3.1 WHY

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(1) Why do we ask questions? आपण प्रश्न का विचारतो ?

Ans- .Asking question is the simplest and most effective way of learning. It develops the curiosity and so we ask questions to get information and gain knowledge.

(2) Do we get answers to all questions? -आपल्याला सर्व प्रश्नांची उत्तरे मिळतात का?

Ans- Most of the time we get answers to all questions. But sometimes we do not get an answer if our question is confusing difficult or illogical.

3) How are questions useful in our life? -आपल्या आयुष्यात प्रश्न कसे उपयोगी असतात ?

Ans- It helps to gain information and knowledge. It also helps us to make someone speak and start conversation. So they are important to gain knowledge and also start communication with others.

(4) Do we think critically, without questions? - प्रश्न नसतील तर, आपण बारकाईने विचार करतो का?

Ans- If someone puts questions in front of us we start thinking critically before answering. We never think critically unless and until questions are asked.

(5) Which five 'Wh' words are used to frame questions? -प्रश्न तयार करण्यासाठी कोणते पाच 'wh' ने सुरू होणारे शब्द वापरले जातात ?

Ans-Wh words like What, Where, When, Why and How are used to frame questions.

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शब्दार्थ :

curious - क्युअरिअस् - जिज्ञासू, चौकस.

wood -वुड - लाकूड.

sink -सिंक् --पाण्यात बुडणे.

bellows -बेलोझू - an apparatus for blowing air; भाता.

pop-gun -पॉप्-गन्-a toy gun; खेळण्यातील बंदूक.

ebb -एब् -tidewater moves away from the land; ओहोटी लागणे, ओसरणे.

gill - गिल् -the respiratory organ of fish; माशांचे श्वसनेंद्रिय.

kettle's spout -केटल्स स्पाऊट् - a pipe of kettle through which tea/liquid can be poured; किटलीची चोच, तोटी.

core -कोअर- the centre of fruits; आतील गाभा, मगज.

marrow -मॅरो - a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones; हाडांतील चरबी.

dough - डो - a thick mixture of water, etc., ready to be baked into bread; तिंबलेली कणीक, मळलेले पीठ.

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ENGLISH WORKSHOP

1) 1.Complete the following blanks with proper action words(verb):

(1) wood -swim (2) sun -sink

(3) marbles - sink (4) flowers - die

(5) stars -shine (6) winds - blow

(7) ice - melt (8) bees – sting

2. Discuss in pairs and write the rhyming pairs of words from the poem.

Ans. (1) boy - why (2) why-by

(3)sink - drink (4) sky – die

(5) Stone - bone (6) flies - rise

3.Why this, Why that, Why then, Why now, Why not, Why by-and-by? In these two lines the word 'why' is repeated, so it is a Figure of Speech called Repetition.

Repetition ( पुनरावृत्ती अलंकार ): It is a Figure of Speech in which one or more words are repeated in the same sentence. Example: Son, son it gives me a great joy.

5.Complete the following blanks from the poem. (Pair Activity)

6. Imagine a senior student from your school has won a national level Quiz Contest. Frame 8 to 10 Interview Questions that you would ask when you interview him/her at the school assembly, about the achievement.