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Unit - 10 - Malu and Bhalu - Practice Work
10 Lines on Polar Bear
1) A polar bear is a marine mammal.
2) It is also called as “White Bear” or “Northern Bear”.
3) The size of a polar bear is larger than a normal bear.
4) A polar bear has black skin with white fur on it.
5) The ears of polar bear are small and round.
6) Big paws of polar bear help it to walk on ice and swim in the sea.
7) A polar bear has 42 teeth in his mouth.
8) A polar bear is a carnivorous animal which eats flesh.
9) Polar bears hunt on the ice as well as in the sea for food.
10) Polar bear can detect its prey from 1.6 km away.
Unit- 10_1
Malu Bhalu
Malu Bhalu
New words
lair- wild animal’s lying-place
mane- long hair on the neck of some animals
whim- sudden fancy idea
clasped- (here) encircle, hold closely
might- great strength
patience- The capacity to accept or tolerate
grip- keep firm hold of
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Answer these
questions:
Q. Where did the polar bear live with her family?
Ans- The polar bear lived high up in an icy lair.
Q. What did Malu learnt to do from her parents?
Ans- Malu learnt the things her parents knew like catching big and
small fish.
Q. Where did Malu want to travel?
Ans- Malu wanted to travel beyond the blue sky.
Q. What was it that Malu’s parents wanted her to learn?
Ans- Malu’s parents wanted her to learn to swim.
Q. Was Malu scared to swim? Did she learn it easily?
Ans- Yes, Malu was initially scaled to swim. She learnt it very
naturally.
Q. Read the last two stanzas of the poem. Whom does ‘she’ stand for
in both?
Ans- In the last two stanzas of the poem, ‘she’ stands for Malu’s
mother.
Q. See the picture shown below and talk about it. (Refer textbook
for picture)
Ans- Malu became a confident swimmer. Every morning she used to
dive in water to catch best of fishes for breakfast. Malu’s mum always used to accompany
her during thses morning adventures.
Use a Chart
True or False:
1- Malu’s hair was white. [T]
2- Malu knew how to swim. [T]
3- Malu was playing with
penguins. [F]
4- Malu was good at catching
fish. [T]
5- Malu was a brave bhalu. [T]
6- Malu did not love her mother.
[F]
7- Malu’s mother was fir. [T]
Character sketch
(brave, strong, hardworking, eager to learn more,
smart, caring, impatient, female, affectionate, bold, playful, white,
adventurous, clever, young, fearless)
Now, write a detailed character sketch of Malu Bhalu.
1- Malu is a white female polar
bear.
2- She is young and playful.
3- She is adventurous.
4- She wants to travel far
beyond the sky as eager to learn more.
5- Malu is bold and fearless.
6- She is affectionate to her
mother.
Let’s Talk
Read the following passage carefully.
One day, Meena picks a mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives
a larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she
brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a
greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divided the
mango equally.
Now answer the questions.
Q. Who brought the mango home?
Ans- Meena brought the mango home.
Q. Why did Meena’s grandmother give a larger piece to Raju?
Ans- Meena’s grandmother gave a larger piece to Raju because he was
a boy.
Q. Who do you think should have got the larger piece?
Ans- Meena should have got the larger piece.
Using the following clues, write about yourself.
(Clues- name, place you live in, physical features,
habits, likes and dislikes etc.)
My name is Arjun. I live in Hyderabad. I am a tall and slim boy. I like
to play football. I dislike wasting time in watching movies.
What are the things that your mother asks you to do?
Things you like to do
|
Things you do
not like to do
|
Play
in the evening
|
Going to dance class
|
Going
to park on Sundays
|
Cleaning
the dining table
|
Having
dinner with family
|
Eating medicines
|
Let’s Write
Malu lives with Malu’s parents in north pole. Malu had great fun with Malu’s seagull friends.
One day, Malu’s father told Malu that the hunters had come to
trap Malu and Malu’s family. Malu knew how to hide very well. Malu shut Malu’s eyes and curled up like a
ball of snow.
The hunter’s searched for Malu and Malu’s family everywhere but in
vein.
We can avoid repeating the names by using certain words in their
place. Study the table below.
Singular
|
Plural
|
|
Person speaking
|
I, me
|
We, us
|
Person spoken to
|
You
|
You
|
Other persons, places or things
|
He,
him, she, her, it
|
They,
them
|
Now rewrite the above paragraph using word from the
above table.
Malu lives with her parents in north pole. She had great fun with her
seagull friends.
One day, her father told her that the hunters had come to trap her
and her family. She knew how to hide very well. She shut her eyes and curled up
like a ball of snow.
Sports, Games and Players
A game is an activity that is carried on when two or more people meet and play against each other for entertainment or amusement. A sport is an activity that involves the need for some physical effort and mental skills and is played for either recreation, self-enjoyment or competition.
