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1. Dear Ram 

2. you are doing fine 

3. inform you that I have chosen Computer Science stream in eleventh 

4. one has to have sound knowledge of computers and without computer literacy one can’t succeed in life. 

5. to become a Computer Engineer 

6. cyber bullying and sexploitation 

7. understand the need of ethical computer engineers in tackling such issues 

8. Computer Science Engineering in Anna University 

9. kind regards to your parents

1. (c) smart

2. (c) organised

3. (d) pretentious

4. (c) sluggish

5. (b) intensified

6. (c) deterred

7. (d) crowded

8. (c) resumption

9. (b) huge

10. (d) proud

11. (b) appeared

12. (b) irresolutely

13. (c) unpleasant

14. (d) unsympathetic

15. (d) dissuaded

The author took the boys in his car to a tiny village called Poleta,set high upon a hill. He drove the car up to a large red-roofed villa. The boys asked the author to come there after an hour and went inside.

From

S. Kavinilavan

18, Gangu Reddy

Egmore Chennai To

The Headmaster

Govt. HSS

Nungambakkam

Respected Sir,

Sub: Loss of Twelfth Marksheet 

I completed my twelfth in your esteemed school in the year 2016-2017. My reg. no. is 98781. I lost my twelfth marksheet. I request you to kindly guide me to get a duplicate marksheet from the Directorate of Government Examinations at the earliest.

With warm regards.

Yours sincerely

S. Kavinilavan

To;

The Headmaster

Govt. HSS

Nungambakkam

Dear Vijaya Sarathy,

Received your invitation. I am really glad to accept your invitation to inaugurate the English Literary Club in the school where I had completed my twelfth standard 15 years ago. Don’t worry about sending a car. I will come in my own car. You can fix any working day in the second week of November.

With Warm

Regards Yours sincerely 

Anjali 

To

Vijaya Sarathy

Secretary, Literary Club

ABC HSS, 

XXXX

Inability to attend the function

Dear Sarathy

Received your invitation, I wish I could attend the inaugural meeting of the literary club. It would be such an honour as I have studied in that school. But I need to attend an international conference in Thailand. I will be away during second and third week of October. 1 would recommend you to invite Dr. Sangeetha, a great scholar who has recently done her Ph.D. in Modem Poetry (i.e.) Pudhukavithai. Though she is young, she is a versatile genius and it would be appropriate if you would come and invite her in person. Good luck for the success of the programme.

With Warm Regards Yours sincerely Anjali Head Dept, of English

ABC College of Arts and Science Chennai – 78.

To

Vijaya Sarathy

Secretary, Literary Club

ABC HSS, 

XXXX

(a) Nicola is referred to as ‘he’ here.

(b) He did so on seeing the boys working hard. 

(c) He answered that they had other plans.

(d) A. J. Cronin, the narrator.

In the war-hit Verona everything was difficult. Food had become scarce and dear. The hospital which offered to treat Lucia was forced to charge a weekly fee. Work was scarce. But the boys were determined to save the life of their beloved sister. After the untimely death of the father  in the war, the two little boys Nicola and Jacopo took the responsibility of earning money by doing all odd jobs for defraying the medical expenses for their sister on their tender shoulders. They spent very little on their food and clothes. The driving force behind their selfless sacrifice and hard work from dawn to midnight was the love they had for their elder sister. They wanted her to get well soon and become an accomplished singer in life. Once you set a goal far above your capacity but work hard ceaselessly, you are bound to achieve it.

Lucia was a girl of about twenty. She was propped up on pillows wearing a pretty lace jacket. Her eyes were soft and tender.

(a) emigrate (leaving homeland) – immigrate (come to live permanently in a foreign country) 

Priyanka Chopra does not wish to emigrate to UK where her husband is living. Candidates who wish to immigrate to USA are increasing in number every year.

(b) beside (at the side of) – besides (in addition to) 

I remember keeping my watch beside my glasses. Besides supporting terrorist outfits within its borders, Pakistan claims innocence in the Pulwana attack.

