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Unit One
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1.1 A Teenager’s Prayer
Each day brings new beginnings,
Decisions I must make.
I am the only one to choose
The road that I will take.
I can choose to take the road of life,
That leads to great success
Or travel down the darkened road,
That leads to great distress.
Please open up my eyes, dear Lord,
That I might clearly see
Help me stand for what is right,
Bring out the best in me.
A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. The age group of the speaker in the poem is ……………………………
2. Each new day fetches……………………………………
A2. What decisions does the speaker have to take?
A3. Pick out the rhyming pairs from the stanza.
Stanza- II Help, Lord, to just say “no”
When temptation comes my way,
That I might keep my body clean
And fit for life each day.
When my teenage years are over,
I know that I will see
That life is lived its very best
With you walking next to me.
- J. Morse
A1. Fill in the blanks.
1. The poet wishes the company of ……………… in the walk of life.
2. The poet wants to maintain his body ……………. and …………………
A2. How should one react to temptation?
A3. 1. What effect does the speaker wish to see in himself at the end of his teens?
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ENGLISH WORKSHOP
1. Choose the correct alternative and complete the given sentences.
(a) According to the poet, ………………………. are brought by each new day.
(new beginnings / new endings)
(b) We must decide to take the road which leads to ……………………..
(great distress/great success)
(c) The poet prays to the Lord to help him stand for what is ………………..
(might / right)
(d) The poet wants to see that his teenage years have been the …………………… years
of his life. (worst/best)
2. Find and write the pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
1…………………. 2…………………….. 3…………………………
4. …………………….. 5……………………………….
3. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ? Choose the correct one from the
following options.
(i) aabb (ii) abcd (iii) abcb (iv) abba
4. Match the lines in Column A with the Figures of Speech in Column B.
Column ‘A’ ANS Column ‘B’
(i) Decisions, I must make (a) Apostrophe
(ii) Please open up my eyes, dear Lord (b) Inversion
(iii) Travel down the darkened road (c) Metaphor
(iv) I can choose to take the road of life (d) Alliteration
Appreciation of the poem
1. Title:
2. Poet/Poetess:
4. Rhyme scheme:
5. Figure of speech:
3. Theme/Central Idea:
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2.2 The Boy Who Broke The Bank
Nathu grumbled to himself as he swept the steps of the Pipalnagar Bank, owned by
Seth Govind Ram. He used the small broom hurriedly and carelessly, and the dust,
after rising in a cloud above his head settled down again on the steps. As Nathu was
banging his pan against a dustbin, Sitaram, the washer man’s son, passed by. Sitaram
was on his delivery round. He had a bundle of freshly pressed clothes balanced on his
head. ‘Don’t raise such dust!’ he called out to Nathu. ‘Are
you annoyed because they are still refusing to pay you an
extra two rupees a month?’ ‘I don’t wish to talk about it,’
complained the sweeper-boy. ‘I haven’t even received my
regular pay. And this is the twentieth of the month. Who
would think a bank would hold up a poor man’s salary?
As soon as I get my money, I’m off! Not another week I
work in this place.’ And Nathu banged the pan against
the dustbin several times, just to emphasize his point and
giving himself confidence. ‘Well, I wish you luck,’ said Sitaram. ‘I’ll keep a lookout for
any jobs that might suit you.’ And he plodded barefoot along the road, the big bundle of
clothes hiding most of his head and shoulders.
A1. State the following statements are True or False.
1. The sweeper boy had already received his pay.
2. Sitaram was carrying a bundle clothes.
3. Sitaram promised to look out for a new job to Nathu.
4. Sitaram wanted to leave the job of sweeper.
5. Nathu was banging his pan against a dustbin.
A2. Name the following.
1. Name of the Bank …………………………………….
2. Owner of bank………………………………………….
3. Sweeper boy…………………………………………..
4. Washer man’s son…………………………………………
II. Who said to whom? Complete the table .
Sentence Who said? To whom?
1. ‘I don’t wish to talk about it,’
2. ‘Don’t raise such dust!’
A3. I. Use the following phrases in your own sentence.
1. To settle down:
2. to lookout for
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II. Write the describing words for…………..
1. Clothes: 2. Pay:
3. Bundle: 4. Broom:
A4. 1. As soon as I get my money, I’m off. (Use No sooner …than)
2. Nathu banged the pan against the dustbin several times. (Change the voice)
3. He had a bundle of freshly pressed clothes. (Add a question tag)
4. ‘I don’t wish to talk about it,’ said the sweeper-boy. (Make indirect speech)
A5. 1. If you do not get regular payment, what will you do?
2. How do you help your friend?
At the fourth home he visited, Sitaram heard the lady of the house mention that she
was in need of a sweeper. Tying his bundle together, he said; ‘I know of a sweeper boy
who’s looking for work. He can start from next month. He’s with the bank just now but
they aren’t giving him his pay, and he wants to
leave.’ ‘Is that so?’ said Mrs. Srivastava. ‘Well, tell
him to come and see me tomorrow.’ And Sitaram,
glad that he had been of service to both a
customer and his friend, hoisted his bag on his
shoulders and went his way. Mrs. Srivastava had
to do some shopping. She gave instructions to the
ayah about looking after the baby, and told the
cook not to be late with the midday meal. Then
she set out for the Pipalnagar market place, to make her customary tour of the cloth
shops. A large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar, and it was here that
Mrs. Srivastava found her friend Mrs. Bhushan sheltering from the heat. Mrs. Bhushan
was fanning herself with a large handkerchief. She complained of the summer, which
she affirmed, was definitely the hottest in the history of Pipalnagar. She then showed
Mrs. Srivastava a sample of the cloth she was going to buy, and for five minutes they
discussed its shade, texture and design. Having exhausted this topic, Mrs. Srivastava
said, ‘Do you know, my dear, that Seth Govind Ram’s bank can’t even pay its
employees? Only this morning I heard a complaint from their sweeper, who hasn’t
received his wages for over a month!’
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A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Mrs. Srivastava was in need of ……………………………….
2. ………………… wants to leave the bank.
3. Mrs. Srivastava had to do some …………………………….
4. A large tamarind tree grew at ……………………….
5. …………………………… was the friend of Mrs. Srivastava.
6. The name of the village is …………………………….
A2. Arrange the following sentences as they occur in the passage.
1. She set out for the Pipalnagar .
2. Mrs. Srivastava had to do some shopping.
3. Mrs. Srivastava found her friend Mrs. Bhushan.
4. Mrs. Srivastava gave instructions to the Ayah.
A3. Write the phrase ‘to set out’ into your own sentences.
II. Write the same meaning words for ………………………..
1. Habitual : ……………………………………….
2. raised to higher position………………………………………
A4. Do as directed.
1. Mrs. Srivastava told the cook not to be late with the midday meal.(Direct speech)
2. Seth Govind Ram’s bank can’t pay its employees. (Add q. tag)
3. Mrs. Bhushan was fanning herself with a large handkerchief. (Identify the tense)
A5. Do you like to go for shopping? Why?
Passage III
A1. State the following sentences True or False.
1. Mrs. Srivastava went in search of her husband.
2. Kamal Kishor was the photographer.
3. Deep Chand has an account in the bank.
4. There was a barber shop next to photography shop.
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‘Shocking!’ remarked Mrs. Bhushan. ‘If they can’t pay the
sweeper they must be in a bad way. None of the others could be
getting paid either.’ She left Mrs. Srivastava at the tamarind
tree and went in search of her husband, who was sitting in
front of Kamal Kishore’s photography shop, talking with the
owner. ‘So there you are!’ cried Mrs. Bhushan. ‘I’ve been
looking for you for almost an hour. Where did you disappear?’
