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Develop the following hints into a readable story of 150-200 words:
Once there was a farmer—lots of farm animals—one goose laid golden egg—farmer sold golden eggs daily—became richer and richer—neglected his farm and other animals— farmer and wife became greedy—killed the good—ripped open belly—found nothing— greed ruined them.

Once upon a time, there was a farmer who lived a comfortable and content life with his family. He was thriving with a large farm and tons of animals, along with rich and healthy crops. On a bright spring morning, he went to the barn to collect eggs laid by geese and hens. He discovered that one of his geese had laid a golden egg, unlike the others. Astonished, he hurried to the town market to sell it and got a good amount of money for it. The goose continued to lay a golden egg every day and the farmer continued selling it, increasing his wealth rapidly. He began to depend entirely on the goose laying golden eggs, neglecting his other duties on the farm and the other animals resulting in ruin. But the farmer only cared about the goose that laid golden eggs. Gradually, the farmer and his wife became impatient and greedy. They were not satisfied with selling one golden egg daily and wanted to become wealthy enough to give up working. They decided to get all the golden eggs from the goose at once. They killed the goose and cut open its belly but found nothing. It turned out to be as ordinary as the rest. By killing the goose, they had lost their daily supply of golden eggs and eventually spent away all their wealth. The farmer realized that he has been too greedy, and wept greatly over his loss.


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Read the news item on a survey that was carried out by www.shine.com.

More than 90 per cent of people agrees that being part of a team is one of the best things about their work. Working in a team is a challenge but our poll results on www.shine.com indicate that most people are unhappy working in teams and are intolerant of any changes in the group structure.


Taking help from the verbal stimulus given below, write an article in about 100-120 words for your school magazine on how to get the best out of a team.



• Working in a team—healer and stress buster.
• Team—everybody works towards a common goal.
• Effective communication between team members.
— Strong leadership — Avoid conflicts
— Focus on the goals — Respect for others’ competencies

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You are Mr. William who loves travelling. You saw the following picture in a reading daily. It made you wonder about the present state of tourism in India. Write an article in 100-120 words on the state of tourism in India and how to promote it further. Take ideas from the unit on ‘Travel and Tourism’.

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Complete the following story in 150-200 words in any suitable way?
The boys lifted trophy amidst cheers and jubilation from the spectators…………………

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Complete the passage given below by choosing the correct alternatives from the ones the following?
As a small boy, I used to play cricket with my mother.She used to bowl (a) …………. me in a small room in our house.There was (b)………………..space so she would kneel and throw the ball gently to me. Once I hit hard and hit her (c)…………… the nose.It started bleeding and I had frightened.
(a) (i) for (ii) at (iii) over (iv) to
(b) (i) few (ii) little (iii) hardly (iv) any
(c) (i) in (ii) for (iii)on (iv) into