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II. 1) footpath 2) strong feeling 3) wonder 4) priest5) respectable

III. 1) C 2) A 3) B 4) C 5) BIV. 1) continued 2) polite 3) pretty 4) interested 5) excitementV. 1) ugliness 2) supper 3) minor 4) condition 5) extremely

VI. 1) cure 2) rude 3) teacher 4) great 5) nearVII. 1) court 2) might 3) moan 4) sow 5) cloud

VIII. 1) morning ( ? ); me ( . ) 2) said ( . ); clean ( . )3) sweeping ( . ); it ( . ) 4) times ( . ); institution ( . )5) taken ( . ); wait ( . )

IX. 1) "We're going to begin to be more tidy here", his wife said.2) The teacher said, "Now dear, please ask your mother to wash

your dress".3) She told the teacher, "My mother couldn't believe her eyes

when she saw me this morning in my new dress".4) "I'm ashamed to be dirty when our daughter is so clean, "

her mother said.5) "Her mother is probably not interested in her," the teacher

thought.X. 1) Mysister is not so tall as I.

2) After his recovery he could only move slowly.3) Coffee is being made by mother.4) I enjoy watching cricket. 5) I asked if it was me.

XI. 1) adjective; noun; pronoun; conjunction2) noun; pronoun; adjective; adverb3) adverb; pronoun; noun; verb4) noun; verb; adverb; conjunction5) verb; noun; verb; adjective

XII. 1) Do you like music ? 2) This book belongs to me.3) I hear a strange sound. 4) The address is known to me.5) Though he started late, he finished first.

XIII. The lemming is not a very handsome animal to look at. It issmall and rather looks like a rat. But it has one strange habitwhich makes it very different from a rat or from any other animal.

XIV. 1) Because the doctor wrote the reply carelessly.2) Because she can't say that she couldn't read the doctor's writing.3) Because a chemist can easily understand a doctor's writing

(prescription).4) No, he gave a large bottle of medicine to the woman. From

this we can know.5) She would have felt shocked and surprised.

XV. b, c, e, f, h, iXVI. 1) B 2) B 3) B

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Once upon a time. 2) It was very thirsty one day.

3) Because there was a very little water in it. 4) It broughtsome pebbles and dropped into pot one by one. 5) Water inthe pot rose up and crow drank it, flew away happily.

b) 1. 1) Yes, I have travelled. (or) No, I have not travelled.2) People prefer trains for long journeys because water, toilet

and catering facilities are available in trains, so they prefertrains to buses.

3) Coal, diesel and electricity are three different materials onwhich trains are run.

4) A train powered by electricity is more cheaper than a trainfuelled by coal or diesel.

5) The man at the rear of the train is called Guard.

2. 1) Charles Babbage was the inventor of modern computer.2) A monitor, a keyboard and a CPU are the three main compo-

nents of a computer.3) CPU means central processing Uint.4) We cannot pay electricity bills and reserve our train tickets,

and cannot talk to friend on phone or withdraw salary froman ATM.

5) The information available on computers through internet,that connects all the computers with satellite technology.

3. 1) Sonia was born in Italy.2) Rajiv Gandhi was her husband.3) Sonia leads 'The Congress Party'.4) She entered the main stream politics after the sudden death

of her husband Rajiv Gandhi.5) To endear herself to the teaming Indian masses she started

learning Hindi and wearing saree.

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I. The world looked so beautifulMy heart filled with thoughts of joy fullNever would I forget a day like thisForever my heart would reminisce this divine bliss.1) The wind 2) Bird

II. 1) The teacher sighed because the little girl was nice and hardworking. She was also friendly and polite. The teacher's sigh-ing showed that the teacher was helpless about the littlegirl. The sighing also showed that the teacher was king andcompossionate.

2) According to Washington sweeping of he recitation roomwas his best exam. He flet it so because it provided him anopportunity to join the institution.

3) When the little girls father saw her in the new dress he wasgreatly surprised to find that he had a very pretty little girl.He was very happy to see her in the new dress.

4) The teacher was first impressed by the class room behaviourof the little girl. She took pity on her and told her to haveher dress washed. But the girl was still wearing the samedirty dress. So, the teacher thought that her mother wasprobably not interested in her. So, she herself broght a newdress to the little girl.

5) The school in Virginia for coloured people was the greatestgplace on the earth.

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Set – ASet – ASet – ASet – ASet – A

III. 1) The churchyard was an important place where Pip wouldlike to spend a lot of time. It is important for Pip because itwas there where his parents and brothers were buried. So itwas a dear place for him to visit.

2) Pip promised to give the man a file and some food from hishouse.

3) Pip remembered the man who had been chained in the legs,hungry without food. So, he took pity on him and decidedto help him.

4) Sherlock Holmes was a famous detective. His friend andclosed associate was Mr. Watson.

5) A scientillating blue diamond was found in the crop of thegoose, and it was found by Peterson.

Set – BSet – BSet – BSet – BSet – B

1) Peterson was the police commissioner. He found out a fat gooseand 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,round and hard. Its silk lining had faded away. Its elastic wasmissing and there were holes on the brim due to wear and tear.

3) The words "For Mrs. Henry Baker" were writtern on a smallcard and tied to one of the legs of the goose. In a city like Lon-don, there might be several hundreds with the nameBaker.Hence Peterson could not return the goose to the owner,instead he had it for dinner.

4) Henry Baker bought the first goose from Mr. Windigate of theAlpha Inn.

IV. 1) b 2) a 3) a 4) dV. 1) Driver, conductor, Passengers, travel, road, fuel, engine, brakes.2) 1. The driver is newly appointed, so he has a trouble while

driving in the traffic.2. Thousands of passengers travel from India to different places

in the world.3. There was not enough fuel in the tank, so the stopped in

the middle of the journey.VI. 1) broke down 2) of 3) from 4) flown

VII. 1) possible 2) campaign 3) preamble 4) torchVIII. 1) third 2) main 3) meet 4) chalk

IX. 1) One day, "while at work in the coal mine" , I happened toover hear two miners talking about a great school forcoloured people in virginia.

2) "What do you want" ? he said to her.3) She said, "How beautiful I am".4) One day the teacher said, "won't you wash your face before

you come to school tomorrow morning ? Please do that, justfor me".

X. The - definite article, sun - proper noun, largest - adjective,in - preposition

XI. 1) Billiards is an expensive game.2) All her sister - in - law have ill - treated her.

XII. 1) was won by India.2) beautiful nobody married her.3) Mughal emperor is as great as Akbar.4) her blindness, she works hard.

XIII. 1) I must have walked the streets till after midnight. At last Ibecame so exhausted that I could walk no longer. I was tired, Iwas hungry, I was everything but discouraged. I came upon a por-tion of a street where the broad side was considerably elevated.

XIV. 1) Washington swept the room.2) He swept the recitation room three times.3) Washingtons' idea was to impress the teacher that he was a

hard working and obedient boy to get admission.4) Washington was trying to get education. In order to impress

the teacher he cleaned the room thric and dustered the fur-niture four times.

XV. 1) Yes, I have travelled in a train.2) No, the train runs on rails.3) Yes, we have a railway station in our village.

4) 1) In trains we have toilets, in buses there are no toilets.2) In trains we have sleeping berths but in buses we have only

seats.XVI. 1) Lata and Balu are brother and sister. Their parents love them

very much. They asked them if he could take them anywheresince it was a holiday. Though late suggested going to a film,but she, like good girl accepted her mother's proposal for goingto the zoo.

XVII. Guntur, 5 - 2 - 2011.

Dear Sarat,Here I am writing to you my bitter experience on the very

beginning of our summer holidays. You know that Nagarjuna ismy favourite actor and I wanted to see his newly released film'Manmadhudu'. I went to the theater on the very first day.There was a huge crowd of Nagarjuna fans. I elbowed my waywith great difficulty to the ticket counter. There to my surprise,I realised that my pocket had been picked. Having lost themoney, I decided not to go for movie on the first day. Bye.

Write to me soon.Your loving friend,

Suresh.

2. MY STRUGGLE FOR AN EDUCATION



II. 1) Negro 2) decide 3) strong wish 4) serious5) mad adventure

III. 1) B 2) A 3) D 4) A 5) BIV. 1) describing 2) decided 3) ambitious 4) troubled

5) acquaintanceV. 1) measure 2) expectant 3) permission 4) repeat 5) furious

VI. 1) double 2) engine 3) machine 4) check 5) poolVII. 1) enter 2) light 3) own 4) route 5) beam

VIII. 1) me ( ? ); asked ( . ); it ( . ) 2) them ( . ); they ( ? )3) Sunday ( . ); Church ( ? ); hostess ( . )4) tongue – twister ( ! ); saying ( . ); host ( . )5) for ( ? ); asked ( . ); hostess ( . )

IX. 1) "I want my photograph taken," I said.2) "Sit there," he said, "and wait."3) "The face is quite wrong," he said.4) "I know, " I answered quietly, "I have always known it."5) "I think," he said, "the face would be better three quarters full."

X. 1) In spite of rain they went out.2) A letter has been written by her.3) The man who built this huge house died last year.4) He told the writer to open the mouth a little.5) I insist on your going to bed early.

XI. 1) Preposition; preposition; pronoun; verb2) adverb; adjective; conjunction; preposition3) pronoun; verb; noun; preposition4) pronoun; verb; noun; preposition5) pronoun; preposition; adjective; noun

XII. 1) I remember your name.2) This house belongs to my uncle.3) We won't come tomorrow.4) One of the doors has been closed.5) He has been teaching science for ten years.

XIII. One day a king went hunting with his courtiers deep intothe forest, where they saw a large and beautiful stag which wasactually the Bodhisatwa.

XIV. 1) That he had lent money to the merchant one year beforebut the merchant was refusing to pay.

2) The Qazi told the farmer to cut the merchant's hand.

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3) No; Because he was kind.4) He took the knife and got ready to do so.5) By saying that the merchant was ready to cut the farmer's

hands to get money.XV. a, c, e, f, g, i

XVI. 1) B 2) D 3) C

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) The old man had four sons.

2) Unity was strength.3) The children promised their father that they would never

fight among themselves or fight with others.b) 1. 1) We can find books in great numbers in a library.

2) We can get information and knowledge besides happinessand pleasure from books.

3) The Bible is the sacred book of Christians.2. 1) A market is the most important place in a town or city.

2) The hawkers shout only to attract the buyers.3) The market places are usually noisy and untidy.


I. By the sea her parents aimlessly roam,They look, with vengeance, at the white foam.Never have they forgottenTheir beautiful girl they have begotten.1) The fishermen brought the body of Mary.2) Snake. 3) A grave is a place where the dead are buried.

II. 1) Washington’s first impression was that the school in Hamp-ton must be the greatest place on the earth.

2) Washington’s one ambition was to go to Hampton and studyin the institute there. He achieved it by joining there byimpressing the head teacher.

3) He did not get lodging in Richmond because he did not haveenough money to put up in a lodge.

4) Washington was not able to make a favourable impressionon the head teacher because by the time he went Richmondhe was very shabby without bath and change of clothes.

5) Washington was not able to make a favourable impressionon the head teacher because by the time he went Richmondhe was very shabby without bath and change of clothes.



III. 1) The soldiers wanted a blacksmith who could repair the lockof one of the handcuffs.

2) Pip and Joe went with the soldiers to see how the culpritswould be chased and caught.

3) Miss Havisham was a rich old lady lived in the town. Mr.Pumblechook was her tenant. He told about to Pip’s sister.

4) Estella was a pretty nice girl who lived in the MissHavisham’s house. Pip thought that she was charming butproud. In his opinion


1) The deposits in the Weymouth bank dropped from six figuresto five. Owing to careless lending loans began to accumulate.

2) Bushrod was the messenger in the bank of Weymouth. Hewas not only a servant but also an important member of theWeymouth’s family. He served the family for more over sixtyyears. Though he was black, his heart was as pure as whitemilk. He was honest and sincere in his work. His wife wasAunt Malindy.

3) Bushrod woke up suddenly at midnight because he hadforgotten to bring the passbook to be delivered to customer atseven in the next morning. He had to go to the bank and bringthe book.

4) Uncle Bushrod thought that the Weymouth name and theWeymouth were going to be lost. Mr. Robert was abscondingwith money. It would bring disgrace and untold misery to themembers of Weymouths family and also to him.

IV. 1) c 2) c 3) c 4) dV. 1) Class, teacher, black board, friends, play, motivation, knowl-

edge, learn.2) 1. Learning is not possible without a teacher.

2. Knowledge is divine.3. Our teacher motivated us to help the poor and the needy.

VI. 1) c 2) c 3) a 4) bVII. 1) differ 2) pretention 3) preference 4) withered

VIII. 1) room 2) field 3) revenge 4) recordIX. 1) foam 2) tray 3) word 4) ignoreX. Take it back with you, Bushrod, "said Mr. Robert, thrusting his

hands into this pockets." And let the subject drop. You've saidquite enough. I'm going to take this train. Tell Mr. William Iwill be back on saturday. Good night.

XI. 1) She - pronoun, the definite article, letter - noun, hastily -adverb

XII. 1) I slept for eight hours last night.2) One of my teachers in leaving for USA today.

XIII. 1) who, runs a small cycle shop, won a lottery.2) you were talking to a moment ago was my cousin.3) if she was going with her for a swim. 4) are sold here.

XIV. 1) When John was years old, a circus passed through the villageand put up its tent in front of the Town Hall. John saw themand slipped out of the house. After a long search his fatherfound him among the trained goats and dogs. He was sittingon the knee of an old clown and was shouting with laughter.

XV. 1) Galileo was born in the town of Pisa in Italy in 1564.2) Galileo first wanted to study medicine.3) After listening to the lecture of a famous professor of math-

ematics Galileo change his mind to study mathematics.4) Galileo was appointed as a maths teacher at the age of twenty

- five.

XVI. When Ramu was absent for school for more than a week theteacher asked Ramu where he went and what he did all thosedays. The teacher also said that it was not the time of holidaysas well, so the teacher insisted Ramu about his whereabouts.Ramu replied that he had been to his maternal uncle who wasvery dear to him. His uncle insisted that Ramu should go withhim and spend these with him and be helpful to him.

