Unit 1
Reading
A Chapter Patriotism
I.) Answer the following questions.
1.) What is patriotism?
Answer: Patriotism is immense love for one’s country. It just not means to die for the sake of the country but to show respect and love towards the country. Patriotism can be reflected from one’s actions towards it.
2.) Why is the National Anthem not played in the cinema halls these days?
Answer: Earlier National Anthem used to be played at the end of the movie in the cinema halls. But people would leave the hall midway, laughing, shouting and making noise that showed disrespect towards the anthem. This made the government to take the decision of not playing the anthem these days.
3.) Why did Nanaji take Ajit and Naina to Himapet?
Answer:Ajit was excited to listen a story from hisNanaji. Nanaji then told him he would tell real story of real people by taking Ajit and Naina on a picnic to Himapet. He wanted to show and tell the real story which would change their perception.
4.) Why did Akash decide to settle down in India? What does it show about his character?
Answer:After completing his MBBS, Akashwent to USA for masters degree and came back to India. He came back because he felt that his mother land had done so much for him and spent money on his education. He thought to repay its debt by serving for the people of the country. So he decided to settle down in India. This quality of Akash shows that he was a patriotic. He could have gone to USA and earned more but rather than choosing that his love for the country made him stay here and serve for the people.
5.) How did the villagers express their gratitude to the service provided by Akash?
Answer:While serving for the people during an epidemic, Akash got admitted in a hospital and passed away after a some days.The villagers were grateful towards his duties and humble actions. They decided to pay homage to him and collected donations for building a small hospital in the village. Finally their efforts paid off and Akash Memorial Hospital was built in the memory of Dr. Akash.
6.) What difference do you notice between Akash and his friends?
Answer:Akash and his friends together went to USA for their masters degree. Except Akash everyone else stayed back in USA. He came back and decided to serve for the people of his country. He was a patriotic man with gratitude in his heart. His friends earned lot of money and led a comfortable life in USA whereas Akash served for the people who were in epidemic. He could not stand the sufferings of the people. This shows the huge difference between Akash and his friends, Akash had gratitude towardshis mother land but his friends seem to be indifferent in this and chose a life different from Akash.
7.) If you were in Akash’s position what would you have done?
Answer:If I were in Akash’s position, I too would have done the same thing as he did. I believe that our country and society has done many things for us and we should try to repay as much as we can. Our small actions could make big changes in the society and country. Whatever is possible for me I would do for the sake of my country.
II.) There are some words that are misspelled in the sentences below. Circle the words and correct their spelling.
1.) In the party the childen were lafing shauting dancing and kreating a rekcat.
Answer: In the party the children were laughing,shouting,dancing and creating aracket.
2.) Peeple vizit the gardan on weak days.
Answer:People visit the garden on week days.
3.) The vilajers dicided to pay hamoge to Akash.
Answer: The villagers decided to pay homage to Akash.
4.) Don’t pul the tale of the puppy! shouted the old men.
Answer: Don’t pull the tail of the puppy!Shouted the old man.
5.) The trafic single shoed the red light.
Answer:The traffic signal showed the red light.
III.) Now complete the following compound words.
1.) Identity Card
2.) Headmaster
3.) pen stand
4.) letterhead
5.) Street light
6.) bookshelf
7.) Ink pen
8.) blackmail
9.) Headlamp
10) chain wheel
Grammar
1.) Read the dialogues and choose the most appropriate options to complete the dialogues.
i.) Doctor: Take this medicine for a week and you’ll start to feel better.
Patient: But. I’ve used it before and it did not help at all.
Doctor: Are you sure? It’s the best in the market.
Patient: Yes I am. Can you please suggest some other medicine?.
a.) Although
b.) In spite of
c.) But
ii.) Sarah : I can’t wait for you. You are coming, right?
Ramdeen: Yesthough I have to work late; I’ll be there later.
a.) Though
b.) In spite of
c.) But
2.) Fill in the blanks with correct alternative:
i.) In spite of the public’s anger, the government passed the new law.
a.) Nevertheless
b.) In spite of
c.) Even though
ii) You did very well in your test, nevertheless I recommend you to practice reading some more for the next one.
a.) while
b.) in spite of
c.) nevertheless
iii.) They decided to go ahead with the public, in spite of the bad weather.
a.) while
b.) in spite of
c.) even though
CG Board Class 10 English Solutions Unit 1 Inspiration (Reading A) Patriotism
Q. Pre-reading
1. Who is this famous person in the above picture?
Here are some of his utterances :
i. ‘Don’t read success stories, you will only get messages. Read
failure stories, you’ll get some ideas to get success.’
ii. ‘To succeed in your mission, you must have a single-minded
devotion to your goal.’
iii. ‘ Life and time are the world’s best teachers. Life teaches us to
make good use of time and time teaches us the value of life.’
Ans. He is Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. His full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
2. Which of these observations do you like most and why?
Ans. I like all the observations, because it teaches us not to give up and be consistent about our work and studies.
3. What according to him are some of the most important steps that
Do we need to take it to get success in life?
