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I was reading a book when I looked up. There in the window 1 saw ……………… complete the story in about 150-200 words describing what happened.

I was reading a book when I looked up. There in the window, I saw a cloud of smoke rising. I was studying on the first floor of my house when I saw this. I immediately rushed to see where the smoke was coming from. I looked down. To my horror, I realized that there was a fire in my lawn. At once I called the fire brigade and shouted to raise an alarm in the house to alert my family members. My parents and I ran out to take hold of the situation to see the extent of damage the fire had done. Fortunately, only one part of the hedge in the lawn was burning and the fire had not spread out over the entire area. We tried to put the fire out by dousing it with buckets of water and sand. Soon the fire brigade also arrived and the firemen took over the task of stopping the fire. We were fortunate that I saw the cloud of smoke at a good time or else the whole of our beautiful green garden would have burned down and gotten reduced to ashes. On doing a proper search, the firemen revealed the cause of the fire to be a burning cigarette left by the careless gardener near the hedges.


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The following newspaper clipping sets you thinking about the unpredictable weather patterns:


Write a letter in about 100-120 words to the editor of a national daily bringing into light the uncertainty of the changing environment due to which the people of Leh had to suffer a great loss of life and property. Also, urge him to appeal to the people to render help wholeheartedly to the sufferers at Leh. You may use your own ideas and the ideas from the unit, ‘Environment’. You are RamestyRama, 25 Vasundhara Colony, Chandigarh.

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The following newspaper clipping sets you thinking about the unpredictable weather patterns:

You are Radhika/Raghav, B-12, Jawahar Market, New Delhi. You happened to see the following news item in the New Indian Express. Write a letter in 100-120 words to the editor of the newspaper registering your unhappiness at the lack of safety for women in Krishna Nagar, New Delhi. Mention the measures that can be adopted to solve the problem.


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Rohit decided to write a story for his school magazine, but due to ill-health, he was unable to complete his story. Complete his story so that it could be given for publishing. On my way to school, I met none other but a Genie—the fictional character, who rises out of a magic lamp Write the story in 150-200 words.

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Complete the passage given below choosing the correct alternatives. 3

I heard the noise first, the sound (a)……………….. screeching tyres. A car, obviously, out of control was rushing straight towards me and my four-year-old son as we stood on the footpath (b) ………………. to cross the street. There was no time to do (c)…………………; it happened in a millisecond. The vision of that big car (d) …………………….. the footpath a meter or so from us will never be erased (e) ……………………. my memory. I don’t know how close the car came to us because I turned (f) ……………… at the last moment.


(a) (i) from (ii) into (iii) for (iv) of


(b) (i)wait (ii) waited (iii) waiting (iv) waits


(c) (i) nothing (ii) anything (iii) none (iv) something


(d) (i) is hitting (ii) hit (iii) hitting (iv) was hit


(e) (i) in (ii) from (iii) towards (iv) within


(f) (i) inside (ii) out (iii) under (iv) away