fight with anyone.
4. You should take meal at proper time.
A3. Describe the fun you had in the festival or fair.

A3. Describe the tragic event in the life of the mother and children that occurred in the extract.
A4. Rewrite the following lines by changing the background of mill to farm.
When the stars go off
Tall chimney sirens sound
Daily with fast steps
Marching to the mill

Ans:
When the stars disappear
Cock sounds cock a doodle do
Daily with long steps
Walking to the farm.

Activities on The Felling Of The Banyan Tree.

The Felling of The Banyan Tree
A1 Complete the following statements by using words from the extract.
1. The poet’s house was on the ……
2. Trees are regarded as ………
3. According to poet’s grandmother felling tree is a ……
4. The banyan tree is compared ………

1. The poet’s house was on the hill
2. Trees are regarded as sacred
3. According to poet’s grandmother felling tree is a crime.
4. The banyan tree is compared to problem and house.
A1 State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. The banyan tree was a problem because its roots lay deeper.
2. The banyan tree was as tall as the poet’s house.
3. The age of the banyan tree was fifty years.
4. The poet was unafraid and fascinated to watch the cutting of the banyan tree.
1. The banyan tree was a problem because its roots lay deeper. True
2. The banyan tree was as tall as the poet’s house.False
Correct statement:The banyan tree was three times taller than the poet’s house
3. The age of the banyan tree was fifty years. False
The age of the banyan tree was two hundred years.
4. The poet was unafraid and fascinated to watch the cutting of the banyan tree. False
The poet was afraid of and fascinated to watch the cutting of the banyan tree.
A1. Arrange the following statements in order as they occur in the extract .
1. The poet’s father massacred all the trees.
2. The poet’s father asked the tenants to leave.
3. The banyan tree stood as a hurdle.
4. The structures on the hill were pulled down.
1. The poet’s father asked the tenants to leave.
2. The structures on the hill were pulled down.
3. The poet’s father massacred all the trees.
4. The banyan tree stood as a hurdle.

A 1 Complete the web


A2. ‘But the huge banyan tree stood like a problem.’ Name and explain the figure of speech. Write one more example of your own of simile.
Simile: The 'banyan tree' is compared to 'problem'by using the word like. 1. She used to sing like a nightingale.

A2. Find out an example of each: 1. Antithesis 2. Repetition
Antithesis : We watched in terror and fascination this slaughter. 'terror and 'fascination' are opposite ideas brought together.
Repetition : Fifty men with axes chopped and chopped. The word 'chopped' is repeated for the poetic effect.
A2. ‘Its trunk had a circumference of fifty feet.’ Identify the figure speech and explain. Write one more example of it.
Alliteration : The consonantal sound 'f' is repeated pleasingly. Another example : Soon afterward we left Baroda for Bombay.
A3. Pick out the expressions that give pictorial quality to the extract.
The expressions that give pictorial quality to the extract are as follows: 'the huge banyan tree', 'roots lay deeper' , the banyan tree was three times as tall as our house', 'trunk had a circumference of fifty feet', 'aerial roots fell to the ground'.

A3 There are some words in the extract which are associated with the ‘killing’ of the banyan tree. Pick them out from the poem and write them down.
The word which are associated with the 'killing' of the banyan tree are 'massacred', 'slaughter', 'felling' 'cut down' 'sawing' 'chopped'.
A3. Discuss ‘ Trees are the saviors of mankind.
A4. Write four lines on the importance of trees.

First Term Activity Sheet

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Practice Time : The Jamun Tree

Read the extract, read the activity and do all the activities.
A1. The events in the extract have been arranged in a jumbled way. Rearrange them in a proper sequence.
1. At night the gardener gave the man some rice and dal to eat.
2. All the bystanders came forward to lend a hand in removing the man from under the tree.
3. A Superintendent stopped the bystanders from removing the tree.
4. A man lay crushed under a tree.
Ans : 4,2,3,1
OR
A1. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. The tree had fallen in the lawn of the Agricultural Department. False Correct: The tree had fallen in the lawn of the Industries Department.
2. The people in the industries Department agreed to remove the tree. False Correct : The people in the industries Department fumed.
3. In the evening the matter was referred to the Horticultural Department. True
4. The jurisdiction of the Agricultural Department is limited to foodgrains and agriculture. True
At lunch time a big crowd had gathered round the man who lay crushed under the tree. There were as many suggestions as there were tongues. Some enterprising clerks from among the crowd decided to take the matter in hand without waiting for orders from the high – ups. They were about to get down to the job when the Superintendent came running, a file in hand.
“We can’t remove the tree ourselves,” he said waving the file. “The issue in hand concerns a tree which comes under the purview of the Agriculture Department and rightly so. I’ll mark the file urgent and send it to the Agriculture Department. As soon as orders are received from there, I’ll have the tree removed.”
Next day a reply came from the Agriculture Department. The tree, it said, had fallen in the lawn of the Industries Department. And so, it was entirely up to the Industries Department whether to remove the tree or let it remain where it was.
The people in the Industries Department fumed. They wrote back that the responsibility for removing the tree squarely rested on the shoulders of the Agriculture Department. The Industries Department was very clear in its mind. Removing the tree was none of its concern.
The second day the file kept moving from table to table. The reply came in the evening – the matter was being referred to the Horticulture Department. The tree, the Agriculture Dept. Pointed out, was a fruit – bearing tree. The jurisdiction of the Agriculture Department did not extend beyond food grains and agriculture. The jamun tree, it emphasized, was a fruit tree and hence it came under the jurisdiction of the Horticulture Department.
At night the gardener gave the man some rice and dal to eat. The police had by now moved in to prevent the people from taking the law into own hands and shifting the tree from its place. A constable took pity on the man and allowed him to be fed.
A2 Complete the statement:
'There were as many suggestions as there were tongues.' This statement implies that........
Ans: This statement implies that all the people who gathered round the man under the tree suggested plans to bring out the man. Everyone has its own suggestion. They pitied the man and talked about the pros and cons of their plans.
A3. Draw and complete the flowchart about pushing the responsibility of removing the fallen tree to save the man under it.



