Exercise 1
(1) All though the day the fitful the given alternatives:
(a) window-pane
(b) curtains
(c) casement
(d) door
Ans - (c) casement
(2) The poet loves to see the shaking twig dance till the
(a) coming of down
(b) end of night
(c) end of afternoon
(d) shut of eve
Ans - (d) shut of eve
(3) The sparrow sat on the
(a) cottage rig
(b) house-top
(c) mossy elm-tree
(d) casement
Ans - (a) cottage rig
(4) Te pigeons nestled round the
(a) cage
(b) cote
(c) branch
(d) heath
Ans - (b) cote
(5) the cock was crowing upon the
(a) dunghill
(b) lea
(c) tree tops
(d) mill sails
Ans - (a) dunghill
(6) The grunting pigs
(a) walk slowly
(b) scramble and hurry
(c) dive and swim
Ans - (c) dive and swim
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty five words:
(i) What happens to the leaves of the mossy elm- tree in autumn ?
Solution:
The leaves fall onto ground and fitful gust takes them away down the lane.
(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see on November days?
Solution:
Poet loves to see the fitful gust, the shaking twig and the cottage smoke.
Exercise 3
State whether the following sentence are in Active or Passive Voice:
(a) Anil will visit his grandmother’s house.
(b) The President has left his office.
(c) The project will have been
Solution:
(a) – Active
(b) – Active
(c) – Passive
(d) – Passive
Exercise 4
Change the voice of the following sentence:
(a) The boy has read out the letter.
(b) I shall have bought a cricket bat by tomorrow.
(c) Sohini’s friends had organised a picnic.
(d) The football team will put up a brave fight.
Solution:
(a) the letter has been read out by the boy
(b) A cricket bat will have been bought by me tomorrow.
(c) A picnic had been organized by Sohini’s friends.
(d) A brave fight will be put up by the football team.
Exercise 5
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
1.) I said to him, “Will you share your tiffin with me?”
Answer: I asked him if he would share his tiffin with me.
2.) Anjan’s mother said, “Your father has left for Mumbai.”
Answer: Anjan’s mother said that his father had left for Mumbai.
3.) The girls triumphantly said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
Answer: The girls exclaimed with happiness that they had won the match.
4.) He says, “Let you be successful in life.”
Answer: He says that I might be successful in life.
5.) The captain informed, “The tournament was postponed last month.”
Answer: The captain informed that the tournament had been postponed last month.
Exercise 6
Use the following flow-chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to make paper:
Paper is part of our everyday lives. Here are the steps to make paper. Firstly, some bamboos are cut down. Then the pulp is made with bamboo. After that some chemicals are added to it. Then, the pulp in which the chemical is added, is rolled into sheets. After this, the sheets are rolled and colors are added to them. Then the sheets are dried. Finally the paper is ready for the use.
Exercise 7
Write a biography of Annie Besant within 100 words based on the hints given below:
Annie Besant was a famous British writer. She was born on 1st October 1847 in London. She was a well-known socialist, activist for the rights of women. She actively participated in Indian politics. She joined the Indian National Congress to show her love for the country. She became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917. She was a patriotic at heart who fought against injustice. She passed away on 20th September 1933 in Madras, India.
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