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This sentence was said by Reshma to her mother.

This sentence was said by Reshma to her mother.

(1) common x rare

(2) slow x agile

(3) spending X saving 

(4) dully x brilliantly

1. Does twenty dollars a week go far?

2. Though her eyes were shining brilliantly, her face had lost its colour.

3. (1) Jim’s gold watch and Della’s beautiful hair. 

(2) her rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters.

(3) it was very beautiful and her prized possession.

4. (1) possessions – possessive 

(2) treasures – treasured (past participle)

(3) envy – envious 

(4) sparkle – sparkling (present participle)

1. 1. that

2. though

3. but

4. about

5. whose

6. with

2. 1. upon

2. what

3. and

4. because

5. with

6. which

1. true 

2. false.

1. successful: success 

2. school: scholastic

really – adverb

Books are keys to wisdom’s treasure, Books are roads to lands of pleasure.

Books provide us with wisdom and it is also a pleasure time activity. It enhances our knowledge and helps to put our leisure time to good use. So we must read books. Let us pledge to “Read and Grow.

1. restriction 

2. fascination 

3. spy 

4. refusal

Milo was unsure whether this new game would turn out to be interesting.

Milo had to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason from castles of air.

According to Grandfather, Caesar did not mingle with other crows because he was a jungle crow and looked at ordinary crows with contempt.

When the writer put Caesar in a cage, he cawed and flapped his wings so fiercely that they thought that for their own peace of mind, it was best not to cage him.

Milo found himself speeding down a highway into an unknown territory.

During meal times Caesar would dance about on the dining table until he was given a bowl of meat soup and vegetables. He would empty the contents of the match-box, rip the daily paper to shreds, overturn a vase of flowers or tug at the tail of one of the dogs.

Milo had many adventures in the kingdom of wisdom.

1. belittle 

2. incline

He – Subject 

had many adventures there – Predicate

A highway is a main public road on which we find booths to make telephone calls or for toll collection. The tollbooth mentioned was erected by Milo. But there was no highway attached to the same. He wondered how a tollbooth could exist without a highway evoking laughter from the reader on the funny statement.

The passage deals with an extract from the novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” and a short review of the same

1. Karim will travel around Europe next year.

2. The exams will be in June.

3. The students will finish the English project in two days.

4. He will call me tomorrow afternoon.

5. I will get you something to drink.

i. join the other crows in the banyan tree

ii. peck at the big bird’s feet

We all know that time once lost is lost forever. The above lines from the lesson is funny because in the letter which was sent with the parcel along with other instructions, the above line too was included. This line is a continuation of the earlier part of the statement which said that results were not guaranteed and if not perfectly satisfied, your wasted time will be refunded. This impossible and improbable assurance makes it a funny statement.

Milo’s journey began from the land of expectations.

1. unkind 

2. inhuman

i. The doctors put in their best efforts to bring the patient round.

ii. I made myself at home in the new hostel room within few days.

iii. The beggar tugged at my sleeve asking for some money.

iv. I got rid off the old story books by giving them to the child next door.

v. I found my way to the college on my own.

All young boys and girls should take a walk, exercise and play outdoor games.

(i) The stem of a plant holds it up to sunlight

(ii) “All your health problems stem from poor eating habits,” said the doctor to Roshan.

1. (i) The speaker, Dr. Herriot had decided that the dog needed a strict diet and nothing else.

2. (iii) These words describe the health condition of Tricki who was listless because of bouts of vomiting and breathlessness.

3. (iv) The speaker of this line is Dr. Herriot, the veterinary surgeon.

4. (i) The speaker is referring to Tricki, an overweight dog.

5. (ii) The 'poor old lad' needed a cure because being overfed and given many sweet foods had caused him to fall ill.

Thinking too much about the future, “And give us not to think so far away as the uncertain harvest.”

