CHAPTER 8 - Questions & Answers

ASSIGNMENT

Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each without changing their meaning.

1. It is admitted that he is the greatest cricketer of the country.
Begin: He is ....................................................................
He is admitted to be the greatest cricketer of the country.

2. I was not sure that you will attend the party.
Begin: I was ....................................................................
I was not sure whether you would attend the party.

3. It is a horrible night.
End: .................................................................... a horrible night!
What a horrible night!

4. Everybody will admit that he struggled hard throughout his life.
Use: Nobody.
Nobody will deny that he struggled hard throughout his life.

5. Her heart is so full that she cannot express her feelings.
Use: too.
Her heart is too full to express her feelings.

6. No other magazine has as big a circulation as this.
End: .................................................................... of all the magazines.
This magazine has the biggest circulation of all the magazines.

7. Why should you suspect me of doing the fraud?
Begin: Why should I ....................................................................
Why should I be suspected of doing the fraud by you?

8. He went to his house so that he might leave a message for her.
Begin: He wished ....................................................................
He wished to leave a message for her, so he went to his house.

9. She had to sign the contract, or be expelled.
Begin: If she ....................................................................
If she did not sign the contract, she would be expelled.

10. I shall rejoin office when I am in better health.
Begin: I must ....................................................................
I must be in better health to rejoin office.

11. You should note down the points, so I spoke slowly.
End: .................................................................... note down the points.
I spoke slowly so that you could note down the points.

12. The weather is bad and it might be worse.
Begin: Bad as ....................................................................
Bad as the weather is, it might be worse.

13. Finish your assignment and then you may go home.
End: .................................................................... your assignment.
You may go home after finishing your assignment.

14. Hear her out patiently and you will understand her viewpoint.
Begin: If you ....................................................................
If you hear her out patiently, you will understand her viewpoint.

15. I wish I had the wings of a dove.
End: .................................................................... the wings of a dove!
Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!

16. As soon as he saw the lion, he climbed up a tree.
Begin: No sooner....................................................................
No sooner did he see the lion than he climbed up a tree.

ASSIGNMENT

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [Passage omitted for brevity]

(i) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided.
1. wearisome (line 1)
(a) forceful     (b) tiresome     (c) worn-out     (d) current
Answer: (b) tiresome

2. innumerable (line 5)
(a) countless     (b) numbered     (c) hundred     (d) single
Answer: (a) countless

3. impelled (line 19)
(a) hinted     (b) wanted     (c) urged     (d) nudged
Answer: (c) urged

(ii) For each word given below choose the correct antonym from the options provided.
1. habitable (line 10)
(a) sustainable     (b) unliveable     (c) comfortable     (d) endurable
Answer: (b) unliveable

2. offended (line 15)
(a) praised     (b) defamed     (c) taunted     (d) distressed
Answer: (a) praised

3. disappointed (line 18)
(a) frustrated     (b) discontented     (c) depressed     (d) gratified
Answer: (d) gratified

(iii) For each word given below choose a word from the passage (given as an option) that is opposite in meaning to the word.
1. hesitant
(a) insistent     (b) essential     (c) surrounded     (d) non-existent
Answer: (a) insistent

2. undecayed
(a) missing     (b) cracked     (c) rotting     (d) peeling
Answer: (c) rotting

3. calmly
(a) practically     (b) ugly     (c) feverishly     (d) ghostly
Answer: (c) feverishly

4. endurable
(a) essential     (b) habitable     (c) haunted     (d) intolerable
Answer: (d) intolerable

D. PRACTICE PAPER - 8

Question 1
Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following:
(i) Write an original short story in which a truck driver, an old man and a cat play an important role.
(ii) While on a morning walk, you met a stranger who asked you for directions to the bus stand. The next thing you knew, you were lying on a hospital bed. Narrate the incident. What did you learn from it?
(iii) 'Immigration from other countries should be restricted.' Express your views either for or against this statement.
(iv) On the occasion of your late grandmother's birthday, you visited an old-age home. Describe your visit. How did you feel when you interacted with the residents?
(v) Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you.
[Note: Students are expected to write a 300-350 word essay based on one of the given topics, ensuring proper structure, vocabulary, and relevance to the prompt.]

