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10th Samacheer Kalvi Topics Covered

1. PROSE IMPORTANT – 2MARKS

2. PROSE IMPORTANT 5 – MARKS

3. LETTER WRITING

4. IMPORTANT ADVERTISEMENT

5. POEM – PARAGRAPH

6. POEM – 2 MARKS

7.SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
(BOOK BACK)
I. PROSE IMPORTANT – 2MARKS
  1. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
  2. What made the young seagull go mad?
  3. What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
  4. Did the mother bird offer any food to the young seagull?
  5. What did the young seagull manage to find in his search for food on the ledge?
  6. What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother?
  7. What happened to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea?
  8. How long were they trained to undertake their voyage?
  9. What does INSV stand for?
  10. What sort of training did the crew undergo before their expedition?
  11. Who is Tare-Tarini? After whom was the sailboat named?
  12. Why did Aditya decide to visit his ancestral home?
  13. What challenging tasks did the team face during their voyage?
  14. How did the crew members work as a team to make their expedition successful?
  15. What was their daily routine of Sanyal?
  16. What festival did they celebrate during their expedition?
  17. What was engraved on the medal?
  18. Where did Aditya visit?
  19. What was the condition of attic?
  20. Who is Kim?
  21. Which instrument does David control with his eye movements?
  22. How many years has M. Hamel been in the village?
II) PROSE IMPORTANT 5 – MARKS
  1. Who helped the young seagull to fly?
  2. Write the experience of the first flight of the young seagull?
  3. What made the young seagull to fly?
  4. Describe the struggles undergone by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying?
  5. Write a success story of the women crew’s expedition.
  6. Highlight the factors responsible for all-women Indian Navy crew underwent.
  7. Write the characters sketch of Aditya and Sanyal.
  8. Explain the Vartika Joshi’s consideration as a woman of this
  9. expedition.
  10. Give an account of the last day of M. Hamel in school.
  11. How do we use technology in our day to day life?
  12. We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with reference to the French language and M. Hamel.
  13. Write in detail about the selection and training process which the crew underwent.
III) LETTER WRITING
  1. Write a complaint to the officer of the PWD department to take immediate action of maintaining cleanliness in the children’s park in your locality.
  2. Write a letter to the Head Master of your school requesting a Transfer certificate.
  3. Write a letter to the Principal of your school requesting a Bonafide certificate.
  4. Write a letter to a Newspaper to enlighten the street lights of your area do not work properly.
  5. You are the school monitor, of Modern matriculation school, Villupuram. Your school principal was requested you to inform the students about a trip to Yercaud for 3 days. Prepare a notice giving the details such as date of journey, mode of transportation, amount, dress code etc.
  6. You are Kiran / Keerthi school people leader of GHSS, Karur. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school inviting all students of your school to take part in the science club inauguration which is to be held in our school on the 22nd of this month.
  7. You are Ajeet, living in a remote village in Tirunelveli. You are participated in a health camp organized by your school. You are surprised to observe that most of the residents were unaware of health and hygiene. As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the editor stating the need to organize each camps focusing on the importance of health and hygiene.
  8. Write a letter to the manager of a famous daily newspaper, ordering subscription for your school library.
IV) IMPORTANT ADVERTISEMENT

1. Prepare an advertisement using the hints given below

Home appliances – Aadi sales – 20-30% discount – special combo offers – Muthusamy & co, Raja street, Chennai.

2. Say “ NO TO DRUGS” – design a poster for it in not more than 50 words. You may use slogans / phrases.

3. Homemade taste – hygiene – family restaurant – fresh juice – free home delivery – cards accepted.

4. Sale furniture –  wooden chairs – comfortable sofa – door delivery – 15% less- 15 Anna Nagar – Salem.

5. Tasty and hygiene – homemade taste – 200 varities to select – pure vegetarian – Mani villas – V.E road –Tuticorin.

6. Hurry – 40% off – group tours _ limitetd seats – KPK Travels – Singapore – Malaysia – Thailand.

7. SEEMATI APPRAELS – innumerable varieties – from men, women, kids to seniors – buy one take one – special offer 40%.

V) POEM – PARAGRAPH
  1. Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Hendry Van dyke.
  2. How are today’s women portrayed by the poet?
  3. Write the outline of the poem “ THE SECRET OF THE MACHINES”
  4. What is the central theme of the poem “ No men are foreign”
  5. Write a paragraph on “The Grumble Family” and their attitude towards other folks.
  6. Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.
  7. “Some cricket, have four legs and some have two” – elucidate this statement from the poet’s point of view.

 VI) POEM  – 2 MARKS

1.Strong is she in her faith and belief

“Persistence is the key to everything, says she

a)What is she strong about?

b)How does she deal with the adversities in life?

2. The summer of life she’s ready to see in spring

She says, spring will come again, my dear

Let me care for the ones who’re near”

a)What does the word summer mean here?

b)How does she take life?

3. They too aware of sun and air and water

Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starved

a)What is common for all of us?

b)How are we fed?

c)Mention the season referred here?

4. Some water, coal and oil is all we ask

And a thousand of an inch to give us play.

a)Who does ‘we’ refer to?

b)What do they ask for?

c)What condition do machines ask for?

5. They growl at that and they growl at this

Whatever comes, there is something amiss;

a)What does the word growl mean here?

b)Why do they find everything amiss?

6. Let me but live my life from year to year

With forward face and unreluctant soul;

a)Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?

b)What kind of life does the poet want to lead?

7. She’s today’s woman. Today’s woman dear

Love her, respect her, keep her near…

a) How should a woman be treated?

b) Is the poet talking about the woman of previous generation?

8. Not a crumb to be found

On the snow covered ground

a)What could not he find on the ground?

b)Why was the ground covered with snow?

9. And now, if you will set us to our task.

We will serve you four and twenty hours a day.

a)Who does the pronoun ‘you’ refer to here?

b)Do the machines serve us twenty four hours a day?

10. Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read.

A labour not different from our own.

a) Who does ‘their’ refer to?

b) What does not differ?

11. Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes,

Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon.

a) What is found beneath all uniforms?

b) What is same for everyone of us?

12. There’s a family nobody likes to meet,

They live , it is said, on the complaining street.

a) Where does the family live?

b) Why do you think the street is named as ‘complaining street’?

13. Began to complain when he found that, at home,

His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.

a) Who does ‘he’ refer to?

b) Why was his cupboard empty?

VI) SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS