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1.

Give one word for the following:1. an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God.2. a feeling of great pleasure.3. enthusiastic clapping by an audience who stand up from their seats as a sign of their appreciation.4. to twist and turn the body or part of it with quick short movements.5. a person who is especially good at some art or achievement.6. a tall building that has flats.

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1. miracle

2. enchantment

3. ovation

4. wriggle

5. wizard

6. block

2.

Who brought tickets for the concert? (a) Aunt Sushila (b) her father(c) brother(d) friend

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(b) her father

3.

Who gave suggestion to Smita to walk in the park?(a) Anant (b) her mother (c) Aunt Sushila (d) her friend

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(c) Aunt Sushila

4.

Match the following :AB1. with a catch in her throat(a) voice filled with sadness2. gravely(b) Sushila3. choked voice(c) trouble or worry4. bother(d) gratify5. Smitha's Aunt(e) Seriously6. Indulge(f) with a feeling of great sorrow.

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1 – f 

2 – e 

3 – a 

4 – c

5 – b 

6 - d 

5.

The tabla player in the concert was(a) Ustad Allah Rakha (b) Sadashiva (c) Shivakumar (d) Someshwara

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(a) Ustad Allah Rakha

6.

A large ............ made a long boring speech. (a) Pandit (b) Ustad (c) Manager (d) mustached man

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(d) mustached man

7.

Give one word for the following:1. Feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm.2. a great performer, especially a musician.3. moved quickly and suddenly towards a particular place.4. Without being asked, invited or expected.5. blame or criticism against oneself/herself.6. to behave in a particular way in order to make other people believe something that is not true.

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1. excited

2. maestro

3. sprang

4. unbidden

5. self-reproach

6. pretend

8.

The Concert will be held at(a) Anand Auditorium(b) Bombay (c) Shanmukaananda Auditorium (d) Stadium

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(c) Shanmukaananda Auditorium

9.

The two contradictory pictures are depicted in the story. Discuss in pairs and describe them in your words in front of the class.

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The brother and sister seem excited about Pandit Ravi Shankar’s upcoming performance. The girl expresses excitement and the boy’s eyes are shining. The mother, however, is more worried about the physical condition of her son, who is on oxygen and apparently out of breath. The mother’s voice breaks when she speaks and her lips utter unbidden prayers. These are the contradictory images presented in this passage.

10.

Pair up with your partner and ask and answer the following questions.(a) Do you like music? (b) What does a concert mean? (c) Have you ever attended any live concert? (d) Have you seen a concert on Television? (e) Whose concert would you love to attend?

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(a) Yes, I do. 

(b) A concert is a musical programme where musicians and classical singers come together to play different pieces of music. 

(c) Yes, I have. 

(d) Yes, I have. 

(e) I would love to attend the concert of A. R. Rahman.

11.

‘The Concert’ was the lesson written by(a) Shanta Rameshwar Rao(b) Shantha Kameshwar Rao(c) Shantha (d) Shantha Pandit

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(a) Shanta Rameshwar Rao

12.

Read the text carefully, you will find some words describing a particular specialty of the individuals/personalities in the text. Explain the meaning of the following words given in the table with reference to the particular personality mentioned in the text. Speciality Personality Explanation Maestro ............. .......... Pandit Ravi Shankar ................ Ustad ........... .......... Moustachioed ........... a person having a large or bushy mustache

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 Speciality Personality Explanation
 Ustad Allah Rakha title for an expert tabla player
 Moustachioed Name unknown someone who sports ’ a prominent bushy mustache
 Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar a distinguished performer of classical music
 Pandit .Ravi Shankar a talented musician (used as a respectful title or form of address)
13.

1. Choose the appropriate Adverb or Adjective form to fill in the gaps: I wished the noise would stop. It seemed to go on ……………, (endless, endlessly)2. Add question tags: (a) You know he needs all the sleep and rest he can get. (b) You’ll wake him up. (c) His eyes were shining. (d) We mustn’t miss the chance.3. The boy on the bed was not asleep: (Rewrite without ‘not’.)

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1. I wished the noise would stop. It seemed to go on endlessly

2. (a) You know he needs all the sleep and rest he can get, don’t you? 

(b) You’ll wake him up, won’t you? 

(c) His eyes were shining, weren’t they? 

(d) We mustn’t miss the chance, must we?

3. The boy on the bed was awake.

14.

Write from the passage antonyms for the following words: (a) bored (b) forget (c) worse (d) worst

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(a) bored x excited 

(b) forgot x remembered

(c) worse X better 

(d) worst X best

15.

Who said this to whom? “Tomorrow morning we perform for the boy – Yes?”

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Ustad Sahib said this to Pandit Ravi Shankar.

16.

Anant was best .......... player. (a) table-tennis (b) cricket (c) kho-kho(d) Hockey

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(a) table-tennis