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10th English Unit 3 Prose Empowered Women Navigating The World

 10th English

Unit 3 Prose 

Empowered Women Navigating The World


Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Solutions Prose Chapter 3 
Empowered Women Navigating The World

10th English Guide Empowered Women Navigating The World InText Questions and Answers

Question (a)
What does INSV stand for?
Answer:
INSV Stands for “Indian Naval Ship Vessel”.
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World

Question (b)
When was INSV Tarini commissioned to Indian Navy service?
Answer:
INSV Tarini was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 18th February 2017.

Question (c)
Who is Tara-Tarini?
Answer:
Tara-Tarini is the second sail boat of the Indian Navy. The boat was named after the famous ‘Tara- Tarini’ temple in Ganjam district of Odisha.

Question (d)
Where did the crew undergo their basic training?
Answer:
The crew underwent their basic training courses in Mumbai at the Indian Navy Waterman ship Training centre.

Question (e)
How long were they trained to undertake this voyage?
Answer:
They were trained for almost three years to undertake this voyage.

Question (f)
Which skill was considered important in the selection process?
Answer:
Little survival skills were considered important in the selection process.

Question (g)
Who mentored the crew?
Answer:
Commander Dilip Donde mentored the crew.

Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World

Question (h)
Which quality of the skipper helped to bring out a successful expedition?
Answer:
The quality of honesty helped them to bring out a successful expedition.

Question (i)
Who among the crew mentioned about teamwork?
Answer:
Lt.Payal Gupta was the one, who mentioned about teamwork.

Question (j)
When did they witness the brilliant southern lights from the sea? How did the sky appear there?
Answer:
When they were crossing the Tasman sea, they witnessed the brilliant southern lights from the sea. The entire sky was lit up in green light.


Question (k)
What festival did they celebrate during their expedition?
Answer:
They celebrated Diwali during their expedition at sea.
10th English Guide Empowered Women Navigating The World Textbook Questions and Answers

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:
(True)

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

3. Vartika Joshi skippered the crew to drcumnavlgate the globe
Answer:
(True)

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

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

B. Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Mention the special features of INSV Tarini?
Answer:
INSV Tarini is the second sail boat of the Indian Navy. The boat had all facilities and encouraged eco-friendly resources. It collected and updated meteorological, ocean and wave data regularly.

2. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
Answer:
I Circumnavigation means to travel all around the world.

3. How did the all-women Indian Navy crew go about their voyage?
Answer:
The all-women Indian Navy crew started from Goa. It covered the expedition in five legs with stop-overs at four ports.

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:
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:
The crew underwent some theoretical courses on navigation, communication and weather prediction. They also learnt how to repair things and how to deal with emergencies.

6. How did the crew members work as a team to make their expedition successful?
Answer:
They worked together to solve a problem.

7. What challenging tasks did the team face during their voyage?
Answer:
They faced a storm in the South Pacific. The seas was almost nine to ten meters high. The winds were picking up to 60-70 knots.

8. What sort of activities did the crew engage in during their long voyage?
Answer:
They picked up some hobbies. They kept posting of delicacies. They read books and did some quilling and craft work. They also watched movies and listened to music.

9. Mention the celebrations which the crew enjoyed during their expeditions?
Answer:
They celebrated Diwali, three birthdays and the first birthday of the sail boat.

10. Which factor motivated the crew to undertake this expedition?
Answer:
The crew was hopeful of the prayers from the country. They also did not want to frighten the people about their

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What was the voyage aimed to?
Answer:
The voyage was aimed to showcase ‘Make in India’ initiative by sailing on board indigenously built INSV Tarini.

Question 2.
What did the crew do during their record setting sail?
Answer:
The crew broke many stereotypes during their record setting sail.

Question 3.
How many had applied and how many were selected for the expedition?
Answer:
Thirty had applied and only six were selected for the expedition.

Question 4.
What is the most in the middle of the crisis at sea?
Answer:
When we are out at sea, teamwork is the most important in the middle of the crisis.

Question 5.
What did the crew do while sailing in rough seas?
Answer:
The crew made parottas, baked cakes and breads and even halwa and rasagullas, while sailing in rough seas.

Question 6.
What is a great boost to women in the country?
Answer:
The crew being an all woman team is a great boost to women in the country.

Question 7.
What is gender neutral and what have they realized?
Answer:
The sea is always gender neutral and they have realized that gender does not play a role in sailing.

