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What caught his attention about the car door?

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The car door had two crests along. One was the demi-lion holding a cross-crosslet in its paw and the other was a greyhound.

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अध्याय 2.3: A Shot in the Dark - Exercises [पृष्ठ ६३]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 2.3 A Shot in the Dark
Exercises | Q 1. h. | पृष्ठ ६३

संबंधित प्रश्न

Read the following extract and complete the note with the help of the clues provided : 
Vitamins are either fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) or water-soluble (B vitamins, including niacin, folic acid and riboflavin, and vitamin C). They consist mainly of the elements nitrogen, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in bod)' fat, while water-soluble vita1nins are used or quickly excreted in the urine.
Vitamin A is essential for the eyes, skin, hair, and bones; the B vitamins help enzymes to function; C is essential for the formation of collagen; D helps the body absorb calcium; E prevents cell damage, and K helps blood clotting. Most vitamins cannot be produced by the body and so must be obtained directly from food.

VITAMINS

Vitamins are obtained from
B Vitamins Fat-soluble
Vitamins consist of 1.
2. Oxygen
3. 
4. Hydrogen
Vitamin A
            B
            C
            D
            E
            K
Essential for eyes, skin, etc.
Formation of collagen
Prevents cell damage

In order to be successful, one should rely on oneself and not expect others to help. Express your view on the given statement. 


It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad;
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

“The house-tops seemed to heave and sway”. Explain


What does the reader learn about the characters of the narrator and the old man, in Ernest Hemingway “Old Man and the Bridge?


The traffic outside your school is very heavy and chaotic. Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) pointing out the danger of such heavy and chaotic traffic in a school zone. Suggest possible solutions for the problem.


(A) I am afraid you cannot get admission to the college without clearing the admission test.
(B) I am afraid you cannot be……………….


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:   

Joan jumped ………. the river to rescue the child.


It is difficult to adjust to a fall from glory.


Use the phrase in a sentence of your own, after finding out its meaning.

blast off


Discuss with your partner and make a list of steps that you feel are essential to unite the people of different castes, races, religions, and languages in India.


You might have read war stories or watched war movies. Make a list of the factors which make them interesting.


Write a summary of the poem with the help of the points given below:

  • Title
  • Introductory paragraph (about the poem/type/nature/tone)
  • Main body (central idea/gist of the poem)
  • Conclusion/opinions/views/appeal.

Your examinations are only two months ahead. Plan your schedule of studies and write in your notebook.


List all possible sources of light which enable you to see. Try to list at least 10 to 15. You may add the following to your list: Different kinds of lamps in your house, different sources you see in nature, different sources used by man in the past, etc. 


Now read the beginning and end of a sci-fi story given below and complete the story using your imagination.

‘The Magic Glasses’

After ten years of diligent experimenting on ‘light’, Jayant, a brilliant scientist, created a pair of eye-glasses which would enable him to see through all opaque objects, doors, walls, metal structures, etc.

On Monday, he put on his ‘magic’ glasses and stepped into the busy street outside ____________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

And so, Jayant received the ‘State Award for Brave Citizens’ _____________________________________________


Read about the space mission of Sunita Williams. Imagine you are going to interview her. Frame 10 to 12 interview relevant questions regarding-

  1. her early life, training
  2. education
  3. her actual flight into space
  4. future plans
  5. her message to viewers.

Prepare a set of questions to interview-

a person who has just returned from a trek in the woods


Write a paragraph comparing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. The following words will help you to write a compare and contrast paragraph.

Similarities Differences
is similar to on the other hand
both however
also But
too in contrast to
  differs from
  while
  unlike

Create a pamphlet for the following.

Make a pamphlet on the latest gadgets (Mention the variety of models, uses, needs, and availability).


Develop the following hints.

Akbar - Birbal - courtiers jealous of Birbal - ask Akbar - test Birbal wiseness - Courtier puts a question - How many crows in Agra - Birbal asks for a week - every day sitting on the terrace - looking at the crows- after a week - courtier asks - Birbal says 156757 crows - asks the courtier to check- Akbar laughs.


Do you want to try to write your own paragraph now?

Write a paragraph on Cow.

  1.  ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______

Give another word from the story that means

completed   
surprised    
strange   
make up your mind  

Sit in groups of five. Now, each student will tell a story. Decide which story was the best and declare a or of the group.


The hunter shot at the ______of birds.


The children in the picture are watching an exciting sporting event, where their school team is winning. Suggest suitable utterances reflecting their feelings:


What are all the factors that influence our moods?


Write a composition in approximately 350 – 400 words on the following subject:

(You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.)

Narrate an incident from your own experience when you helped someone to prepare a meal.
Explain what you did and what you gained from this experience.


Write a dialogue between a student and teacher on 'Importance of Yoga'.


Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.

Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.


When Luz Long said, 'something must be eating you' he meant that Jesse Owens must be ______.


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