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1. THE NEW BLUE DRESS 2. 1) Charles Babbage was the inventor of modern computer. WORKBOOK 2) A monitor, a keyboard and a CPU are the three main compo- nents of a computer. Grammar & Composition 3) CPU means central processing Uint. II. 1) footpath 2) strong feeling 3) wonder 4) priest 4) We cannot pay electricity bills and reserve our train tickets, 5) respectable and cannot talk to friend on phone or withdraw salary from III. 1) C 2) A 3) B 4) C 5) B an ATM. IV. 1) continued 2) polite 3) pretty 4) interested 5) excitement 5) The information available on computers through internet, V. 1) ugliness 2) supper 3) minor 4) condition 5) extremely that connects all the computers with satellite technology. VI. 1) cure 2) rude 3) teacher 4) great 5) near 3. 1) Sonia was born in Italy. VII. 1) court 2) might 3) moan 4) sow 5) cloud 2) Rajiv Gandhi was her husband. VIII. 1) morning ( ? ); me ( . ) 2) said ( . ); clean ( . ) 3) Sonia leads 'The Congress Party'. 3) sweeping ( . ); it ( . ) 4) times ( . ); institution ( . ) 4) She entered the main stream politics after the sudden death 5) taken ( . ); wait ( . ) of her husband Rajiv Gandhi. IX. 1) "We're going to begin to be more tidy here", his wife said. 5) To endear herself to the teaming Indian masses she started 2) The teacher said, "Now dear, please ask your mother to wash learning Hindi and wearing saree. your dress". Section - I 3) She told the teacher, "My mother couldn't believe her eyes when she saw me this morning in my new dress". I. The world looked so beautiful 4) "I'm ashamed to be dirty when our daughter is so clean, " My heart filled with thoughts of joy full her mother said. Never would I forget a day like this 5) "Her mother is probably not interested in her," the teacher Forever my heart would reminisce this divine bliss. thought. 1) The wind 2) Bird X. 1) Mysister is not so tall as I. II. 1) The teacher sighed because the little girl was nice and hard 2) After his recovery he could only move slowly. working. She was also friendly and polite. The teacher's sigh- 3) Coffee is being made by mother. ing showed that the teacher was helpless about the little 4) I enjoy watching cricket. 5) I asked if it was me. girl. The sighing also showed that the teacher was king and XI. 1) adjective; noun; pronoun; conjunction compossionate. 2) noun; pronoun; adjective; adverb 2) According to Washington sweeping of he recitation room 3) adverb; pronoun; noun; verb was his best exam. He flet it so because it provided him an 4) noun; verb; adverb; conjunction opportunity to join the institution. 5) verb; noun; verb; adjective 3) When the little girls father saw her in the new dress he was XII. 1) Do you like music ? 2) This book belongs to me. greatly surprised to find that he had a very pretty little girl. 3) I hear a strange sound. 4) The address is known to me. He was very happy to see her in the new dress. 5) Though he started late, he finished first. 4) The teacher was first impressed by the class room behaviour XIII. The lemming is not a very handsome animal to look at. It is of the little girl. She took pity on her and told her to have small and rather looks like a rat. But it has one strange habit her dress washed. But the girl was still wearing the same which makes it very different from a rat or from any other animal. dirty dress. So, the teacher thought that her mother was XIV. 1) Because the doctor wrote the reply carelessly. probably not interested in her. So, she herself broght a new 2) Because she can't say that she couldn't read the doctor's writing. dress to the little girl. 3) Because a chemist can easily understand a doctor's writing 5) The school in Virginia for coloured people was the greatestg (prescription). place on the earth. 4) No, he gave a large bottle of medicine to the woman. From Section - II this we can know. Set – A 5) She would have felt shocked and surprised. Set – A XV. b, c, e, f, h, i III. 1) The churchyard was an important place where Pip would like to spend a lot of time. It is important for Pip because it XVI. 1) B 2) B 3) B was there where his parents and brothers were buried. So it RAJIV VIDYA MISSION was a dear place for him to visit. I. a) 1) Once upon a time. 2) It was very thirsty one day. 2) Pip promised to give the man a file and some food from his 3) Because there was a very little water in it. 4) It brought house. some pebbles and dropped into pot one by one. 5) Water in 3) Pip remembered the man who had been chained in the legs, the pot rose up and crow drank it, flew away happily. hungry without food. So, he took pity on him and decided b) 1. 1) Yes, I have travelled. (or) No, I have not travelled. to help him. 2) People prefer trains for long journeys because water, toilet 4) Sherlock Holmes was a famous detective. His friend and and catering facilities are available in trains, so they prefer closed associate was Mr. Watson. trains to buses. 5) A scientillating blue diamond was found in the crop of the 3) Coal, diesel and electricity are three different materials on goose, and it was found by Peterson. which trains are run. Set – B 4) A train powered by electricity is more cheaper than a train Set – B fuelled by coal or diesel. 1) Peterson was the police commissioner. He found out a fat goose 5) The man at the rear of the train is called Guard. and an old hat when he was returning home or Christmas morning.

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2) The hat was ugly. It had letter H.B. It was an ordinary black hat, XVII. Guntur, round and hard. Its silk lining had faded away. Its elastic was 5 - 2 - 2011. missing and there were holes on the brim due to wear and tear. Dear Sarat, 3) The words "For Mrs. Henry Baker" were writtern on a small Here I am writing to you my bitter experience on the very card and tied to one of the legs of the goose. In a city like Lon- beginning of our summer holidays. You know that Nagarjuna is don, there might be several hundreds with the name my favourite actor and I wanted to see his newly released film Baker.Hence Peterson could not return the goose to the owner, 'Manmadhudu'. I went to the theater on the very first day. instead he had it for dinner. There was a huge crowd of Nagarjuna fans. I elbowed my way 4) Henry Baker bought the first goose from Mr. Windigate of the with great difficulty to the ticket counter. There to my surprise, Alpha Inn. I realised that my pocket had been picked. Having lost the IV. 1) b 2) a 3) a 4) d money, I decided not to go for movie on the first day. Bye. V. 1) Driver, conductor, Passengers, travel, road, fuel, engine, brakes. Write to me soon. 2) 1. The driver is newly appointed, so he has a trouble while Your loving friend, driving in the traffic. Suresh. 2. Thousands of passengers travel from India to different places in the world. 2. MY STRUGGLE FOR AN EDUCATION 3. There was not enough fuel in the tank, so the stopped in the middle of the journey. WORKBOOK VI. 1) broke down 2) of 3) from 4) flown Grammar & Composition VII. 1) possible 2) campaign 3) preamble 4) torch VIII. 1) third 2) main 3) meet 4) chalk II. 1) Negro 2) decide 3) strong wish 4) serious IX. 1) One day, "while at work in the coal mine" , I happened to 5) mad adventure over hear two miners talking about a great school for III. 1) B 2) A 3) D 4) A 5) B coloured people in virginia. IV. 1) describing 2) decided 3) ambitious 4) troubled 2) "What do you want" ? he said to her. 5) acquaintance 3) She said, "How beautiful I am". V. 1) measure 2) expectant 3) permission 4) repeat 5) furious 4) One day the teacher said, "won't you wash your face before VI. 1) double 2) engine 3) machine 4) check 5) pool you come to school tomorrow morning ? Please do that, just VII. 1) enter 2) light 3) own 4) route 5) beam for me". VIII. 1) me ( ? ); asked ( . ); it ( . ) 2) them ( . ); they ( ? ) X. The - definite article, sun - proper noun, largest - adjective, 3) Sunday ( . ); Church ( ? ); hostess ( . ) in - preposition 4) tongue – twister ( ! ); saying ( . ); host ( . ) XI. 1) Billiards is an expensive game. 5) for ( ? ); asked ( . ); hostess ( . ) 2) All her sister - in - law have ill - treated her. IX. 1) "I want my photograph taken," I said. XII. 1) was won by India. 2) "Sit there," he said, "and wait." 2) beautiful nobody married her. 3) "The face is quite wrong," he said. 3) Mughal emperor is as great as Akbar. 4) "I know, " I answered quietly, "I have always known it." 4) her blindness, she works hard. 5) "I think," he said, "the face would be better three quarters full." XIII. 1) I must have walked the streets till after midnight. At last I X. 1) In spite of rain they went out. became so exhausted that I could walk no longer. I was tired, I 2) A letter has been written by her. was hungry, I was everything but discouraged. I came upon a por- 3) The man who built this huge house died last year. tion of a street where the broad side was considerably elevated. 4) He told the writer to open the mouth a little. XIV. 1) Washington swept the room. 5) I insist on your going to bed early. 2) He swept the recitation room three times. XI. 1) Preposition; preposition; pronoun; verb 3) Washingtons' idea was to impress the teacher that he was a 2) adverb; adjective; conjunction; preposition hard working and obedient boy to get admission. 3) pronoun; verb; noun; preposition 4) Washington was trying to get education. In order to impress 4) pronoun; verb; noun; preposition the teacher he cleaned the room thric and dustered the fur- niture four times. 5) pronoun; preposition; adjective; noun XV. 1) Yes, I have travelled in a train. XII. 1) I remember your name. 2) No, the train runs on rails. 2) This house belongs to my uncle. 3) Yes, we have a railway station in our village. 3) We won't come tomorrow. 4) 1) In trains we have toilets, in buses there are no toilets. 4) One of the doors has been closed. 2) In trains we have sleeping berths but in buses we have only 5) He has been teaching science for ten years. seats. XIII. One day a king went hunting with his courtiers deep into the forest, where they saw a large and beautiful stag which was XVI. 1) Lata and Balu are brother and sister. Their parents love them actually the Bodhisatwa. very much. They asked them if he could take them anywhere since it was a holiday. Though late suggested going to a film, XIV. 1) That he had lent money to the merchant one year before but she, like good girl accepted her mother's proposal for going but the merchant was refusing to pay. to the zoo. 2) The Qazi told the farmer to cut the merchant's hand.

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3) No; Because he was kind. 3) Bushrod woke up suddenly at midnight because he had 4) He took the knife and got ready to do so. forgotten to bring the passbook to be delivered to customer at 5) By saying that the merchant was ready to cut the farmer's seven in the next morning. He had to go to the bank and bring hands to get money. the book. XV. a, c, e, f, g, i 4) Uncle Bushrod thought that the Weymouth name and the Weymouth were going to be lost. Mr. Robert was absconding XVI. 1) B 2) D 3) C with money. It would bring disgrace and untold misery to the RAJIV VIDYA MISSION members of Weymouths family and also to him. I. a) 1) The old man had four sons. IV. 1) c 2) c 3) c 4) d 2) Unity was strength. V. 1) Class, teacher, black board, friends, play, motivation, knowl- 3) The children promised their father that they would never edge, learn. fight among themselves or fight with others. 2) 1. Learning is not possible without a teacher. b) 1. 1) We can find books in great numbers in a library. 2. Knowledge is divine. 2) We can get information and knowledge besides happiness 3. Our teacher motivated us to help the poor and the needy. and pleasure from books. VI. 1) c 2) c 3) a 4) b 3) The Bible is the sacred book of Christians. VII. 1) differ 2) pretention 3) preference 4) withered 2. 1) A market is the most important place in a town or city. VIII. 1) room 2) field 3) revenge 4) record 2) The hawkers shout only to attract the buyers. IX. 1) foam 2) tray 3) word 4) ignore 3) The market places are usually noisy and untidy. X. Take it back with you, Bushrod, "said Mr. Robert, thrusting his hands into this pockets." And let the subject drop. You've said Section - I quite enough. I'm going to take this train. Tell Mr. William I I. By the sea her parents aimlessly roam, will be back on saturday. Good night. They look, with vengeance, at the white foam. XI. 1) She - pronoun, the definite article, letter - noun, hastily - Never have they forgotten adverb Their beautiful girl they have begotten. XII. 1) I slept for eight hours last night. 1) The fishermen brought the body of Mary. 2) One of my teachers in leaving for USA today. 2) Snake. 3) A grave is a place where the dead are buried. XIII. 1) who, runs a small cycle shop, won a lottery. II. 1) Washington’s first impression was that the school in Hamp- 2) you were talking to a moment ago was my cousin. ton must be the greatest place on the earth. 3) if she was going with her for a swim. 4) are sold here. 2) Washington’s one ambition was to go to Hampton and study XIV. 1) When John was years old, a circus passed through the village in the institute there. He achieved it by joining there by and put up its tent in front of the Town Hall. John saw them impressing the head teacher. and slipped out of the house. After a long search his father 3) He did not get lodging in Richmond because he did not have found him among the trained goats and dogs. He was sitting enough money to put up in a lodge. on the knee of an old clown and was shouting with laughter. 4) Washington was not able to make a favourable impression XV. 1) Galileo was born in the town of Pisa in Italy in 1564. on the head teacher because by the time he went Richmond 2) Galileo first wanted to study medicine. he was very shabby without bath and change of clothes. 3) After listening to the lecture of a famous professor of math- 5) Washington was not able to make a favourable impression ematics Galileo change his mind to study mathematics. on the head teacher because by the time he went Richmond 4) Galileo was appointed as a maths teacher at the age of twenty he was very shabby without bath and change of clothes. - five. Section - II Set – A XVI. When Ramu was absent for school for more than a week the III. 1) The soldiers wanted a blacksmith who could repair the lock teacher asked Ramu where he went and what he did all those of one of the handcuffs. days. The teacher also said that it was not the time of holidays 2) Pip and Joe went with the soldiers to see how the culprits as well, so the teacher insisted Ramu about his whereabouts. would be chased and caught. Ramu replied that he had been to his maternal uncle who was 3) Miss Havisham was a rich old lady lived in the town. Mr. very dear to him. His uncle insisted that Ramu should go with Pumblechook was her tenant. He told about to Pip’s sister. him and spend these with him and be helpful to him. 4) Estella was a pretty nice girl who lived in the Miss XIV. Rajamandri. Havisham’s house. Pip thought that she was charming but 15-05-2011. proud. In his opinion Set – B Dear Ramesh, 1) The deposits in the Weymouth bank dropped from six figures How is everything? How did you write your examinations? to five. Owing to careless lending loans began to accumulate. I hope you wrote well. You see, recently I have had an interesting 2) Bushrod was the messenger in the bank of Weymouth. He experience, and I thought I should share with you. Last week I was not only a servant but also an important member of the was travelling in a bus to Tenali to see my ailing aunt. I was Weymouth’s family. He served the family for more over sixty alone. By the time I was about to get down I saw a small brief years. Though he was black, his heart was as pure as white case lying next to me. I looked for its owner and I did not find milk. He was honest and sincere in his work. His wife was anyone. Then I looked for the driver or the conductor and they Aunt Malindy. were also nowhere to be seen. So I decided that I should see