C. Answer the following in about 100-150 words.

Question 1.
Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
Answer:
Introduction:
Women occupy almost all the major role in society. Women’s achievements are remarkable in various fields. One of the achievements are the all women Indian Navy who went round the world for 254 days all alone in a sail boat.
Navika Sagar Parikrama:
Navika Sagar Parikarma was a project, it was undertaken to empower women. It is initiated in the navy for Nari Sakthi. It depicts Government of India’s thrust for women power. INSV stands for Indian Naval Ship Vessel. INSV Tarini is the second sail boat of Indian Navy.
Sort of Training:
“Make in India”- sailing in INSV Tarini INSV Tarini has many special features. The boat had all facilities and encouraged eco-friendly resources. A crew of six army women was selected for a voyage. They were selected based on their skills. They started classroom courses. Later they were given hands on training.
The time of voyage:
The voyage aimed to show case “Make in India” initiative. The crew was skippered by It. Commander Vartika Joshi. The voyage started from Goa on 10 Sep. 2017. It returned to Goa on 21 May 2018 after 254 days. They faced unpredictable challenges during their expedition.
Conclusion:
They overcome all these challenges and completed their expedition. This voyage proved empowerment. They showed that they can do anything.
Moral: Women are the real architects of society
(OR)
Lesson: Empowered Women Navigating the World
Theme: Women Empowerment
Moral : Success is the result of hard work
Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project,It was undertaken to empower women. K u initiated in the navy for Nari Sakthi. ‘Make in India’ – sailing in INSV Tarini. A crew of six army women was selected for the voyage. They were selected based on their skills. The boat had ail facilities and encouraged eco – friendly resources.
They started classroom courses. Later on they were given hands on training. The voyage started from Goa on 10 Sep 2017. It returned to Goa on 21 May 2018 after 254 days. They overcome all the sea challenges and completed their expedition. This voyage proved women’s empowerment. They showed that they can do any thing.
(OR)
Navika Sagar Parikrama was a National project
It was undertaken to empower women
Make in India – sailing in INSV Tarini
INSV stands for Indian Naval ship vessel
Six women were selected out of thirty
They were selected based on their skills
They started classroom courses
The voyage started from Goa on Sep. 2017
They completed the expedition successfully

Question 2.
Write in detail about the selection and training process which the crew underwent?
Introduction:
Women play a vital role in our society. Women’s achievements are remarkable in various fields. One of the achievements ¡s the all-women Indian Navy who circumnavigated the world for 254 days. It will be discussed in this essay.
Training and selection:
The training started with some theoretical courses on navigation communication and weather prediction. Six womenout of thirty were selected. They underwent basic sail training courses in Mumbai at the Indian Naval Waterman ship training centre (INWSTC).
Practical session:
They sailed on INSV Mhadhe’s to Mauritius and also to capetown. The trip was a tutorial for them to manage water, food and even electricity. The crew was mentored by commander Dilip Donde.
Conclusion:
They decided to go on the expedition to show to the world that women are capable of making great accomplishments.
(OR)
Six women were selected out of thirty women.
The selection process was based on their survival skills.
The mentor was Commander Dilip Donde.
They started the courses such as navigation, communication and weather prediction.
They maintained their basic sail training courses in Mumbai and Kochi.
They were trained well for three years.
It helped them a lot.
Vocabulary:

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.

Answers:
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World

E. Read the given passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the help box.
The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the ……………..
Venkat felt happy to ……………… the neighbours in the new locality.
There will be a …………….. next week in the office.
Doing …………….. every day in the morning keeps one healthy.
The mother instructed the maid to ………………. the child carefully.
Answers:
take off
get along with
shut down
warm up
look after

F. Read the given passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the help box.
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 (9) ………………….
Answers:
put on
work out
stretch out
keep up
burn off
warm up
build up
tire
out
Listening:

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

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

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

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

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

Question 5.
Preethi received the Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring Enterprise?
Answer:
True
Speaking Activity:
Story Telling:
Storytelling is an art which involves planning, research and skill. A good storyteller makes decisions ahead that drive their stories forward, engage their audience and relate information important to the telling of the story.
Techniques and Presentation skills:
There are certain techniques that help narrate a story perfectly.
Remember and recall the plot.
Create story frame to remember the key events
Self-narrate the story as a rehearsal
Change the volume, pitch and tempo of your voice to make the narration effective.
Use appropriate facial expressions and gestures.
Include questions and answer them during the narration.
Retain focus and maintain concentration on what you are narrating
Sustain eye contact and grab attention of the audience.

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:
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 attempt. 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 p have a plot and vivid details.
A huge chest with treasures worth 100 million. Over ninety five percent of the earth’s oceans have yet to be explored. And some adventures are let on uncovering the vast majority of uncharted territory, as well as the treasures that might have been buried within.
A team of experts from around the world come together, in July 2018, with an effort to explore our mysterious oceans. While searching the sea floor, the team stumbled upon an incredible treasure that had been lying dormant for 113 years. The team sent divers down into the water in the submarines to begin the hunt for shipwrecks.
Just under a mile off south Korean island the sea of Japan, the crew made their first discovery. They found a huge chest with valuables worth 100 million. Their hunt was a big challenge but they reached safely. They are celebrating their success with the world with a broad smile on their faces. Really it is a great jubilation on the seashore.
Reading:

J. 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:
(c) women at work

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

3. Percentage of women working in finance is the same as?
(a) Home maker
(b) Information Technology
(c) Technical Field
(d) Administration/Human Resources
Answer:
(d) Administration/Human Resources

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

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

Answer:
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World

L. Look at the images of familiar advertisements given below. Identify the products p Ng 7/ and try to frame your own slogans for each one of them.

