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Tamil Nadu Board 10th Standard English - Prose Unit 3: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 3: Empowered Women Navigating the World

Answer the following Questions

(a) What does INSV stand for?
Answer Key:

INSV Stands for “Indian Naval Ship Vessel”.

(b) When was INSV Tarini commissioned to Indian Navy service?
Answer Key:

INSV Tara-Tarini after undergoing extensive sea trials was commissioned to the Indian Navy service on 18th February, 2017.

Tara-Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy.
The boat was named after the famous ‘Tara- Tarini’ temple in the Ganjam district of Odisha.

(d) Where did the crew undergo their basic training?
Answer Key:

The crew underwent their basic sail training courses in Mumbai at the Indian Naval Waterman ship Training Centre (INWTC), and at various schools in the southern naval base in Kochi.
They even sailed on INSV Mhadei up and down to Mauritius in 2016 and 2017 and also to Cape Town in December 2016.

(e) How long were they trained to undertake this voyage?
Answer Key:

They were trained for almost three years to undertake this voyage.

(f) Which skill was considered important in the selection process?
Answer Key:

Little survival skills we showcased was considered important in the selection process.

(g) Who mentored the crew?
Answer Key:

Commander Dilip Donde mentored the crew.

(h) Which quality of the skipper helped to bring out a successful expedition?
Answer Key:

To complete the journey with ultimate honesty was the quality of skipper which helped to bring out a successful expedition.
Rather than the destination, it was the journey which was the most important. So her contention was to make sure that they go by the rules of circumnavigation which say that one need not use any auxiliary means of repulsion and take anybody else’s assistance.

(i) Who among the crew mentioned teamwork?
Answer Key:

Lt. Payal Gupta was the one, who mentioned teamwork.

(j) When did they witness the brilliant southern lights from the sea? How did the sky appear there?
Answer Key:

When the crew was crossing the Tasman Sea, they witnessed the brilliant Southern Lights from the sea.
It was rare to watch that in those months, that too from the sea. The entire sky was lit up in green light.
There was bioluminescence, dolphins swimming in the wake of the boat like our neighbours, and a variety of sea creatures.

(k) What festival did they celebrate during their expedition?
Answer Key:

They celebrated Diwali during their expedition at sea.

A. Read the statements given below and state whether they are true or false. If false , then write the correct answer in the space given.

1. Indian Navy’s all-women crew was the first-ever to circumnavigate the globe
Answer Key:
True

2. The crew consists of six members of men and women Indian Navy service
Answer Key:
False

3. Vartika Joshi skippered the crew to circumnavigate the globe
Answer Key:
True

4. The crew started their expedition on 10 July 2017 from Mumbai
Answer Key:
False

5. Dilip Donde was the first person to go on a non-stop solo circumnavigation
Answer Key:
True

B. Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Mention the special features of INSV Tarini?
Answer Key:

INSV Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy. It is a 55-foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India by M/s Aquarius Shipyard Pvt. Ltd, located in Goa.

Special Features:

Usage of renewable energy sources, updated marine data for accurate weather forecast, and monitoring marine pollution.

2. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
Answer Key:

I Circumnavigation means to travel all around the world.

3. How did the all-women Indian Navy crew go about their voyage?
Answer Key:

They started from Goa. They stopped at four ports and they returned to Goa port.

4. When did the crew start their voyage? When did they return back to India? How many days did it take to complete the expedition?
Answer Key:

The crew started their voyage on 10 September 2017 from Goa.
They returned to Goa on 21 May 2018. It took 254 days to complete the expedition.

5. What sort of training did the crew undergo before their expedition?
Answer Key:

They had theoretical courses on navigation, communication and weather prediction. They were given hands-on training, like, how to repair things and how to deal with emergencies.
They even sailed on INSV Mhadei to Mauritius in 2016 and 2017 and back and also to Cape Town in December 2016.

6. How did the crew members work as a team to make their expedition successful?
Answer Key:

They discussed different ways to solve problems and choose the best one.

7. What challenging tasks did the team face during their voyage?
Answer Key:

In the South Pacific, they faced a terrible storm and the seas were almost nine to ten meters high and the winds were picking up to 60-70 knots.

8. What sort of activities did the crew engage in during their long voyage?
Answer Key:

They picked up some hobbies. They kept posting of delicacies.
They read books and some quilting and craftwork. They also watched movies and listened to music.