1. When it rains, the child is reminded of his mother.

2. When it rains, the poet feels happy to press the pillow of his bed and lie listening to? the patter of the rain.

3. Refrain

The general atmosphere of the poem is very sombre. There is darkness around but rain compensates it with the spirit of peace for the lonely night at hand. The poet realizes how much joy and pleasure of sleep he can attain when his head presses against his pillow to conclude the long day into a good night’s rest.

The poet remembers his mother who used to put him to bed every night and then used to look at him lovingly while he slept.

Net loss, Drawings, Goods are withdrawn for personal use and interest on drawings are deducted from capital.

Those assets which cannot be seen and have zero value in the market are called fictitious assets, e.g., Deferred revenue expenditure.

Carriage inwards represents the transport expenses incurred on the goods purchased. While carriage outwards represents the transport expenses incurred on the goods sold.

3 March, Thursday

10 p.m.

Dear John,

After an unbelievable experience of watching the selfishness of my family members, I have made my final decision. Let me first narrate to you the incidents that led to this decision. One day I woke up to find them fighting for my property. Both my daughters and son-in-laws were discussing this matter. They were being blunt and impolite. I saw them in their true colours that day. They were outdoing each other in considering me to be a burden for them. They made me realize that they had only been tolerating me for five long years. Though all of them were in black mourning dress it never appeared that they were really sad. All of them were greedy, impolite, insensitive, dominating and what not. It was only my granddaughter who was an exception. So I’ve decided to marry Mrs. Shorrocks who seems to be quite humane. This was a horrible experience of my life which

I wanted to share with you. 

Abel

He decided to make a new will and leave all his belongings to whomever he was living with when he died. First, he would visit his lawyer to alter his will. Second, he would go to the insurance office and pay his premium. Third, he would marry Mrs. John Shorrocks who kept the ‘Ring-O-Bells’ in St. Philip’s Church.

D) 1 → d, 2 → a, 3 → b, 4 → c

Variation of population among Nation:

At present the worlds population has crossed 6 billions. Less developed countries (Africa, Asia, S.A) have 80% population while developed countries have only 20%. In most developed countries like USA, Canada, Australia population increases by less than 1%. But is less developed countries the population increases by more than 1% / year. Kenya is the fastest population growing countries in the world. When 20 million are residing. China & India’s populate on was above 1000 million in 2000 years. Its share is 1/3 of the world population. Europe and N.H. accoents for 14% of world population.

A scholar who writes critical historical narratives is called a Historian.

Correct option: (d) Leopold von Ranke

Agencies like water, wind, air, animals, humans and insects help to bring pollen grains to the stigma.

Sexual reproduction in Plants: In plant kingdom the flowering plants are the most highly advanced plants. Flower bears the sex organs of a plant. In some plants male and female sex organs are present in the same plant. Such plants are called bisexual or hermaphrodite. When male and female sex organs are present in different plants, such plants are unisexual. We can learn the process of sexual reproduction easily in the flower of madar (Aak) or Datura. The swollen apical end of pedicel of flower is called thalamus or receptacle. The four whorls of flower namely calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium are inserted on thalamus.

Androecium and gynoecium are called as reproductive whorls and calyx and corolla as accessory whorls or supporting whorls. Sepals the members of calyx whorl are generally green and petals, the members of corolla whorl .are coloured and attractive. Stamen, the member of androecium, is a stalk like structure with flattened top, the anther or pollen sacs. In anther the male generative cells give rise to pollen grains. Each pollen grain divides to form two male gametes. The carpel which is the female organ and a member of gynoecium whorl has three parts. Basal swollen part is ovary which encloses the ovules. Each ovule contains one female gamete-egg. A long, tubular structure is developed above the ovary called as style. The top flat end of style is stigma.

Correct option: (a) Michel Foucault

Correct option: (b) Michel Foucault

The process of transfer of hereditary characters from one generation to another generation is called heredity.

Pollination is two types. 

1. Self Pollination 

2. Cross Pollination.

Rice, as it does not reproduce by vegetative propagation whereas the other three plants do.