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Metals are important resources. They are categorized under elements. Metals are good conductors of electricity and heat. Metals are made of non-renewable elements and are found naturally in the earth's crust. Metals can also be recycled to eliminate its need for non-renewable resources.

Copper, Iron ore, Coal, Bauxite and Potash.

Europe lies between 10° west and 60° East Longitude and from 36° North to 72° North Latitude.

The physiographic divisions of Europe based on Topography are : 

1. The North western Highlands 

2. The North European plains 

3. The Central uplands 

4. The southern Mountains.

Europe is a peninsula of Asia. Water bodies surround Europe on three sides: to the North is the Barents Sea, to the west is the Atlantic Ocean and to the south is the Mediterranean Sea.

(A) Let us stop playing now.

The major physical divisions of South America are: 

• The West Coastal Plains. 
• The Andes Mountains.
• The Central Plains. 
• The Eastern Highlands.

(D) The poor are miserable

The Eastern highlands are much lower in height than the Andes. The Andes are young fold mountains having active volcanic erruptions whereas the Eastern highlands are composed of old hard rocks and have Patagonian Desert which is a cold desert.

The Amazon River rises in the Andes Mountains and flow Westward across the widest part of the continent. This is the largest river in the world. The equator passes near the mouth of this river. It divides the Guiana Highlands and the Brazilian highlands.

The wedding guest noticed that the facial expressions of the ancient mariner had charged. He prayed to God to save him from the evil spirits that were troubling him. Then he asked ancient mariner the reason for it he and he replied that he took his cross-bow and shot the albatross dead.

The good South wind was still blanking bank there was a change. No Sweet bird i.e. albatross was following the ship. The mariners called the bird for food or to play but no bird came.

Alliteration –

(a) The south wind still blew behind.

(b) ................... still blew behind.

(c) nor any day for food or play

Correct option is (c) agree what you expect from me,

The ship had been struck in the ice for days. There seemed to be no way out of it. The appearance of the Albatross through the fog cheered the men. They gave it food to eat and regarded it a good omen, as the ice split soon after its arrival.

The narrator is the father. The son is the listener.

The third time the poet visits someone, the door is shut on his face.

Conflicting ideas are expressed in the following phrases found in the poem: laugh with their teeth; shake hands without hearts; like a fixed portrait smile; “Glad to meet you” without really being glad and “It’s been Nice talking to you”.

One keeps changing the dresses everyday according to fashion and season; Likewise, the author keeps changing his faces. He has a different face for office, home, friends, party and street.

Merits of Road Transportation:

1. Roadways is the cheapest mode of transport for small distance. 

2. It provides services at your doorstep. 

3. It plays an important role in increasing trade and commerce. 

4. Its contribution in development of tourism is remarkable.

Demerits of Road Transportation: 

1. A large amount of capital is spent on the construction of roads. 

2. The unpaved roads are the main cause for accidents. 

3. All roads cannot be used in all seasons. 

4. The traffic jam is a main and troublesome problem of modern age.

(a) The Ancient Mariner.

(b) in shallow waters

(c) onomatopoeia. 

(d) The Rime of the ancient mariner.

When the poet says ‘good bye’ he really means “good riddance”.

The poet longs for the innocence of childhood days when he laughed with his heart.

Sakya Muni refers to Buddha

The poet says “glad to meet you” when the poet means the visit is disturbing him. When one’s talk is boring, The poet says, “It’s nice talking to you”. He says “Goodbye” when he actually wants to say “good riddance”. The poet says the above to fake cordiality.

The poet’s laugh in the mirror shows only his teeth, not his heart or human warmth. The teeth appear like a snake’s fangs. The false laughter could conceal enough poison to kill a person.

1. Be on time. 

2. Volunteer to help the host. 

3. Mingle, enjoy and connect with other guests. 

4. Participate and entertain. 

5. Appreciate the food and the ambience. 

6. Eat as much as is needed. Do not waste. 

7. Volunteer to clean up. 

8. Compliment the host for a wonderful party. 

9. Say goodbye to the host before leaving. 

10. Send a ‘Thank you note’ or call to show your appreciation, it means a lot to the host.

1. Acknowledge the invitation with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. This will help the host to arrange for food without any wastage. 

2. Do not say a ‘yes’ and cancel at the last moment. 

3. Choose the right gift to be given to the host as a token of appreciation. 

4. Never leave the price tag on the gift. 

5. Wrap and decorate the gift. It is a nice gesture.

The sailors treated the Albatross very well because it had brought an end to their sufferings and miseries. They called him a ‘Christian soul’.

The poet desires to unlearn the hypocrisies or unreal things he has learnt to keep up appearances. He wants to relearn how to laugh and smile as he had done early during his own childhood days.

