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correction
Inactivity is the greater cause of overweight greater
greatest
these days. People physical activity a-people people's
had decreased these days. The main reason b-had
jsjhere are many labour saving devices They does not c-is being
want to walk on foot. d-does do
They spend enough time sitting and watch television. e-enough more f-
Their excess weight watching watch
make them sick and they have to spend makes
g-make
money in medicine. h-in on
Unsolved exercises
The following newspaper report has not been edited. There is one error in
each line. Underline the error and write the incorrect word and the
correction.
Omission
Answers
One thing we all must do /to cooperate With/ a- is police and pay heed
to their advice. b- the
They warn us not/touch unidentified, c- to
d-and
/unclaimed suspicious objects like transistors, brief cases etc. we need/
watch out for abandoned cars, scooters /report the e-to details/ such objects
to the nearest police control room/ dialing 100. f-and One should not touch
the objects till the bomb disposal squad g-of
h-by
Unsolved exercises In the passage below one arrives. word has been
omitted in each line. Put a slash (/) where the word has been omitted. Write
the missing word in the space provided. The first one has been done as an
example.
Solved exercises
1. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. The first one has been done as an example.
Unsolved exercises
1. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences.
a- no parallel/discipline/of any kind/has
b- go together/duties/should/discipline/and rights
c- equally important/should be/treated/for a/they/satisfying life
d- the other/or ignored/very bad/it will/if one/prove/overlaps
Reported speech
Easy Capsule -Recapitulation of hints like reading the dialogues carefully,
identifying the speakers , identifying the types of sentences, following the rules of
changing Assertive,Interrogative (Wh-Type and Yes or No Type),Imperative
sentences etc. into indirect speech keeping in view the rules related to change of
Tenses etc.
Tips:
> Given dialogue is to be changed into indirect speech.
> Change the reporting verb.
> Remove commas and use conjunction.
> Change the pronouns and verb in the reported speech.
> Use a (.) at the end of every sentence.
Answers
a- that he was going to jungle,
b- why he was going to jungle.
c- he had been banished for fourteen years by father, d-
if she could go with him.
2. Read the comic strip given below and complete the paragraph
While making the list of what Charlie wanted from Santa Claus, he asked
Patty howeverything. (b) __________ . She could bet that (c) ___________ , he
would find thatshe thought Santa (a) _____________ all those toys. Patty
replied that it was possible as Santa (d) _________ big eastern chain
Answers:
(a) could afford to give away
(b) everything these days is promotion
(c) if the truth were brought out
(d) was being financed by some big eastern chain
Unsolved exercises
1. Use the information in the headlines to complete the news items given
below.
(a) TV SHOW LANDS BOY IN HOSPITAL
2. Use the information in the headlines to complete the news items given
below.
a- CHINA DEVELOPS MEDICAL ROBOT
A polytechnic university in china ______________ that can conduct
surgeries.
b- KIDS FALL ILL AFTER EATING MID-DAY MEAL
05 kids of a UP primary school in Mathura District _______________ after
having mid-day meal on Friday, c- SPORTS
WEEK CELEBRATION ENDS
A week long sport day celebration in various schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya
Sangathan ______________ on 22 April with grand prize distribution
ceremony.
d- BUS CRUSHES A GIRL TO DEATH
A four-year-old girl______________ to death when a speedy bus ran over
her in Makarpura.
e- 5 LAKH JOBS TO BE CREATED BY 2012 -------- PLANNING COMMISSION
Mr AR Sahni, member of planning commission said yesterday that
___________ by the year 2012.
f-INDIAN-AMERICAN WINS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY IN PHILADELPHIA
Thus, May 20 Iraq war- veteran Indain-American doctor Manan
Trivedi(a) _____ the DemocrativeParty nomination to contest the
November elections to the US house of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Congressional district.
A doctor-turned war- veteran, Trivedi, 35, (b) ___________ Dough Pike, a
former local journalist, (c) ___________ margin of 672 votes; thus earning the right
to challenge Republican of Representatives. Conceding his defeat,
Pike in a statement supported Trivedi. The election (d)________ Tuesday.
Answers (Hint-arel
(i) are soaked in a mixture
(ii) are taken out and beaten
(iii) are rinsed in running water
(iv) are squeezed and hung
a-i- for the past FOR PRACTICE ii- since the past
iii- during the past iv- for a past
b- i- got my eye ii- will get my eyes
test iv- would get my eye ii-
iii- got my eyes tested c-i- had you been
has you been iv- have you been
iii- had you be d-i- met ii- meets with an accident
with an accident iv- met with an accident
iii- meet with an accident
1) Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows by
filling up the blanks with the most appropriate option from those given.1 x 4 =
4marks
Egyptians discovered paper-made a stalks of tall reed- from wood 'papyrus'-
supplies limited-export restricted
The (a) __________ the Egyptians. It (b) ____________ reed .The English word
'paper' (c) ____________. When supplies were limited a (d) ____________ on
export.
