Question 1.
What do you
infer from the above pictures?
Answer:
technology
is donating our lives.
Question 2.
Look at the
above electronic gadgets. If you were given a chance to remodel a device, in
which device you would bring in changes and what would be those changes?
Answer:
If I were
given a chance I would remodel the digital dictionary. I would make it very
compact by reducing its size and increasing the configuration of it.
10th
English Guide Tech Bloomers InText Questions and Answers
Question
(a)
What is the
future of technology?
Answer:
The future
of technology is beyond our imagination but certainly possible with modern
gadgets.
Question
(b)
How many
people in India suffer from a disability?
Answer:
About 2.7
crore people in India suffer from a disability.
Question
(c)
Who is Kim?
Answer:
Kim is the
Assistive Technologist at Alisha’s School.
Question
(d)
How does
Kim help Alisha?
Answer:
Kim
introduced Alisha to Dragon Dictate, which had opened up the world to Alisha.
It has made her more independent and she is able to study on her own.
Question
(e)
Why is
technology important according to David?
Answer:
Technology
enables David to communicate and be independent. So it is important according
to David.
Question
(f)
Name the
instrument which David control with his eye movements?
Answer:
Liberator
communication device is the instrument which David controls with his eye
movements.
Question
(g)
What
devices help David to move from one place to another?
Answer:
David moves
from one place to another in his electric chair with head switches. He uses the
ECO point Eye Gaze system to communicate and access the computer. He also
checks the Chelsea football team’s performance.
10th
English Guide Tech Bloomers Textbook Questions and Answers
A. Answer
the following questions in two or three sentences.
Question 1.
What are
the benefits of the internet to the common man?
Answer:
Technology
impacts the environment, people, and society as a whole. The Internet benefits
a common man to travel, to communicate, to learn, to do business, and to live
in comfort.
Question 2.
Do you
think technology has improved communication? How?
Answer:
Yes,
technology has improved communication. Alisha who suffers from cerebral palsy
can speak now with the help of dragon dictate. It made her achieve things which
she had dreamt.
Question 3.
How does
David operate computers with the Liberator Communication Device?
Answer:
David
operates computers with the Liberator Communication Device by controlling it
with his eye movements. It has a Bluetooth adapter. So it lets him use any PC
or Mac by sending commands.
Question 4.
Which
devices are controlled using ACTIV controller?
Answer:
TV, Blu-ray
and music players are controlled using ACTIV controller
Question 5.
Who says
these words: “I want everyone to know the difference technology has made in my
life”?
Answer:
Alisha says
these words to make the world know the difference that technology has made in
her life.
Question 6.
Which
software helps Alisha to overcome her difficulty in typing?
Answer:
Dragon
Dictate is a software which helped Alisha to overcome her difficulty in typing.
Question 7.
Name a few
Indian innovations which are helpful to the disabled and make their day-to-day
life easier?
Answer:
Lechal
Shoes by Krispian Lawrence, Blee watch by Industrial designers Nupura Kirloskar
and Janhavi Joshi of Mumbai and IGEST by Anil Prabhakar.
,
Question 8.
Is it
possible to control the computer screen with eye gaze?
Answer:
Yes, it is
possible to control the computer screen with Eye Gaze. This means, when we are
reading, we can move from page to page using the pupils of our eyes.
Question 9.
Suggest the
ways of making our society inclusive?
Answer:
Keeping in
touch with our family, talking to them, seeing relatives, who live far away,
making, friends, communicating and controlling our environment, finding
opportunities, getting qualified and being independent are the ways of making
our society inclusive.
Question
10.
How would
you help the people with disabilities in your neighbourhood?
Answer:
Giving a
chance to expose their talents appreciating, motivating, talking and sharing
with the disabled persons. I would introduce the latest modern technology to
them.
Additional
Questions
Question 1.
Why
couldn’t Alisha physically type as fast as she thought?
Answer:
Alisha had
cerebral palsy. So she couldn’t physically type as fast as she thought.
Question 2.
What is the
use of Eye Gaze?
Answer:
If someone
has very limited movement, they can control a computer screen with Eye Gaze.
Question 3.
Why does
David say that Technology is very important?
Answer:
David says
that Technology is important because it enables him to communicate and be free.
Question 4.
How long
did it take David to learn to use a Liberator Communication Device?
Answer:
It took
David a couple of weeks to learn to use a Liberator Communication Device.
