LIGHTENED TO LIGHT

  LESSON 10   BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – II     1.     Where are the merchant and George returning from? The merchant and George are returning from the Beast’s castle in the forest.   2.     What kind of news does the merchant bring back? The merchant brings back good news and bad news.   3.     What promise did the merchant make and to whom? The merchant made a promise to the Beast that he would send one of his three daughters to him.   4.     Who says he will go with Beauty and what for? George says he will go with Beauty to keep her safe.   5.     What reason does Beauty give for returning home? Beauty says that she has returned because the Beast gave her permission to do so. Somehow the Beast had known that the merchant was ill.   6.     How does the Beast treat Beauty? The Beast treats Beauty well: he is kind an...

  LESSON – 6 INTERNET   1.       Describe the term video conferencing. It is very common practice to speak over the phone and mobiles. In video conferencing, there can be two or more people talking to you at once. Video conferencing has proven to be a very successful way to communicate. Even the deaf and the hearing-impaired people can now communicate with each other using sign language on video conference.   2.       What do you mean by the term internet? The internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computer together globally, forming a network in which any computer can communicate with any other computer as long as both are connected to the internet.   3.       Define the term URL, A URL is the address of a webpage or any other resource on the World Wide Web. A URL is made up of three parts: a.    ...

  Chapter 6 The Monkey and the Crocodile 1.        The monkey was happy living in the fruit tree, but his happiness was not complete. What did he miss? Ans:  The monkey was happy in his fruit tree home. He had plenty to eat, but he had no company. He felt lonely. He needed a companion to talk to and also to share his fruits 2.     What did the two friends generally talk about? Ans:  The monkey and the crocodile became fast friends. They talked about birds  and animals. They also discussed the difficulties of the farmers when the rain failed. 3.        Why was the crocodile’s wife annoyed with her husband one day? Ans:  One day, the crocodile overstayed with the monkey. His wife had to manage the little ones alone. So she was annoyed with him. 4.     Why was the crocodile unwilling to invite his friend home? Ans:  The crocodile’s wife wanted to eat the ...

  POEM - The Wonderful Words FILL THE BLANKS Do not let a thought shrivel and die because you don’t know how to say it English is a wonderful game with words that everyone can play. One has to match the words to the brightest thoughts in one’s head Words are the food and dress of thought.   SHORT ANSWERS Question 1. Why did the poet say that “English is a wonderful game”? Answer: English is a wonderful game because we can play with words and frame them in such a way as to convey desired message. Question 2. Who can liberate thoughts from our mind? Answer: Words can liberate thoughts from our mind. Thoughts and ideas are being held captive in our mind. Question 3. What has not been said yet according to the poem? Answer: Many lovely things have not been said yet and they need to be conveyed in a beautiful way. Question 4. Where can we find a new surprise? Answer: We can find a marvelous new surprise in our mind. ...

  POEM THE WHITE WINDOW   1.   When does the moon come to the house? The Moon comes to the house every night.   2.   What does the moon come there to do? The Moon comes there to peep.   3.   What does the person in the room do? The person in the room pretends to sleep.   4.   Does the moon make any sound? The Moon makes no sound at all.   5.   Where does the moon then go to? The Moon then goes to the house next door.   6.   How does the moon go to the next house? The Moon steals by on tippy-toes to the next house.   7.   Why does the moon go next door? The Moon goes next door to peep at the folk asleep there.  

  LESSON 3 COMPUTER MEMORY AND STORAGE DEVICES   1.     How is a DVD different from a CD? DVD is similar to CD in shape and size, but it can store a huge amount of information. The storage capacity varies from 4.1 GB to 17 GB.   2.     Distinguish between RAM and ROM? RAM is the working memory of a computer system. RAM is a temporary memory. When we turn off the computer, the RAM loses all the data. ROM is known as permanent memory and cannot ordinarily be changed. It contains instructions and programs for computer operation. The content of ROM does not get lost when the computer is turned off.   3.     What do you understand by computer’s memory? The memory of a computer is broadly divided into two parts. They are primary memory and secondary memory. Primary memory can be divided into three parts. RAM, ROM and Hard disk. Secondary memory storage devices are CD/DVD and Pen Drive.   4.  ...

  LESSON 2 COMPUTER AND ITS FUNCTIONS I.                DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING: 1.      Hardware and software Hardware : Physical components of a computer that we can see, touch and feel are called the hardware Software : is a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that performs some tasks on a computer system. 2.      Input devices and output devices Input devices are those which are used to enter data and information into a computer. Output devices are those which the computer uses to display the information and results. 3.      Printer and scanner Printer gives printouts of our work on paper. Scanner is an output device that converts paper image into digital or electronic images and then flashes them on the monitor. 4.      Touchpad and touchscreen Touch pad is a tou...