(c) judicial (relating to justice) – judicious (wise/prudent) 

The fraudsters who swindled the money of an IT personnel in Navalur through ATM were taken into judicial custody.

Kalpana reacted judiciously when she realised that a mobile thief was standing next to her.

(d) eligible (Adj.- satisfying the appropriate conditions) – illegible (Adj.- not clear enough to be read) 

Even at the age of 30, Vinod is an eligible bachelor for the manager post.

Priya’s handwriting is illegible.

(e) conscience (a person’s moral sense of right and wrong) – conscious (being aware of)

 “Conscience makes cowards of us all”, said Shakespeare.

The lorry driver was conscious of the dangers involved in carrying the explosives in his truck.

(f) industrial (relating to industry) – industrious (diligent/hardworking) 

Perungudi is an industrial block. 

Man should be as industrious as ants and bees.

(g) eminent (famous) – imminent (something bad likely to happen very soon)

Every eminent scientist has an unseen past in which he must have struggled to prove his theory or inventions to the world.

Environmentalists are apprehensive of the imminent earthquakes in mega multipurpose projects’ catchment areas as they fall under seismicity-prone areas.

(h) illicit (adj- illegal) – elicit (v – to evoke a response) 

Two hundred miners perished after consuming illicit liquor in Bihar.

The police personnel tried to elicit the truth about the murder of the school girl in a pump set from the arrested relative and three other culprits.

(i) prescribed (set down rules) – proscribed (prohibited) 

The students were advised to follow the guidelines prescribed by the Directorate of Government Examinations.

The tourists were proscribed from taking selfies from the suicide point in Kodaikanal.

(j) affect (to influence something or someone) – effect (result/impact of something)

The athlete did not imagine that a steroid shot might affect his sports career adversely.

The rising number of cybercrimes proves the adverse effect of educated unemployment.

(k) aural (relating to hearing) – oral (verbal) 

In primary schools, teachers must assess the aural skills of children.

There must be a fool-proof mechanism to assess the oral skills of students at the secondary level especially in languages.

(l) born (related to birth) – borne (carried by) 

Divya was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. The entire village paid homage to army personnel, U. Saravanan’s body which was borne in a decorated coffin by military soldiers and homeguards.

1. Agenda of smart cities: Resolve urban sustainability problems-manage treesurban forestry-psychological and sociological wellbeing of society.

2. Main advantages of urban forestry: Mangroves, lakes, grasslands and forests-sponges absorbing noise and air pollutants Recreational hotspots-urban green-additive economic value-threat in the name of development.

3. Impact on climate: Reduce cost of storm water drain system-neutralise urban heat island effect-maintains I microclimate.

4. Enhancing environmental health : Regulate energy budget-air quality improvedsedimentation arrested-pollutants prevented I from entering water systems-urban lakes and rivers revive aquatic ecosystems.

5. Biodiversity : Biodiversity enhanced-resilient ecosystems developedchildren get connected to natural ‘ environment.

1. b) rubbish.

2. a) on foot.

3. c) by the animals.

4. c) because humans threw garbage in the forest

Mr. Vamsi was waiting for the newspaper. Mrs. Rupa and others were waiting for their milkman. They did not understand why the paper boy and the milkman were late. Meanwhile, they found a lot of litter and garbage on their street. At the same time, Mrs. Geetha’s daughter Kalyani got injured because of a broken glass bottle. Dr. Swathi dressed the wound and Kalyani was fine. By that time, the newspaper boy, the milkman, the hawker and bus driver arrived at the place on their foot as there was a lot of garbage on the road. They thought that it was not safe for them. They informed the mayor of the town.

The mayor came and was shocked to see the litter on the road. Suddenly the animals entered the scene and told them that they were responsible for spreading the garbage all over the town. The animals said that human beings spoiled the forests which were their dwelling places. So they decided to give all the rubbish back to human beings.

One can sympathise with the little boy and the old man as they are neglected by others in life. The fact that both of them dropped their spoons, shows that they are clumsy, wet their pants and cry show that they cannot control their body and emotions. They thus have the same bad habits and find themselves quite similar with only a difference which is age. 

Once the boy said that the grown-ups don’t pay attention to him, the old mkn held his hand tightly as he had also gone through the exact same thing as the boy, being neglected. The old man understands how the little boy feels and used actions to convey the message that he is also in the same boat as the boy. The old man can be seen to be the future when he is of no use and others, for example his children, leave him alone as they are busy contributing to the society that they forgot about him.

The little boy could be seen as the past when he has not learnt many things in life yet and others, for example his parents, also neglect him as he too, is of no contribution to the society and the parents have to work. In this poem you can see the similarities in their habits but also the fact that they are left alone, neglected by the adult population because of work. The old man represents what the future would be like and the little boy, the past. That is what makes them different. 

1. agree × disagree 

2. collected × distributed 

3. spoiled × unspoiled 

4. unfortunately × fortunately 

5. true × false

Projected Daily Cash Requirement = 1,82,500 / number of days in a year 

= (1,82,500 / 365)  

= Rs. 500

Defensive Interval Ratio = Quick Assets / Projected Daily Cash Requirement 

= (40,000 / 500) 

= 80 days

A high defensive interval ratio indicates safety of short term liquidity, thus the quick assets in this case are sufficient to meet operating expenses for 80 days. 

Correct Answer is: (b) active

Correct Answer is: (d) vanished

Correct Answer is: (b) modest

(d) slowed down

Correct Answer is: (b) desert

1. Disaster Management 

2. Sunday 

3. closest flood shelters 

4. whistle

5. emergency telephone numbers 

6. waterproof 

7. emptying refrigerators and leaving their doors open 

8. emergency services 

9. Sandbags 

10. periodic news updates

(b) very small

(b) temporary stop

‘Pradeep got out of his bed with much excitement and told his sister that it was going to be a lovely Sunday. Varshini requested him to let her sleep a bit longer. She added that as he was feeling so enthusiastic he should go and help mother in cooking. Pradeep agreed readily. He asked his mom if he could help her. Mom agreed and asked him to have breakfast adding that there were idlis and vadas on the dining table. Pradeep thanked mom and said that he would surely help her by eating them.

Most distinguished chief guest, revered Principal, dignitaries on the dias and off the dias, my beloved teachers and friends. This morning 1 wish to share my views on a man-making habit called ‘Reading’.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends. They are the most accessible and wisest of counselors and most patient of teachers. Some schools do focus on developing a flair for reading by keeping a library period. Children are allowed to borrow books and also share their observations with their peers after the library hour is over. Such sharing introduces children to the wonder world of books. The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one’s encounter with it in a book. Through reading, one exposes oneself to new things, new ways to solve a problem. Reading is a very useful hobby.Wisemen have lauded the importance of reading and the hobby of reading. Kofi Annan said, “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”

William James said, “So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well. They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.” Dear friends let us read books and conquer the world.

a. Sushma is drawing the picture of a loom.

b. Praveen is flying a kite.

c. Babu is watering plants.

d. They are playing cricket.

e. I am doing project work.

f. Hemanth is bringing vegetables.

1. a) required 

b) lend

2. a) firmly 

b) headed

3. a) smart 

b) buyer

4. a) joined 

b) becoming healthy

a) Butterflies are flying in the garden, 

b) Dogs are running in the street, 

c) A baby is crawling on the floor, 

d) A boy is dancing on the stage. 

e) A girl is painting a picture.

1. Kavya said that her new job was very interesting. 

2. Ram said that he was feeling well then. 

3. He said that he was sorry. 

4. The teacher asked the boys why they were late. 

5. Sudha said that she would go to Delhi the next day. 

6. Ravi asked Ashok where he was going. 

7. He said that the earth moves round the sun. 

8. Vasanta told me that she had passed the exam. 

9. Raju said that he had met my brother. 

10. Srinivas said that he was reading a novel. 

11. Karthikeya told Ajay that he could do it. 

12. Seshu said that they were in the playground.

Weaving fabric on a hand loom is more expensive than that of a power loom because the fabric is woven manually.

