Solution Set 3
Q.1. 1 He was a burly looking man, wearing porter’s red shirt and tag. He was big hairy; his face was pockmarked and his eyes looked bloodshot.
2.The author was suspicious of him but baby Lavanya gave a playful smile to him.
3. The baby had accepted him while everyone suspected him.
4. He carried the author’s luggage to the car.
2.(1) A (2) C (3) B (4) C
Q.2.
(a) He felt greatly depressed because the rain had spoiled the chances of an outing which had to be cancelled.
(b) 1. He switched on the record player.
2. He tried to concentrate on reading a book of poems and then a novel.
(c)Jimmy was surprised because the author declined the offer to go for an outing the next day
(d) his married sister and her husband arrived and announced that they were taking him and his mother to stay with them for a day.
2. (a) – Excursion
(b)- customary
(c)- sauntered
(d)- eager
Q.3.
Nav Bharat Booksellers,
15, Railway Road,
ABC November 28,
M/s Vikas Publishing House,
Rani Ka Bagh,
Amritsar.
Subject: Order for some books and stationery items.
Sir
Kindly send the following books and stationery items through railway parcel.
1.Deepak English Guide for X 24 copies
- Deepak Guess Papers for X and XI 12 copies each
- Deepak Social Studies for X 30 copies
- Deepak Moral Education for X 20 copies
- Reynolds Pens (Black) 10 dozen
Kindly send the material immediately. Payment will be made as soon as the goals are received. Thanking you.
Yours faithfully
Manager
Nay Bharat Booksellers.
OR
Swachha Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Campaign
—Abhishek
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his nationwide cleanliness campaign, the `Swachha Bharat Abhiyan’ or ‘Clean India Campaign’ from the Valmiki Bastion 2nd October 2014. Addressing the nation at the launch, Modi asked 1.25 billion people to join the Swachha Bharat Abhiyan’ and promote it to everyone. Modi himself swept a pavement at Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitary workers. Launching the campaign, Modi reminded the people that cleanliness is not only the responsibility of the Safari Kamgars’ but also the responsibility of 1.25 billion Indians. The Prime Minister assured the nation that `Swachha Bharat Abhiyan’ is beyond politics.
The Prime Minister also started a social media campaign. He invited nine people to join the campaign and they would invite another nine people. He invited master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood stars Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and industrialists like the Ambanis. The Prime Minister showed his deep concern at mothers and daughters going in the open to relieve themselves. More than 60% of people in India defecate in the open. Constructing toilets in schools and villages, particularly for girls and women, would be the top priority for the government. The Prime Minister also pledged to people saying, “I would not litter and won’t allow anyone to do so”.
Q.4. A Real Hero Comes Back
The moment Hari stepped down from the train he was greeted at the platform by the people of his small town. They had gathered there with garlands and a band, because a real patriot, retired army man regardless of his salary, family and his own life had appeared back after one and half year.
It started long back that China attacked India and through a newspaper, Hari came to know that there was a great shortage of manpower in the Indian Army. At the very moment, he determined to devote himself for the sake of the country by fulfilling the demand of manpower. Though the marriage function of his daughter was going on, he did not care as he was regardless of everything in front of his country. As expected India won over China and by a collective effort of real heroes like Hari. India once more touched the horizon success and the dawn of relief was ours.
People also understood that if we are breathing in a free country it is because of the sacrifice and the devotion of people like Hari. It was raining but people enjoyed it with a real hero and considered the rain a pious sign.
Q.5:
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Q.6:
Incorrect Correct
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Q.7.
(a) it is highly valued for its fragrance and medicinal properties.
(b) In ancient times a paste of sandal and turmeric was used by women for a blemish-free skin.
(c) The purest and renowned sandal oil comes from the sandalwood trees of Mysore.
(d) Tipu Sultan the then ruler of Mysore recognized the commercial significance of Sandalwood in
Q.8. (a) John Berryman
(b) he wants the boy to learn to have a sense of loss
(c) he was very attached to the lost ball and was very upset about losing it
(d) to worry about
OR
(a) Ausable was disturbed with his room’s balcony window.
(b) He complained of strangers entering through the window into his rooms.
(c) Ausable confused Max by framing a story about a balcony under his window. He told Max that it was being used by people for entering his room secretly.