,
Question 5.
Why did
David travel to Brazil?
Answer:
David
travelled to Brazil to work with the Olympic opening ceremony team as part of
the Remix Drama Group.
B. Answer
in a paragraph of about 100-150 words.
1. How do
we use technology in our day to day lives? (OR)
2.
“Technology is a boon to the disabled” – justify.
Answer:
Introduction:
Technology
is useful to everyone in our day to day life. Technology is now a boon to
citizens.
Technology
for Everyday:
We live in
a new era of Technology. Technology impacts the environment, people and the
society as a whole. It may be positive or negative, banking, shopping,
travelling usage are done by technology. We use technology to live in comfort.
Uses of
Internet:
Mobile
phones, digital dictionaries, tablets, video games etc., are the outcome of the
latest technology. These new products make our work easy. It helps us keep in
touch with our family and friends who are far away from us. GPS and Google map
help us to explore new places.
Modem
technology:
Globalised
sharing of knowledge enhances learning process. Video conferencing reduces the
travel time in business. Operating home appliances by voice commands is easy.
It makes us confident and independent.
Technology
for disabled:
Technology
is also a boon to the people with special needs. Technology helps the disabled
to overcome barriers. They lead a comfortable life. The differently abled are
now confident and competent in life.
Alisha and
David’s live changed with the use of technology. Alisha couldn’t type fast
physically. After the use of technology, she could speak. David used EC02, he
spoke in complete sentence. At home, he played MP3 on his ECO2 from morning
till night. Thus technology is a boon to the disabled.
Conclusion:
Now
learning is a more inclusive way with this technology. In future, technology
will assist, human in all walks of his life.
(OR)
Lesson:
Tech Bloomers
Theme:
Technology is very important in life
Moral:
Necessity is the mother of Invention
We live in
a new era of technology. It has an impact on the environment, people, and the
whole society. The way we use technology determines the impact on society.
Banking, shopping, travelling usage are done by technology. We use technology
to live in comfort. Nowadays we use mobile phones, computers, email, and video
games. These are useful and make our work quicker and easier.
We can
communicate with friends and relatives. We can control our environment. Now
technology is a gift to disabled persons. Alisha can’t walk or use a computer.
But she uses dragon dictate. This converts her speech to type in PC. David
can’t walk and move his hands. He operates his PC by eye movement using LC,
ECO2. Technology makes us confident and independent.
(OR)
We live in
the new-era of technology.
It has made
human life simple.
Technology
helps us to travel, to communicate, and to learn.
Nowadays we
use mobiles, computers, and email.
They make
our work quicker and easier.
Technology
helps the disabled to lead a normal life.
Alisha
can’t walk or use computers.
She uses
dragon dictate.
It converts
her speech to type in PC
David can’t
walk and move his hands.
He uses LC,
ECO2 to speak in complete sentences.
Technology
makes us confident and independent.
Vocabulary:
C. Pick out
the contractions from the lesson and expand them.
D. Expand
the following abbreviations or acronyms
Answer:
SIM:
Subscriber Identity Module
ISRO:
Indian Space Research Organisation
WHO: World
Health Organisation
CCTV:
Closed Circuit Television
HDMI: High
Definition Multimedia Service
LASER:
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MRI:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CRY: Child
Rights and You
RAM: Random
Access Memory
ROM: Read
Only Memory
CPU:
Central Processing Unit
ALU:
Arithmetic Logic Unit
E. Complete the sentences with the correct abbreviations or acronyms from the given list.
My dad
wakes up very early in the morning because he has to be at work at 6.00 …………….
Socrates,
the famous Classical Greek Athenian philosopher, died in 399 …………..
Leonardo Da
Vinci was a famous Italian polymath, a painter, a sculptor, an architect, a
musician, a scientist ………..
I usually
return home from work at 10.30 …………….
John
downloaded a clip from YouTube in ………….. quality.
There are
many irregular verbs in the English language …………… break, do, make.
I’m
watching a great football match, Barcelona …………. Real Madrid.
Humans who
dive without protection can survive 300 ……… underwater.
An 11-year-old
girl just beat Einstein on an …………… test.
We used the
………….. facility to track the location.
Answer:
a.m
BCE
etc
p.m
HD
e.g
vs
m
IQ
GPS
Listening:
F. Listen
to the passage and state whether the statements are true (T), false (F), or no
information (N)?