1. 1) named 

2) his 

3) was 

4) with

2. 1) attended 

2) and 

3) were 

4) there

1) bleeding, quickly 

2) children, dangerous 

3) Shocking, mystery 

4) collected, separately

1. Cost of goods sold ratio = (Cost Of Goods Sold /Net Sales ) × 100 

= (Rs. 52,00,000/ 75,00,000) × 100

= 69.33%

2. Administrative expenses ratio = (Administrative expenses /Net sales ) × 100 

= (3,00,000/ 75,00,000) × 100

= 4%

3. Selling expenses ratio = (Selling expenses /Net sales ) × 100

= (4,50,000/ 75,00,000) × 100

= 6%

Operating Profit = Gross Profit - Administration And Selling Expenses

= 1,40,000 - (35,000 + 25,000)

= 1,40,000 - 60,000

= Rs. 80,000

Operating Profit Ratio = (80, 000 / 4,00,000) × 100

= 20 %

Operating Ratio = (Cost Of Goods Sold + Operating Expenses) / Net Sales

= [{(Net Sales–Gross Profit) + (Administration Expenses+Selling Expenses)}/ Net Sales] X 100

= [{(4,00,000 – 1,40,000) + (35,000 + 25,000)} / 4,00,000] x 100

= 80%

The same can be alternatively be calculated as follows:

=100 – Operating Profit Ratio

= 100 – 20  

= 80%

Respected Principal, chief guest and dignitaries on the dias and off the dias.

Good evening. I am immensely delighted to speak to you on World Environment Day. All of you know that we celebrate Environment Day on 5th June, every year, let me explain why we celebrate World Environment Day. The relationship between humanity and environment is a delicate balance. Since the industrial revolution, the world’s population has increased exponentially. With the population growth, the environment has been profoundly affected. Deforestation, pollution and global climatic changes are amongst the adverse effects the explosive population and technological expansion have introduced. The main objective of Environment Day is to gain greater understanding of the environment. This enhanced awareness, I believe, will help the country reduce carbon foot prints, increase the use of solar power, reduce and recycle non-biodegradable waste and evolve alternative technologies which would reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

Moreover, tree planting will be done on a mission modeby school children and college students representing NCC and NSS wings. This would spread the forest cover and give shelter to the wild life and also ensure plentiful rainfall sustaining life on this lovely planet. Student community shall disseminate the urgent need to conserve water and other natural resources. I appeal to the younger generation, I mean my friends to be socially responsive and do their part to preserve the environment.

(A). Current ratio = Current Assets / Current liabilities 

= (Rs 1,80,000 / Rs 1,20 000) 

= 3 : 2 or 1.5 : 1

B. Liquid ratio = (Current Assets – Stock - Prepaid Expenses) / Current liabilities

= (1,80,000 – 60,000 – 6,000) / 1,20,000 = 0.95

(b) Cost of goods sold

3) The yarn is boiled and sent for dyeing. 

5) The yarn bundles are placed on spinning wheel. 

2) The street sizing process is done to make the thread thick and strong. 

1) The yarn is kept in the sunlight for. drying. 

4) The yarn is rolled on an iron rod and fixed on a loom to weave.

1. neurosurgeon

2. costly

3. customer

4. need

5. wonderful

1. carton

2. rubbish

3. unbelievable

4. tripped

5. dangerous

1.False 

2. False

Cash Flow statement is prepared on cash basis of accounting but profit is calculated on accrual basis. So cash flow statement is not a judge of profitability.

a. mechanism

b. competition

c. involvement

d. enthusiasm

e. purchase

f. uniqueness

g. technique

h. temparature

Dear friend, as the General Secretary of the Cultural Forum, I have observed that many of you are not interested in taking part in extra curricular activities, both intra-collegiate and inter-collegiate. I am also concerned that even the outdoor sports are being neglected. I think, it is the high time to talk to you.

Friends, I know the importance of studies at this stage of your life. But extra-curricular activities need to go hand in hand with the curriculum since they help in our all-round development. They give us opportunities to showcase our non academic abilities which are equally important in the big competitive world. Not only do they boost our confidence but they also help to enhance our theoretical knowledge.

