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The following paragraph has an error in each line. Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. The first one has been done as an example.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Air pollution is emerging like a | e.g. | like | as |
| global problem among the world. | (a) | ______ | ______ |
| Much of our cities have | (b) | ______ | ______ |
| industries which is responsible for 20% of the pollutants. |
(c) | ______ | ______ |
Concept: Spotting Errors
Read the following conversation and complete the passage that follows:
Neha: I'm really looking forward to the class picnic tomorrow.
Nanita: Yes, after a long time we will be meeting our friends and teachers.
Neha told Namita (1) ______ looking forward to the class picnic ______, Namita agreed that after a long time. (2) ______ friends and teachers.
Concept: Direct-Indirect Speech
Natalya and her father Chubukov 'turn around' when Lomov puts his proposal in the open. As a reader briefly describe what you think of Natalaya and Chubukov from the play "the Proposal".
Concept: The Proposal
The following paragraph has an error in each line with a blank. Write the correct and the incorrect word in the blanks provided. The first one has been done for you.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| A first Indian woman physician | e.g. | (a) A | The |
| Anandibai Joshi graduated at 1886. | (b) ______ | ______ | |
| About 125 years later, Indian women had start to outnumber men in |
(c) ______ | ______ | |
| admissions of medical colleges. | (d) ______ | ______ |
Concept: Spotting Errors
Read the conversation and complete the passage that follows:
| Ritika: | Can I borrow your Math book for a couple of days? |
| Mohit: | Yes certainly, I have already studied for the test tomorrow. |
Ritika asked Mohit (1) ______ for a couple of days. Mohit agreed and said that (2) ______.
Concept: Direct-Indirect Speech
Select the correct option to complete the narration of a dialogue between Raj and his wife:
| Raj: | I have invited my friends for dinner. |
| Wife: | I'll invite my friends too. |
Raj told his wife that he had invited his friends for dinner. The wife added that ______.
Concept: Direct-Indirect Speech
Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction:
Use the given format for your response.
| Error | Correction |
The evil of begging is very common into our country.
Concept: Spotting Errors
Select the correct option to complete the narration of a dialogue between a passerby and a farmer.
| Passerby: | Can you tell me the way to Rampur? |
| Farmer: | Drive for four km and then turn right. |
The passerby asked the farmer if he could tell him the way to Rampur. The farmer replied that ______.
Concept: Direct-Indirect Speech
Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction. Use the given format for your response.
Water was vital to human health and fitness.
| Error | Correction |
Concept: Spotting Errors
Read the extract given below and attempt the questions that follow:
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Lomov: But you can see from the documents, honoured Natalya Stepanovna. Oxen Meadows, it’s true, were once the subject of dispute, but now everybody knows that they are mine. There’s nothing to argue about. You see my aunt’s grandmother gave the free use of these Meadows in perpetuity to the peasants of your father’s grandfather, in return for which they were to make bricks for her. The peasants belonging to your father’s grandfather had the free use of the Meadows for forty years, and had got into the habit of regarding them as their own when it happened that... Natalya: No, it isn't at all like that! Both grandfather and great grandfather reckoned that their land extended to Burnt Marsh- Which means Oxen Meadows were ours. I don't see what there is to argue about, its simply silly. |
- The subject of dispute was regarding ______. (1)
- free use of Meadows.
- making of bricks.
- peasants using Meadows.
- ownership of Meadows.
- Find the word from the extract which means 'continuance': (1)
- dispute
- perpetuity
- belonging
- reckoned
- Lomov's aunt's grandmother gave Oxen Meadows to Natalya's father's grandfather in lieu of ______. (1)
- According to Natalya why did Oxen Meadows belong to them? (1)
- Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only: (1)
The peasants had free use of Meadows for ______ years.
Concept: The Proposal
A group of enterprising young adults conducted a survey on reopening of educational institutions in the National Capital.
Write a paragraph in about 120 words analysing the listed responses.
Concept: Information Transfer
You are Vikram/Vanya, Librarian, B.S. Public School, Delhi.
Write a letter to the Manager of Amar Publication House, Mumbai, placing an order for 4 sets of Social Studies books for grades 6-8 published by N.C.E.R.T. in not more than 120 words. Mention school discount, mode of payment and date of delivery.
Concept: Letter Writing
A survey was conducted in the National Capital in over twenty schools about 40 different activities that interest the children in the age group of 13 years to 15 years. Write a paragraph in not more than 120 words, analyzing the following information.
