LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Unit 10. Home Life and Family
Relationship
The Tattered Blanket
Ways with words
A. Fill in the blanks with an
appropriate word from the box.
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irritation,
huddled up, awkwardly, futile, grating, mumbling, feebly |
a. All my efforts to
convince her for the tour were …… .
All my efforts to
convince her for the tour were futile.
b. The lost traveller
…… under a shelter made of branches and leaves.
The lost
traveller huddled up under a shelter made
of branches and leaves.
c. Her rude behaviour
was the main cause of …… for him.
Her rude behaviour was
the main cause of irritation for him.
d. She moved …… in the room, thinking that I was watching.
She moved awkwardly in
the room, thinking that I was watching.
e. She is …… something, but I can’t hear her.
She is mumbling something,
but I can’t hear her.
f. When I met my sister after a long time, she talked to me in a …… voice.
When I met my sister
after a long time, she talked to me in a grating voice.
B. Tick (√) the correct words that are
similar in meaning to the underlined words.
a. Rupa studied
Science reluctantly due to her father’s pressure.
i. eagerly ii. unwillingly iii. willingly iv. enthusiastically
b. She moved her
fingers exasperatedly through her hair.
i. pleasingly ii. calmingly iii.
patiently iv.
annoyingly
c. My grandmother is
over eighty. She lifted her hands feebly.
i. strongly ii. robustly iii. weakly iv. firmly
d. She is wearing
a tattered shawl.
i. old ii. torn iii. dirty iv. branded
e. I have to work at two
jobs to make ends meet in this expensive city.
i. earn much money ii. spend much money
iii. live on money iv. earn just enough money
C. Spell the
following words correctly, adding the suffixes given against each root.
write
+ ing arrive + al army
+ es
monkey
+ es fancy + ful stop + ed
worry
+ ed recur + ing argue + ment
create
+ ive
D. Syllable
a. The following
words have only one sound-unit called a syllable. Pronounce them.
dawn
board straight spring
prompt
twelfths strong small
text
learn
b. The following
words have two syllables. Underline their syllables and pronounce them:
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beauty |
beau.ty
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sleepy |
sleep.y
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survive |
sur.vive
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current |
cur.rent
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woman |
wom.an
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hotel |
ho.tel
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c. Consult an English dictionary and find the number
of syllables in the following words.
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word |
syllables |
Division
of Syllables |
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bury |
2
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bur.y |
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development |
4 |
de.vel.op.ment |
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syllabic |
3 |
syl.lab.ic |
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vowel |
2 |
vow.el |
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education |
4 |
ed.u.ca.tion |
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discipline |
3 |
dis.ci.pline |
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examination |
5 |
ex.am.i.na.tion |
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children |
2 |
chil.dren |
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separately |
4 |
sep.a.rate.ly |
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pronunciation |
5 |
pro.nun.ci.a.tion |
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
a. Why didn't the
mother recognise her son Gopi?
The mother didn’t
recognize her son Gopi because she lost her memory due to the old age.
b. Why is the sister
living with her mother?
The sister is living
with to take care of her mother.
c. What is the sister’s
attitude towards her brother?
the sister’s attitude
towards her brother is critical.
d. Does the son love
his mother very much? How do you know that?
No, he doesn't love his
mother very much. He is a greedy man who loves her property only and wants to
sell to maintain his standard.
e. What does the mother
actually need: a blanket or the warmth of her son’s love?
The mother actually
needs the warmth of her son’s love. In the old age, everyone expects the love
and care from their offspring.
f. What does the phrase
'the tattered blanket’ mean? Is it only the blanket that is tattered?
The phrase 'the
tattered blanket’ means hurt the feelings of the mother. It is also symbolized the
weakened family relation too.
g. The son says, ‘Amma
can't remember who I am’. Do you think that he remembered his mother? Why
didn’t he answer when his sister asked, ‘Do you remember your Amma?’
No, he doesn’t remember
his mother. He didn’t answer her question because he hardly ever wrote her and
met.
Critical thinking
a. What can be the expectations of the
parents from their offspring at the old age?
b. Some children who live in a distance
tend to be indifferent to the feelings of their parents. Why do you think they
are like that? Discuss.
c. A mother's love is everlasting and
indispensable. Justify.
Writing
Writing a diary
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What
is a diary entry? Diary
Entry/Journal A
diary is a personal record of things that a person has experienced. It can
also record the writer's thoughts or feelings. Tips
for writing a diary -
Write in the first person 'I' -
Date at the top -
Organize paragraphs with topic sentences -
Give a clear sense of the writer's personality nd explain their feelings and
changing emotions -
Focus on key moments or incidents in one's world -
Provide a sense of time and sequence (use time connectives like finally,
afterwards, earlier, later that day ...) -
Varied punctuation -
Varied sentence types |
A. Our country
is put on lockdown for nearly three months due to COVID-19 pandemic. Following
is an example of a diary entry about the feelings and experiences of a person
who is locked up at home.
Saturday,
March 28, 2020
Today
is the 5th day that we have been put on lockdown. Almost all the countries in
the world are forced on to implement this system. And, my country is not an
exception too. It is called the travellers’ disease which transmits from one
person to another through physical contact. WHO has advised people to maintain
physical distance, use masks and sanitizer. Washing hands with soap very
carefully is a common phenomenon. No vehicles are in operation in the street
and shops are closed. People are locked up in their own homes like caged
animals in the zoo. What a situation that has enforced us to be locked up in
our own home!