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the police and straight away I went to the police station where XIII. Sachin Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973. In 1981, when there was already another man who came to give a complaint he was 8 years old, he watched the Wimbledon Tennis final on to the police about his lost brief case. The unknown man no T.V. in which he saw Mc. Enroe Beat Borg in a thrilling match sooner had he seen the brief case he ran to it shouted that it and he was so excited that he decided to become a tennis star was his. We, along with the police understood that he was saying when he grew up. the truth. But the police questioned to ensure that he was not XIV. 1) In 1900; Ferdinand von Zeppelin made it. lying. Later they gave him the bag. You know how much money 2) They were very large and could not fly well in bad weather. was in that suitcase! Ten lakhs. The man was crying. After 3) Hydrogen sometime he and the police personnel appreciated me for my honesty gave a reward of thousand rupees from the police. But 4) Because they were filled with hydrogen, which is highly in- the man gave ten thousand rupees! I was very happy and my flammable. reporters came and took my photographs. Here I send some of 5) For observation of icebergs by the Americans. the copies with this letter to you. Now I know that honesty is XV. a, b, d, e, g, j the best policy. Come to our place during this summer, bye XVI. 1) B 2) D 3) A and convey my regards to your family. With warm regards, RAJIV VIDYA MISSION Your loving friend, I. a) 1) The lion was the king of the forest. Venu. 2) All the animals met at one place to discuss how to stop the indiscriminate killing of the lion. 3. WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER 3) All the animals decided that they should all go and meet the lion and tell him about their plan of sending an animal WORKBOOK everyday. 4) The little rabbit killed the proud lion. Grammar & Composition 5) The rabbit tricked the lion to believe that there was another II. 1) strong feeling of interest 2) bend downwards 3) undesirable lion in the forest. The foolish lion believed the rabbit and 4) to enter by force 5) a continuous effort died. III. 1) A 2) C 3) B 4) D 5) A b) 1. 1) Aeroplane is the fastest mad made flying object. IV. 1) enthusiastically 2) ceased 3) dignity 4) pride 5) silence 2) The American Right Brothers were responsible for the in- V. 1) reveal 2) discussion 3) mature 4) armour 5) thief vention of the aeroplane. VI. 1) part 2) nurse 3) pair 4) shiver 5) hive 3) The flight which can fly faster than the speed of sound are VII. 1) roar 2) bite 3) run 4) mare 5) near called jet planes. VIII. 1) is ( ! ); washing ( . ); used ( ? ) 2. 1) The vast areas of drylands without vegetation covered with 2) Persia ( . ); us ( . ); defeat ( . ) sand is called a desert. 3) challenge ( . ); fight ( ? ); him ( . ) 2) Yes, we have a desert called Thar in western parts of Gujarat 4) Oh ( ! ); years ( ? ); challenger ( . ) and Rajasthan. 5) this ( ? ); name ( ? ); king ( . ); said ( . ) 3) Sahara is the largest desert in the world. IX. 1) "I don't like the head," he said. Section - I 2) "Open the mouth a little," he said. I. The old field is our old friend 3) "Close it," he added quickly. He never gets old 4) "The ears are bad," he said. To paly with us in bitter cold 5) "I think", said the photographer, "that I caught the features 1) The old field played with the children. just in a moment of animation." 2) The old field is sad because all the children have gone home. X. 1) They are too poor to educate their son. II. 1) The photographer made many changes to the photo. He was 2) My father is taller than my mother. sure that his touchings and alterations would certainly please 3) In spite of doing well at school, she can't find a job. the author. So appeared proud with his confidence in him. 4) Our music teacher, who is also our physical training teacher, 2) The photographer retouched the eyes in the photo, removed is retiring next month. the eyebrows and changed the shape of the mouth, and 5) If you work hard, you will succeed. pushed the hair back. He did all these changes because he XI. 1) noun; verb; preposition; pronoun did not like the photo as it is. 2) preposition; verb; adjective; noun 3) The author wanted his photograph to be realistic. It should 3) pronoun; verb; preposition; noun show all his natural, physical features just as they are, and just as God has given them. His friends would keep his photo 4) noun; verb; preposition; conjunction in his memory. 5) pronoun; pronoun; verb; adverb 4) The author wanted his photo because his friends would keep XII. 1) He said that he would become a doctor. his photo in the memory. 2) Why do you hate this book ? 5) The author broke into tears because he could not get what 3) Though he worked hard, he failed. he wanted. The photo did not have any likeness of his face. 4) They were too tired to walk. No body would believe that it was the author’s photo. So he 5) Sheela didn't come to the party, did she ? broke into tears.

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Section - II One of his friends suggested collecting donations and another Set – A suggested presenting a play and another suggested that they III. 1) Biddy was an orphan in the village. She could read and write should organize a music concert, and lastly Dayakar said they and she was employed when Mrs. Joe fell ill to serve her. should all pray for the well being of the victims. Though she was pleasant she was not very attractive. XVI. Bitragunta, 2) The gentleman was Mr. Jaggers. He was a lawyer. He said 10-05-2011. that he was in search of a boy named Pip. He was sent on a Dear Ravi, special duty. A particular person wanted to help Pip and I hope this letter will find in good health, and I pray to God educate in London. His name or identity must not be disclosed. that he might shower his blessing on you. Last month we went 3) Though Joe was older than Pip. Pip was more like his friend. for a tour to Bombay. We enjoyed very much there and even So Joe felt very sad when left for London. the weather was very pleasant all the days when we were there. I must write to an interesting incident that took in the Colaba 4) Mr. Jaggers was the agent of Mrs. Havisham. Mrs. Havisham Beach. We were all sitting and waiting eagerly to see the setting was not at all surprised when Pip went to take leave of her sun there. But I noticed a foreign national who had been before going to London. Mrs. Havisham also said she would pretending to give some coins to the blind beggar who had been know everything about him from Mr. Jaggers. So with these sitting there. Every time he went and pretended as if he was hints it is easy to guess the benefactor of Pip. giving something to the beggar, but in fact he did not give any Set – B money. But few noticed that. He had done this for more than a 1) The banished duke comforted and consoled his followers by half an hour. Finally I went there and asked him if he was saying that the biting winds winter in the forest were not so helping at all. He said no, but told me to wait and see. He waited cruel and ungrateful as human beings. They had some pros- for sometime and once again he went to the beggar without perity in their adversity. giving anything. But as he came back to me I noticed a group of 2) Rosalind and Celia were better friends than relatives. Frederick tourists passing by the beggar and each of them gave some coins thought that Celia would appear brighter and more virtuous in to the beggar. Then I realized that the European was helpi8ng the absence of Rosalind. He asked Rosalind to leave the palace. the poor old blind man more than he could. He was indirectly motivating the others to help the poor man. I felt this was a 3) Rosalind and Celia thought that it was not safe to travel for novel idea of helping others. I hope this incident make you too young ladies alone wearing expensive dresses. Hence Rosalind thoughtful just as it did to me. put on the dress of a young man and assumed the name of Bye for now, and convey my regards to your family. Ganymede and Celia assumed the name of Aliena and be Ganymede’s sister. With warm regards, 4) There was a transformation in Frederick on the advice of an Your loving friend, old religious man. He felt guilty in usurping the throne of his Gonzalez. brother. He sent a message to his brother to come and occupy the throne and became a saint. 4. WEALTH FROM THE GROUND IV. 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c WORKBOOK V. 1) Wendors, hawkers, sellers, buyers, vegetables, fresh,cheap, rot- ten, stink. Grammar & Composition 2) 1) We can buy fresh vegetables from market. II. 1) to search 2) below 3) make a hole 4) make pure 2) Since the municipal employees on strike there was unbear- 5) substance that removes dirt able stink from the rotten vegetables. III. 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) B 5) C 3) Wendors and hawkers create a lot of traffic problems. IV. 1) easily 2) examining 3) deeply 4) discovered 5) separated VI. 1) familiar 2) familiarity 3) familiarize 4) bitter V. 1) annoyance 2) prefer 3) tolerance 4) orally 5) ordinary VII. 1) particle 2) narrow 3) famine 4) loud VI. 1) lays 2) malice 3) boat 4) feeling 5) perk VIII. 1) chime 2) flood 3) flew 4) cite VII. 1) pour 2) mirth 3) crude 4) pull 5) stood IX. yes, he said quietly, "it is you", and he went on looking at it. VIII. 1) Fool ( ! ); man ( . ); Sohrab ( . ) X. photographer - noun, rolled - verb, into - preposition 2) death ( ? ); son ( . ); had ( ! ) XI. 1) There is a lot of furniture in their room. 3) son ( ! ); Rustum ( ! ); father ( ! ); anymore ( . ) 2) Man is the only creature that can laugh. 4) Rustum ( ? ); he ( ? ) XII. 1) is grown by them. 5) death ( ? ); advice ( . ); me ( . ) 2) seen the police, the police ran away. IX. 1) "Oh, there's nothing to see yet," he said. 3) this picture be put up on the wall. 2) "Is it me ?" I asked. 4) that he had to go to the library to return that book. 3) "Yes, "he said quietly, "it is you," and he went on looking at it. XIII. He was about to go across the meadow when the village boys 4) "The eyes," I said hesitatingly, "don't look very much like mine." ran upto him and said. 5) "Fine," I said, "but surely my eyebrows are not like that". XIV. 1) Rosalind's name was carved on the trees. X. 1) Would you mind making a cup of tea for me ? 2) Orlando wrote the poems. 2) Although hundreds of young people are leaving college ev- 3) Ganymede was none other than Rosalind. ery year there are no jobs for them. 4) No, he did not but he thought there was some likeness to 3) In spite of being angry he listened to me patiently. Rosalind. 4) Although the police appealed repeatedly, the people did not disperse. XV. 1) Ravi with his friends Kamala, Ramya, Naveen, Praveen, Ramesh and Dayakar is planning to help the cyclone affected victims. 5) My brother is going to marry a very rich girl.

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XI. 1) noun; verb; noun; pronoun 2) Mr. Pocket told Mr. Pip that he was an insurer of ships. But 2) noun; pronoun; preposition; adjective (verb) Pip did not find either a picture or a thing connected with 3) adjective; preposition; noun; noun shipping. Next, Mr. Pocket said that he had not started in- 4) conjunction; noun; verb; pronoun suring the ships and he was still learning that job. After this 5) pronoun; verb; preposition; noun he added that he would buy some life assurance shares and do some mining also. He had a plan to do some interna- XII. 1) I drink milk everyday. tional trade in days and dyes and drugs and so on. Yet Pip 2) They have come by air, haven't they ? did not get a clear idea about Mr. Pockets business. 3) I like your new shirt. 3) Pip learnt a lot of information about Miss. Havisham’s per- 4) He is known to me. sonal life from Mr. Pocket. Mr. Pocket came to know those 5) I did not come yesterday because I woke up late. things from his father. She was rich and proud when she XIII. Leela was an illiterate woman who couldn't even write her was young. She was about to marry a cheat who had cheated name. Her husband, however was a responsible government on her very wedding day. She was frustrated and disap- official and he often advised her to learn to read and write but pointed and ever since she had been leading a lonely life. she was not interested in doing so. 4) Pip did not like Joe’s coming to London because he felt that XIV. 1) In 1923 2) The Indians 3) At Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. his friends would come to know that Joe was only a black- 4) Because he didn't have a ticket. 5) "The country needs smith and Pip hailed from a poor family. Pip also thought girls like her who can do their duty with courage". that Joe’s behaviour would be rustic. XV. a, c, d, e, g, h Set – B XVI. 1) D 2) B 3) D 1) The family was worst hit by famine. Their crops failed and they got into debts. They pawned their land and ate grass and leaves RAJIV VIDYA MISSION due to lack of food. There was none to help them. I. a) 1) The animals were fighting with birds. 2) Elijah took pity on the members of the family. He gave bread 2) The bat did not join either side. to all of them and brought water for all of them. He bought 3) When the birds began to win the war, it claimed himself a bird. provisions and cooked for them. He redeemed their land from 4) In the end the birds won the war. mortgage. He bought a sickle and a horse and a cart. He revived b) 1. 1) J.L. Baird invented the television. their hopes of living. He saved them from the brink of starvation. 2) Televisions are funnily referred to as idiot boxes. 3) Elijah spent a large part of his money on buying provisions for 3) We can watch news, sports, cartoons, movies and lifestyle shows. the family, so he was left with only seventeen rubles only. So he felt that he could not continue his pilgrimage with that little 2. 1) Besides communication, a cell phone can take pictures, send sms and record voices. money. 2) A memory card decides how much information can be stored 4) Efim was in Jerusalem. He saw under the lamps and ahead of in a cell phone. the worshippers a man who exactly looked like Elijah. He pushed forward to meet him but of no use. He returned to the hotel 3) It is a measuring unit to define the capacity of computer. and enquired about Elijah. He could not trace him out. The Section - I next day, too he saw Elijah but failed to meet him. On the third I. One thrived on the ignorance of the people, day he stood at the entrance. Again his search was of no use. The other thrived on his skill, IV. 1) hesitate 2) credibility 3) revival 4) humiliation Both went to the king to show their skills. V. 1) Official, files, manager, supervision, clerks, tables, chairs, pe- 1) Two doctors came. ons, visitors. 2) The first doctor very hardworking. 2) 1. Our official matters will not be disclosed to unauthorized people. 3) The second doctor was a quack. 2. How can you manage with this heavy load of work ? 4) The second doctor got rich. 3. All the clerks have tabled their files for supervision of the II. 1) In olden days oil was carried in barrels, but now a days steel manager. pipe lines on land. But ships called tankers carry oil over- VI. 1) energetic 2) guilty 3) secretion 4) active seas and on land specially built fire proof tankers carry oil VII. 1) mice 2) wrestle 3) deceive 4) autumn from one place to another. VIII. 1) chime 2) breed 3) wood 4) beam 5) machine 2) When crude oil is heated up at different levels, it turns into vapour. This vapour is taken to towers where it gets cooled. IX. "Do you give this animal food everybody", asked one the min- As it gets cooler some sort of oil comes out of it. This is isters. "Yes, I do" said the rich man called liquid oil. It may be petrol, kerosene, naptha, or die- X. bought - verb, from - preposition, near - adjective, sel oil. her - personal pronoun 3) Oil is found in North America, Russia, Carribean Islands XI. 1) I bought two dozen mangoes. and Middle East and some other countries where oil is found. 2) The child died of jaundice. 4) The first oil field was dug at Digboi in Assam. XII. 1) wanted to know if I was vegetarian. 5) We find refineries in India in Trombay Island near Bombay, 2) girl who sells second hand books. Nunmati, Baruani and Vishakhapatnam. 3) was composed by an old lady. Section - II 4) heavier than all other metals. Set – A XIII. 1) Mother Teresa was born in Skopje in Yugoslavia on August III. 1) Pip remembered that Pocket was the same boy of his age 27, 1910. Her parents were Albanians. She joined a convent in who had challenged him to fight in Miss. Havisham’s house. 1928 and was sent to India through the Bengal Mission, first Pip defeated him in that fight. to Darjeeling and then to Calcutta, to teach at the Loretto convent.

