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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : A nation does not live by its big factories, dams or buildings. During the hundred years of foreign rule, our moral character was shaken. Now students are still in the process of training. It is their sacred duty to build up their character.They must learn from the very beginning the lessons of self help, self-reliance and self-sacrifice. These are the essential qualities of character which they must acquire. The time has come now when competition must give way to co-operation in every walk of life. Students must learn to co-operate with each-other in their class-rooms, on the playground and in other activities of life. For them, no duty is of greater importance than the development of character. 1. What makes a nation great? 2. Why was our moral character shaken during the last hundred years? 3. Point out the main duty of the students. 4. What should the students try to learn from the very beginning? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. Strong character of citizens make a nation great. 2. During the hundred years of foreign. 3. The main duty of the students is to build up their character. 4. From the very beginning the students must learn the lessons of selfhelp, self-reliance and self sacrifice. 5. Shaken – upset, made unstable Acquire – achieve. 6. Development of character. |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : Lions usually are among the foolest of creatures and by reason of their love of dead flesh and their habit of returning to their victims again and again after being driven away, they are fairly easy to poison when they become troublesome. Poison, therefore, is the most effective weapon to use against them. Man -eaters, as a rule, however, are extremely difficult to destroy by their method; their meeting with man seems to fill them with an unusual cunning. The most striking example I know of this cunning of a man-eater is connected with a panther, which was killed in the Garhwal district of the lower Himalayas, but not until it had terrorised the place for seven years and during this time had killed 125 persons. Every method which the skill of man could think of failed. This terrible man-eater was at last shot-dead by a European man, who sat up mightly for ten weeks till he got his chance. 1. Why are the lions the most foolish of creatures? 2. Why do they return to their victim again and again? 3. What is the most effective weapon to get rid of a lion? 4. How many persons did the panther of Garhwal kill? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. The lions are regarded the most foolish creatures they are habitual of returning to their victims again and again. So they are easy to poison. 2. The lions return to their victims again and again because of their love for dead flesh. 3. Poison is the most effective weapon to get rid of a troublesome lion. 4. The panther of Garhwal killed 125 persons. 5. Usually – most of ten 6. The lions becoming man-eaters. |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : There is a lovely story of a tree and a little boy who used to play in its shade. They had become friends. One day, the boy sat leaning against the trunk of the tree, crying. He was hungry, “Eat my fruit”, said the kind tree bending down one of its branches. The boy ate the fruit and was happy. The boy grew up. One day, he sat under the tree with an anxious look on his face. “What is the matter”? asked the tree. “I am going to marry and I want a house to live in.” said the young man.”Cut down my branches and build your house”; said the tree. The young man built a house with the branches of the tree. The young man became a sailor. One day, he sat under the tree with a worried look. “What is the matter?” asked the tree. “My Captain is a cruel fellow. I want a ship of my own,” said the sailor. “Cut down my trunk and build a ship.” The sailor lost his ship and returned home as a helpless old man. On a cold winter’s day, he stood where the tree once was leaning on his stick, and trembling with cold. “Make a fire of me,” said the stump of the tree, and warm yourself,” The stump of the unselfish tree burnt in the fire, softy humming a tune”.1. What was the boy doing, leaning against the trunk of the tree? 2. What did the kind tree say to the little boy? 3. Why did the boy sit under the tree, one day, with an anxious look on his face? 4. How were the tree and the little boy related to each other? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. The boy was crying because he was hungry. 2. The tree asked the boy to eat the fruit which is offered to him. 3. The boy looked worried because he was going to marry while he had no house to live in. 4. The tree and the boy became close friends due to their long mutual company and association. 5. bending down = bringing one of its branches close to the boy. worried look = sight reflecting the anxieties or worries of the mind. 6. Best Friend |