9. Mention the celebrations which the crew enjoyed during their expeditions?
Answer Key:

They celebrated Diwali during their expedition.
They celebrated three birthdays and also specific occasions like crossing the equator, the International Date Line, and so on.

10. Which factor motivated the crew to undertake this expedition?
Answer Key:

The crew was hopeful of the prayers from the country. So they never wated them to have a single day thinking that they were in trouble.
They did not want to frighten the people by telling about their challenges at sea.

C. Answer the following in about 100–150 words:

1. Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.

Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project to empower women.
It promoted the ocean sailing activities. The voyage was aimed to show case „Make in India‟.
A sailboat named INSV Tarini was taken for their voyage.
It was built in India. It has the eco-friendly, renewable energy sources.
It had all the updated data which helped accurate weather forecast.
The six women Navy crew were well trained. They were on the sea for 154 days.
They had many challenges during their voyage.
They handled them with hard work and efforts. They knew that the entire country was watching them and praying for them.
They were honest in everything. These were the factors responsible for their expedition.

2. Write in detail about the selection and training process which the crew underwent.

The all-women navy crew had six members. Thirty women had applied for the expedition.
Only six of them were shortlisted. The selection was based on the survival skills.
The six women were trained for three years.
They had their basic training at Indian Naval Waterman Ship Training Centre, Mumbai.
They had theoretical courses as well as hands-on training.
They were trained to repair things and to deal with emergencies.
The trip was a tutorial for them.

D. Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meaning. One is done for you.

bring it on find one’s voice lend an ear come across on the ball get along hang on over the moon work out sharp as a tack

Answer Key:

S.No	Idioms	Answer Keys
1.	Competent	on the ball
2.	Become more confident in expressing oneself	find one’s voice
3.	Extremely happy	over the moon
4.	Mentally agile	sharp as a tack
5.	Listen	Lend an ear

IDIOMS PHRASES

S.No	Phrases	Answer Keys
1.	To meet or find by chance	come across
2.	To exercise	work out
3.	To accept a challenge with confidence	bring it on
4.	To have a friendly relationship	get along
5.	To keep something	hang on

E. Read the given sentences carefully and fill in with appropriate phrasal verbs. Choose them from the help box.

get along with take off shut down look after warm up

1. The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the _________.
2. Venkat felt happy to _________ the neighbours in the new locality.
3. There will be a _________ next week in the office.
4. Doing _________ every day in the morning keeps one healthy.
5. The mother instructed the maid to _________ the child carefully.
Answer Key :
1. take off
2. get along with
3. shut down
4. warm up
5. look after

F. Read the given passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the help box.

burn off	keep up	build up	work out
tire out	warms up	put on	stretch out

Riya is a young dancer who feels contented and satisfied with herself. Let’s hear from her.
Hi, everyone! I am Riya. I suppose I’m really lucky because I don’t (1) _________ weight easily. I never (2) _________ in the gym and the only time. I (3) _________ is when I need something from the top shelf. I tried aerobics several times but I couldn’t (4) _________ with the others. I take my pet for a walk thrice a day, and that helps to (5) _________ the calories. I usually watch what I eat but I sometimes binge on ice cream.
My sister Diya, is a real fitness fanatic. Before she works out (6) _________ every day with push-ups, sit-ups, stretches, and a jog around the park. She says it’s important (7) _________ good levels of strength and stamina. I don’t want to overdo it though. A fitness regime like hers would (8) _________ me.
Answer Keys:
1. put on
2. work out
3. stretch out
4. keep up
5. burn off
6. warm-up
7. build-up
8. tire out

Listening Activity

G. Listen to the passage read by the teacher and say whether the given statement is true or false.

1. Preethi Srinivasan is a former cricketer from Tamil Nadu?
Answer Key:
True

2. At the age of seventeen, she captained the Indian Women’s cricket team?
Answer Key:
False

3. Preethi Srinivasan was not only a cricketer but also a runner?
Answer Key:
False

4. Preethi’s own trauma inspired her to create Soul Free, a foundation for those suffering from mental illness?
Answer Key:
False

5. Preethi received the Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring Enterprise?
Answer Key:
True

Speaking Activity

H. Read the clues given below and develop your story. Narrate your story to the class.

Robert Bruce – King – lying on the ground in a dejected mood – failed to defeat his enemies – was thinking of giving up the attempt – saw a spider falling down from the ceiling – the ceiling far away – wondered how it would get there – the spider fell back again – again It tried – again it fell – it made nine such attempts – no success – climbed up once more – at last succeeded in reaching the roof – Bruce imitated its example – he too tried once again – was successful.
Answer Key:
Robert Bruce and the spider:

Once King Robert Bruce was lying on the ground in a cave. He was in a very dejected mood. He had failed to defeat his enemies. He tried many times to defeat them but in vain.