(d) 1 paper discovered
2 discovery of paper was made
3 discoverer of paper was
4 papers was discovered by
(b)1 makes of stalks of tall
2 made of stalks of tall
3 was made of stalks of tall
4 has made of stalks of tall
(c) 1 derive from the word 'papyrus'
2 derives from the word 'papyrus'
Solved exercises
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option from those given
below.
1. Complete the passage given below choosing the correct
alternatives: 34 x 8 = 4 marks
Tokyo was rocked by its (a)--------- earthquake in more than a year today, but
escaped (b) ------ little damage because it (c) --------- centered far beneath the
floor of the Pacific Ocean .The quake (d) -------------- struck shortly before noon
with a magnitude of 6.6 ,(e)-----------large buildings sway back and forth . The
intense (f) ----- for about one minute caught people (g) ----------- guard in Tokyo
and other cities (h) --------east.
(d) which
(h) towards
3. A J Cronin came to know the story of the two boys from the nurse in the
story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'. Imagine that the boys themselves narrated
the story to AJ Cronin.
Write the story in the words of the boys. You may begin like this.
C) In what two ways did Mebbin show her elder sister's attitude during the
tiger's hunt?
Ans: Miss Louisa Mebbin was a paid companion of Mrs. Packletide .She had
adopted a protective elder sisterly attitude towards money in general .She
smartly intervened in preventing Mrs. Packletide from paying unnecessary tips in
D) What did Louisa Mebbin plant in her garden? Why did she do so?
Ans: Louisa Mebbin exploited the situation .She threatened Mrs. Packletide that
she would pass on her discovery to Loona Bimberton .To keep her mouth shut
Mrs. Packletide bought a cottage for her -Mebbin named the cottage ,Les Fauves
(wild beast) She planted tiger lilies there .It reminded her of the secret of the
tiger's death every time .
UNSOLVED:
I) Short answer type questions:
1. What were the circumstances which compelled Mrs. Packletide to undertake
the tiger shooting expedition?
2. What happened at the tiger shooting spot? What were the benefits and
difficulties Mrs. Packletide has after the event?
3. What were the humorous elements in the story?
4. Was Mrs. Packletide an Indian or a foreigner? How do you know?
5. Who was Loona Bimberton? What was Mrs. Packletide's attitude to her?
6. What did Mrs. Packletide want to do before she left the country?
THE LETTER -
DHUMAKETU
Coachman Ali is the central character of the story, The Letter. He is unable to
bear the pain of separation when his daughter Miriam leaves him after her
marriage. He feels lonely. He desperately waits for her letter, but in vain.
The story shows the need for love, sympathy, and fellow-feeling for those who
are in pain. The grief and the long waiting lead to Ali's death in the end.
UNSOLVED
1. Read the given stanzas and choose the correct option from the list of options
given:
2. The most appropriate word that describes the nightingale's character is:
(a) foolish (b) diffidence (c) humble (d) obedient
(c) The traits of the frog reflected in the poem are ________
(i) simplicity andinnocence
(ii) stupidity andfoolishness
(iii) sympathy andkindness
(iv) cunningnessandcruelty
2. Answers:
(a) she was toopronetoinfluence andwas foolish
(b) very confident
(c) cunningness andcruelty
3. Dumbstruck sat the gaping frog And the whole
admiring bog Stared towards the sumac, rapt And,
when she had ended, clapped
(c) The nightingale was sitting and singing melodiously in her sweet voice
3. Answers
(a) The nightingale sang melodiously
(b) Creatures of the bog who admired the nightingales
(c) The nightingale was sitting and singing melodiously in her sweet voice
Answers:
a) The nightingale sang melodiously. All the creatures came to listen to her
singing.The wily frog charged admission fee from all of them. The frog made a
lot of money,as everyone admired the nightingale's song.He also sold his songs
to the nightingaleand made money. In this way he got benefitted from the
nightingale's song.
b) The training began on a rainy day. He coaxed her to sing, although she was
quite unused to singing in that weather. He told her to journey up and down
Unsolved
Based on your understanding of the poem, choose the correct options for the
following:
(a) What flaw did the frog find in the nightingale's song?
(b) What impression do you form about the frog?
(c) What is your opinion about the nightingale?
MIRROR
- SLYVIA PLATH
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE The poem deals with the varied qualities of mirror -
exactness, truthfulness and its relationship with the human beings (here the old
woman) for years together. The whole poem revolves around the mirror. Hence,
the title is quite apt and appropriate. The poem conveys strong message to
humans- rather than living in the world of illusion, we need to change our
thinking and attitude. We need to learn to face and accept the reality of life
without indulging in too much of self-pity.
Questionl: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions by choosing
the correct option—
Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,
Searching my reaches for what she really is,
Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.
I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.
She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.
(C) The eye of a little God, four-cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the
opposite all.
It is pink, with speckles; I have looked at it long I think it is a part of my
heart.