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small peril to herself. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for foot passengers, but she replied: 'I‘m going to walk where I like. We‘ve got liberty now.‘ It did not occur to the dear old lady that if liberty entitled the foot-passenger to walk down the middle of the road it also entitled the cab-driver to drive on the pavement, and that the end of such liberty would be universal chaos. Everybody would be getting in everybody else‘s way and nobody would get anywhere. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy. There is a danger of the world getting liberty-drunk in these days like the old lady with the basket, so it is just as well to remind ourselves of what the rule of the road means. It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at Piccadilly Circus steps into the middle of the road and puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny, but of liberty. You may not think so, you may, and being in a hurry and seeing your motor-car stopped by this insolence of office, feel that your liberty has been violated. How dare this fellow interfere with your free use of the public highway? Then, if you are a reasonable person, you will reflect that if he did not interfere with you he would interfere with no one, and the result would be that you would never cross Piccadilly Circus at all. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract. It is an adjustment of interests. In matters which do not touch anybody else‘s liberty of course, I may be as free as I like. If I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or waxing my moustache, or wearing a tall hat or going to bed late or getting up early, I shall follow my fancy and ask no man‘s permission. In all these and a thousand other details you and I please ourselves and asks no one‘s leave. We have whole kingdoms, in which we rule alone, can do what we choose, be wise or ridiculous, harsh or easy, conventional or odd. But directly we step out of that kingdom, our personal liberty of action is restricted by other people‘s liberty. I might like to practise on the trombone from midnight till three in the morning. If I went to the top of a hill to do it,I could please myself but if I do it out in the streets the neighbours will remind me that my liberty to blow the trombone must not interfere with their liberty to sleep in quiet. There are a lot of people in the world, and I have to accommodate my liberty to their liberties.1. Answer the following questions.(a) Why does the writer think that the old lady with the basket was wrong in her interpretation of liberty?(b) The policeman at Piccadilly Circus is a symbol of liberty and not tyranny. Explain.(c) What does the writer mean by the phrase ‗liberty drunk?‘ How is liberty a social contract?(d) When does individual liberty become anarchy? Give two examples.2. Choose the correct option that is similar in meaning to the words given below. (a)Perili)danger ii)threat iii)curse iv)pride(b) anarchyi) complete neglect of law and rule ii)complete neglect of orderiii) complete ignorance iv)complete subordination(c)insolencei)goodbehaviour ii) insulting or offensive behaviouriii) plausiblebehaviour iv)rude behaviour(d) curtailedi)enhanced ii) reduced iii) decreased iv) obscured |
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Answer» 1. (a) The writer thought that if everybody would be getting into everybody else's way, there would be universal chaos resulting in social anarchy. (b) The policeman stopping your car is a symbol of liberty otherwise you won't be able to cross the Piccadilly Circus. Your private liberty is curtailed so that you may enjoys real a social order which gives you liberty. (c) By this the writer means to point out the people who make wrong use of the liberty provided to them. Liberty is a social contract in a way that to preserve the liberties of all, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. Only then one can enjoy a social order which makes one's liberty a reality. (d) If liberty drunk people would be getting in everybody else's way, or start walking in the middle of the road without respecting the individual liberties of others, there would be universal chaos resulting into social anarchy. 2. (a) i)danger (b) i- complete neglect of law and rule (c) ii) insulting or offensive behaviour (d) ii) reduced |
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Find out the ______ of the passage.A. messageB. titleC. griefD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B |
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Find out the _____ while reading.A. evidenceB. cluesC. both of theseD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B |
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Comprehension enhances _______A. reading skillsB. listening skillsC. both of theseD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A |
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Avoid writing _________ answers.A. shortB. long, descriptiveC. one linersD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B |
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Always highlight the _____ words in the passage.A. newB. oldC. cant sayD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A |
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After reading the comprehension, we should read the _______.A. questionsB. find answersC. both of theseD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A |
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Don’t use exact _______ from the passage.A. words/linesB. phrasesC. idiomsD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A |
