On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions: |
(i) What did the guru foresee for himself in his next life? |
(ii) How would the disciple be able to recognise the right kitten? |
(iii) What preparations did the disciple make to fulfill the promise he made to his guru? |
(iv) Do as directed: |
(a) The disciple was sad to hear this. |
(Rewrite the sentence using the '-ing' form of the infinitive) |
(b) Just as he was about to bring down his knife to slit its throat, the little kitten suddenly spoke. |
(Rewrite using 'No sooner??than??' and rewrite the sentence) |
(v) Why, do you think did the guru change his mind? |
(vi) Pick the antonyms of the following from the passage: |
(a) save |
(b) held. |
Answer the following questions: |
(a) Why should we eat vegetables? |
(b) According to some researches vegetables can help in_______ |
(c) Name some of the vegetables which are also used as health remedies. |
(d) Why vegetables should be washed before eating? |
(ii) Find the antonym of; |
(a) irregular |
(b) decrease. |
(iii) Find the synonym of: |
(a) important |
(b) good. |
You are Rajan, a reporter of The Hindu'. You saw the Taj Mahotsav?, a fait, held in Agra. Write a report in about 150 words on the same. |
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The poster given shows man's cruelty towards animals. Give an expansion of your views after seeing the above poster. |
Read the outlines of a story given below. Write it in full using these outlines and your own ideas. |
Assign a suitable title to it. |
Outlines:-A merchant has an ass?does not treat him well?overloads him?carries salt?ass falls into a stream?the salt melts?burden becomes lighter?makes it a habit?master sees through the trick- loads cotton?ass falls?load becomes heavier. |
OR |
In a village ? a clever elephant ? there a river nearby ? used to go for bath daily ? it was passing by a tailor shop. The tailor ? bananas daily. One day not given bananas ? pricked needle. Elephant angry ? came with muddy water in its trunk ? sprayed muddy water ? tailor's shop ? dirty. The tailor ? repented. |
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct preposition given in the bracket: |
(i) There is a long queue______ (at/on/above) the bus stop. |
(ii) There is many a slip_____ (in/between/among) the cup and the lip. |
(iii) Shyam goes to school_______ (by/through/On) bus. |
(iv) It snows ???(in/out/after) winter. |
Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. |
(i) largest bird/is the/Ostrich/in the world. |
(ii) can run/race horses/Ostriches/as fast as. |
(iii) very exciting/can be/new country/traveling to/a. |
(iv) option/is/light/travelling/best/the |
Change the following sentences into indirect speech |
(i) I said, "Kamini is not well." |
(ii) The teacher said/ "Honesty is the best policy." |
(iii) Sona said, "Wow! What an amazing painting." |
(iv) My mother said to me, "Write in neat handwriting." |
Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below: |
"Come and hire me", I cried, while in the morning |
I was walking on the stone-paved road. |
Sword in hand the king came in his chariot |
He held my hand and said, " will hire you with my power" |
But his power counted for naught and he went away in his chariot. |
(i) Who is the speaker of the above lines? |
(ii) What does is 'Sword in hand' suggest? |
(iii) Why could the king not conquer the narrator? |
(iv) Name the poem and poet of the above lines. |
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: |
"Who are you, my gifted guest 7" he asked |
The poet laid his finger on the book that Ernest had been reading. |
"You have read these poems" said he. "You know me, then, for I wrote them" Again and again, Ernest examined the poet's features, he turned towards the Great Stone Face then back. He shook his head and sighed. |
(i) Who is the speaker of the first line? |
(ii) What book was the speaker reading? |
(iii) Why did Ernest examine the poet's features again and again? |
(iv) What did Ernest feel after reading the poems? |
Answer any one of the following: |
Give two or three examples to show how Science has been useful to us and how science has been misused, and has thus been harmful to us. |
OR |
Imagine you have a new pet that keeps you busy. Write a paragraph describing your pet, the things it does, and the way it makes you feel. Here are some words and phrases that you could use. |
frisky, smart, disobedient, loyal, happy, enthusiastic, companion, sharing friend, rolls in mud, dirties the bed, naughty, lively, playful, eats up food, hides the newspaper, drinks up milk, runs away when called, floats on the water as if dead. |
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