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(a) How humble a man Dr. Hawking is! 

(b) How clumsy was he! 

(c) How simple and intelligent was he! 

(d) How truly wonderful a thing courage is!

1. Dr. Stephen Hawking was born on the eighth day of February 1942. – False 

2. Dr. Stephen Hawking was a living legend of Biology. – False 

3. Courage makes people not lose heart when faced with a great calamity. – True 

4. Dr. Stephen Hawking was born before the death of Galileo. – False

1. It is not possible to do this work in such a short time. 

2. The young boy was certain about his future career.

(a) cruel → lazy → yearlong → genuine → enthusiastic. 

(b) medicine → energy → yardstick → keyboard → diary. 

(c) grow → withstand → develop → practice → entertain. 

(d) physics → secretary → yawn → nature → eligible

1. At the age of 17 Dr. Stephen Hawking was suffering from an extremely rare disease. – True 

2. Stephen’s teachers liked his handwriting very much. – False 

3. He got his Ph.D. studying the concept of ‘Black Holes’. – True 

4. At the dismal stage Dr. Hawking enjoyed his life the most. – True

(a) The sun was now ascending the sky. – Past Continuous Tense 

(b) Still they took no notice of him. – Simple Past Tense 

(c) She is standing on a little high hump on the plateau. – Present Continuous Tense

(d) He leaned out eagerly. – Simple Past Tense 

(e) He just felt dizzy. – Simple Past Tense

• Fly – with flying colours, fly high, fly the nest, fly the coop, fly at somebody, fly into rage/temper, get off to flying start. 
• Animals – the lion’s share, let sleeping dog lie, a dog in the manger, a snake in the grass, rain cats and dogs, to lead a cat and dog life, let the cat out of the bag, to smell a rat. 
• Colours – loose colours, with flying colours on black and white, catch red-handed, to become red and blue, a bolt from blue, once in a blue moon, look at the black side of things, stick to one’s colour. 

(a) By the quirk of fate, all the members of the happy family died in an accident. 

(b) My neighbour is confined to bed for a long time with paralysis. 

(c) He told me the strange news without any . exaggeration. 

(d) The champion cricketer is an epitome of modesty 

(e) I believe that man will go to stay on other planets before the next millennium.

At first I shall tell the boy about the scene and the emotions in dialogues by giving him demonstration. If he goes wrong, I myself will show him how to do the piece. If he repeatedly makes mistakes, I will scold him and even threaten him of the consequences. But anyhow finally I will make him act well, acting the scene myself repeatedly.

1. Verbs – know, predict, imagine, faced, grew 

2. Adjectives – little, wonderful, cruel, whole, great 

3. Nouns – calamity, legend, mind, physics, courage, heart, fate, course

1. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away. – Past Perfect Tense 

2. But for the life of him he could not move. – simple Past Tense 

3. He became afraid. – simple Past Tense 

4. Since then nobody had come near him. – Past Perfect Tense

When the young seagull was calling his mother plaintively, his mother had picked up a piece of fish and was flying across to him with it. He leaned out eagerly trying to get nearer to her as she flew across. But when the piece of fish in her beak was almost within his reach, his mother halted, her wings motionless. Maddened by hunger, the young one dived at the fish.

1. The wings of the young seagull were not as short as his own. – False 

2. The whole family of seagulls commended him for his cowardice. – False 

3. The young seagull was fed a piece of fish by his mother. – False 

4. The young seagull’s father was preening the feathers on his white back. –True

(a) The young seagull was not confident about the ability of his wings. – True 

(b) The young seagull’s parents guided and improved his siblings in the art of flying. – True 

(c) When the young seagull pretended to be falling asleep, his parents took notice of him. – False 

(d) Flying across the young seagull, the mother dropped into his beak a piece of fish. – False

The young seagull completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly. He commended himself for his diving and soaring and curveting shrieking shrilly

Yes, I am afraid of playing Kabbadi. It appears to me that it is a very rough and tough game. I am very much afraid of the injuries caused in it. I cannot endure the thought of injury. I believe that it is a game for only strong and hefty people.

The parents of the seagull flew about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flying. They trained them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. When they succeeded in the art, the parents circled about them raising a proud cackle to encourage them.

1. awesome ideas 

2. lucid style

3. exemplary courage 

4. core secrets

1. siege 

2. round 

3. brave 

4. wrong

Stream → mountain → nature → electricity → years.

1. engineer 

2. Odysseus 

3. piece of work 

4. horse.

(a) Troy traded in goods and grain.

(b) During war, Trojans would close the doors of the fort.

(c) Helen eloped with Paris, a prince of Troy.

(d) Sometimes the Greeks defeated the Trojans and sometimes the Trojans defeated the Greeks.

(e) Both the armies were tired of war. The Trojans of being shut in their city and the Greeks of living away from home.

(f) Troy was attacked because the Greeks wanted to take revenge on Troy for the wrong ’done to their King Menelaus.