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We should read the paragraph ______A. normallyB. forcefullyC. thoroughlyD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : A good transport system is very essential in the world today. The word transport means carrying of people and goods from place to place. Millions of people travel from town to town, country to country and continent to continent. They travel over the land, on the water, through the air, under the ground and even into the space. People travel for service, business, sight seeing and to meet other people. A good transport system is very important for the progress of agriculture, mining and industry. It is also very important during the war, floods or famine. All means of transport have made travel easy, comfortable and fast. 1. What does the word ‘Transport’ mean? 2. Where do people travel all over the world? 3. What are the reasons for travel? 4. Why is a good transport system so important? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. The word ‘Transport’ means carrying of people and goods from place to place. 2. The people travel from town to town, country to country and continent to continent. They include their travel over the land, on the water, through the air, under the ground and even into the space. 3. People have travel because of services, business, sight seeing and to meet other people. 4. A good transport system, is very important for the progress of agriculture, mining and industry. It is also very useful during war, floods and famine. 5. essential – necessary progress – development. 6. Importance of Good Transport System. |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : At Shantiniketan, classes are held in the open air. The students sit on the ground under the trees and listen to their teachers. They often act plays, they have written themselves and very often they act those written by Rabindranath Tagore, the great poet who founded Shantiniketan. The place fills anyone with peace and quiet. The meaning of the word ‘Shantiniketan’ is abode of peace. It is one of the best places of learning in India. Many of our greatest leaders were educated at Shantiniketan. 1. How is Shantiniketan different from other places of learning? 2. Who is the founder of Shantiniketan? 3. Who was Rabindranath Tagore? 4. What does the word ‘Shantiniketan’ mean? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. Shantiniketan is different from other institutions in the sense that its way of working is unique, such as classes in the open air, acting of plays written by students themselves etc. 2. Rabindranath Tagore is the founder of Shantiniketan. 3. Rabindranath Tagore was the great poet of India. 4. The word ‘Shantiniketan’ means the abode of peace. 5. are held = are organised or conducted. abode of peace = a place where peace or quiet prevails. 6. Shantiniketan – A Unique Centre of Learning. |
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.The origin of water on Earth is linked to the formation of Earth. According to some currently accepted theories Earth began as a waterless mass of rock surrounded by cloud of gas. Radioactive materials in the rock and increasing pressure in the Earth‘s interior gradually produced enough heat to melt the interior of the Earth. The heavy materials, such as iron ores, then sank. The light silicates (rocks made up of silicon and oxygen) rose to the Earth‘s surface and formed the earliest crust.Many silicate rocks have water molecules integrated into their atomic arrangement – water can be driven out of such rocks by the action of heat. Thus the heating of the Earth‘s interior caused release of water contained in such rocks to the surface. Over millions of years, water thus released collected slowly in low places of the crust and formed the oceans. Whatsoever might have been the origin of water, earth‘s original supply of water is still in use and very little, if any, has been added during the past billion years or so. The same water has been pumped time and again from the oceans into the air, dropped down upon the lands and transferred back to sea. A single drop of water spends 8 to 10 days passing through air, 2 to 3 weeks in a river, as long as 100 years in a Himalayan Glacier or from 100 to 40,000 year underground.As chemical, water is unique and rather odd. All its oddities can be traced to its molecular structure. It is a rather sturdy molecule. Until some 180 years ago water was believed to be an invisible element rather than a chemical compound. Today students of science know that each of its molecules is made up of two atoms of Hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, the bond between the oxygen and the hydrogen atom is polar, that is, it has positive and negative charged ends because of an unequal distribution of electrons. The oxygen atom has a denser distribution of electrons around it and hence a net negative charge. The hydrogen atoms in a water molecule, on the other hand, are positively charged. This leads to a lopsided (molecule with electrical charges concentrated on opposite sides). Water molecules, are therefore, attracted to each other as well as to other molecules having a similar charge distribution. And many of the characteristic features of water can be traced to the so-called hydrogen bond between its molecules.When a substance dissolves in another substance, the resulting distribution of the molecules of the two substances has lesser number of molecules of either substance surrounded by its own kind. This necessitates disrupting prevailing intermolecular forces in each of them. The molecules of most organic compounds (e.g., oily substances are non-polar) as a consequence the intermolecular forces between organic molecules are much weaker than in water. If such a substance is to mix with water – the resulting distribution of molecules must lead to lowering of energy content. If more energy is required to separate water molecules from each other (by breaking hydrogen bonds) than is gained when water molecules get closer to organic molecules, the two substances will not mix together. It is for this reason that water and oil do not mix and many organic compounds do not dissolve in water.a) How was the earliest crust of the earth formed?b) What did lead to the formation of oceans?c) How is water a chemical?d) Why are water molecules attracted to each other?e) What is a polar bond?f) Why does the author say supply of water on earth is very little?g) Why is intermolecular force in oily substances much weaker than in water?h) Why do water and oil not mix? |
