Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 5 Tech Bloomers

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Warm up

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)

1. We live in the new-era of technology.
2. It has made human life simple.
3. Technology helps us to travel, to communicate, and to learn.
4. Nowadays we use mobiles, computers, and email.
5. They make our work quicker and easier.
6. Technology helps the disabled to lead a normal life.
7. Alisha can’t walk or use computers.
8. She uses dragon dictate.
9. It converts her speech to type in PC
10. David can’t walk and move his hands.
11. He uses LC, ECO₂ to speak in complete sentences.
12. Technology makes us confident and independent.

Vocabulary:

C. Pick out the contractions from the lesson and expand them.

Answer:

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.

1. My dad wakes up very early in the morning because he has to be at work at 6.00 …………….
2. Socrates, the famous Classical Greek Athenian philosopher, died in 399 …………..
3. Leonardo Da Vinci was a famous Italian polymath, a painter, a sculptor, an architect, a musician, a scientist ………..
4. I usually return home from work at 10.30 …………….
5. John downloaded a clip from YouTube in ………….. quality.
6. There are many irregular verbs in the English language …………… break, do, make.
7. I’m watching a great football match, Barcelona …………. Real Madrid.
8. Humans who dive without protection can survive 300 ……… underwater.
9. An 11-year-old girl just beat Einstein on an …………… test.
10. We used the ………….. facility to track the location.

Answer:

1. a.m
2. BCE
3. etc
4. p.m
5. HD
6. e.g
7. vs
8. m
9. IQ
10. 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.

1. Santhiva’s parents and friends can always ……………. her.
2. Her mobile phone is also a kind of ………………..
3. On the cycling holiday after the accident, Santhiya phoned for …………………
4. Mobile phones often …………….. at the wrong moment.
5. Children can feel ……………… when they have their mobile phones with them.

Answers:

1. talk to
2. information
3. a doctor
4. ring
5. 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.

1. ……………….. This is an excellent opportunity.
2. ……………….. of these two students can solve this question.
3. ……………….. books have been written by a great Indian writer.
4. ……………….. have come to know the truth.
5. ……………….. of the students have passed the exam.
6. ……………….. of your friends can guide you.
7. ……………….. is your story based on your real life.
8. All your friends will guide ………………..
9. ……………….. of his family members would come to visit you.
10. ……………….. of those books will be helpful to you.
11. ……………….. is your bag, you can take it anytime.
12. He ……………….. is responsible for the downfall of his life.

Answers:

1. It
2. One
3. These
4. They
5. Some
6. Few
7. This
8. you
9. Many
10. Some
11. It
12. 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:

1. (a) she will never go to work.
2. (a) people in Africa are starving.
3. (a) he would try to come.
4. (a) they had better go.
5. (a) when he was staying in Madurai he had met his best friend.
6. (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:

1. what she was doing there
2. that he hadn’t seen her
3. she had just come
4. she enjoyed
5. loved
6. were
7. if she had gone
8. was
9. could show him
10. was doing
11. anything the next day
12. had to arrange
13. was
14. might come to her
15. they would meet
16. would be
17. if it was

G. Tick the right choice (Indirect Speech). 

Answer: