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(4) his understanding of people

e.g. To crown the effect, he wound a saffroncoloured turban around his head. 

(a) The works of Shakespeare are the crowning glory of English drama. 

(b) Amitabh has given us awesome movies throughout five decades. But his crowning achievement is his performance in the movie ‘Black’. 

(c) In her pursuit of success, Radha has distanced herself from her family. Her fame has become a real crown of thorns. 

(d) They threw a wonderful party for me with costumes, games and to crown it all my favourite kind of ice cream. 

(e) Medical science has great inventions, but organ transplantation is definitely a crowning achievement for human beings.

(4) get the answer to a specific question.

The position of his eyes considerably enhanced their power.

If the challenge is worthwhile, I take it up. For example, my friend Rohan challenged me to a bicycle race to the top of a nearby hill. I took it up as it was interesting, and I knew I could do it.

However, when my friend Soham challenged me to jump from the first floor of our building, I refused the challenge, as I knew it was dangerous and I was likely to break some bones. Though Soham scoffed at me, and said that he had already done it, I did not let his ridicule bother me.

(1) to take revenge

(a) True. 

(b) True: When the astrologer came to know that the man whom he killed is alive he felt that he was relieved of his guilt. 

(c) False 

Corrected sentence. The astrologer struck a bargain with the client and then talked about the client’s past. 

(d) True. 

(e) False: The moral of the story is that we must be responsible about what we have done and should not run away from our mistakes. 

Corrected sentence: The moral is that we should never believe in superstitions.

1. parrot, cards, etc. 

2. turban, beard, dhoti 

3. dried leaves with writing on them 

4. cloth with mystic signs to spread his cards 

5. bead necklace, coins, shells, punchang, etc.

(a) He was good at reading people. 

(b) He obtained a lot of information about their lives from their talk. 

(c) He could analyse their character and understand their problems. 

(d) He could easily frame his statements to their satisfaction.

The astrologer thought that he had killed a man after a quarrel. He was afraid that he would be arrested and jailed for this crime. Hence, to avoid detection he changed his appearance and his persona when he arrived in the city

This colour scheme was always successful.

(2) face danger

1. When he told the person before him, gazing at his palm, “In many ways you are not getting the fullest results for your efforts,” nine out of ten were disposed to agree with him. 

2. “Most of your troubles are due to your nature. How can you be otherwise with Saturn where he is? You have an impetuous nature and a rough exterior.” This endeared him to their hearts immediately, for even the mildest of us loves to think that he has a forbidding exterior.

The astrologer had left the village without any previous thought or plan. He had left home without telling anyone. He did not rest till he left behind his village a couple of miles.

He had left his village with neither any previous thought nor plan.

Looking up, he saw a man standing before him.

(2) suspicious

(1) was unaware of his past

The exceptional qualities of the place were: 

1. lack of municipal lighting 

2. flare from the groundnut heap 

3. hissing gaslights, some with naked flares, and cycle lamps 

4. bewildering criss-cross of light rays and moving shadows

The astrologer thought that he had killed a man after a quarrel. He felt intensely guilty about this, and had run away from his village. This feeling of guilt was the load on his mind.

1. “Oh, stop that,” the other said. 

2. “Or will you give me eight annas?” 

3. “I will speak to you tomorrow.” 

4. “There is a woman ………..”

1. a. She observed her child, identified his interests and inclinations and channelized his energies in right direction.

2. b. To help him, she bought him books, took him out on trips, also bought him a telescope, a microscope,cameras mounting materials and other equipment.

3. c. Inquisitive

4. d. The author's mother gave him a children's book Travels of Monarch X to read.

5. b. The author and his mother used to spent their evenings in the dining hall together.

(a) There was considerable enhancement in the power of his eyes. 

(b) He had worked out an analysis of mankind’s troubles. 

(c) He knew what could be happening to himself the next minute.

(d) If my answers give you satisfaction, will you give me five rupees? 

(e) He shook his head with regret. 

(f) He was bewildered by the crisscross of light rays. 

(g) “I should have been dead if some passer-by had not chanced to peep into the well,” exclaimed the other enthusiastically. 

(h) You tried killing him. 

(i) I will make a preparation of some nice stuff for her. 

(j) The other groaned when he heard it.

Density is the mass of a substance having unit volume. If the mass of the substance is M and V is its volume,

then \(\frac{M}{V}\)

Yes, the astrologer’s wife was overjoyed with his day’s earnings. She planned to buy some jaggery and coconut and make some sweets for their daughter.

The fancy names the vendor of fried groundnuts gave his wares are: 

1. ‘Bombay Ice Cream’ 

2. ‘Delhi Almond’ 

3. ‘Raja’s Delicacy’, etc.