‘Nowhere,’ replied Mr. Bhushan. ‘Had you remained stationary
in one shop, I might have found you. But you go from one shop
to another, like a bee in a flower garden.’ ‘Don’t start grumbling. The heat is trying
enough. I don’t know what’s happening to Pipalnagar. Even the bank’s about to go
bankrupt.’ ‘What’s that?’ said Kamal Kishore, sitting up suddenly. ‘Which bank?’ ‘Why
the Pipalnagar bank of course. I hear they have stopped paying employees. Don’t tell
me you have an account there, Mr. Kishore?’ ‘No, but my neighbour has!’ he exclaimed;
and he called out over the low partition to the keeper of the barber shop next door.
‘Deep Chand, have you heard the latest? The Pipalnagar Bank is about to collapse.
You’d better get your money out as soon as you can!’
A2.
Characters in the
passage.
A3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words/ phrases give in the brackets.
{ in search of, in front of , looking for, bankrupt, an account }
1. I have ------------------------ in bank of India.
2. The hunter wandered in the forest ------------------------ a tiger.
3. Gurukul is ------------------------- my house.
4. My friend lost all his wealth and now he is ----------------------
5. My brother is ------------------------------ good job.
A4. Make indirect speech.
1. Mrs. Bhushan said to her husband, “Where did you disappear?”
2. Mrs. Bhushan said to her husband, “Don’t start grumbling.”
3. Kamal Kishor said to Deep Chand, “Have you heard the latest.”
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A5. What will you do if you hear such a news?
Deep Chand who was cutting the hair of an elderly
gentleman, was so startled that his hand shook and he
nicked his customer’s right ear. The customer yelped
with pain and distress: pain, because of the cut and
distress because of the awful news he had just heard.
With one side of his neck still unshaven, he sped across
the road to the general merchant’s store where there was
a telephone. He dialed Seth Govind Ram’s number. The
Seth was not at home. Where was he, then? The Seth was holidaying in Kashmir. Oh,
was that so? The elderly gentleman did not believe it. He hurried back to the barber’s
shop and told Deep Chand: ‘The bird has flown! Seth Govind Ram has left town.
Definitely, it means a collapse.’ And then he dashed out of the shop, making a beeline
for his office and cheque book. The news spread through the bazaar with the rapidity of
forest fire. From the general merchant’s it travelled to the shop, circulated amongst the
customers, and then spread with them in various directions, to the betel-seller, the
tailor, the free vendor, the jeweler, the beggar sitting on the pavement.
A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Deep Chand was cutting the hair of ……………………………….
2. …………………………….. cried with pain and distress.
3. …………………………….. was holidaying in Kashmir.
4. The news spread with the rapidity of ………………………….
A2.
Different occupations from
passage.
A3. Write the same meaning words for…….
1. Cut slightly 2. The direct route
3. Surprising 4. To make a shrill cry.
A4. Make a ‘Wh’ questions.
1. He dialed Seth Govind Ram’s number. (Who)
2. The Seth was holidaying in Kashmir. (Where)
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3. The elderly gentleman did not believe it. (Make affirmative)
A5. Which is your favourite holiday spot? Describe it in 3/4 lines.
[Link] are rumours spread? Are rumours harmful? Why?
Old Ganpat the beggar, had a crooked leg. He had been squatting on the pavement for
years, calling for alms. In the evening someone would come with a barrow and take him
away. He had never been known to walk. But now, on learning
that the bank was about to collapse, Ganpat astonished everyone,
leaping to his feet and actually running at top speed in the
direction of the bank. It soon became known that he had a
thousand rupees in savings! Men stood in groups at street
corners discussing the situation. Pipalnagar seldom had a crisis,
seldom or never had floods, earthquakes or drought; and the
imminent crash of the Pipalnagar Bank set everyone talking and
speculating and rushing about in a frenzy. Some boasted of their
farsightedness, congratulating themselves on having already taken
out their money, or on never having put any in; others speculated
on the reasons for the crash, putting it all down to excesses
indulged in by Seth Govind Ram. The Seth had fled the State, said one. He had fled the
country, said another. He was hiding in Pipalnagar, said a third. He had hanged
himself from the tamarind tree, said a fourth, and had been found that morning by the
sweeper-boy.