XIV. Rajamandri.15-05-2011.

Dear Ramesh,How is everything? How did you write your examinations?

I hope you wrote well. You see, recently I have had an interestingexperience, and I thought I should share with you. Last week Iwas travelling in a bus to Tenali to see my ailing aunt. I wasalone. By the time I was about to get down I saw a small briefcase lying next to me. I looked for its owner and I did not findanyone. Then I looked for the driver or the conductor and theywere 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 wherethere was already another man who came to give a complaintto the police about his lost brief case. The unknown man nosooner had he seen the brief case he ran to it shouted that itwas his. We, along with the police understood that he was sayingthe truth. But the police questioned to ensure that he was notlying. Later they gave him the bag. You know how much moneywas in that suitcase! Ten lakhs. The man was crying. Aftersometime he and the police personnel appreciated me for myhonesty gave a reward of thousand rupees from the police. Butthe man gave ten thousand rupees! I was very happy and myreporters came and took my photographs. Here I send some ofthe copies with this letter to you. Now I know that honesty isthe best policy. Come to our place during this summer, byeand convey my regards to your family.

With warm regards,

Your loving friend,

Venu.

3. WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER



II. 1) strong feeling of interest 2) bend downwards 3) undesirable4) to enter by force 5) a continuous effort

III. 1) A 2) C 3) B 4) D 5) A

IV. 1) enthusiastically 2) ceased 3) dignity 4) pride 5) silence

V. 1) reveal 2) discussion 3) mature 4) armour 5) thief

VI. 1) part 2) nurse 3) pair 4) shiver 5) hive

VII. 1) roar 2) bite 3) run 4) mare 5) near

VIII. 1) is ( ! ); washing ( . ); used ( ? )

2) Persia ( . ); us ( . ); defeat ( . )

3) challenge ( . ); fight ( ? ); him ( . )

4) Oh ( ! ); years ( ? ); challenger ( . )

5) this ( ? ); name ( ? ); king ( . ); said ( . )

IX. 1) "I don't like the head," he said.

2) "Open the mouth a little," he said.

3) "Close it," he added quickly.

4) "The ears are bad," he said.

5) "I think", said the photographer, "that I caught the featuresjust in a moment of animation."

X. 1) They are too poor to educate their son.

2) My father is taller than my mother.

3) In spite of doing well at school, she can't find a job.

4) Our music teacher, who is also our physical training teacher,is retiring next month.

5) If you work hard, you will succeed.

XI. 1) noun; verb; preposition; pronoun

2) preposition; verb; adjective; noun

3) pronoun; verb; preposition; noun

4) noun; verb; preposition; conjunction

5) pronoun; pronoun; verb; adverb

XII. 1) He said that he would become a doctor.

2) Why do you hate this book ?

3) Though he worked hard, he failed.

4) They were too tired to walk.

5) Sheela didn't come to the party, did she ?

XIII. Sachin Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973. In 1981, whenhe was 8 years old, he watched the Wimbledon Tennis final onT.V. in which he saw Mc. Enroe Beat Borg in a thrilling matchand he was so excited that he decided to become a tennis starwhen he grew up.

XIV. 1) In 1900; Ferdinand von Zeppelin made it.

2) They were very large and could not fly well in bad weather.

3) Hydrogen

4) Because they were filled with hydrogen, which is highly in-flammable.

5) For observation of icebergs by the Americans.

XV. a, b, d, e, g, j

XVI. 1) B 2) D 3) A

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) The lion was the king of the forest.

2) All the animals met at one place to discuss how to stop theindiscriminate killing of the lion.

3) All the animals decided that they should all go and meetthe lion and tell him about their plan of sending an animaleveryday.

4) The little rabbit killed the proud lion.

5) The rabbit tricked the lion to believe that there was anotherlion in the forest. The foolish lion believed the rabbit anddied.

b) 1. 1) Aeroplane is the fastest mad made flying object.

2) The American Right Brothers were responsible for the in-vention of the aeroplane.

3) The flight which can fly faster than the speed of sound arecalled jet planes.

2. 1) The vast areas of drylands without vegetation covered withsand is called a desert.

2) Yes, we have a desert called Thar in western parts of Gujaratand Rajasthan.

3) Sahara is the largest desert in the world.


I. The old field is our old friend

He never gets old

To paly with us in bitter cold

1) The old field played with the children.

2) The old field is sad because all the children have gone home.

II. 1) The photographer made many changes to the photo. He wassure that his touchings and alterations would certainly pleasethe author. So appeared proud with his confidence in him.

2) The photographer retouched the eyes in the photo, removedthe eyebrows and changed the shape of the mouth, andpushed the hair back. He did all these changes because hedid not like the photo as it is.

3) The author wanted his photograph to be realistic. It shouldshow all his natural, physical features just as they are, andjust as God has given them. His friends would keep his photoin his memory.

4) The author wanted his photo because his friends would keephis photo in the memory.

5) The author broke into tears because he could not get whathe wanted. The photo did not have any likeness of his face.No body would believe that it was the author’s photo. So hebroke into tears.

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III. 1) Biddy was an orphan in the village. She could read and writeand she was employed when Mrs. Joe fell ill to serve her.Though she was pleasant she was not very attractive.

2) The gentleman was Mr. Jaggers. He was a lawyer. He saidthat he was in search of a boy named Pip. He was sent on aspecial duty. A particular person wanted to help Pip andeducate in London. His name or identity must not be disclosed.

3) Though Joe was older than Pip. Pip was more like his friend.So Joe felt very sad when left for London.

4) Mr. Jaggers was the agent of Mrs. Havisham. Mrs. Havishamwas not at all surprised when Pip went to take leave of herbefore going to London. Mrs. Havisham also said she wouldknow everything about him from Mr. Jaggers. So with thesehints it is easy to guess the benefactor of Pip.


1) The banished duke comforted and consoled his followers bysaying that the biting winds winter in the forest were not socruel and ungrateful as human beings. They had some pros-perity in their adversity.

2) Rosalind and Celia were better friends than relatives. Frederickthought that Celia would appear brighter and more virtuous inthe absence of Rosalind. He asked Rosalind to leave the palace.

3) Rosalind and Celia thought that it was not safe to travel foryoung ladies alone wearing expensive dresses. Hence Rosalindput on the dress of a young man and assumed the name ofGanymede and Celia assumed the name of Aliena and beGanymede’s sister.

4) There was a transformation in Frederick on the advice of anold religious man. He felt guilty in usurping the throne of hisbrother. He sent a message to his brother to come and occupythe throne and became a saint.

IV. 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) cV. 1) Wendors, hawkers, sellers, buyers, vegetables, fresh,cheap, rot-

ten, stink.2) 1) We can buy fresh vegetables from market.

2) Since the municipal employees on strike there was unbear-able stink from the rotten vegetables.

3) Wendors and hawkers create a lot of traffic problems.VI. 1) familiar 2) familiarity 3) familiarize 4) bitter

VII. 1) particle 2) narrow 3) famine 4) loudVIII. 1) chime 2) flood 3) flew 4) cite

IX. yes, he said quietly, "it is you", and he went on looking at it.X. photographer - noun, rolled - verb, into - preposition

XI. 1) There is a lot of furniture in their room.2) Man is the only creature that can laugh.

XII. 1) is grown by them.2) seen the police, the police ran away.3) this picture be put up on the wall.4) that he had to go to the library to return that book.

XIII. He was about to go across the meadow when the village boysran upto him and said.

XIV. 1) Rosalind's name was carved on the trees.2) Orlando wrote the poems.3) Ganymede was none other than Rosalind.4) No, he did not but he thought there was some likeness to

Rosalind.XV. 1) Ravi with his friends Kamala, Ramya, Naveen, Praveen, Ramesh

and Dayakar is planning to help the cyclone affected victims.

One of his friends suggested collecting donations and anothersuggested presenting a play and another suggested that theyshould organize a music concert, and lastly Dayakar said theyshould all pray for the well being of the victims.

XVI. Bitragunta, 10-05-2011.

Dear Ravi,I hope this letter will find in good health, and I pray to God

that he might shower his blessing on you. Last month we wentfor a tour to Bombay. We enjoyed very much there and eventhe weather was very pleasant all the days when we were there.I must write to an interesting incident that took in the ColabaBeach. We were all sitting and waiting eagerly to see the settingsun there. But I noticed a foreign national who had beenpretending to give some coins to the blind beggar who had beensitting there. Every time he went and pretended as if he wasgiving something to the beggar, but in fact he did not give anymoney. But few noticed that. He had done this for more than ahalf an hour. Finally I went there and asked him if he washelping at all. He said no, but told me to wait and see. He waitedfor sometime and once again he went to the beggar withoutgiving anything. But as he came back to me I noticed a group oftourists passing by the beggar and each of them gave some coinsto the beggar. Then I realized that the European was helpi8ngthe poor old blind man more than he could. He was indirectlymotivating the others to help the poor man. I felt this was anovel idea of helping others. I hope this incident make you toothoughtful just as it did to me.

Bye for now, and convey my regards to your family.With warm regards,

Your loving friend,Gonzalez.

4. WEALTH FROM THE GROUND



II. 1) to search 2) below 3) make a hole 4) make pure5) substance that removes dirt

III. 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) B 5) CIV. 1) easily 2) examining 3) deeply 4) discovered 5) separatedV. 1) annoyance 2) prefer 3) tolerance 4) orally 5) ordinary

VI. 1) lays 2) malice 3) boat 4) feeling 5) perkVII. 1) pour 2) mirth 3) crude 4) pull 5) stood

VIII. 1) Fool ( ! ); man ( . ); Sohrab ( . )2) death ( ? ); son ( . ); had ( ! )3) son ( ! ); Rustum ( ! ); father ( ! ); anymore ( . )4) Rustum ( ? ); he ( ? )5) death ( ? ); advice ( . ); me ( . )

IX. 1) "Oh, there's nothing to see yet," he said.2) "Is it me ?" I asked.3) "Yes, "he said quietly, "it is you," and he went on looking at it.4) "The eyes," I said hesitatingly, "don't look very much like mine."5) "Fine," I said, "but surely my eyebrows are not like that".

X. 1) Would you mind making a cup of tea for me ?2) Although hundreds of young people are leaving college ev-

ery year there are no jobs for them.3) In spite of being angry he listened to me patiently.4) Although the police appealed repeatedly, the people did not

disperse.5) My brother is going to marry a very rich girl.

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XI. 1) noun; verb; noun; pronoun2) noun; pronoun; preposition; adjective (verb)3) adjective; preposition; noun; noun4) conjunction; noun; verb; pronoun5) pronoun; verb; preposition; noun

XII. 1) I drink milk everyday.2) They have come by air, haven't they ?3) I like your new shirt.4) He is known to me.5) I did not come yesterday because I woke up late.

XIII. Leela was an illiterate woman who couldn't even write hername. Her husband, however was a responsible governmentofficial and he often advised her to learn to read and write butshe was not interested in doing so.

XIV. 1) In 1923 2) The Indians 3) At Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.4) Because he didn't have a ticket. 5) "The country needsgirls like her who can do their duty with courage".

XV. a, c, d, e, g, hXVI. 1) D 2) B 3) D

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) The animals were fighting with birds.

2) The bat did not join either side.3) When the birds began to win the war, it claimed himself a bird.4) In the end the birds won the war.

b) 1. 1) J.L. Baird invented the television.2) Televisions are funnily referred to as idiot boxes.3) We can watch news, sports, cartoons, movies and lifestyle shows.

2. 1) Besides communication, a cell phone can take pictures, sendsms and record voices.

2) A memory card decides how much information can be storedin a cell phone.

3) It is a measuring unit to define the capacity of computer.Section - ISection - ISection - ISection - ISection - I

I. One thrived on the ignorance of the people,The other thrived on his skill,Both went to the king to show their skills.1) Two doctors came.2) The first doctor very hardworking.3) The second doctor was a quack.4) The second doctor got rich.

II. 1) In olden days oil was carried in barrels, but now a days steelpipe lines on land. But ships called tankers carry oil over-seas and on land specially built fire proof tankers carry oilfrom one place to another.

2) When crude oil is heated up at different levels, it turns intovapour. This vapour is taken to towers where it gets cooled.As it gets cooler some sort of oil comes out of it. This iscalled liquid oil. It may be petrol, kerosene, naptha, or die-sel oil.

3) Oil is found in North America, Russia, Carribean Islandsand Middle East and some other countries where oil is found.

4) The first oil field was dug at Digboi in Assam.5) We find refineries in India in Trombay Island near Bombay,

Nunmati, Baruani and Vishakhapatnam.



III. 1) Pip remembered that Pocket was the same boy of his agewho had challenged him to fight in Miss. Havisham’s house.Pip defeated him in that fight.

2) Mr. Pocket told Mr. Pip that he was an insurer of ships. ButPip did not find either a picture or a thing connected withshipping. Next, Mr. Pocket said that he had not started in-suring the ships and he was still learning that job. After thishe added that he would buy some life assurance shares anddo some mining also. He had a plan to do some interna-tional trade in days and dyes and drugs and so on. Yet Pipdid not get a clear idea about Mr. Pockets business.

3) Pip learnt a lot of information about Miss. Havisham’s per-sonal life from Mr. Pocket. Mr. Pocket came to know thosethings from his father. She was rich and proud when shewas young. She was about to marry a cheat who had cheatedon her very wedding day. She was frustrated and disap-pointed and ever since she had been leading a lonely life.

4) Pip did not like Joe’s coming to London because he felt thathis friends would come to know that Joe was only a black-smith and Pip hailed from a poor family. Pip also thoughtthat Joe’s behaviour would be rustic.


1) The family was worst hit by famine. Their crops failed and theygot into debts. They pawned their land and ate grass and leavesdue to lack of food. There was none to help them.

2) Elijah took pity on the members of the family. He gave breadto all of them and brought water for all of them. He boughtprovisions and cooked for them. He redeemed their land frommortgage. He bought a sickle and a horse and a cart. He revivedtheir hopes of living. He saved them from the brink of starvation.

3) Elijah spent a large part of his money on buying provisions forthe family, so he was left with only seventeen rubles only. Sohe felt that he could not continue his pilgrimage with that littlemoney.

