My Smart World

  ACTIVITY 2: Read the stanzas and answer the questions that follow. A. Oh! Defenders of borders You are great sons of my land When we are all asleep You still hold on to your deed Windy season or snowy days Or scorching sun's sweltering rays You are there guarding all the time awake Treading the lonely expanses as yogis a. Name the poet of the poem ‘My Dear Soldiers’. Ans. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam b. Who are being referred to as ‘Defenders of borders’? Ans. The soldiers are being referred to as ‘Defenders of borders’. c. How do these great sons serve their motherland? Ans. They serve their motherland day and night in all seasons.  d. What kind of weather conditions do the soldiers have to face? Ans. The soldiers have to face all kinds of extreme weather - scorching summers, snowy winters, windy and rainy season.  B. Climbing the heights or striding the valleys  Defending the deserts or guarding the marshes  Surveillance in seas and by securing the air  Prime...

  Questions based on stanza of poems (any two out of three) Read the Stanzas and answer the questions that follow. (Page no. 19) Poem # 1:   The Earth Needs You  1. The earth needs you  To change your ways, Month by month  And day by day The changes are easy  Just look and you'll see  The differences that can be made  By you and by me. Q.1. Why does the Earth need us? Ans. The Earth needs us to changes our ways regularly to save our earth. Q.2. What should we think of? Ans. We should think of differences/ changes that can be made. Q.3. Name the poem and its poet. Ans. The name of the poem is 'The Earth Needs You'. Its poet is Anonymous. 2. Single-use plastic Lasts almost forever, It might be cheap But it's not very clever, It can end up in oceans, rivers and seas. The wind sometimes carries it And it tangles in trees. Q.1. Why do most people use single-use plastic? Ans. Most people use single-use plastic because it is cheap and lasts long. ...

 Page no. 99 & 100 Read the following stanza and answer the questions . a. Name the poem and the poet.  Ans. The name of the poem is ‘We Who Love Books’ and the poet is Ruskin Bond. b. The poet does not want to part with some books. Where does he keep them? Ans. He keeps them on the shelves. c. What is the condition of the book? Ans. The books are old, worn and torn.   Read the following stanza and answer the questions. a. The poet calls the books the ‘familiar friends’. Why does he call them ‘familiar’? Ans.The poet calls the books the 'familiar friends' as they have been with him since he was ten. b. What do you understand by the phrase ‘timeless tales’? Ans. The phrase ‘timeless tales’ stands for the permanent and everlasting stories. c. How does the poet feel when he touches and feels the pages of his books? Ans. He loves it. Read the following stanza and answer the questions . a. According to the poet, what still stands the test of time?  Ans. Great verses a...

  Poem # 1- The Earth Needs You 1. What does the Earth want from human beings? a) To change the ways to spoil it. b) To change the ways to save it. c) To change the ways to look at it. d) None of these. 2. What difference can you and I make to save the Earth? a) By stopping the use of single-use plastic. b) By not dropping the single-use plastic on the ground.  c) Both a and b d) Neither a nor b 3. What are some single- use plastic things that we buy and use? a) bottles b) buckets c) carry bags d) All of the above  4. 'But it's not very clever.' What according to the poet is not very clever? a) Oceans b) Trees c) single- use plastic d) none of the above  5. What happens to the single-use plastic after it is thrown?  a) It travels around. b) It lasts forever. c) The wind let it tangle in trees. d) All of the above 6. Where does it end up? a) oceans b) rivers c) eas d) All of the above 7. What harm does it do to the oceans, rivers and trees? a) It  breaks dow...