Unit 1 - 1.6 The Alchemy of Nature — English STD 10 — Question

Write any two efforts that you can make to enrol deprived children/out of school children into a school. One is given for you:
(a) I will persuade parents of such children to send them to school.
(b) _________________________________________________________________________
(c) _________________________________________________________________________

Write in your own words what the following expressions convey in the context they occur in the text.
(b) Through his (Kalam's) words of wisdom, I was getting to learn from countless great minds.

After talking to Poulengey what change do you notice in Robert?

Write in 3-4 sentences your impression of the acceptance speech given by Kailash Satyarthi when he received the Nobel Prize.

The hermit 'spoke only to common people'; so the king 'put on simple clothes'. Do you think the king hoped to be mistaken for a common man, or was he just showing that he was a humble person? What shows that the hermit knew him to be the king?

What makes Dr Kalam a humble personality?

What message does the little bird story of the forest fire convey to us? Explain.

What does this second story of Jobs convey to you?

The learned advisers who came to the court confused the king. How do you know?

Personal Response:
Anil knew he was being robbed ; yet he did not say anything. What would you have done in Anil's place?