English (202) Tutor Marked Assignment 2020-21

English (202) Tutor Marked Assignment 2020-21

1. Answer any one of the following question in about 40-60 words. 

(2) (a) "Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love."

 (i) Who is the speaker of the above lines?

 (ii) Who is he speaking for? What does it reflect about the speaker. (See lesson-2)

(b) “I want to live in a developed India. For her, you and I will have to build this developed India.

 " (i) Who is the speaker of the above lines? 

(ii) Who wants to live in a developed India ? Which vision is the speaker talking about? 

2. Answer any one of the following question in 40-60 words. 

(2) (a) Comment on Kezia's father's attitude towards her and analyse its impact on her personality. (See lesson-18)

 (b) Discuss the importance of team work, dignity of labour and contribution to a group work. Give examples from the story, ‘How the squirrel got this stripes’ to support your answer. (See lesson- 2)

3. Answer any one of the following in 40-60 words 

(2) (a) What motivated Neema's father to become a doctor? Which historical figure did the grandmother quote to explain her experienced of being fit? (See lesson 21) 

(b) What made Dr. Kurien be called as "father of the white Revolution" and “Architect of Modern Dairy Industry” ? Support your answer with examples from the lesson. (See lesson 24)

4. Answer any one of the following question in 100-150 words. 

(4) (a) Being genuine, honest and loyal in a relationship is very important, which people are forgething nowadays. Do you agree with the statement? How does the poet criticize the changing times? (See lesson 25) 

(b) What were the values propagated by Ustad Bismillah Khan along with his love for music? Name the accolades he was blessed with. 

5. Answer any one of the following question in 100-150 word

(a) "No wonder the neem is known as the 'wonder tree and you're a wonder girl too ! "Who spoke this lines and why? Why has the speaker used the adjective 'wonder’ for both the tree and the girl ?

 (b) Appreciate Dr. Kalam's vision for India. Also, identify and state an individual's role in India's development and growth. Do you think each person should take charge and contribute her/his bit for the growth of the nation. Support with examples.

6. Prepare any one project out of the following (6) 

(a) You have read about Dr. Kurien, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and learnt about their 

lines and contribution.  

Now, research and find out about any 3 modern social reformers who have brought a significant change in India growth and development, Write about them in form of BIOSKETCH mention :

– their age, educational background

– their work / role in social growth

 – recognitions / awards received 

– how they have been a source of motivation.

  – their vision

(b) You have read the mythological tale titled, ‘How the squirrel got his stripes’ and learnt valuable learning & moral values,

Visit a nearby library / Sahitya Academy / any government library and read 5 folktales / mythological tales.

Identify the morals, values, belief system and messages given in them. Compare them to the modern times and analyse how many of them are relevant even today. Write a descriptive paragraph there after about them.