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Why is it necessary to enjoy sound sleep?
Solution
Sleep gives rest to our tired body. After a good sleep, we feel fresh, alert, and active.
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Answer these question.
They can’t hang me twice.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
Pick out word from the text that mean the same as the following word or expression. (Look in the paragraph indicated.)
the usual way of doing things : _________
Sometimes we see something beautiful and striking, and we remember it for a
long time afterwards. Can you recollect this ever happening to you? If so, what
was it? What do you remember about it now? Are the details of what you saw or
the feelings you experienced at that time fresh in your mind? Think for a few
minutes, then share your thoughts with the class.
Subject Verb Agreement.
A verb must be in the same number and person as its subject e.g.
(a) A man and his wife have lived here since January 2009.
(b) Arun, a great scholar, is dead.
(c) Either James or Peter is to be promoted.
( d) The horse as well as its rider was hurt by the fall.
(e) Not only India, but also the whole world recognises Gandhiji's
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(f) Eachman was rewarded.
(g) Every tree has been saved.
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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
An angry athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes, as any coach will tell you I was no exception. On the first of my three qualifying jumps, I leaped from several inches beyond the · take-off board for a foul.
(i) When and where is this story set? What reason does the narrator Jesse Owens give for the heightened nationalistic feelings at this time?
(ii) In which event had Owens been confident of winning a gold medal? Why?
(iii) What had, made Owens angry enough to make mistakes?
(iv) Name Owens' rival who approached him at this point. What advice did this athlete give Owens?
(v) How did the two athletes perform in the finals? What does Jesse Owens consider his 'Greatest Olympic Prize'? Why?
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Answer the following question.
The bear grew up but “he was a most amiable bear”. Give three examples to prove this
How the author and his friend spent the entire day?
What happens when it rains in deserts?
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Complete the following sentence.
The banyan tree served the boy as a ________.
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Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.
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