Question 2
Select any one of the following:
(i) Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner of your area, drawing his/her attention to the open manholes in your area and the problems they pose.
(ii) Write a letter to your penfriend describing how your family celebrates your favourite festival.
[Note: Students are expected to draft a formal or informal letter following the standard format: Address, Date, Salutation, Body, Subscription, and Signature.]

Question 3
(i) As the Sports Secretary of your school, write a notice for the school notice board inviting students of Classes VI to X to submit their names to their class teachers for the various sports events to be held at the school grounds on the occasion of the Annual Sports Day of your school.
(ii) Write an email to a famous sportsperson inviting him/her to inaugurate the event and to be the Guest of Honour at the Annual Sports Day of your school.
[Note: Students should draft a concise Notice with a clear heading, date, time, and venue, followed by a formal Email carrying a clear subject line and polite invitation.]

Question 4
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [Passage omitted for brevity]

(i) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided.
1. portable (line 7)
(a) fit to drink     (b) movable     (c) usable on many computers     (d) sensible
Answer: (b) movable

2. certain (line 11)
(a) particular     (b) completely sure     (c) sure to happen     (d) some, but not much
Answer: (a) particular

(ii) Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word 'admirable'?
(a) reputation     (b) disgraceful     (c) awkward     (d) alert
Answer: (b) disgraceful

(iii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(a) Who was Wilfrid as referred to in the first paragraph? How did he get his nickname?
Wilfrid Pigeoncote was the young heir to his uncle's estate. He got his disgraceful nickname, "Wilfrid, the Snatcher," because he suffered from an acute form of kleptomania and had a recurring urge to steal small, portable items of value.

(b) Why did awkwardness prevail 'that evening when the visitor was being entertained'?
Awkwardness prevailed because the hosts mistakenly assumed their guest was the kleptomaniac "Wilfrid, the Snatcher," making them extremely nervous and cautious about their belongings while entertaining him.

(c) What did Mrs Peter suspect after showing the silver gifts to their guest? How was her suspicion proven incorrect?
Mrs. Peter suspected that Wilfrid had stolen something from the silver presents displayed. Her suspicion was proven incorrect when Wilfrid himself reported a missing silver cream jug, which he had brought as a duplicate gift and intended to exchange.

(d) What mistake had the Pigeoncote couple made?
The Pigeoncote couple had mistakenly identified their polite guest, Wilfrid the Attache, as his notorious kleptomaniac cousin, Wilfrid the Snatcher.

(e) What explanation did Mrs Peter give to Wilfrid, the Attache to cover up her mistake?
To cover up the fact that they had searched his luggage, Mrs. Peter falsely explained to Wilfrid that her husband, Peter, was also a kleptomaniac like his cousin Snatcher.

(iv) Narrate the discomfort of the Pigeoncotes during Wilfrid's visit to their house. Answer in not more than fifty words.
Assuming their guest was a notorious kleptomaniac, Peter awkwardly displayed their silver anniversary gifts while Mrs. Peter remained anxiously vigilant. Suspecting theft, they secretly searched his luggage. Their discomfort peaked when the guest found the missing jug himself, forcing them to lie that Peter was the actual kleptomaniac.

Question 5
(i) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example: (0) has launched
The Indian Air Force ....0.... (launch) the first comic book in its series, "....1.... (Hero) Of The Indian Air Force" with an aim to inspire the young generation. The comic was ....2.... (official) released at Vayu Bhawan in the capital by Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, the Chief of the Air Staff, who ....3.... (dedicate) the book to the youth of the nation. "By ....4.... (tell) these stories in a format that is ....5.... (access) and ....6.... (entertain), we hope to connect with the younger generation. The medium of comics can foster a sense of duty and ....7.... (aspire). It is a call to ....8.... (act) for the youth to join the services," said Group Captain Rajat R Tamhane.

1. Heroes
2. officially
3. dedicated
4. telling
5. accessible
6. entertaining
7. aspiration
8. action

(ii) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
(a) Our driver has just walked out without giving a notice.
(b) The dog looks run down; take him to the vet.
(c) You should think over what I have said.
(d) Music is a passion for him.
(e) The publisher has brought out the second edition of the book.
(f) I have set aside sufficient time for revision.
(g) She reconciled herself to her fate.
(h) He made over his property to the nation.

