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प्रश्न
What provisions should be made in public places so that everyone gets the same access to public facilities?
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उत्तर
- Modifying buses, aeroplanes, and train compartments to make them more accessible to people with disabilities.
- Creating essential sidewalks, price hikes, and slopes in pavement for wheelchair users.
- Providing ramps in all public areas.
- Printing the edges of train platforms to aid the visually handicapped.
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Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
To every one’s surprise, he turned _____________ at the party.
What are the poetic devices (figurative language) in the poem? How do they contribute to the meaning/how do they effect the poem?
Can it be argued that this is an anti- war poem?
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.
By which flower was the patriot welcomed?
'Appearances can be deceptive'. Give your views on this topic.
Raina :
[timidly] Nine thousand hotels?
Bluntschli :
Hotels! Nonsense. If you only knew! Oh, it's too ridiculous. Excuse me: I must give my fellow orders about starting. [He leaves the room hastily, with the documents in his hand].
Louka :
[knowing instinctively that she can annoy Raina by disparaging Bluntschli] He has not much heart, that Swiss. He has not a word of grief for his poor father.
Raina :
[bitterly] Grief! A man who has been doing nothing but killing people for years! What does he care about? What does any soldier care about? [She goes to the door, restraining her tears with difficulty].
Louka :
Major Saranoff has been fighting too, and he has plenty of heart left. [Raina, at the door, draws herself up haughtily and goes out].
(i) What news has Bluntschli just received?
(ii) What makes Raina ask, `Nine thousand hotels'?
(iii) Why is Bluntschli in such a hurry to leave? What does Louka comment about him?
(iv) Why is Raina upset with Bluntschli?
(v) Why in your opinion, does Louka compare Bluntschli to Sergius? What does she comment when Raina leaves the room?
(vi) Who enters the room at this point? What news does he give Louka?
Give reasons for the following.
List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
What is the language spoken in Flanders?
Make a list of items that are referred to differently in British and American English, for example, 'lift' (BE) 'elevator' (AmE).
Give reasons for the following.
Satyajit’s recollection of the forgerer when he was on the train.
Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
The cobra struck the crow, his snout th___ing against its body.
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
Hero-worship leads to dictatorship.
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Expand the theme in a write -up of about 20 lines.
‘Rumours are spread by fools and accepted by greater fools’.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan.
Application form annual day participation.
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The dog is ______
The horse is ______
The elephant is ______
Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.
The flood became badder as the rain increased.
Imagine you are going on a journey to the centre of the earth. What do you think you will see? What would you feel?
Describe the author’s grandmother.
Was Bob hopeful of his friend’s arrival? How do you know?
Now, refer to a dictionary and match the professions with their relevant job descriptions.
| A | B |
| 1. pathologist | studies languages and their structure |
| 2. ornithologist | studies atmosphere, weather and climate |
| 3. entomologist | studies the matter that constitutes the earth |
| 4. archaeologist | studies earthquakes |
| 5. sociologist | studies reptiles and amphibians |
| 6. geologist | studies functioning of human society |
| 7. linguist | studies artefacts and physical remains |
| 8. seismologist | studies birds |
| 9. herpetologist | studies insects |
| 10. meteorologist | studies diseases |
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between you and a bookseller on buying books
Certainly anyone who insists on condemning all lies should think about what would happen if we could reliably tell when our family, friends, colleagues, and government leaders were deceiving us. It is tempting to think that the world would become a better place without the deceptions that seem to interfere with our attempts are genuine communication. On the other hand, perhaps there is such a thing as too much honesty. - Adapted from Allison Kornet, "The Truth About Lying"
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In H.C. Anderson's story, what forces the Little Match Girl to go about selling matches on the street?
Write a composition on humor.
