CH-10 Safety While Driving
ACTIVITY-1:
Meanings of the words as used un the lesson (adjectives, noun, verbs) etc.
mischief-(noun)
confidence-(noun)
itinerary-(noun)
impound-(verb)
sneak-(verb)
counsel-(verb)
reverse-(verb)
blunder-(noun)
mechanism-(noun)
reflexes(noun)
ACTIVITY-3: Match
the words given in the table with their antonyms.
Answers
|
S.No. |
Word |
Antonym |
Number |
|
1. |
above |
never
|
9 |
|
2. |
absent |
after |
5 |
|
3. |
accept |
alive |
8 |
|
4. |
advantage |
depart |
12 |
|
5. |
before |
cruel |
13 |
|
6. |
for |
light |
18 |
|
7. |
agree
|
disadvantage |
4 |
|
8. |
dead |
present |
2 |
|
9. |
always |
below |
1 |
|
10. |
question |
disagree |
7 |
|
11. |
appear |
answer |
10 |
|
12. |
arrive |
decline |
3 |
|
13. |
kind |
against |
6 |
|
14. |
full |
Careless |
20 |
|
15. |
Font
|
ugly |
16 |
|
16. |
Beautiful
|
Back
|
15 |
|
17. |
below |
above |
17 |
|
18. |
heavy |
sharp |
19 |
|
19. |
blunt |
empty |
14 |
|
20. |
careful |
disappear |
11 |
ACTIVITY-4: Answer
the following questions.
a. What does
Seema love?
Ans: She loves automobiles and keeps dreaming about
driving the cars on the road.
b. What does
she read on the internet?
Ans: She reads about cars and their mechanism on the
internet.
c. Why did she
call her friend Bhavya?
Ans: She called her friend Bhavya because she was also
interested in driving and she also knew how to drive the mobike.
d. What did
Seema and Bhavya decide?
Ans: They decided to take the car of Bhavya’s mother
stealthily out on the road to drive.
e. What was
their itinerary?
Ans: Their itinerary was to go to Sector 17, the big
shopping complex.
f. Who did they
meet at the end of the road?
Ans: They met the two traffic policemen at the end of
the road.
g. What did the
police do?
Ans: The police impounded the car and took the girls
to the police station for writing the report.
h. How did the
police counsel Seema and Bhavya?
Ans:They counselled them on the consequences of
driving a car . The police showed them the pictures of some accidents and
advised them never to repeat it.
i. What did
Seem and Bhavya decide after the counselling?
Ans-They decided to learn how to drive the car from a
driving school when they turned 18.
ACTIVITY-6: Change
the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice.
|
1.
Harish plays cricket.
|
Cricket
is played by Harish. |
|
2.
She does not like singing.
|
Singing
is not liked by her |
|
3.
We fly kites. |
Kites
are flown by us |
|
4.
Meera helps the poor.
|
The
poor are helped by Meera. |
|
5.
I do my work. |
My
work is done by me. |
|
6.Hamid
does his homework |
His
home work is done by Hamid. |
|
7.
The boys do not watch television. |
Television
is not watched by the boys. |
|
8.
Does the cobbler mend my shoes? |
Are
the shoes mended by the cobbler? |
|
9.
She hates the lions. |
The
lions are hated by them. |
|
10.Do
children like sweets? |
Are
sweets liked by children? |
ACTIVITY-7 Change
the active voice of the following sentences to passive voice.
|
Active |
Passive |
|
1.
Rama lost his book. |
His
book was not lost by Rama |
|
2.
They welcomed me. |
I
was welcomed by them. |
|
3.
Mina wrote a letter. |
A
letter was written by Mina. |
|
4.
Mohan sang a song. |
A
song was sung by Mohan. |
|
5.
Radha did not drink coffee. |
Coffee
was not drunk by Radha. |
|
6.
Harish did not paint a picture. |
A
picture was not painted by Harish. |
|
7.
