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At about the age of twenty-five, the Prince, heretofore shielded from sufferings of the world, while out hunting chanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funceral procession and finally a monk begging for alms.

A. Name the Prince.


B. What are the sights of suffering that the Prince saw? (Any 2)


C. Give the meaning of the word, ‘shielded’.

A. The Prince was Gautam Buddha.

B. Venturing out of the city gates he saw on four instances. Mentioned below are two of them:


•An age old man who was very feeble and rendered helpless due to age.


•A sick man who was so bitten by disease and thus helpless.


C. Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.


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Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences as given in the example.

Example :


curse / a / illiteracy / is / .


Illiteracy is a curse.


A. illiterate / remain / the / and / backward / poor / people /.


B. easily / by / they / cheated / are / others.


C. our / it is / to help / moral duty / to become / literate / everyone /

 8

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

I had to go to dirty and shadowy corners of the city to seek out my victims. Some of the larger and more self – confident ones even beat me up.


A. Who is ‘I’?


B. Why was ‘I’ beaten up?


C. What does the word, ‘victim’ mean?

 9

Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words each:

A. What game did Mij invent?


B. Why does Chubukov suspect Lomov when he comes to his house?


C. Why was Mme Loisel always unhappy?


D. Why was Sulekha nicknamed Bholi?

 10

Answer the following question in 80-100 words:

Neighbours must have a cordial relationship which Lomov and Natalya do not have. Describe the first fight between them