Identify these personalities…

JOHN MILTONRABINDRA JAIN

SUDHA CHANDRAN

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PERSON HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PERSON ON TELEVISION RECENTLY ?ON TELEVISION RECENTLY ?

What do you know about What do you know about

him ?him ?

The famous astrophysict who had adorned Issac Newton’s chair in the Cambridge university.Completely paralysed he had to be on the wheel chair but his enthusiasm for life and his work was an inspiration for many.

What do you know What do you know about about

her ?her ?

In which field has In which field has she she

shown her shown her excellence? excellence? HELLEN

KELLER

Sudha chandran who enacted in ‘‘Nache mayuri is one such brave lady who lost her leg in an accident but she did not let that put her life’s passion – dance to rest. Today she performs shows all over the world.

MATCH THESE WITH THE PICTURES MATCH THESE WITH THE PICTURES AND FIND FOR YOURSELVESAND FIND FOR YOURSELVES

CRIPPLE

PLUMP

BANDAGE

FLOWER BEDS

CRUTCHES

Don’t you think you are among the Don’t you think you are among the happy few who have a chance of happy few who have a chance of leading a wonderful carefree life.leading a wonderful carefree life.

Miss Beam said ,`The blind day was the most difficult’.

Children said that they had to exercise a lot of willpower to keep their mouths shut.So that was the most difficult.

• One day the author, E V Lucas, visited One day the author, E V Lucas, visited Miss Beam’s school to know more about Miss Beam’s school to know more about the teaching learning method followed the teaching learning method followed there.there.

• The students in her school are taught The students in her school are taught simple spelling, adding, subtracting, simple spelling, adding, subtracting, multiplying and writing. The rest is done multiplying and writing. The rest is done by reading to them and by interesting by reading to them and by interesting talks. talks.

• Each term every child has one blind Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day, one injured day, day, one lame day, one injured day, and one dumb day. This is to make and one dumb day. This is to make them appreciate and understand them appreciate and understand misfortune.misfortune.

Write true or false against each Write true or false against each of the following statements.of the following statements.

• (a) The author had been to Miss Beam’s (a) The author had been to Miss Beam’s school several times.school several times.

• (b) In Miss Beam’s school all subjects are (b) In Miss Beam’s school all subjects are taught in detail.taught in detail.

• (c) Children in Miss Beam’s school are taught (c) Children in Miss Beam’s school are taught to appreciate and understand misfortune.to appreciate and understand misfortune.

• (d) The author saw a real blind boy being led (d) The author saw a real blind boy being led out by others.out by others.

• (e) On the dumb day the mouths of the (e) On the dumb day the mouths of the children are bandagedchildren are bandaged

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

• 1. Read the extracts given below and answer 1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.correct option.

• It pains me, though to see that they are not It pains me, though to see that they are not all so healthy and active looking.all so healthy and active looking.

• (i) Who speaks these words?(i) Who speaks these words?• (a) E V Lucas(a) E V Lucas• (b) Premchand(b) Premchand• (c) Miss Beam(c) Miss Beam• (d) Ruskin Bond(d) Ruskin Bond

• (ii) These words are spoken to ______.(ii) These words are spoken to ______.

• (a) the blind girl(a) the blind girl

• (b) the dumb girl(b) the dumb girl

• (c) Miss Beam(c) Miss Beam

• (d) the author(d) the author

• (iii) How does the author react to (iii) How does the author react to this?this?

• (a) the listener agrees with it(a) the listener agrees with it

• (b) the listener becomes sad(b) the listener becomes sad

• (c) the listener gets angry(c) the listener gets angry

• (d) the listener laughs and tells (d) the listener laughs and tells the truththe truth

• 2. And so we walked on. Gradually I 2. And so we walked on. Gradually I discovered that I was ten times more discovered that I was ten times more thoughtful than I ever thought I could be.thoughtful than I ever thought I could be.

• (i) Who are ‘we’ here?(i) Who are ‘we’ here?

• (a) the children in Miss Beam’s school(a) the children in Miss Beam’s school

• (b) the author and his friends(b) the author and his friends

• (c) the author and Miss Beam(c) the author and Miss Beam

• (d) the author and the blind girl(d) the author and the blind girl

• (ii) Who is ‘I’ in the above sentences?(ii) Who is ‘I’ in the above sentences?

• (a) the blind girl(a) the blind girl

• (b) the dumb girl(b) the dumb girl

• (c) the author(c) the author

• (d) Miss Beam(d) Miss Beam

• (iii) What change has come over to (iii) What change has come over to the author after his visit to Miss the author after his visit to Miss Beam’s school?Beam’s school?

• (a) became more careful(a) became more careful

• (b) became more helpful(b) became more helpful

• (c) became more proud(c) became more proud

• (d) became more thoughtful(d) became more thoughtful

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