So he was thinking of giving up his attempt to win over his enemies. At that moment, he saw a spider falling down from the ceiling of the cave. The ceiling was far away.
He wondered how it would get there again. The spider climbed up and fell back again. Again It tried to climb up to the ceiling. But it fell again. It made nine such attempts. The spider did not get any success. He climbed up once again.

At last, the spider succeeded in reaching the roof. Bruce imitated the spider and its example. He too tried once again. He was quite successful this time. He overcame his enemies easily.

I. Develop a story with the given pictures and narrate it to your class. Your story must have a plot and vivid details.

Mr.Smith,Ms.Jenita and Mr.Paul went on an expedition.
They travelled in a ship. While travelling they engaged themselves by posting pictures, read book,craft work, read comics and loved cooking, baking, crafting .
Suddenly a storm came. The ship got wrecked. Fortunately they knew swimming.
They swam deep in the sea. Ms. Jenita found alight sparkling among the sea plants.
She called the other two. They found a treasure among he sea plants.
They took it out of the sea.
Thus they escaped from the storm and also got a treasure.

Reading Activity

I. Read the data below and answer the following questions.

Choose the correct answer.

1. What is the data about?
(a) women empowerment
(b) women power
(c) women at work
(d) women at home
Answer Key:
(c) women at work

2. Identify the three jobs where the same percentage of women work

Answer Key:

3. In which field of work is women’s involvement in the second highest?
(a) Logistics
(b) Homemaker
(c) Medicine
(d) Administration/Human resource
Answer Key:
(c) Medicine

4. The percentage of women working in finance is the same as?
(a) Homemaker
(b) Information Technology
(c) Technical Field
(d) Administration/Human Resources
Answer Key:
(d) Administration/Human Resources

5. What is the difference between the percentage of women working in logistics and Medicine?
(a) 8
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 5
Answer Key:
(d) 5

J. Read the given slogans and match them appropriately with their theme.

1	One for all and all for one	-	Junk food
2	Limit your fast food otherwise it would be your last food	-	Save water
3	Restricting a woman restricts the growths of the family	-	Cleanliness
4	Clean and green makes perfect scene	-	Woman empowerment
5	It takes a lot of blue to stay green	-	Unity

Answer Key:

1	One for all and all for one	-	Unity
2	Limit your fast food otherwise it would be your last food.	-	Junk food
3	Restricting a woman restricts the growths of the family	-	Woman empowerment
4	Clean and green makes perfect scene	-	cleanliness
5	It takes a lot of blue to stay green	-	Save water

K. Look at the images of familiar advertisements given below. Identify the products
and try to frame your own slogans for each one of them.

Answer Key:

L. Look at the pictures given below and frame your own slogans:

No Water, No Life

Unity is Strength

Save Earth, Save Life

Born to Win

Grammar.

A. Complete the sentences in present tense forms.

1. Saravanan always _________ (go) for a walk in the morning.
2. We _________ here for a meeting and the chair person is yet to arrive.
3. Aruna _________ eagerly _________ (wait) to meet her friend since morning.
4. Sheeba is _________ (move) to a new house next week.
5. Naseera _________ (attend) music classes regularly.
6. Ilakiya and Adhira _________ (enjoy) each other’s company very much.
7. Mani _________ (work) in this school for five years.
8. It _________ (pour) outside now.
Answer Keys:
1. goes
2. are gathered
3. has been, waiting
4. is moving/moves
5. attends
6. enjoy
7. is working
8. is pouring

B. Complete the sentences in past tense forms.

1. I _________ (go) to her place on foot.
2. The children _________ (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.
3. They _________ (request) him when the manager arrived.
4. If you _________ (work) hard, you would have won the relay match
5. Joanna and Joy _________ already _________ (leave) for Ooty, when the others reached the station.
6. We all _________ (sing) in the choir last week.
7. Nancy _________ (ask) for help.
8. The people _________ (wait) for the train.
Answer Keys:
1. went
2. were playing
3. requested
4. had worked
5. had, left
6. sang
7. would, ask
8. waited

C. Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets in the future form.