Number of Players in Each Team
| Game | Number of Players |
|---|---|
| Cricket | 11 |
| Football | 11 |
| Hockey | 11 |
| Basketball | 05 |
| Baseball | 09 |
| Rugby Football | 15 |
| Polo | 04 |
| Water Polo | 07 |
| Volleyball | 06 |
| Kabaddi | 07 |
| Lacrosse | 12 |
| Handball | 07 |
| Kho Kho | 09 |
| Sepak Takraw | 03 |
| Sports | ||
| Famous Badminton Players of India | ||
| Anup Sridhar | Prakash Padukone | Saina Nehwal |
| Aparna Popat | Pulella Gopichand | Dipankar Bhattacharya |
| Chetan Anand | Parupalli Kashyap | P. V. Sindhu |
| Famous Boxing Players of India | ||
| Mary Kom | Dingko Singh | Shiva Thapa |
| Ali Qamar | ||
| Famous Archery Players of India | ||
| Dola Banerjee | Limba Ram | Tarundeep Rai |
| Jayanta Talukdar | ||
| Famous Indian Athletes | ||
| Ashwini Nachappa | Soma Biswas | P.T.Usha |
| Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Anju Bobby George | Shiny Abraham |
| KM Beenamol | Milkha Singh | |
| Famous Cricket Players of India | ||
| Famous Legendary Cricket Players In India | ||
| Kiran More | Ajit Wadekar | Kapil Dev |
| Javagal Srinath | Ajay Jadeja | Madan Lal |
| G.R. Vishwanath | C.G. Borde | Mohammed Azharuddin |
| E.D. Solkar | Bishan Singh Bedi | Manoj Prabhakar |
| E.A.S. Prasanna | B.S. Chandrashekhar | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi |
| Sunil Gavaskar | B.K. Venkatesh Prasad | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| D. N. Sardesai | Dilip Vengsarkar | Syed Kirmani |
| C.P.S. Chauhan | ||
| Present Cricketers | ||
| Munaf Patel | Irfan Pathan | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Yuvraj Singh | Dinesh Kartik | Sourav Ganguly |
| Zaheer Khan | Ajit Agarkar | Shikhar Dhawan |
| Virender Sehwag | Anil Kumble | Virat Kohli |
| S. Srisanth | Harbhajan Singh | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Mahender Singh Dhoni | Rahul Dravid | Gautam Gambhir |
| Murali Kartik | RP Singh | |
| Car Racing | ||
| Narain Karthikeyan | Armaan Ebrahim | Karun Chandhok |
| Squash | ||
| Joshna Chinappa | Ritwik Bhattacharya | Saurav Ghosal |
| Famous Table Tennis Players of India | ||
| Achanta Sharatha Kamal | Mouma Das | Poulomi Ghatak |
| Chetan Baboor | ||
| Swimmers | ||
| Bula Choudhury | Mihir Sen | |
| Famous Indian Shooters | ||
| Vijay Kumar | Gagan Narang | Samresh Jung |
| Abhinav Bindra | Jaspal Rana | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| Anjali Bhagwat | Manvjit Singh Sandhu | |
| Famous Golf Players in India | ||
| Gaurav Ghei | Jyoti Randhawa | Arjun Atwal |
| Jeev Milkha SIngh | Shiv Kapur | |
| Billiards and snooker | ||
| Geet Sethi | Pankaj Advani | Ashok shandilya |
| Michael Ferreira | ||
| Famous Hockey Players in India | ||
| Dilip Tirkey | Leslie Claudius | Dhanraj Pillay |
| Gagan Ajit Singh | Pargat Singh | Dhyan Chand |
| Famous Chess Players in India | ||
| Dibyendu Barua | Parimarjan Negi | Koneru Humpy |
| K Sasikiran | Sandipan Chanda | Viswanathan Anand |
| P Harikrishna | ||
| Famous Football Players in India | ||
| Baichung Bhutia | Dr Talimeran Ao | Inivalappil Mani Vijayan |
| Famous Lawn Tennis Players in India | ||
| Jaidip Mukerjea | Vijay Amritraj | Ramanathan Krishnan |
| Ramesh Krishnan | Leander Paes | Sania Mirza |
| Rohan Bopanna | Mahesh Bhupathi | |
| Mountaineering | ||
| Tenzing Norgay | ||
| Famous Weightlifting Players | ||
| Karnam Malleshwari | N. Kunjarani Devi | |
| Famous Wrestling Players | ||
| Dalip Singh Rana | Gulam | The Great Gama |
| Dara Singh | Palwinder Singh Cheema | Yogeshwar Dutt |
| Gobar Goha | Panne Lal Yadav | Narsingh Pancham Yadav |
| Sakshi Malik | ||
Chapter 17
Across the Wall
Match the column:
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Noor Khan
|
For outstanding achievement in national sports
|
Arjun award
|
Nagpada Basketball Association of Mumbai
|
Mumbai
|
Coach of Nagpada team
|
NBA
|
Victoria Terminus Station
|
Ans-
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Noor Khan
|
Coach of Nagpada team
|
Arjun award
|
For outstanding achievement in national sports
|
Mumbai
|
Victoria Terminus Station
|
NBA
|
Nagpada Basketball Association of Mumbai
|
Fill in the blanks:
1- Players are recognized by their ability to play rather than
by their caste or economic status.
