Pick out the statements that are false and write Them correctly:
(i) On the beach, the author found rocks carved and sculpted by the wind.
(ii) The hibiscus flower smiles with the sun and Hances with the wind.
(iii) Rocks take the shape that the water commands.
(iv) Our problems are big and so are we.
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour
Something, as tiny as a grain of sand, can spark off an idea or imagination of a huge
significance to the world. One can witness and experience the beauty of Heaven in something as small as wild flower and derive joy forever. Only one should have the eyes and time to see it.
Infinity is endless space; but your small palm can hold the destiny of earth through your efforts.Eternity is endless time; but just an hour in your life can make a difference to the world forever.
(Great deeds can surpass the limits of time and space. They never die.)
We instinctively turn to outdoor activities and nature as a way of relaxing and enhancing our well being. Nature soothes and nurtures. Nature fulfils and
motivates. Nature whispers and commands.
Are you listening?
When I do, it leaves me in complete awe.
We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it-big, bright and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does so in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest ?
We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist...
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
(i) The writer explains the contrasting features of 'water' and 'rock' in the lesson. Write all the features of both water and rock in the given table.
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
(i) Pick out the examples of concrete nouns from the passage.
Concrete nouns nouns that we can touch or see.
(ii) Pick out the examples of abstract nouns from the passage.
Abstract nouns nouns that we can't touch or see.
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
(i) Choose the correct 'not only ... but also..." form of the sentence:
Natures soothes and nurtures.
(a) Not only nature soothes but nurtures also.
(b) Nature soothes not only but also nurtures.
(c) Nature soothes but also nurtures not only.
(d) Nature not only soothes but also nurtures.
(ii) By evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. (Rewrite using the -ing form of the underlined word.)"
A5. Personal Response:
(i) How do you deal with difficulties and problems?