A1.
Was…………….
About Ganpat
Had …………
Sitting place………..
Astonished people by……
Saving……….
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A2.
Rumours about Seth
Govind Ram
A3. Match the pairs of words and their meaning.
Words Ans. Meaning
1. crooked a. occupying
2. squatting b. a cart
3. barrow c. not straight
4. frenzy d. fury
A4. 1. He had been squatting on the pavement for years. (Identify the tense)
2. Someone would come with a barrow. (Use used to)
3. He was hiding in Pipalnagar. (Use present continuous.)
A5. Do you like to help beggar? Why?
By noon the small bank had gone through all; its ready cash, and the harassed
manager was in a dilemma. Emergency funds could only be obtained from another
bank some thirty miles distant, and he wasn’t sure he could persuade the crowd to
wait until then. And there was no way of contacting Seth Govind Ram on his houseboat
in Kashmir. People were turned back from the counters and told to return the
following day. They did not like the sound of that. And so they gathered outside, on the
steps of the bank shouting ‘Give us our money or we’ll break in!’ and ‘Fetch the Seth,
we know he’s hiding in a safe deposit locker!’ Mischief The Pipalnagar Bank
makers who didn’t have a paisa in the bank, joined the
crowd and aggravated their mood. The manager stood
at the door and tried to placate them. He declared that
the bank had plenty of money but no immediate means
of collecting it; he urged them to go home and come
back the next day. ‘We want it now!’ chanted some of
the crowd.‘Now, now, now!’ And a brick hurtled through
the air and crashed through the plate glass window of the Pipalnagar Bank.
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A1. State the following sentences True or False.
1. Seth Govind Ram was on his house boat in Kanyakumari.
2. People were gathered outside the bank.
3. Mischief makers joined the crowd to calm them.
4. The manager stood at the door.
5. The crowd broke the window of the bank.
A2.
Activities of manager to pacify
the crowd.
A3. Find the opposite words from the passage.
1. Large X 2. Front X 3. Near X
4. to go X 5. To withdraw X 6. Few X
A4. 1. The manager stood at the door and tried to placate them. (Not only…but also)
2. The bank had plenty of money but no immediate means of collecting it. (Use though)
3. Give us our money. (Make polite request)
4. He declared that bank had plenty of money.
(Underline the sub-ordinate clause and name it)
A5. How, according to you , people should behave , when bank has no cash?
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Nathu arrived next morning to sweep the steps of the bank. He saw the refuse and the
broken glass and the stones cluttering the steps. Raising his hands in a gesture of
horror and disgust he cried: ‘Hooligans! Sons of donkeys! As
though it isn’t bad enough to be paid late, it seems my work
has also to be increased!’ He smote the steps with his broom
scattering the refuse. Good morning, Nathu,’ said the washer
man’s boy, getting down from his bicycle. ‘Are you ready to take
up a new job from the first of next month? You’ll have to I
suppose, now that the bank is going out of business.’ ‘How’s
that?’ said Nathu. ‘Haven’t you heard? Well you’d better wait
here until half the population of Pipalnagar arrives to claim
their money.’ And he waved cheerfully he did not have a bank
account and sped away on his cycle. Nathu went back to
sweeping the steps, muttering to himself. When he had finished
his work, he sat down on the highest step, to await the arrival
of the manager. He was determined to get his pay. ‘Who would have thought the bank
would collapse!’ he said to himself, and looked thoughtfully into the distance. ‘I wonder
how it could have happened …
A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. ………………………….. did not have a bank account.
2. ………………………….. arrived next morning.
3. Nathu smote the steps with ……………………………………
4. Nathu was determined to ………………………………………….
A2.
Nathu saw in the next
morning.
A3. Find out the describing words for ---
1. Job 2. Month
3. Glass 4. Step
A4. 1. When he had finished his work, he sat down on the highest step. (As soon as)
2. He was determined to get his pay. (Underline the Infinitive)
A5. What lesson do you learn from this story?
