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प्रश्न
What material Mr Gessler used to make the boots?
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उत्तर
Mr Gessler made boots from the finest quality leather.
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Think about the Text
Discuss in pairs and answer the question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).
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sounds stop?
Answer these question in one or two sentences. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answer.)
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Answer these question in one or two sentences . (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answer.)
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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.
They didn't die from the cold without
They died from the cold within.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Why did the black man refuse to use his stick of wood?
Unleashing the goats from the drumstick tree, Muni started out, driving them ahead and uttering weird cries from time to time in order to urge them on. Me passed through the village with his head bowed in thought. He did not want to look at anyone or be accosted. A couple of cronies lounging in the temple corridor hailed him, but he ignored their call. They had known him in the days of affluence when he lorded over a flock of fleecy sheep, not the miserable grawky goats that he had today.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
How had Muni lost the animals?
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(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger.
(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first-class compartment.
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Work hard. You’ll pass the examination in the first division
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(i) How much did you pay for that hilsa?
What type of shopkeeper was Mr. Purcell?
How did the old clock give a timeless message through Ray?
Why was the crocodile’s wife annoyed with her husband one day?
Why are dreams important? Mention two reasons.
Describe Plan A and its consequences
Read these lines from the poem:
(i) One thing led to another
(ii) The start of it was slight
(iii) The end of it was strong
(iv) The afternoon turned black
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What does the author tell about mongooses?
What were the common characteristics between Algu and Jumman?
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mystic
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- Your aunt has gone to her mother’s house.
- Your uncle does his cooking.
- He is absent-minded.
- He puts vegetables on stove
- He begins to clean his bicycle outside.
- The neighbour calls out saying something is burning.
- Your uncle rushes to the kitchen.
- To save vegetables, he puts some oil in them.
- Unfortunately, it’s machine oil, not cooking oil.
- What do you think happens to the vegetables?
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What was announced on the loudspeakers before the start of the race in the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’?