Ans. According to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam the most important steps that we need to take to get Success are:
(i) Learning from failures. It gives us ideas to get success.
(ii) We should be focused to our mission and devoted to it.
(iii) The importance of life and time. Both of these teach us the values of each other.
Comprehension:
Answer briefly the following questions.
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Q.1. What is patriotism ?
Ans. Patriotism is immense love for one’s country. It just does not mean to die for the sake of the country but to show respect and love towards the country. Patriotism can be reflected from one’s action towards it.
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Q. 2. Why is the National Anthem not played in the cinema halls these days ?
Ans. The National Anthem is not played in the cinema hall these days. It was played earlier but it was found that people used to leave the hall midway, laughing, shouting and creating a racket.
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Q.3. Why did Nanaji take Ajit and Naina to Himapet ?
Ans. Nanaji took Ajit and Naina to Himapet for a picnic to show them Patriotism there.
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Q.4. Why did Akash decide to settle down in India ? What does it show about his character?
Ans. Akash decided to settle down in India because he wanted to serve his country. His words were, “My country has spent thousands of rupees in educating me. I have to repay this debt. The only way I can do it is by serving the people here. It showed his loyalty to his country from his character.
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Q.5. How did the villagers express their gratitude to the service provided by Akash ?
Ans. The villagers decided to pay homage to Akash. They launched a drive to collect donations for building a small hospital in the village.
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Q. 6. What difference do you notice between Akash and his friends ?
Ans. Akash thought about his country, village and the villagers. He wanted to serve his country as his country spent thousands of rupees educating him. He wanted to pay that debt off. On the other hand his friends were in America enjoying their luxurious life.
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Q. 7. If you were in Akash’s position what would you have done ?
Ans. If I were in Akash’s position I too would have done the same things as he did. Our actions could make big changes in the society and country. We should care and serve for our country and society.
Vocabulary-
(Note: For I Refer to Text-book)
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II. There are some words that are misspelled in the sentences below. Circle the words and correct their spelling:
1. In the party the childen were lafing, shauting, dancing and kreating a rekcat
2. Peeple vizit the gardan on weak days.
3. The vilajers dicided to pay hamoge to Akash.
4. Don’t pul the tale of the puppy! shouted the old men
5. The trafic single shoed the red light.
Ans. Correct Spelling:
1. children, laughing, shouting, creating, racket.
2. People, visit, garden, week.
3. villagers, decided, homage.
4. pull, tail, man.
5. traffic, signal, showed.
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III. Compound words
Look at the following words from the text :
break+fast= breakfast
battle+field=battlefield
grand + father = grandfather
Each of these words are compound words.
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Now complete the following compound words.
(i) Identity card.
(ii) Head master.
(iii) Pen stand.
(iv) Letter pad.
(v) Street light.
(vi) Book shelf.
(vii) Ink pen.
(viii) Black board.
(ix) Night lamp.
(x) Chain saw.
Grammar-
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1. Read the dialogues and choose the most appropriate options to complete the dialogues.
(i) Doctor: Take this medicine for a week and you’ll start to feel better.
Patient :………. I’ve used it before and it did not help at all.
Doctor: Are you sure? It’s the best in the market.
Patient: Yes I am. Can you please suggest some other medicine?
(a) Although
(b) In spite of
(c) But
Ans. (c).
(ii) Sarah: I can’t wait for you. You are coming, right?
Ramdeen: Yes………I have to work late; I’ll be there later.
(a) Though
(b) In spite of
(c) But
Ans. (a).
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2. Fill in the blanks with correct alternative:
(i) …………… the public’s anger, the government passed the new law.
(a) Nevertheless
(b) In spite of
(c) Even though.
(ii) You did very well in your test, …………………. I recommend you to practice reading some more for the next one.
- While
- In spite of
- Nevertheless.
- They decided to go ahead with the public,…………… the bad weather.
- While
- In spite of
- Even though,
Ans.
(i) In spite of, (ii) Nevertheless, (iii) in spite of
Listening-
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I. Listen to the story about Medicine Baba and put a tick (P) in the box
under his picture and the features/quality that describe him.
Qualities / Features
Doctor Hardworking
Handicapped Lazy
Young Inactive
Social worker Sincere
Study Skills-
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Q.Go through the time line given below and complete the information about
Phoolbasan Bai Yadav.
Phoolbasan Bai Yadav was born on 5 December …………..at Sukuldaihan, in
the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.She got married in childhood when she was just ………..years old and had education only up to the seventh standard.
Yadav’s social career started when she began taking part in the activities of the self help groups in the district. She faced many problems from family and society during these days.In ——————— she combined the activities under one umbrella by forming the non governmental organization (NGO), ———————————………………………………………………….. The organization has since grown to cover 12000 women self help groups with a reported total strength of over 200,000 members.The participating groups engage in activities such as health programs, education,sanitation and social reforms.
Ans. 1969, 10, 2001, Maa Bamleshwari Janhit karya samiti.
Project Work-
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Think of any one person in your area who may have inspired you and complete his/her profile.