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Granny's Tree Climbing (8th)

Chapter https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULNYTiZQxAHeSVcQqBFfgsFt5IjWpp3U/view?usp=drivesdk Summary of the chapter This poem by Ruskin Bond poetically describes his granny's love for trees. The poet begins the poem by calling her 'genius' as she could climb any type of tree easily. She was rescued from the tree top. After that she fell ill, the doctor was called, he took her temperature and advised her bed rest for a week. Bored and irritated by this confinement, she demands a tree- top house. She enjoys her stay in the tree as her ardent desire to be among the branches is fulfilled.         Word               Meaning 1. In a trice- very quickly 2. Undaunted- firmly and enthusiastically 3. Chore- job 4. In state- in grand style 5. Sherry- a kind of wine 6. Genius- flair, great, intelligent 7. Gracefully- elegantly 8. Terrible- dreadful, horrible 9. Outcome- result 10. Recommend- to advise 11. Tucked...

Adventures Of Toto by Ruskin Bond (9th)

Summary of The Adventures of Toto The Adventures of Toto by Ruskin Bond is an amusing story highlighting the antics of a mischievous monkey. The narrator’s grandfather bought Toto, a little red monkey from a tonga driver to add to his collection of animals in his private zoo. Toto was an attractive monkey with sparkling eyes. He would take special delight in scaring elderly Anglo-Indian ladies. Since grandmother was always averse to grandfather’s collection of animals, he decided to keep the news about Toto hidden from her until she was in better mood. Toto was temporarily kept in a closet that opened into the narrator’s bedroom. After a few hours of keeping Toto in the closet, when the narrator and the grandfather came to see Toto, they were in for a shock. Toto had torn the wallpaper; the peg with which Toto had been bound, had been wrenched off the wall. The narrator’s school blazer had been torn into pieces. The grandfather was quite happy at the monkey’s adventures. Aft...

Article Writing

Write an article in about 150 to 200 words on the topic ' How to Boost your Immunity ' with the help of given hints.

Three Questions (8th)

Writing Skill Imagine you are the king. Write your diary entry for the day when your questions were answered by the hermit. Do MCQ's and find adjectives for king, hermit and bearded man given in your book at page no. 6 and 7. Book link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULNYTiZQxAHeSVcQqBFfgsFt5IjWpp3U/view?usp=drivesdk Extra Questions 1. “Actions speaks louder than words”. Comment on this saying on the basis of the story “Three Questions.” The story gives us the moral lesson . The curious king visits the wise hermit as a commoner to get his answers. The hermit does not speak even a single word, but he satisfies the curiosity of the king through actions. He notices the king’s eagerness in helping the wounded person and his interest in saving his life. The king even forgets his powers and proves himself to be a true human. At last, when he expresses his desire again to know the answers the hermit makes him realise that he has himself got the answers of all the three question...

The Road Not Taken 9th

The Road Not Taken Summary with Questions and Extracts https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.dpsmarutikunj.org/attachments/hw_85_20180502174615_2.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiqoJPp887oAhUDX30KHTZVA74QFjAKegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1Yz3IGM3ioVhRd0Lx0qT4n Extracts and Questions https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.eduplace.com/activity/pdf/frost.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjfgobR4s3oAhX4xzgGHenbABAQFjADegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw2JltltMuiVgXmLrEfNtu4F Revisional assignment Extract 1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,      And sorry I could not travel both      And be one traveller, long I stood      And looked down one as far as I could      To where it bent in the undergrowth. A) Name the poem and the poet. B) How many diverging roads were there? C) Name the poetic device used in first line. D) What did he keep looking back? E) Write down meaning of diverge...