4) Efim was in Jerusalem. He saw under the lamps and ahead ofthe worshippers a man who exactly looked like Elijah. He pushedforward to meet him but of no use. He returned to the hoteland enquired about Elijah. He could not trace him out. Thenext day, too he saw Elijah but failed to meet him. On the thirdday he stood at the entrance. Again his search was of no use.

IV. 1) hesitate 2) credibility 3) revival 4) humiliationV. 1) Official, files, manager, supervision, clerks, tables, chairs, pe-

ons, visitors.2) 1. Our official matters will not be disclosed to unauthorized people.

2. How can you manage with this heavy load of work ?3. All the clerks have tabled their files for supervision of the

manager. VI. 1) energetic 2) guilty 3) secretion 4) active

VII. 1) mice 2) wrestle 3) deceive 4) autumnVIII. 1) chime 2) breed 3) wood 4) beam 5) machine

IX. "Do you give this animal food everybody", asked one the min-isters. "Yes, I do" said the rich man

X. bought - verb, from - preposition, near - adjective,her - personal pronoun

XI. 1) I bought two dozen mangoes.2) The child died of jaundice.

XII. 1) wanted to know if I was vegetarian.2) girl who sells second hand books.3) was composed by an old lady.4) heavier than all other metals.

XIII. 1) Mother Teresa was born in Skopje in Yugoslavia on August27, 1910. Her parents were Albanians. She joined a convent in1928 and was sent to India through the Bengal Mission, firstto 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.2) The whole party of gorillas slips through the undergrowth

unseen and silently.3) Yes, they climb trees, but only when at night to sleep.4) In the face of danger, the male gorilla threatens his oppo-

nent by beating his chest, and roaring loudly.XV. Ramu was in class IX . He was not only a good student but

also an honest boy as well. All the teachers love him. One dayhe came late to the school which was quite uncommon. Theteacher asked the reason why he came late. Then he told ev-erything how the old man hit by a motorist and how he tookhim to hospital. Then the teacher not praised him but alsoaddressed as best and a brave student.

XVI. 16-07-2011,Guntur.

Dear Suresh,How are you? And how are your parents and friends? I wish

I was with you, we could have enjoyed ourselves these holidays.I would like to share some of my experiences of my travelswith you , as you are my bosom friend.

After visting my auntie in Chennai I was returning home.As I was sitting alone in my first class compartment, you know,you won’t believe whom I saw. I thought of getting down andgreeting him but I was afraid that the train would move, withoutgetting down I just waved at him but in that huge crowd he didnot notice me. There were so many with him to see him off atthe station. Slowly the train started and I began to watch thepeople, coolies, trollies passing by, and I forgot Chirangeevi.There was none except me in that first class compartment. Aftersome time I heard some voices coming toward ourcompartment. I thought other passengers were coming tooccupy their berths. To my pleasant surprise it was none otherthan the great Mega Star Chirangeevi himself. Without myknowledge I rose and greeted him. He was very simple andkind he enquired of me, my family, what I would like to becomewhen I finish my college studies. We had been talking like thisfor a until it was time to sleep. Before going to sleep he saidgood night to me. The next morning when I woke he was gettingready to get down in Vijayawada. Even I had to get at the samestation. So arranged the little luggage that I had with me and atthe station he wished best of luck and said good bye to me.

Whenever I see his autograph I remember that beautifuljourney and it remains pleasant to forever.

Bye Suresh.Convey my regards to your family.With warm regards,

Your loving friend,Rajesh.

5. GOOD MANNERS



II. 1) lung disease 2) putting a strain on 3) feeling unsteady4) delicate 5) slight anger

III. 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D 5) AIV. 1) sufficiently 2) truth 3) uniform 4) grateful 5) franklyV. 1) compete 2) anxious 3) publicity 4) horror 5) travel

VI. 1) leather 2) bargain 3) lace 4) bark 5) mouthVII. 1) way 2) tide 3) cod 4) smoulder 5) brown

VIII. 1) true ( ? ); princess ( . ); side ( ? )2) eyes ( . ); child ( ! ); wife ( . ); son ( ! )3) charioteer ( ! ); sword ( ! )4) gods ( ! ); smile ( . ); fails ( . )5) up ( . ); request ( ? ); mother ( ? )

IX. 1) "Oh, you don't, don't you ?" I said.2) "No," he went on, "I don't care for it".3) "What about the mouth ?" I said.4) "The ears, though," I said, "strike me as a good likeness,

they're just like mine".5) "Yes," said the photographer thoughtfully, "that's so", but I

can fix that all right in the print.X. 1) The little girl was given a new blue dress by the teacher.

2) His wife said that they were going to begin to be more tidythere.

3) Let's hurry home before it rains.4) I hope she will win the election.5) Don't do anything till I write to you (next week).

XI. 1) pronoun; noun; conjunction; adverb2) pronoun; verb; conjunction; adverb3) conjunction; noun; verb; preposition4) adjective; pronoun; preposition; noun5) pronoun; adjective; preposition; adverb

XII. 1) Why do you want to go out ?2) My brother and I are going to buy a new flat.3) Why do you hate him so much ?4) Don't you like her ?5) Why didn't you come yesterday ?

XIII. Dolphins are very interesting animals which look like fishbut are not fish. Fish have cold blood but dolphins have warmblood like other animals. They cannot live under water but canstay under for a longtime but have to come up to breathe air.

XIV. 1) A very tiring twenty six mile foot race. 2) In Greece.3) The winter games 4) Yes. 5) Skiing, speed and figureskating, ice-hockey and rifle shooting.

XV. a, b, d, e, f, iXVI. 1) C 2) A 3) D

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) We call him Mahatma and Bapu.

2) Non- Violence was his weapon with which he won freedomfor us.

3) Dandi satyagraha and Quit India are some of the nationalmovements he organized against the British.

b) 1. 1) Kangaroos are found in Australia.2) Kangaroos carry their baby kangaroos in their bag like

pouches attached to their abdomens.3) The word kangaroo means I don’t know in the native lan-

guage of Australia.2. 1) In a dictionary we find the meanings of words.

2) Dr. Samuel Johnson.3) Phonetic transcription is a set of symbols with which we

will be able to pronounce the word.


I. All the bad are thrown into the shoal,And the virtuous live in this world whole,The world looks like a temple,Every man lives with a happy soul.

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II. 1) The young man understood what the illness was, when hefell sick. He understood how fragile became though he wasyoung. He found himself weaker than many healthy oldmen. This brought about a change in his attitude towardsthe old and the weak people.

2) Our attitude towards the old and the weak should sympa-thetic. We must understand their problems and we shouldhelp them if we can.

3) When we speak to others we should remember that weshould speak clearly and loudly enough for the listener. Weshould not make them ask repeat. It is our social responsi-bility that we make ourselves understood.

4) Saying good morning or good evening to others, showingsympathy for others and not to comment at the back ofothers.

5) We can cultivate good manners by being observant. We don’thurt others with our behaviour or speech then we can as-sume that we have good manners. Good manners are learntfrom the very childhood.



III. 1) Miss Havisham advised Pip to love Estella even though shewas harsh or proud with him. Her ardent wish was that Pipshould love Estella.

2) Startop was the other classmate of Pip. He spent a lot ofmoney and led a luxurious life. He was always movingaround in expensive cabs, and Pip and Herbert also had tomeet some of his expenses whenever he picked them upfor his tours.

3) Mrs. Joe led a miserable life for an year in wheel chair. Shespoke very little and Biddy always attended her. On the dayof her death in the evening she uttered the names of Joeand Pip and died.

4) The letter Pip received from Trabb company contained thesad news that his sister Mrs. Joe died on Sunday and herburial would take place on Monday at three O' clock at thevillage church yard.


1) Loisel was pretty and charming. She always felt that she wasborn to enjoy the luxuries and declicasies of life. Her husbandwas just a clerk and he could not buy expensive things to her.So she always felt sorry about her status.

2) At the party every one started at her,inquired about her andasked to be introduced to her . All the under secretaries wereeager to dance with her. Even the minister noticed her beautyand elegance. She danced merrily in a triumphant mood.

3) No, it was not a real diamond necklace but an imitation one.4) The cost of the new diamond necklace was thirty six thousand

francs. Mr. Loisel had eighteen thousand with him left by hisfather and the remaining he borrowed from others.

IV. 1) equal 2) accused 3) energetic 4) attractiveV. 1) Train, track, passengers, luggage , goods, guard , signal ,

reservation, ticket collector, bogie, coolie, ticket, journey, travel.2) 1. The students are on the right track of learning. Soon they

will stop bothering us.2. Unless the guard does not give signal, the train will not budge

an inch.3. Passengers are requested to travel with less luggage.

VI. 1) took up 2) public 3) rare 4) satisfyingVII. 1) phychology 2) grammar 3) recitation 4) proposal

VIII. 1) change 2) permit 3) rush 4) count 5) rise

IX. "Who pays for your increasing bills ?" I asked him. Dr. Modithrew up his hands and said. "The almighty gives. I have al-ways wanted to be useful. Service to the suffering humanbody, which is the temple of God, is the best form of worship".

X. Sudha Chandran - noun, several - adjective,before - preposition, injured - verb

XI. 1) Each of the boys has gone to his room to attend his studies.2) The office is open between ten and five.

XII. 1) who had stolen the bike has been caught.2) must be tired for having no sleep last night.3) tired that he could scarcely stand.4) letters been posted by you ?

XIII. 1) Morning came and with it the discovery of the crime. Macbethand his lady made a great Show of grief. Macbeth killed theattendents at once as if to avenge the kings death. But theentire suspicion fell upon Macbeth. Everyone knew that he hadmore reason that anyone else to wish for the death of the king.

XIV. 1) Macbeth was related to the king.2) Macbeth was respected for his courage and skill.3) They were coming from the battle field defeating a rebel army.4) They met three witches.

XV. Lata’s father won a lottery of fifty lakhs. When Lata asked herfather what he was going to do with that money her fatherreplied that they would build a new house and a hospital forthe poor. When Lata asked why they should build a hospital forthe poor Lata’s father replied that it was their social responsi-bility to help the poor and the needy.

XVI. Hyderabad,22-5-2011.

Dear Rahul,I think you have written all your exams well, here I too

have done the same. You see this year the summer is going tobe very hot. But what I am worried about is that electricitydepartment has started felling the tress indiscriminately. Thereason is that the trees are obstructing the electric cables. Noone objects to this as we still have to develop to haveunderground cable system. Instead they should go for diversionwherever there are tress. They should allow the trees to grow.They give us a lot of shade and they cool the atmosphere. Weknow that trees absorb carbondioxide and release oxygen intothe atmosphere. We need not recite all the advantages of havingtrees in our localities. The government itself is doing that sowhat I believe is that there should be some co-ordination amongthe departments of government. Only then we can save trees.

I wrote a letter to the Collector and the MunicipalCommissioner and the Chief Executive Engineer. Let us seewhat they will do about this.

Bye. Convey my regards to your family,Your loving friend,

Suresh.

6. THE SEVENTH MANDARIN



II. 1) roll of paper 2) high up 3) bite 4) to damage5) to drive forward

III. 1) A 2) C 3) B 4) C 5) AIV. 1) surrounded 2) frightened 3) precious 4) flutter 5) nodded

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V. 1) connection 2) accordance 3) different 4) numerous5) perimeter

VI. 1) look 2) knife 3) general 4) bright 5) trainVII. 1) chef 2) beauty 3) talk 4) mean 5) fight

VIII. 1) dragon ( . ); tassels ( . ); gold ( . )2) youngest ( . ); simple ( . )3) string ( . ); pulled ( . )4) back ( . ); steps ( . ); him ( . ); corridors ( . )5) again ( . ); do ( . ); palace ( . )

IX. 1) "Come back, come back. O magnificient wind bird," criedthe seventh mandarin.

2) "Surely," thought the seventh mandarin, "I have killed my king."3) "I dreamed a dream last night," he said, his voice low and

filled with pain.4) "It is not so," said the six mandarins.5) "If it is not so," said the king, slowly raising his hand to his

head, "how have I dreamed it ?"X. 1) In spite of being poor, he helped a lot of people.

2) India is not so rich as America.3) The winner will be given a gold medal by them.4) Although it was raining we went out.5) The doctor asked the patient to opens his/her mouth.

XI. 1) pronoun; noun; adjective; noun2) pronoun; adverb; verb; adverb3) conjunction; pronoun; verb; noun4) conjunction; pronoun; conjunction; preposition5) adverb; preposition; preposition; noun

XII. 1) The teacher was teaching a lesson then.2) I own a car.3) One of the doors is closed.4) Kamala is the taller of the two.5) Why do you prefer coffee to tea ?

XIII. A hovercraft can move on water or land because it does notactually the surface of the land or water over which it moves.The air cushion that it creates under it, keeps it hovering about45 cm above the surface and that is why it is called thehovercraft.

XIV. 1) As an island supported by pillars.2) That the tops of the ships are seen first and then gradually

the whole ship is seen.3) The shape of the earth is spherical.4) An eclipse of the moon occurs.5) Astronomers are those people who study space objects.

XV. a, c, e, f, h, iXVI. 1) A 2) C 3) D

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) People read newspapers because of their curiosity to know.

2) The features I like in the newspaper is sports, cinema, health,education and astrology.

3) Eenadu, Andhra Jyothi, Sakshi, The Hindu, Deccan chronicleetc.

4) Yes, newspapers can influence people.b) 1. 1) The banyan tree occupies a lot of space. 2) Neem

3) Neem 4) Teak, mahogany and oakc) 2. 1) At night 2) Dog 3) Dogs can recognize their masters not

only with their eyes but also with their sense of smell.4) Alsatian, Grey hounds are very ferocious.


I. All are watching with their eyes wide open,Awe struck at the sight of pachyderm,Gaping at the size of the animal from the length of an arm.1) A mahout is a person who controls an elephant by sitting

on its head.2) They are round in shape.3) It means an elephant.

II. 1) The king knew the laws of his country, but he did not knowanything about his people because he never went out of hispalace.

2) The seven mandarins guided the king.3) The mandarins got their wisdom from the books and scrolls

that were in the king’s palace.4) The king started going round the city along with the sev-

enth mandarin, he met with his people and heard their griev-ances. He took several welfare measures for his people.



