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What story did the man standing near the hardware store tell the passing cop?

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What story did the man standing near the hardware store tell the passing cop?

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The stranger told the cop that himself and Jimmy Wells, his best friend dined at Big Joe Brady’s restaurant and decided to meet there after twenty years that day at 10 p.m. If Jimmy were alive, he would definitely meet him there. They had both decided that twenty years was long enough to make one’s fortune. Jimmy Wells stayed in New York and he had gone to the west.

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पाठ 1.3: After Twenty Years - Exercises [पृष्ठ ३१]

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पाठ 1.3 After Twenty Years
Exercises | Q 1. d) | पृष्ठ ३१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in the blank with the suitable word. 

The Principal looks _____________ matters of complaint from teachers and students. 


What social and ecological benefits of planting a tree does the poet refer to?


Name Kaspar’s grandchildren? Why did the boy come home?


Which is the turning point in the poem?


Discuss the theme of supernatural and paranormal as presented in the story?


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. 

Example:
(0) beginning

Alice was (0)__________(begin) to get very tired of (1)__________(sit) by her sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had (2)__________(peep) into the book her sister was reading, but it (3)__________ (have) no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," (4)__________(think) Alice, "without pictures or conversations?" Alice wondered whether the pleasure of (5)__________(make) a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies  when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes (6)__________(run) close by her. Alice did not think this was very remarkable, until the Rabbit actually (7)__________ (take) a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and (8) (look) at it, and then hurried on.


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: 

The poet's mother was stung __________  a scorpion. 


The ailing company was taken________by the government.


Sergius:

Louka! (she stops and looks defiantly at him) A gentleman has no right to hurt a woman under any ` circumstances. [with profound humility, uncovering his head]  beg your pardon. 

Louka:

That sort of apology may satisfy a lady. Of what use is it to a servant? 

Sergius :

[rudely crossed in his chivalry, throws it off with a bitter laugh, and says slightingly) Oh! Do you wish to be paid for the hurt? [He puts on his shako, and takes some money from his pocket].

Louka :

[her eyes filling with tears in spite of herself] No: I want my hurt made well.

Sergius : [sobered by her tone] I low?

(i) Why does Sergius ask Louka's pardon? 
(ii) Why had he hurt her? 
(iii) Why does Louka remind Sergius that she is a servant? 
(iv) Why do Louka's eyes fill with tears? 
(v) How does Louka want her hurt made well? 
(vi) How does Sergius react to the suggestion 


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: 

The paper dart went gliding  ______  the air.


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:

The young child carried the heavy bucket _______ the stairs.


Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on this topic.

Think before you shop


How does the author succeed in raising crucial social issues not through open criticism but through subtle suggestion?


Make a list of jobs which would give you an opportunity to help the society or serve the country. Also mention the different ways in which they can be beneficial to the people and also the country.


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on board


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Name of the vegetable or fruit Shape Colour Taste
1.      
2.      
3.      

Give suggestions to protect our national heritage monuments.


Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn or evening when everything is steeped in golden light?


Write the reason in your own words.

Ostad’s song was more elating than Tansen’s songs.


Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.

Which is the lightest of the two parcels?


Which of the following would you expect a carpenter to use at work?

bench, poker, plane, chisel, fork, spade, blotting paper, lawn-mower, telescope, pincers, jaw, scissors, hammer, map, nails, lathe, pencil, anvil.


Do your work ______[neat]


Aunt Jane seemed to think that there was a mistake in the wedding present she had given Jack. Why?


What does the title of the story convey?


Attempt a description of the following process, in about 100 word each, either using the imperative or the passive.

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Parents can never be friends with their children. Express your views either for or against this statement.


Write a dialogue between a student and teacher on 'Importance of Yoga'.


“What man calls civilization always results in deserts. Man is never on the square he uses up the fat and greenery of the earth. Each generation wastes a little more of the future with greed and lust for riches”- Don Marquis

With our modern awareness of ecology are we likely to make sufficient progress in conservation, or are we still in danger of damaging the earth beyond repair? Write a discursive essay discussing the issue being raised.


  1. Within one minute, write as many meaningful phrases as possible using the numbers given below. Do not repeat the ideas.
    1. One: ______
    2. Two: ______
    3. Three: ______
    4. Four: ______
    5. Five: ______
    6. Six: ______
    7. Seven: ______
    8. Forty: ______
    9. A hundred: ______
  2. Try to imagine a situation/context where all the above items fit in. Describe it in 8-10 lines.
  3. Think of a title for your passage.
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Write a composition (300-350 words) of the following:

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.


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