Gujarat Board GSEB Solutions Class 10 English Second Language Chapter 6 I Love You, Teacher Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
GSEB Class 10 English Textbook Solutions Chapter 6 I Love You, Teacher (Second Language)
GSEB Class 10 English I Love You, Teacher Text Book Questions and Answers
1. Recite this poem.
A teacher is a friend
Who tries to give you wings
By teaching English, reading
And fun things.
A teacher is like another parent
So caring and makes sure
You have no troubles
For all problems
2. Show your likes or dislikes for these characteristics and behaviour of a teacher. Put L (like) or DL (dislike) in the box against each point.
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
Takes care of each student. — L
Makes you stand in the class. — DL
Never gets angry. — L
Gets annoyed very often. — PL
Helps every student. — L
Never allows the students to talk. — DL
Refuses to teach anything again. — PL
Guides the students. — L
Counsels the students or parents. — L
Makes you write homework five times. — DL
3. Do you know how blind people read ? They have a special script called Braille Script. The letters in it are raised on a thick paper with a writing pin. The pin is carefully pressed from the reverse side of the paper so there are raised and un-raised marks. Each letter has six marks. The small dots mean un-raised marks and the big dots mean raised marks. Study the alphabet carefully.
Now, using the small and big dots, write these sentences. (Classroom Activity)
(1) I LOVE YOU, MY TEACHER
(2) A QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOGS. (This sentence contains all the letters of the English alphabet.)
Vocabulary
1. Circle the words having almost similar meanings.
2. Give one word beginning with ‘s’,
(1) in a serious way seriously
(2) give up something valuable sacrifice
(3) a person who speaks as the representative of another speaker
(4) happen unexpectedly suddenly
(5) a physical feeling sense
(6) a kind of assistance that you get support
3. Complete the paragraph by putting the letter for the correct word in the blank.
(a) imitating, (b) behind , (c) movements, (d) linger movements , (e) exciting , (f) boredom
Last Sunday, there was an elocution competition in my school. All the students had gathered in the hall. My friend was sitting (b) me. My friend was enjoying the program, but I wasn’t. So I made some (d) on his back and asked him what I had written. He thought for a while, but he was not able to understand. So she asked me to do it again. Again I made the same (c) and he started (a) the movements that s I had made with my finger. At last he found that ! I wrote the word (f) on his back. We enjoyed this (e) game.
4. Pair the words similar in meanings.
1. awaken – arouse
2. utter – speak
3. main – prime
4. target – goal
5. rapidly – speedily
6. win over – overcome
5. Tick mark the word opposite in meaning and use it in a sentence of your own.
(1) ordinary : [ ] general [ ] common [ ] average [✓] extraordinary
Raj has an extraordinary skill in mathematics.
(2) connect : [ ] join [✓] disconnect [ ] deconnect [ ] joint
The boss was so angry that he disconnected the phone.
(3) rapidly : [ ] quick [ ] fast [ ] quickly [✓ ] slowly
Mohan is walking very slowly.
(4) ability : [ ] disable [ ] accurate [✓] disability [ ] skillful
Helen Keller overcame her disability and succeeded in life.
(5) disappear : [ ] vanish [ ✓] appear [ ] appearance [ ] seen
From where did that monkey appear?
6. Pair the sentences focusing on the meanings of the underlined words. Put the letters in the boxes.
| A | B |
| 1. Helen got interested in the play and started imitating the movements. 2. It was also based on the sense of touch. 3 Helen was connected with the world through words. 4. The dog obeyed Helen’s command. 5. Helen’s prime goal was to help the blind. |
a. The soldiers follow the commander’s order.
b. My main target is passing the PSI exam. e. Do you have any feeling for animals ? |
7. Match the words with their meanings.
Write the numbers in the sentences using the words.
| Meanings | Words | |
| (1) to follow orders | [9] | apart from |
| (2) unable to see | [4] | miracle |
| (3) except for | [1] | progress |
| (4) unable to hear | [6] | blind |
| (5) having no boundaries | [7] | sacrifice |
| (6) skill to do something | [10] | deaf |
| (7) give up something valuable | [5] | boundless |
| (8) to develop to a higher stage | [3] | provide |
| (9) a very amazing event | [2] | obey |
| (10) to make available | [8] | ability |
(1) apart from – except for
Apart from Mihir, no one was ready to go for a movie.
(2) miracle – a very amazing event
That man fell down from the first floor, but was not hurt. It was a miracle!
(3) progress – to develop to a higher stage
Disha has made a good progress in music.
(4) blind – unable to see
Helen became blind at a very young age.
(5) sacrifice – give up something valuable
Parents sacrifice a lot for their children.
(6) deaf – unable to hear
Please talk a little louder. Grandfather is deaf.
(7) boundless – having no boundaries
Painting gives me boundless happiness.
(8) provide – to make available
The school will provide all the books this year.
(9) obey – to follow orders
The commander asked the soldiers to obey him.
(10) ability – skill to do something
Girish has the ability to play many musical instruments.
Comprehension
1. Describe the learning process of Helen. You can use phrases or full sentences from the text. Begin this way …
She started making finger movements on the palm. Helen imitated the movements. This is how she learnt to spell words on the palms. The second stage of learning was based on the sense of touch. Miss Sullivan would speak a word and ask Helen to touch her lips and throat slowly.
In this way, Helen learnt to speak through the movement of the lips and the vibration in the throat. Finally she started to read, first raised letters and then with Braille. Helen then started writing with both, ordinary as well as Braille typewriter.
In Perkins Institution, she also learnt Latin, German and arithmetic, When she joined the Cambridge School for Young Ladies, she began to write poems and stories. Helen then joined the Redcliff College, where the lectures were spelled into her palms as quickly as possible. She would go home ”and note down whatever she remembered. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
2. List the phrases / sentences describing the effect of her teacher Miss Sullivan on Helen’s development in learning. Read them out in the class. Begin this way …
Helen learnt how to spell words. Then she learnt to speak through the movement of the lips and the vibration in the throat. Helen then learnt to read raised letters and later on she read with Braille. Soon Helen learnt to write with ordinary and Braille typewriter.
She learnt Latin, German and arithmetic. She began to write poems and stories, At Redcliff College, the lectures were spelled into her palms as quickly as possible. She went home and noted down whatever she remembered. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
3. Rewrite the text by replacing the underlined words with those given in the box.
words, to throb with life, touched, touching, idea, birth, walking, garden, hand, water, palm, directing, name, object
Some days later, Helen was moving about in her school compound. Suddenly her teacher ? put her thumb under the water tap. As the l cool flow of the air ran over her hand, the teacher spelt w-a-t-e-r on the other foot. They both played the game every day, pointing to l different objects. It awakened her soul. She came to know that everything had a name. Now each object gave a delight to a new thought. Every object she sensed seemed very delighted. Ah!
She was connected with the world through all the sounds.
Answer:
Some days later, Helen was walking l in her garden. Suddenly her teacher put her hand under the water tap. As the cool flow of the water ran over her hand, the teacher spelt w-a-t-e-r on the other palm. They both played ) the game every day, touching different objects. I; It awakened her soul. She came to know that everything had a name. Now each name gave a birth to a new thought. Every object she touched seemed to throb with life. Ah! She I was connected with the world through all the words.
4. Write True or False. If false, correct
(1) Helen used to go to her teacher’s house to study. – False
Helen’s teacher came to her house to teach her.
(2) Miss Anne Sullivan gave Helen a puppet to play with. – False
Miss Anne Sullivan gave Helen a doll to play with.
(3) Helen always felt very close to her teacher. – True
(4) At the Redcliff College, Helen could note ( down all the lectures very rapidly. – False
At the Redcliff College, lectures were spelled into her palms very rapidly and she would go home and note down whatever she remembered.
(5) Miss Sullivan would always be very serious while teaching Helen.
Miss Sullivan would make learning interesting and fun for Helen.
(6) She could not perform better in her examination due to her father’s death. – False
She passed all the subjects.
(7) Miss Sullivan sacrificed her eyesight for her student Helen. -True
(8) Helen was deeply worried about her worsening health. -False
Helen was deeply worried about her worsening eyesight.