III. 1) Mr. Jaggers told Pip that he was spending lavishly and hisaccounts showed that he had been very free and he mighthave thought that money could come easily to him. He didnot save any amount, instead he fell into debts.

2) Regarding lending money to Herbert, Wemmicks advise wasthat the money would be lost. Further Pip would lose a friend.

3) At Richmond whenever Pip visited Estella she made fun ofhim. She wanted that Pip should make fun of the visitors.She encourage the visitors to tease Pip whenever Pip wasplaying cards with the visitors she did something unpleas-ant. Pip could not understand her nature and the strangeway of her impolite behavior.

4) Miss. Havisham infact wished that Pip should marry Estella.Hence she asked him about her beauty and behaviour.


1) One of them would narrate a story. The other should neitherdoubt not question the probabilities of the story. Whoeverdoubted the story should pay the narrator a hundred rupees.

2) 1. The farmer’s father was a very rich man.2. He had a lot of animal wealth.3. His mare sustained a very big sore on her back.4. Wheat sprouted and began to grow on the mare’ s back.5, The sore was a hundred acre field.

3) The farmer was the cleverer of the two. He made the merchantdoubt the story. The merchant agreed to pay him a hundredrupees towards the cost of the wheat taken by his father.

4) There is a moral in the story one should not think too much ofhimself. Even a village farmer may prove to be wiser than anexperienced business man.

IV. 1) a 2) c 3) c 4) bV. 1) Audience, anchor, movies, advertisement, news, serials, chan-

nels, sponsor, program, live.2) 1) Some of the advertisements aired on the T.V. are so obscene

that we cannot watch with our children.2) Many industrialists have come forward to sponsor the IPL

on T.V.3) Nowadays many of the programs that are telecast are live.

VI. 1) a 2) c 3) c 4) bVII. 1) stadium 2) suffer 3) beggar 4) sovereign

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 ?"2) "No”, said the little fellow.

X. 1) Woke - verb past tense, early - adverb, morning - nounXI. 1) you locked the door properly, they would not get in.

2) my father's health is poor he is always cheerful.3) was being constructed by my uncle 4) eating too much.

XII. The seventh mandarin ran down the steps. He put his capeabout his face so that no one would know him. He ran throughthe echoing corridors. . He ran past the mandarins’ mansionsand through the gates of the high palace walls.

XIII. 1) The princess was sitting in her private garden.2) The camels fell in her eye.3) The maid. 4) Hundred and one.

XIV. In the above dialogue we Ravi shows good behavior and heshows concern to his fellow students. But Suresh shows hisunruly behavior and undisciplined. Though he is adamant inthe beginning he yields to the convincing behavior of Ravi.From the above dialogue we will come to know that everyonewill listen when we suggest things in good manner.

XV. Vijayawada,10 - 01 - 2011.

Dear Suresh,How are you? How are our friends? I must write to you

about an interesting yet funny incident I had with my neighbouryesterday night. You see nowadays people seem to have losttheir concern for their fellow beings. They believe that theyhave freedom and they can enjoy like any thing. Our neighbourwas listening to some western music at a high volume. It waseleven p.m. at night. He did not have any concern for hisneighbours. So I along with other neighbours went and toldhim he should not disturb other and he had to reduce thesound. At first he did not listen but when we threatened himof going to the police station he came down and said sorry.You see it was very bad of him to live with little concern forothers. We must never forget that everyone has rights andliberty. We must respect others rights too.

Convey my best regards to our friends,Bye.

Your loving friend,Rajesh.

7. MAORI VILLAGES



II. 1) borders 2) prayer meeting in a church 3) songs of praiseto God 4) hard outer cover 5) to smell

III. 1) B 2) D 3) A 4) B 5) BIV. 1) bathing 2) beautifully 3) appreciatively 4) medicinal

5) amazingV. 1) invader 2) warrior 3) precious 4) saviour 5) ignorance

VI. 1) order 2) loop 3) language 4) bowl 5) championVII. 1) fear 2) tide 3) full 4) loan 5) tough

VIII. 1) cold ( ? ); course ( . ); hot ( ! )2) Sunday ( . ); Church ( ? ); hostess ( . )3) Look ( ! ); said ( . ) ; way ( . )4) all ( ? ); know ( . ) ; answered ( . )5) tongue - twister ( ! ); saying ( . ); host ( . )

IX. 1) As we reached the door, my hostess, "I will show you overthe church after the service"

2) "Yes, I know," she said.

3) "I will make your tea for you," said the Maori woman.4) "I expect you would like to see how she makes it," my host

suggested.5) "What is it for?" I asked.

X. 1) He enjoys smoking a lot.2) The man who built this huge house, died last year.3) I have lost the pen which I bought last week.4) Feeling very tired she went to bed without eating anything.5) I was invited by some friends who had settled there.

XI. 1) adjective; noun; preposition; pronoun2) conjunction; pronoun; preposition; adverb3) pronoun; verb; preposition; noun4) preposition; noun; adjective; preposition5) pronoun; verb; adverb; conjunction

XII. 1) Who does this book belong to ?2) Ramesh as well as Sreenu has gone to Chennai.3) Return after a week.4) They are discussing an important issue.5) Shravan is an orphan, isn't he ?

XIII. Mahagiri was a big elephant which belonged to a merchant whomade a lot of money by putting it to work like carrying heavyloads of wood and carrying people from one place to another.

XIV. 1) In those days wars stopped so that the fames could take place.2) In Olympia, Greece.3) Only Greece and Mediterranean countries.4) Women participation5) Bicycle and boat racing, football, basketball, judo, shooting

and water polo.XV. a, c, d, f, g, h

XVI. 1) C 2) C 3) D

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Pisa 2) His first idea was to study medicine.

3) Galileo was later interested in mathematics and physics.4) At the age of 25 he became a teacher.

b) 1) Zoo 2) The children3) They will learn to be kind to the animals.

c) 1) We feel relieved from the tension.2) The children would like to play in the garden.3) Bengaluru.


I. We take her to the undaunted king,Who would be bound by the spell of a spring,The kings, the dukes the all are ready to enter the ring,All fight to offer her a wedding ring.1) The kings and the dukes.2) The princess will cast the spell with her beauty.

II. 1) The district of Maoris has many pools with hot and boilingwater. The boiling water rises up into the air as spring incolumn knows as geyser.

2) The Maoris do not seem to have any fear of the dangerscaused by hot springs and pools. They build their housesalmost on the edges of the hot pools. They find them veryuseful both for cooking and bathing.

3) The Maoris woman filled a kettle with cold water. She car-ried it outside the house instead of putting on a stove. Sheplaced the kettle in a corner of a boiling pool. In a few min-utes the water in the kettle also boiled. She made tea forthe writer.

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4) The Maoris led a simple life. They were kind, generous andhospitable. They lived in wooden houses due to the factthat earth quakes were frequent there. Their houses wereon the edge of boiling water pools. They made use of theseboiling water pools for their cooking purposes.

They attended the church on Sundays and offered their prayersto god.



III. 1) The stranger called him noble boy because he acted noblylong back. He brought a file and some bread when he wasalmost dying of hunger. Besides that he kept it secret.Though Pip had a chance to hand him over to the soldiers,he did not do it. He allowed the stranger, in fact the convictto go away.

2) Provis was Abel Magwitch. He was a sheep farmer, andworked in New South Wales and made his fortune.

3) Provis was a convict wanted by the police. To protect himseemed difficult to Pip. The more Pip dressed him the morehe looked like the old convict whom Pip had met severalyears ago in the church yard. His movement showed thathe had chains on his legs. His identity was crystal clear.

4) Compeyson was well educated but he was a rogue and cheat.He deceived others by forging the signatures of others. Helooted bank notes. He promised to marry Miss Havishamand got a lot of money from her. He did not turn up on hermarriage day. He was caught by the police along with AbelMagwitch.


1) Sindbad was a great sailor. He was an adventurer. He completedsix voyages which were full of breathtaking risk. He had enoughof adventure and determined not to take any further voyage.

2) The Caliph asked Sindbad to take letter and royal gifts to theking of Serendib in return for his message of friendship.

3) The pirates took Sindbad and others as prisoners who wereforced to put on dirty dress. They took them to a distant landand sold them as slaves. Luckily, Sindbad was sold to goodmerchant.

4) The master loaded his elephant with as many tusks as it couldcarry. He was extremely happy that he got much wealth in theform of tusks due to Sindbad. As a token of gratitude, he setfree Sindbad.

IV. 1) c 2) c 3) b 4) dV. 1) Plough, till, field, manure, agriculture, monsoon, canals, crops,

acre, fertilizers, farmers, seeds, grains. Plantation.2) 1) Farmers plough their fields before the plantation work.

2) To achieve better yield, farmers often use fertilizers.3) Agriculture in India mostly depend on monsoons.

VI. 1) b 2) b 3) a 4) aVII. 1) boundary 2) rectify 3) cautious 4) ledgering

VIII. 1) treat 2) wood 3) chief 4) spineIX. 1) What an inquisitive person.

2) "No, I don't drink milk", he said.X. Thief - noun, saw - verb, police - noun, from - preposition

XI. 1) She drinks milk everyday.2) Rice is the staple diet of the South Indians.

XII. 1) She is so lazy that she does not undertake any job.2) The sea being calm, Sindbad set sail again.3) All the eggs were boiled by her.4) If I were you I would not smoke.5) The clerk asked if I were married.

XIII. As we reached the door my hostess said, “ I will show youover the church after service. The service itself was very in-teresting, for the clergy man was a Maori. He said the prayersfirst in Maori language and then in English, and the samewith the lessons and sermon. The hymns we all sang together,the Maoris singing in their language while the rest of us sangin English.

XIV. 1) Kumaon region was the favourite place of tigers.2) Jim Corbett came to the forest.3) About sixty four people were killed.4) Corbett stayed in the middle of the forest.5) An old woman came crying to Corbett.

XV. We know that Suresh and Mohan are passengers in a bus.They share their ideas about trees. Though Mr. Suresh doesnot like trees in the end by explanative power of the Mr.Mohan he will realize the necessity of having trees around.We must remember that trees also are created by the samegod who created us. We must allow them to grow.

XVI. 16-04-2011,Guntur.

Dear Suresh,I would like to mention one of the unpleasant

experience I had a few days ago. You know my passion formusic. So I bought a sound system with great pleasure. Butyou see as soon as we brought it home and had it installed,we did not get it to function. We called the service centre.They came after three days and later they came, checked,and declared one of the important item in the machine ismissing. We complained to the shop where we bought it.They said they were helpless and told us to contact theservice centre. You see I am embarrassed with this incidentand I advise you to check twice before you any electronicitem from any shop.

Convey my regards to your family,Your loving friend,

Rahul.

8. AT THE CHURCH DOOR



II. 1) quickly 2) to gulp 3) to spray 4) affected with pity5) magical

III. 1) D 2) B 3) C 4) A 5) CIV. 1) voyaged 2) hear 3) discovered 4) invented 5) sleepyV. 1) corridor 2) gradually 3) beneficial 4) favour 5) professor

VI. 1) pinch 2) cloud 3) round 4) boat 5) calmVII. 1) dew 2) break 3) pace 4) hive 5) bluff

VIII. 1) John ( ? ); cried ( . ); him ( . ); John ( ? ); softly ( . )2) surprise ( . ); John ( ? )3) start ( . ); true ( . ); everything ( . )4) is ( ? ); while ( . ) 5) Jean ( ! )

IX. 1) "That must be the man who will marry the young lady,"thought the tailor.

2) When they passed, the husband said, "well, do you knowwho he is ?

3) "John ?" he cried.4) "John ?" the old man repeated softly.5) Then for the third time he said, sobbing, "John ?"

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X. 1) A start was given by the old man.

2) He asked his wife if she knew who he was.

3) The priest appointed the tailor in his place.

4) When I reached the house, my cousin had already left.

5) Every man, who entered the church, was gazed at by him.

XI. 1) pronoun; preposition; adjective; noun

2) adverb; pronoun; conjunction; preposition

3) adverb; pronoun; verb; preposition

4) adverb; adjective; noun; preposition

5) adjective; noun; verb; pronoun

XII. 1) The school works between ten and two.

2) Although he was poor, he was generous.

3) This book contains wonderful stories.

4) He entered the room hurriedly.

5) They have been playing cricket since this morning.

XIII. Human beings are sometimes cruel to crocodiles as they huntand kill them and use their hides to make handbags and otherluggage material.

XIV. 1) More than 2000 kinds.

2) In Africa; It is three inches in length.

3) Slave ants

4) The king ant looks after the administration; the queen antgets various kinds of ants done by slave ants.

5) By eating flesh of animals.

XV. a, c, d, f, i, j

XVI. 1) B 2) C 3) A

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Dolphins have a fin on its back.

2) A dolphin moves by moving its tail up and down.

3) The dolphins swallow their food.

4) Dolphins feed their babies with their milk like all othermammals.


I. They give us shade to keep us cool

They give us tasty fruit,

To our health they suit

They give us wood and food and winds to cool.

1) The trees are kind to us.

2) The trees give us fruits and wood and cool shade.

3) The birds are found in the boughs.

II. 1) John was five years old, a circus came to the village. Heslipped out of the house. The circus people took him away.Thus his parents lost him.

2) The parents of John searched for him everywhere. The fa-ther went to the roadside shouting John! He ran wildly inthe night also. His wife sat at the door weeping. They madeevery possible trial to find their lost son.

3) The sprinkler at the door of one of the churches was an oldman. He became the tailor’s friend. The tailor and his wifelived with the sprinkler. One day, being old, the sprinklerdied. The priest of the church appointed the tailor as thesprinkler.

4) The tailor called the young man thrice John. The young manstopped and looked at him. A memory of his childhood cameinto his mind. He replied father Peter and mother Jean. Heknelt down with his head on the knees of the old man andwept. He kissed his father and mother.

5) The circus people made him as one of the members oftheir circus team. He travelled with them through manycountries. They sold him to a rich old lady. She adoptedhim, and sent him to school and college. After her death,John inherited her money and property.



III. 1) They decided that it would not be safe for Provis and alsofor themselves to keep him in England. He should be sentabroad and Pip should follow him.