The young seagull was completely exhausted after his first flight. He drooped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank in it. He screamed with fright and tried to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise. His feet sank into the green sea and then his belly touched it and he could sink no farther. He was floating on it. His family admired his feat (achievement) and offered him scraps of dog-fish which he deserved.

The Trojans rejoiced and celebrated because after ten long years, the siege was finally over. The tents of the Greeks had been burnt. The shore was deserted. The Greek ships had all gone. The Trojans could go out on the plain and move around as they pleased.

The sun has been ascending the sky.

1. The rocket soared up into space. 

2. Our achievements in Science Exhibition was highly commended by our Principal. 

3. He was totally exhausted after the day’s tedious work. 

4. The thief attempted to give the slip, but was caught by the police.

Odysseus advised the Greeks to build a great wooden horse, big enough to hold men inside it. Some of their best fighters would hide inside the horse. Then they would burn their tents and pretend to sail away in their ships. But instead of sailing away, they would return at midnight. One man would be left behind with the horse to persuade the Trojans to drag the horse into their city.

After the horse with the soldiers had entered the city, at the appropriate time, the door in the horse would be opened and the soldiers hiding inside would attack Troy. The gates would be opened to allow the remaining Greek soldiers from the ships into the city. The combined force of the Greeks would defeat the Trojans and they would destroy the city of Troy.

The Trojans woke up and came out for fighting as usual. They were delighted and surprised what they saw on the seashore outside the walls. The tents of the Greeks were burnt, the shore was deserted so they thought that the long siege was over at last. They were sure that the Greeks had gone. They were glad to be free to go where they pleased. That was the reason for the Trojans to rejoice and celebrate.

Paris, a prince of Troy, had persuaded Helen, wife of a Greek king Menelaus, to elope with him. Paris brought her to Troy. The Greeks wanted to take revenge on Troy and laid siege to the city. The fight began and the war continued for ten long years.

Wrong Pair: Headquarters of ISRO – Sriharikota

Paris, a prince of Troy, had persuaded Helen, wife of a Greek King called Menelaus, to elope j with him. He had brought her to Troy. The Greeks wanted to take revenge on Troy for the wrong done to Menelaus. This was the cause of the ten-year-old war between the Greeks and the Trojans.

The cunning Greek said that the Greeks who had left were afraid of the long voyage home. They had made the horse and left it behind as an offering to the god of the sea. It had been made very big so that the Trojans could not take it inside their city. If they did so, the luck would go to the Trojans and not to the Greeks.

Odysseus advised his men to build a great wooden horse, big enough to hold men inside it and let some of their best fighters hide in the horse. Then let them burn their tents and pretend to sail away in their ships. But instead of sailing away, they would return in the night. When the Trojans were asleep, they would attack the city and burn, kill and defeat the Trojans.

(a) A stick long enough to fell mangoes from the tree.

(b) We are tired of the tedious work.

(c) They are afraid of the impending storm.

(d) They bought a cupboard that was too big to go inside our house.

(e) We were so excited that we could not think of anything except our picnic.

Asia Minor, trading city, Aegean, Black Sea, agriculture, grain, peak of Mount Ida, rivers, streams, valleys, hills, fertile fields, cattle, grass, fortress, meadows.

(a) Its brave soldiers defended the city strongly.

As soon as the Greek ships were hidden : by an island, they lowered their sails and dropped anchor. Thus they remained hidden from Troy.

The reckless/thoughtless step that the Trojans took was to break down part of their wall and drag the wooden horse into the city. They also celebrated and slept soundly.

The Trojans had built a strong wall around the city so that no enemy should attack them from the sea. There were huge gates in the wall. In times of war, the gates would be closed, and then the city was like a strong fortress, quite safe from all attack. It was thus protected by the walls around it as well as by the hills behind.

Wrong Pair : India’s tallest bridge – at Karbude

1. The huge wooden horse was an offering to the god of the sea. – False

2. The man left by the Greeks told the false story of the horse. – True

3. Their wise priest told the Trojans not to make a hole in the wall. – True

4. The Greeks were tired of the long war and had sailed away. – False

Troy was well situated. In front of it was the sea over which sailed the ships of Troy, carrying goods and grain. At the back rose the high peak of Mount Ida, from which flowed many rivers and streams. The valleys were well-watered and fertile. Cattle fed on the rich grass of the meadows while sheep fed on the slopes of the hills. Thus, it was well situated, both for commerce and agriculture, and grew into a rich, prosperous city.

To be prosperous, a city must be well situated and have good natural resources, like water and fertile land. It should be safe from enemies. The people and the rulers should be intelligent, sensible and honest. They should also be hard-working. If all these factors are present, then a city will become prosperous.

When the cunning Greek who had been left behind saw the Greek fleet returning to the shores of Troy, he crept to the wooden horse and gave the signal. The side of the horse opened, and the Greeks who were inside climbed out and opened the gates. * The whole Greek army entered the city.

The Trojans had built a strong wall around their city to prevent the enemy attack from the sea. The great gates of the wall were kept closed in time of war. They were safe from all attacks by the walls surrounding the city as well as by the hills behind the city.