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Question
Read the following sentence and write which emotions are revealed from this sentence.
Is it...It’s not possible?
Solution
This sentence expresses the emotion of complete surprise and disbelief. Something the neighbours had thought absolutely impossible was indeed a reality
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The text has a big collection of Indian words in it. Using words from another language in a write up is called Code-mixing. Make a list of all the Indian words in table A and their meanings in table B. One is done for you.
| ‘A’ Indian word | ‘B’ Meaning |
| 1. Raga | (a) piece of Indian classical music based on one of the six basic musical modes. |
| 2. | (a) |
| 3. | (b) |
| 4. | (c) |
| 5. | (d) |
| 6. | (e) |
| 7. | (f) |
| 8. | (h) |
| 9. | (i) |
Read the following passage carefully and complete the activities:
B1. Arrange the following sentences according to their occurrences in the passage: (02)
- She went up the steps that led to the wings.
- She listened to the unfolding ragas.
- A daring thought came to her and she hurried home.
- She sat beside her father in the gallery.
Suddenly a daring thought came to her and as she hurried home she said to herself. ‘Why not? There’s no harm in trying it.
‘It would be nice to go to the concert. I don’t know when we’ll get another opportunity to hear Pandit Ravi Shankar,’ she said to her mother later. And her father agreed to get the tickets.
The next day as Smita and her father were leaving for the concert, her brother smiled and said, ‘Enjoy yourself,’ though the words came out in painful gasps. ‘Lucky you!’
Sitting beside her father in the gallery. Smita heard as in a dream the thundering welcome the audience gave the great master. Then the first notes came over the air and Smita felt as if the gates of a land of enchantment and wonder were opening. Spellbound, she listened to the unfolding ragas, the slow plaintive notes, the fast twinkling ones, but all the while the plan she had decided on the evening before remained firmly in her mind.‘The chance of a lifetime.’She heard Anant’s voice in every beat of the tabla.
The concert came to an end, the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.
A large mustachioed having a long mustache man made a long boring speech. Then came the presentation of bouquets. Then more applause and the curtain came down. The people began to move towards the exits.
Now was the time. Smita wriggled her way through the crowds on the stage. Then she went up the steps that led to the wings, her heart beating loudly. In the wings a small crowd had gathered to talk about the evening concert, to help carry bouquets and teacups and instruments.
B2. Pick out two sentences which indicate Smita was enjoying the concert: (02)
- ______
- ______
B3. Match the columns to their correct meanings and rewrite it: (02)
| Words/Phrases | Meanings | ||
| 1. | enchantment | a. | Sounding sad or mournful |
| 2. | a standing ovation | b. | a short quick breath of air |
| 3. | Gasps | c. | a feeling of great pleasure |
| 4. | Plaintive | d. | a period of prolonged applause. |
B4. Do as directed:
- The concert came to an end; the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.
(Begin the sentence with No sooner than) (01) - In the wings a small crowd had gathered to talk about the evening concert
(Pick out the determiners from the given sentence) (01)
B5. Would you like to see a live concert or would you prefer to see it on Television? Why? (02)
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B1. Complete the following sentences from the passage: (2)
- He was only fifteen and _______.
- Her apartment was not big but _____.
- Whenever they came to Bombay _____.
- He was already able to compose his own tunes _____.
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Smita bit her lip in self-reproach. She had been so excited at seeing the announcement, that she had not remembered that her brother was ill. She had seen how the doctors had shaken their heads gravely and spoken words that neither she nor her parents could understand. But deep inside Smita had known the frightening truth – that Anant would die. The word cancer had hung in the air – her brother was dying of cancer even though she pretended that all would be well and they would return together, a small family of four, to their home in Gaganpur. And he was only fifteen and the best table-tennis player in the school and the fastest runner. He was learning to play the sitar; they were both taking sitar lessons, but Anant was better than her in many other things. He was already able to compose his own tunes to the astonishment of their guru. Then cancer had struck and they had come to Bombay so that he could be treated at the cancer hospital in the city. Whenever they came to Bombay they stayed with Aunt Sushila. Her apartment was not big but there was always room for them. |
B2. Why did Smita become nervous? (2)
B3. Match the pairs with proper antonyms from the passage: (2)
| A | B |
| (i) Forgotten | (a) deep |
| (ii) Misunderstand | (b) together |
| (iii) Separate | (c) remembered |
| (iv) Shallow | (d) understand |
B4. Do as directed: (2)
- He was learning to play the sitar.
[Frame 'Wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer] - He could be treated at the cancer hospital in the city.
[Pick out the modal auxiliary and state its function]
B5. Personal Response (2)
What would you prefer: music or sports? Give reasons to support your answer.
