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प्रश्न
Write the full form for the following.
weren’t - ______
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उत्तर
weren’t - were not
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Who was Beatrix Potter?
There's nobody on the house-tops now...
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
At the Shambles' Gate-or, better yet,
By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
What is ‘shamble’?
The delivery boy was requested to bring the parcel the next day. (Rewrite using direct speech)
I have never worn a more ill-fitting suit. (End: …………..ever worn.)
Choose two of the passages (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow:
Raina :
Come away from the window (She takes him firmly back to the middle of the room. The moment she releases him he turns mechanically towards the window again. She seizes him and turns him back, exclaiming) Please! (He becomes motionless, like a hypnotized rabbit, his fatigue gaining fast on him. She releases him, and addresses him patronizingly). Now listen. You must trust to our hospitality. You do not yet know in whose house you are. I am a Petkoff.
The Man: A pet what?
Raina : [rather indignantly] I mean that I belong to the family of the Petkoffs, the richest and best known in our country.
The Man: Oh yes, of course. I beg your pardon. The Petkoffs, to be sure. How stupid of me!
Raina: You know you never heard of them until this moment. How can you stoop to pretend!
The Man: Forgive me. I'm too tired to think, and the change of subject was too much for me. Don't scold me.
(i) Why did the man keep turning to the window?
(ii) Which examples of the social superiority of the Petkoff's does Raina give the man?
(iii) Which opera does Raina mention? With whom does she compare herself? What does this tell you about her?
(iv) In Raina's opinion, what should the man have done instead of threatening her?
(v) What does the man tell Raina about his father? Why does he do so?
(vi) What does the man do at the end of the scene?
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Personal Information
- Name
- Address
- Date of birth
- Telephone / E-mail
- Nationality
- Marital status
Work Experience
- Experience/ Occupation / Position
- Employer / Employment History
- Internships
- Activities and responsibilities
Education
- Education and Training
- Primary school
- Secondary school
- Other qualification
Personal Skills and Competencies
- Competencies / Personal Competencies / Personal Skills/ Computer skills Mother tongue/ Other languages / Foreign languages
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- Concrete steps required towards a more sustainable and an eco-friendly lifestyle – strong call for action.
