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Read the passage given below.If you are lucky, something special will happen to you in your life that you will never forget.something so special, you know it could have happened only to you for me, it was the day I metAlbert Einstein. It was Sunday morning, as I came downstairs I heard someone playing theviolin. The living room doors were slightly ajar. My mother and father were waiting for me,May father said to me, "Do you remember, Theo, about live years ago, when you were sevenyears old and you met our dear friend, Herr Professor Einstein? I told you then that he was themost famous man alive.""Yes, I do, Papa," I said, “And I asked you why he was the most famous man alive, and you saidbecause he is a great physicist who has made important discoveries."I looked at my father. "Is he here Papa?"My father nodded, "Yes, he is here. He is playing the violin"Suddenly the doors to the living room flew open, and a deep voice said with a chucke, "The lasttime I was here, your father assured you that I did not bite. And as your father and I have beenclose friends for many years, he knows that I still do not bite."And he chuckled even louder. I looked up. There was the thick, black moustache and the largehead with grey-black hair bushing out all around. There were the eyes, dark and merry. He hadn'tchanged, although he seemed much less formidable than he had five years ago. Perhaps because Iwas older now2.1Answer the following questions.(2x41What had brought Einstein immense fame?b) How old was the writer when he met Einstein the second time?Give one evidence from the passage to prove that Einstein was fond of music,d) What does Einstein remember of his last meeting with the writer?2.2(4)On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following [1x41The word in para l which means the same as 'open' is(i) special (ii) ajar (iii) slight (iv) livingb) The word in the passage that means the opposite of 'scowled' is(i) bushed (ii) chuckled (ii) played (iv) formidablec) The phrase "bushing out all around' means(i) fuzzy (ii) smooth (iii) silky (iv) longThe word in the last paragraph that reveals that the writer feared Einstein is(i) chuckled (ii) Merry (iii) formidable (iv) thick |
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Answer» Answer: some thing for u you are lucky, SOMETHING special will happen to you in your life that you will never forget. something so special , you know it could have happened only to you for me, it was the day I met Albert Einstein. It was Sunday morning, as I came downstairs I heard someone playing the violin. The living room doors were slightly ajar. My mother and father were waiting for me, May father said to me, "Do you remember, THEO, about live years ago, when you were seven years old and you met our dear friend, Herr Professor Einstein? I told you then that he was the most famous man alive." "Yes, I do, PAPA," I said, “And I asked you why he was the most famous man alive, and you said because he is a great physicist who has made important discoveries." I looked at my father. "Is he here Papa?" My father nodded, "Yes, he is here. He is playing the violin" Suddenly the doors to the living room flew open, and a deep voice said with a chucke, "The last time I was here, your father assured you that I did not bite. And as your father and I have been close friends for many years, he knows that I still do not bite." And he chuckled even louder. I looked up. There was the thick, black moustache and the large head with grey-black hair bushing out all around. There were the eyes, dark and merry. He hadn't changed, although he seemed much less formidable than he had five years ago. Perhaps because I was older now 2.1 Answer the following questions. (2x41 What had brought Einstein immense fame? b) How old was the writer when he met Einstein the second time? Give one evidence from the passage to prove that Einstein was fond of music, d) What does Einstein remember of his last MEETING with the writer? 2.2 (4 ) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following [1x41 The word in para l which means the same as 'open' is (i) special (ii) ajar (iii) slight (iv) living b) The word in the passage that means the opposite of 'scowled' is (i) bushed (ii) chuckled (ii) played (iv) formidable c) The phrase "bushing out all around' means (i) fuzzy (ii) smooth (iii) silky (iv) long The word in the last paragraph that reveals that the writer feared Einstein is (i) chuckled (ii) Merry (iii) formidable (iv) thick |
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