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Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. Do any four.

(i) work and play / things / different / parents see / as two


(ii) is a / of time / they / waste / think / that playing


(iii) important / games / studies / are as / as


(iv) a student / to both / proper / should / attention / pay


(v) can / life / only / succeed / he / in / then

i) Parents see work and play as two different things.


ii) They think that playing is a waste of time.


iii) Games are as important as studies.


iv) A student should pay proper attention to both.


v) Then only he can succeed in life.


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4

Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following outline : 10

Tortoise and hare – good friends – tortoise – known for his slow speed – hare has fast


speed – makes fun of tortoise – challenges him – referee selected – race starts – hare


overconfident – takes a nap – tortoise wins.


OR


Complete the story in 150-200 words which begins as the following :


There was a joint family of six members including grandparents. It was the 75th


birthday of the grandmother and the family planned to celebrate ... ... ...

 6

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the

error as well as the correction as shown in the example. Do any four.


Error Correction


In the prisoner’s room a candle is e.g. is was


burning dimly. A prisoner himself (a) _______ _______


sat by the table. Only him back, (b) _______ _______


the hair by his head, and his (c) _______ _______


hands are visible from outside (d) _______ _______


through any window. (e) _______ ________

 8

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

“But, please, Stephen Stepanovitch, how can they be yours ? Do be a reasonable man ! My aunt’s grandmother gave the Meadows for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s peasants. The peasants used the land for forty years and got accustomed to it as if it was their own, when it happened that ........


(a) Who is the speaker of the above lines ?


(b) Why did his aunt’s grandmother give the meadows ?


(c) Why did the peasants treat the land as their own ?


(d) What light do these lines throw on the speaker’s character ?


OR


Belinda tickled him, she ticked 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 was tickled by Belinda ?


(b) Why did she tickle ‘him’ ?


(c) Who are Ink, Blink and Mustard ?


(d) Why did they all laugh at ‘him’

 9

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

(a) What excited Rajvir ? Why did Pranjol not share his excitement ?


(b) ‘He senses first responsibility’ – What responsibility is referred to here ? (The Ball Poem)


(c) What was Horace Danby’s hobby ? How did he manage to fulfill it ?


(d) Why did Matilda (Mme Loisel) leave the ball in a hurry ? What does it show about her character ?


(e) In which queer way did Anil make a living ? (The Thief’s Story)