(d) Ausable thought the plan when he encountered Max in his room. He showed a little surprise but he was not scared.
Q.9. a. Max was a secret agent and a rival and enemy of Ausable. He was slender, a little less than tall. He appeared crafty and had pointed countenance of a fox. There was nothing especially menacing about him except his pistol. He came to Ausable’s room to steal a very important paper concerning some new missiles. He is outwitted by Ausable and made to jump out of his window.
b. Horace had seen the housekeeper hang the key in the hook outside the kitchen door. He came out from behind the garden wall. He put on his gloves, took the key and opened the door of the kitchen and entered Shot over Grange.
c. Richard was three years old when he lost his father. Then he became the whole life of hi, mother, Ins mother was his only companion tint he started scout mythic brought home file tithe for in. At night they just did the things together. Ili-, mother encouraged his interest in learning. She took him on trips, bought loin telescopes. Cameras and their equipment-h that him other ways, It motives ho brought him the book ‘The rave Kit-larch X”. Thus lit let row focus of’ twig tether’ attention.
d. The central idea of the poem is that children love freedom. They do not want any restrictions on their activities. Secondly, they have a dream world of their own. They like to spend most of their time in that dream world. But the elders are always destroying that dream world by ordering them around.
e. Coorg is inhabited by a proud race of martial men, beautiful women and wild creatures. Coorgi homes have a tradition of hospitality. There are many tales of valour related to the people of Coorg. The Coorg Regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian Army. General Cariappa, the first Chief of the Indian Army, was a Coorgi. Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms without a licence.
f. They say so because hatred among people is increasing fastly.
10. Max lay in wait for Ausable to steal the important paper from him. As Fowler observed, apart from the pointed gun he didn’t look very menacing. Even this proved useless for him as Ausable outwitted him with his presence of mind and intelligence. Ausable cleverly found out how Max had entered the room and created an extremely believable story about a non-existent balcony. He kept calm, and, hearing the waiter knock, declared it to be the police. Max, in an attempt to hide, fell to his death. Thus, Ausable got rid of Max without moving a muscle.
Or
Horace Danby was a good and respectable citizen. He was about fifty years old but he was unmarried. He was a locksmith. He was very successful in his business. Despite all these qualities, he was not completely honest. He had been to jail once. So he hated the thought of jail.
He loved rare and expensive books. He broke a safe every year to have enough money to buy books. He was a careful burglar. He planned his work well. He was very careful while robbing a safe. He wore gloves and never left fingerprints on the scene of the crime. Since he was a locksmith so it was very easy for him to break any safe.
Once he was duped by a young lady. That young lady, who pretended to be the owner’s wife, was also a thief. He gave all the jewels to the young lady and left his fingerprints all over the room. Thus, he was arrested and sent to prison. Now he did not like the thought of ‘honour among thieves’ any more. ‘
11. Bholi was the fourth daughter of Ramie!. She got her brain damaged when she was only ten months old. At the age of two, she had an attack of smallpox which left permanent pockmarks on her body. She stammered while speaking. Thus she was a neglected child in her family. Nobody took care of her. Nobody loved her. Nobody had any expectation from her. Her parents called her a dumb cow and treated her so. The old dresses of her sister were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. New clothes had never been made for Bholi. No one oiled her hairs or tried to teach her anything. Luckily she was sent to school and her teacher changed her life entirely. Now she was a learned girl. When her parents decided to marry her with Bishamber a fifty years old lame, greedy person, she did not speak a word and agreed to it silently for the sake of her parents. She did not even protest. Later on, when Bishamber insulted her parents and demanded 5000 rupees, she refused to marry him and declared that she will never marry anyone and will always serve her parents in their old age. Thus in spite of being a neglected child, Bholi acted like all daughters in Indian societies.
OR
Noodle is one of the crew members of the invasion team that came to invade earth. He is known as Apprentice Noodle. He is the co-coordinator between Think-Tank and the invasion team. He echoes Think-Tank in every manner. He is a very clever creature. He knows that Think-Tank being commander-in-chief has to be obeyed. So he keeps on praising Think-Tank and also passing sarcastic remarks. It is only Noodles who think practically and differently about the books which were considered as sandwiches to eat. But Think-Tank took over the idea as his own. But Noodle is not sad at all. He is a blind and true follower of Think-Tank.