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Answer» (a) Radioactive materials in the rock and increasing pressure in the Earth‘s interior gradually produced enough heat to melt the interior of the Earth. The heavy materials, such as iron ores, then sank. The light silicates (rocks made up of silicon and oxygen) rose to the Earth‘s surface and formed the earliest crust. (b) The heating of the Earth‘s interior caused release of water contained in Silicates rocks to the surface. Over millions of years, water thus released collected slowly in low places of the crust and formed the oceans. (c) Water is a chemical because its each molecule is made of Hydrogen and oxygen. (d) Oxygen atoms have negative charge and hydrogen atoms have positive charge, Hence water molecules are attracted to each other. (e) It is a bond made of positive and negative charges. (f) The author says supply of water on earth is very little because the same water is recycled every time. (g) Because gain of energy is much less than the energy required to break the bond. (h) water and oil do not mix together because the energy released during breaking of hydrogen bond is higher than that of the energy gained when oil and water molecules try to form bond. |
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Readers should concentrate on _______A. vocabularyB. verbsC. both of theseD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A |
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What is skimming?A. reading slowlyB. reading rapidlyC. cant sayD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B |
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Read the following passage carefully.1. The magnificent Sun Temple of Konark is the culmination of Orissan Temple architecture, and one of the most stunning monuments of religious architecture in the world. Built by the king Narasimhadeva in the thirteenth century, the entire temple was designed in the shape of a colossal chariot with seven horses and twenty four wheels, carrying the Sun God, Surya, across the heavens. Surya has been a popular deity in India since the Vedic period.2. Konark, the seat of world famous Sun Temple, located inthe district of Puri, forms one of the three points of the‗Golden Triangle of Tourism‘ in the state of Orissa, theother two being Bhubaneswar, the city of temples andPuri, the abode of Lord Jagannath. This temple chariotof the Sun God on the golden sands of Bay of Bengal is a13th century architectural marvel. Konark‘s serene atmosphere coupled with a quiet but majestic sea-shoreis today regarded as an ideal place for holidaying bydomestic as well as foreign tourists.3. The Sun God worshipped in Ark-Kshetra is also called Konark. In ‗Brahma Purana‘ the Sun God in Ark-Kshetrahas been described as Konditya. So it is evident that theplace where Kona Aditya (or Kona-Arka, the Sun God)was worshipped, was also popularly known as Konark. On the basis of the above passage, complete these sentences.1. The most stunning monument of religious architecture in the world is ______________.2. The temple was designed in the shape of a______________ and ______________.3. The three points of the 'Golden Triangle of TourismareKonark, ______________ and ______________.4. Konark is a symbol of ______________.5. Konark is a famous tourist destination becauseof ______________. |
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Answer» 1) the Sun Temple of Konark 2) Chariot with seven horses and twenty-four wheels 3) Bhubaneswar, Puri 4) Orissa‘s great architectural craftsmanship/ marvel 5) Its serene atmosphere / majestic seashore/ Sun Temple |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : Prince Gautam was married to a beautiful princess named Yashodhara at the early age of twenty. But Gautam from his very childhood was of a contemplative mind. The sight of disease, old age and death filled him with sorrow and he found no peace of mind. He passed ten years of his married life in this way, till at the age of thirty, a son was born to him. The birth of a child set him at thinking and he was afraid of that of this new tie should bind him to the varieties of the world beyond hope of release. Accordingly, one night he secretly left the palace leaving everything behind him, his wealth and riches, his wife and baby and his royal home. 1. How old was Prince Gautam when he got married? 2. Why did Gautam find no peace of mind? 3. What did he begin to think when a son was born to him? 4. What did he do secretly one night? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. Prince Gautam got married when he was twenty years old. 2. From the very childhood Gautam of a contemplative mind and he became sad at the sight of people suffering from disease, old age and facing death. 3. When a son was born to Gautam, he began to think that it (the birth of a son) was a new tie binding him to worldly life which would make his release more difficult. 4. One night he secretly left the palace leaving everything behind him, his wealth and riches, his wife and baby and his royal life. 5. Contemplative mind – temperament of deep thinking. Peace of mind – the state of mind when it is calm and quiet. 6. Renunciation of Gautam. |
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Garbage is a great environmental hazard. It comes from various sources – used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, ice-cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more. Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases.A lot of thrash that is thrown away contains material that can be recycled and reused such as paper, metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recycling centre or disposed off to the junk dealer. It also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost pit can be made at a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertiliser. This would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.1. What are the sources of garbage?2. How can garbage create havoc to mankind?3. What happens to the disposed off material at the recycling centres?4. How are fallen leaves from trees useful?5. Mention two benefits of a compost pit. |
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Answer» 1.Garbage originates from used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, icecream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees, etc. 2. Garbage can create havoc to mankind by breeding diseases. 3. At the recycling centers, waste is recycled for reuse. 4. Fallen leaves from trees enrich soil fertility. 5. Two benefits of a compost pit are: 1. it helps in the decomposition of refuse to make fertilizer, and 2. it does not cause pollution. |
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Maintain the order of the questions in the comprehensionA. yesB. noC. cant sayD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - A |
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Our ancestors had great difficulty in getting books. Now, our difficulty is, what to read. There are books and books but our hours of reading are very few. Therefore, choice becomes essential. We should be very careful about what we read. There are books which poison our lives by suggesting evil. We should keep them at arm’s length.We should read only those books which have stood the test of time. Such books are our great classics like the ‘Ramayana’ and the ‘Gita’. They contain the wisdom of our sages and saints. They have appealed to mankind generation after generation.Reading of such books has ennobling influence on our mind and character. It gives us spiritual enjoyment. These books give us instructions along with entertainment. They represent our ancient culture. They set before us high ideals to follow.1: Why should we be selective while choosing the books that we want to read?2. What kind of books should we avoid?3. What are the books that have stood the test of time called?4. What are the special qualities of classics?5. What is the dilemma that we face today? |
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Answer» 1. We should be selective while choosing the books that we want to read because there are a great number of books available to us. 2. We should avoid such kind of books that poison our lives by suggesting evil. 3. The books that have stood the test of time are called classics. 4. Reading of classics has ennobling influence on our mind and character; they give us spiritual enjoyment besides being a source of entertainment. 5. There are books and books but our hours of reading are few. So we face the dilemma of what to read. |
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Patriotism is an old concept, perhaps as old as the earliest human civilization. But all through the history of mankind, it has been narrowly understood. Today people have begun to realize that patriotism is an essential part of human instinct.Patriotism has its negative side particularly when it exceeds its proper boundaries. People who think their own country to be the best and are blind to its weaknesses are not patriots at all.We are members of a large human family and so cannot neglect our duties and responsibilities towards it. Our love for the country should be conditioned by respect for the whole community. Narrow prejudice can do nothing except to bring misfortune.By trying to overlook others’ interest in the modem world, we harm our own. Patriotism should be tempered with reason so that it may not be evil.1. What is the belief of people today regarding patriotism?2. Which type of people can be categorized as patriots?3. When does patriotism become an evil?4. Who cannot be considered as patriots?5. How do we harm our own interests? |
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Answer» 1. Today people believe that patriotism is an essential part of human instinct. 2. People whose love for their country is conditioned by respect for the entire community can be categorized as patriots. 3. Patriotism becomes an evil when it is not tempered with reason. 4. People who think their own country to be the best and are blind to its weaknesses cannot be considered patriots. 5. We harm our own interests by overlooking other’s interest. |
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We should get distracted by unimportant details.A. yesB. noC. cant sayD. none of these |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : Good deeds may be done by anyone in any walk of life–by the soldier in barracks or on the battle field, by the woman in the home, the nurse in the hospital, the businessman in his office, the boy at school or the inventor in the workshop. The actual performance of a good deed is the happiness both of the doer and of those for whom it is done. The memory of a good deed excites love and gratitude renews men’s belief in their minds and inspires others to go and do likewise. It is an incentive to them to live purely, act uprightly and deal justly with their fellow men.1. Should good deeds be done by a chosen few? 2. Where does the performance of a good deed lead to? 3. What does the memory of a good deed do? 4. What is the incentive to the doers of the good deed? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. No, good deeds may be done by all the people wherever they are the places of their work. 2. The performance of a good deed leads to happiness of both the doer and those for whom it is done. 3. The memory of a good deed excites love and gratitude and motivates to do good deeds. 4. The example of good deeds proves to be an incentive that inspires the people to live purely, act uprightly and deal justly with their fellow men. 5. The actual performance = the real level of doing things. Incentive = a kind of encouragement or motivation. 6. Good Deeds. |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : A man was kept in jail without any fault. When the King visited the jail, he told him that he was innocent. The King found out that this was true. He gave him a sum of money and set him free. He went straight to the market, where some birds were kept for sale. He purchased all the birds from the shopkeeper and set them free. At this, the shopkeeper was surprised. Then the man said to him, “If you had been in prison like me for no fault, you would have done the same.”1. What did the king do when he found out the prisoner innocent? 2. Where did the prisoner go after he was set free by the king? 3. Why was the shopkeeper surprised? 4. What did the man say to the shopkeeper? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. The king gave the innocent prisoner a sum of money and released him from jail. 2. After his release from the jail, the man went straight to the market, where some birds were kept for sale. 3. The shopkeeper was surprised because the man set all the birds free which he had purchased. 4. The man told the shopkeeper that he too would have done the same thing if he had been in prison like him for no fault. 5. Set him free = released him. surprised = astonished. 6. Change of heart. |
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Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : Sardar Patel was a strict man. People call him the ‘Iron Man of India’. He was, no doubt, an iron man in the sense that he was an efficient administrator. But as a man to those who had the good fortune of coming into close contact with him, he was kind and gentle. At times, he even became emotional, when his personal friends and followers were concerned. However, it goes without saying that the Sardar had the great skill for organising affairs. He knew the art of selecting proper men for proper posts. Once he judged the man and found him correct, he trusted him fully and got him to do anything he wanted. 1. What was the main quality of Sardar Patel?2. Why do people call him ‘The Iron Man of India’? 3. When did he become emotional? 4. How do you know that the Sardar Patel had the great skill of organising affairs? 5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 6. Give a suitable title to the above passage. |
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Answer» 1. The main quality of Sardar Patel was his capacity of efficient administration. 2. People call Sardar Patel ‘The Iron Man of India’ because he was a strict man and had an efficiency of managing the affairs well. 3. Sardar Patel became emotional particularly when his personal friends and followers were concerned. 4. It is well-known that Sardar Patel was an excellent administrator and he knew the art of selecting proper men for proper posts. 5. Emotional – sentimental, full of strong feelings. Concerned – the matter related to someone. 6. Sardar Patel – The Iron Man of India. |
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Read the passage given below and answer the questions which follow:Once upon a time there a lived a poor farmer with his wife and son in a small village. He toiled a lot in his field but the fruits of his labour were meager. One day exhausted by the heat, he lay down under the shadow of a tree to take a nap. Al of a sudden, he saw a giant cobra crawling out of an ant hill.The farmer thought to himself ―Sure this snake must be a deity guarding my field. So far I have not noticed it and that is why all my farming in vain. Let me pay my respects to it now and worship it hereafter.‖ He then made up his mind, brought some milk in a bowl and placed it before the ant hill. He said aloud ―O! Lord guardian of my field! I did not know you dwell here. Please forgive me for not paying respect to you.‖ He left the milk bowl there and went back to his house. The next morning, he was surprised to see a gold coin in the bowl.Since then the farmer placed a bowl of milk every day and got back a gold coin the next morning. Soon the farmer became rich and happy. This continued for some time. One day, the farmer had to go to a nearby city for a few days and so he directed his son to place the milk bowl near the ant hill every day. The son kept the milk bowl and left, only to find a gold coin the next day. He then thought to himself, ―This ant hill must be full of gold coins: I‘ll kill the serpent and take all of them‖.The next day, while placing the bowl of milk the farmer‘s son struck the snake with a club. But the serpent escaped and bit him with his sharp fangs instead. He was dead at once. When the farmer returned, he learnt about his son‘s fate and grieved. The next morning, he took the bowl of milk and went to the ant hill.The snake came out and said, ―Your greed made you overlook even the loss of your son. Your son struck me in ignorance and I had bitten him to death. I cannot forget the blow on my head and you cannot forget the loss of your son. Hereafter, the friendship between us is not possible.‖ So saying the snake gave a costly coin and disappeared. The farmer returned home cursing the foolishness of his son.A.Read the given questions and write the answer in 30-40 words.(i) Why did the farmer think of the snake as a deity?(ii) Was it right on the part of the farmer to presume that the snake was guarding the field? Why / Why not?(iii) The snake says ―your greed made you overlook your son‘s death‖ How was the farmer greedy?(iv) Did the farmer‘s son get all the gold coins? Why/ Why not?B. Choose the correct option that is opposite in meaning to the words given below a) Toiledi) Committed ii) do hard work iii) to be lazy iv) to be stupidb) Exhaustedi)active ii)fresh iii) tired iv) sadc) Guardingi) Protecting ii) neglecting iii) supervising iv) forgettingd) To grievei)to be sad ii) to be angry iii) to be irritated iv) to be happy |