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XIV. 1) The baby gorillas are carried hanging to their mothers fur. VIII. 1) true ( ? ); princess ( . ); side ( ? ) 2) The whole party of gorillas slips through the undergrowth 2) eyes ( . ); child ( ! ); wife ( . ); son ( ! ) unseen and silently. 3) charioteer ( ! ); sword ( ! ) 3) Yes, they climb trees, but only when at night to sleep. 4) gods ( ! ); smile ( . ); fails ( . ) 4) In the face of danger, the male gorilla threatens his oppo- 5) up ( . ); request ( ? ); mother ( ? ) nent by beating his chest, and roaring loudly. IX. 1) "Oh, you don't, don't you ?" I said. XV. Ramu was in class IX . He was not only a good student but 2) "No," he went on, "I don't care for it". also an honest boy as well. All the teachers love him. One day 3) "What about the mouth ?" I said. he came late to the school which was quite uncommon. The 4) "The ears, though," I said, "strike me as a good likeness, teacher asked the reason why he came late. Then he told ev- they're just like mine". erything how the old man hit by a motorist and how he took him to hospital. Then the teacher not praised him but also 5) "Yes," said the photographer thoughtfully, "that's so", but I addressed as best and a brave student. can fix that all right in the print. XVI. 16-07-2011, X. 1) The little girl was given a new blue dress by the teacher. Guntur. 2) His wife said that they were going to begin to be more tidy there. Dear Suresh, 3) Let's hurry home before it rains. How are you? And how are your parents and friends? I wish I was with you, we could have enjoyed ourselves these holidays. 4) I hope she will win the election. I would like to share some of my experiences of my travels 5) Don't do anything till I write to you (next week). with you , as you are my bosom friend. XI. 1) pronoun; noun; conjunction; adverb After visting my auntie in Chennai I was returning home. 2) pronoun; verb; conjunction; adverb As I was sitting alone in my first class compartment, you know, 3) conjunction; noun; verb; preposition you won’t believe whom I saw. I thought of getting down and 4) adjective; pronoun; preposition; noun greeting him but I was afraid that the train would move, without 5) pronoun; adjective; preposition; adverb getting down I just waved at him but in that huge crowd he did XII. 1) Why do you want to go out ? not notice me. There were so many with him to see him off at the station. Slowly the train started and I began to watch the 2) My brother and I are going to buy a new flat. people, coolies, trollies passing by, and I forgot Chirangeevi. 3) Why do you hate him so much ? There was none except me in that first class compartment. After 4) Don't you like her ? some time I heard some voices coming toward our 5) Why didn't you come yesterday ? compartment. I thought other passengers were coming to XIII. Dolphins are very interesting animals which look like fish occupy their berths. To my pleasant surprise it was none other but are not fish. Fish have cold blood but dolphins have warm than the great Mega Star Chirangeevi himself. Without my blood like other animals. They cannot live under water but can knowledge I rose and greeted him. He was very simple and stay under for a longtime but have to come up to breathe air. kind he enquired of me, my family, what I would like to become XIV. 1) A very tiring twenty six mile foot race. 2) In Greece. when I finish my college studies. We had been talking like this 3) The winter games 4) Yes. 5) Skiing, speed and figure for a until it was time to sleep. Before going to sleep he said skating, ice-hockey and rifle shooting. good night to me. The next morning when I woke he was getting ready to get down in Vijayawada. Even I had to get at the same XV. a, b, d, e, f, i station. So arranged the little luggage that I had with me and at XVI. 1) C 2) A 3) D the station he wished best of luck and said good bye to me. RAJIV VIDYA MISSION Whenever I see his autograph I remember that beautiful journey and it remains pleasant to forever. I. a) 1) We call him Mahatma and Bapu. Bye Suresh. 2) Non- Violence was his weapon with which he won freedom for us. Convey my regards to your family. 3) Dandi satyagraha and Quit India are some of the national With warm regards, movements he organized against the British. Your loving friend, b) 1. 1) Kangaroos are found in Australia. Rajesh. 2) Kangaroos carry their baby kangaroos in their bag like pouches attached to their abdomens. 5. GOOD MANNERS 3) The word kangaroo means I don’t know in the native lan- guage of Australia. WORKBOOK 2. 1) In a dictionary we find the meanings of words. Grammar & Composition 2) Dr. Samuel Johnson. 3) Phonetic transcription is a set of symbols with which we II. 1) lung disease 2) putting a strain on 3) feeling unsteady will be able to pronounce the word. 4) delicate 5) slight anger III. 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D 5) A Section - I IV. 1) sufficiently 2) truth 3) uniform 4) grateful 5) frankly I. All the bad are thrown into the shoal, V. 1) compete 2) anxious 3) publicity 4) horror 5) travel And the virtuous live in this world whole, VI. 1) leather 2) bargain 3) lace 4) bark 5) mouth The world looks like a temple, VII. 1) way 2) tide 3) cod 4) smoulder 5) brown Every man lives with a happy soul.

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II. 1) The young man understood what the illness was, when he IX. "Who pays for your increasing bills ?" I asked him. Dr. Modi fell sick. He understood how fragile became though he was threw up his hands and said. "The almighty gives. I have al- young. He found himself weaker than many healthy old ways wanted to be useful. Service to the suffering human men. This brought about a change in his attitude towards body, which is the temple of God, is the best form of worship". the old and the weak people. X. Sudha Chandran - noun, several - adjective, 2) Our attitude towards the old and the weak should sympa- before - preposition, injured - verb thetic. We must understand their problems and we should XI. 1) Each of the boys has gone to his room to attend his studies. help them if we can. 2) The office is open between ten and five. 3) When we speak to others we should remember that we XII. 1) who had stolen the bike has been caught. should speak clearly and loudly enough for the listener. We 2) must be tired for having no sleep last night. should not make them ask repeat. It is our social responsi- 3) tired that he could scarcely stand. bility that we make ourselves understood. 4) letters been posted by you ? 4) Saying good morning or good evening to others, showing sympathy for others and not to comment at the back of XIII. 1) Morning came and with it the discovery of the crime. Macbeth others. and his lady made a great Show of grief. Macbeth killed the attendents at once as if to avenge the kings death. But the 5) We can cultivate good manners by being observant. We don’t entire suspicion fell upon Macbeth. Everyone knew that he had hurt others with our behaviour or speech then we can as- more reason that anyone else to wish for the death of the king. sume that we have good manners. Good manners are learnt from the very childhood. XIV. 1) Macbeth was related to the king. 2) Macbeth was respected for his courage and skill. Section - II 3) They were coming from the battle field defeating a rebel army. Set – A 4) They met three witches. III. 1) Miss Havisham advised Pip to love Estella even though she XV. Lata’s father won a lottery of fifty lakhs. When Lata asked her was harsh or proud with him. Her ardent wish was that Pip father what he was going to do with that money her father should love Estella. replied that they would build a new house and a hospital for 2) Startop was the other classmate of Pip. He spent a lot of the poor. When Lata asked why they should build a hospital for money and led a luxurious life. He was always moving the poor Lata’s father replied that it was their social responsi- around in expensive cabs, and Pip and Herbert also had to bility to help the poor and the needy. meet some of his expenses whenever he picked them up XVI. Hyderabad, for his tours. 22-5-2011. 3) Mrs. Joe led a miserable life for an year in wheel chair. She spoke very little and Biddy always attended her. On the day Dear Rahul, of her death in the evening she uttered the names of Joe I think you have written all your exams well, here I too and Pip and died. have done the same. You see this year the summer is going to 4) The letter Pip received from Trabb company contained the be very hot. But what I am worried about is that electricity sad news that his sister Mrs. Joe died on Sunday and her department has started felling the tress indiscriminately. The burial would take place on Monday at three O' clock at the reason is that the trees are obstructing the electric cables. No village church yard. one objects to this as we still have to develop to have underground cable system. Instead they should go for diversion Set – B wherever there are tress. They should allow the trees to grow. 1) Loisel was pretty and charming. She always felt that she was They give us a lot of shade and they cool the atmosphere. We born to enjoy the luxuries and declicasies of life. Her husband know that trees absorb carbondioxide and release oxygen into was just a clerk and he could not buy expensive things to her. the atmosphere. We need not recite all the advantages of having So she always felt sorry about her status. trees in our localities. The government itself is doing that so 2) At the party every one started at her,inquired about her and what I believe is that there should be some co-ordination among asked to be introduced to her . All the under secretaries were the departments of government. Only then we can save trees. eager to dance with her. Even the minister noticed her beauty I wrote a letter to the Collector and the Municipal and elegance. She danced merrily in a triumphant mood. Commissioner and the Chief Executive Engineer. Let us see 3) No, it was not a real diamond necklace but an imitation one. what they will do about this. 4) The cost of the new diamond necklace was thirty six thousand Bye. Convey my regards to your family, francs. Mr. Loisel had eighteen thousand with him left by his Your loving friend, father and the remaining he borrowed from others. Suresh. IV. 1) equal 2) accused 3) energetic 4) attractive V. 1) Train, track, passengers, luggage , goods, guard , signal , reservation, ticket collector, bogie, coolie, ticket, journey, travel. 6. THE SEVENTH MANDARIN 2) 1. The students are on the right track of learning. Soon they WORKBOOK will stop bothering us. 2. Unless the guard does not give signal, the train will not budge Grammar & Composition an inch. II. 1) roll of paper 2) high up 3) bite 4) to damage 3. Passengers are requested to travel with less luggage. 5) to drive forward VI. 1) took up 2) public 3) rare 4) satisfying III. 1) A 2) C 3) B 4) C 5) A VII. 1) phychology 2) grammar 3) recitation 4) proposal IV. 1) surrounded 2) frightened 3) precious 4) flutter 5) nodded VIII. 1) change 2) permit 3) rush 4) count 5) rise

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V. 1) connection 2) accordance 3) different 4) numerous Section - I 5) perimeter I. All are watching with their eyes wide open, VI. 1) look 2) knife 3) general 4) bright 5) train Awe struck at the sight of pachyderm, VII. 1) chef 2) beauty 3) talk 4) mean 5) fight Gaping at the size of the animal from the length of an arm. VIII. 1) dragon ( . ); tassels ( . ); gold ( . ) 1) A mahout is a person who controls an elephant by sitting 2) youngest ( . ); simple ( . ) on its head. 3) string ( . ); pulled ( . ) 2) They are round in shape. 4) back ( . ); steps ( . ); him ( . ); corridors ( . ) 3) It means an elephant. 5) again ( . ); do ( . ); palace ( . ) II. 1) The king knew the laws of his country, but he did not know IX. 1) "Come back, come back. O magnificient wind bird," cried anything about his people because he never went out of his the seventh mandarin. palace. 2) "Surely," thought the seventh mandarin, "I have killed my king." 2) The seven mandarins guided the king. 3) "I dreamed a dream last night," he said, his voice low and 3) The mandarins got their wisdom from the books and scrolls filled with pain. that were in the king’s palace. 4) "It is not so," said the six mandarins. 4) The king started going round the city along with the sev- 5) "If it is not so," said the king, slowly raising his hand to his enth mandarin, he met with his people and heard their griev- head, "how have I dreamed it ?" ances. He took several welfare measures for his people. X. 1) In spite of being poor, he helped a lot of people. Section - II 2) India is not so rich as America. Set – A 3) The winner will be given a gold medal by them. III. 1) Mr. Jaggers told Pip that he was spending lavishly and his 4) Although it was raining we went out. accounts showed that he had been very free and he might 5) The doctor asked the patient to opens his/her mouth. have thought that money could come easily to him. He did XI. 1) pronoun; noun; adjective; noun not save any amount, instead he fell into debts. 2) pronoun; adverb; verb; adverb 2) Regarding lending money to Herbert, Wemmicks advise was that the money would be lost. Further Pip would lose a friend. 3) conjunction; pronoun; verb; noun 3) At Richmond whenever Pip visited Estella she made fun of 4) conjunction; pronoun; conjunction; preposition him. She wanted that Pip should make fun of the visitors. 5) adverb; preposition; preposition; noun She encourage the visitors to tease Pip whenever Pip was XII. 1) The teacher was teaching a lesson then. playing cards with the visitors she did something unpleas- 2) I own a car. ant. Pip could not understand her nature and the strange 3) One of the doors is closed. way of her impolite behavior. 4) Kamala is the taller of the two. 4) Miss. Havisham infact wished that Pip should marry Estella. 5) Why do you prefer coffee to tea ? Hence she asked him about her beauty and behaviour. XIII. A hovercraft can move on water or land because it does not Set – B actually the surface of the land or water over which it moves. 1) One of them would narrate a story. The other should neither The air cushion that it creates under it, keeps it hovering about doubt not question the probabilities of the story. Whoever 45 cm above the surface and that is why it is called the doubted the story should pay the narrator a hundred rupees. hovercraft. 2) 1. The farmer’s father was a very rich man. XIV. 1) As an island supported by pillars. 2. He had a lot of animal wealth. 2) That the tops of the ships are seen first and then gradually 3. His mare sustained a very big sore on her back. the whole ship is seen. 4. Wheat sprouted and began to grow on the mare’ s back. 3) The shape of the earth is spherical. 5, The sore was a hundred acre field. 4) An eclipse of the moon occurs. 3) The farmer was the cleverer of the two. He made the merchant 5) Astronomers are those people who study space objects. doubt the story. The merchant agreed to pay him a hundred XV. a, c, e, f, h, i rupees towards the cost of the wheat taken by his father. XVI. 1) A 2) C 3) D 4) There is a moral in the story one should not think too much of himself. Even a village farmer may prove to be wiser than an RAJIV VIDYA MISSION experienced business man. I. a) 1) People read newspapers because of their curiosity to know. IV. 1) a 2) c 3) c 4) b 2) The features I like in the newspaper is sports, cinema, health, V. 1) Audience, anchor, movies, advertisement, news, serials, chan- education and astrology. nels, sponsor, program, live. 3) Eenadu, Andhra Jyothi, Sakshi, The Hindu, Deccan chronicle 2) 1) Some of the advertisements aired on the T.V. are so obscene etc. that we cannot watch with our children. 4) Yes, newspapers can influence people. 2) Many industrialists have come forward to sponsor the IPL b) 1. 1) The banyan tree occupies a lot of space. 2) Neem on T.V. 3) Neem 4) Teak, mahogany and oak 3) Nowadays many of the programs that are telecast are live. c) 2. 1) At night 2) Dog 3) Dogs can recognize their masters not VI. 1) a 2) c 3) c 4) b only with their eyes but also with their sense of smell. VII. 1) stadium 2) suffer 3) beggar 4) sovereign 4) Alsatian, Grey hounds are very ferocious. VIII. 1) chime 2) fighter 3) toil 4) weight 5) loot