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UNIT FOUR
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4.6 A Brave Heart Dedicated to Science And Humanity
The history of men’s progress from the darkness of ignorance to the glorious light of
knowledge and enlightenment is full of chapters that tell of extraordinary men and
women. These men and women worked with great courage, commitment, dedication
and singleness of purpose in their effort to attain what seemed to be unattainable.
These men and women were driven in their effort to uncover the truth and mystery of
the universe with an indomitable spirit which characterises the human spirit. And this
is the spirit that drove Columbus and Vasco de Gama to sail to the unknown seas,
Robert Peary to race to the Pole, Sir Ronald Ross to fight against malaria, Hillary and
Tenzing to reach the top of Everest, and Armstrong and his team to go to the moon.
One great woman who dedicated her life to the cause of science and to the welfare of
humanity is Madame Curie, the discoverer of radium. The mere statement that
Madame Curie discovered the radium will never tell the true story of the extraordinary
courage, determination and singleness of purpose that this noble woman showed in the
face of extreme poverty, pain and suffering that comes along with such condition.
A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. …………………… and……………………… went to the moon.
2. ……………….. reached the top of Everest.
3. …………………. fought against malaria.
4. …………………… and……………….. sailed to the unknown seas.
A2.
Qualities of great achievers.
A3. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B
Column A Answer Column B
1. Ignorance a. firm decision
2. Commitment b. lack of knowledge
3. Unattainable c. unbeatable
4. Indomitable d. Impossible to achieve.
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A4. 1. These men and women worked with great courage. (Use as well as)
2. Madame Curie discovered the radium. (Voice) (Make simple future.)
A5. What inspirations do we get from great achievers?
Born Marja Sklowdaska in Warsaw, Poland on November, 7 1867, Marie Curie’s
childhood dream was to study science in Paris, but her father could not afford the
expense for this. So Marja took a job as a governess and saved a little money. With that
little money she finally went to Sorbonne, the University of Paris, to study science. Her
father could send her only a small amount and her life in the university was a
disheartening experience in poverty and hunger. She lived only on bread, butter and
tea, and she often fainted for lack of food. In spite of all this she pursued her studies
indomitably and she topped her class with Honours in Physics and Mathematics. It was
at the university that she met a Frenchman, Pierre Curie, a brilliant but poor scientist.
Then they together began to work in a shabby laboratory. Soon, their friendship turned
into love and in less than a year, in July, 1895, they
were married. The couple then took a flat in Paris with
scarcely any furniture in it except their books, a lamp,
a white wooden table and two chairs. After the birth of
a daughter, Irene, the next year, Marie and Pierre set
up a laboratory in a wooden shed near their flat, It had
a leaky skylight and an earthen floor. Here Marie, after
her daily household work, settled down to study.
A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Marie curie was born on ……………………………………
2. Marie curies childhood dream was ……………………………………
3. Marie Curie lived on ………………. , ……………… & …………………………
4. ………………… and …………………. Subjects studied by Marie Curie.
A1. Say whether you are agree or disagree with following sentences.
1. Marie and Pierre set up a laboratory in their flat.
2. She often fainted for lack of food.
3. Pierre curie’s was a brilliant and rich scientist.
4. Marie had to face poverty and hunger.
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A2.
Furniture in Pierre’s and
Marie’s flat.
A3. Use the following Phrases and words in your own sentences.
1. Shabby
2. Set up
3. Settled down
4. Brilliant.
A4. 1. Marie Curie’s childhood dream was to study science in Paris but her father could
not afford the expense for this. (Use Though)
2. She topped her class with Honours in Physics and Mathematics. (Not only..but also)
3. The couple took a flat in Paris. (Voice)
A5. Which is your favourite subject? Why?
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Marie was specially interested in a substance called uranium which was obtained from
pitchblende, a black, very hard and very expensive substance. Uranium was known to
give off very powerful rays by which men could see through
many substances. Now Marie discovered that what was left
after obtaining uranium was even more powerful. Later on,
Pierre and Marie found that there was not one, but two new
substances giving off these rays although they had not yet
been able to obtain either of them. They called one of them
Polonium, in honour of her country. Poland and the other
was called Radium. Radium is the most powerful of the
radio-active elements. And radio-active elements can give off rays which can penetrate
substances that are opaque to light. There was another French scientist called Henri
Becquerel, who in 1896 had discovered that uranium possessed this property. But
Polonium and Radium possessed radio-active in much higher degree. The Curies now
began to work with greater enthusiasm, but they were poor and pitchblende itself was
an extremely expensive substance, which they could not afford to buy in large quantity.
They, however, sacrificed all the luxuries of life to save money to buy whatever little
amount of pitchblende they could. They lived in utter penury, not buying costly food
and warm clothes for the extremely cold Parisian winter. Often they could not sleep
during the cold nights due to lack of warmth. Overwork seriously affected Madame
Curie’s health. Often she was forced to leave the laboratory to take a much needed rest.
Her husband begged her to give up the struggle, but she resolutely refused. Marie was
driven by a mad determination to discover the mystery of radium. With courage she
faced all the miseries of a life of poverty and carried on with her research along with her
husband who loved and supported her.
A1. Write the sentences True or False.
1. Pitchblende was a black, hard and very expensive substance.
2. Uranium was obtained from pitchblende.
3. Marie was supported by her daughter.
4. Marie begged Pierre to give up the struggle.
A2.
Marie’s and Pierre’s
Activities to save money
A3. Make nouns.
1. Know ……………………2. Discover …………………….
3. Powerful ………………..4. Active…………………………
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A4.1. pitchblende is very hard and expensive substance. (Make Exclamatory)
2. Men could see through many substances. (Use able to)
3. Radium is the most powerful of the radio-active elements. (Change the degree)
4. They did not by costly food. They did not buy warm cloths. (Use neither…nor)
A5. How can we say that Marie was patriotic?
2. Write the qualities of Marie and Pierre from the passage. ?
Luck, however, favoured the Curies and a windfall came to them. It was a gift of a ton
of pitchblende from the emperor of Austria, who was an admirer of the Curies. It was
the most precious gift the Curies had received and in their shabby laboratory they
toiled along, boiled and burnt, overpowered by heat in summer and frozen with cold in
winter. The Curies continued their work for four more years. Wearing an acid stained,
dust covered mask, Marie toiled along stirring large pots of pitchblende ensuring that
the fires beneath were active throughout the day
and the night. Then in 1902, success finally came.
On a September night the Curies, after a day’s
tiresome work, went home. Then just as they were
about to go to bed they went to the laboratory to
have another look at the hundreds of small bowls
into which they had poured filtered pitchblende. In
the dark laboratory as they moved cautiously
forward there were all around them rays of soft, bluish purple light coming from the
small, glass covered bowls. Radium had been discovered ! Marie said to her husband,
‘Do you remember the day when you told me that you wanted radium to have a
beautiful colour? Look …. look!’’
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A1. Fill in the blanks.
1. …………………………… liked the work of couple.
2. ……………………………. had been discovered by the curies in 1902.
3. Marie was wearing an ………………….. and …………………………… mask.
4. The Curies continued their work for…………………………………….
A2. Arrange the following sentences in proper order.
1. The curies continued their work for four more years.
2. The couple discovered colourful Radium.
3. Marie toiled along stirring large pots of pitchblende.
4. The Curies got the gift of a ton of pitchblende.
A3. Write the describing words for following nouns.
1. …………………gift 2. ……………………Laboratory 3………………… Pots
4. work……………………. 5………………. colour
A4.1. It was the most precious gift the curies had received. (Change the degree)
2. They went to laboratory. (Add a question tag)
3. Marie said to her husband, ‘Do you remember the day when you told me that you
wanted radium to have a beautiful colour? (Make Indirect)
A5. What would you feel if you received any precious gift?
Actually, what they had produced was just a tiny pinch of white powder that looked
like salt. But it was to become one of the wonders of the world.