5. Read the text and find out the incidents that took place in Helen’s life in the years mentioned.
| Year | Age | Incidents |
| 1887 | 7 years | Miss Anne Sullivan started teaching her. |
| 1890 | 10 years | Helen joined the Perkins Institute. |
| 1896 | 16 years | Helen joined the Cambridge School for Young Ladies in Massachusetts. |
| 1900 | 20 years | Helen joined the Redcliff College. |
| 1903 | 23 years | The story of Helen’s life was published in a magazine and she was paid for it. |
| 1904 | 24 years | Helen became the first deaf and blind person to graduate from the Redcliff College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. |
| 1935 | 55 years | Miss Sullivan became blind. |
6. Tick mark the correct option.
Question 1.
What did Helen do after getting a doll ? from her teacher ?
A. played with the teacher for some time
B. played with it for some time
C. played games with her teacher
D. talked to the doll
Answer:
B. played with it for some time
Question 2.
When was Helen thrilled ?
A. when she started playing with her teacher
B. when she uttered the word ‘doll’
C. when she started following her teacher’s movement
D. when her teacher wrote with her finger l on her palm
Answer:
C. when she started following her teacher’s movement
Question 3.
What awakened Helen’s soul ?
A. Miss Sullivan’s help
B. Helen’s new thoughts
C. her teacher’s method of teaching new words
D.‘touch’ and ‘play’ game.
Answer:
D. ‘touch’ and ‘play’ game.
Question 4.
According to Helen, every object appeared….
A. with a new name
B. teeming with life
C. to be full of joy
D. to give birth to new idea
Answer:
B. teeming with life
Question 5.
Which of the following statements says that Helen was very curious ?
A. We used to go for long walks.
B. My teacher talked into my palm.
C. I had a lot of questions to ask.
D. Everything around me was full of life, love and joy.
Answer:
C. I had a lot of questions to ask.
Question 6.
Why did Helen say ‘I had a lot of questions to ask.’ ?
A. Nobody had answered her questions before.
B. The teacher had the ability to answer all her questions.
C. She had a keen desire to know about the world around.
D. She wanted to ask questions but could not utter them.
Answer:
C. She had a keen desire to know about the world around.
Question 7.
‘She would talk into my palm’ means ….
A. Miss Anne Sullivan would make signals with her fingers.
B. Miss Anne would write the answer in Helen’s palm.
C. Miss Anne would talk into Helen’s ear.
D. Miss Anne would take her palm in her hand while talking to her.
Answer:
B. Miss Anne would write the answer in Helen’s palm.
Question 8.
What was Helen worried about ?
A. her teacher’s weakness
B. her teacher’s weakening eyes
C. her teacher’s illness
D. her teacher’s helplessness
Answer:
B. her teacher’s weakening eyes
7. Answer these questions.
Question 1.
What was Anne Sullivan ?
Answer:
Anne Sullivan was a teacher for the deaf and blind.
Question 2.
Which was the first word that connected Helen with the world ?
Answer:
The first word that connected Helen with the world was ‘doll’.
Question 3.
Where did the teacher take Helen on the first day?
Answer:
The teacher took Helen to her room on the first day.
Question 4.
What happened to Miss Sullivan in the ‘ year 1935 ?
Answer:
In the year 1935, Miss Sullivan became blind.
Question 6.
What did John Macy do for Helen ?
Answer:
John Macy edited the story of Helen’s life.
8. Answer these questions in three to four sentences each.
Question 1.
What was Helen’s first exciting experience ?
Answer:
When Miss Sullivan made some finger movements on Helen’s palm, it was an exciting experience for her.
Question 2.
Why was Helen worried about her teacher ?
Answer:
Helen was worried about her teacher because her eyesight was worsening day by day
Question 3.
How did the sense of touch help Helen in learning words ?
Answer:
Helen learnt to speak through the movement of the lips and vibration in the throat.
Question 4.
What did Helen start doing after uttering her first word?
Answer:
After uttering her first word, Helen started talking with her toys, stones, trees and birds in the garden.
Question 5.
How did her sister and dog delight Helen ?
Answer:
When Helen called her sister, she ran to her and her dog obeyed her commands. This delighted Helen.
Question 6.
What was Helen’s advice to her teacher ?
Answer:
Helen advised her teacher to take care of her eyesight.
9. Write short notes.
Question 1.
Helen – a gifted learner
Answer:
Helen Keller was deaf and blind. Her parents found Miss Sullivan, a teacher for s the deaf and blind. She learnt to spell words through finger movements on her palm. The second stage of learning was based on the sense of touch.
Helen learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat. She then learnt to read raised letters and then with Braille. She also learnt to type on both, ordinary as well as Braille typewriter. Soon she began to write stories and poems. In college, Helen knew there were difficulties in her way but she was eager to overcome them.
The lectures were spelled into her palms as rapidly as possible. She would note down whatever she remembered when she went back home. She was the first deaf and blind person to graduate and earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Question 2.
Anne Sullivan – a wonderful teacher
Answer:
Anne Sullivan was a teacher for the deaf and blind. She taught Helen to spell words through finger movements on her palm. Miss Sullivan satisfied Helen’s curiosity Miss Sullivan would then speak a word, and ask Helen to touch her lips and throat slowly.
Helen learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat. Miss Sullivan made learning more like play than work. Whenever anything delighted or interested Helen, Miss Sullivan would talk about that as if she were a little girl herself.
Miss Sullivan taught Helen to read and write with Braille. Even when her eyes became weak, she continued to help Helen. She sacrificed her sight for her student.
10. Reflect and give your ideas. You may use your mother tongue.
(Classroom / Individual Activity)
(1) Why should we respect our teachers ?
(2) What should a teacher do for his / her students ?
(3) Ask your mother / father / uncle / teacher to tell you about the best teacher they had.
(4) What would you do for your students if you were a teacher ?
Language Practice
1. Read the sentences in A and B carefully. Underline the differences. Some are already done.
| A | B |
| Coastguard: Come out of the water. Swimming is not allowed here.
Boy : I am not swimming. But I am drowning. |
The coastguard asked the boy to come out of the water. He said that swimming was not allowed there. The boy said that he was not swimming but he was drowning. |
| She said, “What were you doing out there in the rain?” He said, “I was getting wet, Mom.” |
She asked him what he had been doing out there in the rain. He replied to his Mom that he had been getting wet. |
| Mummy : Naresh, have you been fighting again ? You have lost your two incisors.
Boy: No, I haven’t, Mummy. They are in my pocket. |
Mummy asked Naresh if he had been fighting again. She added that he had lost his two incisors. The boy replied to his Mummy that he hadn’t (lost them) and added that they were in his pocket. |
| Patient: Doctor, lots of my hair fell, while I was brushing it this morning. Have you got anything for it ? Doctor :Yes, I have got a box. |
The patient told the doctor that lots of his hair had fallen while he had been brushing it that morning. He further asked if he had got anything for it. Replying in the affirmative, the doctor said that he had got a box. |
| Rohan: It was my grandmother’s birthday yesterday. Well, by the time we lit the last candle on her birthday cake, the first one had gone out. | Rohan said that it had been his grandmother’s birthday the previous day. He added that by the time they had lit the last candle on her birthday cake, the first one had gone out. |
| Wife: I want to see the world! Husband: I will give you an atlas for the next birthday. |
The wife told her husband that she wanted to see the world.
The husband told her that he would give her an atlas for the next birthday. |
2. Mihir moves to a new city due to his transfer. This is what the members of his family say about a new house.
“We have moved into our new flat. But I don’t like it nearly as much as our last one,” said Pratiksha (Mihir’s wife). “The parking area is not ready yet and there isn’t any shopping complex nearby,” she said.
“We have a lift but very often it doesn’t ; work,” Smitaben (Mihir’s mother) said.
“There isn’t a temple nearby,” Manojbhai (Mihir’s father) said.
“If I press my ear against the wall, I can hear what the people in the next flat are saying,” Samarth (Mihir’s son) said.
Mihir reports these complaints to his colleague. Underline the changes made in the report.