2) When Pip went home, Pip received the note“ read this let-ter”. The contents of the letter were that he should not gohome that night as there was the danger of his being caughtfor giving protection to a convict.

3) Wemmick came to know that Provis and Pip were beingwatched by someone. Provis should be shifted to safe place.Herbert suggested a new safe room for Provis which was faraway from Pip’s house. Herbert would visit Provis frequentlyand tell Pip about Provis. After a few days, Pip also could goand meet Provis personally.

4) 1. The new room was far away from the house of Pip.2. Herbert would go there and bring the information aboutthe welfare of Provis. 3. After somedays when thingsbecome safer, Pip could go there in a boat and meet Provispersonally.


1) One of them lent the other ten gold crowns to be returned ondemand. But he did not repay the coins. Instead he denied tak-ing any loan. If at all he had got the loan, he would have repaidit. There were no witnesses either for the lending or for therepayment. The case was complex and critical. Sancho Panzahad to decide the dispute.

2) The debtor hid the ten gold crowns in the cane. He took therod of justice of Sancho before swearing. He handed over hismysterious cane to the lender and swore that he had repaid theloan. Partly he was correct. In his stick that was held by the lender,there were the ten gold crowns.

3) Sancho observed the defendant giving his cane to the plaintiffwhile he took his oath. His oath was that he had truly restoredthe money into his lender’s hand. Later he took his cane andleft the court in hurry. By this Sancho discovered that the moneyin dispute was hidden in the cane.

IV. 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) bV. Uniform, march, legal, illegal, court, prison, law, crime, thief,

investigation.1) The police men wear khaki uniform.2) The police investigate into the crimes.3) The thieves and ruffians and law-breakers are put in prison

in times of social trouble.VI. 1) very high 2) established 3) relieved 4) shattered

VII. 1) employees 2) warmth 3) missionaries 4) hostilitiesVIII. 1) store 2) flood 3) giant 4) cat

IX. 1) Is Chennai the capital city of Tamilnadu?2) “where are you coming from?”,asked my friend.

X. her - personal pronoun, beauty - adjective, cast - verb, spell -noun, on - preposition

XI. 1) Measles is an infectious disease.2) Some of the children were eating ice-creams.

XII. 1) Although it was raining, we enjoyed our holidays.2) Liquor is not sold here.3) She told him not to park his car there.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 thevillage and put up its tent in front of the town hall. John sawthem and slipped out of the house. After a long search hisfather found him among the trained goats and dogs. He wassitting on the knee of an old clown and was shouting withlaughter.

XIV. 1) They were frightened of the size and crowds of the city.2) They were afraid that they would not recognize their son.3) They had missed their son for fifteen years.4) They spent their Sundays at the churches with the hope of

finding John.XV. From the above conversation we will come to know that Raju’s

father is very keen about reading newspapers. Raju is busywith his home work yet his father insists that he should readnewspapers to develop one’s general knowledge and he alsosays that one should know what happens around one’s vicinity.

XVI. Tenali,10 - 4 - 2011.

Dear Rajeev,This letter will find you in good health. I must write

about an incident that disturbed all who were writing theexam. On the last examination, one of the students camelate. Not five or ten minutes. He came late by one hour. Theexaminer did not allow him in, but the boy was pleadingand giving so many lame excuses. This was all right in ourpresence, and we were thoroughly disturbed this, yet wecould do anything. In the end the examiner allowed the boyto write the exam after consultations with the chief. In myopinion late comers should not be allowed. Only then wewill come to know about punctuality.Bye, convey my regards to our friends and your family,

Your loving friend,Bharat Prasad.

9. GALILEO



II. 1) person with great knowledge 2) to make fun of 3) helpless4) weak 5) related to sky

III. 1) A 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) AIV. 1) pleasant 2) resumed 3) as long as 4) on condition that

5) coolerV. 1) secret 2) chief 3) courage 4) armies 5) fierce

VI. 1) cute 2) crown 3) chemical 4) dear 5) stuffVII. 1) peon 2) vain 3) cough 4) brew 5) feel

VIII. 1) 1564 ( . ); Pisa ( . ); Pisa ( . ); Galileo ( ? )2) Time ( . ); moment ( ! )3) animal ( ! ); grandpa ( . ); then ( ? )4) Ganga ( . ); woman ( . ); woman ( ! ); thought ( . )5) me ( ? ); joke ( ! ); you ( . )

IX. 1) "Open the mouth a little," he said.2) "Close it," he added quickly.3) "The ears are bad," he said.4) "I don't like the head," he said.5) "What about the mouth ?" I said with a bitterness that was

lost on the photographer, "is that mine ?"X. 1) If she doesn't weep, she will die.

2) The dead body of the warrior was brought home by them.

3) "Open your mouth," he said to me.

4) Since she was not well, she did not attend the party.

5) Unless you start early you will be late to school.

XI. 1) noun; noun; conjunction; pronoun

2) pronoun; verb; adjective; preposition

3) adjective; verb; preposition; adjective.

4) pronoun; adverb; verb; preposition

5) pronoun; verb; conjunction; preposition

XII. 1) I often forget my friend's telephone number.

2) In spite of getting tired, he continued to work.

3) Even though we have complained many times, the authori-ties haven't taken any action.

4) I don't know this address.

5) This bike belongs to my brother.

XIII. Kites are man's second oldest plaything and before them dollswere used as playthings. Man first used kites in war to lift battlesupplies and drop them near the place of fighting and also tocarry other things.

XIV. 1) To be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for hershopping.

2) That once a week, one of their customers gets free goods.

3) To be the lucky customer.

4) That one day the manager of the supermarket would approachher and say, "Madam, everything in your basket is free".

5) She had forgotten to buy tea powder and so she rushed backto buy one and got the tea.

XV. a, b, c, e, g, i

XVI. 1) C 2) A 3) C

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Galileo 2) The learned men in the university.

3) Because Galileo began to prove that their teachings were false.


I. The twinkling stars in the sky

The blooming flowers in the garden

The shining rainbow in the sky

Are far prettier, but not half as pretty

As the smile on thy beautiful lips.

1) Ships 2) Clouds 3) The smile on the lips.

II. 1) The young Galileo wanted to become a doctor. The speechof a famous lecturer on mathematics changed his mind.

2) Galileo observed that at first the lamp swung in a wide arcand then the arc became shorter and shorter. The time takenby each swing seemed to him to be the same. He countedthe time of each swing by putting his fingers on his pulse ashe had no watch. This led to the discovery of the principleof pendulum.

3) Galileo got on the top of the Leaning tower in Pisa. Hedropped from there a ten pound metal ball and a one poundmetal ball at the same time. Both the waits struck the groundat the same moment. Thus Galileo disproved the statementof Aristotle.

4) Galileo took his telescope to Venice. It was a looking tube topeople of Venice. They came in large numbers to look at it.They carried it to the top of it their high buildings and lookedthrough it at the ships out in the sea.

His invention helped Galileo. The ruler of Veniceappointed him professor for life at the university of Padua.

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Set – ASet – ASet – ASet – ASet – AIII. 1) One was Molly, wife of Provis. The other woman was ten

years younger than Molly. Out of jealousy they quarreledwith each other. The result was the younger woman wasmurdered by Molly. The police arrested Molly.

2) Provis had a daughter nearly two years old. Molly the wifeof Provis was arrested on the charge of murder. She re-fused to go with Provis, whatever the outcome of her trialshe even said that she would destroy her child. Nearlytwenty years ago Provis gave Pip two pounds. He liked Pipfor his nobility by bringing a file and some food to eat. Pipassured all protection to Provis. So it was natural on thepart of Provis to love Pip very much.

3) Pip asked Jaggers so many questions to make sure thatEstella was the daughter of Molly and Provis was the fa-ther of Estella.

4) Provis and Compeyson fought under the water and theresult was that Provis was badly hurt at the chest andCompeyson swam away but died.

Set – BSet – BSet – BSet – BSet – B1) King Serendib treated Sindbad with joy and received King

Caliph’s gifts and entertained Sindbad for a number of days.2) The job assigned by the new master was to shoot the elephants

and inform this to his new master.3) The elephants realized that Sindbad was killing elephants for

tusks. So they thought they stop killing elephants if they hadshown him the place where a lot of ivory is available. So theytook him to the place where there were so many tusks werefound.

4) Caliph told Sindbad that his long absence had caused him greatworry. He hoped for the best, though he did not believe storyof ivory hill, he had firm belief in Sindbad and believed thestory was true.

IV. 1) a 2) c 3) c 4) cV. Doctor, medicines, patients, tonics, injections, positive,

sample, prescription.1) The doctors use only properly sterilized instruments in

the surgeries.2) Patients bring their samples of urine and stools to get tested.3) They sell medicines only on doctor’s prescription.

VI. 1) c 2) b 3) c 4) aVII. 1) feature 2) dwindle 3) opaque 4) annual

VIII. 1) cue 2) puncture 3) august 4) champagneIX. 1) Ramesh and Sita are good friends. They live in Hyderabad.

2) “ I am your son”, said the stranger to the old lady.3) “ Can you post this letter”, the lady said to the boy.4) Alas! She lost her wealth in gambling.

X. She - pronoun , hurriedly - adverb, and - conjunction,in - preposition

XI. 1) They went to see their cousin in Delhi last year.2) We saw many deer in Madhumali sanctuary.

XII. 1) She is the girl who fought with a cheetah.2) This is the house that has been destroyed in the kargil war.3) she is the lady who writes funny stories.4) All the guests were greeted by the Prime Minister in person.

XIII. But Galileo did not obey church’s orders for long. He contin-ued his studies and after a time he started teaching his ideasagain. Besides, he wrote a book in which he criticized the oldbeliefs. When the book came out, the Inquisition once againordered him to appear before it to be tried as an unbeliever.After a long trial, he was sent to prison, but as was an oldman, he was allowed to go home after twenty two days later.

XIV. 1) Lippershey2) A telescope is used to watch the distant objects.3) Yes, Galileo made a telescope on the model of Lippershey’s.4) Astronomers5) Study of space and stars.

XV. The two friends together go their teacher and discuss thismatter with their teacher. The teacher says neither of them iscompletely wrong nor right. He says a school is not only forscholastic development of the students but it is also for theemotional and character development. The teacher saysKrishna is correct in having a music teacher, at the same timeone should concentrate on one’s studies as well.

XVI. Hyderabad,22 - 4 - 2011.

Dear Ramesh,I hope you have written your all exams well and enjoying

yourself the holidays.I must write you one of the bad experiences that I had to

face with one of my friends. You know that I would never allowsuch things as copying in the examination to happen to me. Inever seek help from others and never help others in suchcircumstances. My friend took it very bad, but I could not helphim. Later when we came out of the examination hall Iexplained to him everything and my policy of getting throughthe exams by one’s own efforts. He understood this and didnot bother me again and for the second examination onwardshe came prepared well. Do come to our city during this summer,we both can go around the city and see some of the nice things,

bye!Convey my regards to your family,

Yours lovingly,Rajesh.

10. MACBETH



II. 1) patient 2) to revolt 3) surprise 4) disappear 5) to hideIII. 1) A 2) C 3) B 4) D 5) AIV. 1) parted 2) precious 3) handsome 4) inspired 5) misfortuneV. 1) community 2) trouble 3) scientist 4) kerosene 5) artificial

VI. 1) fear 2) mill 3) bitch 4) teacher 5) rangeVII. 1) rise 2) burst 3) squeeze 4) ray 5) stood

VIII. 1) else ( ? ); he ( . ); she ( . )2) day ( ! ); walk ( ? ); work ( . )3) man ( ? ); asked ( . ); Lila ( . ); spy ( ? ); asked ( . )4) lies ( ? ); man ( ! ) 5) meal ( ! ); tiffin ( . )

IX. 1) "Oh, there's nothing to see yet," he said.2) "The eyes," I said hesitatingly, "Don't look very much like mine."3) "No," he went on, "I don't are for it."4) "Yes," he said quietly, "It is you."5) "The ears though," I said, "strike me as a good likeness;

they're just like mine."X. 1) Take an umbrella in case it rains.

2) Tell me why you are not going to school.3) The teacher asked her if a dog had ever bitten her.4) My uncle who lives on Mumbai is a chemical engineer.5) She is so short that she cannot reach the switch.

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XI. 1) pronoun; adjective; conjunction; noun2) verb; noun; conjunction; preposition3) conjunction; noun; adverb; preposition4) conjunction; noun; verb; noun5) preposition; adjective noun; noun

XII. 1) Why haven't you done homework ?2) He did not come to school yesterday.3) I can do the work.4) She said that she was not well.5) I like listening to music.

XIII. It was Sunday evening and Shankar was returning home onbicycle after a football match. As it was getting dark and therewas no moonlight, he was in a hurry to get home and so hetook the shortest way.

XIV. 1) Whales 2) As much as thirty three African elephants.3) The blue whale, the sperm whale and the grey whale.4) They freed on fish and squids.5) By listening to the echo of their own sounds.

XV. a, c, d, f, h, iXVI. 1) B 2) C 3) D

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Messengers

2) The messengers informed Macbeth and Banquo that the kinghad given him the title of the Thane of Cawdor.

3) Banquo warned Macbeth to forget the words of the witchesas they often led one into wicked deeds.

b) 1) 1) Crocodiles live in lakes and rivers.2) Living fossils. 3) The Romans.

2) 1) The soldiers carry guns, grenades and ammunition,2) The soldiers spend most of their time at the border of our

country.3) It requires a lot of strength and courage to become a soldier.

Section - ISection - ISection - ISection - ISection - II. Let the birds come and play with you,

Let them grow and live with you.Make the world a house of bliss,Let everyone live in peace.1) We should not give pain to animals.2) Hare 3) A robin will repay us with a song.

II. 1) The first witch saluted him as the Thane of Glamis. Thesecond witch called him the Thane of Cawdor. The thirdone told him that he would be the king of Scotland verysoon. The first prophecy did not amaze Macbeth becauseGlamis was his own state. The second prophesy amazed himbecause the Thane of Cawdor was still alive. The third proph-esy greatly amazed him because the king was alive and hehad two sons also. There was no possibility of his becomingthe king. All their prophecies came true.

2) Lady Macbeth was greedy and ambitious. She was a badwoman. She would do anything for power.