(a) Actions speak louder than words 

Today a lot of importance is being given to the way we speak and what we speak. But we have to remember that ultimately it is not words but actions that are important. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of our Nation, did not give any grand speeches. However, by his actions he saw that India gained her freedom. Our soldiers do not give long lectures on patriotism they merely act to defend the country. What would have happened if they had only spoken but not acted

This very well-known proverb is very apt when it comes to parent-child interaction. It has been seen that children observe the actions of their parents and imitate them not their words. In the animal kingdom too, the actions of the parent are of paramount importance. During elections, politicians make loud speeches but later on do not work. It is because of this behaviour that they lose the trust of the people. Thus, we must act with responsibility, always remembering that people observe our actions and are not swayed by our words.

(b) The face is the index of the mind.

[Points: facial expressions and eyes indicate one’s thoughts – this is. non-verbal communication – that is why we smile when happy and frown when sad – however, smart people can hide their feelings so that face does not show them – so one has to be careful while reading faces]

(c) Speech is silver and silence is golden.

[Points: we speak – we give others information or reveal our thoughts – others speak, we get information – sometimes we speak hastily and hurt others – create problems – remain silent and think – can find solutions – many leaders speak hastily – create international problems – better to be silent and let one’s actions speak]

(d) Argument is the worst kind of communication.

[Points: arguments – people get angry – angry words and raised voices – hurt people – confusion – relationships spoilt – instead talk softly and allow others to talk – accept that others can think in a different way – ‘a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still’]

(e) Attitudes are the real figures of speech.

[Points: quote by Edwin H Friedman – in communication, more than the verbal message, the non-verbal message important – your attitude and behaviour have more impact than your words – for example, if you say ‘sorry’ in a harsh tone without any apology on your face – the word has no meaning – hence body language and attitude are very important)

(f) The wise man has long ears and a short tongue

[Points: better to listen than to speak – wise people listen more and speak only when they have something important to say – speech is silver and silerwe is golden – in any situation it is better to remain silent and evaluate situation – empty vessels make the most noise]

1. a. Here 'he' is Richard Ebright. From first, he had a driving curiosity along with a bright mind.

2. b. Yes, the author's mother had always been helpful and supportive towards her son's inclinations.

3. c. Ebright used to do stargazing with his telescope.

4. d. Dr. Frederick A. Urquhart at the end of the books asked his readers to tag the butterflies for his research.

5. a. Dr. Urquhart belonged to University of Toronto.

1. c. There are three qualities that a person needs to have to be a scientist. Firstly, a first- rated mind, secondly, curiosity, and thirdly, the will to win for the right reasons.

2. b. The Travels of Monarch X is the book which changed the life of Ebright. This book opened the world of science to him and since then he never lost his scientific curiosity.

3. a. The book became the turning point in Richard Ebright's life because at the end of the book Dr. Urquhart asked the readers to help him study the migration of the butterflies by tagging them.

4. b. He showed frog tissues in a slide neatly for his first science fair when he was in seventh grade.

5. d. The author's father died when he was in third grade.

Fundamental units

• Ampere
• Kilogram
• Mole
• Kelvin

Physical quantity

• Ampere – Electric current
• Kilogram – Mass
• Mole – Amount of substance.
• Kelvin – Temperature

False. 

There is a Nagar Panchayat in those areas which are neither fully rural nor fully urban.

Correct option is (a) Municipal Council

Correct option is (b) Mumbai

(c) everything on the earth belongs to one family.

The writer says that the earth is the mother of many lives. If we harm mother earth, we are harming ourselves. If something bad happens to the earth, it is bad to us. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.

Chief Seattle belongs to a primitive Red Indian tribe. They live in the lap of nature. Civilization has not touched them. Hence he humbly calls himself a savage. But at heart, he is good, cultured, and concerned. The White is civilized. But at heart, he is the real savage.

Hibernation is the winter sleep seen in cold-blooded animals in polar regions in which they suspend their metabolic activities when external temperature becomes unfavourable. Whereas, diapause is the phenomenon seen in insects during their developmental stages, in which metabolic activities are suspended due to unfavourable conditions.

Plants in wetland are adapted differently. The soil in wetland lacks oxygen. So, for respiration the roots have to grow above the soil. These roots are called breathing roots or pneumatophores. This feature is not present in roots growing in rainforest.

In Apple, Brinjal and Potato.

1. Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.

2. Main function of stem is to carry the water and minerals absorbed by the roots and send them to the aerial parts of the plant. 

3. Leaves make food by the process of photosynthesis. 

4. Flower is the generation part of the plant.

The plant of bean has a soft stem, it needs a support of a wall or another tree or of a string.

Root is below the ground

Gases exchange takes place in the leaves.

(d) all of these

Ethanol and ethanoic acid.

Correct option is  A) Alkanes

Stem, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits.

Guava is not shrub.