FYJC Prose 1.3 The Call of the Soil by Venkat Iyer Part I Ice Breakers activities and explanation prepared by Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante
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FYJC Prose 1.3 The Call of the Soil by Venkat Iyer Part II Brainstorming activities prepared by Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante
BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITIES : - pg no. 31 to 34 A1 (i) Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement. 1. Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the crop. Growing in abundance is more important than the quality of the crop - False. Correct Answer : - According to the author, the quality of the crop is more important than its quantity. 2. The author wanted to grow the desi variety of rice - True. 3. The author did not succeed in finding Kasbai. The author did not succeed in finding Kasbai - False. Correct Answer : - The author succeeded in finding Kasbai but with great difficulty. 4. The aroma of the ‘desi’ rice would spread around the village - True. 5. Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemicals - True . 6. The author is an example of ‘reverse migration’- True. A1 (ii) Complete the flowchart. Consider this as an example of Note-Making. Answer : - A1 (iii) Read the text and
Writing skill : - Write a blog in about 100 to 150 words on organic farming.
A5 (iv) Write a blog in about 100 to 150 words on organic farming. pg no. 33 Answer: - Go Organic - Save our Planet!! Yes, I know organic farming presents many challenges. It may not be as profitable as conventional farming. It may be more expensive, more labourers and the yield may be less.But at least we will be alive and healthy to enjoy the produce . We will have water to drink. We will not have to deal with crops that require more and more water and pesticides each year and a land which will gobbles up fertilizers! We will not have newer incurable diseases. The quality of our life will improve. Yes and those of my friends who eat meat and poultry products, they will not have to worry about the growth hormones and antibiotics injected in like stocks which will affect them through the meat they consume. Heard of soil degradation and erosion? Well that too may be minimised by organic farming. And finally don't we have a responsibility to our future generations to handove
Novel 4.3 Around the World in Eighty days by Jules Verne Part II Brainstorming activities prepared by Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante
BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITIES : - pg no. 201 to 203 CHARACTER:- A1 (i) Which one among the following is not a major character of the novel? Justify. (Select the correct one) a. Phileas Fogg b. Aouda c. James Strand d. Jean Passepartout Answer : - c. James Strand He is the real robber, who had robbed the Bank of England and Mr. Fix was searching for. He was arrested three days before Fogg’s mistaken arrest. Thus, he is not a major character. A1 (ii) Complete the table highlighting the various traits of the major characters in the extract. Phileas Fogg Aouda Passepartout Detective Fix Answer :- Phileas Fogg precise, honest, intelligent, courageous, eccentric, exact, fastidious, tranquil, honourable, punctual, generous, forgiving, helpful,determined, composed, confident, heroic. Aouda honest