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Project work

Work in a group of four to six. Visit any three people in your school or
community who are successful in their academic career. Interview them
focusing on their study skills and habits. Make interview questions with the
help of your teacher before you interview. Try to elicit as much information as
possible about their study skills and habits from them. Write a brief report on
Curriculum Development Centre
the topic "Effective Study Skills and Habits" and present it to the class.
Sample questions

a. Could you please tell us brieÀy about your study habits?
b. How did you use to study when you were a student?
c. What study skills do you employ while studying?

d. What sorts of books do you prefer reading?
e. In your opinion, what are the basic study skills that students like us need to
develop?

Fun corner

Read and enjoy the following haikus by Basho Matsuo, a famous poet from
Japan. Haiku is a poem with three lines and usually 17 syllables, written in a
style that is traditional in Japan. CDC
a. An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
b. Autumn moonlight—
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.

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