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IX. 1) "Hello" he said, "when did you get here ?" 3) "I will make your tea for you," said the Maori woman. 2) "No”, said the little fellow. 4) "I expect you would like to see how she makes it," my host X. 1) Woke - verb past tense, early - adverb, morning - noun suggested. XI. 1) you locked the door properly, they would not get in. 5) "What is it for?" I asked. 2) my father's health is poor he is always cheerful. X. 1) He enjoys smoking a lot. 3) was being constructed by my uncle 4) eating too much. 2) The man who built this huge house, died last year. XII. The seventh mandarin ran down the steps. He put his cape 3) I have lost the pen which I bought last week. about his face so that no one would know him. He ran through 4) Feeling very tired she went to bed without eating anything. the echoing corridors. . He ran past the mandarins’ mansions 5) I was invited by some friends who had settled there. and through the gates of the high palace walls. XI. 1) adjective; noun; preposition; pronoun XIII. 1) The princess was sitting in her private garden. 2) conjunction; pronoun; preposition; adverb 2) The camels fell in her eye. 3) The maid. 4) Hundred and one. 3) pronoun; verb; preposition; noun XIV. In the above dialogue we Ravi shows good behavior and he 4) preposition; noun; adjective; preposition shows concern to his fellow students. But Suresh shows his 5) pronoun; verb; adverb; conjunction unruly behavior and undisciplined. Though he is adamant in XII. 1) Who does this book belong to ? the beginning he yields to the convincing behavior of Ravi. 2) Ramesh as well as Sreenu has gone to Chennai. From the above dialogue we will come to know that everyone 3) Return after a week. will listen when we suggest things in good manner. 4) They are discussing an important issue. XV. Vijayawada, 5) Shravan is an orphan, isn't he ? 10 - 01 - 2011. XIII. Mahagiri was a big elephant which belonged to a merchant who Dear Suresh, made a lot of money by putting it to work like carrying heavy How are you? How are our friends? I must write to you loads of wood and carrying people from one place to another. about an interesting yet funny incident I had with my neighbour XIV. 1) In those days wars stopped so that the fames could take place. yesterday night. You see nowadays people seem to have lost their concern for their fellow beings. They believe that they 2) In Olympia, Greece. have freedom and they can enjoy like any thing. Our neighbour 3) Only Greece and Mediterranean countries. was listening to some western music at a high volume. It was 4) Women participation eleven p.m. at night. He did not have any concern for his 5) Bicycle and boat racing, football, basketball, judo, shooting neighbours. So I along with other neighbours went and told and water polo. him he should not disturb other and he had to reduce the XV. a, c, d, f, g, h sound. At first he did not listen but when we threatened him of going to the police station he came down and said sorry. XVI. 1) C 2) C 3) D You see it was very bad of him to live with little concern for RAJIV VIDYA MISSION others. We must never forget that everyone has rights and I. a) 1) Pisa 2) His first idea was to study medicine. liberty. We must respect others rights too. 3) Galileo was later interested in mathematics and physics. Convey my best regards to our friends, 4) At the age of 25 he became a teacher. Bye. b) 1) Zoo 2) The children Your loving friend, 3) They will learn to be kind to the animals. Rajesh. c) 1) We feel relieved from the tension. 7. MAORI VILLAGES 2) The children would like to play in the garden. 3) Bengaluru. WORKBOOK Section - I Grammar & Composition I. We take her to the undaunted king, II. 1) borders 2) prayer meeting in a church 3) songs of praise Who would be bound by the spell of a spring, to God 4) hard outer cover 5) to smell The kings, the dukes the all are ready to enter the ring, III. 1) B 2) D 3) A 4) B 5) B All fight to offer her a wedding ring. IV. 1) bathing 2) beautifully 3) appreciatively 4) medicinal 1) The kings and the dukes. 5) amazing 2) The princess will cast the spell with her beauty. V. 1) invader 2) warrior 3) precious 4) saviour 5) ignorance II. 1) The district of Maoris has many pools with hot and boiling VI. 1) order 2) loop 3) language 4) bowl 5) champion water. The boiling water rises up into the air as spring in VII. 1) fear 2) tide 3) full 4) loan 5) tough column knows as geyser. VIII. 1) cold ( ? ); course ( . ); hot ( ! ) 2) The Maoris do not seem to have any fear of the dangers 2) Sunday ( . ); Church ( ? ); hostess ( . ) caused by hot springs and pools. They build their houses 3) Look ( ! ); said ( . ) ; way ( . ) almost on the edges of the hot pools. They find them very useful both for cooking and bathing. 4) all ( ? ); know ( . ) ; answered ( . ) 3) The Maoris woman filled a kettle with cold water. She car- 5) tongue - twister ( ! ); saying ( . ); host ( . ) ried it outside the house instead of putting on a stove. She IX. 1) As we reached the door, my hostess, "I will show you over placed the kettle in a corner of a boiling pool. In a few min- the church after the service" utes the water in the kettle also boiled. She made tea for 2) "Yes, I know," she said. the writer.

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4) The Maoris led a simple life. They were kind, generous and XIII. As we reached the door my hostess said, “ I will show you hospitable. They lived in wooden houses due to the fact over the church after service. The service itself was very in- that earth quakes were frequent there. Their houses were teresting, for the clergy man was a Maori. He said the prayers on the edge of boiling water pools. They made use of these first in Maori language and then in English, and the same boiling water pools for their cooking purposes. with the lessons and sermon. The hymns we all sang together, They attended the church on Sundays and offered their prayers the Maoris singing in their language while the rest of us sang to god. in English. Section - II XIV. 1) Kumaon region was the favourite place of tigers. Set – A 2) Jim Corbett came to the forest. III. 1) The stranger called him noble boy because he acted nobly 3) About sixty four people were killed. long back. He brought a file and some bread when he was 4) Corbett stayed in the middle of the forest. almost dying of hunger. Besides that he kept it secret. 5) An old woman came crying to Corbett. Though Pip had a chance to hand him over to the soldiers, XV. We know that Suresh and Mohan are passengers in a bus. he did not do it. He allowed the stranger, in fact the convict They share their ideas about trees. Though Mr. Suresh does to go away. not like trees in the end by explanative power of the Mr. 2) Provis was Abel Magwitch. He was a sheep farmer, and Mohan he will realize the necessity of having trees around. worked in New South Wales and made his fortune. We must remember that trees also are created by the same 3) Provis was a convict wanted by the police. To protect him god who created us. We must allow them to grow. seemed difficult to Pip. The more Pip dressed him the more XVI. 16-04-2011, he looked like the old convict whom Pip had met several Guntur. years ago in the church yard. His movement showed that he had chains on his legs. His identity was crystal clear. Dear Suresh, 4) Compeyson was well educated but he was a rogue and cheat. I would like to mention one of the unpleasant He deceived others by forging the signatures of others. He experience I had a few days ago. You know my passion for looted bank notes. He promised to marry Miss Havisham music. So I bought a sound system with great pleasure. But and got a lot of money from her. He did not turn up on her you see as soon as we brought it home and had it installed, marriage day. He was caught by the police along with Abel we did not get it to function. We called the service centre. Magwitch. They came after three days and later they came, checked, Set – B and declared one of the important item in the machine is missing. We complained to the shop where we bought it. 1) Sindbad was a great sailor. He was an adventurer. He completed They said they were helpless and told us to contact the six voyages which were full of breathtaking risk. He had enough service centre. You see I am embarrassed with this incident of adventure and determined not to take any further voyage. and I advise you to check twice before you any electronic 2) The Caliph asked Sindbad to take letter and royal gifts to the item from any shop. king of Serendib in return for his message of friendship. Convey my regards to your family, 3) The pirates took Sindbad and others as prisoners who were Your loving friend, forced to put on dirty dress. They took them to a distant land and sold them as slaves. Luckily, Sindbad was sold to good Rahul. merchant. 4) The master loaded his elephant with as many tusks as it could 8. AT THE CHURCH DOOR carry. He was extremely happy that he got much wealth in the form of tusks due to Sindbad. As a token of gratitude, he set WORKBOOK free Sindbad. Grammar & Composition IV. 1) c 2) c 3) b 4) d V. 1) Plough, till, field, manure, agriculture, monsoon, canals, crops, II. 1) quickly 2) to gulp 3) to spray 4) affected with pity acre, fertilizers, farmers, seeds, grains. Plantation. 5) magical 2) 1) Farmers plough their fields before the plantation work. III. 1) D 2) B 3) C 4) A 5) C 2) To achieve better yield, farmers often use fertilizers. IV. 1) voyaged 2) hear 3) discovered 4) invented 5) sleepy 3) Agriculture in India mostly depend on monsoons. V. 1) corridor 2) gradually 3) beneficial 4) favour 5) professor VI. 1) b 2) b 3) a 4) a VI. 1) pinch 2) cloud 3) round 4) boat 5) calm VII. 1) boundary 2) rectify 3) cautious 4) ledgering VII. 1) dew 2) break 3) pace 4) hive 5) bluff VIII. 1) treat 2) wood 3) chief 4) spine VIII. 1) John ( ? ); cried ( . ); him ( . ); John ( ? ); softly ( . ) IX. 1) What an inquisitive person. 2) surprise ( . ); John ( ? ) 2) "No, I don't drink milk", he said. 3) start ( . ); true ( . ); everything ( . ) X. Thief - noun, saw - verb, police - noun, from - preposition 4) is ( ? ); while ( . ) 5) Jean ( ! ) XI. 1) She drinks milk everyday. IX. 1) "That must be the man who will marry the young lady, 2) Rice is the staple diet of the South Indians. "thought the tailor. XII. 1) She is so lazy that she does not undertake any job. 2) When they passed, the husband said, "well, do you know 2) The sea being calm, Sindbad set sail again. who he is ? 3) All the eggs were boiled by her. 3) "John ?" he cried. 4) If I were you I would not smoke. 4) "John ?" the old man repeated softly. 5) The clerk asked if I were married. 5) Then for the third time he said, sobbing, "John ?"

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X. 1) A start was given by the old man. 5) The circus people made him as one of the members of 2) He asked his wife if she knew who he was. their circus team. He travelled with them through many 3) The priest appointed the tailor in his place. countries. They sold him to a rich old lady. She adopted him, and sent him to school and college. After her death, 4) When I reached the house, my cousin had already left. John inherited her money and property. 5) Every man, who entered the church, was gazed at by him. Section - II XI. 1) pronoun; preposition; adjective; noun Set – A 2) adverb; pronoun; conjunction; preposition III. 1) They decided that it would not be safe for Provis and also 3) adverb; pronoun; verb; preposition for themselves to keep him in England. He should be sent 4) adverb; adjective; noun; preposition abroad and Pip should follow him. 5) adjective; noun; verb; pronoun 2) When Pip went home, Pip received the note“ read this let- XII. 1) The school works between ten and two. ter”. The contents of the letter were that he should not go home that night as there was the danger of his being caught 2) Although he was poor, he was generous. for giving protection to a convict. 3) This book contains wonderful stories. 3) Wemmick came to know that Provis and Pip were being 4) He entered the room hurriedly. watched by someone. Provis should be shifted to safe place. 5) They have been playing cricket since this morning. Herbert suggested a new safe room for Provis which was far XIII. Human beings are sometimes cruel to crocodiles as they hunt away from Pip’s house. Herbert would visit Provis frequently and kill them and use their hides to make handbags and other and tell Pip about Provis. After a few days, Pip also could go luggage material. and meet Provis personally. XIV. 1) More than 2000 kinds. 4) 1. The new room was far away from the house of Pip. 2. Herbert would go there and bring the information about 2) In Africa; It is three inches in length. the welfare of Provis. 3. After somedays when things 3) Slave ants become safer, Pip could go there in a boat and meet Provis 4) The king ant looks after the administration; the queen ant personally. gets various kinds of ants done by slave ants. Set – B 5) By eating flesh of animals. 1) One of them lent the other ten gold crowns to be returned on XV. a, c, d, f, i, j demand. But he did not repay the coins. Instead he denied tak- XVI. 1) B 2) C 3) A ing any loan. If at all he had got the loan, he would have repaid it. There were no witnesses either for the lending or for the RAJIV VIDYA MISSION repayment. The case was complex and critical. Sancho Panza I. a) 1) Dolphins have a fin on its back. had to decide the dispute. 2) The debtor hid the ten gold crowns in the cane. He took the 2) A dolphin moves by moving its tail up and down. rod of justice of Sancho before swearing. He handed over his 3) The dolphins swallow their food. mysterious cane to the lender and swore that he had repaid the 4) Dolphins feed their babies with their milk like all other loan. Partly he was correct. In his stick that was held by the lender, mammals. there were the ten gold crowns. Section - I 3) Sancho observed the defendant giving his cane to the plaintiff I. They give us shade to keep us cool while he took his oath. His oath was that he had truly restored They give us tasty fruit, the money into his lender’s hand. Later he took his cane and left the court in hurry. By this Sancho discovered that the money To our health they suit in dispute was hidden in the cane. They give us wood and food and winds to cool. IV. 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) b 1) The trees are kind to us. V. Uniform, march, legal, illegal, court, prison, law, crime, thief, 2) The trees give us fruits and wood and cool shade. investigation. 3) The birds are found in the boughs. 1) The police men wear khaki uniform. II. 1) John was five years old, a circus came to the village. He 2) The police investigate into the crimes. slipped out of the house. The circus people took him away. 3) The thieves and ruffians and law-breakers are put in prison Thus his parents lost him. in times of social trouble. 2) The parents of John searched for him everywhere. The fa- VI. 1) very high 2) established 3) relieved 4) shattered ther went to the roadside shouting John! He ran wildly in VII. 1) employees 2) warmth 3) missionaries 4) hostilities the night also. His wife sat at the door weeping. They made VIII. 1) store 2) flood 3) giant 4) cat every possible trial to find their lost son. IX. 1) Is Chennai the capital city of Tamilnadu? 3) The sprinkler at the door of one of the churches was an old 2) “where are you coming from?”,asked my friend. man. He became the tailor’s friend. The tailor and his wife X. her - personal pronoun, beauty - adjective, cast - verb, spell - lived with the sprinkler. One day, being old, the sprinkler noun, on - preposition died. The priest of the church appointed the tailor as the XI. 1) Measles is an infectious disease. sprinkler. 2) Some of the children were eating ice-creams. 4) The tailor called the young man thrice John. The young man XII. 1) Although it was raining, we enjoyed our holidays. stopped and looked at him. A memory of his childhood came 2) Liquor is not sold here. into his mind. He replied father Peter and mother Jean. He knelt down with his head on the knees of the old man and 3) She told him not to park his car there. wept. He kissed his father and mother. 4) She is the lady who flew a jet plane.

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XIII. When John was five years old, a circus passed through the 3) "Open your mouth," he said to me. village and put up its tent in front of the town hall. John saw 4) Since she was not well, she did not attend the party. them and slipped out of the house. After a long search his 5) Unless you start early you will be late to school. father found him among the trained goats and dogs. He was sitting on the knee of an old clown and was shouting with XI. 1) noun; noun; conjunction; pronoun laughter. 2) pronoun; verb; adjective; preposition XIV. 1) They were frightened of the size and crowds of the city. 3) adjective; verb; preposition; adjective. 2) They were afraid that they would not recognize their son. 4) pronoun; adverb; verb; preposition 3) They had missed their son for fifteen years. 5) pronoun; verb; conjunction; preposition 4) They spent their Sundays at the churches with the hope of XII. 1) I often forget my friend's telephone number. finding John. 2) In spite of getting tired, he continued to work. XV. From the above conversation we will come to know that Raju’s 3) Even though we have complained many times, the authori- father is very keen about reading newspapers. Raju is busy ties haven't taken any action. with his home work yet his father insists that he should read 4) I don't know this address. newspapers to develop one’s general knowledge and he also 5) This bike belongs to my brother. says that one should know what happens around one’s vicinity. XIII. Kites are man's second oldest plaything and before them dolls XVI. Tenali, were used as playthings. Man first used kites in war to lift battle 10 - 4 - 2011. supplies and drop them near the place of fighting and also to Dear Rajeev, carry other things. This letter will find you in good health. I must write XIV. 1) To be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her about an incident that disturbed all who were writing the shopping. exam. On the last examination, one of the students came 2) That once a week, one of their customers gets free goods. late. Not five or ten minutes. He came late by one hour. The examiner did not allow him in, but the boy was pleading 3) To be the lucky customer. and giving so many lame excuses. This was all right in our 4) That one day the manager of the supermarket would approach presence, and we were thoroughly disturbed this, yet we her and say, "Madam, everything in your basket is free". could do anything. In the end the examiner allowed the boy 5) She had forgotten to buy tea powder and so she rushed back to write the exam after consultations with the chief. In my to buy one and got the tea. opinion late comers should not be allowed. Only then we XV. a, b, c, e, g, i will come to know about punctuality. XVI. 1) C 2) A 3) C Bye, convey my regards to our friends and your family, Your loving friend, RAJIV VIDYA MISSION Bharat Prasad. I. a) 1) Galileo 2) The learned men in the university. 3) Because Galileo began to prove that their teachings were false. 9. GALILEO Section - I I. The twinkling stars in the sky WORKBOOK The blooming flowers in the garden Grammar & Composition The shining rainbow in the sky Are far prettier, but not half as pretty II. 1) person with great knowledge 2) to make fun of 3) helpless As the smile on thy beautiful lips. 4) weak 5) related to sky 1) Ships 2) Clouds 3) The smile on the lips. III. 1) A 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) A II. 1) The young Galileo wanted to become a doctor. The speech IV. 1) pleasant 2) resumed 3) as long as 4) on condition that of a famous lecturer on mathematics changed his mind. 5) cooler V. 1) secret 2) chief 3) courage 4) armies 5) fierce 2) Galileo observed that at first the lamp swung in a wide arc and then the arc became shorter and shorter. The time taken VI. 1) cute 2) crown 3) chemical 4) dear 5) stuff by each swing seemed to him to be the same. He counted VII. 1) peon 2) vain 3) cough 4) brew 5) feel the time of each swing by putting his fingers on his pulse as VIII. 1) 1564 ( . ); Pisa ( . ); Pisa ( . ); Galileo ( ? ) he had no watch. This led to the discovery of the principle 2) Time ( . ); moment ( ! ) of pendulum. 3) animal ( ! ); grandpa ( . ); then ( ? ) 3) Galileo got on the top of the Leaning tower in Pisa. He 4) Ganga ( . ); woman ( . ); woman ( ! ); thought ( . ) dropped from there a ten pound metal ball and a one pound 5) me ( ? ); joke ( ! ); you ( . ) metal ball at the same time. Both the waits struck the ground IX. 1) "Open the mouth a little," he said. at the same moment. Thus Galileo disproved the statement 2) "Close it," he added quickly. of Aristotle. 3) "The ears are bad," he said. 4) Galileo took his telescope to Venice. It was a looking tube to 4) "I don't like the head," he said. people of Venice. They came in large numbers to look at it. 5) "What about the mouth ?" I said with a bitterness that was They carried it to the top of it their high buildings and looked lost on the photographer, "is that mine ?" through it at the ships out in the sea. X. 1) If she doesn't weep, she will die. His invention helped Galileo. The ruler of Venice appointed him professor for life at the university of Padua. 2) The dead body of the warrior was brought home by them.

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Section - II XIV. 1) Lippershey Set – A 2) A telescope is used to watch the distant objects. III. 1) One was Molly, wife of Provis. The other woman was ten 3) Yes, Galileo made a telescope on the model of Lippershey’s. years younger than Molly. Out of jealousy they quarreled 4) Astronomers with each other. The result was the younger woman was 5) Study of space and stars. murdered by Molly. The police arrested Molly. XV. The two friends together go their teacher and discuss this 2) Provis had a daughter nearly two years old. Molly the wife matter with their teacher. The teacher says neither of them is of Provis was arrested on the charge of murder. She re- fused to go with Provis, whatever the outcome of her trial completely wrong nor right. He says a school is not only for she even said that she would destroy her child. Nearly scholastic development of the students but it is also for the twenty years ago Provis gave Pip two pounds. He liked Pip emotional and character development. The teacher says for his nobility by bringing a file and some food to eat. Pip Krishna is correct in having a music teacher, at the same time assured all protection to Provis. So it was natural on the one should concentrate on one’s studies as well. part of Provis to love Pip very much. XVI. Hyderabad, 3) Pip asked Jaggers so many questions to make sure that 22 - 4 - 2011. Estella was the daughter of Molly and Provis was the fa- Dear Ramesh, ther of Estella. I hope you have written your all exams well and enjoying 4) Provis and Compeyson fought under the water and the yourself the holidays. result was that Provis was badly hurt at the chest and I must write you one of the bad experiences that I had to Compeyson swam away but died. face with one of my friends. You know that I would never allow Set – B such things as copying in the examination to happen to me. I 1) King Serendib treated Sindbad with joy and received King never seek help from others and never help others in such Caliph’s gifts and entertained Sindbad for a number of days. circumstances. My friend took it very bad, but I could not help 2) The job assigned by the new master was to shoot the elephants him. Later when we came out of the examination hall I and inform this to his new master. explained to him everything and my policy of getting through 3) The elephants realized that Sindbad was killing elephants for the exams by one’s own efforts. He understood this and did tusks. So they thought they stop killing elephants if they had not bother me again and for the second examination onwards shown him the place where a lot of ivory is available. So they he came prepared well. Do come to our city during this summer, took him to the place where there were so many tusks were we both can go around the city and see some of the nice things, found. bye! 4) Caliph told Sindbad that his long absence had caused him great worry. He hoped for the best, though he did not believe story Convey my regards to your family, of ivory hill, he had firm belief in Sindbad and believed the Yours lovingly, story was true. Rajesh. IV. 1) a 2) c 3) c 4) c V. Doctor, medicines, patients, tonics, injections, positive, 10. MACBETH sample, prescription. 1) The doctors use only properly sterilized instruments in WORKBOOK the surgeries. 2) Patients bring their samples of urine and stools to get tested. Grammar & Composition 3) They sell medicines only on doctor’s prescription. II. 1) patient 2) to revolt 3) surprise 4) disappear 5) to hide VI. 1) c 2) b 3) c 4) a III. 1) A 2) C 3) B 4) D 5) A VII. 1) feature 2) dwindle 3) opaque 4) annual IV. 1) parted 2) precious 3) handsome 4) inspired 5) misfortune VIII. 1) cue 2) puncture 3) august 4) champagne V. 1) community 2) trouble 3) scientist 4) kerosene 5) artificial IX. 1) Ramesh and Sita are good friends. They live in Hyderabad. 2) “ I am your son”, said the stranger to the old lady. VI. 1) fear 2) mill 3) bitch 4) teacher 5) range 3) “ Can you post this letter”, the lady said to the boy. VII. 1) rise 2) burst 3) squeeze 4) ray 5) stood 4) Alas! She lost her wealth in gambling. VIII. 1) else ( ? ); he ( . ); she ( . ) X. She - pronoun , hurriedly - adverb, and - conjunction, 2) day ( ! ); walk ( ? ); work ( . ) in - preposition 3) man ( ? ); asked ( . ); Lila ( . ); spy ( ? ); asked ( . ) XI. 1) They went to see their cousin in Delhi last year. 4) lies ( ? ); man ( ! ) 5) meal ( ! ); tiffin ( . ) 2) We saw many deer in Madhumali sanctuary. IX. 1) "Oh, there's nothing to see yet," he said. XII. 1) She is the girl who fought with a cheetah. 2) "The eyes," I said hesitatingly, "Don't look very much like mine." 2) This is the house that has been destroyed in the kargil war. 3) "No," he went on, "I don't are for it." 3) she is the lady who writes funny stories. 4) "Yes," he said quietly, "It is you." 4) All the guests were greeted by the Prime Minister in person. 5) "The ears though," I said, "strike me as a good likeness; XIII. But Galileo did not obey church’s orders for long. He contin- they're just like mine." ued his studies and after a time he started teaching his ideas X. 1) Take an umbrella in case it rains. again. Besides, he wrote a book in which he criticized the old beliefs. When the book came out, the Inquisition once again 2) Tell me why you are not going to school. ordered him to appear before it to be tried as an unbeliever. 3) The teacher asked her if a dog had ever bitten her. After a long trial, he was sent to prison, but as was an old 4) My uncle who lives on Mumbai is a chemical engineer. man, he was allowed to go home after twenty two days later. 5) She is so short that she cannot reach the switch.