(iii) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
1. Prices will come down. Then we shall buy a flat.
(a) We shall buy a flat when the prices will come down.
(b) We shall buy a flat until the prices will come down.
(c) We shall buy a flat despite the prices will come down.
(d) We shall buy a house lest the prices come down.
Answer: (a) We shall buy a flat when the prices will come down.

2. Some friends are good. They are trusted by us.
(a) Some friends are good since they are trusted by us.
(b) Some good friends are trusted by us.
(c) Some friends are good as they are trusted by us.
(d) Good friends are some so they are trusted by us.
Answer: (b) Some good friends are trusted by us.

3. He may be needy. I will not help him.
(a) Nonetheless he may be needy, I will not help him.
(b) Though he may be needy, I will not help him.
(c) Despite he may be needy, I will not help him.
(d) In spite of he may be needy, I will not help him.
Answer: (b) Though he may be needy, I will not help him.

4. He received all the payment promised to him. He was not satisfied.
(a) He received all the payment promised to him still he did not satisfied.
(b) He was not satisfied; nevertheless, he received all the payment promised to him.
(c) Even if he was not satisfied yet he will receive all the payment promised to him.
(d) He was not satisfied though he received all the payment promised to him.
Answer: (d) He was not satisfied though he received all the payment promised to him.

(iv) Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the instructions given after each sentence.
1. Mumbai is the biggest city in India. (Use: ...bigger...)
(a) No other city in India is as bigger as Mumbai.
(b) No other city in India is the bigger city than Mumbai.
(c) Very few cities in India are bigger than Mumbai.
(d) No other city in India is bigger than Mumbai.
Answer: (d) No other city in India is bigger than Mumbai.

2. She was sorry that she had not returned his notes. (Begin: She regretted...)
(a) She regretted she did not returned his notes.
(b) She regretted that she had returned his notes.
(c) She regretted to not having returned his notes.
(d) She regretted not having returned his notes.
Answer: (d) She regretted not having returned his notes.

3. He is said to have been in the army during the war. (Begin: People...)
(a) People say that he may have been in the army during the war.
(b) People say that he has been in the army during the war.
(c) People say that he had been in the army during the war.
(d) People say that he was in the army during the war.
Answer: (d) People say that he was in the army during the war.

4. We will not buy the car if the price is very high. (Begin: Unless...)
(a) Unless the price is low, we do not buy the car.
(b) Unless the price is low, we will not buy the car.
(c) Unless we buy the car, the price is very high.
(d) Unless we buy the car, the price will be very high.
Answer: (b) Unless the price is low, we will not buy the car.

5. She is a talented singer. (End: ...isn't she?)
(a) She is a talented singer, isn't she?
(b) She isn't a talented singer, isn't she?
(c) She could be a talented singer, isn't she?
(d) She wants to be a talented singer, isn't she?
Answer: (a) She is a talented singer, isn't she?

6. "Are you going for the meeting tomorrow?" he asked Reema. (Begin: He asked Reema if...)
(a) He asked Reema if she is going for the meeting the next day.
(b) He asked Reema if she was going for the meeting the next day.
(c) He asked Reema if she was going for the meeting tomorrow.
(d) He asked Reema if she were going for the meeting the next day.
Answer: (b) He asked Reema if she was going for the meeting the next day.

7. She might not bring her camera to the party, so I will take mine. (Use: ...in case...)
(a) I will take my camera to the party, in case she does not bring hers.
(b) In case she might not bring her camera to the party, so I will take mine.
(c) I will take my camera to the party, in case she brings her.
(d) In case she will not bring her camera to the party, so I will take mine.
Answer: (a) I will take my camera to the party, in case she does not bring hers.

8. Hardly had she heard the news, when she collapsed. (Begin: As soon as...)
(a) As soon as she heard the news, when she collapsed.
(b) As soon as she heard the news, then she collapsed.
(c) As soon as she heard the news, she had collapsed.
(d) As soon as she heard the news, she collapsed.
Answer: (d) As soon as she heard the news, she collapsed.