Pratiksha (Mihir’s wife) said that they had moved into their new flat and added that she didn’t like it nearly as much as their previous one. She also added that the parking area was not ready yet and there wasn’t any shopping complex nearby. Smitaben (Mihir’s mother) said that they had a lift but very often it didn’t work. Manojbhai (Mihir’s father) said that there wasn’t a temple nearby. Samarth (Mihir’s son) said that if he pressed his ear against the wall, he could hear what the people in the next flat were saying.
Question 3.
Milan read an interesting passage on ‘Javed Habib’s (famous hairstylist) life. Now Milan narrates the same to his younger brother Mrunal. Circle the words that you find changed from the original passage. I read an interesting article on Javed Habib, the famous hairstylist…
Answer:
My father worked as a hair stylist at the Oberoi in Delhi, the city in which I grew up. We had a Rajdoot bike and would ride on it to the movies every Tuesday. In my teenage years I was a quiet and shy boy. I was always reluctant to enter a place with too many people. I had no sense of humour. wasn’t the best student in school days. I wasn’t bright and barely managed to pass my exams.
It was my final year of M.A. in French that brought a twist into my tale. My father got me admitted to London for a nine-month course in hair-dressing. That changed my life. I became expressive and outspoken. Now, I am sure of myself. – Javed Habib
Answer:
He had been the oldest of three brothers. His father had worked as a hair stylist at the Oberoi in Delhi, the city in which he had grown up. They had a Rajdoot bike and would ride on it to the movies every Tuesday.
In his teenage years he had been a quiet and shy boy. He had always been reluctant to enter a place with too many people. He had no sense of humour. He had not been the best student in school days. He had not been bright and had barely managed to pass his exams.
That had been his final year of M.A. in French that had brought a twist into his tale. His father had got him admitted to London for a nine-month course in hair-dressing. That had changed life. He had become expressive and outspoken, Then he was sure of himself.
Read L. 2 and L. 3 texts once again. You will find that certain words (related to person, action, place and time) get changed in the reports. Write down these words in the table.
| Words related to person | Words related to action | Words related to place | Words related to time |
| We – they | have moved-had moved | last one – previous one | Now – Then |
| Our – their | don’t like – didn’t like, is – was | ||
| I-she | isn’t ready-wasn’t ready, have-had | ||
| my-his | doesn’t work-didn’t work | ||
| I-he | press – pressed, can hear-could hear | ||
| Myself – himself | are saying-were saying | ||
| was-had been worked-had worked grew up-had grown up was-had been wasn’t-had not been managed-had managed brought-had brought got-had got changed-had changed became-had become am sure-was sure am sure-was sure |
4. Use the sentences / clues given below the paragraph and fill in the blanks numbered 1 to 9 (use the appropriate reported speech forms) to complete the news report. Numbers 1 and 6 are done for you.
A thief, who has robbed seven times last year in the state, is proving difficult to catch. An eyewitness said that the thief stopped a taxi outside the Lord’s Hotel in the evening yesterday and
(1) took the taxi to the Rareview Gallery in Rajkot. Giving the driver hundred rupees tip he told him
(2) not to go anywhere. He walked into the private gallery and asked the value of Picasso’s painting. He seemed very civilized until he pulled out his gun. He told them that
(3) he had a gun and that he wanted a painting. He looked like an art student with long hair. He asked the lady assistant in the gallery
(4) to take the painting off the wall. But the lady assistant told him that
(5) she could not. The thief also asked the lady
(6) to show him the most precious piece in the gallery. Surprisingly, the lady said
(7) that he kept on looking at it without uttering a word. At last the thief
(8) pulled the painting from the wall and ran away. The whole operation took only 15 minutes. The taxi-man who saw him the last said that he had dropped him at the airport.
(1) Take the taxi to the Rareview Gallery in Rajkot.
Example: took the taxi to the Rareview Gallery in Rajkot.
(2) Do not go anywhere.
(3) I want the painting.
(4) Take the painting off the wall.
(5) I cannot.
(6) Show me the most precious piece in the gallery.
Example: to show him the most precious piece in the gallery.
(7) He kept on looking at it without uttering a word.
(8) Pull the painting from the wall and run away
(9) I dropped him at the airport road.
5. Shri Rambhai had helped Devayat financially in his higher studies. After four years Devayat wrote a letter to his teacher.
Dear sir,
I am thankful that you supported me in my higher education. I would not have been able to complete my studies without your help. I know, I haven’t been able to return your money yet. But I will surely pay you back by next month. You will be happy to know that last week I passed my final year exams. And I also got a job as an accountant in a private firm yesterday. They have agreed to pay me ₹ 12,000 per month for the first year. The manager of the firm has promised me to increase the salary after a year.
Regards.
Devayat
Shri Rambhai is now reporting this letter to his wife. There are 10 errors in this reported version. Identify and correct them. Devayat said that he was thankful that I have supported him in his higher education. He added that he would not have been able to complete her studies without his help. He said that he know he have not been able to return his money yet. But he promised that he would surely pay me back by the following month.
He said that I will be happy to know that the previous week he passed his final year exams. He added that he also have got a job as an accountant in a private firm the previous day. They have agreed to pay him ₹ 12,000 per month for the first year. The manager of the firm had promised him to increase the salary after a year.
Answer:
Devayat said that he was thankful that 5 I had supported him in his higher education. He added that he would not have been able to complete his studies without my help.He said that he knew he had not been able to return my money yet. But he promised that he would surely pay me back by the l following month.
He said that I would be happy to know that the previous week he had passed his final year exams. He added that he also had got a job as an accountant in a private firm the previous day. They had agreed to pay him ₹ 12,000 per month for the first year. The manager of the firm had promised him to increase the salary after a year.
6. Read the messages and report them as shown in the example.
Example :
Message : Ketan said to Sunil, “I have something to show you.”
Reporting : Ketan told Sunil that he had something to show him.
(1) Amit said, “My wife has just been appointed a judge.”
Amit said that his wife had just been appointed a judge.
(2) The workers said, “We like working on Sundays because we get double pay.”
The workers said that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay.
(3) Tushar said to Ayushi, “I am quite a good cook and I do all my own washing and mending too.”
Tushar told Ayushi that he was quite a good cook and that he did all his own washing and mending.
(4) Juhi said to me, “I am going to clean the room.”
Juhi said to me that she was going to clean the room.
(5) Rahul and Ketul, “We need new shoes.”
Rahul and Ketul said that they needed new shoes.
(6) Binny said to Shiksha, “The train didn’t arrive on time.”
Binny said to Shiksha that the train had not arrived on time.
(7) Kandarp said to Shyam, “I will not be able to come to school tomorrow.”
Kandarp said to Shyam that he would not be able to go to school the day after.
(8) Roshan said to his sister, “I think we will win the final.”
Roshan said to his sister that he thought that they would win the final.
(9) The teacher said to the children, “I have never been to Shillong.”
The teacher told the children that she/he had never been Shillong.
(10) Pritam said to his friend, “I could not meet you yesterday as I was away from the town.”
Pritam said to his friend that he could not meet him the day before as he was away from the town.
Rewrite the actual words (direct speech) and not as reported by someone.
Make necessary changes. (For practice only).
Example : She said that she would never forget it. She said, “I will never forget it.”
(1) He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the backyard the previous day.
He said, “I found an old Roman coin in the backyard yesterday.
(2) She told him that she had written to him two days earlier.
She said to him, “I have written to you two days earlier.”
(3) The old man said that they should put a speed-breaker there, otherwise there would be more accidents.
The old man said, “We should put a speed-breaker here, otherwise there will be more accidents.”
(4) The boy said that he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he had lost his key, so he had to break a window.
The boy said, “I wasn’t able to get into the house because I lost my key, so I broke a window.”
(5) He said to me that if I left home at six, I should be there by nine.
He said to me, “If you leave home at six, you shall be here by nine.”
8. (Classroom Activity) :
(1) Think of three things about yourself. Two ? should be true and the other should be untrue. Tell the student next to you the information and listen to him/her.
(2) Pair up with a different person, and report the information you heard about your first partner.