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XI. 1) pronoun; adjective; conjunction; noun 5) Malcolm ordered everyone of his soldiers to cut bough and 2) verb; noun; conjunction; preposition hold it before him to conceal the number of his army. It 3) conjunction; noun; adverb; preposition seemed that the forest of Birnam started moving. The con- 4) conjunction; noun; verb; noun fidence of Macbeth was gone. He was afraid and realized 5) preposition; adjective noun; noun what fear meant. He saw his downfall in the movement of the forest Birnam. XII. 1) Why haven't you done homework ? Section - II 2) He did not come to school yesterday. Section - II 3) I can do the work. Set – A 4) She said that she was not well. III. 1) Pip decided to leave London for Cairo to join the company 5) I like listening to music. of Herbert, so he sold everything he had. XIII. It was Sunday evening and Shankar was returning home on 2) Pip went to Cairo to join Herbert’s company. bicycle after a football match. As it was getting dark and there 3) Estella’s request to Pip was to give his consent that they was no moonlight, he was in a hurry to get home and so he would continue their friendship. took the shortest way. 4) Pip took her hand in his hands and told her that there was XIV. 1) Whales 2) As much as thirty three African elephants. no parting thereafter. She would be his wife. This offer of 3) The blue whale, the sperm whale and the grey whale. Pip made Estella happy. 4) They freed on fish and squids. Set – B 5) By listening to the echo of their own sounds. 1) Mr. Loisel bought for her a new dress costing four hundred XV. a, c, d, f, h, i francs. She borrowed a diamond necklace from her rich friend XVI. 1) B 2) C 3) D Madame Forestier. 2) The cost of the replaced necklace was thirty six thousand francs. RAJIV VIDYA MISSION 3) The merchant used to get some profit everyday. But that day I. a) 1) Messengers he had no business, he could add nothing to his gains. So he 2) The messengers informed Macbeth and Banquo that the king was unhappy. had given him the title of the Thane of Cawdor. 4) 1. One hundred and one camels were led by their noses one 3) Banquo warned Macbeth to forget the words of the witches after the another. as they often led one into wicked deeds. 2. A kite carried them off. b) 1) 1) Crocodiles live in lakes and rivers. 3. The camels fell into the left eye of a princess. 2) Living fossils. 3) The Romans. 4. Her maid fished out all the camels from the eye of the prin- 2) 1) The soldiers carry guns, grenades and ammunition, cess with a towel. 2) The soldiers spend most of their time at the border of our IV. 1) a 2) a 3) c 4) a country. 3) It requires a lot of strength and courage to become a soldier. V. 1) Concert, artist, singer, performance, orchestra, choir, musician, instruments, star, play. Section - I 2) 1. Rajeev can play many musical instruments. I. Let the birds come and play with you, Let them grow and live with you. 2. His brother is performing artist. He gave many concerts. Make the world a house of bliss, 3. The choir in the West Minister Abbey won the hearts of music lovers. Let everyone live in peace. 1) We should not give pain to animals. VI. 1) a 2) b 3) b 4) b 2) Hare 3) A robin will repay us with a song. VII. 1) exclusively 2) defectively 3) aggressive 4) idealistic II. 1) The first witch saluted him as the Thane of Glamis. The VIII. 1) censor 2) mould 3) wrench 4) psalms second witch called him the Thane of Cawdor. The third IX. 1) “ I hope you slept well”, said my host at the breakfast. one told him that he would be the king of Scotland very 2) “ Believe me, I know it”, I told him. soon. The first prophecy did not amaze Macbeth because X. 1) He does not understand the importance of being punctual. Glamis was his own state. The second prophesy amazed him 2) There is no room in this compartment. because the Thane of Cawdor was still alive. The third proph- esy greatly amazed him because the king was alive and he XI. 1) She is the woman who fought with the burglars. had two sons also. There was no possibility of his becoming 2) Though it was raining we continued our game. the king. All their prophecies came true. 3) The telescope was invented by Lippershey. 2) Lady Macbeth was greedy and ambitious. She was a bad 4) The receptionist asked me how many days I would stay there. woman. She would do anything for power. 5) Seeing the cat, the rat ran away. 3) The first spirit warned Macbeth against Macduff, the Thane XII. 1) From this time Macbeth and his queen were troubled with of Fife. The second spirit advised him to be brave as none terrible dreams and dreadful fancies. born of woman would have the power to kill him. The spirit comforted him saying that he would never be defeated un- 2) They had no peace of mind. til the forest of Birnam moved. 3) Macbeth determined to seek out the witches and make 4) In the battle Macbeth came face to face with Macduff. He them tell about his fate. told Macduff that all his efforts to overcome him would go 4) He found them in a cave preparing charms. in vain because none born out of woman could kill him. At 5) They asked Macbeth whether he would have his answers this, Macduff answered that he was never born of a woman from them or whether he would prefer to have them from in the ordinary way but untimely taken from his mother’s their masters, the spirits. Macbeth boldly answered, ”call womb. Macduff cut off the head of Macbeth. The third them, let me see them”. prophecy of the spirits also come true.

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XIII. 1) The Lady Macbeth was plotting. XI. 1) preposition; adjective; preposition; noun 2) The attendants were sleeping without any suspicion. But 2) pronoun; adverb; verb; adjective they had been drugged. 3) pronoun; adverb; preposition; verb 3) The king Duncan was sleeping peacefully. 4) pronoun; adverb; adjective; preposition 4) Because the king resembled her father. 5) adjective; noun; pronoun; preposition 5) Only the murderer and a wolf would move about in such XII. 1) I hate him very much. 2) He can lift this suitcase. hour. 3) Where are you going ? XIV. In the above dialogue we will come to know that Raju has a 4) Since there was little sugar, she made coffee without sugar. false notion about the government programmes. He believes 5) If it rains, I will not go out. that all are done only to cash the ignorance of the people. But XIII. Fossils tell us something about the history of the world. They Suresh is not like that. He is well informed and has an idea are the remains of plants and animals preserved in a rock and about the disease as well as the programs sponsored by the they many forms. government. In the end Suresh succeeds in convincing Raju. XIV. 1) i) The diamond is the hardest substance known to man. XV. Vijayawada, ii) They are beautiful and so people would still enjoy looking 21-06-2011. at them. Dear Kumar, 2) Round diamond is called a brilliant. I hope this letter will find you in good health. You see, I 3) The facets cut in the diamond make it sparkle. had an interesting interaction with a soldier who is a BSF 4) By breaking up the light into different colours. guard. We had some nice time together and I have decided to 5) A French woman, Agnes Sorel, in 1430. go for the NDA exam. My father and my mother and brother everybody appreciated my decision. We all believe that one XV. b, d, f, g, h, i should at least for sometime work for our country. Think about XVI. 1) B 2) A 3) C this and do write to me about your idea. If you too are RAJIV VIDYA MISSION interested we will go together for the coaching classes in RAJIV VIDYA MISSION Hyderabad. Let me know your decision soon. I. a) 1) The astronomers Bye. 2) The galaxies which are far from us. Convey my regards to your family, 3) Some astronomers believe that our galaxy is a part of super Yours lovingly, galaxy which consists of many galaxies. Prasanna. b) 1) 1) Parrots live in tropical areas. 2) They eat fruits. 3) No, they can’t understand. They can only imitate sounds. 11. THE UNIVERSE 2) 1) Most penguins live in the southern hemisphere,especially WORKBOOK in Antarctica. 2) The penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and some other forms Grammar & Composition of sea life. 3) Penguin is flightless bird. II. 1) decorated with bright lights 2) great 3) go round 4) of the sun 5) not quite Section - I III. 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D 5) B I. I, like a deer wish to jump and hop, IV. 1) illuminated 2) revolve 3) galaxy 4) orbits 5) extremely I, like a bird wish to soar up in the sky, but V. 1) emptiness 2) diameter 3) capital 4) evidence 5) system I would never like to be caged VI. 1) cool 2) hurt 3) major 4) magazine 5) dance Nor would I like to be tamed. VII. 1) half 2) door 3) bear 4) nice 5) leaf 1) Bird 2) Deer VIII. 1) far ( ? ); Holmes ( . ); smile ( . ); owner ( ? ) 3) The child does not like to be caged or tamed. 2) name ( ? ); young man ( . ); Robinson ( . ) II. 1) They thought that the earth was a flat one with a blue roof above, the sun and the moon and the stars all silently mov- 3) Bushrod ( ? ); ghost ( > ); Robert ( . ); night ( ? ) ing across. 4) cry ( . ); you ( ? ); faltered ( . ) 2) The Milky Way is a part of the galaxy stretching across the 5) mine ( ? ); last ( . ); you ( ? ) sky as a pale white band of stars. It consists of at least a IX. 1) Holmes kept cool and said, "I don't know about any others hundred thousand million stars. who have been troubling you with queries ?" 3) Our galaxy is the only one among the numerous galaxies. It 2) "What is your name ?" Holmes asked the young man. takes for us two million light years to reach another nearest 3) "Take it back with you, Bushrod," said Mr. Robert. galaxy. Beyond it there will be empty space again and an- 4) "Well, I'll have to admit", said the judge thoughtfully. other galaxy at a longer distance. There are nearly 150 mil- 5) "Did you bring along the stuff ?" asked the judge. lion galaxies. We can’t say where some galaxies are today because they must have moved a great deal. X. 1) Her father being a cloth-merchant, she has lots of sarees to wear. 4) The sun is at the centre of our solar system. The earth re- volves round the sun. The moon revolves round the earth. 2) The evening being pleasant we went out for a long walk. The planet, Jupiter is the biggest of all the planets in our 3) She is so rich that she always gets what she wants. solar system. The solar system consists of the sun, the nine 4) If the weather had not improved, the match would not have planets and about thirty small moons circling round vari- been resumed. ous planets. Our solar system is so big that the earth looks 5) Being a medical representative, my brother spends a lot of like a fly in a town with one mile in diameter and the moon time in travelling is just like the head of a pin.

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Section - II XIV. 1) The galaxy stretches across the sky like a pale white banb. Set – A 2) Heavenly Ganga. III. 1) Pip was expected to play in Miss. Havisham’s house and 3) It is in the shape of a biscuit. give some entertainment to her. 4) 165 miles per second. 2) Pip was in tears because Estella put the plate of food for 5) 250 million years for one revolution. him on the stones in the yard. She did not ask him whether XV. From the above dialogue we come to know that weather plays the food was enough or not. She did not even look at Pip. a vital role in our health. If we don’t live in good atmosphere Pip felt insulted and so he began to cry. and healthy surroundings we will definitely fall a prey to the 3) In the house of Miss Havisham Pip met a gentle man. He pollution that is engulfing us. So we must all be aware of our first told Pip that he hated boys as they would be impolite surroundings and try to keep the our surroundings clean, and bad. Any how he advised Pip to be good and be a gentle healthy and hygienic. man. XVI. Machilipatnam, 4) After seeing the room, the dusty furniture and other things 16-05-2011. Pip was able to understand the miserable lonely life of Miss Dear Rajeev, Havisham. He agreed to play with Estella to make Miss Hope this letter will find you in good health by the grace Havisham forget her misery and woes. She would get some of our Lord. Yesterday I read a news article in the Hindu paper. relief. You remember we often had bitter arguments about our food Set – B and eating habits. You always argued that meat and fish are 1) Orlando won the wrestling match. Rosalind was very happy good they give strength. No one denies it. But in the yesterdays and she offered her chain to him saying that she was not fortu- article, vegetables too are good for health and they have their nate to give him a more valuable present. own advantages. Especially, the leafy foods and some 2) Rosalind and Celia were tired when they reached the forest. vegetables they increase the secretion of digestive fluids. This They saw an attendant of a shepherd passing that way. They means they are also good for our health. Even the Europeans asked him for food and shelter. The man was going to sell his the champions of meat eating are opting for vegetarianism. cottage and sheep. They bought them and made themselves So leave all your irrational doubts about being a vegetarian comfortable in the cottage. and start eating all those you have not eaten all these days. 3) Adam was the faithful servant of Orlando. When Orlando of- Bye,convey my regards to the members of your family, fered five hundred crows he had saved, Orlando was touched Yours lovingly, by his generosity. He praised him that the old nature of faith- Ravi Prakash. fulness still existed in him. 4) Oliver induced Orlando to an unequal combat during which he thought that Orlando would be killed. But Orlando won the 12. SOHAB AND RUSTUM combat. Oliver set fire to the hut in which Orlando lived. WORKBOOK IV. 1) b 2) b 3) b 4) b V. 1) Sell, buy, groceries, business, cheap, expensive, money, cost, Grammar & Composition reduction, fair. II. 1) challenge 2) to separate 3) skill shows 4) origin of birth 2) 1. Ravi was coming from the grocery shop when I went to 5) to hold see him. III. 1) D 2) A 3) B 4) C 5) A 2. The goods in that shop are very expensive. they don’t offer IV. 1) saved 2) protection 3) defend 4) precious 5) handsome any reduction on the goods we buy. V. 1) pregnant 2) marriage 3) believe 4) warrior 5) announce 3. They don’t sell soft drinks in that shop. VI. 1) chain 2) game 3) fever 4) said 5) fort VI. 1) b 2) a 3) a 4) a VII. 1) mere 2) beam 3) lime 4) lick 5) keen VII. 1) coercion 2) spontaneous 3) courageous 4) legal VIII. 1) Persia ( . ); challenge ( . ); fight ( ? ) VIII. 1) feature 2) fruit 3) downstairs 4) sing 2) this ( ? ); name ( ? ); king ( . ) IX. 1) “ The baby is dead!”, she cried. 3) saviour ( . ); advice ( . ); me ( . ) 2) “How wonderful the flowers are! Who owns this garden?”, asked the girl. 4) death ( ? ); advice ( . ); me ( . ) X. Before - preposition, famous - adjective, very - adverb, 5) Rustum ( ? ); he ( ? ) hard - adjective IX. 1) "Persia is safe as long as Rustum leads our soldiers", said XI. 1) They have bought a lot of new furniture. Kaikoos, King of Persia. 2) She brought up her children with great difficulty 2) "Unless Rustum is killed, our armies can hope to see vic- tory," the enemies of Persia used to say. XII. 1) She was stung by a scorpion. 3) "If you must go, I want to tell you something," said Tanimeh. 2) If she had come to my help I would have helped her. 4) "You are the son of the great Rustum, the shield of Persia", 3) In order to become rich he works very hard. said Tanimeh. 4) The clerk asked me if I had registered my name there. 5) "I'll not return," he said, "unless I find my father". XIII. We have said that our galaxy contains at least a hundred thou- X. 1) Sohrab asked the young man if he was ready to fight with him. sand million stars. Perhaps there are twice as many. You may therefore think that the galaxy is closely packed with stars; 2) When the king's message reached him, he took leave of his indeed they seem to crowd thickly together in the Milky Way. father and hurried back. Nevertheless the fact is that the galaxy is mostly empty think 3) If I had found a younger champion I would have called you. of the solar system once again as a one mile town with the 4) Drawing his sword, he rushed at Rustum. sun in the centre as a foot ball. 5) She was given a precious stone by him at the parting.