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Answer» A. (i) The farmer had been toiling hard but he did not receive the fruits of his hard work.When he saw the giant cobra he thought that since he had not paid respect to the creature he had not been able to flourish well in his life and being superstitious considered it a deity. (ii) In my opinion it was not right on the part of the farmer to presume that the snake was guarding his field because the snakes usually live in such places. By chance that time it had come out of the hole. (iii) The farmer was greedy because even though the snake had bitten his son, he went to feed the snake for greed of gold. (iv) No, the farmer‘s son did not get all the gold coins. As he hit the snake with a club, the snake escaped and bit him. He died instantly. B. (a) ii –do hard work (b) iii- tired (c) i-protecting (d) i-to be sad |
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TRUE GREATNESSRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.1. Paderewski was a rich man gifted with an ear for music. With his aptitude and with the help of tutors, in time, he became a great musician. He was a wizard with the violin. People thronged to hear his recitals, critics acknowledged him as a master violinist. He accepted the laurels heaped on him because he knew and realized the power of his music. Alas, success had made him proud. He felt that he was the only musician who could translate any emotion or render any tune on his violin. One day, while out on a morning walk in the woods he sat on a stone to admire nature. He felt that nature was all set to teach him a new tune of divine joy. The wind caused a gentle rustle of leaves and it seemed like the opening bars of a symphony. A few twigs fell, striking a strong note. There was a pause – a hush. Then a tiny sparrow started trilling a sweet song of gratitude to its maker, lifting its heart to heaven. The music of the swaying flowers and the enchanting song of the unassuming singer lulled and soothed the musician. It stirred the innermost recesses of his heart. He knew that he must render the same piece of music on his violin. The song ended and the bird flew away.2. The musician jumped up, elated. He rushed home excited. What a great tune nature had presented to him. He would render it on his violin for his performance that very evening. Evening came and the music hall was packed. Paderewski went on stage and bowed to the audience. The accompanist played the opening bars. People waited with bated breath to catch the first notes of the great master. The artist smiled loftily and drew his bow lightly across the strings. But something unexpected had happened. He had forgotten the song of the bird completely. The tune he had heard only that morning had gone out of his mind. Irritated, he tried again but only succeeded in making a few screeching noises. The audience grew restless. Some even laughed. Paderewski felt humiliated and angered. He flung the violin; it smashed against the wall and broke. Paderewski looked up dejected. The hall was empty. He had paid a heavy price for his vanity. Tears flowing he realized that even the humble sparrow was greater than he. The greatness of a person is not measured by the talents he or she has. It is not measured by the position one holds. It is never measured by the popularity or clout one has. It is measured by one‘s humility and good deeds.a) What was reason of Paderewski‘s success as a musician?b) How did the laurels affect him?c) What was the nature set to teach Paderewski?d)Why could Paderewski not play those soothing and refreshing notes on his violin?e) What lulled and soothed the musician?f) How did he react to his failure?g)How did Paderewski pay a heavy price for his vanity?h)What did Paderewski learn from that incident? |
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Answer» (a) People thronged to hear his recitals and critics acknowledged him as a master violinist. (b) He became proud and felt that he was the only musician who could translate any emotion or render any tune on his violin. (c) The nature was set to teach him a new tune of divine joy. (d) Because he forgot the song of the bird as he was conscious of the power of his music. (e) The music of the swaying flowers and the enchanting song of the unassuming singer lulled and soothed the musician. (f) He felt humiliated and angry. He threw the violin away. (g) He paid a price for being vain due to failing in his effort to play the bird‘s notes and facing disgrace. (h) From that incident Paderewski learnt that the greatness of a person is not measured by the talents he or she has. It is not measured by the position one holds. It is never measured by the popularity or clout one has. It is measured by one‘s humility and good deeds. |
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