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Answer the following question in 120-150 words:           

What kind of life did Silas lead at Lantern Yard? 

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Silas Marner came to Raveloe fifteen years back. Before coming to Raveloe, he lived in a town to the north, named Lantern Yard. Silas Marner of Lantern Yard was absolutely different from the Silas Marner of Raveloe. He was a very religious man and had many friends.cheated easily by the person whom he trusted the most. Silas had a best friend named William Dane. Silas suffered cataleptic fits, which made William think of him being possessed by Satan. Silas had knowledge of curing diseases with herbs, which he learnt from his mother. The Senior Deacon, who Silas was watching over died, and the church members also accused him of stealing the bag filled with church's money. Sara, the girl who Silas got engaged with, broke off with him. With all the happenings going against him, Silas lost his faith in God and man. He left Lantern Yard and came to Raveloe as a man completely opposite of what he used to be. 

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2016-2017 (March) All India Set 2

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :

B1 State which of the following statements are

True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.

“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?
They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear.
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course”.
 
B2 Give Reason
Elderly people should be around us. Justify.
 
B3  Rhyme Scheme
The rhyme scheme for the first four lines is _______
(a) abab
(b) abb
(c) abba

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Why did the old man have no need to build the bridge, across the chasm?


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 gardener


Little creatures in nature can also be your teachers. Think and write what we can learn from the following.

Bees:


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Birds and insects were benefitted from the tree.


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  1. All the spaces are gridded, filled with permutations of possibilities.
  2. ________________________________
  3. ________________________________
  4. ________________________________

Form suitable groups and discuss the following.

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Pick out those aspects of a story that you find a common in all their stories.

  1. Humour
  2. Supernatural event
  3. Wisdom
  4. Suspense
  5. Magic
  6. Beauty of Nature
  7. Wit
  8. Play upon words
  9. Sadend
  10. Violence

Talk about your strengths.


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Why were the policeman prevented from entering grandfather's room?


Who is wise according to you?


What makes us happy and free, according to the poet?


Read the lines and answer the questions.

And in fighting for their country, faith and king
noble impressions on people’s minds would ring

  1. What does ‘noble impression’ mean?
  2. Who can leave a noble impression?

Read the following article about the amazing similarities between the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln; then underline the passive forms.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Voters elected John F. Kennedy to Congress in 1946.

Lincoln was elected president in 1860. Voters elected Kennedy president in 1960.

Both men were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Lincoln was shot on a Friday. Someone shot Kennedy on a Friday.

Lincoln was shot in the head. The gunman shot Kennedy in the head.

Lincoln’s secretary was called Kennedy. Kennedy’s secretary was called Lincoln.

Lincoln was assassinated by a Southerner. A Southerner assassinated Kennedy.

Lincoln was succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson. A Southerner named Johnson succeeded Kennedy.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names and both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at a theatre named “Ford”. The gunman shot Kennedy in a car called a “Lincoln” that the company Ford made.

Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and the police caught him in a theatre.

Booth was assassinated before his trial. Someone assassinated Oswald before his trial.


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He set the fish free.


Kani took Teddy out for a ____.


Fill in the blank


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Mugund did not cut the raw wood.


We ______ yarn to make sarees.


What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?


What should parents do to ensure the safety of children in cyber space?


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