3) The first spirit warned Macbeth against Macduff, the Thaneof Fife. The second spirit advised him to be brave as noneborn of woman would have the power to kill him. The spiritcomforted him saying that he would never be defeated un-til the forest of Birnam moved.

4) In the battle Macbeth came face to face with Macduff. Hetold Macduff that all his efforts to overcome him would goin vain because none born out of woman could kill him. Atthis, Macduff answered that he was never born of a womanin the ordinary way but untimely taken from his mother’swomb. Macduff cut off the head of Macbeth. The thirdprophecy of the spirits also come true.

5) Malcolm ordered everyone of his soldiers to cut bough andhold it before him to conceal the number of his army. Itseemed that the forest of Birnam started moving. The con-fidence of Macbeth was gone. He was afraid and realizedwhat fear meant. He saw his downfall in the movement ofthe forest Birnam.



III. 1) Pip decided to leave London for Cairo to join the companyof Herbert, so he sold everything he had.

2) Pip went to Cairo to join Herbert’s company.3) Estella’s request to Pip was to give his consent that they

would continue their friendship.4) Pip took her hand in his hands and told her that there was

no parting thereafter. She would be his wife. This offer ofPip made Estella happy.


1) Mr. Loisel bought for her a new dress costing four hundredfrancs. She borrowed a diamond necklace from her rich friendMadame Forestier.

2) The cost of the replaced necklace was thirty six thousand francs.3) The merchant used to get some profit everyday. But that day

he had no business, he could add nothing to his gains. So hewas unhappy.

4) 1. One hundred and one camels were led by their noses oneafter the another.

2. A kite carried them off.3. The camels fell into the left eye of a princess.4. Her maid fished out all the camels from the eye of the prin-

cess with a towel.IV. 1) a 2) a 3) c 4) a

V. 1) Concert, artist, singer, performance, orchestra, choir, musician,instruments, star, play.

2) 1. Rajeev can play many musical instruments.2. His brother is performing artist. He gave many concerts.3. The choir in the West Minister Abbey won the hearts of

music lovers.VI. 1) a 2) b 3) b 4) b

VII. 1) exclusively 2) defectively 3) aggressive 4) idealisticVIII. 1) censor 2) mould 3) wrench 4) psalms

IX. 1) “ I hope you slept well”, said my host at the breakfast.2) “ Believe me, I know it”, I told him.

X. 1) He does not understand the importance of being punctual.2) There is no room in this compartment.

XI. 1) She is the woman who fought with the burglars.2) Though it was raining we continued our game.3) The telescope was invented by Lippershey.4) The receptionist asked me how many days I would stay there.5) Seeing the cat, the rat ran away.

XII. 1) From this time Macbeth and his queen were troubled withterrible dreams and dreadful fancies.

2) They had no peace of mind.3) Macbeth determined to seek out the witches and make

them tell about his fate.4) He found them in a cave preparing charms.5) They asked Macbeth whether he would have his answers

from them or whether he would prefer to have them fromtheir masters, the spirits. Macbeth boldly answered, ”callthem, let me see them”.

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XIII. 1) The Lady Macbeth was plotting.2) The attendants were sleeping without any suspicion. But

they had been drugged.3) The king Duncan was sleeping peacefully.4) Because the king resembled her father.5) Only the murderer and a wolf would move about in such

hour.XIV. In the above dialogue we will come to know that Raju has a

false notion about the government programmes. He believesthat all are done only to cash the ignorance of the people. ButSuresh is not like that. He is well informed and has an ideaabout the disease as well as the programs sponsored by thegovernment. In the end Suresh succeeds in convincing Raju.

XV. Vijayawada,21-06-2011.

Dear Kumar,I hope this letter will find you in good health. You see, I

had an interesting interaction with a soldier who is a BSFguard. We had some nice time together and I have decided togo for the NDA exam. My father and my mother and brothereverybody appreciated my decision. We all believe that oneshould at least for sometime work for our country. Think aboutthis and do write to me about your idea. If you too areinterested we will go together for the coaching classes inHyderabad. Let me know your decision soon.

Bye.Convey my regards to your family,

Yours lovingly, Prasanna.

11. THE UNIVERSE



II. 1) decorated with bright lights 2) great 3) go round4) of the sun 5) not quite

III. 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D 5) BIV. 1) illuminated 2) revolve 3) galaxy 4) orbits 5) extremelyV. 1) emptiness 2) diameter 3) capital 4) evidence 5) system

VI. 1) cool 2) hurt 3) major 4) magazine 5) danceVII. 1) half 2) door 3) bear 4) nice 5) leaf

VIII. 1) far ( ? ); Holmes ( . ); smile ( . ); owner ( ? )2) name ( ? ); young man ( . ); Robinson ( . )3) Bushrod ( ? ); ghost ( > ); Robert ( . ); night ( ? )4) cry ( . ); you ( ? ); faltered ( . )5) mine ( ? ); last ( . ); you ( ? )

IX. 1) Holmes kept cool and said, "I don't know about any otherswho have been troubling you with queries ?"

2) "What is your name ?" Holmes asked the young man.3) "Take it back with you, Bushrod," said Mr. Robert.4) "Well, I'll have to admit", said the judge thoughtfully.5) "Did you bring along the stuff ?" asked the judge.

X. 1) Her father being a cloth-merchant, she has lots of sarees towear.

2) The evening being pleasant we went out for a long walk.3) She is so rich that she always gets what she wants.4) If the weather had not improved, the match would not have

been resumed.5) Being a medical representative, my brother spends a lot of

time in travelling

XI. 1) preposition; adjective; preposition; noun2) pronoun; adverb; verb; adjective3) pronoun; adverb; preposition; verb4) pronoun; adverb; adjective; preposition5) adjective; noun; pronoun; preposition

XII. 1) I hate him very much. 2) He can lift this suitcase.3) Where are you going ?4) Since there was little sugar, she made coffee without sugar.5) If it rains, I will not go out.

XIII. Fossils tell us something about the history of the world. Theyare the remains of plants and animals preserved in a rock andthey many forms.

XIV. 1) i) The diamond is the hardest substance known to man. ii) They are beautiful and so people would still enjoy looking

at them.2) Round diamond is called a brilliant.3) The facets cut in the diamond make it sparkle.4) By breaking up the light into different colours.5) A French woman, Agnes Sorel, in 1430.

XV. b, d, f, g, h, iXVI. 1) B 2) A 3) C

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) The astronomers

2) The galaxies which are far from us.3) Some astronomers believe that our galaxy is a part of super

galaxy which consists of many galaxies.b) 1) 1) Parrots live in tropical areas.

2) They eat fruits.3) No, they can’t understand. They can only imitate sounds.

2) 1) Most penguins live in the southern hemisphere,especiallyin Antarctica.

2) The penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and some other formsof sea life.

3) Penguin is flightless bird.Section - ISection - ISection - ISection - ISection - I

I. I, like a deer wish to jump and hop,I, like a bird wish to soar up in the sky, butI would never like to be cagedNor would I like to be tamed.1) Bird 2) Deer3) The child does not like to be caged or tamed.

II. 1) They thought that the earth was a flat one with a blue roofabove, the sun and the moon and the stars all silently mov-ing across.

2) The Milky Way is a part of the galaxy stretching across thesky as a pale white band of stars. It consists of at least ahundred thousand million stars.

3) Our galaxy is the only one among the numerous galaxies. Ittakes for us two million light years to reach another nearestgalaxy. Beyond it there will be empty space again and an-other galaxy at a longer distance. There are nearly 150 mil-lion galaxies. We can’t say where some galaxies are todaybecause they must have moved a great deal.

4) The sun is at the centre of our solar system. The earth re-volves round the sun. The moon revolves round the earth.The planet, Jupiter is the biggest of all the planets in oursolar system. The solar system consists of the sun, the nineplanets and about thirty small moons circling round vari-ous planets. Our solar system is so big that the earth lookslike a fly in a town with one mile in diameter and the moonis just like the head of a pin.

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III. 1) Pip was expected to play in Miss. Havisham’s house andgive some entertainment to her.

2) Pip was in tears because Estella put the plate of food forhim on the stones in the yard. She did not ask him whetherthe food was enough or not. She did not even look at Pip.Pip felt insulted and so he began to cry.

3) In the house of Miss Havisham Pip met a gentle man. Hefirst told Pip that he hated boys as they would be impoliteand bad. Any how he advised Pip to be good and be a gentleman.

4) After seeing the room, the dusty furniture and other thingsPip was able to understand the miserable lonely life of MissHavisham. He agreed to play with Estella to make MissHavisham forget her misery and woes. She would get somerelief.


1) Orlando won the wrestling match. Rosalind was very happyand she offered her chain to him saying that she was not fortu-nate to give him a more valuable present.

2) Rosalind and Celia were tired when they reached the forest.They saw an attendant of a shepherd passing that way. Theyasked him for food and shelter. The man was going to sell hiscottage and sheep. They bought them and made themselvescomfortable in the cottage.

3) Adam was the faithful servant of Orlando. When Orlando of-fered five hundred crows he had saved, Orlando was touchedby his generosity. He praised him that the old nature of faith-fulness still existed in him.

4) Oliver induced Orlando to an unequal combat during which hethought that Orlando would be killed. But Orlando won thecombat. Oliver set fire to the hut in which Orlando lived.

IV. 1) b 2) b 3) b 4) bV. 1) Sell, buy, groceries, business, cheap, expensive, money, cost,

reduction, fair.2) 1. Ravi was coming from the grocery shop when I went to

see him.2. The goods in that shop are very expensive. they don’t offer

any reduction on the goods we buy.3. They don’t sell soft drinks in that shop.

VI. 1) b 2) a 3) a 4) aVII. 1) coercion 2) spontaneous 3) courageous 4) legal

VIII. 1) feature 2) fruit 3) downstairs 4) singIX. 1) “ The baby is dead!”, she cried.

2) “How wonderful the flowers are! Who owns this garden?”,asked the girl.

X. Before - preposition, famous - adjective, very - adverb,hard - adjective

XI. 1) They have bought a lot of new furniture.2) She brought up her children with great difficulty

XII. 1) She was stung by a scorpion.2) If she had come to my help I would have helped her.3) In order to become rich he works very hard.4) The clerk asked me if I had registered my name there.

XIII. We have said that our galaxy contains at least a hundred thou-sand million stars. Perhaps there are twice as many. You maytherefore think that the galaxy is closely packed with stars;indeed they seem to crowd thickly together in the Milky Way.Nevertheless the fact is that the galaxy is mostly empty thinkof the solar system once again as a one mile town with thesun in the centre as a foot ball.

XIV. 1) The galaxy stretches across the sky like a pale white banb.2) Heavenly Ganga.3) It is in the shape of a biscuit.4) 165 miles per second.5) 250 million years for one revolution.

XV. From the above dialogue we come to know that weather playsa vital role in our health. If we don’t live in good atmosphereand healthy surroundings we will definitely fall a prey to thepollution that is engulfing us. So we must all be aware of oursurroundings and try to keep the our surroundings clean,healthy and hygienic.

XVI. Machilipatnam,16-05-2011.

Dear Rajeev,Hope this letter will find you in good health by the grace

of our Lord. Yesterday I read a news article in the Hindu paper.You remember we often had bitter arguments about our foodand eating habits. You always argued that meat and fish aregood they give strength. No one denies it. But in the yesterdaysarticle, vegetables too are good for health and they have theirown advantages. Especially, the leafy foods and somevegetables they increase the secretion of digestive fluids. Thismeans they are also good for our health. Even the Europeansthe champions of meat eating are opting for vegetarianism.So leave all your irrational doubts about being a vegetarianand start eating all those you have not eaten all these days.Bye,convey my regards to the members of your family,

Yours lovingly,Ravi Prakash.

12. SOHAB AND RUSTUM



II. 1) challenge 2) to separate 3) skill shows 4) origin of birth5) to hold

III. 1) D 2) A 3) B 4) C 5) AIV. 1) saved 2) protection 3) defend 4) precious 5) handsomeV. 1) pregnant 2) marriage 3) believe 4) warrior 5) announce

VI. 1) chain 2) game 3) fever 4) said 5) fortVII. 1) mere 2) beam 3) lime 4) lick 5) keen

VIII. 1) Persia ( . ); challenge ( . ); fight ( ? )2) this ( ? ); name ( ? ); king ( . )3) saviour ( . ); advice ( . ); me ( . )4) death ( ? ); advice ( . ); me ( . )5) Rustum ( ? ); he ( ? )

IX. 1) "Persia is safe as long as Rustum leads our soldiers", saidKaikoos, King of Persia.

2) "Unless Rustum is killed, our armies can hope to see vic-tory," the enemies of Persia used to say.

3) "If you must go, I want to tell you something," said Tanimeh.4) "You are the son of the great Rustum, the shield of Persia",

said Tanimeh.5) "I'll not return," he said, "unless I find my father".

X. 1) Sohrab asked the young man if he was ready to fight with him.2) When the king's message reached him, he took leave of his

father and hurried back.3) If I had found a younger champion I would have called you.4) Drawing his sword, he rushed at Rustum.5) She was given a precious stone by him at the parting.

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XI. 1) pronoun; preposition; conjunction; verb

2) adverb; verb; verb; preposition

3) conjunction; pronoun; preposition; noun

4) pronoun; adverb; verb; noun

5) pronoun; verb; conjunction; adverb

XII. 1) Do you know why the child is crying ?

2) Why did you not do homework yesterday ?

3) The lights went off when I was reading a book.

4) She has been teaching science for ten years.

5) This book costs a hundred rupees.

XIII. Gandhi was born in Porbandar. His father was a Minister. Hewent to a school in Rajkot near Porbandar, which was managedby the king. Though he was poor at studies, he was honest andso his teacher liked him.

XIV. 1) From the west to the east.

2) To stop the river water flowing into the Kingdom of the east.

3) With an hour glass and sounding a gong every hour.

4) Because the sun did not rise.

5) That the king of the Kingdom of the east was trapping thesun preventing him from passing over to their country.

XV. b, c, e, f, h, i

XVI. 1) B 2) D 3) C

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Rustum

2) Rustum save his country with his bravery and fearlessness.

3) The ‘shield of Persia’.

