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1) F o l l o w t h e p r e s c r ib e d l im it wh il e a n s we r in g t h e q ue s t io n s .
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2) M a t c h t h e f o l l o win g :
A B
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B ) M o n o p o l y o f G a m in g h o us e s ii) G a m in g h o us e
C ) S p e c ia l r e ve n ue c o m e s f r o m ii) G e r m a n s o ve r e ig n s
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c ) Pa r e n t s c a n h o us e t h e b o d ie s o f t h e iras c h il d r e n
d ) Pa r e n t s c a n g ive t h e ir l o ve t o ag
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4) D o n a L a u r a c a r r ie s a in h e r h a n d in 'A S un n y M o r n in g '.
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g ive n in t h e b r a c k e t s : 3 x 1= 3
5 ) F il l in t h e b l a n k s wit h p a s s ive f o r m o f t h e ve r b ( s a ve )
T h e N a v d a n ya m o v e m e n t ( s t a r t ) in 19 87 . M o r e t h a n 3 000 r ic e va r ie t ie s
f a r m in g ( pr a c t is e ) b y m a n y
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f a r m e r s a c r o s s t h e c o un t r y.
g ive n in t h e b r a c k e t s :
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3 x 1= 3
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M a d a m C ur ie s t a r t e d h e r c a r e e r a s a n a s s is t a n t t o Pr o f . B e c q ue r e l . H e w a s t h e
d is c o ve r e d R a d io a c t ivit y, wh ic h is r e m a r k a b l e .
A ( Pr o n o un ) B ( N o un / N o un p h r a s e s )
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II A n s w e r a n y T H R E E o f t h e f o l l o win g q ue s t io n s in t w o o r t h r e e s e n t e n c e s e a c h : 3 x 2 - 6
8) M e n t io n a n y t wo im a g e s t o wh ic h R o m e o c o m p a r e s J ul ie t .
9 ) A c c o r d in g t o t h e p r o p h e t in ' O n C h il d r e n ', wh a t m a y p a r e n t s h o us e a n d wh a t t h e y m a y n o t ?
10) N a m e a n y t wo pa ir s o f c o n f l ic t s a b o ut wh ic h T a g o r e wr o t e in h is e s s a y a c c o r d in g t o V a n d a n a
S h iva .
11) I n 'A S un n y M o r n in g ', h o w o l d is D o n G o n za l o ? W h ic h is h is n a t ive pl a c e ?
I I I A n s we r a n y T W O o f t h e f o l l o win g q ue s t io n s in a b o ut 6 0 wo r d s e a c h :
2x 3 = 6

12) H o w s h o ul d pa r e n t s l o o k up o n t h e ir c h il d r e n , a c c o r d in g t o K a h l il G ib r a n ?
13 ) W r it e a n o t e o n E a r t h D e m o c r a c y.
14) W h a t c ir c um s t a n c e s , a c c o r d in g t o G o n z a l o , m a d e h is c o us in r un a wa y f r o m V a l e n c ia ? l x 4 = 4
I V A n s w e r a n y O N E o f t h e f o l l o win g q ue s t io n s in a b o ut 100 wo r d s :
wit h r e f e r e n c e
15 ) I n s pit e o f c o m m it t in g a m ur d e r ' t h e c r im in a l l e a d s a c o m f o r t a b l e life. E x p l a in
to " Too Dear ".
t h e c o n ve r s a t io n b e t we e n
16 ) H o w d o e s t h e s t o r y c o n c l ud e c o n s id e r in g t h e il l - n a t ur e d pr e l ud e t o
D o n a L a ur a a n d D o n G o n za l o ?
5x 1 =5
V 17 ) R e a d t h e f o l l o win g p a s s a g e a n d a n s we r t h e q ue s t io n s s e t o n it :
t h e p e n s a m e 'S a k i'.
H e c t o r H u g h M u n r o ( 187 6 - 19 16 ) wa s a B r it is h wr it e r w h o wr o t e un d e r
b y t h e n a r r a t ive s a n d
C o n s id e r e d a m a s t e r o f t h e s h o r t s t o r y, h is s t o r ie s a r e c h a r a c t e r ize d
d e l ic a t e l y d r a wn c h a r a c t e r s , wit h s ur pr is e e n d in g s .
W il l ia m C a m e . H is p o p ul a r
H e wr o t e t wo n o ve l s - T h e U n b e r a b l e B a s s in g t o n a n d W h e n b e e n t r a n s l a t e d in t o m a n y
h a ve
s t o r y - T h e O p e n W in d o w is h um o r o us o n e . M o s t o f h is wo r k s
l a n g ua g e s .
QU ESTI O NS:
a ) I n wh ic h ye a r d id H e c t o r H u g h M u n r o d ie ?
b ) W h a t wa s H e c t o r H u g h M un r o ' s p e r n a m e ?
c ) M e n t io n a n y o n e c h a r a c t e r is t ic f e a t ur e o f h is s t o r ie s .
d ) N a m e t h e h um o r o us s t o r y m e n t io n e d in t h e p a s s a g e .
e ) A d d pr e f ix t o t h e wo r d 'po pul a r t o m a k e it a n t o n ym .
7 x 1= 7
VI 18 ) R e w r it e a s d ir e c t e d :
i) T h e r e is o wl in t h e c a ve . ( U s e a p p r o p r ia t e a r t ic l e )
t h e b ir d s .
) T h e yo un g b o y wa s k e e n t o k n o w
( F il l in t h e b l a n k wit h a s uit a b l e pr e po s it io n )
ii) T h e y ( pl a ys / pl a y) t h e f l ut e in a n o r c h e s t r a .
( C h o o s e t h e ve r b t h a t a g r e e s wit h t h e s ub j e c t )
iv) T h e e a r t h ( r e vo l ve ) a r o un d t h e s un .
( F il l in t h e b l a n k wit h t h e a p p r o p r ia t e f o r m o f ve r b g ive n )
v) t h r e e / t h e r e / m e t h o d s / r ic e / of / a r e / c ul t iva t io n .
( R e a r r a n g e t h e s e g m e n t s in t o a m e a n in g f ul s e n t e n c e )
vi) W e c a n c o m p l e t e t h e s yl l a b us , ? ( A d d a s uit a b l e q ue s t io n t a g )
vii) T h e r e a r e a b o ut 7 000 in h a b it a n t s in M o n a c o .
( F r a m e ' W h ' q ue s t io n t o g e t t h e un d e r l in e d w o r d s a s a n s we r )

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