Ganges
Jyotirindra
moonlight
The surrounding greenery has been replaced by mills. The noise and smoke of the mills are referred to as changes.
A flight of stone-flagged steps led to a long broad verandah. The rooms were not regularly arranged. All the rooms were not on the same level. Some rooms had to be reached by short flights of stairs. The big sitting room faced the landing steps.
C. Answer the following in a paragraph.
On rainy afternoons, the author spends his time singing old Vaishnava songs to his own tunes, with the harmonium. On other afternoons, he goes boating with his brother. His brother plays the violin. They engage themselves in music. When the sun sets they return home.
On the west side of the river, the sun rays declined. On the east side of the river, the moon rises over the fringe of trees. A silver streak was formed where the land and water met. Boats were hardly seen. The trees bordering the river banks appeared like a dark shadow and the moonlight glowed over the smooth flowing stream.
for a break
treasure
severely
wasteful
very happy
lazy person
biggest share
written
making a mistake
excellent
- A. it is conservative in the choice of subjects.
- B. its members believe in conservative ideology
- C. its members are old fashioned
- D. it awards prizes only to those people who adopt a conservative approach.
a) it is conservative in the choice of subjects
- A. they were different from other branches of physics.
- B. they were concerned with the theory and did not suggest its application.
- C. the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.
- D. they proved to be merchants of death and hence dangerous to mankind.
c) the Committee felt that the discovery and invention in the field did not contribute to the benefit of mankind.
- A. a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement
- B. a doctor who discovered a vaccine
- C. a composer who composed a symphony
- D. an author who wrote a novel
c) a composer who composed a symphony
- A. was Europe’s richest vagabond
- B. were a chemist, engineer, and an aspiring poet
- C. felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things
- D. felt guilty for having earned so much money
c) felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things
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b. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable conjunctions from the box:
after, unless, until, and, fill, although, so, because, but.
after
although
because
and
because
as
where
whether
though
Sentence Pattern: (Text Book Page No. 107)
- A. SV
- B. SVO
- C. SVIODO
a) SV
- A. SVO
- B. SVIODO
- C. ASVO
c)ASVDO
- A. SVO
- B. SVDOIO
- C. SVIODO
c) SVIODO
- A. ASVA
- B. ASVO
- C. SVIODO
a)ASVA
- A. SV
- B. SVO
- C. SVA
b) SVO