The following precautions may be adopted in order to avert the danger of flood.

• Do not build houses on the river banks. 
• Do not reclaim the paddy fields. They are the natural sinks for rainwater. 
• Construct bunds on the river banks.

1. In picture A, we observe a nuclear family that consists of a pair of adults and their children. In picture B, we observe a joint family that consists of a man (the head), his wife, their children, daughters-in-law and their grandchildren.

2. We don’t find many joint families in our society. The joint family system has been breaking up in India as a result of the increasing individualistic and independent attitudes of grown up children. Nuclear families provide more privacy. Today youngsters want financial independence. Hence, the system of joint family has been gradually disappearing.

1. Both men and women work in the sugarcane fields.

2. The cane piles are tied into bundles, carried on the head by men and women. 

3. Men drive the carts to the factories.

4. After doing heavy work on cane fields, women walk several kilometres back to the settlement. 

5. Then they have to perform household work. 

6. They have to fight exhaustion all the time. 

7. But the wage paid to the women is less when compared to the men. 

8. Hence we can conclude this discrimination is not justified on any grounds.

People migrate from rural areas mainly due to insufficient employment opportunities and the inadequate income available in rural employment. People also migrate with the expectation of higher incomes and more opportunities for family members and may be better servicing. Ramaiah was able to find work in the organized sector. However, most urban migrants have to work as labourers and find employment in the unorganized sector. They could be working as hawkers, painters, repair persons, rickshaw pullers, construction labour, etc.

Yes, I believe in miracles as I believe in the Almighty. Magic and Miracles are not the same. A Miracle is an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God. But ’magic’ is the secret power of appearing to make impossible things happen by saying special words or doing special things. A man can do magic but not miracles. So, they are not the same.

An anagram is the rearrangement of the letters of a word, name, phrase, sentence, title, or the like into another word or phrase. But ALL the letters of the name or phrase must be used ONCE and only ONCE. This is the basic rule of anagramming. The best anagrams are meaningful and relate in some way to the original subject. Example: if we take the word ‘the classroom’ and rearrange the letters in it, we get ‘school master’. So, ‘school master’ is an anagram of‘ the classroom’ and vice versa. Here are some other anagrams: mother-in-law _ woman Hitler; debit card _ bad credit; dormitory _ dirty room; eleven plus two _ twelve plus one.

If I were Siew Mei, I would highly get astonished to see the change of long white beard into the finest silk thread. I would feel it a miracle and get immense happiness and the feeling that luck favoured me.

The bet between the Sun and the Wind was to take off the coat of the man walking on the road.

Narendra was bom on January 12,1863.

He was permitted to leave the office at half-past five in the evening.

They were all involved in developing rockets. This was an adventurous task. And this took a lot of time.

Naren’s guru was Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

The mother showed him the picture of Gitopadesham.

One day Nareri told his mother that he wanted to become a Coachman.

Mahatma Gandhiji, Swami Vivekananda. Kcmpcgowda f. Krishna Deva Raya etc.

Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi were Narendra’s Parents. As a child Narendra wanted to become a Coachman. His mother wished that he should become a coachman like Krishna. At the age of six he read stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharatha. He wanted to see God. Later he met his real Guru Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and experienced God. As a wandering monk, he said that education should develop a complete human being. He fought against the caste system, untouchability, superstitions and rituals.

Swami Vivekananda went to U.S.A in 1893 and attended the parliament of World Religions at Chicago. He said that every religion preached the same truth. Therefore everybody in the world should develop a sense of brotherhood and love each other. He taught Indians the importance of tolerance and love. He established Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Mutt in Culcutta. His Motto is Work is worship. He lived for only 37 years, He made the world understand that India was a great country.

Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi were Narendra’s Parents. As a child Narendra wanted to become a Coachman. His mother wished that he should become a coachman like Krishna. At the age of six he read stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharatha. He wanted to see God. Later he met his real Gum Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and experienced. God As a wandering monk, he said that education should develop a complete human being. He fought against the caste system, untouchability, superstitions and rituals.

Swami Vivekananda went to U.S.A in 1893 and attended the parliament of World Religions at Chicago. He said that every religion preached the same truth. Therefore everybody in the world should develop a sense of brotherhood and love each other. He taught Indians the importance of tolerance and love. He established Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Mutt in Culcutta. His Motto is Work is worship. He lived for only 37 years, he made the world understand that India was a great country.

Naren’s mother meant that like Krishna who guided Arjuna and showed the path to the innocent people of the universe, Naren should also guide and show the right path to the innocent people of the world.

Work is Worship

My mother, father and my sister.

1. Ramana Maharshi was a Sage.

2. Ramana Maharshi loved animals and birds.

3. Ramana Maharshi never allowed people to kill snakes.

4. Ramana Maharshi first fed the animals.