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The following note comes from an army booklet, “Advice to New Recruits.” Complete the instructions by filling in the blanks with suitable modals.
Welcome to Ranor Barracks!
Follow the rules, accept the advice and you will find your life in the army interesting and fulfilling.
You ________ have your hair cut very short in the first month. After that you ________
grow it longer but it ________ never touch your collar. Your uniform ________ be kept clean and tidy. Boots and buttons ________ be polished daily. You ________ use cell phones on the campus but you ________ switch them off during the training sessions. Before joining you ________ have a medical check-up. You ________ undergo medical examinations once a year during service.
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Welcome to Ranor Barracks !
You must have your hair cut very short in the first month. After that you can grow it longer but it must never touch your collar. Your uniform must be kept clean and tidy. Boots and buttons have to be polished daily. You cannot use cell phones on the campus but you must switch them off during the training sessions. Before joining you must have a medical check-up. You have to undergo medical examinations once a year during service.
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Mysteries can be divided into several categories. There are puzzling stories, detective I crime stories, and suspense stories. They all give the reader a chance to become involved in the solution of the story through clues and character descriptions.
Characters
Before you start to write, think about the characters you might put in your story.
• What will each character do?
• Why is he or she important to the story?
• In what ways are your characters alike?
• How are they different?
• What can your characters learn from each other?
• One last thing to remember: your characters don't always have to be human. If an animal plays a part in the story, that animal is a character, too
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A story has to happen in a place.
• The setting might be a place you are familiar with.
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• A setting doesn't even have to be a real place.
Details
• Use your Imagination.
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GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DANAPUR
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SCORECARD
| House | NEHRU | RAMAN | TAGORE | SHIVAJI | ||||
| Events | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points |
| (Previous tally) | ||||||||
| March Past | ||||||||
| 800m (Boys) | ||||||||
| 1OOm (Girls) | ||||||||
| High jump (Boys) | ||||||||
| Javelin (Girls) | ||||||||
| House | NEHRU | RAMAN | TAGORE | SHIVAJI | ||||
| Events | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points |
| Shot put (Boys) | ||||||||
| 400 relay (Girls) | ||||||||
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| RESULT | HOUSE |
| Champions | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| 4th |
| SCORING (POINTS) | |||
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| March Past | 10 | x | x |
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| Relay | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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On the basis of your reading of the exctract on Chess , complete the following table with your partner .
| Figure | Name | Order of importance | Function | Significance |
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Adjectives and Prepositions
Look at the table below. Decide which of the adjectives in Column A commonly go with which preposition. Tick the table as shown. (There may be more then one tick for each adjective).
| A | at | to | about | for |
| worried |  |
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| good | ||||
| bad | ||||
| surprised | ||||
| happy | ||||
| sensitive | ||||
| puzzled | ||||
| married | ||||
| clever | ||||
| suitable | ||||
| curious | ||||
| due | ||||
| qualified | ||||
| famous |
