Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How did Jack manage to pay seven pounds eighty and eighty pence out of six pounds?
Advertisements
Solution
He borrowed the rest of the amount from the Thrift and Providence Trust Corporation.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) He is so old that be cannot remember events of the past.
(B) He is too ............................................................................
What are the fears of the caged bird? Answer with examples from Maya Angelou’s poem.
Is there any relevance of this poem to the present scenario?
Explain:
Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice.
(i) Name the speaker. Why did the speaker appeal to the Jew for mercy? Earlier who else in the play appealed for mercy?
(ii) What are the three qualities of mercy which the speaker has stated just before the extract?
(iii) Give the meaning of‘But mercy is above this sceptred sway’. How does Shylock turn down Portia’s plea for mercy? What does he insist on?
(iv) What is Bassanio ready to do for Antonio in the court? Why is Bassanio snubbed immediately by the disguised Portia?
(v) Mention two prominent character traits of Shylock as highlighted through the scene from which the extract has been taken. Substantiate your answer with examples from the text.
Here is some information downloaded from the Internet on Ile Amsterdam. You can view images of the isle if you go online.
| Location | South Indian Ocean, between southern most parts of Australia and South Africa |
| Latitude and longitude | 37 92 S, 77 67 E |
| Sovereignty | France |
| Political status notes | Part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Population | 35 |
| Census notes | Meteorological station staff |
| Land area in square kilometers | 86 |
Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on this topic.
Himalayan Quake 2005
Maintain a record of the trees cut down and the parks demolished in your area or any other act that violates the environment. Write to newspapers reporting on any such acts that disturb you.
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
bed ______ ______
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it.
fast ______ ______
Multiple Choice Question:
What does ‘We’ here refer to?
The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.
Incidents are arranged in sequence.
‘Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.’ Mahatma Gandhi
Collect some more quotes on education by famous thinkers.
The present review concludes with two words 'Heartwarming and enjoyable'. Write your opinion about 100 to 150 words.
Start a collection of proverbs. A proverb is a short, well-known sentence or phrase that gives advice or tells you what is generally true. For example, ‘A stitch in time saves nine’ means ‘If one does something in time or immediately, it saves a lot of work later’. A proverb is also known as a saying. Here are some proverbs for your collection.
- Appearances can be deceptive.
- Do not judge by appearance; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.
- All that glitters is not gold.
- You can’t tell a book by its cover.
- Clothes do not make the man.
Note that it is possible to feel both kinds of emotions at the same time. Have you experienced it? Try to describe the situation in short.
Write in your own words:-
What problems do customers face when they have to make a cash deposit at a bank?
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan.
Fill in the blank by choosing the preposition from the option.
The children walked ______ the bridge.
Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary
one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate. there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
on monday i will go to school
How is that day celebrated?
State whether the following statement are true or false
Both Jimmy and Bob were of the same age.
Why did she call herself ‘lucky’?
Why did Leacock visit the studio on Saturday?
Bring out the substance of Basil's letter to Miss Meadows.
Read the given sentence and underline the no word.
Can no one help him?
Read the given sentence and underline the no word.
Was Gopal nowhere around?
Read the given sentence and underline the no word.
None of the two boys came.