Concept: Information Transfer
You are Niharika, Incharge of the Neighbourhood Library for children. Write a letter to Manautal Publishers placing an order for books 2 Sets each of Panchatantra and Amar Chitra Katha in about 120 words. Mention mode of Payment, library discount and date of delivery.
Concept: Letter Writing
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
If you are addicted to coffee, and doctors warn you to quit the habit, don’t worry and just keep relishing the beverage, because it’s not that bad after all! In fact, according to a new study, the steaming cup of Java can beat fruits and vegetables as the primary source of antioxidants. Some studies state that coffee is the number one source of antioxidants in American diet, and both caffeinated and decaf versions appear to provide similar antioxidant levels.
Antioxidants in general have been linked to a number of potential health benefits, including protection against heart diseases and cancer, but Vinson, a dietitian said that their benefits ultimately depend on how they are absorbed and utilized in the body. The research says that coffee outranks popular antioxidant sources like tea, milk, chocolate and cranberries. Of all the foods and beverages studied, dates actually have the most antioxidants based solely on serving size, but since dates are not consumed anywhere near the level of coffee, the drink comes as the top source of antioxidants, Vinson said.
Besides keeping you alert and awake, coffee has been linked to an increasing number of potential health benefits, including protection against liver and colon cancer, type 2 diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease, according to some recently published studies. The researchers, however, advise that one should consume coffee in moderation, because it can make you jittery and cause stomach pains
(a) What do doctors advise us about the habit of drinking coffee?
(b) What are the two versions of coffee that are drunk in America?
(c) State any two benefits of antioxidants.
(d) What does Vinson say about the consumption of antioxidants?
(e) Name any two popular sources of antioxidants.
(f) How does coffee outrank dates in the level of antioxidants?
(g) Mention any two benefits of coffee.
(h) What do researchers warn us about the excessive use of coffee?
Concept: Unseen Passage Comprehension
Read the following passage carefully:
Gandhiji As a Fund Raiser
Gandhiji was an incurable and irrestible fund raiser. He found special relish in getting jewellery from women. Ranibala of Burdwan was ten years old. One day she was playing with Gandhiji. He explained to her that her bangles were too heavy for her delicate little wrists. She removed the bangles and gave them away to Gandhiji.
He used to talk jokingly to small girls and created distaste for ornaments and created a desire in them to part with the jewellery for the sake of the poor. He motivated them to donate their jewellery for social usage.
Kasturbai didn’t appreciate this habit of Gandhiji. Once she stated calmly, ‘You don’t wear jewels, it is easy for you to get around the boys. But what about our daughters-in-law ? They would surely want them.
“Well!” Gandhiji put in mildly, "our children are young and when they grow up they will not surely choose wives who are found of wearing jewellery.” Kasturbai was very upset with the answer.
Gandhiji was determined to keep the jewels to raise community fund. He was of the opinion that a public worker should accept no costly gifts. He believed that he should not own anything costly, whether given or earned. Kasturbai was a female with a desire to adorn. But Gandhiji moved towards renunciation and donated every penny earned in South Africa to the trustees for the service of South African Indians.
2.1 Answer the questions given below:
(ii) untreatable
(iii) disagreeable
(iv) unbeatable
(ii) emboldened
(iii) incited
(iv) softened
(ii) furious
(iii) confused
(iv) distressed
(ii) disagreement
(iii) opposition
(iv) termination
Concept: Unseen Passage Comprehension
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
These meadows aren't worth much to me. They only come to five dessiatins, and are worth perhaps 300 roubles, but I can't stand unfairness. Say what you will, I can't stand unfairness.
(a) Who speaks the above lines and to whom?
(b) How much are the meadows worth?
(c) Find a word in the extract the means 'not based on what is just.'
Concept: Unseen Passage Comprehension
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
I even considered fleeing to my hometown, where I could have been a real lawyer right away, without going through this unpleasant training period
(a) Who is 'I'?
(b) How did 'I' suffer during the training period?
(c) What does the word, 'fleeing' mean?
Concept: Unseen Passage Comprehension
How did a story book, 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' open a window of knowledge to Helen and help to shape her career?
Concept: Reading Skills
Helen's statement, "We worked hard and faithfully, yet we did not quite reach our goal" tells us about her failure to achieve the goal at the Wright-Humason School in New York City. What was the goal that she failed to achieve there?
Concept: Reading Skills