(Hint : go for swimming, help in cooking, visited go for jogging, brush teeth twice a day, help father in business, play kabaddi in the evening)
Example : Sarika said that she had participated in a talent show for a TV channel. She also, said that she had met Akshay Kumar, and that she would start a music class soon.
Writing
1. Read this dialogue.
Gajendrabhai:What’s your name?
Sherly : Sir, I am Sherly.
Gajendrabhai: Did you participate as a teacher in the Teacher’s Day Celebration held in your school ?
Sherly :Yes, sir. I did. I taught English.
Gajendrabhai:What was your topic? How did you prepare?
Sherly: I took up the topic ‘Reporting an event’ and prepared well. I tried to make my students use sentences for reporting.
Gajendrabhai: Did the students co-operate with you in the class ?
Sherly: Initially they thought me to be a little girl and tried to make fun. But gradually they started enjoying my teaching and then they all co-operated well.
Gajendrabhai: Could you answer all the questions asked by the students ?
Sherly : Yes, sir. I tried my best to satisfy their curiosity. Some students laughed at some of my answers. Anyway, I enjoyed my class.
Gajendrabhai : What about the practice work?
Sherly: I didn’t forget that. There was practice work in pairs for ten minutes.
Gajendrabhai : Well done, Sherly. I wish you all the best for becoming an ideal teacher in future.
Sherly: Thank you very much, sir. Your blessings mean a lot to me. In the evening Gajendrabhai was talking to the principal. He told him what Sherly did as a teacher on the Teachers’ Day. Complete the passage.
Gajendrabhai: Sherly had participated as a teacher of English on the Teachers’ Day Celebration held in our school. She had selected ‘reporting an event’ as her topic. She said that she had prepared well and that she had tried to make her students use sentences for reporting. I asked Shirley if the students cooperated with her in the class. She replied that initially, they had thought her to be a little girl and had tried to make fun of her.
But gradually, they had started enjoying her teaching and then they all had cooperated well. I asked Sherly if she could answer all the questions asked by the students. Sherly replied that she had tried her best to satisfy their curiosity and added that some students had laughed at some of her answers, but she had enjoyed the class.
I then asked her about the practice work. She replied that she had not forgotten the practice work and added that there had been practice work in pair for ten minutes. I congratulated Sherly and wished her all the best for becoming an ideal teacher in future. Sherly thanked me. She touched my feet and was happy to receive my blessings.
2. Write a paragraph on Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan – a great teacher, a renowned philosopher and the second President of India. Use the details given.
Birth : 5th September, 1888 at Tirutani near Madras [Chennai]
Education: Graduated from Madras Christian College
Teaching Career: Taught Philosophy at Madras, Mysore and Calcutta universities, I; Professor at Oxford in 1936
Service to nation : Indian Ambassador to the USSR in 1949, Vice-President of India in 1952, President of India from 1962 to 1967
Works:‘The Hindu Way of Life’, ‘The Indian Philosophy’, ‘Eastern Religion and Thought’ ‘are among his famous works
Death: 1975
Answer:
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was the second President of India. He was a great teacher, a renowned philosopher. His birthday is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. Radhakrishnan was born on 5th September, 1888 in Tirutani near Madras.
He belonged to a poor Brahmin family. He graduated from Madras Christian College. He then became a teacher. He taught philosophy at Madras, Mysore and Calcutta universities. He also worked as a Professor at Oxford in 936. Later in his life, he was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the USSR in 1949.
He was the Vice-President of India in 1952. He was the President of India from 1962 to 1967. Radhakrishnan has written many books. The Hindu way of life, The Indian Philosophy, Eastern Religion and Thought are among his famous books. Radhakrishnan died in 1975.
3. Write a report on the celebration of ‘The Teachers’ Day’ in your school. Answer these questions to write the report.
(When ? – Where ? – Who participated ? Who took up the role of the Principal ? – How did they teach?-Who taught best?-Was there any function afterwards ?-What did you like the most that day ?)
Answer:
Our school celebrated Teachers’ Day on 5th September, the birthday of Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India. All the students of standard 9 and 10 were free to become teachers of their choice that day. Our principal and teachers selected the students who would run the show that day. Soham Pandya, the most clever student of standard 10 was chosen to be the principal.
The other students were given subjects according to their liking and performance. Though there were some problems initially, the students enjoyed being teachers. Amruta Sharma of standard 10, who played the role of English teacher, taught the best.
She got the most votes from students and teachers. She was awarded the prize of The Best Teacher at a small function at the end of the day. I liked the atmosphere in the school and the fun we all had. Most of us realized how hard it was to teach in class. Hats off to our teachers!
4. You have been a student for the last ten years. Many teachers have taught you. Think of a teacher who inspired you and whom you always remember fondly. Write a paragraph about that particular teacher in about 100 words. You may use these points.
(introduction – the name of the teacher whom you remember fondly – his / her appearance nature – habits – teaching style – relationship with students – the particular reason why you like him/her most-his/her role in motivating you – memorable event)
Answer:
I have been studying for the last ten years. I have studied under many teachers. As a student, I have always been inspired and encouraged by all my teachers. But Mr Bakshi, our English teacher, is the one whom I will always remember all my life. Mr Bakshi was a man of medium height and strong build. He was always dressed decently.
He had different and new methods of teaching. His classes were fun. He was a friend, philosopher and guide to all the students, especially me. My English was’ very poor. I had no confidence at all. I was sure that I would never be able to learn the language. But Mr Bakshi taught me very patiently.
After my school hours, Mr Bakshi would sit with me and teach me the basic rules of grammar. He encouraged me to speak in English, even if I made mistakes. He taught me the tricks of writing an essay. I will always be grateful to Mr Bakshi for helping me to reach where I am today. Today, I participate in debates and elocution competitions. And the credit goes to Mr Bakshi alone.
Exam-Oriented Study Material
1. Read the extracts and answer the questions.
Helen Keller became deaf and blind when she was very young. Since she was deaf, she did not learn to speak. So her parents were extremely worried. Then they found Miss Sullivan, a teacher for the deaf and blind. That changed Helen’s life.
Question 1.
Why were Helen’s parents worried?
Answer:
Helen’s parents were worried because since she was deaf, she did not learn to speak.
Question 2.
What was Miss Sullivan?
Answer:
Miss Sullivan was a teacher for the deaf and blind.
(2) I still remember that morning of the year 1887. I was just seven years of age then, My teacher Anne Sullivan came to our house that day. Next day she led me into her room and gave me a doll. I played with it for a while. Then Miss Sullivan made some finger movements on my palm. It was an exciting experience. I got interested in that play and started imitating the movements she made with her finger. When I finally succeeded in doing that correctly, I was thrilled, I didn’t know that I was spelling d-o-1-1.
Question 1.
How old was Helen when Miss Sullivan started teaching her?
Answer:
Helen was seven years old when Miss Sullivan started teaching her.
Question 2.
What did Miss Sullivan give Helen? What did Helen do with it ?
Answer:
Miss Sullivan gave a doll to Helen. Helen played with it for a while.
Question 3.
What was an exciting experience for Helen ?
Answer:
When Miss Sullivan made some l finger movements on Helen’s palm, it was an exciting experience for her.
Question 4.
Why was Helen thrilled ?
Answer:
Helen was thrilled because she succeeded in correctly imitating the finger movements of Miss Sullivan.
Question 5.
Which was the first word that Helen – learnt ?
Answer:
The first word that Helen learn was ‘doll’.
(3) Some days later, we were walking in our garden. Suddenly my teacher put my hand under the water tap. As the cool flow of water ran over one hand, she spelt w-a-t-e-r on my other palm. – We played this game every day touching different objects. It awakened my soul. I came to know that everything had a name. Now each name gave birth to a new thought. Every object I touched seemed to throb with life. Aha! I was connected with the world through all the words.
Question 1.
What did the teacher suddenly do?
Answer:
Suddenly, the teacher put Helen’s hand under the water tap.
Question 2.
What did the teacher do on Helen’s palm ?
Answer:
As the cool flow of the water ran over one hand, the teacher spelt ‘water’ on Helen’s other palm.
Question 3.
