PRACTICE EXERCISE – III
Link Unit : Inclusion
1) Write true or false against each sentence.
a) The girl was included in the scholars’ panel. True
b) Another scholar more competent than the girl challenged her. True
c) The girl was selected on her own worthiness. True
d) The king stopped her from joining the panel. False
e) The girl became the first scholar.False
f) The girl did not take part in the scholars’ discussion. False
g) Many hymns composed by the girl were included in the book. True
2) Tick (P) the correct response for each of the following:
a) During the scholars’ meet the girl asked many questions.
- the girl asked many questions.
- the girl headed the panel.
- the girl answered many questions.
- the girl took part in many discussions.
b) The final draft of the compiled book had
many hymns composed by the girl.
- none of the hymns composed by the girl.
- all the hymns composed by the girl.
- many hymns composed by the girl.
- only one hymn composed by the girl.
c) Some people said that the girl opened an academy for girls.
- opened an academy for girls.
- constructed a book of hymns.
- wrote many different stories.
- became the first woman scholar.
d) The girl was selected to the panel on the basis of her
- presentation.
- worthiness.
- brilliance.
- looks.
3) Answer the following questions in brief.
i) What happened to the girl after the conference?
Answer: After the conference, the girl took part in many discussions and proved her worthiness.
ii) On what basis did the king allow the girl to attend the conference?
Answer: The girl was intelligent and proved herself.She went there on her merit and this made the king allow her to attend the conference.
4) Look at the following examples to understand how new words are
formed by adding suffixes.
worthy + ness – worthiness bright + ness – brightness
discuss + ion – discussion include + sion – inclusion
doubt + ful -doubtful care + less – careless
beauty + ful – beautiful
Which of the above words become adjectives and which become nouns ?
Nouns- Worthiness, brightness, discussion, inclusion
Adjectives- Doubtful, beautiful, careless.
Make new words by adding suffixes to the following. Also mention whether they are nouns or adjectives.
a) clever – Cleverness (Noun)
b) colour –Colorless(Adjective)
c) thank –Thankful (Adjective)
d) good-Goodness(Noun)
e) wonder – Wonderful(Adjective)
f) hope –Hopeful(Adjective)
g) mild –Mildness(Noun)
h) faith –Faithful(Adjective)
i) thought –Thoughtful (Adjective)
5) Match the verbs in Column A with the appropriate nouns in column B and write the pairs in Column C. One has been done.
| A | B | C |
| a) Collide | education | Collide- Collision |
| b) Include | division | Include-Inclusion |
| c) Conclude | admission Conclusion | Conclude-
|
| d) Admit | confusion | Admit- Admission |
| e) Educate | inclusion | Educate- Education |
| f) Divide | collision | Divide-Division |
| g) Decide | conclusion | Decide-Decision |
| h) Confuse | decision | Confuse- Confusion |
i) Write questions to get the underlined information in the following sentences.
a) He washes his hands before taking meals.
What does he do before taking meals?
b) Children are going home.
Where are children going?
c) Rita has taught in this school in 1988.
Who has taught in this school in 1988
d) The school will be closed in a week.
When will school be closed?
e) I came to school by bus.
How did I come to school?
f) My father is an engineer.
What does my father do?
g) Sapna and Alisha are playing football.
What are Sapna and Alisha playing?
Make questions from the following statements using the helping verbs in brackets.
i) He makes delicious dishes(can)
Can he make delicious dishes?
ii) Your father works in a bank.(does)
Does your father work in a bank?
iii) You like to visit the Taj. (would)
Would you like to visit the Taj?
iv) He attended a birthday party yesterday. (did)
Did he attend a birthday party yesterday?
v) I go to watch a film today.(may)
May I go to watch a film today.
vi) The owl is a nocturnal bird.(is)
Is owl a nocturnal bird?
1) Fill in the blanks with correct options.
i) Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama
- a) California
- b) India
- c) Alabama
ii) Helen Keller fell ill at the age of two
- a) three
- b) two
- c) six
iii) Helen could learn about things around her by touching with her hand
- a) hearing sounds
- b) touching with her hand
- c) reading about them
iv) Although Helen learnt how to use sign language, she could not understand the meaning of the words
- a) spell the words
- b) act out the words
- c) understand the meaning of the words
v) The first word Helen learnt by finger spelling was water
- a) light
- b) water
- c) air
2) Answer the following questions.
i.) What happened after Helen became seriously ill?
Answer: Before Helen was two years old, she fell seriously ill and left her deaf and blind.
ii) How did Helen learn to name things around her?
Answer: Helen learned to name things around her by touching with her hands. She made signs for a few things like yes, no, come and go.
iii.) Why did Helen feel lonely?
Answer: She felt lonely because she could not see, hear or speak.
iv) What method did Anne Sullivan use for spelling words?
Answer: Anne Sullivan was Helen’s teacher. She used her hands to spell the words. She would use sign language by signing a letter with her own hand, and pressing her hand into the palm of Helen’s hand.
v) How did Helen learn finger spelling?
Answer: Ms. Suvillan put Helen’s hand under the water pump and spelled the word water in Helen’s other hand. Then, Helen understood the signs and their meanings.
3) Pick out words from the passage for the following.
a) Unable to hear -deaf
b) A sudden violent uncontrolled shaking of the body –fits
c) Unhappy being alone-lonely
d) To make movement of the body to express meaning, show a gesture-sign language.
e) Calling out or writing the letters in a word in correct order-Spelling
f) The soft part of the hand in between the fingers and wrist –palm