KVASHOKNAGR

PISA PRACTICE  6

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!

Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!

Stop that slouching and sit up straight,

Amanda!

(There is a languid, emerald sea,

where the sole inhabitant is me—

a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)

Did you finish your homework, Amanda?

Did you tidy your room, Amanda?

I thought I told you to clean your shoes,

Amanda!

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Don’t eat that chocolate, Amanda!

Remember your acne, Amanda!

Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you,

Amanda!

 (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care;

life in a tower is tranquil and rare;

I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair!)

Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!

You’re always so moody, Amanda!

Anyone would think that I nagged at you,

Amanda!

                                                                                                                                          ROBIN KLEIN

1 Amanda is a poem that records a child's

a)      Dream of freedom 

b)      Vision of ambition

c)      Hope of winning

d)     Dream of slipping away

2 The tone of the speaker is

a)      Instructional

b)      Satirical

c)      Humorous

d)     Didactic

3 Slouching means

a)      sitting in a lazy manner

b)      standing listlessly

c)      leaning lazily

d)     sitting confidently

4 Name the poetic device used in the first two lines

5 Name the three characters that Amanda becomes inorder to escape from reality.

                                                                                                                 R,SHANTHI TGT ENGLISH

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https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=tsunami-a-recap

PISA

the duck and the kangaroo(PISA TYPE  QUESTIONS )

1 Name the two animals mentioned in the poem.

                                           2 Why did the duck desire to go to the world beyond?

                                          3 What emotion does “good gracious !” state?

                                          4 In what way is  the life of the duck and kangaroo dissimilar?

                                          5 How did the duck equip itself for the flight?

                                          6 Which part of the body does Roomatiz affect?

                                          7   To which family of animals does the kangaroo belong ?

                                          8 And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,’  What literary technique  is used?

                                         9  Mention any two life skills mentioned in the poem? 

                                         10 The Duck is 

                                                 a) frank and straight forward

                                                 b)   lazy and pessimist

                                                  c) fun lover and foolish

                                                  d)   wise and determined

 At this juncture one must read the monsoon Diary by Ruskin Bond

Rains can be beautiful if it is limited and timely
 do you agree ?

  write a paragraph on the recent rains and its effects on common man..

A short monsoon diary

Recently after Diwali due to heavy rainfall there was unexpected holidays .

write a paragraph on the after effects of the rain and write how the damages could have been avoided .

CENTRAL THEME OF THE LESSON

STEPHEN HAWKINGS

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.
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 DOCUMENTARY ON STEPHEN HAWKING

THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO
This is a simple poem but has deep meaning .two animals of different capacities meet together to plan for a trip.though it is unbelievable it implies how the adjust and resolve their differences.
how nice it would be if man also ignores individual differences and stay united.

The owl and the pussy cat is also another poem of the same theme.

How do you think man could stay united without any individual differences

Look at the video for a better understanding of the poem.