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प्रश्न
How do the smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water?
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उत्तर
The smaller desert animals spend the day in the underground burrows to escape the heat. Some of them eat other animals and get the water they need from the moisture in the meat. Others eat plants and get the water they need from plant juices.
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Answer these question in a few words or a couple of sentence.
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Thinking about the Text
Given below are some emotions that Kezia felt. Match the emotions in Column A with
the items in Column B.
| A | B |
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| 2. glad sense of relief | (ii) Noise of the carriage grows fainter |
| 3. a “funny” feeling, perhaps of understanding |
(iii) Father comes home |
| (iv) Speaking to father | |
| (v) Going to bed when alone at home | |
| (vi) Father comforts her and falls asleep | |
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Understanding the Connectors.
Connectors are joining words. They join any of the following:
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| 2. One phrase with the other | ready to go and eager to start. |
| 3. One clause with another | I went home because I had finished my work. |
| 4. One sentence with another | It was raining along heavily. So we took along an umbrella. |
The black man's face bespoke revenge
As the fire passed from his sight.
For all he saw in his stick of wood
Was a chance to spite the white.
The last man of this forlorn group
Did nought except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave
Was how he played the game.
Their logs held tight in death's still hands
Was proof of human sin.
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Why does the author make the character repeat the phrase, ‘a single night’?
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(i) Toto climbed up the curtains when ————————————————————————————————
(ii) _________________________________________________———————————————————————, I became one of the tiger’s favourites.
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What was customary for the mongoose?
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Velvet grass
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a _________________ of flowers
Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y
cruel ___________.
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Navigator_______________ |
Advises people what to do about jobs, personal problems, etc. |
| Architect _______________ | Works in politics, usually by standing for election. |
|
Engineer _______________ |
Finds and monitors the route to get to a place, or the direction of travel. |
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Engineer _______________ |
Reports on recent news for newspaper, radio, or TV. |
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Computer programmer _____________ |
Plans the design of a building, town, or city. |
| Athlete _______________ | Controls and puts together a programme of music. |
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Disc jockey_____________ |
Works in sports or activities such as running, jumping etc. |
| Composer______________ | Designs and builds things like roads, bridges, or engines. |
| Counsellor _____________ | Makes up notes to create music. |
| Journalist ______________ | Designs the system by which a computer runs or gives information. |
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2. Would you prefer to live in a joint family? Yes/No
3. Do you get on with people? Yes/No
4. Do you like the area you live in? Yes/No
5. Do you find the place overcrowded? Yes/No
6. Do you use public transport? Yes/No
7. Would you like a vehicle of our own? Yes/No
8. Do you like reading? Yes/No
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Do you think it is good to be a rebel?