Answer:
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World

M. Look at the pictures given below and frame your own slogans.
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World
Answer:
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World

N. Letter Writing.

 
From
Franklin. R,
StdX’A’,
St.Loyola Hr.Sec.School,
Thomas Nagar,
Palayamkottai-627 002.
 
To
The Head Master,
St.Loyola Hr.Sec.School,
Thomas Nagar,
Palayamkottai-627 002.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Complaint about the theft of bicycle-Reg.

I parked my bicycle in our school vehicle shed and went to the class. When I came out during the lunch break, I found that my bicycle was missing. Though, I searched everywhere I could not find it.
Hence I request you sir, to look into this matter and help me get my bicycle back.
Thanking You
Yours obediently
R.Franklin

2. Write a complaint to the officer of the PWD department to take immediate actions to maintain cleanliness in the Children’s Park in your locality.
16 July 2019
From
Ajit Singh. K,
10, II Cross Street,
Rajiv Nagar,
Tirunelveli – 627 Oil.
 
To
The Officer,
Public Work Department,
Tirunelveli – 627 Oil.

Sir,
Sub: Complaint about the poor maintenance of the park-Reg.

I would like to bring it to your kind notice that the park in our area at Rajiv Nagar is not maintained well. The park was a good place for us to get fresh air and relax in the morning and evening. More people used to go for a walk from 5 a.m. But now it is very hard to do so as the park is littered with all wastes.
So, I request you sir, to take immediate action to maintain cleanliness in this park in our area. It will be a great help to the residents of our locality. Take necessary action as early as possible.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
G. Ajit singh

3. Write a letter to the manager of a famous daily, ordering subscription for your school library.
16th August, 2019
From
The Librarian,
Mother Teresa Hr.Sec.School,
Angel Nagar,
Pondicherry.
 
To
The Manager,
New Horizon Express,
Beach Road,
Pondicherry.

Sir,

Sub: Ordering subscription for school library- Reg.

I wish to bring to your kind notice that you have not given subscription to our library. We have been promoting your daily news among our school students for the past few months. Now it is time to subscribe to our library. So I request you to do the same as early as possible.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
M.Chandran
Grammer:
Tenses:

A. Complete the sentences in present tense forms.
Saravanan always …………… (go) for a walk in the morning.
We are gathering …………….. here for a meeting and the chair person is yet to arrive.
Aruna ……………… eagerly ……………….. (wait) to meet her friend since morning.
Sheeba is ……………… (move) to a new house next week.
Naseera ……………… (attend) music classes regularly.
Ilakiya and Adhira ……………… (enjoy) each other’s company very much.
Mani ……………….. (work) in this school for five years.
It ……………… (pour) outside now.
Answers:
goes
are gathered
been, waiting
is moving/moves
attends
enjoy / are enjoying
is working
is pouring

B. Complete the sentences in past tense forms.
I ……………. (go) to her place on foot.
The children ……………….. (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.
They ………………… (request) him when the manager arrived.
If you ……………….. (work) hard, you would have won the relay match
Joanna and Joy ………….. already …………. (leave) for Ooty, when the others reached the station.
We all ……………. (sing) in the choir last week.
Nancy ……………. (ask) for help.
The people …………….. (wait) for the train.
Answers:
went
were playing
requested
had worked
had, left
sang
would, ask
waited
Future Tense

C. Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets in the future form.
We …………. not ………… to the market, in case it rains, (go)
Keerthi ………………. his work by next week. (do)
The peon ………………… the bell by the time I reach the school.(ring)
I ………………… my sister’s house next April if I go to Uttarkhand. (visit)
If you listen carefully, you ……………….. my point. (understand)
By next year, I ……………… in Chennai for fifteen years. (live)
The new edition of this book ………………… shortly. (come)
She hopes you ……………….. her. (help)
Answers:
shall, go
will have done
will have rung
shall be visiting
will understand
shall have been living
will be coming
will help

D. Underline the verbs and identify the tense forms.
I am working hard day and night. ……………………
The Moon revolves around the Earth. …………………..
Were the milk men milking the cow? …………………..
He received your messages last night. ………………….
I have been ill for a couple of days. ……………………
Answers:
Present Continuous
Simple Present
Past Continuous
Simple Past
Present Perfect

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 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 becoming
Answer:
(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.
Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Guide Prose Chapter 3 Empowered Women Navigating The World
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