Unfortunately, we are caught in a rat race to establish ourselves in life. Extra-curricular activities give us a lot of exposure, speech fluency, teach us time management, help us develop sense of responsibility and, according to me, most importantly broadens our horizon by giving us courage to come out of our systems.

About outdoor sports, I think, we all have heard the proverb, ‘A healthy mind in a healthy body’. Co-operation, team work, discipline, fellow-feeling, follow the instructions of the captain, personality development along with the improved health the list is endless to talk about the benefits of outdoor sports. Moreover, there are practical benefits like opportunities of getting admission in colleges, jobs through sports quota, channel to represent your country in the national and international competitions, earning recognition through awards.

Friends, I can go on talking about the extracurricular activities and sports because I, myself is a beneficiary of all these advantages. I hope, all of you will take part in large numbers in extra-curricular activities as well as make an attempt to develop an interest in sports. All the best to all of you.

My dear sister, these days I hardly see you studying. Most of the time you are busy with your mobile, either playing games or sending WhatsApp messages. You are lost in the world of your cell-phone. Is it fair ? Ask yourself whether you are doing the right thing. I understand, you are living in an age where the cell-phones are the latest craze. But, I think, you are grown up enough to decide what is good for you. You must learn to draw the line, ‘This far and no further.’

our eye-sight need to be protected also. Balancing things in life is an art and you must realise the importance of studies in life. I am always there to help you so that you can comfortably manage your studies along with your time for relaxation.

1. Forest Department – (Forest officer, Ranger etc.)

2. Geologist 

3. Wild-life Photographer 

4. Environmental Lawyer 

5. Environmental Engineer 

6. Botanist 

7. Zoologist

ABC Apartments,

Flat No. 4/2/1,

Ghatkopar (East),

Mumbai.

30th July, 2019.

Dear Richa,

How are you? I am writing to you after a long time. I read an article on the flood in Assam and thought of talking to you about such disasters which are natural as well as partially man-made.

Natural disasters like flood, earthquake, etc., happen quite often these days. Televisions and newspapers are flooded with such kind of reports. Sometimes, we really do not have anything to do to control natural disasters and we are puppets in the hands of nature. I still shudder to think of all those frightful pictures of the killer flood of Kerala.

But it is not uncommon that man-made disasters create havoc. In Mumbai, we quite often hear of buildings collapsing, killing so many people. These are dilapidated buildings which have got the warnings from the authority. People ignore those cautions and continue to stay in such buildings. There is no point in repenting later.

Keeping gas cylinders open is a very common example of fire due to human negligence. Who can forget about Mumbai deluge in 2005? We might be very small at that time, but we have heard stories about the disaster and the man-made cause of it. Mithi river got choked because of irresponsible throwing of non-biodegradable plastics? Have we really learnt from our mistakes?

I want to advise you to join the NSS or NCC unit of your college and participate in all their activities to create awareness among people, educate them to handle natural as well as man-made disasters. The authorities will do their job. But, we, as responsible citizens need to contribute our services in our own way.

Basic humanity comes above everything and I am sure, you will take part actively in the campaigns and drives oganized by your college. At the same time, please don’t neglect your studies. You have to learn to balance your social work with your studies.

We are all fine here. Do write to me. 

Yours lovingly,

Shanta

Dear Sushama, congratulations on winning the semi final of the inter collegiate table tennis championship! But I never see you practicing and preparing yourself mentally and physically for the finals. I am really worried. Are you so confident of your success that you don’t even bother to attend your regular practice sessions? You must be knowing, ‘Practice makes a man perfect’. The other day I was watching the final match of Wimbledon Tennis Competition and it was amazing how the finalist Roger Federer, at the age of 37, was doing so much of hard work to win the long rallies.

Some of the strikes were excellent and this must be the result of his rigorous practice. These are legends and you must learn from them. There is no short cut to success and hard work always pays. You must take out enough time for practice to boost your confidence for the final match. Don’t take things easy and look down upon your opponent. Do it now-start regular practices. All the best!