Revision Sheet-3 I. COMPREHENSION: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:- The Peace Makers 60- year old Kailash Satyarthi from India and 17 year old Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan jointly shared the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014. Coincidently, both have been promoting child rights in India and Pakistan. Born: January 11, 1954 (age 60), Vidisha Nationality: Indian Education: Samrat Ashok Technological Institute Kailash Satyarthi Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children's rights advocate and an activist against child labour. He founded the ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ (Save Childhood Movement) in 1980 and has acted to protect the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. He actively participates in rescue operations along with the police and the labour department, and helps rescue children from child labour. ALL About Satyarthi- Did You Know? As a six year old, Satyarthi started a football club, and used the membership fee to pay the school fee Kailash Satyarthi is the for those who were too poor to afford it. second Indian, after He has been ranked among the top defenders of humanity of all time, alongwith the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa, to win many others. the Noble Peace Prize. In the 1980s, Kailash Satyarthi founded the Mukti Ashram to teach new skills to children so that they could lead a better life. Note: Answer the questions in complete meaningful sentences. 1. Who were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014? Ans. 60- year old Kailash Satyarthi from India and 17 year old Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan jointly shared the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014. 1 2. When and where was Kailash Satyarthi born? Ans. Kailash Satyarthi was born on January 11, 1954 in Vidisha. 3. How old was he when he got the Nobel Peace Prize? Ans. Kailash Satyarthi was 60 years old when he got the Nobel Prize. 4 . He was associated with which movement and when did he initiate it? Ans. Kailash Satyarthi was associated with the ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ (Save Childhood Movement) which he initiated in 1980. II. Say true or false- a) Kailash Satyarthi is the second Indian, after Mother Teresa, to win the Nobel Peace Prize. True b) As a six year old, Satyarthi started a football club, and used the membership fee to pay his school fee. False c) In the 1980s, Kailash Satyarthi founded the Mukti Ashram to teach new skills to old people so that they could lead a better life. False d) Kailash Satyarthi actively participated to rescue children from child labour. True II. Leave Application- Write a letter to your headmistress, requesting her to give permission to your class to conduct a special ‘Farewell Assembly’. OR Write a letter to your PE coordinator to allow you to change the game of choice. III. Do as directed- 1. It was a large lovely garden. (Change into Past Perfect Tense) Ans. It had been a large lovely garden. 2. The birds sat on the trees and sang sweetly. (Change into Present Continuous Tense) Ans. The birds are sitting on the trees and singing sweetly. 2 3. The Giant crept downstairs and went out into the garden. (Simple Present Tense) Ans. The Giant creeps downstairs and goes out into the garden. 4. The tree was covered in frost and snow. (Change into Simple Future Tense) Ans. The tree will be covered in frost and snow. IV. Change each of the following sentences to indirect speech. 1. “I love ice-cream", said the boy to his grandmother. Ans. The boy told his grandmother that he loved ice-cream. 2. He asked me "Do you know the syllabus for the English Summative Exams?" Ans. He asked me if he knew the syllabus for the English Summative Exams. 3. ‘Do the exercise as homework,’ the teacher told the students. Ans. The teacher asked the students to do the exercise as homework. 4. Our teacher says, "Honesty is the Best Policy." Ans. Our teacher says that honesty is the best policy. V. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions- in, about, to, with, of , for 1. Compare your answers ____ with _______ your partner. 2. This key holder is very special ____ for ___ me. 3. Kittens and mice are ____ in ___ the same place. 4. Write ____ to ____ me soon. 5. Have you got a piece ___of___ paper? 6. I have got two pens. What ___about__ you? VI. Join each pair of sentences, using suitable conjunctions. 1. The visibility was very poor. He was driving slowly. Ans The visibility was very poor therefore/so he was driving slowly. 2. She had studied a lot. She didn’t get good marks. Ans She had studied a lot but didn’t get good marks. 3 3. He was very upset. His friend had let him down. Ans. He was very upset because his friend had let him down. VII. Read each sentence below. If the article(s) are correct, write “correct” on the line below the sentence. If the article(s) are incorrect, rewrite the entire sentence to make it correct. (Use the articles a, an, or the). 1. We saw an alligator in the swamp. 2. Grandpa gave me a huge hug when he left! 3. I planted a rose bush in the corner of our garden. 4 .