2- To play as a team, it is important to understand each other’s strengths
and weaknesses.
3- Cooperation between members of a team is
their strength.
4- Players are recognised by their perseverance rather than at
what level they are playing.
5- Ranking and unhealthy competition needs to be avoided while
playing games.
Answer these questions:
1- Should the games for boys and girls be different? What do you
think?
Ans- No,
games for girls and boys should not be different. Girls should be allowed to
participate all the games.
2- What is the difference between playing for yourself and playing for
the team?
Ans-
While playing for oneself, a person is concerned with only his/her performance
while in playing for team, each player’s performance is important. Spirit of
cooperation is more important than competition in team play.
3- While playing in a team would you like to play for yourself or for
the team? Why?
Ans-
While playing for team, I would like to play for the team because victory is
team is more important than individual records.
4- What would happen if girls are not allowed to play games, to study
or do some other work of their choice?
Ans- If
girls are not allowed to play games, to study or do some other work of their
choice, their talents will not come out and it will suppress the development of
society and country.
5- Have you heard of any women players? Name them and the games they
play.
Ans- I
have heard about these women players of the country:
Name
of Player
|
Game
|
Mitali Raj
|
Cricket
|
Sania Mirza
|
Tennis
|
Saina Nehwal
|
Badminton
|
PV Sindhu
|
Badminton
|
Mary Kom
|
Boxing
|
Geeta Phogat
|
Wrestler
|
Deepika Kumari
|
Archery
|
Karnam Malleswari
|
Weightlifter
|
Dipa Karmakar
|
Gymnast
|
6- In which areas other than sports have you heard of women getting
recognition?
Ans- Women
are getting recognition in almost all areas today. Following are some examples
other than sports:
A) Sushma Swaraj – External Affairs Minister
B) Nirmala Sitaraman- Defence Minister of India
C) Lata Mangeshkar- Playback Singer and winner of several awards and
honours including Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan etc.
D) Kiran Bedi- Retired IPS officer and current Lieutenant Governor of
Puducherry.
E) Tessy Thomas ‘Missile Women of India’- India’s first women
scientist to head a missile project.
F) Durga Shakti Nagpal- IAS officer known for her aggressive
anticorruption campaign
G) Chitra Ramkrishna- Joint MD, National Stock Exchange
H) Zia Modi- Managing Partner, AZB & Partners
I) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw- Chairman & MD, Biocon
J) Chanda Kochhar- MD, CEO, ICICI Bank
K) Vinitha Narayanan- MD, IBM India
L) Kirthiga Reddy- Head, Facebook India
M) Neelam Dhawan- MD, Hewlett Packard India
N) Arunima Sinha- World’s first female amputee mountain climber
O) Puja Thakur- Wing Commander who led Guard of Honour to Obama.
P) Chhavi Rajawat- First Women Sarpanch in India
7- Do you know any girl or women who you want to be like when you grow
up? (Think of names other than a film actor or a model)
Ans- ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Teacher
should tell the inspirational stories of women from Q.6 and ask students to
answer this question on their own)
8- “Afsana has jumped over the wall. The gender wall that her mother
had put up for her,” Think and write in your own words, what was this wall?
What do you understand by ‘gender bias’?
Ans- Afsana’s
mother works as domestic help in some houses. When Afsana told her about her
plans of playing basketball, she got angry and said, ‘Girls do not play
basketball’. This was the gender wall which she broke by convincing her mother
with the help of her friends and the coach.
Gender
bias means unequal treatment of discrimination between boys and girls.
9- If you are the leader of a team, how will you prepare your team?
Ans- If
I become the leader of a team, I will prepare a robust team which there will
be-
(a)
Unity
(b)
Cooperation among players
(c)
Understanding each other’s strengths and weaknesses
(d) No
quarrels
Project:
Do you know players of Indian football and
kabaddi team? Write their names.
Ask children to work in pairs to collect the
names of Indian football, Kabaddi, Hockey, basketball etc. teams (men and women
both). Collect photographs from newspapers, magazines etc. wherever possible)
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