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XI. 1) pronoun; preposition; conjunction; verb Section - II 2) adverb; verb; verb; preposition Set – A 3) conjunction; pronoun; preposition; noun III. 1) Joe was hard working. He was a blacksmith. All the people 4) pronoun; adverb; verb; noun in the village respected him for the skill in his work. He was good natured and like Pip very much. His wife was short 5) pronoun; verb; conjunction; adverb tempered and moody. She was tall and frightening. She did XII. 1) Do you know why the child is crying ? not like Pip. Joe and Pip were made of obey her always. 2) Why did you not do homework yesterday ? 2) Miss Havisham adviced Pip to study in London and she was 3) The lights went off when I was reading a book. happy that Mr. Jaggers would be his guardian there. 4) She has been teaching science for ten years. 3) Mr. Wemmick was one of the assistants of Mr. Jaggers, the 5) This book costs a hundred rupees. lawyer. He led Pip to the house of Mr. Herbert Pocket, tutor. XIII. Gandhi was born in Porbandar. His father was a Minister. He He was short and emotionless. His eyes were small and black. went to a school in Rajkot near Porbandar, which was managed His mouth was wide and talkative person. by the king. Though he was poor at studies, he was honest and 4) Mr. Pocket, the senior was the father of Pocket the junior. so his teacher liked him. Pip thought that it would be good for him to receive coach- ing from Mr. Pocket the senior and live in the room which XIV. 1) From the west to the east. the junior Pocket had offered to him. In this way he would 2) To stop the river water flowing into the Kingdom of the east. be in touch with both the Pockets. 3) With an hour glass and sounding a gong every hour. Set – B 4) Because the sun did not rise. IV. 1) Robert Weymouth took to drinking for nearly a year he had 5) That the king of the Kingdom of the east was trapping the been drinking too much. His usual keen judgement and busi- sun preventing him from passing over to their country. ness capacity had faded away. XV. b, c, e, f, h, i 2) According to Bushrod Robert was taking with him eighteen XVI. 1) B 2) D 3) C thousand dollars in silver, the entire money in the bank. 3) Lucy was the wife of Robert. While she was on her death RAJIV VIDYA MISSION bed, she told Bushrod , the faithful servant to take good I. a) 1) Rustum care of her husband. She also told him that Robert was like a child sometimes but he had been her knight fearless and 2) Rustum save his country with his bravery and fearlessness. hounorable. 3) The ‘shield of Persia’. 4) Bushrod reminded Robert of the day when he was made a 4) The enemies fled in fear when they heard his war cry. knight. He said that Robert’s stealing the bank money would 5) Rustum bring disgrace to Lucy’s daughter and grandchildren. It would b) 1. 1) Australia. destroy the name of Weymouth. Every villager in Weymouth 2) Kangaroos carry their babies in their pouches should say that Robert had been fearless, pure and without and discredit. This advice had an impact on Robert. He re- 3) Kangaroos move forwards by hopping on their hind legs. turned the bag to Bushrod. 2. 1) Ramesh Tendulkar and Rajni. IV. 1) a 2) c 3) d 4) a 2) Don Bradman 3) Sachin Tendulkar V. Knowledge, study, subject, learn, pass, try, result, promote, syl- 3. 1) Yes, we can. 2) Yes, we can save money. labus, questions, answers. 3) Post office offers good interest on our savings. 1) We learn many subjects in the middle school. Section - I 2) The system of promoting students on attendance should be I. I wonder why there are so many stars in the sky, annulled. 3) We should desist from imitating the result oriented And why the sandy deserts are so dry? eduaciation. I wonder why the earth is so round, VI. 1) a 2) b 3) c 4) d And what lies in the ground. 1) Green 2) Round 3) Sand VII. 1) puzzle 2) crowned 3) reign 4) prettier II. 1) Rustum was a brave and fearless general. He saved his coun- VIII. 1) sure 2) crate 3) giraffee 4) cite try, Persia, many a time from foreign invasion. Hence he IX. 1) My father said to me, “ Have you opened this window?” was rightly called the shield of Persia. He deserved the title 2) “May I come in teacher?”, asked the girl. for his valour and service to Persia. X. Eagerly - adverb, waited - verb, new - adjective, movie - noun 2) He asked Sohrab about his parentage. He also said that he did not like to fight in a single combat with anyone who XI. 1) She arrived yesterday. was of low birth. 2) Jaya forgets her friends telephone number. 3) Sohrab’s ambition was to fight with the champion of Persia XII. 1) No other mountain is as high as Mt. Everest. and there by spare the Persian Army. He was of the view 2) Many poems were written by John Keats. that his father would surely come and challenge him. Then 3) If she had not gone late she would have got a ticket. he would have a chance of meeting his father. 4) Since it had rained, they called off the match. 4) Rustum and Sohrab fought for three days. It seemed to XIII. One day there came to that country a young warrior who had Rustum that he was going to lose the fight. It would be a fought in distant lands. Rustum challenged Sohrab to a single disgrace to him. His spirits were roused. He shouted his combat. Sohrab readily agreed to fight with him. As they were war cry. When Sohrab heard that cry he was shaken for a getting ready, the young soldier said to Sohrab, before we fight moment. He dropped his shield. Rustum’s sword pierced tell me your parentage. I don’t fight in single combat with any his side he sank to the ground. one who is of low birth.

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XIV. 1) Tanimeh 3) Several people are being questioned in connection with the 2) Rustum had to leave his wife because the king of Persia bomb blast. sent for him. 4) If she had gone early, she could have got a ticket. 3) The Persian king 5) Since it rained heavily the previous night, they called off 4) Because the Persian king felt insecure in the absence of the match. Rustum. XI. 1) adverb; verb; pronoun; adverb 5) Rustum told his pregnant wife to tie the precious stone on 2) noun; verb; preposition; pronoun the hand of the child and told to keep their marriage a secret. 3) adjective; pronoun; adjective; preposition XV. Rajesh father understood his son’s passion for music so he en- 4) pronoun; adjective; preposition; noun couraged him to study as well as practice his interest. Rajesh 5) adverb; verb; preposition; noun understood the importance of education and promised his dad that he would do well in the coming examinations. XII. 1) What are you doing ? XVI. Bapatla. 2) He said that he would be late to the function. 12-05-2011. 3) If you left before four, you would catch the bus. Dear Rajeev, 4) She has been learning music since her childhood. I must write to you about a funny incident that happened 5) Why did you not come yesterday ? in the I was travelling. We were going to Vijayawada and XIII. Hyderabd is a big city with heavy traffic on its roads caused by everthing was quite and calm except the drone of the bus engine. buses, cars and other vehicles, which release polluted gases. Some of the passengers were either sleeping or looking out There are several industries in and around Hyderabad which nonchalantly. Suddenly we heard the ringing of a cell phone. release a lot of smoke which in turn, pollutes the air. The one who got the call was attending the call. He was taking XIV. 1) Because Kabir used to say he was the child of Allah and Ram. on the top of his voice. He did not have any concern for the 2) That God is everywhere. fellow passengers who were sleeping. Everybody expected that 3) He ordered Kabir to be thrown into the river. he would stop it soon. No, he had not such idea and he began 4) Muslims wanted to bury his body and Hindus wanted to to quarrel with a passenger who told him to reduce the voice. cremate it. Even though we are at liberty to talk we should not forget that we should not encroach on the liberties of the others. I hope 5) They found some flowers. we should all remember this. XV. b, d, e, f, h, j Bye and convey my regards to all the members of your family, XVI. 1) D 2) A 3) C Your loving friend, RAJIV VIDYA MISSION Rajeev. I. a) 1) The princess stood on the banks of river Ganga. 2) She was gazing at the rising sun. 13. KARNA 3) The sage gave her a divine charm. 4) The gods would bless them with children. WORKBOOK 5) Kunti Grammar & Composition b) 1) The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. 2) Mumtaj, the wife of Shah Jahan II. 1) wiseman 2) protective covering 3) one who drives a chariot 3) Twenty years 4) White marble 4) to give shouts of joy 5) acts of courage III. 1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) A Section - I IV. 1) rising 2) remembered 3) whispered 4) trembled I. The author wants us to sit on the edge of the seat 5) unconscious But you want to relieve us from this feat V. 1) recess 2) charioteer 3) witness 4) challenge 5) assembly The character want to speak to us VI. 1) tank 2) part 3) chair 4) guess 5) clear But you distract our focus VII. 1) hearth 2) dine 3) dove 4) pleasure 5) beat You seem to know everything VIII.1) true ( ? ); princess ( . ); side ( ? ) But we know nothing 2) man ( . ); Sun-good ( ! ); eyes ( . ) We pray you allow us to enjoy 3) eyes ( . ); child ( ! ); wife ( . ); son ( ! ) The play 4) Gods ( ! ); smile ( . ); fails ( . ) Don’t hasten to destroy our joy. 5) request ( ? ); mother ( ? ) 1) The lady next to the poet. IX. 1) "Then you cannot fight a prince," said Kripa. 2) Yes she takes out the charm of the play by telling the what 2) "Come with me," said Duryodhana to Karna, "you shall be happens next. my brother." 3) The poet requests the lady not to reveal the play. 3) "Never give them away, Karna," he said to this son. II. 1) Kunti said the magic words that morning whether they 4) "Karna, you have done what no one else would do," said would come true. She did not want the child. Indra. 2) Kunti placed the child in box and set it afloat in the river. 5) He asked her, "what did you come to me for Queen ?" What she did is not correct. Because she would have brought X. 1) The tall building you saw is the Income Tax building. up the boy elsewhere, or she could have told what had actu- 2) She asked if she could delay the payment until the next day. ally happened.

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3) When Kripa objected Karna for his fight against Arjuna say- XII. 1) We were never let down by him. ing that he was not a prince, Duryodhana came forward 2) Though he was tremendous fighter, he never started a fight. and declared that he was making Karna the king of Anga. 3) The dog was boldly picked up by the boy. Thus Karna became the king of Anga. This tells us that 4) On reaching Hyderabad, we went straight to a village. Duryodhana really wanted a suitable challenger to Arjuna. Not only that his generous gesture was clearly seen in his XIII. 1) It was a happy day for the people of Hastinapura. declaration. 2) They assembled in hundreds to witness the show of skill in arms by their beloved princess the pandavas and kauravas. 4) The sun god advised Karna not to give his ear rings and armour away to Indra. Karna did not follow his father’s advise. 3) They held their breath and cheered in turn as the princess showed their wonderful feats of skill and strength. 5) Indra as an old man came to Karna who was know for his charity. He requested to give his magic armor and earrings. 4) The Pandavas , the five sons of Kunti and their cousins Karna did not hesitate. He cut off his earrings and took of the Kauravas were competing with each other. his armor and gave them to Indra. In return he got 5) Though they were brought up together and taught by the Bramhastra. same master Drona, the Pandavas and the Kauravas hated Section - II each other from early childhood. Set – A XIV. 1) Island III. 1) Pip bought a rowing boat because the river Thames was al- 2) People believed there was the bell of heaven. most by Mr. Pocket’s house where he was staying. He could 3) The sailors noticed first the tops of the ships. row there with one or other students also. Even Herbert 4) From the observations people began to think if the shape of Pocket could visit his father’s house frequently on both rides the earth was round or spherical. of the boat. XV. Though Ramu is interested in watching movies he was con- 2) Being a village blacksmith, Joe was unaware of certain for- vinced by Krishna’s responsibility. Krishna feels responsible malities of good behavior in city like London. He placed his and don’t want to belie the hopes of his parents. Any how hat in the corner of a mantle piece and it fell down fre- Ramu realized the importance of studies and vowed not to go quently. His handling of fork while eating, his way eating, for a movie till the end of his examinations. his frequent coughs made things indecent and awkward. XVI. Hyderabad, Hence Pip felt that his own brother-in- law, Joe, was incon- 15-4-2011. venient as a guest. Dear Ramesh, 3) Joe understood his position in Pip’s room. He had no place How is everything at home? I hope you are enjoying your in the company of gentle men. His clothes were dirty and summer holidays. Yesterday I happened to meet one of my would not fit in the company of London students. He did friends who had attending classes in the govt. music college not like to put Pip in an awkward situation because of his and several other places. There is no age limit and the stay in his room so he left Pip suddenly. admission fee is nominal. I think we can avail this opportunity 4) Joe was unhappy in London for various reasons. He did not to at least know what is music. You see music is transcendental fit himself in London society, that too, in the company of and know no boundaries of language, religion, caste or creed. gentlemen. His clothes were dirty and his shoes were shabby. Thinking of these things I have decided to join and enjoy some He did not know where to place his hat and how to use a classical music. Do join and let me know about the fork while eating. His frequent coughs were also inconve- KALAPARICHAYAM in your town. nient to Pip and Herbert. So he thought that it would be Happy holidays and convey my regards to everyone. better for him to leave London as quickly as possible. Yours lovingly Set – B Rajeev. III. 1) Frederick was the unlawful ruler of one of the provinces of France. He drew his elder brother out and usurped the throne. 14. A BIRTHDAY LETTER 2) Rosalind was the daughter of the banished duke. She was retained in the palace to be the companion of Celia, the WORKBOOK daughter of Frederick. 3) Celia always tried to comfort her cousin Rosalind. She did Grammar & Composition so to make amends for the harsh treatment of her father II. 1) presented to 2) facing with courage towards Rosalind’s father. 3) dress 4) full of false pride 4) They wanted to find out where the deposed duke was. They 5) attracted went to the forest of Arden in search of him. III. 1) B 2) C 3) A 4) D 5) A IV. 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) c IV. 1) presents 2) obstacles 3) lighted 4) costume 5) memorable V. Vehicles, mobility, roads, streets, vans, traffic , highways, acci- V. 1) believe 2) material 3) especially 4) attire 5) modern dents, patrol, carriers. VI. 1) mirth 2) leisure 3) voice 4) knife 5) starch 1) We are having traffic problems due to the increased vehicles. VII. 1) moon 2) sight 3) taught 4) wine 5) brim 2) The mobility of the people has enhanced due to the sus- VIII. 1) prison ( ? ); solid ( . ) tained economic stability and growth. 2) sermonise ( . ); then ( ? ); affair ( . ) 3) The increased vehicles not only brought traffic problems 3) movement ( ? ); it ( ? ) but also accidents on the highways. 4) her ( ? ); heroic ( . ) VI. 1) a 2) a 3) c 4) c 5) you ( . ); you ( . ); it ( ? ) VII. 1) steal 2) bright 3) earnest 4) author IX. 1) "Arjuna, wait a minute", he cried. VIII. 1) rigour 2) kite 3) dip 4) fine 2) "My mother," he said, "I promise you this." IX. When the two fires met there would be nothing left for them to burn, to burn so they would both go out. 3) "How can you ask for a son's duty from me ?" he asked Kunti. X. 1) leaped - verb, feet - noun 4) Kunti said, "you are the eldest of the Pandavas." 5) "O, Queen, what can I do for you ?" he said to Kunti. XI. 1) He is too excited to think. X. 1) I dislike sermonising. 2) Though he is old, he is strong.

