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(A) Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences.

(a) is/each/a/one of us/person/unique


Ans: Each one of us is a unique person.


(b) proud/we/abilities/our/should/of/be.


Ans: We should be proud of our abilities.


(c) compare/should not/ourselves/we/with others.


(B) You are suffering from recurrent sore throat. You visit an E.N.T.


specialist who suggests a minor surgery. Frame six questions you would like to ask the doctor. You may use the following clues :


(a) Cause


(b) why medication will not help/why surgery necessary


(c) duration of treatment


(d) Cost


(e) Precautions


(e) Precautions


(C) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the error and the correction in your answer book against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.




(A) We should not compare ourselves with others.


(B) (a) What is the cause of the disease I am suffering from?


(b) Is there no alternative to surgery?


(c) How long will it take for me to recover completely?


(d) What will be the total cost of the treatment?


(e) What precautions do I need to take before and after the surgery?


(f) Will there be any complications after the surgery?


(C)



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Read the extracts given be1ow and answer the questions that follow :

“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul -


And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all -


(a) Name the poem and the poet.


(b) To what does the poet compare hope ?


(c) Where does hope dwell ?


(d) What is remarkable about the tune of hope ?


(e) Explain : And never stops - at all.


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Read the extracts given be1ow and answer the questions that follow :

And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy laden head across a brook,


Or by a cider-press, with patient look;


Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.


(a) What is being described in the first two lines ?


(b) Why does the person crossing the brook have to keep his head steady ?


(c) What is a cider-press ?


(d) What is the person sitting by the side of the cider-press doing ?