(a) The literal meaning of the expression 'four cornered' as used in the poem
is:
(i) in the eyes of God everybody is equal
(ii) mirror is unbiased
(iii) it is impartial
(iv) the mirror is rectangular and it has four corners
(b) The expression: 'pink speckles' refers to
(i) a lady with a healthy pink face and freckles
(ii) spots made on the mirror with pink paint
(iii) the mirror
(iv) the opposite wall that is pink
(c) The expression: 'I meditate on the opposite wall' mean
(i) the mirror keeps looking at the wall
(ii) the woman keeps viewing herself in the mirror
(iii) the mirror is in love with the wall
(iv) the image of the wall is reflected in the mirror
(D) Searching my reaches for what she really is, than she turns to those liars, the
candles
or the moon. I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments / Of princes, shall outlive this powerful
rhyme;
Statues and monuments will not last as long as this poem;
But you shall shine more bright in these contents / Than unswept stone, besmear'd
with sluttish time.
And you will last longer, immortalized in this poem, than the stone statues and
monuments, which will fade and become dusty over time.
When wasteful war shall statues overturn, / And broils root out the work of
masonry,
War and other disturbances will destroy statues and monuments,
Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn / The living record of
your
memory.
But poetry, which memorializes you, cannot be destroyed by these means. Gainst
death, and all oblivious enmity / Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find
room
You shall outlast death and all other forces that seek to destroy things
Even in the eyes of all posterity / That wear this world out to the ending
doom.
Even for future generations.
So, till the judgment that yourself arise, / You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes.
So you will live through this poem until judgment day.
SUMMARY
In this sonnet, the speaker of the poem claims that his powerful rhyme will outlast
marble and gilded monuments, keeping the youth's memory alive until the
Judgement Day. As in many of Shakespeare's sonnets, the passage of time is a
major theme. Here Time is portrayed predominantly as a negative force connected
with death and decay. Line 3, for example, personifies time as a sluttish character,
who besmears human attempts to achieve immortality by building stone
monuments. The poem reflects a common view during the Elizabethan age that the
B. Answers
1. (b)2.(d)3( d)
SOLVED QUESTIONS
Q-l Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words.
a) How would you describe Mrs. Amelia Slater?
Ans: Mrs. Amelia Slater is a vigorous, plump, red faced, vulgar woman who can
go to any extent in her own way. She is not ready to share her father's bureau
and the clock with her sister and so takes them in her possession before she
arrives. She dominates her family members. Throughout the play, she is
impolite and insensitive.
b) What did Victoria consider as 'pinching'? What does this show about her
personality?
Ans: The Slaters are moving away grandpa's bureau stealthily before the
arrival of the Jordans. They want to take it into their possession without
revealing the truth to the Jordans. So Victoria considers it as 'pinching'. It
shows that she is a precocious girl and has the ability to distinguish between
the good and the bad.
c) "That is professional etiquette". Who says these words and what kind of
professional etiquette is being referred to here?
Ans: Mrs. Slater says these words to Elizabeth. She was referring to the
grandfather's doctor, who was out when the grandfather was discovered
'dead'. She further informs her that she did not go to any other doctor,
because according to the professional etiquette, Dr. Pringle should attend to
grandpa when he's dead, as he was the one who attended him when he was
alive.
Questions
A) Answer the following in 60 words:
1. Why does the ghost appear before the writer?
2. How does the writer react when ghost appear before him?
3. Why does the ghost want the writer to stop his guests from using Ouija
Board?
4. Why do Helen and other ghosts organize the writer's inspiration bureau?
5. What happened when Hallock sat down his desk and waited for
getting ideas for his ghost story?
6. How did the narrator react to the appearance of the ghost?
7. How was this ghost different form the ghosts the narrator used to write
about in his stories?
8. What did the ghost tell about herself which didn't sound that she
was a ghost?
9. What did the ghost tell the narrator of her present assignment and
20. Why do Helen and other ghosts organize the writer's inspiration
Answers: a) i
b) iv
c) i
d) iii
LINES 120-140
The condition of the crew was pathetic as the sea looked terrible. Soon the
bright and slimy creatures crawled out of it and walked on the surface. At
night, the water looked like oil and it changes its colours. The sailors had no
peace even in their ship and were constantly haunted by the presence of
the dead Albatross's spirit. Day after day, they had no water to drink, their
tongues dried up and they were unable to even speak. The sailors held the
mariner responsible for their woes and as a constant reminder of killing an
innocent bird, the sailors hung the dead albatross around his neck.
SOLVED:
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
Read the following extract and choose the correct option:
A) In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud It
perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white
Glimmered the white Moon-shine
(a) ___________________________ 'lt' intheabovestanzais .
(i) the ship
(ii) the albatross
(iii) the cloud
(iv) the mist
(b) ___________________________ Vespers nine refers to .
Questions:-
1) He holds him with his skinny hand
Questions:-
1) The 'hellish thing' that the speaker had done was:
a) He had killed his friend