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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following.
Howard Carter’s investigation was resented.
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उत्तर
Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, was the first archaeologist to discover King Tut’s tomb in the year 1922. He was a great discovery but during the investigation process, he damaged the mummy to a great extent. As the body was found cemented to its gold coffin, it was impossible to move it. Finally, to separate the mummy from its adornments, Carter decided to remove its head and break nearly every major joint. Due to this his investigation was resented.
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Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
Fill in each blank with an appropriate word.
(i) The puppy was hiding ___________ the sofa.
(ii) Stop worrying ______ your future.
(iii) When I stepped ________ the lift, I found it had stopped working.
(iv) We had to use a bridge to go ______ the river.
(v) I have lived in this town ______ ten years.
(vi) Please switch __________ all lights and fans when you leave the room.
(vii) Ronnie is married ______ my cousin.
(viii) The gift came _______ a birthday card.
Greenland is the largest island in the world.
(Rewrite: Using ‘larger’.)
Do you consider the title apt?
Pick out aparadox from the poem.
How does the poet describe the world of nature?
The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
According to the poem, how can the free bird be best described ?
How has Browning used allusion in the poem? Explain.
The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
Explain with reference to the context.
There's nobody on the house-tops now...
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
At the Shambles' Gate-or, better yet,
By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
For some time Mother had greatly envied us our swimming, both in the daytime and at night, but as she pointed out when we suggested she join us, she was far too old for that sort of thing. Eventually, however, under constant pressure from us, Mother paid a visit into town and returned to the villa coyly bearing a mysterious parcel. Opening this she astonished us all by holding up an extraordinary shapeless garment of black cloth, covered from top to bottom with hundreds of frills and pleats and tucks.
‘Well, what do you think of it?’ Mother asked.
We stared at the odd garment and wondered what it was for.
‘What is it?’ asked Larry at length.
‘It’s a bathing-costume, of course,’ said Mother. “What on earth did you think it was?’ ‘It looks to me like a badly-skinned whale,’ said Larry, peering at it closely.
You can’t possibly wear that, Mother,’ said Margo, horrified, Shy, it looks as though it was made in nineteen-twenty.’
‘What are all those frills and things for?’ asked Larry with interest.
‘Decoration, of course,’ said Mother indignantly.
‘What a jolly idea! Don’t forget to shake the fish out of them when you come out of the water.’
‘Well, I like it, anyway,’ Mother said firmly, wrapping the monstrosity up again, ‘and I’m going to wear it.’
‘You’ll have to be careful you don’t get waterlogged, with all that cloth around you,’ said Leslie seriously.
‘Mother, it’s awful; you can’t wear it,’ said Margo. ‘Why on earth didn’t you get something more up to date?’
‘ When you get to my age, dear, you can’t go around in a two-piece bathing suit… you don’t have the figure for it.’
‘I’d love to know what sort of figure that was designed for,’ remarked Larry.
‘You really are hopeless, Mother,’ said Margo despairingly.
‘But I like it… and I’m not asking you to wear it,’ Mother pointed out angrily.
‘That’s right, you do what you want to do,’ agreed Larry; ‘don’t be put off. It’ll probably suit you very well if you can grow another three or four legs to go with it.’
Mother snorted indignantly and swept upstairs to try on her costume. Presently she called to us to come and see the effect, and we all trooped up to the bedroom. Roger the dog, was the first to enter, and on being greeted by this strange apparition clad in its voluminous black costume rippling with frills, he retreated hurriedly through the door, backward, barking ferociously. It was some time before we could persuade him that it really was Mother, and even then he kept giving her vaguely uncertain looks from the corner of his eye. However, in spite of all opposition, Mother stuck to her tent-like bathing- suit, and in the end we gave up.
In order to celebrate her first entry into the sea we decided to have a moonlight picnic down at the bay, and sent an invitation to Theodore, who was the only stranger that Mother would tolerate on such a great occasion. The day for the great immersion arrived, food and wine were prepared, the boat was cleaned out and filled with cushions and everything was ready when Theodore turned up.
One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
- peering
- ferociously
- immersion
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
- Why did mother not join the swimming in the beginning?
- Briefly describe her swimming costume.
- What did Larry think it was?
- Which sentence tells you that Margo thought it was old fashioned?
- What was Leslie’s concern?
- Why did mother think it was suitable?
(c)
(i) In not more than 60 words describe what happened after mother went upstairs to try on her costume.
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
His teacher is very pleased ……… him.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The old woman could not get ……… the shock.
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(Begin: In spite of……… ) - I prefer reading a book to watching a movie.
(Begin: I would rather…….. ) - I have never seen Mr. Roy lose his temper.
(Begin: Never…….. ) - She found your keys in the garage.
(Begin: The keys……… )
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
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She shouted angrily_________ the disobedient boy.
He was so tired that he could not stand.
(Use: too ...................................................)
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virtual body
Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow's comments on Crocker-Harris?
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Chako's firmness in dealing with the irrational behaviour of his father.
Give reasons for the following.
Satyajit's feeling that he was an impostor.
Find various career opportunities in Small-scale Industries like Handloom, Art and Craft, Block Printing, etc.
Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
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paragraph numbers |
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homesick |
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2. |
practically |
(4) |
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3. |
it pains me |
(7) |
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4. |
appreciate |
(9) |
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5. |
thoughtless |
(10) |
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6. |
exercise |
(11) |
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7. |
relief |
(13) |
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8. |
ghastly |
(14) |
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Almost |
it hurts me |
terrible |
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test the strength of |
understanding the difficulties |
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wanting to be home |
a welcome change |
not very caring |
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Dedication
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Plan:
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I went the towards footprint large.
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| Singular | Plural | |
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| person spoken to | you | you |
| other persons | he, him, she, her. | they, |
| places, things | it | them. |
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| S.No. | Gadgets | Reasons |
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- Place
- Special features
- Distance
- How to go there
- Accommodation
- Food
- Climate
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You become what you read. Present your reflections on this statement.
