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Rearrange the following words or phrases into meaningful sentences. One has been done for you as an example.

E.g. Red Cross day / an / become /day / the / in /important /world /of / history /has


Red Cross day has become an/important day in the history of the world


a. Celebrated /plays /annually /it / role / is / big /the /saving /to /in /lives /


b. Due / war / aims/ human beings / it / relief /distress / to /provide /the/in/to


c. This day/Various/ to celebrate are / held /programmes /in the schools

a. It is celebrated annually as it plays a big role in saving lives.

The starting fragment would be the subject i.e. ‘it’, the next fragment in continuation would be talking about the helping verb i.e. ‘is’. The next fragment would be talking about the main verb i.e. ‘celebrated’. The next fragment would be talking about the reason of celebration i.e. it plays a big role in saving lives, thereby forming a logical and coherent sentence.


b. It aims to provide relief to human beings in distress due to war


The sentence starts with the subject i.e. ‘it’. It is further followed by a verb i.e. ‘aims’. It is further followed by ‘to provide’. The continuing fragment would be talking about providing relief to human beings. The concluding fragment would be talking about the reason for providing relief, thereby forming a logical and coherent sentence.


c. Various programmes are held to celebrate this day in the schools


The sentence starts with the subject i.e. ‘various programmes’. The next fragment would be talking about the verb i.e. ‘are held’. The next continuing word would be ‘to celebrate’ which is then followed by the pronoun i.e. ‘this day’ and the concluding fragment would be talking about the object i.e. ‘in the schools’, thereby forming a logical and coherent sentence.


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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

The leaves strain towards the glass


Small twigs stiff with exertion


Long cramped boughs shuffling under the roof


Like newly discharged patients


Half dazed, moving


To the clinic doors


Questions:


a. Why are leaves and boughs tired?


b. Why the poet does compare the boughs with the patients?


c. Identify the figures of speech used in these lines.


OR


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.”Are you all alone dear?” she asked Valli as the bus started again.


Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive-such big holes in her ear lobes, and such ugly earrings in them! And she could smell the betel nut the woman was chewing and see the betel juice that was threatening to spill over her lips at any moment


Ugh!-who could be sociable with such a person?


“Yes I am travelling alone, “she answered curtly, “and I’ve got a ticket too.”


“Yes, she’s on her way to town.” said the conductor. “With a thirty paise ticket”


“Oh, why don't you mind your own business?”


Questions:


i. Why did the elderly woman come to sit near Valli?


ii. Valli’s dislike the elderly woman? Briefly explain.


iii. Conductor makes fun of Valli. Give reason

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Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

i. Why did Kisa go to Gautam Buddha?


ii. What was Lomov’s opinion about Squeezer?


iii. How was Ebright an all-rounder?


iv. Why did the children make fun of Bholi at school?