A4 Find the meanings of following words:
A. Onlookers - bystanders B. Very angry -fumed C. stressed - emphasized D. to stop doing something - to prevent
A5. Suggest the immediate action to take to remove tree and save man.
A6. Do as directed.
1. As soon as orders are from there, I’ll have the tree removed. (Rewrite using ‘No sooner….. than’)
No sooner are orders from there than I’ll have thhe tree removed.
2. Removing the tree was none of its concern. (Rewrite using infinitive form the underlined word.)
To remove the tree was none of its concern.

Practice Time : Schooling on the Streets

Read the extract, read the activity and do all the activities:

A1: Complete the statements choosing the appropriate words from the extract.
1. The Door Step school is established in Mumbai in……..
2. The Door Step school expanded to ……… in 1993.
3. The school has reached over …….. children.
4. In the school the language of instruction is………
Ans: 1. 1988 2. Pune 3. 50000 4. Marathi

Established in Mumbai in 1988 responding to a massive need for literacy in the slums, the Door Step School builds its program to address three major needs: school enrolment, education for those not in school and retention to help those in school thrive and stay in school. Expanding to Pune in 1993, the Door Step School has impacted over 50,000 children.
The Door Step School is truly a school at one’s doorstep. The organization sets up a classroom in a particular area and gathers children there for learning. The team goes there every day and conducts regular classes. This particularly helps those who can’t send their children to school due to distance and time issues. The programmes are tailor made for the groups that they serve. In Pune, the language of instruction is Marathi. When asked why English was not introduced to the children, Rajani replies thoughtfully, “We are not against any language. Our experience tells us that a child can pick up his mother tongue or the regional language quickly. One must understand that these are students with no educational background. They are what we can call first generation learners. Most of the municipal schools in the city are Marathi medium. So while enrolling them in the mainstream school, it’s essential that they know good Marathi. Also, when they come to us, they can hardly read and write in the language that they speak and hear, learning a foreign language is far more difficult. The other factor is the dropout rate. Keeping all this in mind, we think that children must read and write in their own language till the time they are with us.”
In Pune, the main focus of the Door Step School is educating on construction sites. “We conducted a survey and found that lots of young children move into the city with or without their families to work on construction sites. Earning the daily bread is a challenge and education thus remains a distant dream. We try and reach out to such children and as a result, today, we are operating on over distant dream. We try and reach out to such children and as a result, today, we are operating on over 100 construction sites in the city. However, there are several challenges. The opening as well as the closure of the sites is not in our hands. When the site is completed, the labour moves out and so does the child. This results in a high dropout rate.
A2: Give Reason : English was not introduced to the children.
A child can pick up his mother tongue quickly. The children were hardly able to read and write their mother tongue. Learning a foreign language like English is far more difficult for them. So English was not introduced to the children.
A3: Find out the challenges the Door Step School face in educating children.
The challenges the Door Step School face in educating children are as follows – The children are from not educational background. They do not stick to one place as they move when the construction site is completed.
A4: Give one word for the following expressions
a. Leave school before the course is finished - dropout
b. The action of keeping something rather than losing it -retention
c. Made for a particular person or purpose - tailor-made
d. To follow the progress and development of someone - track

A5: Education always opens doors for a brighter future. Give examples to support the statement.
Education enables us to live a better life. It helps us get skills required to lead life. Education opens many career options for us. Famous personalities like Dr A.P.J Kalam, Dr Ambedkar and Indira Gandhi reached to great height.
A6: Grammar:
1. It’s essential that they know good Marathi.(Choose and rewrite the Simple Sentence from the given alternatives)
a. It being essential they know good Marathi.
b. Knowing good Marathi is essential for them.
c. They know good Marathi and it is essential.
d. Essentially they know good Marathi.
2. The opening as well as the closure of the sites is not in our hands.(Rewrite using ‘neither…nor’)
Neither the opening nor the closure of the sites is in our hands.