1. We _________ not _________ to the market, in case it rains, (go)
2. Keerthi _________ his work by next week. (do)
3. The peon _________ the bell by the time I reach the school.(ring)
4. I _________ my sister’s house next April if I go to Uttarkhand. (visit)
5. If you listen carefully, you _________ my point. (understand)
6. By next year, I _________ in Chennai for fifteen years. (live)
7. The new edition of this book _________ shortly. (come)
8. She hopes you _________ her. (help)
Answer Keys:
1. will, go
2. will do
3. will ring
4. will visit
5. will understand
6. will have lived
7. will come out
8. will help

D. Underline the verbs and identify the tense forms.

1. I am working hard day and night. _________
2. The Moon revolves around the Earth. _________
3. Were the milkmen milking the cow? _________
4. He received your messages last night. _________
5. I have been ill for a couple of days. _________
Answer Keys:
1. Present Continuous Tense
2. Simple Present Tense
3. Past Continuous Tense
4. Simple Past Tense
5. Present Perfect Tense

E. In the following passage, some words are missing. Choose the correct words from the given options to complete the passage.

Raghav (a) _________ in a middle-class family. He is a (b) _________ boy of 8. His mother (c) _________ as a software engineer in an MNC. (d) _________ is his favourite hobby. He (e) _________ the first prize in school level competition for drawing last week. He (f) _________drawing at the age of 3. His mother (g) _________he (h) _________a great painter in the future.

a	(i) will be born	(ii) is born	(iii) born	(iv) has born
b	(i) school-going	(ii) going to school	(iii) school coming	(iv) school gone
c	(i) working	(ii) works	(iii) has worked	(iv) will work
d	(i) drawn	(ii) had drawn	(iii) drawing	(iv) having drawn
e	(i) win	(ii) was winning	(iii) wins	(iv) won
f	(i) was starting	(ii) starting	(iii) started	(iv) is starting
g	(i) hoped	(ii) hoping	(iii) hopes	(iv) has hoped
h	(i) will become	(ii) becomes	(iii) would become	(iv) will be coming

Answer Key:

(a) (ii) is born
(b) (i) school going
(c) (ii) works
(d) (iii) Drawing
(e) (iv) won
(f) (iii) started
(g) (iii) hopes
(h) (iii) will become

F. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the
verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given
place. One is done for you.

Answer Key:

	Incorrect words	Correct words
When Anand reach Arun’s place, his	reach	reached
friends have arrived already. Arun	have	had
introduces Anand to them. Arun’s brother	introduces	introduced
buy some snacks from the market.	buy	bought
Arun serving it to all his friends. Then	serving	served
they all sat together to planning their holidays.	planning	plan
Arun have cottage in Ooty, so	have	had
they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays.	plan	planned
"Would we have a good time?, asked Arun.	would	shall
They all cheerfully say, "Yes!"	say	said

G. Read the story and rewrite it using the past tense.

Juno the elephant is lonely and tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refuse to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals are running away from Dera the tiger who is eating everyone he finds. Juno goes and gives Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately runs away. Juno is now everyone's friend.
Answer Key:
1. was
2. tried
3. refused
4. were
5. was

6. found

7. went

8. gave

9. ran

10. was

H. Read the situations given and frame two suitable sentences in the appropriate form of the tenses.

1. Give two instructions to your classmates.
Answer Key:
1. Keep quiet until the teacher comes.
2. Go and meet the Headmaster immediately.

2. Mention any two of your discontinued habits in the correct tense form.
Answer Key:
1. I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school.
2. I used to smoke but I gave up a few years ago.

3. Make any two requests to your classmates or friends.
Answer Key:
1. Will you please give me a pen?
2. Shall we make a move?

4. Mention any of your two dreams in the correct tense form.
Answer Key:
1. I wish to become a doctor.
2. I wish to go abroad

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