What awakened Helen’s soul ?
Answer:
Touching different objects and spelling their names on the palm awakened Helen’s soul.
Question 4.
Each name
Answer:
Each name gave birth to a new thought.
Question 5.
Everything that Helen touched
Answer:
Everything that Helen touched seemed to throb with life.
Question 6.
How was Helen connected with the world ?
Answer:
Helen was connected with the world through words.
(4) Miss Sullivan used to take me to long I walks every morning. I had a lot of questions to ask. I would write something on her palm and in turn she would talk into my palm as people talk into a baby’s ear. My teacher satisfied my curiosity. Now everything around me was full of life, love and joy.
Question 1.
How would Miss Sullivan and Helen communicate ?
Answer:
If Helen had a question to ask, she would write something on Miss Sullivan’s palm and in turn Miss Sullivan would write into Helen’s palm as people talk into a baby’s ear.
Question 2.
Everything around Helen was full of life and joy because
Answer:
Everything around Helen was full of life and joy because her teacher satisfied her curiosity.
(5) The second stage of learning was more difficult. It was also based on the sense of touch. Miss Sullivan would speak a word, and ask me to touch her lips and throat slowly. I learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat. When I uttered my first word, it gave me boundless delight. Now I started talking with my toys, stones, trees and birds in the garden. I felt amazed and delighted as my sister ran to me when I called her, and my dog obeyed my commands. I was able to speak. It was a miracle
Question 1.
On what was the second stage of learning based ?
Answer:
The second stage of learning was S based on the sense of touch.
Question 2.
How did Helen learn to speak?
Answer:
Miss Sullivan would speak a word, and ask Helen to touch her lips and throat and in this way Helen learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat.
Question 3.
How did the sense of touch help Helen in learning words ?
Answer:
Helen learnt to speak through the movement of the lips and vibration in the throat.
Question 4.
When was Helen delighted?
Answer:
Helen was delighted when she uttered her first word.
Question 5.
What did Helen do after uttering the first word ?
Answer:
After uttering the first word, Helen started talking with her toys, stones, trees and birds in the garden.
Question 6.
Helen felt amazed when
Answer:
Helen felt amazed when her sister ran to her when she called her and her dog obeyed her commands.
Question 7.
What was a miracle ?
Answer:
The fact that Helen was able to speak was a miracle.
(6) When I studied seriously, it seemed more like play than work. Whenever anything delighted or interested me, Miss Sullivan would talk about that as if she were a little girl herself. She taught subjects like science by making it so interesting that I remembered everything.
Question 1.
What was unique about Miss Sullivan?
Answer:
Whenever anything delighted or interested Helen, Miss Sullivan would talk about that as if she were a little girl herself.
Question 2.
Even when Helen studied seriously,
Answer:
Even when Helen studied seriously, it seemed more like play than work.
Question 3.
Why did Helen remembered everything she was taught?
Answer:
Helen remembered everything she was taught because her teacher made all the subjects very interesting.
(7) Finally my teacher began teaching me to. read. I first read raised letters and later on read with Braille. I learnt to write with both ordinary as well as Braille typewriter. I was well on my path to becoming a well-educated person. I was provided all the possible opportunities to develop my abilities and I made the maximum use of them. I developed great confidence and I even visited the president, Cleveland at the White House.
Question 1.
Helen first read and later on read
Answer:
Helen first read raised letters and later on read with Braille.
Question 2.
Helen learnt to write with
Answer:
Helen learnt to write with both ordinary as well as Braille \ typewriter.
Question 3.
Why does Helen say that she was on the path to becoming a well-educated s person ?
Answer:
Helen says that she was on the path to becoming a well-educated person because she made maximum use of all the opportunities given to her to develop her abilities.
Question 4.
What shows that Helen was a confident person ?
Answer:
Helen was a confident person because she visited the White House to meet President Cleveland.
(8) In 1890, at the age of about ten, I moved to the Perkins Institution. Here my teacher Anne Sullivan continued to s teach me. I could make friends with other blind children here. My loneliness began to disappear and my progress of learning improved quite well. I learnt Latin, German and arithmetic.
Question 1.
Where did Helen move to in 1890? How old was she ?
Answer:
In 1890, at the age of ten, Helen moved to the Perkins Institution.
Question 2.
Why did Helen’s loneliness disappear?
Answer:
Helen’s loneliness disappeared because she could make friends with the other blind children in the Perkins Institution.
Question 3.
What did Helen learn at the Perkins Institution ?
Answer:
Helen learnt Latin, German and arithmetic at the Perkins Institution.
(9) In 1896, I moved onto the Cambridge School for Young Ladies in Massachusetts, This was really a great achievement for a lady like me who was blind, deaf and could barely produce sounds for communication. I began writing poems and stories, Shortly before my examination, I lost my father.
Although emotionally disturbed, I did my best in the examination. My teacher could not accompany me to the examination hall. There a teacher spelled out the questions in my hand and I typed out the answers. When the result was declared, I was so full of joy to hear that I had passed all the subjects.
Question 1.
Why was moving to the Cambridge School a great achievement for Helen ?
Answer:
Moving to the Cambridge School was a great achievement for Helen because she was blind, deaf and could hardly communicate.
Question 2.
What did Helen write?
Answer:
Helen wrote poems and stories.
Question 3.
Why was Helen disturbed before the exam ?
Answer:
Helen was disturbed because she lost her father just before the exam.
Question 4.
How did Helen appear for her exams ?
Answer:
A teacher spelled out the questions in her hand and Helen typed out the answers.
Question 5.
Helen was full of joy because
Answer:
Helen was full of joy because she had passed all the subjects.
(10) I remember my first day at the Redcliff College in 1900. I knew there were challenges in my way but I was eager to overcome them. The professors looked far away as if they were speaking through a telephone. The lectures were spelled into my palms as rapidly as possible. would note down whatever I remembered when I went back home.
Question 1.
What shows that Helen was determined to study at the college ?
Answer:
Helen knew that there were difficulties in her way but she was eager to overcome them.
Question 2.
How did Helen study at the Redcliff College ?
Answer:
The lectures were spelled into Helen’s palms as rapidly as possible and she would note down whatever she remembered when she went back home.
Question 3.
The professors looked
Answer:
The professors looked far away as if they were speaking through telephone.
(11) Here, I began to write about my life. wrote the story both in Braille and on a ( normal typewriter. The story of my life was edited by John Macy. The writing was published in a magazine in 1903 ( and I was paid for it. We, the blind, are as indebted to Louis Braille – as mankind is to Gutenberg.
Question 1.
Who edited the story of Helen’s life?
Answer:
John Macy edited the story of Helen’s life.
Question 2.
To whom are the blind people indebted ?
Answer:
The blind people are indebted to Louis Braille.
(12) On 28th June, 1904, I graduated from the Redcliff College. I felt proud that I became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. I ( began to feel that I must educate people s on ways to help the blind. My prime goal in my life was to spread awareness regarding the poor neglected state of the blind, their innate abilities and their inspirations. I had to raise funds not only ) to sustain a living for myself but also to start projects to remove darkness and miseries from the lives of other blind people. I strongly felt that I must give the others what I had gained from my teacher Anne.
Question 1.
What happened in 1904?
Answer:
In 1904, Helen graduated from the Redcliff College.
Question 2.
Why was Helen proud?
Answer:
Helen was proud because she was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Question 3.
Helen felt that she must educate people
Answer:
Helen felt that she must educate people on ways to help the blind people.
Question 4.
What was the goal in Helen’s life ?
Answer:
The goal in Helen’s life was to spread awareness regarding the poor neglected state of the blind, their innate abilities and their inspirations.
Question 5.
Helen had to raise funds
Answer:
Helen had to raise funds not only to sustain a living for herself but also to start projects to remove darkness and miseries from the lives of the other blind people.
Question 6.
Helen strongly felt that
Answer:
Helen strongly felt that she must give the others what she had gained from her teacher Anne.
(13) Then came a dark cloud in my sky. I was deeply concerned about that. My teacher’s eyesight was worsening day by day. As a result she could not see clearly. She was brave enough to fight against her problem. But I was sorry because she did not heed to her problem of her eyes. Instead she continued to help me.