Hello! I’m
Santhiya. I want to write about my mobile phone. I got it from my parents for
my birthday two years back. I like it very much and I think it’s sometimes good
to have it in my bag.
I always
keep it in my bag or in my pocket so my parents and my friends can always call
me. It’s got a calculator in it so I use it frequently to calculate. It’s also
a kind of information file. I can use my mobile phone to connect to the
Internet and look through the news or read emails. Isn’t it fantastic?
Last year I
was cycling with my friend on a holiday with my friend. We went cycling but the
weather wasn’t good. It was cold and windy. It started to rain and it got dark.
Suddenly my friend fell off her bike and broke her leg. At first, I didn’t know
what to do but then I thought about my phone.
It was in
my backpack so I telephoned for help. After fifteen minutes a doctor arrived.
Sometimes people are not keen on mobile phones. They are a real problem because
they always ring at the wrong moment. I’m not crazy about my mobile phone but I
feel safe when I have it with me.
Question 1.
Santhiya
can’t live without her mobile phone?
Answer:
False
,
Question 2.
Did she get
her mobile in January?
Answer:
False
Question 3.
Her parents
bought her a mobile phone one year ago?
Answer:
False
Question 4.
There’s a
calculator on her mobile?
Answer:
True
Question 5.
She can
connect to the Internet on her mobile?
Answer:
True
Question 6.
Does she
usually listen to music on her mobile?
Answer:
False
Question 7.
She can’t
read emails on her mobile?
Answer:
False
Question 8.
There are
often a lot of problems with mobile phones?
Answer:
True
Question 9.
Santhiya
always talks on her mobile to her friends?
Answer:
True
,
Question
10.
She doesn’t
like mobile phones?
Answer:
False
G. Listen
to the passage again and answer the questions.
Question 1.
Where does
Santhiya keep her mobile?
Answer:
Santhiya
keeps her mobile in her bag or in her pocket.
Question 2.
What can
she use it for?
Answer:
To
communicate, to calculate, and browse the Internet.
Question 3.
When was
she cycling?
Answer:
She was
cycling last year.
Question 4.
What
happened there?
Answer:
Her friend
fell off her bike and broke her leg.
Question 5.
How did
Santhiya solve the problem?
Answer:
Santhiya
called a doctor through her mobile phone. He came to the spot in 15 minutes and
helped the girl out.
H. Complete
the sentences after reading the passage.
Santhiva’s
parents and friends can always ……………. her.
Her mobile
phone is also a kind of ………………..
On the cycling
holiday after the accident, Santhiya phoned for …………………
Mobile
phones often …………….. at the wrong moment.
Children
can feel ……………… when they have their mobile phones with them.
Answers:
talk to
information
a doctor
ring
safe
Speaking:
I. Prepare
any one of the topics given below and present it before your English teacher.
Prepare a
welcome address on the occasion of the republic day celebration.
Welcome
Address
Good
morning to all. I am very proud to introduce our chief guest, Dr. Christopher.
He is well known to all of us for his great service in the medical field. He
was a professor in the Government Medical College, Tirunelveli for the past ten
years. Now he is the dean of Rajaji Government Hospital, Madurai.
He has done
a lot to the students to turn out as doctors in our area. We are very happy to
honour Dr. Christopher as our chief guest at our Republic Day celebration. I
take this opportunity to welcome you, sir. I also extend my hearty welcome to
the other guests on the stage at this joyous moment. Thank you.
2. Prepare
a Vote of thanks on the occasion of the Independence day celebration.
Vote of
thanks
The most
respected chief guest, respected headmaster, teachers, parents, and my dear
friends. It is my privilege to propose a vote of thanks to you all.
On behalf
of our school management and the organising team, I extend my heart felt thanks
to our chief guest Dr. Hameed. He is the Principal of Government Arts College,
who graced the occasion with his presence.
He gave
valuable advice and guidance in his Presidential Address. The parents are the
pillars of our institution. We are grateful to all of them.
I thank
them for their patience and presence. I also thank our headmaster for guiding
us with his timely counsel to organise this function. I thank all our teachers
and students for their goodwill and co-operation. Thank you one and all.
Mock
anchoring for the annual day celebration
Mock
anchoring for Annual Day Celebration
1. Good
evening all of you. It’s my privilege to welcome you all on this day,
celebrating our school’s Annual day. We’re really pleased with your presence.
