Prose

Exercise 1 Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: (1) The author was on his way from Faizabad railway station to – (a) Delhi [     ] (b) Kolkata [     ] (c) Lucknow [ ✓ ] (d) Ahmedabad [     ] (2) From the water pump the passengers were filling up their – (a) water bottles [     ] […]

Exercise 1 Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: (1) At night the seagull slept in a little – (a) nest [  ] (b) hole [ ✓  ] (c) turret [     ] (d) burrow [     ] (2) The ledge faced the – (a) north [ ✓  ] (b) south[     ] (c) east [     ] (d) west

Exercise 1  Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: ( 1 ) Tom felt miserable on the mornings of – ( a ) Sunday [     ] ( b ) Monday [ ✓ ] ( c ) Thursday [     ] ( d ) Saturday [     ] ( 2 ) If Aunt Polly was to know that

Exercise -1 Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: 1)Men and the woman came from the Earth to Venus by – a)aeroplanes [ ] b)helicopters [ ] c)rockets [ ✓ ] d)satellites [ ] 2)The children learned that the sun was like a/an – a)lemon [ ✓ ] b)apple [ ] c)orange [ ]

1)Why was Mme Loisel angered and dissatisfied with her life? Ans. Mme Loisel was an ambitious lady. She wished to spend her life with all luxuries. But being a wife of a petty clerk, her dream was shattered. She suffered from poverty. She had neither a good home to live in nor had good dress

1)Where did Ebright grow up? What was the one thing that he could do there and why? Ans. Ebright grew up North of Reading, Pennsylvania. The one thing that he could do was – collect things because there was none to play with them football or baseball. 2)What were the other things that he used

1)Why were the two boys of London surprised and bewildered? Ans. The two boys of London were surprised because they saw the fresh muddy imprints of pair of bare feet on the steps of the house. Certainly, these were the footprints of a man. But they did not find anyone. So, they were highly surprised

1)What was Horace Danby’s Profession? What was his hobby? Ans. Horace Danby’s profession was making locks and his hobby was collecting rare and expensive books. 2)How can you say Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely honest? Ans. Horace Danby was a good and honest citizen. He used to make locks with the

Unit 1(Comprehension Exercises) 1.Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: a)Most people think that the cat is – i)wise [ ] ii)unintelligent [ ✓ ] iii)clever [ ] iv)intelligent [ ] b)The cat cares little for anything but mice and – i)soup [ ] ii)juice [ ] iii)water [ ] iv)milk [ ✓

Unit 1(Comprehension Exercises) 1.Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: a)The keeper of the Big Half Lighthouse is – i)Aunt Esther [ ] ii)Father [ ✓ ] iii) Claude [ ] iv)Dick [ ] b)The family moved over to the mainland – i)summer [ ] ii)spring [ ] iii)monsoon [ ] iv)winter [