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The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer book against the correct blank number.


(a) Error – ink Correction – inky


‘inky’ means ‘something dark’.


(b) Error – Anything Correction – Nothing
This is because ‘anything’ does not make any sense as we have to show that the visibility was less.


(c) Error – begin Correction – beginning
Here, past continuous tense should be used because an event of the past is being talked about.


(d) Error - expect Correction – expected
The context is in past tense.


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7

Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences :

(i) formal / education / guarantee / success / no / is / of


(ii) focus / be / not memorizing / learning / on / should / the


(iii) not / success / to / heads / our / go / let / should / we


 7

You visited the Ganga banks to observe the cleaning operations underway there. You met Mr. Ravi, the incharge of the project. You are Sadhu / Reema a

T.V. Reporter. Using the information given below, write a set of three more exchanges between Mr. Ravi and you.


e.g : Sadhu/Reema : “Good Morning, Sir. How important do you think is the cleaning of Ganga for us ?”


Mr. Ravi : “It is very important as the Ganga is part of our culture.”


• People involved in the operation


• Steps being taken


• how much time ?


 8

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

(a) Goodbye.


Incredulously the laced fingers loosen


Slowly, sensation by sensation, from the warm interchange, And stiffen like frosted flowers in the November garden.
(i) What does the word ‘incredulously’ signify ?


(ii) Why do the fingers loosen ?


(iii) Name the figure of speech used in the above lines.


(iv) Which word in these lines is antonym of ‘warm’ ?


(v) Name the poem and the poet.


 8

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

They’ll soon forget their haunted nights; their cowed Subjugation to the ghosts of friends who died,


Their dreams that drip with murder; and they’ll be proud.


(i) Who are ‘They’ ?


(ii) Why are their nights haunted ?
(iii) Why do they see ghosts of their friends ?
(iv) Why are their dreams dripping with murder ?
(v) Why will they be proud ?