ધોરણ 10 | విષય: English
(Read and recite as given in the textbook.)
Gives a lot of homework: DL
Tells interesting stories: L
Speaks very loudly: DL
Has a pet student: DL
Favours some students: DL
Speaks softly: L
Never gets angry: L
Gets annoyed very often: DL
Helps every student: L
Never allows the students to talk: DL
Takes care of each student: L
Makes you stand in the class: DL
Refuses to teach anything again: DL
Guides the students: L
Counsels the student or parents: L
Makes you write homework five times: DL
utter: say
awaken: arouse
goal: target
opportunity: chance
ordinary: common
progress: develop
miseries: sufferings
In a serious way — Seriously
Give up something valuable — Sacrifice
A person who speaks as the representative of another — Spokesperson
Happen unexpectedly — Sudden
A physical feeling — Sensation
A kind of assistance that you get — Support
Last Sunday there was an elocution competition in my school. All the students gathered in the hall. I was sitting (b) behind my friend. My friend was enjoying the programme but I felt (f) boredom. So I made some (d) finger movements on his back and I asked him what I had written. He thought for a while but he was not able to understand. So he asked me to do it again. Again I made the same (c) movements and he started (a) imitating the movements that I had made with my finger. At last he found that I wrote the word "teacher" on his back. We enjoyed this (e) exciting game.
awaken — arise
average — ordinary
utter — speak
obey — follow
soul — spirit
main — prime
miracle — wonder
path — way
target — goal
rapidly — speedily
win over — overcome
amaze — surprise
ordinary → extraordinary
Sentence: She possesses an extraordinary talent for painting.
connect → disconnect
Sentence: Please disconnect the charger once the battery is full.
rapidly → slowly
Sentence: The old man walked slowly down the street.
ability → disability
Sentence: He never let his physical disability stop him from achieving his dreams.
disappear → appear
Sentence: The sun will appear from behind the clouds soon.
Helen got interested in the play and started imitating the movements. → d. My friend was copying in the examination.
It was also based on the sense of touch. → e. Do you have any feeling for animals?
Helen was connected to the world through the words. → c. Jelin joined her job last week.
The dog obeyed Helen's command. → a. The soldiers follow the commander's order.
Helen's prime goal was to help the blind. → b. My main target is passing the PSI exam.
| Word | Meaning | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| apart from | 3. except for | Apart from English, she speaks fluent French. |
| miracle | 9. a very amazing event | It was a miracle that everyone survived the accident. |
| progress | 8. to develop to a higher stage | He is making good progress in his studies. |
| blind | 2. unable to see | Braille script was invented to help blind people read. |
| sacrifice | 7. give up something valuable | Parents sacrifice a lot for the happiness of their children. |
| deaf | 4. unable to hear | She uses sign language to communicate with deaf students. |
| boundless | 5. having no boundaries | Children have boundless energy and enthusiasm. |
| provide | 10. to make available | The school will provide books to all students. |
| obey | 1. to follow orders | We must obey the traffic rules for our safety. |
| ability | 6. skill to do something | She has the ability to solve complex math proble |
Helen started making finger movements on her palm to spell words like "d-o-l-l". Later, her teacher put her hand under a water tap and spelt "w-a-t-e-r" on her other palm, which awakened her soul and made her realize that everything had a name. In the second stage, she learnt to speak by touching her teacher's lips and throat to feel the vibrations and movements. She then learned to read using raised letters and Braille script, and eventually learned to write using both ordinary and Braille typewriters.
Helen learnt to spell words on her palm.
She awakened Helen's soul and connected her with the world.
She satisfied Helen's curiosity by answering all her questions.
She made learning science feel like play rather than hard work.
She taught Helen to speak through lip and throat vibrations.
She helped Helen learn Braille, ordinary writing, and subjects like Latin, German, and arithmetic.
Some days later, Helen was walking in her garden. Suddenly her teacher put her hand under the water tap. As cool flow of water ran over her hand, the teacher spelt w-a-t-e-r on her other palm. They both played the game everyday touching different objects. It awakened her soul. She came to know that everything had a name. Now each name gave birth to a new thought. Every object she touched seemed to throb with life. Ah! she was connected with the world through all the words.
False — Miss Sullivan came to live at Helen's house to teach her.
False — Miss Anne Sullivan gave Helen a doll to play with.
True
False — At Radcliffe College, Helen would note down whatever she remembered when she went back home because lectures were spelled into her palm rapidly.
False — Miss Sullivan taught Helen in a very lively and play-like manner.
False — Helen did her best in the examination despite being emotionally disturbed by her father's death.
True
False — Helen was deeply worried about her teacher Anne Sullivan's worsening eyesight.
| Year | Age | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 7 | Miss Anne Sullivan came to Helen's house and started teaching her. |
| 1890 | 10 | Moved to the Perkins Institution and learned to speak, Latin, German, and arithmetic. |
| 1896 | 16 | Moved to the Cambridge School for Young Ladies in Massachusetts. |
| 1900 | 20 | Joined Radcliffe College. |
| 1903 | 23 | Her autobiography, The Story of My Life, was published in a magazine. |
| 1904 | 24 | Graduated from Radcliffe College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. |
| 1935 | 55 | Miss Anne Sullivan lost her eyesight completely. |
(b) played with it for some time.
(c) when she started following her teacher's movement.
(d) 'Touch' and 'play' game.
