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प्रश्न
The author's comment on crime and punishment.
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उत्तर
The author, at the beginning of the story, always believed in the fact that he achieved what he was supposed to. He found it right and just to be promoted to the post of a Managing Director even though he didn't deserve it. However, after fortune turned its face away from him, he realised that he hated the person for whom he was promoted. He disliked the forger because of whom he gained so much glory and fame. Now, he just wishes that the hands of the clock would turn back and he would let go of the person who committed the crime. He possessed contempt in his heart for the person who did this felony because he was the cause of his sudden success because of which he had to suffer. This was a point of epiphany when he realised that tide and time waited for none and thus, it was too late to seek him out and give him a chance to live.
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Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear, Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.
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Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
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a citation |
an epitaph |
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an abstract |
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- Poetic devices, language, style
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- Highlight his/her character as revealed in the story.
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| play | stop | buy | learn | see | meet | learn |
| be | eat | go | travel | start | read | visit |
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- ____________
- ____________
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| Hearing loss and deafness | ||
| Vision loss and blindness | ||
| Speech disorders | ||
| Physical disability | ||
| Intellectual disability | ||
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- Two: ______
- Three: ______
- Four: ______
- Five: ______
- Six: ______
- Seven: ______
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- A hundred: ______
- Try to imagine a situation/context where all the above items fit in. Describe it in 8-10 lines.
- Think of a title for your passage.
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Send a formal letter of invitation · in 50 words to Dr. Mehra, noted novelist and educationist, to speak on, The Importance of Books'. You are Lena/Sanjay, Secretary Literary Club, S. S. Public School. Meritionday, date, time and venue.
