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Rearrange any four of the following word or phrases to make meaningful sentences.

i. enters / millions tons / the/ every year / of / ocean /plastic


ii. are / waters/ sightings / junk – filled /of /common


iii. population / middle-class / increasing / is / coastlines / along


iv. trash/ increase/ has led / waste management/lack/of/in / to


v. close/like/ others/ helping/my/friends

i. Every year millions tons of plastic enter the ocean

The starting fragment would be ‘every year’ as it forms the subject of the sentence. This is followed by ‘millions tons’ as it adds to the subject. Then it further talked about the tons of plastic that enter the ocean, thereby forming a logical and coherent sentence.


ii. Waters are common sightings of junk-filled


The sentence starts with the subject i.e. ‘waters’. It is further followed by a verb i.e. ‘are’. It is further followed by common sightings. This fragment is further followed by the preposition ‘of’ and ending with ‘junk-filled’ thereby forming a coherent sentence.


iii. Middle-class population is increasing along coastlines


The sentence starts with the subject i.e. ‘middle class’. The next fragment would be talking about the population of the middle class. The next continuing word would be ‘is’ which is then followed by the main verb i.e. ‘increasing’ and the concluding fragment would be talking about the population getting increased along the coastlines.


iv. Lack of waste management has led to an increase in trash


The sentence starts with the subject i.e. ‘lack’ of something. This is followed by the preposition ‘of’. It is further followed by ‘waste management’ which is further followed by the verb ‘has’. The continuing fragment talks about what it leads to i.e. it led to an increase in trash. Thus, it forms a logical and coherent sentence.


v. My close friends like helping others


The sentence starts with the subject i.e. ‘my’. It is further followed by ‘close friends’ which is further connected with the verb ‘like’ and ends with the object i.e. helping others thus forms a logical and coherent sentence.


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Fill in any four of the blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given in the box. Write the answers in your answer-sheet against the correct blank numbers.

1. Butterflies are abundant (a) ___________ the Central African Republic.


2. It (b) ___________home to nearly 600 identified species.


3. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured and small(c) __________ some are as big as saucers.


4. Farmer Philippe (d) __________ solace in collecting butterfly wings from his fields and turning them into works of art.


5. My favorite hobby, since my childhood, is (e) __________ butterflies.


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In the following passage, one word has not been edited in each line. Write the incorrect word along with the correct word in the space provided. Do any four.

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

A. The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside.


Questions:


i. Who narrates the above lines?


ii. Which type of weather conditions are being discussed in the above lines?


iii. Explain the term „the sleeping countryside‟?


iv. Why is the narrator happy?


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B. At about the age of twenty five, the Prince, thereof shielded from the sufferings of the world, while hunting out glanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him that he at once became a beggar and went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.


Questions:


i. Whose age has been referred here?


ii. What was the effect of sights on the prince?


iii. How did witnessing sorrow change him?


iv. What does „glance‟ imply in the given lines?

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Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each.

i. Hari Singh is both a thief and a human being. Explain.


ii. How does the necklace change the course of the Loisel’s life?


iii. Explain the qualities of the post office employees?


iv. Why would you not agree with Lencho calling them „a bunch of crooks‟?


v. Bholi’s heart was overflowing with a „New hope and a new life‟. What does the phrase „the new hope and the new life‟ mean