4) The enemies fled in fear when they heard his war cry.

5) Rustum

b) 1. 1) Australia.

2) Kangaroos carry their babies in their pouches

3) Kangaroos move forwards by hopping on their hind legs.

2. 1) Ramesh Tendulkar and Rajni.

2) Don Bradman 3) Sachin Tendulkar

3. 1) Yes, we can. 2) Yes, we can save money.

3) Post office offers good interest on our savings.


I. I wonder why there are so many stars in the sky,

And why the sandy deserts are so dry?

I wonder why the earth is so round,

And what lies in the ground. 1) Green 2) Round 3) Sand

II. 1) Rustum was a brave and fearless general. He saved his coun-try, Persia, many a time from foreign invasion. Hence hewas rightly called the shield of Persia. He deserved the titlefor his valour and service to Persia.

2) He asked Sohrab about his parentage. He also said that hedid not like to fight in a single combat with anyone whowas of low birth.

3) Sohrab’s ambition was to fight with the champion of Persiaand there by spare the Persian Army. He was of the viewthat his father would surely come and challenge him. Thenhe would have a chance of meeting his father.

4) Rustum and Sohrab fought for three days. It seemed toRustum that he was going to lose the fight. It would be adisgrace to him. His spirits were roused. He shouted hiswar cry. When Sohrab heard that cry he was shaken for amoment. He dropped his shield. Rustum’s sword piercedhis side he sank to the ground.



III. 1) Joe was hard working. He was a blacksmith. All the peoplein the village respected him for the skill in his work. He wasgood natured and like Pip very much. His wife was shorttempered and moody. She was tall and frightening. She didnot like Pip. Joe and Pip were made of obey her always.

2) Miss Havisham adviced Pip to study in London and she washappy that Mr. Jaggers would be his guardian there.

3) Mr. Wemmick was one of the assistants of Mr. Jaggers, thelawyer. He led Pip to the house of Mr. Herbert Pocket, tutor.He was short and emotionless. His eyes were small and black.His mouth was wide and talkative person.

4) Mr. Pocket, the senior was the father of Pocket the junior.Pip thought that it would be good for him to receive coach-ing from Mr. Pocket the senior and live in the room whichthe junior Pocket had offered to him. In this way he wouldbe in touch with both the Pockets.


IV. 1) Robert Weymouth took to drinking for nearly a year he hadbeen drinking too much. His usual keen judgement and busi-ness capacity had faded away.

2) According to Bushrod Robert was taking with him eighteenthousand dollars in silver, the entire money in the bank.

3) Lucy was the wife of Robert. While she was on her deathbed, she told Bushrod , the faithful servant to take goodcare of her husband. She also told him that Robert was likea child sometimes but he had been her knight fearless andhounorable.

4) Bushrod reminded Robert of the day when he was made aknight. He said that Robert’s stealing the bank money wouldbring disgrace to Lucy’s daughter and grandchildren. It woulddestroy the name of Weymouth. Every villager in Weymouthshould say that Robert had been fearless, pure and withoutand discredit. This advice had an impact on Robert. He re-turned the bag to Bushrod.

IV. 1) a 2) c 3) d 4) aV. Knowledge, study, subject, learn, pass, try, result, promote, syl-

labus, questions, answers.1) We learn many subjects in the middle school.2) The system of promoting students on attendance should be

annulled.3) We should desist from imitating the result oriented

eduaciation.VI. 1) a 2) b 3) c 4) d

VII. 1) puzzle 2) crowned 3) reign 4) prettierVIII. 1) sure 2) crate 3) giraffee 4) cite

IX. 1) My father said to me, “ Have you opened this window?”2) “May I come in teacher?”, asked the girl.

X. Eagerly - adverb, waited - verb, new - adjective, movie - nounXI. 1) She arrived yesterday.

2) Jaya forgets her friends telephone number.XII. 1) No other mountain is as high as Mt. Everest.

2) Many poems were written by John Keats.3) If she had not gone late she would have got a ticket.4) Since it had rained, they called off the match.

XIII. One day there came to that country a young warrior who hadfought in distant lands. Rustum challenged Sohrab to a singlecombat. Sohrab readily agreed to fight with him. As they weregetting ready, the young soldier said to Sohrab, before we fighttell me your parentage. I don’t fight in single combat with anyone who is of low birth.

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XIV. 1) Tanimeh2) Rustum had to leave his wife because the king of Persia

sent for him.3) The Persian king4) Because the Persian king felt insecure in the absence of

Rustum.5) Rustum told his pregnant wife to tie the precious stone on

the hand of the child and told to keep their marriage a secret.XV. Rajesh father understood his son’s passion for music so he en-

couraged him to study as well as practice his interest. Rajeshunderstood the importance of education and promised his dadthat he would do well in the coming examinations.

XVI. Bapatla.12-05-2011.

Dear Rajeev,I must write to you about a funny incident that happened

in the I was travelling. We were going to Vijayawada andeverthing was quite and calm except the drone of the bus engine.Some of the passengers were either sleeping or looking outnonchalantly. Suddenly we heard the ringing of a cell phone.The one who got the call was attending the call. He was takingon the top of his voice. He did not have any concern for thefellow passengers who were sleeping. Everybody expected thathe would stop it soon. No, he had not such idea and he beganto quarrel with a passenger who told him to reduce the voice.Even though we are at liberty to talk we should not forget thatwe should not encroach on the liberties of the others. I hopewe should all remember this.

Bye and convey my regards to all the members of your family,Your loving friend,

Rajeev.

13. KARNA



II. 1) wiseman 2) protective covering 3) one who drives a chariot4) to give shouts of joy 5) acts of courage

III. 1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) AIV. 1) rising 2) remembered 3) whispered 4) trembled

5) unconsciousV. 1) recess 2) charioteer 3) witness 4) challenge 5) assembly

VI. 1) tank 2) part 3) chair 4) guess 5) clearVII. 1) hearth 2) dine 3) dove 4) pleasure 5) beat

VIII.1) true ( ? ); princess ( . ); side ( ? )2) man ( . ); Sun-good ( ! ); eyes ( . )3) eyes ( . ); child ( ! ); wife ( . ); son ( ! )4) Gods ( ! ); smile ( . ); fails ( . )5) request ( ? ); mother ( ? )

IX. 1) "Then you cannot fight a prince," said Kripa.2) "Come with me," said Duryodhana to Karna, "you shall be

my brother."3) "Never give them away, Karna," he said to this son.4) "Karna, you have done what no one else would do," said

Indra.5) He asked her, "what did you come to me for Queen ?"

X. 1) The tall building you saw is the Income Tax building.2) She asked if she could delay the payment until the next day.

3) Several people are being questioned in connection with thebomb blast.

4) If she had gone early, she could have got a ticket.

5) Since it rained heavily the previous night, they called offthe match.

XI. 1) adverb; verb; pronoun; adverb

2) noun; verb; preposition; pronoun

3) adjective; pronoun; adjective; preposition

4) pronoun; adjective; preposition; noun

5) adverb; verb; preposition; noun

XII. 1) What are you doing ?

2) He said that he would be late to the function.

3) If you left before four, you would catch the bus.

4) She has been learning music since her childhood.

5) Why did you not come yesterday ?

XIII. Hyderabd is a big city with heavy traffic on its roads caused bybuses, cars and other vehicles, which release polluted gases.There are several industries in and around Hyderabad whichrelease a lot of smoke which in turn, pollutes the air.

XIV. 1) Because Kabir used to say he was the child of Allah and Ram.

2) That God is everywhere.

3) He ordered Kabir to be thrown into the river.

4) Muslims wanted to bury his body and Hindus wanted tocremate it.

5) They found some flowers.

XV. b, d, e, f, h, j

XVI. 1) D 2) A 3) C

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) The princess stood on the banks of river Ganga.

2) She was gazing at the rising sun.

3) The sage gave her a divine charm.

4) The gods would bless them with children.

5) Kunti

b) 1) The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

2) Mumtaj, the wife of Shah Jahan

3) Twenty years 4) White marble


I. The author wants us to sit on the edge of the seat

But you want to relieve us from this feat

The character want to speak to us

But you distract our focus

You seem to know everything

But we know nothing

We pray you allow us to enjoy

The play

Don’t hasten to destroy our joy.

1) The lady next to the poet.

2) Yes she takes out the charm of the play by telling the whathappens next.

3) The poet requests the lady not to reveal the play.

II. 1) Kunti said the magic words that morning whether theywould come true. She did not want the child.

2) Kunti placed the child in box and set it afloat in the river.What she did is not correct. Because she would have broughtup the boy elsewhere, or she could have told what had actu-ally happened.

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3) When Kripa objected Karna for his fight against Arjuna say-ing that he was not a prince, Duryodhana came forwardand declared that he was making Karna the king of Anga.Thus Karna became the king of Anga. This tells us thatDuryodhana really wanted a suitable challenger to Arjuna.Not only that his generous gesture was clearly seen in hisdeclaration.

4) The sun god advised Karna not to give his ear rings and armouraway to Indra. Karna did not follow his father’s advise.

5) Indra as an old man came to Karna who was know for hischarity. He requested to give his magic armor and earrings.Karna did not hesitate. He cut off his earrings and took ofhis armor and gave them to Indra. In return he gotBramhastra.

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III. 1) Pip bought a rowing boat because the river Thames was al-most by Mr. Pocket’s house where he was staying. He couldrow there with one or other students also. Even HerbertPocket could visit his father’s house frequently on both ridesof the boat.

2) Being a village blacksmith, Joe was unaware of certain for-malities of good behavior in city like London. He placed hishat in the corner of a mantle piece and it fell down fre-quently. His handling of fork while eating, his way eating,his frequent coughs made things indecent and awkward.Hence Pip felt that his own brother-in- law, Joe, was incon-venient as a guest.

3) Joe understood his position in Pip’s room. He had no placein the company of gentle men. His clothes were dirty andwould not fit in the company of London students. He didnot like to put Pip in an awkward situation because of hisstay in his room so he left Pip suddenly.

4) Joe was unhappy in London for various reasons. He did notfit himself in London society, that too, in the company ofgentlemen. His clothes were dirty and his shoes were shabby.He did not know where to place his hat and how to use afork while eating. His frequent coughs were also inconve-nient to Pip and Herbert. So he thought that it would bebetter for him to leave London as quickly as possible.

Set – BSet – BSet – BSet – BSet – BIII. 1) Frederick was the unlawful ruler of one of the provinces of

France. He drew his elder brother out and usurped the throne.2) Rosalind was the daughter of the banished duke. She was

retained in the palace to be the companion of Celia, thedaughter of Frederick.

3) Celia always tried to comfort her cousin Rosalind. She didso to make amends for the harsh treatment of her fathertowards Rosalind’s father.

4) They wanted to find out where the deposed duke was. Theywent to the forest of Arden in search of him.

IV. 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) cV. Vehicles, mobility, roads, streets, vans, traffic , highways, acci-

dents, patrol, carriers.1) We are having traffic problems due to the increased vehicles.2) The mobility of the people has enhanced due to the sus-

tained economic stability and growth.3) The increased vehicles not only brought traffic problems

but also accidents on the highways.VI. 1) a 2) a 3) c 4) c

VII. 1) steal 2) bright 3) earnest 4) authorVIII. 1) rigour 2) kite 3) dip 4) fine

IX. When the two fires met there would be nothing left for themto burn, to burn so they would both go out.

X. 1) leaped - verb, feet - nounXI. 1) He is too excited to think.

2) Though he is old, he is strong.

XII. 1) We were never let down by him.2) Though he was tremendous fighter, he never started a fight.3) The dog was boldly picked up by the boy.4) On reaching Hyderabad, we went straight to a village.

XIII. 1) It was a happy day for the people of Hastinapura.2) They assembled in hundreds to witness the show of skill

in arms by their beloved princess the pandavas and kauravas.3) They held their breath and cheered in turn as the princess

showed their wonderful feats of skill and strength.4) The Pandavas , the five sons of Kunti and their cousins

the Kauravas were competing with each other.5) Though they were brought up together and taught by the

same master Drona, the Pandavas and the Kauravas hatedeach other from early childhood.

XIV. 1) Island2) People believed there was the bell of heaven.3) The sailors noticed first the tops of the ships.4) From the observations people began to think if the shape of

the earth was round or spherical.XV. Though Ramu is interested in watching movies he was con-

vinced by Krishna’s responsibility. Krishna feels responsibleand don’t want to belie the hopes of his parents. Any howRamu realized the importance of studies and vowed not to gofor a movie till the end of his examinations.

XVI. Hyderabad,15-4-2011.

Dear Ramesh,How is everything at home? I hope you are enjoying your

summer holidays. Yesterday I happened to meet one of myfriends who had attending classes in the govt. music collegeand several other places. There is no age limit and theadmission fee is nominal. I think we can avail this opportunityto at least know what is music. You see music is transcendentaland know no boundaries of language, religion, caste or creed.Thinking of these things I have decided to join and enjoy someclassical music. Do join and let me know about theKALAPARICHAYAM in your town.

Happy holidays and convey my regards to everyone.Yours lovingly

Rajeev.

14. A BIRTHDAY LETTER


GrGrGrGrGrammar & Compositionammar & Compositionammar & Compositionammar & Compositionammar & CompositionII. 1) presented to 2) facing with courage

3) dress 4) full of false pride5) attracted

III. 1) B 2) C 3) A 4) D 5) AIV. 1) presents 2) obstacles 3) lighted 4) costume 5) memorableV. 1) believe 2) material 3) especially 4) attire 5) modern

VI. 1) mirth 2) leisure 3) voice 4) knife 5) starchVII. 1) moon 2) sight 3) taught 4) wine 5) brim

VIII. 1) prison ( ? ); solid ( . )2) sermonise ( . ); then ( ? ); affair ( . )3) movement ( ? ); it ( ? )4) her ( ? ); heroic ( . )5) you ( . ); you ( . ); it ( ? )

IX. 1) "Arjuna, wait a minute", he cried.2) "My mother," he said, "I promise you this."3) "How can you ask for a son's duty from me ?" he asked Kunti.4) Kunti said, "you are the eldest of the Pandavas."5) "O, Queen, what can I do for you ?" he said to Kunti.

