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¸üµÖŸÖ ׿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬ÖÖß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³ÖÖÖ, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 3.5 How do you do your assignments ? A]on my own, by studying the lessons, B]with the help of guide books, copying from friends etc. C] by doing only what my tutor/ parent tells me to do. 4. What do you do for your studies ? A] textbooks and other related books. B] only the textbook. C] nothing much. 5. Do you study in a planned manner ? A]I plan my study and mostly follow the plan. B] I make plans but don’t really follow them. C] I never make plans. 6. How do you find your studies ? A] interesting and even exciting. B] some things are interesting. C]boring and scary.
¸üµÖŸÖ ׿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬ÖÖß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³ÖÖÖ, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter Do you discuss studies with others ? A] Yes, I learn a lot from these discussions, too. B] Only in order to prepare for the exams. C] We hardly ever talk about studies. 8. Do you use specific strategies for learning and remembering things ? A]Yes, I do and it helps. B] I memorise everything I need to know. C] I do not have any strategies.
¸üµÖŸÖ ׿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬ÖÖß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³ÖÖÖ, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter Are you fascinated by a topic and feel like studying it further ? Alto develop myself. B] to get more marks. C] there is no option. Now count you’re a’s, b’s and c’s. If you have 6 or more a’s, you take your studies seriously. Make sure that you also pay attention to physical exercise and other activities. If you have 6 or more b’s, you do care about your studies but you will do much better with more discipline and self-reliance. If you have 6 or more c’s, its time you started thinking about your studies.
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¸üµÖŸÖ ׿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬ÖÖß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³ÖÖÖ, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 3.5 Now count you’re a’s,b’s, & c,s. If you have 6 or more a’s, you take your studies seriously. Make sure that you also pay attention to physical exercise and other activities. If you have 6 or more b’s, you do care about your studies, but you will do much better with more discipline and self-reliance. if you have 6 or more c’s, its time you started thinking about your studies.
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¸üµÖŸÖ ׿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬ÖÖß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³ÖÖÖ, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 3.5 On the sea it sparkles Night after night. (M-O-O-N) Try to write acrostics for the following words- *H-O-M-E *T-E-A *B-O-OK You may choose your own word and write an acrostics for it. Another type of acrostic is the alphabet poem. In an alphabet poem, the first letters of the lines are in alphabetical order.
¸üµÖŸÖ ׿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬ÖÖß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³ÖÖÖ, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 3.5 For example, Dear friend, Enjoy yourself, Forget your worries. (D-E-F) Sometimes, the poem or the piece of writing is built on both sides of the letters in a word arranged one below the other. It is called a mesostic. You can choose to write a mesostic, too.