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

I’m off my balance with joy, absolutely off my balance ! Oh, with all my soul ... I’ll go and call Natalya, and all that.

(a) Who is the speaker ?

(b) Why is he so very happy ?

(c) Why is he going to call Natalya ?

Do as directed:

(a) He is too fat to run fast.

(Remove Too! without changing the meaning)

(b) We shall see her.

(Change the voice)

(c) He heard the happy news. He was overjoyed.

(Combine the sentences into a single sentence beginning with ‘On hearing.’)

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

Evergreen rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district. During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure. The air breathes of invigorating coffeo. Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under tree canopies in prime corners.

(a) Why is the monsoon season not the best period to visit Coorg?

(b) What is the best period for the visitors?

(c) Which word in the passage means the same as 'starts’?

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

Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful,

Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival,

They all sat laughing in the little red wagon

At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.

(a) Who is Belinda ?

(b) How did Belinda and the other pets laugh at the dragon?

(c) Which word in this extract means the same as ‘unkind ?

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each :

(a) How can you say, ‘bread-baking is still popular in Goa’ ?

(b) How did the Buddha teach Kisa Gotami the truth of life ?

(c) Give an example from the text to show that Mijbil is an intelligent animal.

(d) Why did Richard Ebright raise a Hock of butterflies ?

(e) Why was Matilda sad after the ball ?

(f) How did the book change Think-Tank’s opinion about the Earthlings ?