X. 1) I dislike sermonising.

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2) Many obstacles were overcome by him.3) The girl is so poor that she cannot buy books.4) Running a car now-a-days is very expensive.5) If she had invited me, I would have attended her birthday party.

XI. 1) adjective; conjunction; adverb; adjective2) pronoun; preposition; verb; noun3) pronoun; verb; adverb; adjective4) pronoun; preposition; adjective; noun5) pronoun; verb; preposition; conjunction

XII. 1) I hear a noise.2) He plays well, doesn't he ?3) He is too poor to buy food.4) When I was eating the dinner, the telephone rang.5) I have been trying to contact you for many days.

XIII. A poor little girl was walking lonely along the deserted road.She was wearing a worn-out dress and her feet were bare. Shetried to warm her frozen hands in a torn handkerchief.

XIV. 1) A white powder that looks like salt.2) Because it is scarce3) Because it can kill people who come into contact with it.4) Skin would peel off, eyes would become blind and death

would soon follow.5) Because it has absorbed some of the radium kept in it.

XV. a, c, d, f, h, iXVI. 1) B 2) C 3) A

RAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDRAJIV VIDYYYYYA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONA MISSIONI. a) 1) Huien Tsang

2) Thirteen hundred years ago.3) He came in search of knowledge and wisdom.4) Pataliputra 5) Master of the Law.

b) 1) Its sharp teeth.2) At the age of four months.3) About forty gallons at a time.4) From the fat from its lump like hump.

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Who had tied an eternal bondWith his beautiful wifeNever with a strifeThey had been leading a happy lifeUntil the fate struck her knifeAnd separated him from his wife.1) The warrior 2) The warrior’s wife. 3) They led a happy life.

II. 1) One should talk and discuss with others instead of givingsermons sometimes a little truth comes out of our discussion.

2) According to Nehru a letter is a one sided affair. The ideasof the writer are expressed in a letter. In a talk there is theopportunity of listening to what others say.

3) Both of them were great leaders and they both fought forfreedom. Their hearts were full of love and sympathy forthe poor and the suffering. They inspired the people to workhard and to get ready to sacrifice for the sake of freedom.

4) According to Nehru there are certain things to be done inprivacy and not in public places. It does not mean thosethings are bad. Secrecy is the act we don’t want anyone toknow about it.

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III. 1) Mr. Jaggers adviced Pip that five hundred pounds was not asmall amount. It was a gift on his birthday. He would bepaid only that amount of money every year until his donorthought otherwise Mr. Jaggers was least interested how themoney would be spent by Pip.

2) Pip asked Wemmick whether he could lend his friend,Herbert, with a part of the amount he received as his birth-day gift.

3) In the opinion of Wemmick’s father, his son always workedhard. He was good at law. He was intelligent. Though he didnot study law he learnt about legal affairs under the guid-ance of Mr. Jaggers previously he learnt only wine trade.

4) The artistic design made by Wemmick himself in his housemade him very happy.

Set – BSet – BSet – BSet – BSet – BIII. 1) The rightful owner of the diamond was the countess of

Morcar. She stayed at the hotel Cosmopolitan.2) Holmes was closely studying a hat when the writer went to

meet him. He wanted to find out some clues from the hat.3) The disc and loop of the hat showed that the owner wanted

to protect himself from wind. By this Sherlock Holmes in-ferred that he had good insight.

4) The words for Mrs. Henry Baker were written on a smallcard and tied to one of the legs of the goose. In a city likeLondon, there might be several hundreds with the nameBaker. Hence Peterson could not restore the goose to theowner. Instead he had a good dinner of it.

IV. 1) b 2) d 3) b 4) bV. 1) Writer, novelist, poet, narrator, imagination, creativity, prose,

poetry, drama, characters, dramatization, description, nature.2) 1) Wordsworth is famous for his description of nature in his

poems.2) One cannot become a poet or lyricist unless one possesses

creativity.3) Keats is known for his flights of imagination in his poetry.

VI. 1) tough 2) after 3) struck 4) strangest 5) waggingVII. 1) chronicle 2) pronunciation 3) flicker 4) bowler

VIII. 1) fury 2) same 3) gnaw 4) plowIX. 1) She said, “if you give up hatred, I will join you”.

2) “They are lucky”, he says, “for it is more blessed to givethan receive”.

X. 1) Vinoba - proper noun, acquired - verb, strength - noun,through - preposition.

XI. 1) Neither the publisher nor the editor is dead.2) If you write to me, I will come to your house.

XII. 1) The history of cricket has been rewritten by Sachin.2) He is so young that he cannot marry.3) He asked Mrs. Solomon if she minded examining again the

people in the court.4) In spite of my best trials I could not achieve it.

XIII. A large school building in the temple town of Tirupati in AndhraPradesh is changed into a temporary hospital. Its assembly hallis cleaned and disinfected to serve as an operating theatre. Tentables are set up in a row and covered with clean and sterilizedlinen. Then the paramedics bring in the first ten patients whoseeye lashes have already been cut short. They are gently placedon the tables while ten others sit cross legged on benches nearby waiting for their turn.

XIV. 1) Sam the writer was the young man.2) Writing humorous articles to newspapers.3) Quaker city4) They were going to visit the holy lands in the middle east.5) Sam was going to there to write an account of his trip in a

humorous way.XV. Ragging in some of the professional institutions has reached

an inhuman stage. The seniors take delight in teasing the newcomers in a diabolic fashion. In some cases the boys or girlsget frightened and discontinue their studies. In some casesthey opt for suicides unable to put up with it. Some are infavour of banning the custom on the score that it has ex-ceeded limits of decency, while some others argue that theage 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-gue that ragging prepares one to face tough life and a real life.It is the other way out. It is forcing the students to go to theextent of ending their lives. What sort of enjoyment is this. Itis inhuman to play with the lives innocent students who cometo the institutions with great hopes. Hence I suggest raggingshould be banned and the offenders must be severely punished.

XVI. Guntur,24-04-2011.

Dear friend,How are you? I am fine and doing well. I hope you are

studying well and wrote your exams well. I am writing thisletter to tell you about a daring act which I was witness to.

I was returning from tuition classes. It was about ten in

the morning. It was the hospital street bustling with crowdsand vehicles. I saw two hefty men looking like rowdies makedaring attempt to snatch the chain of a young woman. Thewoman cried loudly grappling with two hefty men. Suddenly,there appeared three students who belong to the municipalhigh school and began to chase the two men. It was a greatsight watching three small boys chasing two big men withoutminding the risk to their lives. The children finally succeededin catching the two big men by the time the police and otheronlookers arrived at the scene. Everone should really praisethe courage shown by the boys. They were latter felicitatedat a meeting held in the ground in the evening.

Convey my regards to your members of your family,Your loving friend,

Rajeev

1. PIP IN THE CHURCH YARD1) Pip; he was in the churchyard.2) It was getting dark and he felt lonely and afraid.3) A man's voice; the voice was harsh.4) The man told the narrator to keep still or he would cut his throat.5) He had no hat and was wearing broken shoes.

2. PIP 'S KINDNESS TO A STRANGER1) Mrs. Joe, Pip's sister.2) Because Pip was hiding behind it.3) She was very angry at Pip for his being away for a longtime.4) Pip 5) In the churchyard talking to a convict.

3. THE SEARCH FOR THE CONVICTS1) To get the lock of one of the handcuffs.2) An escaped convict. 3) Joe, a blacksmith.4) That it will take at least two hours to repair the handcuff.5) Because they thought the convict would��

4. MISS HAVISHAM AND PIP1) A rich old lady.2) Pip's sister wanted him to go to Miss Havisham's house.3) Pip's uncle 4) No5) Because she thought it would brin��

5. A SECOND VISIT TO MISS HAVISHAM1) Estella slapped Pip.2) She slapped Pip because he did not answer her question.3) Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer.4) The gentleman told Pip to try to be good. 5) No

6. THE PROPOSAL OF MR. JAGGERS TO PIP1) Pip 2) Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer. 3) Joe4) At Miss Havisham's house.5) To put forward a proposal to take Pip to London and get him

educated and make him a gentleman.

7. PIP IN LONDON1) Herbert Pocket2) Because he was carrying a number of things upstairs.3) To bring some fruit for Pip. 4) The room allotted to him.5) The rooms were dirty.

8. PIP'S VISIT TO MR. WEMMICK1) In a room in London. 2) A lawyer and guardian of Pip.3) About what Pip was interested in and in the career that he

should work for.

4) By getting coaching from Senior Pocket and by living in theroom which the younger Pocket had offered him.

5) Because Pip did not know anything about the prices.

9. JOE'S VISIT TO LONDON1) Pip 2) By hearing the foot - steps. 3) Large - size boots4) To know his progress in education. 5) On the floor.

10. ESTELLA'S VISIT TO LONDON1) Miss Havisham's house 2) Cobwebs 3) Rats and mice4) Estella 5) That he loved Estella eventhough she was proud.

11. PIP'S RETURN TO HIS NATIVE PLACE1) To see Joe, his brother-in-law. 2) To see Miss Havisham.3) Looking back at his actions and analyse them.4) That he was not useful to others.5) That some day he would do great things and be happy.

12. PIP'S TWENTY - FIRST BIRTHDAY1) That Mr. Jaggers wanted to meet Pip that evening.2) That something important would take place on that day.3) Because it was Pip's birthday.4) To discuss and warn Pip about his mismanagement of finances.5) Mr. Pip

13. PIP'S PLAN TO HELP A FRIEND1) Mr. Wemmick's father 2) Mr. Wemmick3) That his son was very intelligent and worked very hard.4) He heard without responding (answering) to any of the old

man's words.5) He did not know how to convey the old man that he wanted to

go out for sometime.

14. ESTELLA AND HAVISHAM1) Pip; he thought of Estella and her life at Richmond.2) Because he could not get time to talk to Estella alone.3) Estella wanted the speaker to make fun of the visitors that came

home.4) Estella encouraged the visitors to tease him (Pip).5) To spend sometime with Estella.

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15. A STRANGER'S VISIT TO PIP'S ROOM1) A stranger named Provis (Abel Magwitch).2) He was bald - headed with long hairs by the sides.3) Pip; no 4) That he might be a mad man.5) Abel Magwitch (Provis)

16. PROVIS SETTLES IN LONDON1) Pip; Provis (the escaped convict).2) The more Pip dressed him, the more he looked like the man he

had seen in the churchyard.3) His movements showed that he had chain on his leg.4) From France 5) As a visitor of his.

17. HERBERT'S PLAN FOR PROVIS1) Pip; to Miss Havisham.2) To look after Provis well in his absence.3) Joe, his brother-in-law. 4) What made him come to her ?5) That he came to know Estella had come to her and so he

followed her.

18. JAGGERS INVITES PIP FOR DINNER1) Pip 2) He was rowing in a boat.

3) Because he wanted to have dinner at once.4) Mr. Jaggers 5) A lawyer and guardian of Pip.

19. THE TRIAL OF PROVIS1) Pip; because he was trying to save Miss Havisham who tried to

burn herself.2) Herbert Pocket; he looked after the speaker very well.3) That Provis was safe and talked to him for two hours the

previous evening.4) At a place far away from Pip's house.5) Whether Pip wanted to take rest or he could tell more about

Provis.

20. JOE LOOKING AFTER PIP1) A receipt for the debt and costs about which he was so greatly

worried. 2) Joe, Pip's brother-in-law.3) There was no gleam of fire, no sparks and the forge was closed.4) Joe and Biddy arm in arm. 5) Joe's second wife.

21. PIP AND ESTELLA1) Pip 2) Very cruelly 3) She was now alone and full of sorrow.4) The land of Havisham. 5) Pip

1. THE BLUE CARBUNCLE1) Sherlock Holmes, a great detective.2) The Police Commissioner; he found an old hat and a fat goose

on Christmas morning.3) Mr. Henry Baker4) Because the only evidence of ownership of the property was a

small card tied to the leg of the goose, with the letters, "ForMrs. Henry Baker" and London is too big a place to locate Bakersof whom there may be several hundreds.

5) 'ragged'

2. THE GUARDIAN OF THE ACCOLADE1) An important member of the Weymouth Bank.2) For sixty years3) He was dark like bank furniture but his soul was pure and

honest; yes he is happy with the comparison.4) He is the president of the Weymouth Bank; In a red brick white

porticoed mansion.5) He is the cashier of the Weymouth Bank.

3. AS YOU LIKE IT1) By deposing his elder brother, the lawful duke and usurping

his dukedom. 2) In the forest of Arden.3) Like old Robin Hood of England.4) That those biting winds were not so cruel and ungrateful as

human beings.5) He learnt some valuable lessons from whatever he saw and

experienced in the forest.

4. TWO OLD MEN1) Efim was a rich peasant. He was old, sober and conscientious

and strict in his habits.2) Elijah was neither poor nor rich but loved the good things of

life. 3) Beekeeping4) To go to the holy city of Jerusalem.

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5) When Elijah comforted him by telling him not to worry toomuch about the household affairs and that everything wouldbe all right in his absence.

5. THE NECKLACE1) A pretty and charming girl born into a family of poor artisans

in Paris.2) She married a clerk in the Ministry of Education.3) Their beauty, grace and charm were far more important than

their birth or family.4) That she was born to enjoy every delicacy and luxury of life.5) The low class of her house, its mean walls, worn chairs and

ugly curtains caused her deep misery.

6. A LONG – BOW STORY1) A grain merchant (in Hindi) 2) A farmer3) Because he had not got a chance of making any money that day.4) He thought he could doupe the farmer and get some money

from him. 5) No

7. SINDBAD THE SAILOR – SEVENTH ANDLAST VOYAGE

1) Sindbad; he made up his mind that he would not go to seathere afterwards. 2) To spend his days in peace.

3) An officer of Caliph Haroun–al–Rashid; He took the narrator toHall of Audience.

4) To take a letter and many royal gifts to the King of Serendib inreturn for his message of friendship. 5) No

8. SANCHO PANZA AS JUDGE1) A wise judge 2) A staff3) That he had given ten gold crowns to the man with the staff

and he was denying having taken any loan from him.4) He refused that he had taken any gold coins from the other and

if at all he had taken any, he had already repaid it.5) Because there was no witness for the loan.

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