At last my teacher lost her eyesight completely and became blind by the year 1935. She sacrificed her eyesight for me.What a great sacrifice it was! If she had not supported and encouraged me to learn, I would not have enjoyed the beauty of the world. I cannot think myself apart from her. My heart always speaks : I love you, teacher.
Question 1.
Helen was sorry because
Answer:
Helen was sorry because Miss Sullivan did not pay attention to the problem of her eyes and continued to help her.
Question 2.
Why was Helen worried?
Answer:
Helen was worried because her teacher’s eyesight was worsening day by day and she could not see clearly.
Question 3.
Why does Helen say that her teacher sacrificed her eyesight for her ?
Answer:
Helen says that her teacher sacrificed her eyesight for her because she ignored her problem and continued to help Helen, and as a result she lost her eyesight completely and became blind.
Question 4.
If Miss Sullivan had not supported and encouraged Helen to learn
Answer:
If Miss Sullivan had not supported and encouraged Helen to learn, she would not have enjoyed the beauty of the world.
Question 5.
Which sentence shows that Helen was very close to her teacher ?
Answer:
‘I cannot think myself apart from her.’ This sentence shows that Helen was very close to her teacher.
2. Frame sentences using the given set of words. You may change the forms of the words.
(1) turning point – publish
The publication of his first book was a turning point in his life.
(2) imitate – movement
The little children sang a song, imitating the movement of their teacher.
(3) success – thrilled – proud
Sanjana was thrilled and proud with her success at the examination.
(4) satisfy – curiosity – questions
Children like to ask many questions and elders must satisfy their curiosity by answering them.
(5) opportunity – ability
Raj has a got a good opportunity to prove his ability as a salesman.
(6) well-educated – confidence
Being well-educated gives you confidence s to face the world.
(7) challenges – succeed – overcome
We were able to overcome all the challenges and succeed in our project.
(8 ) goal – awareness
His only goal in life is to create an awareness about the importance of saving trees.
(9) inspiration – fight against
Nirav’s story will inspire many to fight against corruption.
(10) sacrifice – gain
You have to sacrifice something to gain many things in life.
3. Fill in the blanks selecting the correct words from the brackets.
(1) (eyesight, clearly, remember, barely)
Grandfather is so old that he can barely walk. He does not remember many things. But his eyesight is good. He can see quite clearly.
(2) (challenges, publish, awareness, goal) Nitin’s goal was to spread awareness about the challenges faced by the sportsperson who come from small villages. Therefore he decided to publish their stories in his magazine.
(3) (abilities, opportunity, support, confidence) Many children in villages do not get an opportunity to complete their education. They do not get any support from their parents or teachers too. In spite of their abilities, they lack confidence.
(4) (declared, eager, thrilled, results)
The students were eager to know their marks. When the teacher declared the results, they were thrilled. All had passed with good marks.
(5) (challenges, experience, overcame, exciting) Bachendri Pal, who climbed Mount Everest, shared her experience with the students. She told them how exciting the climb was. She also told them how she overcame the challenges that she faced.
(6) (achievement, encouragement, supported, proud)
Nisha stood first in the University. It was a big achievement for her. Her parents were proud of her. They always supported her. She thanked them for their support and encouragement.
(7) (seriously, neglected, progress, extremely) Kiran’s parents were extremely worried about his progress in school. He was not taking his studies seriously. He neglected his health too.
(8) (continued, disturbed, utter, communication) Though Pankajbhai was angry, he did not utter a word. He continued to do his work as if nothing had happened. There was no communication between him and his son. His wife was quite disturbed by all this.
(9) (provided, ordinary, possible, succeed)
It is not an ordinary mission, but I am sure we will succeed in our mission. We have been provided with the best possible information and support.
(10) (rapidly, movement, darkness, sound)
In the darkness of the night, the policeman saw some movement behind the wall. He heard a sound too. He started waking rapidly towards the wall.
(11) (produced, inspiration, sacrificed, path)
India has produced many great freedom fighters, who sacrificed their lives for the nation. They chose a path that was the most difficult. Their life is an inspiration to the youth today.
(12) (disappeared, miracle, amazed, object)
The magician said a magic word and the object in the box disappeared. The little children were amazed to see that. They thought it was a miracle.
(13) (provide, curiosity, stage, satisfy)
Parents and teachers must satisfy the curiosity of children at every stage of their learning process. They must provide them with all opportunities to explore the things around them.
(14) (emotionally; soul, misery, awakened)
The lecture of the saint awakened my soul. I realized that happiness and misery are a part of life. One has to be emotionally strong to be balanced in happiness and overcome sorrow.
4. Write short notes using the given questions points.
Question 1.
Helen – A Gifted Learner
(deaf and blind-could not speak-Miss Sullivan was a teacher for the deaf and blind – spell through finger movements – touching different objects and learning their spelling – speak through movements of the lips and vibrations in the throat-read and write-poems and stories – Redcliff College – challenges there – first deaf and blind person to graduate)
Answer:
Helen Keller became deaf and blind when she was very young. Since she was deaf, she could not speak. One day, her parents found Miss Sullivan, a teacher for the deaf and blind. On the first day, Miss Sullivan gave Helen a doll and made some finger movements on her palm. Helen succeeded in imitating the movements correctly. Soon she learnt to spell.
She learnt to touch objects and spell their words on her palm. The second stage of learning was based on the sense of touch. Helen learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat. Helen also learnt to read and write with Braille as well as ordinary typewriter. She wrote poems and stories.
When she joined the Redcliff College, she knew there were difficulties in her way but she was eager to overcome them. The lectures were spelled into her palms as rapidly as possible. She would note down whatever she remembered when I went back home. She was the first deaf-blind person to graduate.
Question 2.
Anne Sullivan – A Wonderful Teacher
(a teacher for the deaf and blind-taught Helen to spell words with finger movements – touch objects and learn their spellings – satisfied Helen’s curiosity – taught Helen to speak-sense of touch – study seemed more like play – taught to read and write with Braille as well as ordinary typewriter – helped Helen even when her eyes were weak – became blind – sacrificed her eyesight for Helen)
Answer:
Anne Sullivan was a teacher for the deaf and blind. She taught Helen to spell words through finger movements on her palm. She taught Helen to touch different objects and spell their names on l the palm.
Miss Sullivan satisfied Helen’s curiosity. She taught Helen to speak through the sense of touch. Miss Sullivan would speak a word, and ask Helen to touch her lips and throat slowly. Helen learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat. Miss Sullivan made learning more like play than work.
Whenever anything delighted or interested Helen Miss Sullivan would talk about that as if she were a little girl herself. She taught Helen to read raised letters and then with Braille. Helen also learnt to type with Braille as well as ordinary typewriter. Even when her eyes became weak, Miss Sullivan continued to help Helen. At last, she became blind. She sacrificed her sight for her student.
Question 3.
Helen’s Learning Process
(How did she first learnt to spell ) words – What was the second stage of learning based on -How did she learn to speak – How did she learn to read and write – What did she learn at the Perkins Institution – How did she study at the Redcliff College – What was her achievement as a blind-deaf student ?)
Answer:
Helen first learnt to spell words by making finger movements on her palm. Her teacher would make her touch l different objects and then spelt their names on her palms. This was how Helen was first connected with the ( world through words.
The second stage of learning was based on the sense of ( touch. Miss Sullivan would speak a word and ask Helen to touch her lips and throat slowly. In this way, Helen learnt to speak through the movements of the lips and the vibration in the throat. Finally she started to read, first raised letters and then with Braille. She also learnt to write with both, ordinary as well as the Braille typewriter.
In Perkins Institution, she learnt Latin, German and arithmetic. When she joined the Cambridge School for Young Ladies, she began to write poems and stories. Helen then joined the Redcliff College, where the lectures were spelled into her palms rapidly. She would go home and note down whatever she remembered. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
5. Select the title of the Read related with each sentence.
(Note: Important sentences of this Read are given here.)
(1) Since she was deaf, she did not learn to speak.
(2) Next day she led me into her room and gave me a doll.
