CBSE Class 10 English Main Course Book Unit 2 Education Chapter 2 Educating the Girl Child
Textual Exercises
1.Working in pairs, answer the following questions?
- Name two states with the lowest female literacy
- Name two states with the highest female literacy
- Name two states that rank second in female literacy
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2.What do you think are the causes for female illiteracy in India ?
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3.Read the following short story The whole world came together?
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4.On the basis of your reading of the story and the discussion between the girls in the following picture, have a whole class discussion on-The Need to Recognize and Empower the Girl Child?
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5.Read the following extract on Girl Child Education?
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6.On the occasion of Womens Day, your school Literary Club organizes a Speech Competition on the topic-"Empowering the Girl Child is the Best Way to Empower the Nation." On the basis of the input given above and your own ideas, draft the speech?
When giving your speech
- Stand
- Make sure you look at every member of your audience while speaking
- Use questions, so as to involve your audience e.g. "Did you know that .... ?" "I wonder how many of you are aware ... ?"
- Speak up so that everyone can hear you
- Pause occasionally
- Dont talk too fast
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7.Girls Enrolment?
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8.Did you note that in spite of the Governments initiatives and provisions made for the girl child, the statistics shown in the enrolment position of girls in primary and upper primary are not very encouraging. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, expressing your concern about the issue and the need to work on a war footing to counter the problem of poor enrolment of girls?
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