With its rays people would be able to see through the hardest of substances except
lead. The benefits of radium in the world of medicine are incalculable. It has been used
with great effect in the treatment of cancer. The bacteria of such diseases as typhus,
cholera and anthrax can also be killed by radium. In 1903 the Curies along with Henry
Becquesel, were awarded the Nobel Prize for
physics for the discovery of Radium and Polonium.
They wished they could have patented their
discovery and become rich, but this noble woman
refused to do so and gave it free to the world to be
used properly. In 1906, Pierre was knocked down
and killed by a horse-drawn wagon. Marie clung to
his lifeless body and remained disconsolate.
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A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Pierre was died in …………………………………..
2. In 1903 Curies were awarded Nobel with …………………….. for physics.
3. People were able to see through the hardest substance except ……………………….
4. Pierre was knocked down by……………………………..
A2.
Uses of Radium.
A3. Find the medical register from the passage.
A4.1. It has been used with great effect in the treatment of cancer. (Change the voice)
2. Pierre was knocked down and killed by a horse-drawn wagon. (Change the voice)
A5. Write four names of Nobel Prize winners for India.
In 1911, Marie was awarded the Nobel prize for the second time and this was for
Chemistry. Madame Curie remained comparatively poor and when asked why she did
not make money by her discoveries, she replied, ‘‘I am working
for science. Radium belongs to the people, not to me.’’ In 1934,
the health of Marie Curie failed and in the July of that year this
great scientist, who had given her life for the cause of science
and humanity, died. In every great man and woman there is a
compulsive desire to discover the truth. Madame Curie, who
pursued her life’s goal with great courage, endurance, dedication
and strength of character, is a living example of this statement.
There are also men and women who show extreme courage when
they are face to face with great danger. But greater is the courage
of men and women who display strength of mind that is not
defeated by extremely hostile and unfavourable conditions of life. Madame Curie
certainly belongs to this latter group.
A1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Marie was awarded the Nobel prize second time for………………………..
2. Radium belongs to the ……………………………….
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3. Marie Curie was died in…………………………….
4. Marie Curie had given her life for the cause of ………………… and…………….
A2.
Qualities of
Marie Curie.
A3. Write the same meaning words for…….
1. Tolerance ……………………. 2. Adverse, bitter ………………………
3. Passionate …………………… 4. To chase………………………………..
A4.1. Marie was awarded the Nobel prize for the second time. (Voice)
2. She replied, ‘‘I am working for science. Radium belongs to the people, not to me.’’
(Make Indirect)
A5. What proves the Marie Curie was a true lover of humanity and not a wealth?
English Workshop
1. Write in one sentence each, why the following years were landmarks in the lives of
Pierre and Marie Curie.
1895 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
1902 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
1903 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1906 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1911 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Name the following.
(a) Two discoverers of new lands
1. ………………………………………………………….
2…………………………………………………………..
(b) Two conquerers of the peak of Mt. Everest
1………………………………………… 2…………………………………………………………
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(c) Original name of Madame Curie …………………………………………………………………
(d) Her place of birth …………………………………………………………………………………
(e) Subjects Marie majored in, at the University of Paris ……………………………………..
(f) Nationality of her husband Pierre ………………………………………………………………
(g) Scientist who discovered the properties of uranium……………………………………….
(h) Two radio - active elements discovered by Curies …………………………………………
3. Read and understand the following words. Find out/search for proverbs /
thoughts /quotes / slogans that are related to each of them.
(a) Courage ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Strength of character ……………………………………………………………………………..
(c) Determination ……………………………………………………………………………………….
(d) Hard-work …………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Match the branches of Science with what fields they study:
(A) (B)
(a) Ecology (i) Study of Atmosphere
(b) Geology (ii) Study of Plant - life
(c) Meteorology (iii) Study of the Universe
(d) Anatomy (iv) Study of living organisms and environment
(e) Botany (v) Study of human mind and emotions
(f) Psychology (vi) Study of structure and functions of the body
(g) Cosmology (vii) Study of solid earth and rocks
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