A
very microorganism is threatening the human existence. Are human beings enemies
to nature so that we are facing such a threat? Maybe we have done irreparable
damage to nature in the name of development. We have encroached upon nature and
destroyed the habitats of other living beings. Developed countries are in a
race to test nuclear weapons and missiles to demonstrate their power and pelf.
Now where’s their power gone? Why cannot they get victory over corona virus?
What’s the use of their so-called devastating weapons? Now it seems that corona
virus is taking the side of creatures to challenge the so-called superpower of
the cosmos. This microorganism is affecting human lives very badly irrespective
of class, caste, religion, race, geography and ideology.
Now
I could imagine how caged birds and animals feel when they are behind the bar.
We are in the cage! I am feeling as if I am locked up in the human zoo. Perhaps
it is the demand of time to teach humans a serious lesson about their
existence. I can feel how badly people might be suffering due to lock down. The
world has stood still due to corona virus. The worst thing about this situation
is that there is no vaccine or any medicine made for the cure of this pandemic
virus. Just staying at home and maintaining physical distance is the only
solution to COVID-19.
I
hope we will soon be free from this pandemic. Let’s stay at home safe and
sound!
Makar
B. Suppose a child who lived in a city with his/her parents accompanied his/her father to visit an elderly grandmother in the village. The grandmother was waiting for her son to come back to the village and look after her, but her son was not willing to do so. Write a diary on behalf of the elderly grandmother describing her feeling of not living with her children and grandchildren.
Extra Question
Read the
PASSAGE and answer the questions. [15]
My parents did not believe in boys wearing trousers, so I wore shorts to school. I wanted to wear trousers, but every time I opened my mouth my parents told me to shut up. One day, the class teacher told us that we were going to have a group photograph taken and he asked us to wear trousers for the occasion. I was in a dilemma, as I did not possess a pair of trousers. After school, I asked some of my friends to lend me a pair of trousers, but no one had a pair which would fit me. I even tried on a pair of my father’s trousers. They were too short for me and much too large at the waist. I gave up in despair.
The next day arrived. I thought of not going to school but my parents told me to get ready. They told me to stop grumbling because there was nothing wrong in wearing shorts. So I turned up as usual at school. The class teacher was aghast when he saw me. He and some other students wanted me to be excluded from the photograph but the head teacher intervened. She asked me to join the group. The class teacher told me to sit in the front with two students on either side of me. The photograph was duly taken. A few days later a copy of the picture appeared on the notice board. Crowds of students gathered to see it. It was a well-taken photograph. All the students were there in their well-ironed, spotlessly white shirts and trousers-except me in the front row, with my knobby knees conspicuously exposed! Needless to say, the picture gave rise to a lot of laughter and unkind remarks. You can imagine how I felt!
But the incident had a happy ending. I bought a copy of the photograph and showed it to my parents. My father immediately asked my mother to buy some white trousers for me my very first pair.
1. Answer the following questions:
a) Give the story a suitable title.
b) Was it his intention to come in shorts?
c) What did he give up in despair?
d) What did the class teacher and some students want to do?
e) What did the teacher ask the students to do?
f) What did the writer do after his class teacher asked him to wear trousers?
g) What made the boy despair?
h) What made the writer’s parents buy him trousers?
i) What was the author’s problem?
j) Where did the boy sit for the photograph?
k) Who asked him to join the group photograph?
l) Who was aghast while seeing the writer without trousers?
m) Why couldn’t the boy borrow a pair of rousers from his friends?
n) Why did he go to school as usual?
o) Why did the boy wear shorts although he didn’t like them?
p) Why did the head teacher interfere?
q) Why does the writer look different in the picture?
r) Why was the boy in a dilemma?
2. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false for the following statements:
a) He likes wearing shorts.
b) He likes wearing trousers.
c) He was ashamed when he saw his photograph with knobbly knees.
d) He was praised by the class teacher.
e) His parents didn’t listen to him about his demand for trousers.
f) His parents liked the photograph.
g) It is the story of a farm girl.
h) One of his friends lent him a pair of trousers.
i) The author is a small boy.
j) The boy wanted to go to school by wearing trousers.
k) The boy was sitting in the front row.
l) The class teacher was angry with him because he disobeyed him.
m) The head teacher asked him to join the group.
n) The head teacher was a woman.
o) The writer of the story is a boy.
p) The writer was in dilemma, as he didn’t have a pair of trousers.
3. Find out the similar words from the above passage of the following words:
a) amazed
b) apart from
c) difficult situation
d) disclosed
e) full pants
f) guess
g) half pants
h) hopelessness
i) keep quiet
j) line/queue
k) opportunity
l) picture/portrait
m) properly
n) saw
o) suit
p) trust
4. Find the words or phrases in the poem that are opposite to the following words:
a) back
b) before
c) beginning
d) calm
e) covered
f) delighted
g) disappeared
h) hidden
i) including
j) joy
k) long
l) noticeably
m) praising
n) scattered
o) several
p) sorrow
5. Rearrange the
following sentences in correct order:
A. Rearrange the
following sentences in correct order:
a. He decided not to go for the photograph.
b. The class teacher told all the students to come to school in trousers for a group photograph.
c. His parents compelled him to go to school.
d. The writer tried on friend’s trousers.
B. Rearrange the
following sentences in correct order:
a. He became disappointed and thought of not going to school the nest day.
b. The head teacher told him to join the group.
c. He tried on his friends and his father’s trousers but they didn’t fit him.
d. The class teacher wanted to exclude him from the group photograph.
C. Rearrange the
following sentences in correct order:
a. He bought one copy and showed it to his parents.
b. All the students laughed and jeered at him.
c. His father immediately asked the mother to buy him white trousers.
d. The class teacher placed the writer in the front at the time of taking photograph.
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