(b) teeming with life.
(c) I had a lot of questions to ask.
(c) She had a keen desire to know about the world around.
(b) Miss Anne would write the answer in Helen's palm.
(b) her teacher's weakening eyes.
What was Anne Sullivan?
Anne Sullivan was a teacher for the deaf and blind who helped Helen Keller learn and communicate.
Which was the first word that connected Helen with the world?
The word "water" was the first word that connected Helen with the world.
Where did the teacher take Helen on the first day?
The teacher led Helen into her room on the first day.
What happened to Ms Sullivan in the year 1935?
In 1935, Ms Sullivan lost her eyesight completely and became blind.
What did John Macy do for Helen?
John Macy edited the story of Helen Keller's life before it was published.
What was Helen's first exciting experience?
Helen's first exciting experience was when Miss Sullivan made finger movements on her palm. Helen tried imitating the movements, and when she successfully spelled "d-o-l-l" correctly without realizing it was spelling, she felt thrilled and excited.
Why was Helen worried about her teacher?
Helen was worried because her teacher's eyesight was worsening day by day. Despite the severe problem, Miss Sullivan neglected her own eyes and continued to help Helen, eventually losing her eyesight completely.
How did the sense of touch help Helen in learning words?
Miss Sullivan spelt words into Helen's palm using finger movements while Helen touched different objects. This touch association helped Helen understand that every object had a specific name and meaning.
What did Helen start doing after uttering her first word?
After uttering her first word, Helen started talking to her toys, stones, trees, and birds in the garden. She was delighted to command her dog and communicate with her sister.
How did her sister and dog delight Helen?
Helen felt amazed and delighted when her sister ran to her upon being called, and when her dog understood and obeyed her spoken commands.
What was Helen's advice to her teacher?
Helen advised her teacher to pay attention to her worsening eyesight and take care of her health instead of sacrificing it for Helen's studies.
Helen Keller became deaf and blind at a very young age. Despite these severe challenges, she was an exceptionally bright and curious learner. When Miss Sullivan started teaching her, Helen quickly learned to imitate finger movements and spell words on her palm. She learned to speak by sensing the vibrations in her teacher's lips and throat. Helen mastered raised letters, Braille script, and both ordinary and Braille typewriters. Her determination led her to learn Latin, German, and arithmetic, enabling her to pass examinations and become the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Radcliffe College.
Anne Sullivan was a dedicated teacher for the deaf and blind who completely transformed Helen Keller's life. She used innovative touch-based techniques to teach Helen words, language, and concepts. She answered all of Helen's questions patiently and taught subjects like science in a playful, interesting way. When Helen went to college, Miss Sullivan attended classes with her, spelling out all the lectures into her palms. She sacrificed her own eyesight by ignoring her deteriorating vision to ensure Helen succeeded, ultimately becoming completely blind in 1935.
| Words related to person | Words related to action | Words related to place | Words related to time |
|---|---|---|---|
| I → She / He | worked → had worked | here → there | yesterday → the previous day |
| my → his / her | grow up → had grown up | this → that | now → then |
| we → they | was → had been |
took the taxi to the Rareview Gallery in Rajkot.
not to go anywhere.
he wanted that painting.
to take the painting off the wall.
she could not.
to show him the most precious piece in the gallery.
that he kept on looking at it without uttering a word.
pulled the painting from the wall and ran away.
that he had dropped him at the airport.
have supported → had supported
her studies → his studies
know → knew
have not been → had not been
I will be → he would be
passed → had passed
have got → had got
have agreed → had agreed
had promised → promised / had promised to increase
Amit said that his wife had just been appointed a judge.
The workers said that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay.
Tushar told Ayushi that he was quite a good cook and he did all his own washing and mending too.
Juhi told me that she was going to clean the room.
Rahul told Ketul that they needed new shoes.
Binny told Shiksha that the train hadn't arrived on time.
Kandarp told Shyam that he would not be able to come to school the next day.
Roshan told his sister that he thought they would win the final.
The teacher told the children that he/she had never been to Shillong.
Pritam told his friend that he could not meet him the previous day as he had been away from town.
He said, "I found an old Roman coin in the backyard yesterday."
She said to him, "I wrote to you two days ago."
The old man said, "We should put a speed breaker here, otherwise there will be more accidents."
The boy said, "I haven't been able to get into the house because I have lost my key, so I have to break a window."
He said to me, "If you leave home at six, you should be there by nine."
Gajendrabhai: Sherly participated as a teacher of English on Teachers' Day. She selected 'reporting an event' as her topic. She prepared well and made students use reporting sentences. Initially, students made fun of her, but later they enjoyed her teaching and co-operated. She answered all their questions patiently and gave pair work practice for ten minutes. She touched my feet and was happy to receive my blessings.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a great teacher, renowned philosopher, and the second President of India. He was born on 5th September 1888 at Tirutani near Madras. He completed his graduation from Madras Christian College. He had a distinguished teaching career, teaching Philosophy at Madras, Mysore, and Calcutta Universities, and served as a Professor at Oxford in 1936. Beyond academics, he served the nation as the Indian Ambassador to the USSR in 1949, Vice-President of India in 1952, and President of India from 1962 to 1967. Some of his most famous works include The Hindu Way of Life, Indian Philosophy, and Eastern Religions and Western Thought. In honor of his legacy, his birthday is celebrated as Teachers' Day across India. He passed away in 1975.