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1.4 Find words/phrases from the passage which are similar in meaning to each of the following :

(a) misused (para 6)


(b) welcomed (para 7)


(c) armament (para 10)


(a) misused (para 6) – exploited


The word ‘misused’ means to use something with a wrong purpose or intention which is same as ‘exploited’.


(b) welcomed (para 7) – greeted


The word ‘welcomed’ means to receive someone with generosity which is same as ‘greeted’.


(c) armament (para 10) – weaponry


The word ‘armament’ refers to military equipments and arms which is same as ‘weaponry’.


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8

Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :

(a) Why did Aunt Jennifer decide to create animals so different from her own character?


(b) What change did Saheb feel working at the tea shop?


(c) Why did Jansie not approve of Sophie’s dream?


(d) Why did McLeery bring a smallish semi-inflated rubber ring to Oxford Prison?


(e) Why was Dr.Sadao not sent abroad with the troops during the war?


(f) Why did Roger Skunk go to visit the owl?


 10

Answer any one of the following questions in 120 – 150 words :

(a) How did the Champaran episode prove to be a turning point in India’s freedom struggle?


(b) When and how did the peddler realise that he had fallen into a rattrap? How could he get out of it?


(c) ‘The Last Lesson’ shows that people suddenly realised how precious their language was to them. Comment.


 5

Recently you read a newspaper report of an attempted robbery at the residence of an elderly lady. She was living alone in her apartment. She feels concerned and decides to write an article on ‘Safety of the Elders’.

Write the article in 150 – 200 words. You are Sartaj/Savita.


OR


Last week your school sent a group of students with you as a leader and, of course, under the care of a teacher. You visited all the historical and beautiful spots in your city. You carried your tiffins also with you. You enjoyed them on the bank of a river. Write a report in 150 – 200 words on the tour for your school magazine. You are Navtej/Navita.


 8

Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :

(a) What articles do we find on the walls of the elementary school classroom? Why cannot the students relate to them?


(b) What is Mukesh’s dream? How can he achieve it?


(c) How is Jansie wiser than Sophie?


(d) How did the Governor describe Evans to the Secretary of the Examination Board?


(e) Apart from treating a fellow human being, for what other reason did Dr.Sadao decide to operate on the wounded American soldier?


(f) Why was Roger Skunk’s mother furious when he returned from the wizard? What did she do?