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Read the excerpt given below from the story ‘ The Light on the Hills’ and answer the questions that follow.‘It is a beautiful world.’ The boy echoed sadly. ‘It is a sin to do anything which might represent the world badly or imperfectly.’ ‘ But will you always do things well?’ asked the little sister.‘I get so tired,’ he said, ‘ and long to leave off so much. What do you do when you want to do your best, your very, very’ best?’ he asked, suddenly.‘ I think if I want to do my very, very best then I’ll do it for the people I love,’ she answered. ‘ It makes you very strong if you think of them; you can bear pain, and walk far, and do all kind of things, and you do not get tired so soon.’He thought for a moment. ‘Then I shall paint my picture for you,’ he said; ‘I shall think of you all the time I am doing it. 1. Why does the girl say that ‘ It is a beautiful world’? 2. According to the girl what should we do when we want to give our best? 3. What is described as a ‘sin’ by the boy? 4. Pick out the word from the passage that means ‘ repetition of sound’. |
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Answer» 1. The sight of the trees and fields, the deep shadows and hills beyond, the glimmering sunlight along with rustling leaves and rippling stream make the world beautiful. 2. According to the girl if we want to give our best we should do it for the people we love. 3. To do anything which might represent the world badly or imperfectly. 4. Echo |
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