Did the boys fly kites? |
Were
kites flown by the boys? |
|
8.
Did you close the door? |
Was
the door closed by you? |
|
9.
Did Kavita help you?
|
Were
you helped by Kavita? |
|
10.The
Prime Minister honoured Sachin Tendulkar. |
Sachin
Tendulkar was honoured by the Prime Minister. |
ACTIVITY-8: Change
the active of the following sentences to passive.
a) Manohar will
solve the sums.
The sums will be solved by Manohar.
b) You will
miss your bus.
Your bus will be missed by you.
c) The teacher
will punish the boys.
The boys will be punished by the teacher.
d) The doctor
will examine the patient.
The patient will be examined by the doctor.
e) The children
will enjoy this game.
This game will be enjoyed by the children.
f) You will
join the party.
The party will be joined by you.
g) He will not
cook the food.
The food will not be cooked by him.
h) She will not
wash the clothes.
The clothes will not be washed by her.
i) Will they
elect the President?
Will the President be elected by them?
j) Will she
speak the truth?
Will the truth be spoken by her?
Lesson 10 Safety
while Driving
Pre-reading
Dictionary
Reference : Learning New Words
Activity 1.
Look up the following words in a dictionary. You
should seek the following information about the words and put them in your
WORDS notebook.
1, Meaning of the word as used in the lesson (adjective/noun/verb,
etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the
dictionary or a mobile phone for correct pronunciation.)
3. Spellings
Reading
Let us read the
story
Safety while
Driving
Seema is a fifteen year old girl. She loves
automobiles and keeps dreaming about driving cars on the road. She reads a lot
about cars and their mechanism on the Internet. She feels that she knows
everything about driving cars. Last year, Seema was just fourteen and she tried
to take her mother’s car out on the road to drive without telling her mother.
Here, Seema is telling her story of the day she planned this mischief.
I am Seema. I am going to tell you a small incident of
my life that taught me an important lesson. I love cars. I keep reading about
cars on the Internet. After reading so much about cars and driving cars, I felt
that I had understood everything about cars and would be able to safely drive
on the road. I called my friend Bhavya who is equally interested in driving and
also knows how to ride a mobike. I told her that my mother was going to Delhi
and her car would be free. Bhavya also got excited and said that she would come
to my house.
The next day, my mother went to Delhi and I called
Bhavya home. Bhavya came home and we started planning our itinerary. We planned
to go to Sector 17 which is a huge shopping complex. Since it was going to be
my first experience of driving, I asked Bhavya to take the car out of the
garage.
We sneaked out of the house with the car keys. Bhavya
sat in the driving seat and started reversing the car. Bhavya took out the car
very confidently. We both were very happy. I told her that she should continue
to drive till the end of the road and after that I would take my turn to drive.
Bhavya started driving. Since she could ride a mobike
and also helped her father many times in taking the car out of the gate, she
knew the mechanism and drove with confidence. As we reached the end of the
road, I asked her to stop the car. As she was trying to stop the car, two
traffic policemen came out from behind the trees. They asked us to come out of
the car and asked Bhavya to show them her driving licence. She was only
fourteen years old and like me she did not have a driving licence. The
policemen asked us our names, our age and addresses. They also took our
parents’ mobile numbers and called them, My mother was on her way to Delhi.
When she received the phone, she immediately called my father and asked him to
meet the police. Bhavya’s father came and the policemen told him that they
would impound the car as two minors were sitting in the car and one of them was
driving.
The car was impounded and the police took both of us to the police station for writing the report. They also counselled us on the consequences of what we were planning to do. They said that we could have met with an accident and we might have hurt ourselves badly. They also told us that we could have also injured someone on the road. Then they showed us pictures of some accidents. We both got very scared when we saw the pictures in which a child had died. We looked at each other and decided never to repeat such a blunder. We decided that we will learn how to drive from a driving school when we turn eighteen.
