(एक्सप्ल’र इन्डिया : कुइज टाइम)
ACTIVITIES
1.
Answer the following questions with information from the lesson:
(a) What is
a quiz?
Ans: A quiz is a form of game or competition in which knowledge is tested by
asking questions.
(b) How many
school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase?
Ans: Five school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection
phase.
(c) Who was
the Quizmaster?
Ans: The Quizmaster was Mr. P.
K. Baruah .
(d) What
were the rules of the quiz as announced by the scorer Aparna?
Ans: The
rules were, There will be five rounds in total. In each round, each team will
get at least one direct question. For every correct answer, they will get ten
marks, and for a passed-over question, five marks will be awarded. There will
be no negative marks for a wrong answer. Each team will get only ten seconds to
answer a question. The team which scores the highest marks will be the winner
and will represent the state in the National Level Quiz Competition.
(e) Which
team was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition?
Ans: The winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition was R.K.M.
School, Cachar.
2. How well do you know your country? Complete the following sentences
(a)
The ancient name of Assam was Kamrup.
It was also known as
___________.
Ans:
Pragjyotishpur
(b)
Su-ka-pha
established the Ahom kingdom in Assam in the year
__________.
Ans:
1228
(c)
_________ does
not share its border with Assam.
Ans:
Myanmar
(d)
The colours of our tricolour National flag are______, _______, and
_______.
Ans:
saffron, white and green
(e)
White stands for ______
and ______.
Ans:
peace
and truth
(f)
Mahatma Gandhi was born in ________in
the state of __________.
Ans:
Porbandar, Gujarat
(g)
Amritsar in Punjab is famous for the _______
of the _________.
Ans: Golden Temple, Sikhs
(h)
The largest population of Indian rhinos can be seen in __________.
Ans:
Kaziranga National Park
(i)
The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, was_________.
Ans: Patliputra
(j)
The Qutub Minar, the world’s tallest free-standing stone tower was
built
in_________ by___________.
Ans:
1193, Qutb-ud-din Aibak
A 1. One name by which our country India is known is Hindustan. 2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron. 3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma Chakra.4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.
5. Dandi in Gujrat is famous for a historical event. | B 1. It signifies courage and sacrifice.2. It signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
3. Gandhiji's Salt March started here in 1930.
4. 'Bharat' or 'Bharatvarsha' is another name for it.
5. It was in memory of his wife Mumtaj Mahal. |
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A |
B
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1. One name
by which our country India is known is Hindustan.
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4.
‘Bharat’ or ‘Bharatvarsha’ is another name for it.
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2. The colour
of the first band of our flag is saffron.
|
1. It
signifies courage and sacrifice.
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3. The blue
wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma
Chakra.
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2. It
signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
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4. Shah Jahan
built the Taj Mahal.
|
5. It
was in memory of his wife Mumtaz
Mahal.
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5. Dandi in
Gujrat is famous for a historical event. |
3. Gandhiji’s Salt March started here in
1930. |
Ans: F
(b) The announcement is about postponing the quiz programme. (T / F)
Ans: T
(c) The quiz programme has been postponed indefinitely. (T / F)
Ans: T
(d) The quiz programme has been rescheduled for next Monday. (T / F)
Ans: F
(e) The next date of the quiz has been notified in the announcement. (T / F)
Ans: F
(f) The participants of other districts are requested to go back. (T / F)
Ans: F
(g) The new date for the quiz will be notified shortly. (T / F)
Ans: T
(h) Students of the venue school are asked to go to their classes. (T / F)
Ans: T
6. Let's learn some grammar:
Look at these two sentences-
(a) How do you spend your free time?
(b) What is your free-time activity?
These two sentences begin with a question word.
Words such as what, where, when, who, whose and how are question words.
Now write questions to which each of the following sentences are answers.
(a) We are from C.R. School, Tinsukia.
(b) You will get ten marks for a direct question.
(c) Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife.
(d) Guru Ram Das built the Golden Temple.
(e) The historic Salt March started in Dandi in Gujarat.
(f) Kaziranga is famous for the one-horned rhino.
(g) The winner of today's quiz is Team D.
Ans: a) Which school are you from?
c) Who built the Taj Mahal and why?
d) Who built the Golden Temple?
e) Where did the historic Salt March start?
f) What is Kaziranga famous for?
g) Who is the winner of today’s quiz?
7. Here is another type of question:
(a) Are you in doubt?
(b) Can you answer the question?
These two questions are known as Yes-No type questions because we can answer the questions using yes or no.
In pairs, make Yes/No questions for the following answers from the quiz. One is done for you.
(a) Are you representing the East Zone?
Answer: Yes, we are representing the East Zone.
(b)__________________________________________________________.
Answer: Yes, Tezpur Academy is in Sonitpur.
(c) __________________________________________________________.
Answer: Yes, the winning team will represent Assam in the National School Quiz Competition.
(d) __________________________________________________________.
Answer: No, the ancient name of Assam was not Kamatapur.
(e) __________________________________________________________.
Answer: No, the capital of Assam during the Ahom rule was not Cooch Behar.
(f) __________________________________________________________.
Answer: Yes, saffron signifies courage and sacrifice.
(g) _________________________________________________________.
Answer: No, Porbandar is located in Gujarat.
Ans: (a) Are you representing the East Zone?
(c) Will the winning team represent Assam in the National School Quiz Competition?
(d) Was the ancient name of Assam Kamatapur?
(e) Does saffron signify courage and sacrifice?
(f) Is Porbandar located in Gujarat?
