SLE(ENGLISH) UNIT TWO

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 1. Answer the following questions each in a word or a phrase-

(i) What is the moment that comes rarely in history?

The moment of joy of freedom.

(ii) What has been the ambition of the greatest man of our generation?

To wipe every tear from every eyes.

(iii) What do you mean by “A new star rises”?

The star of freedom from colonial rule.

(iv) Why must we/the Indians work hard?

To give reality to our dreams.

(v) What did the torch of freedom remove?

The darkness of slavery.

2. Answer the following questions in a word or a phrase-

(i) How does the narrator describe the cottage girl’s hair?

Thick and curly

(ii) What about the cottage girl made the narrator glad?

her beauty

(iii) Where do two of the cottage girl’s brothers and sisters live?

At conway

(iv) Who was John?

cottage girl’s brother

(v) “O Master! We are seven” Who is master here?

The narrator William Wordsworth.

3. Fill in the blanks with right words-

(i) The cottage girl had a rustic and____.

Wood land air

(ii) The cottage girl hemmed_________ near the graves.

her kerchief

(iii) ________ released Jane of her pain.

God

(iv) The simple child knows nothing of __________.

death

(v) The graves of John and Jane are _______.

green

4. Answer the following questions each in a word or a phrase.

(i) What was the beggar for eight years?

A village school teacher

(ii) Where did the advocate ‘Sergei’ meet the beggar?

In Sadovya Street

(iii) Who was the little man near the ticket window?

Lushkoff

(iv) How much is Lushkoff paid for a month?

thirty-five roubles

(v) Who had actually saved Lushkoff?

Olga

5. Fill in the blanks with right words-

(i) This is dishonesty, my dear sir! Sergei cried__________.

angrily

(ii) Use of __________ had spoiled the beggar’s strength.

Vodka

(iii) “Oh you miserable creature!” The miserable creature is __________..

Lushkoff

(iv) Even _________ was sent out to the wood chopper.

a pair of old trousers

(v) The beggar said that he had an offer of a position in __________.

the Province of Kaluga

6. Do as directed-

(i) He has no ________ to walk a few steps. (strong) ( Fill in the gap with appropriate form of the word given in the bracket)

strength

(ii) The word “Triumph” means_______.

victory

(iii) The verb form of “freedom” is ________.

free

(iv) It is ______ that you have behaved badly to yours parents.(fortunate) ( Fill in the gap using nagative prefix of the word given in the bracket)

unfortunate

(v) Write a single word for the expression “Religious Fanaticism” ________.

communalism

7. Do as directed-

(i)The boy met me in the library. I was waiting for him there. (Join the two sentences using an adjective clause)

The boy met me in the library where I was waiting for.

(ii) Juli and Sili are sisters. They donot talk to each other.. (Join the to statements using ‘Although’)

Although Juli and Sili are sisters, they donot talk to each other.

(iii) I ask you not to go there: ( Rewrite the sentence in the imperative)

Do not go there.

(iv) Once the family live on a Seashore. (Rewrite the sentence using “used to”)

Once the family used to live on a seashore.

(v)Write the noun form of “destine” _______.

destiny

8. Do as directed-

(i) Two twos (is/are) Four. (Choose the correct verbs given in the bracket.)

are

(ii) Measles _________ an infectious disease. (Fill in the blank with appropriate auxiliary verb)

is

(iii)The blind ____ escorts to cross the road. (need/needs) (Fill in the blank with correct alternatives given in the brackets)

need

(iv) The Vice-President of India and chairman of Rajya Sabha_______ given his consent to the bill. (has / have) ( Fill in the blank choosing correct alternatives)

has

(v) The Jury _________ divided in their opinions.( are/is) ( Fill in the blank choosing correct alternatives)

are

9. Do as directed.

(i) Would you mind __________ me the news? ( to give/giving) (Fill in the blank choosing correct non-finite verb form)

giving

(ii) I generally hate _________ lies. (tell) (Fill in the blank with correct form of non-finite verb form given in the bracket.)

telling

(iii) I felt someone whispering. (Rewrite the sentence correcting the error)

I felt someone whisper.

(iv) I did the exercise. She helped me. ( Join the two sentences using suitable non-finite verb)

She helped me do the exercise.

(v) We left the place to welcome. (Write the function of underlined part in the sentence as subject/ object/ complement/ adjunct).

Adjunct.

10. Do into English.

(i)ଶ୍ରୀଯୁକ୍ତ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ମିଶ୍ର ଆମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ।

Mr. Purnachandra Mishra is our class teacher.

(ii)ସେ ଠିକ୍ ସମୟରେ ଆମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀକୁ ଆସନ୍ତି ।

He comes to our class in time.

(iii)ସେ ଅନେକ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ଗଢ଼ିଛନ୍ତି ।

He has made many good students.

(iv)ସେ ଭାରି କର୍ମ ତତ୍ପର ।

He is very active.

(v)ଗାଁ ଲୋକେ ତାଙ୍କର ପରାମର୍ଶ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥାନ୍ତି ।

The village people accept his advice.

କିମ୍ବା,

(i)ପିଙ୍କି- ଲିକି, କାହିଁକି ସେଠାରେ ଠିଆ ହୋଇଛୁ?

Pinki- Liki why are you standing there?

(ii)ଲିକି- ମୁଁ ମୋ ବାପାଙ୍କୁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିଛି ।

Liki- I am waiting for my father.

(iii)ପିଙ୍କି- ତୁମ ବାପା କେଉଁଠି?

Pinki- Where is your father?

(iv)ଲିକି- ମୋ ବାପା ଏଇଠାରେ କାମ କରୁଛନ୍ତି ।

Liki- My father is working here.

(v)ପିଙ୍କି- ମୁଁ ତୋ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରକୃତରେ ଗର୍ବିତ ।

Pinki- I am really proud of you.