2. Let’s
give great applause to our chief guest of this evening Dr. Rabindranath. He is
the Vice-Chancellor of MKS University, Chennai.
He is a
great creator and writer. He has done excellent work in the field of education.
I also welcome our Head master Mr. Basker. I also welcome the other guests on
the stage.on this happiest moment.
3. May I
request you ail to stand up for the prayer song by the school choir.
4. Now I
request the chief guest to light the lamp. Thank you, sir.
5. I
request our principal to welcome the gathering. Thank you, sir.
6. I
request our chief guest to deliver his presidential speech. s> We’re very
much impressed by your speech. Thank you sir.
7. Now
we’ve our cultural programme – the show of this evening. Let’s see and enjoy.
8. It’s
time to say thanks. I thank the chief guest for sparing time to be with us and
gracing this occasion with his presence.
9. Also I
thank our principal for making this function a grand success. I thank the
teachers, parents and students for your co-operation to make this occasion a
memorable one.
10. Thank
you one and all.
Reading:
J. Read the
comic strip and answer the following questions.
Question 1.
What do you
mean by cyber safety?
Answer:
Cybersafety
means keeping the information safe.
Question 2.
How do you
behave in a virtual platform?
Answer:
We must
respect the values and sentiments of others as part of the global network we
have to follow •internet ethics.
Question 3.
Can we read
and access the information free of cost?
Answer:
Yes, we can
read and access the information free of cost.
Question 4.
Do you
think that all the information online can be used without any permission?
Answer:
No, we have
to get the permission of the author for some information.
Question 5.
Which website
do you often access? Why?
Answer:
I access
google’s website often because it is secure.
Writing:
K. Fill in
the missing words in this email.
,
Dear sir,
In response
to your mail, I have prepared a model for the Science Fest. Please find
attached the document for your kind perusal. I look forward to hearing from
you.
Sincerely
Manju.
L. Write an
email to your teacher about the interesting English model that you have
prepared for the literary fest.
E-mail:
,
M. Practice
Exercise
You are the
receptionist of your school. Your Head master instructs you to send a message
to all the parents of class ten to attend a PTA (Parent Teacher Association)
meet which is to be held on 22.12.2019
,
Answer:
You are the
receptionist of your school. Your Head master instructs you to send a message to
all the parents of class ten to attend a PTA meeting to be held on 3.10.2020.
Message
30
September 2020
Dear
parents,
A PTA
meeting is to be held on 3rd October 2020 in our school hail at 4 p.m. Kindly
attend the meeting. It is especially for parents of class 10 students
Kanchana
(Receptionist)
N. Write
about Your Favourite Sports person! Famous personality/Hobby/ Recipe by
starting your own blog.
Famous
Personality:
APJ Abdul
Kalam
My
favourite famous personality is APJ Abdul Kalam. He is also known as “The
Missile Man of India”. He is a man of humble personality. He became the
eleventh President of India. He loved students and education both in life and
death. He allowed him to breathe his last gasp while lecturing to the student
at 11M Shillong in July 2015.
He was a
very talented person. He was appointed as the project director of the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO). As a director, he led many successful
missile and rock launching projects. He also received many prestigious Indian
awards like the Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, and PadmaVibhushan.
From being
a simple man, he rose to the greatest position of heading the Indian nation.
Hard work and dedication are the inspiring qualities that made Abdul Kalam
famous. He is an example for adults and children.
Grammar:
,
,
A. Write
the words that can replace Ravi, Rani, woman, luggage and the dog when we use
them for the second and subsequent times in the passage ……………, ……………., ………………
These words are called ……………..
Answer:
He, she,
it, and it
These words
are called?
Answer:
pronouns
B. Fill in
the gaps with personal pronouns.
Kumaravel
lives in Thiruvannamalai. (1) ………………… is a doctor. All the people like (2) …………………
because of (3) …………….. helping nature. (4) ……………. the hospital is located at
Car street and most of (5) ………………. patients are poor so (6) ………………………. does not
charge much money. (7) ………………… daughter goes to school. (8) ………………….. studies
in 5th Standard. (9) …………………… teachers love (10) …………………… very much. (11) ……………………….
friends are also very good. (12) ……………… always encourage (13) ………………… (14) ………………
have given (15) ………… good advice. (16) ………….. mother is also a teacher. (17) ……………
always encourages (18) ……………… to keep studying. I also like her as (19) ………………..
often comes to (20) ………………… house. One day (21) …………………… told my mother that
(22) …………….wants to learn cooking. (23) …………… mother taught (24) ………………
cooking. Now, (25) ……………. cooks well.
