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4. i. What are the young girl and the colonel arguing about?

They are arguing about whether women have enough "nerve control" compared to men, specifically if women have outgrown the tendency to scream at the sight of a mouse.

4. ii. The American joins the discussion. Say true or false.

False. The passage states, "The American does not join in the argument".

4. iii. What does the American naturalist notice?

He notices a strange expression on the face of the hostess and sees her muscles contracting slightly as she summons a servant.

4. iv. What does the hostess want the servant to do?

She whispers to the boy to place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors (likely to lure a cobra away).

4. v. Identify the Synonym of calls from the passage.

Summons.

4. vi. Find the Antonym of familiar in the passage.

Strange.

5. i. What makes one think highly of Srinivasa Ramanujan?

His status as an extraordinary figure and an "instinctive genius" in the field of mathematics.

5. ii. Why did Ramanujan become a clerk?

Because he was born into a poor family and lacked opportunities for a proper education.

5. iii. What was Ramanujan doing whenever he found some free time?

He spent his spare time playing with numbers and equations.

5. iv. What helped Ramanujan to go to Cambridge?

A mathematician noticed his amateur work and sent it to Cambridge, which eventually led to a scholarship.

5. v. What did people at Cambridge do for Ramanujan?

They were impressed by his work and arranged a scholarship to bring him there.

5. vi. Describe the work Ramanujan did at Cambridge.

During his brief period at Cambridge, he produced mathematical work of profound value and amazing originality.

6 (i) Saplings

h. Young plants

6 (ii) Confer

f. Award a degree, title etc.

6 (iii) Foster son

b. Adopted son

6 (iv) Tending

j. Caring for

6 (v) Massive

c. Exceptionally large

6 (vi) Conceive

i. To become pregnant

6 (vii) Invariably

d. Without fail

6 (viii) Pails

a. Buckets

6 (ix) Onset

e. A beginning

6 (x) Facet

g. A particular aspect

7 (i) Honesty

Noun

7 (ii) two

Adjective

7 (iii) And

Conjunction

7 (iv) about

Preposition

7 (v) Ah!

Interjection

7 (vi) learn

Verb

7 (vii)  early

Adverb

7 (viii) him

Pronoun

7 (ix) beside

Preposition

7 (x) source

Noun

8 (i) What a lovely Villa!

a

8 (ii) You are the first person to arrive here.

the

8 (iii) They live in an old house.

an

8 (iv) Panaji is the capital of Goa state.

the

8 (v) I bought a pair of new shoes.

a

8 (vi) It was the hottest day ever.

the

8 (vii) Rajesh is an enterprising businessman.

an

8 (viii) I can't play the piano.

the

8 (ix) We have quite a few books on Yoga.

a

8 (x) It is an absurd story indeed.

an

9 (i) There is a beautiful painting on the wall.

on

9 (ii) Children are fond of toys.

of

9 (iii) He jumped into the well.

into

9 (iv) We cut the fruit with a knife.

with

9 (v)  Wealth is inferior to learning.

to

9 (vi) My friend lives in Delhi.

in

9 (vii) The issue is between you and me.

between

9 (viii) You must abide by the rules and regulations.

by

9 (ix) I went to the airport to see off my son.

off

9 (x) Very few people can swim across the river Ganga.

across

10 (i) Usually I close (close) all doors...

close

10 (ii) The audience had occupied (occupy) their seats before...

had occupied

10 (iii) My father is watching (watch) a serial at the moment.

is watching

10 (iv) She is (be) at peace with her pots...

is

10 (v) Last week my rose plant died (die).

died

10 (vi) The meeting starts (start) by 10.00 a.m. tomorrow.

starts

11 (i) Change to passive voice: The teacher is explaining...

The lesson is being explained by the teacher.

11 (ii) Change to indirect speech: A classmate said to me...

A classmate asked me if my father was a businessman.

11 (iii) Change to indirect speech: He said, "I have lost..."

He said that he had lost his bag.

11 (iv) Change to superlative degree: No other bank in India...

SBI is the most widely spread bank in India.

11 (v) Change to positive degree: The Amazon is one of the...

Very few rivers in the world are as long as the Amazon.

11 (vi) Add a question tag: I can face challenges, ...?

can't I?

12 (i) Keep your surrounding clean.

Keep your surroundings clean.

12 (ii) He and me are brothers.

He and I are brothers.

12 (iii)  I waited for a hour.

I waited for an hour.

12 (iv) Of the two this is the best article.

Of the two this is the better article.

12 (v) One should respect his teachers.

One should respect one's teachers.

12 (vi) He is having many imported clothes.

He has many imported clothes.

13 (i) sch oo l

oo

13 (ii) enc ou raging

ou

13 (iii) app ea rance

ea

13 (iv) exce ll ent

ll

13 (v) sp ea k

ea

13 (vi) a tt ention

tt

13 (vii) p eo ple

eo

13 (viii) kno wl edge

wl

13 (ix) di sc ipline

sc

13 (x) a ff ord

ff

14 (i) knock

k

14 (ii) autumn

n

14 (iii) cupboard

p

14 (iv) tight

gh

14 (v) walk

l

14 (vi) sword

w

14 (vii) subtle

b

14 (viii) psalm

p, l

14 (ix) handsome

d

14 (x) gnaw

g

15 (i) /stretʃ/

stretch

15 (ii) /ɪnˈkredəbl/

incredible

15 (iii) /plɑːnt/

plant

15 (iv) /kənˈdɪʃn/

condition

15 (v) /ˈhɒspɪtl/

hospital

15 (vi) /ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/

entire

16 (i) kite, know, knife

kite (the 'k' is pronounced)

16 (ii) that, think, thousand

that (voiced 'th')

16 (iii) easy, escape, sand

easy ('s' sounds like 'z')

16 (iv) go, to, no

to (sounds like 'oo')

16 (v) hope, rod, rope

rod (short 'o' sound)

16 (vi) earn, earth, each

each (long 'e' sound)

17 (i) competition

4 (com-pe-ti-tion)

17 (ii) two

1

17 (iii) ambulance

3 (am-bu-lance)

17 (iv) matter

2 (mat-ter)

17 (v) anaesthesia

4 (an-aes-the-sia)

17 (vi) sorry

2 (sor-ry)