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2) Many obstacles were overcome by him. 2) Pip asked Wemmick whether he could lend his friend, 3) The girl is so poor that she cannot buy books. Herbert, with a part of the amount he received as his birth- 4) Running a car now-a-days is very expensive. day gift. 5) If she had invited me, I would have attended her birthday party. 3) In the opinion of Wemmick’s father, his son always worked hard. He was good at law. He was intelligent. Though he did XI. 1) adjective; conjunction; adverb; adjective not study law he learnt about legal affairs under the guid- 2) pronoun; preposition; verb; noun ance of Mr. Jaggers previously he learnt only wine trade. 3) pronoun; verb; adverb; adjective 4) The artistic design made by Wemmick himself in his house 4) pronoun; preposition; adjective; noun made him very happy. 5) pronoun; verb; preposition; conjunction Set – B XII. 1) I hear a noise. III. 1) The rightful owner of the diamond was the countess of 2) He plays well, doesn't he ? Morcar. She stayed at the hotel Cosmopolitan. 3) He is too poor to buy food. 2) Holmes was closely studying a hat when the writer went to 4) When I was eating the dinner, the telephone rang. meet him. He wanted to find out some clues from the hat. 5) I have been trying to contact you for many days. 3) The disc and loop of the hat showed that the owner wanted XIII. A poor little girl was walking lonely along the deserted road. to protect himself from wind. By this Sherlock Holmes in- She was wearing a worn-out dress and her feet were bare. She ferred that he had good insight. tried to warm her frozen hands in a torn handkerchief. 4) The words for Mrs. Henry Baker were written on a small XIV. 1) A white powder that looks like salt. card and tied to one of the legs of the goose. In a city like London, there might be several hundreds with the name 2) Because it is scarce Baker. Hence Peterson could not restore the goose to the 3) Because it can kill people who come into contact with it. owner. Instead he had a good dinner of it. 4) Skin would peel off, eyes would become blind and death IV. 1) b 2) d 3) b 4) b would soon follow. V. 1) Writer, novelist, poet, narrator, imagination, creativity, prose, 5) Because it has absorbed some of the radium kept in it. poetry, drama, characters, dramatization, description, nature. XV. a, c, d, f, h, i 2) 1) Wordsworth is famous for his description of nature in his XVI. 1) B 2) C 3) A poems. 2) One cannot become a poet or lyricist unless one possesses RAJIV VIDYA MISSION creativity. I. a) 1) Huien Tsang 3) Keats is known for his flights of imagination in his poetry. 2) Thirteen hundred years ago. VI. 1) tough 2) after 3) struck 4) strangest 5) wagging 3) He came in search of knowledge and wisdom. VII. 1) chronicle 2) pronunciation 3) flicker 4) bowler 4) Pataliputra 5) Master of the Law. VIII. 1) fury 2) same 3) gnaw 4) plow b) 1) Its sharp teeth. IX. 1) She said, “if you give up hatred, I will join you”. 2) At the age of four months. 2) “They are lucky”, he says, “for it is more blessed to give 3) About forty gallons at a time. than receive”. 4) From the fat from its lump like hump. X. 1) Vinoba - proper noun, acquired - verb, strength - noun, Section - I through - preposition. I. They said he was a good husband XI. 1) Neither the publisher nor the editor is dead. Who had tied an eternal bond 2) If you write to me, I will come to your house. With his beautiful wife XII. 1) The history of cricket has been rewritten by Sachin. Never with a strife 2) He is so young that he cannot marry. They had been leading a happy life 3) He asked Mrs. Solomon if she minded examining again the Until the fate struck her knife people in the court. And separated him from his wife. 4) In spite of my best trials I could not achieve it. 1) The warrior 2) The warrior’s wife. 3) They led a happy life. XIII. A large school building in the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is changed into a temporary hospital. Its assembly hall II. 1) One should talk and discuss with others instead of giving is cleaned and disinfected to serve as an operating theatre. Ten sermons sometimes a little truth comes out of our discussion. tables are set up in a row and covered with clean and sterilized 2) According to Nehru a letter is a one sided affair. The ideas linen. Then the paramedics bring in the first ten patients whose of the writer are expressed in a letter. In a talk there is the eye lashes have already been cut short. They are gently placed opportunity of listening to what others say. on the tables while ten others sit cross legged on benches near 3) Both of them were great leaders and they both fought for by waiting for their turn. freedom. Their hearts were full of love and sympathy for XIV. 1) Sam the writer was the young man. the poor and the suffering. They inspired the people to work 2) Writing humorous articles to newspapers. hard and to get ready to sacrifice for the sake of freedom. 3) Quaker city 4) According to Nehru there are certain things to be done in 4) They were going to visit the holy lands in the middle east. privacy and not in public places. It does not mean those things are bad. Secrecy is the act we don’t want anyone to 5) Sam was going to there to write an account of his trip in a know about it. humorous way. Section - II XV. Ragging in some of the professional institutions has reached an inhuman stage. The seniors take delight in teasing the new Set – A comers in a diabolic fashion. In some cases the boys or girls III. 1) Mr. Jaggers adviced Pip that five hundred pounds was not a get frightened and discontinue their studies. In some cases small amount. It was a gift on his birthday. He would be they opt for suicides unable to put up with it. Some are in paid only that amount of money every year until his donor favour of banning the custom on the score that it has ex- thought otherwise Mr. Jaggers was least interested how the ceeded limits of decency, while some others argue that the money would be spent by Pip. age old practice should not be allowed to die on account of

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some sporadic untoward incidents. It was wrong to say or ar- the morning. It was the hospital street bustling with crowds gue that ragging prepares one to face tough life and a real life. and vehicles. I saw two hefty men looking like rowdies make It is the other way out. It is forcing the students to go to the daring attempt to snatch the chain of a young woman. The extent of ending their lives. What sort of enjoyment is this. It woman cried loudly grappling with two hefty men. Suddenly, is inhuman to play with the lives innocent students who come there appeared three students who belong to the municipal to the institutions with great hopes. Hence I suggest ragging high school and began to chase the two men. It was a great should be banned and the offenders must be severely punished. sight watching three small boys chasing two big men without XVI. Guntur, minding the risk to their lives. The children finally succeeded 24-04-2011. in catching the two big men by the time the police and other onlookers arrived at the scene. Everone should really praise Dear friend, the courage shown by the boys. They were latter felicitated How are you? I am fine and doing well. I hope you are at a meeting held in the ground in the evening. studying well and wrote your exams well. I am writing this Convey my regards to your members of your family, letter to tell you about a daring act which I was witness to. Your loving friend, I was returning from tuition classes. It was about ten in Rajeev SUPPLEMENTARY READER – I

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1. PIP IN THE CHURCH YARD 8. PIP'S VISIT TO MR. WEMMICK 1) Pip; he was in the churchyard. 1) In a room in London. 2) A lawyer and guardian of Pip. 2) It was getting dark and he felt lonely and afraid. 3) About what Pip was interested in and in the career that he 3) A man's voice; the voice was harsh. should work for. 4) The man told the narrator to keep still or he would cut his throat. 4) By getting coaching from Senior Pocket and by living in the room which the younger Pocket had offered him. 5) He had no hat and was wearing broken shoes. 5) Because Pip did not know anything about the prices. 2. PIP 'S KINDNESS TO A STRANGER 1) Mrs. Joe, Pip's sister. 9. JOE'S VISIT TO LONDON 2) Because Pip was hiding behind it. 1) Pip 2) By hearing the foot - steps. 3) Large - size boots 3) She was very angry at Pip for his being away for a longtime. 4) To know his progress in education. 5) On the floor. 4) Pip 5) In the churchyard talking to a convict. 10. ESTELLA'S VISIT TO LONDON 3. THE SEARCH FOR THE CONVICTS 1) Miss Havisham's house 2) Cobwebs 3) Rats and mice 1) To get the lock of one of the handcuffs. 4) Estella 5) That he loved Estella eventhough she was proud. 2) An escaped convict. 3) Joe, a blacksmith. 4) That it will take at least two hours to repair the handcuff. 11. PIP'S RETURN TO HIS NATIVE PLACE 5) Because they thought the convict would escape. 1) To see Joe, his brother-in-law. 2) To see Miss Havisham. 3) Looking back at his actions and analyse them. 4. MISS HAVISHAM AND PIP 4) That he was not useful to others. 1) A rich old lady. 5) That some day he would do great things and be happy. 2) Pip's sister wanted him to go to Miss Havisham's house. 12. PIP'S TWENTY - FIRST BIRTHDAY 3) Pip's uncle 4) No 5) Because she thought it would bring him good fortune. 1) That Mr. Jaggers wanted to meet Pip that evening. 2) That something important would take place on that day. 5. A SECOND VISIT TO MISS HAVISHAM 3) Because it was Pip's birthday. 4) To discuss and warn Pip about his mismanagement of finances. 1) Estella slapped Pip. 5) Mr. Pip 2) She slapped Pip because he did not answer her question. 3) Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer. 13. PIP'S PLAN TO HELP A FRIEND 4) The gentleman told Pip to try to be good. 5) No 1) Mr. Wemmick's father 2) Mr. Wemmick 3) That his son was very intelligent and worked very hard. 6. THE PROPOSAL OF MR. JAGGERS TO PIP 4) He heard without responding (answering) to any of the old 1) Pip 2) Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer. 3) Joe man's words. 4) At Miss Havisham's house. 5) He did not know how to convey the old man that he wanted to 5) To put forward a proposal to take Pip to London and get him go out for sometime. educated and make him a gentleman. 14. ESTELLA AND HAVISHAM 7. PIP IN LONDON 1) Pip; he thought of Estella and her life at Richmond. 2) Because he could not get time to talk to Estella alone. 1) Herbert Pocket 3) Estella wanted the speaker to make fun of the visitors that came 2) Because he was carrying a number of things upstairs. home. 3) To bring some fruit for Pip. 4) The room allotted to him. 4) Estella encouraged the visitors to tease him (Pip). 5) The rooms were dirty. 5) To spend sometime with Estella.

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15. A STRANGER'S VISIT TO PIP'S ROOM 3) Because he wanted to have dinner at once. 1) A stranger named Provis (Abel Magwitch). 4) Mr. Jaggers 5) A lawyer and guardian of Pip. 2) He was bald - headed with long hairs by the sides. 3) Pip; no 4) That he might be a mad man. 19. THE TRIAL OF PROVIS 5) Abel Magwitch (Provis) 1) Pip; because he was trying to save Miss Havisham who tried to burn herself. 16. PROVIS SETTLES IN LONDON 2) Herbert Pocket; he looked after the speaker very well. 1) Pip; Provis (the escaped convict). 3) That Provis was safe and talked to him for two hours the previous evening. 2) The more Pip dressed him, the more he looked like the man he had seen in the churchyard. 4) At a place far away from Pip's house. 3) His movements showed that he had chain on his leg. 5) Whether Pip wanted to take rest or he could tell more about Provis. 4) From France 5) As a visitor of his. 17. HERBERT'S PLAN FOR PROVIS 20. JOE LOOKING AFTER PIP 1) A receipt for the debt and costs about which he was so greatly 1) Pip; to Miss Havisham. worried. 2) Joe, Pip's brother-in-law. 2) To look after Provis well in his absence. 3) There was no gleam of fire, no sparks and the forge was closed. 3) Joe, his brother-in-law. 4) What made him come to her ? 4) Joe and Biddy arm in arm. 5) Joe's second wife. 5) That he came to know Estella had come to her and so he followed her. 21. PIP AND ESTELLA 18. JAGGERS INVITES PIP FOR DINNER 1) Pip 2) Very cruelly 3) She was now alone and full of sorrow. 4) The land of Havisham. 5) Pip 1) Pip 2) He was rowing in a boat. SUPPLEMENTARY READER – II

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1. THE BLUE CARBUNCLE 5) When Elijah comforted him by telling him not to worry too 1) Sherlock Holmes, a great detective. much about the household affairs and that everything would be all right in his absence. 2) The Police Commissioner; he found an old hat and a fat goose on Christmas morning. 5. THE NECKLACE 3) Mr. Henry Baker 1) A pretty and charming girl born into a family of poor artisans 4) Because the only evidence of ownership of the property was a in Paris. small card tied to the leg of the goose, with the letters, "For 2) She married a clerk in the Ministry of Education. Mrs. Henry Baker" and London is too big a place to locate Bakers of whom there may be several hundreds. 3) Their beauty, grace and charm were far more important than their birth or family. 5) 'ragged' 4) That she was born to enjoy every delicacy and luxury of life. 2. THE GUARDIAN OF THE ACCOLADE 5) The low class of her house, its mean walls, worn chairs and ugly curtains caused her deep misery. 1) An important member of the Weymouth Bank. 2) For sixty years 6. A LONG – BOW STORY 3) He was dark like bank furniture but his soul was pure and 1) A grain merchant (in Hindi) 2) A farmer honest; yes he is happy with the comparison. 3) Because he had not got a chance of making any money that day. 4) He is the president of the Weymouth Bank; In a red brick white 4) He thought he could doupe the farmer and get some money porticoed mansion. from him. 5) No 5) He is the cashier of the Weymouth Bank. 7. SINDBAD THE SAILOR – SEVENTH AND 3. AS YOU LIKE IT LAST VOYAGE 1) By deposing his elder brother, the lawful duke and usurping 1) Sindbad; he made up his mind that he would not go to sea his dukedom. 2) In the forest of Arden. there afterwards. 2) To spend his days in peace. 3) Like old Robin Hood of England. 3) An officer of Caliph Haroun–al–Rashid; He took the narrator to 4) That those biting winds were not so cruel and ungrateful as Hall of Audience. human beings. 4) To take a letter and many royal gifts to the King of Serendib in 5) He learnt some valuable lessons from whatever he saw and return for his message of friendship. 5) No experienced in the forest. 8. SANCHO PANZA AS JUDGE 4. TWO OLD MEN 1) A wise judge 2) A staff 1) Efim was a rich peasant. He was old, sober and conscientious 3) That he had given ten gold crowns to the man with the staff and strict in his habits. and he was denying having taken any loan from him. 2) Elijah was neither poor nor rich but loved the good things of 4) He refused that he had taken any gold coins from the other and life. 3) Beekeeping if at all he had taken any, he had already repaid it. 4) To go to the holy city of Jerusalem. 5) Because there was no witness for the loan. ❁ ❁ ❁

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