(3) Then Miss Sullivan made some finger movements on my palm. It was an exciting experience.
(4) I got interested in that play and started imitating the movements she made with her finger.
(5) When I finally succeeded in doing that correctly, I was thrilled.
(6) Suddenly my teacher put my hand under the water tap.
(7) We played this game every day touching different objects.
(8) I came to know that everything had a name.
(9) Every object I touched seemed to throb with life.
(10) Aha! I was connected with the world through all the words.
(11) I had a lot of questions to ask.
(12) My teacher satisfied my curiosity.
(13) When I uttered my first word, it gave me boundless delight.
(14) I was able to speak. It was a miracle!
(15) I felt amazed and delighted as my sister ran to me when I called her.
(16) When I studied seriously, it seemed more like play than work.
(17) I first read raised letters and later on s read with Braille.
(18) I learnt to write with both ordinary as well as Braille typewriter.
(19) I was provided all the possible opportunities to develop my abilities and I made the maximum use of them.
(20) My loneliness began to disappear and my progress of learning improved quite well.
(21) Although emotionally disturbed, I did my best in the examination.
(22) When the result was declared, I was so full of joy to hear that I had passed all the subjects.
(23) I knew there were challenges in my way but I was eager to overcome them.
(24) The professors looked far away as if they were speaking through a telephone.
(25) My prime goal in my life was to spread awareness regarding the poor neglected state of the blind,
(26) I had to raise funds not only to sustain a living for myself but also to start projects to remove darkness and miseries from the lives of other blind people.
(27) My teacher’s eyesight was worsening day by day.
(28) But I was sorry because she did not heed to her problem of her eyes.
(29) If she had not supported and encouraged to learn, I would not have enjoyed the beauty of the world.
6. Change into the Reported Speech.
(1) Samir : Can I meet Sujal ?
Ankita :Who are you?
Samir: I am his friend. I come from Vadodara.
Ankita: Please come in. I will call Sujal.
Answer:
Samir asked Ankita if he could meet Sujal. Ankita asked Samir who he was. Samir replied that he was his (Sujal’s) friend and added that he came from Vadodara. Ankita requested Samir to come in and said that she would call Sujal.
(2) The king said to Millanion, “I don’t think you can win the race.”
Millanion said, “I am sure I can win.” Atlanta said, “How can you be so sure of your victory ? No man can beat me in a race.”
Millanion said, “I have made up my mind and I must run.”
Answer:
The king told Millanion that he didn’t think that he (Millanion) could win the race. Millanion replied confidently that he was sure he could win. Atlanta asked Millanion how he could be so sure of his victory and added that no man could beat her in a race. Millanion said that he had made up his mind and he had to run.
(3) Ahmad : Good morning, Zara. How are you ?
Zara : Not very fine.
Ahmad :What happened ? Can I help you ?
Zara: I am suffering from cold and fever.
Answer:
Ahmad wished Zara a good morning and asked her how she was. Zara relied that she was not very fine. Ahmad asked her what had happened and wanted to know if he could help her. Zara said that she was suffering from cold and fever.
I Love You, Teacher Summary in Gujarati
[ખૂબ નાની ઉંમરમાં હેલન કેલર બહેરાં અને અંધ થઈ ગયેલાં. તે બહેરાં હોવાથી તેમને બોલતાં આવડ્યું નહિ. તેથી તેમનાં માતા-પિતા ખૂબ જ ચિંતાતુર રહેતાં. પછી તેમને બહેરાં અને અંધ માટેનાં શિક્ષિકા મિસ સુલિવાન મળી ગયાં. તેમણે હેલનનું જીવન બદલી નાખ્યું. તેમના જીવનના સંક્રાંતિકાળનો અહેવાલ અહીં તેમના જ શબ્દોમાં આપ્યો છે.] 1887ના વર્ષની એ સવાર હજુયે મને બરાબર યાદ છે. એ વખતે હું સાત જ વર્ષની હતી. એ દિવસે મારાં શિક્ષિકા એન સુલિવાન અમારે ઘેર આવેલાં.
બીજે દિવસે તેઓ મને તેમના રૂમમાં લઈ ગયાં અને મને એક ઢીંગલી – d-o-l-l આપી. થોડી વાર હું તેનાથી રમી. પછીથી મિસ સુલિવાને મારી હથેળીમાં આંગળી થોડી ફેરવી. એ રોમાંચક અનુભવ હતો. મને એ રમતમાં રસ પડ્યો અને તેમણે ફેરવેલી આંગળીની હું નકલ કરવા લાગી. હું જ્યારે એ બરાબર કરવામાં સફળ થઈ ત્યારે હું ઉત્તેજિત થઈ ઊઠી. મને ખબર નહોતી કે હું તે-૦-l-નો સ્પેલિંગ કરી રહી હતી.
થોડા દિવસો પછી, અમે અમારા બાગમાં ફરી રહ્યાં હતાં. અચાનક જ મારાં શિક્ષિકાએ મારો હાથ પાણીના નળ નીચે ધય. ઠંડા પાણીની ધાર મારા હાથ પર પડી રહી હતી, ત્યારે તેમણે મારી બીજી હથેળી પર w-a-t-e-rનો સ્પેલિંગ લખ્યો. જુદી જુદી વસ્તુઓને સ્પર્શ કરી અમે રોજ આ રમત રમતાં. આથી મારો આત્મા જાગી ઊઠ્યો.
દરેક વસ્તુને નામ હતું તેની મને ખબર પડી, હવે દરેક નામ નવા જ વિચારને જન્મ આપતું. હું જેને સ્પર્શ કરતી તે દરેક ચીજ મને જીવંત લાગતી, અરે! બધા જ શબ્દો દ્વારા હું વિશ્વ સાથે સંપર્કમાં આવી હતી, – રોજ સવારે મિસ સુલિવાન મને દૂર સુધી ફરવા લઈ જતાં હતાં. પૂછવા માટે મારી પાસે અનેક પ્રશ્નો હતા.
હું તેમની હથેળીમાં કંઈક લખું અને બદલામાં તેઓ, જેવી રીતે લોકો બાળકના કાનમાં કંઈ કહે છે તે તેવી રીતે મારી હથેળીમાં લખતાં. મારાં શિક્ષિકાએ મારી જિજ્ઞાસા સંતોષી. હવે મારી આસપાસની દરેક વસ્તુ મને જીવન, પ્રેમ અને આનંદથી ભરેલી લાગતી હતી.
અમારા શિક્ષણનો બીજો તબક્કો વધારે અઘરો હતો. એ પણ સ્પર્શેન્દ્રિય પર આધારિત હતો. મિસ સુલિવાન એક શબ્દ બોલે, અને મને તેમના હોઠ અને ગળાને ધીમેથી સ્પર્શ કરવા કહે. હોઠના હલનચલન અને ગળામાંની કંપનથી હું બોલતાં શીખી. હું જ્યારે મારો પ્રથમ શબ્દ બોલી ત્યારે મને અપરંપાર આનંદ થયેલો.
હવે હું મારાં રમકડાં, કાંકરા, અને બાગમાં વૃક્ષો અને પંખીઓ સાથે વાત કરવા લાગી. મેં જ્યારે મારી બહેનને બોલાવી અને તે મારી પાસે દોડતી આવી ત્યારે મને આશ્ચર્ય અને આનંદ થયાં, ઉપરાંત મારો કૂતરો મારી સૂચનાઓનું પાલન કરતો હતો. હું બોલી શકતી હતી. એ એક ચમત્કાર હતો!
હું ગંભીરતાપૂર્વક અભ્યાસ કરતી ત્યારે પણ મને એ, કામ કરતાં રમત જેવું વધારે લાગતું. જ્યારે જ્યારે મને આનંદ થાય કે રસ પડે ત્યારે ત્યારે મિસ સુલિવાન જાણે કે પોતે જ એક નાની છોકરી હોય તેમ તે વિશે વાત કરતાં. તેઓ વિજ્ઞાન જેવા વિષયોને એટલા તો રસમય બનાવીને શીખવતાં કે તેમણે શિખવાડેલું બધું જ મને યાદ રહેતું.