Answers:
1. He, 2.
him, 3. his, 4. His, 5. us, 6. he, 7. His, 8. She, 9. Her, 10. her, 11. Her,
12. They, 13. her, 14. They, 15. her, 16. Her, 17. She, 18. her, 19. she, 20.
my, 21. she, 22.she, 23. My, 24. her, 25. She.
C. Fill in
the gaps with appropriate Pronouns.
………………..
This is an excellent opportunity.
……………….. of
these two students can solve this question.
………………..
books have been written by a great Indian writer.
………………..
have come to know the truth.
……………….. of
the students have passed the exam.
……………….. of
your friends can guide you.
……………….. is
your story based on your real life.
All your
friends will guide ………………..
……………….. of
his family members would come to visit you.
……………….. of
those books will be helpful to you.
……………….. is
your bag, you can take it anytime.
He ………………..
is responsible for the downfall of his life.
Answers:
It
One
These
They
Some
Few
This
you
Many
Some
It
himself
D. Join the
sentences using ‘Relative Pronouns’.
1. I have a
book. It is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
I have a
book which is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
2. Kavita
is my teacher. She teaches us English.
Kavita is
my teacher who teaches us English.
3. This is
Varun. His father is an architect.
This is
Varun whose father is an architect.
4. She
invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Most of her
friends whom she invited attended the party
5. Give me
a pen to write a letter. It was gifted to you on your birthday.
Give me a
pen which was gifted to you on your birthday to write a letter.
6. I have
sold the house. It was located on the bank of a river.
I have sold
the house that was located at the bank of a river
7. Here is
your watch. It has been found in the garden.
Here is
your watch which has been found in the garden.
E. Read the
different verb forms where they remain the same in the direct and indirect
speech in the following cases. Fill in the blanks with missing indirect speech.
1. If the
reporting verb is in the present tense.
,
2. When we
report a universal truth (something that is always true)
,
3. With
modal verbs would, might, could, should, ought to, used to.
,
4. With
would rather, had better
,
5. In
if-clauses and time-clauses
,
6. We do
not usually change the modal verbs must and needn’t. But must can become had to
or would have to and needn’t can become didn’t have to or wouldn’t have to if
we want to express an obligation. Would/wouldn’t have to are used to talk about
future obligations.
,
Answers:
(a) she
will never go to work.
(a) people
in Africa are starving.
(a) he
would try to come.
(a) they
had better go.
(a) when he
was staying in Madurai he had met his best friend.
(a) they
must do that in June.
F. Read the
following dialogue and report it.
Johnson:
“What are you doing here, Suganthi? I haven’t seen you since June.”
Suganthi:
“I’ve just come back from my holiday in Ooty.”
Johnson:
“Did you enjoy it?”
Suganthi: “I
love Ooty. And the people were so friendly.”
Johnson:
“Did you go to Coakers Walk?”
Suganthi:
“It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything
tomorrow?”
Johnson: “I
must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight.”
Suganthi:
“You might come to my place. At what time shall we meet?”
Johnson:
“I’ll be there at eight. Is it all right?”
Johnson
asked Suganthi (1) ………………………. And he said (2) ……………………….. since June. Suganthi
explained that (3) …………………… back from her holiday in Ooty. Johnson wondered if
(4) ……………………….. it.
Suganthi
told him that she (5) ………………….. Ooty and that the people (6) …………………. so
friendly. Johnson wanted to know (7) …………………….. to the Coakers Walk.
Suganthi
said that it (8) ……………………. (9) ………………. first trip and that she (10) ……………………
some pictures. And then she asked him if (11) ………………………….. Johnson explained
that he (12) ………………………. a couple of things. But he added that he (13) ……………………..
free at night. Suganthi suggested that he (14) ……………………. place and asked him at
what time (15) …………………….. Johnson said he (16) ……………………. there at eight. And
finally, he asked (17) ………………….. all right.
Answers:
what she
was doing there
that he
hadn’t seen her
she had
just come
she enjoyed
loved
were
if she had
gone
was
could show
him
was doing
anything
the next day
had to
arrange
was
might come
to her
they would
meet
would be
if it was
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