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प्रश्न
What was her first impression of America?
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उत्तर
America was cold and beautiful. What little she saw was very pleasing to her eyes. Americans were enormously nice too.
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Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh!
(Begin: It was cruel………………….)
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) He is so old that be cannot remember events of the past.
(B) He is too ............................................................................
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
He ran _____________ from home at the age of ten.
What tells the reader the serene atmosphere about old Caspar’s home.
Do you agree with his justification of the war? Why/ why not?
Identify examples of the following devices in the poem: alliteration, personification, rhyme, rhythm. How do these devices contribute to the overall effect of the poem?
Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on the following:
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In what ways do you think we could help prevent the extinction of languages and dialects?
A sadist is a person who gets pleasure out of giving pain to others.
Given below are some dictionary definitions of certain kinds of persons.
Find out the words that fit these descriptions.
1. A person who considers it very important that things should be correct or genuine e.g. in the use of language or in the arts: P...
2. A person who believes that war and violence are wrong and will not fight in a war: P...
3.A person who believes that nothing really exists: N...
4. A person who is always hopeful and expects the best in all things: O...
5. A person who follows generally accepted norms of behaviour: C...
6. A person who believes that material possessions are all that matter in life: M...
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who had impoverished him twenty years ago, and says he had finally had his revenge. What makes him say this?
A handicraft exhibition is being organized in your college. You are given the task to compere the inaugural function. Write the script for comparing.
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When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ____________ into my pockets for morsels of cake.
Rewrite the given statements in their order of occurrence.
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Write in your own words:-
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The word in the sentence is jumbled. Write them in order.
was afraid I now.
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- religious people
- freedom fighters
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What was Sletherby’s response to Bertie’s request?
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Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends on an exciting cricket match
Why are photographs taken?
| e.g. to freeze our favourite moments | |
What are all the factors that influence our moods?
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on any one of the topics given below.
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on a educational tour.
Imagine you are a tourist guide at Tadoba. Write two sentences each about the following points to help foreign tourists.
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- Food: speciality, local delicacies, options (Indian, continental)
- Shopping: authenticity of local artefacts, price, variety
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