છેવટે મારા શિક્ષિકાએ મને વાંચતાં શીખવવાનું શરૂ કર્યું. પહેલા તો મેં ઉપસેલા અક્ષરો વાંચ્યા અને થોડા સમય બાદ બ્રલ(લિપિ)માં વાંચતા શીખી.
હું સાદા તેમજ બ્રેલ ટાઇપરાઇટર વડે લખતા શીખી. હું એક સુશિક્ષિત વ્યક્તિ બનવાના માર્ગ પર પ્રગતિ કરી રહી હતી. મારી ક્ષમતાઓને વિકસાવવાની બધી જ શક્ય તક મને આપવામાં આવી અને મેં તેનો મહત્તમ ઉપયોગ કર્યો. મારો આત્મવિશ્વાસ ખૂબ જ વધ્યો અને હું વાઇટ હાઉસમાં રાષ્ટ્રપ્રમુખ ક્લીવલૅન્ડને પણ મળી. 1890માં, લગભગ દસ વર્ષની ઉંમરે, મેં પકિન્સ
ઇન્સ્ટિટ્યૂશનમાં પ્રવેશ લીધો. અહીં મારાં શિક્ષિકા એન સુલિવાને મને ભણાવવાનું ચાલુ રાખ્યું. અહીં બીજા અંધ બાળકો સાથે હું મૈત્રી કરી શકી. મારી એકલતા દૂર થઈ અને મારા શિક્ષણની પ્રગતિ ઘણી સારી થઈ. હું લૅટિન, જર્મન અને ગણિત શીખી.
1896માં, મેં મૅસૅચુસેટ્સની કેમ્બ્રિજ સ્કૂલ ફૉર યંગ લેડિઝમાં પ્રવેશ લીધો. મારા જેવી અંધ, બધીર અને વાતચીત માટે મુશ્કેલીથી થોડા શબ્દો બોલી શકતી સ્ત્રી માટે આ ખરેખર એક ખૂબ મોટી સિદ્ધિ હતી. મેં કવિતા અને વાત લખવાનું શરૂ કર્યું. મારી પરીક્ષાના થોડા દિવસો પહેલાં જ મારા પિતાનું મૃત્યુ થયું. માનસિક રીતે અસ્વસ્થ હોવા છતાં, મેં પરીક્ષા માટે ખૂબ મહેનત કરી, મારાં શિક્ષિકા મારી સાથે પરીક્ષાખંડમાં આવી શકતાં નહોતાં.
ત્યાં એક શિક્ષક મારા હાથમાં પ્રશ્નો લખતા અને હું ઉત્તર યઇપ કરતી. જ્યારે પરિણામ જાહેર થયું, ત્યારે બધા જ વિષયોમાં હું ઉત્તીર્ણ થઈ હતી, તે જાણીને મને ખૂબ જ આનંદ થયો. | 1900માં રેડક્લિક કૉલેજનો પહેલો દિવસ મને યાદ આવે છે. મારા માર્ગમાં મુકેલીઓ હતી તે હું જાણતી હતી પણ તેમના પર વિજય મેળવવા હું આતુર હતી. અધ્યાપકો જાણે કે ટેલિફોન દ્વારા બોલતા હોય તેટલા દૂર લાગતા હતા. બને તેટલી ઝડપથી મારી હથેળીમાં વ્યાખ્યાનો ઉતારવામાં આવતાં. ઘેર આવીને જે કંઈ યાદ રહ્યું હોય તેની નોંધ કરતી.
અહીં મેં મારા જીવન વિશે લખવાનું શરૂ કર્યું. મેં આત્મકથા બ્રેલમાં અને સાદા યઇપરાઇટર પર લખી. મારી આત્મકથાનું સંપાદન જૉન મૅસિ દ્વારા કરવામાં આવ્યું. 1903માં આ લેખ એક સામયિકમાં પ્રસિદ્ધ થયો અને મને તેના માટે પૈસા ચૂકવવામાં આવ્યા, જેમ માનવજાત મ્યુટેનબર્ગનું રૂણી છે, તેમ અમે અંધજન, લુઈ બ્રેલનાં ઋણી છીએ.
28 જૂન, 1904માં હું રેડક્લિફ કૉલેજમાંથી સ્નાતક થઈ. BA(Bachelor of Arts)ની પદવી પ્રાપ્ત કરનારે હું સૌપ્રથમ બધીર અંધ વ્યક્તિ હતી, તેનો મને ગર્વ થયો. મને લાગ્યું કે, અંધજનોને વિવિધ રીતે મદદ કરવા માટે મારે લોકોને જાગત કરવા જોઈએ.
મારા જીવનનો મુખ્ય ધ્યેય અંધજનોની નબળી અને ઉપેક્ષિત સ્થિતિ, તેમની જન્મજાત ક્ષમતાઓ અને તેમની પ્રેરણા વિષે જાગરૂકતા ફેલાવવાનો હતો. મારે મારા પોતાના જીવનનિર્વાહ માટે જ નહીં, પણ બીજા અંધજનોનાં જીવનમાંથી, અંધકાર અને દુઃખ દૂર કરવાની યોજનાઓ શરૂ કરવા માટે ભંડોળ ઊભું કરવાનું હતું. મારાં શિક્ષિકા એન પાસેથી મેં જે પ્રાપ્ત કર્યું, તે માટે બીજાને આપવું જ જોઈએ તેવું મને દઢપણે લાગતું.
પછી મારા જીવનના આકાશમાં એક કાળું વાદળું આવી ગયું. મને તે વિશે ખૂબ ચિંતા થતી હતી. મારાં શિક્ષિકાની આંખો નબળી પડી રહી હતી. તેથી તેઓ સ્પષ્ટ જોઈ શકતાં
નહોતાં. તેઓ હિંમતવાળાં હતાં અને તે સમસ્યા સામે ઝઝૂમતાં હતાં. તેમણે પોતાની જાત પ્રત્યે જરાય ધ્યાન આપ્યા વિના મને મદદ કરવાનું ચાલુ રાખ્યું. તેથી મને ખૂબ દુઃખ થતું. છેવટે મારાં શિક્ષિકાએ તેમની દષ્ટિ ગુમાવી અને 1935માં તેઓ અંધ થઈ ગયાં. મારા માટે તેમણે તેમની દૃષ્ટિનું બલિદાન આપ્યું.
કેટલું ભવ્ય બલિદાન! જો તેમણે મને ભણવા માટે પ્રોત્સાહન અને આધાર આપ્યા ન હોત તો આ વિશ્વના સૌંદર્યને હું માણી શકી ન હોત. હું મારી જાતને તેમનાથી અલગ કલ્પી શકતી નથી. મારું હૃદય હંમેશાં બોલી ઊઠે છે : ગુરુજી, હું તમને પ્રેમ કરું છું.
Word Meanings:
Idioms and Pharses
(1) a turning point
Getting admission in the best college was a turning point of my life.
(2) to lead into
The teacher led the children into the library.
(3) for a while
I spoke to Disha for a while when I met her in the school.
(4) to be interested in
Kajal is interested in classical music.
(5) in turn
I helped Nisha with her Maths homework and in turn, she helped with my science project.
(6) based on
The film ‘Dangal’ is based on the life of the Phogat sisters.
(7) to move to
When I was ten, my parents moved to Ahmadabad.
(8) indebted to
Ajay is indebted to his uncle for supporting his college education.
(9) deeply concerned about
My father was deeply concerned about our education.
(10) day by day
Grandfather was getting better day by day because of good medicines.
(11) as a result
It was raining very heavily and as a result, the schools were closed.
(12) to fight against
We must all fight against corruption.
I feel… (Classroom / Individual Activity)
(1) Make a list of sentences that expresses Helen’s love for her teacher.
(2) Which teacher of your school do you respect the most ? Why ?
(3) What qualities, do you think, should a teacher have ?
(4) Visit a school for the blind and try to know how they learn.
(5) What will you do for the physically challenged pupils, if there are any in your school ?
(6) Narrate your own experience with your favourite teacher.
(7) How did you feel when you read about Miss Sullivan losing her eyesight ?