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1.Writeanessayinabout600wordsonanyonetopic:100
a.WhatkindofcrisisisIndiafacingmoraloreconomic?
b.Participatinginsportshelpsdevelopgoodcharacter.
c.Shouldstudentsbeallowedtogradetheirteachers?
d.Noteverythingthatcanbecountedcountsandnoteverythingthatcountscanbecounted.
2.Readcarefullythepassagebelowandwriteyouranswerstothequestionsthatfollowinclear,correctandconcise
language:515=75Acompletereadingprogram,therefore,shouldincludefourfactors:Atleastonegoodbookeach
week,anewspaperornewsmagazine,magazinesofcommentandinterpretation,andbookreviews.Ifyoukeep
feedingyourintelligencewiththesefourfoods,youcanbesurethatyourbraincellswillbeproperlynourished.To

thismustbeaddedthedigestiveprocessthatcomesfromyourownthinkingandfromdiscussionwithindividualsor
groups.Itisoftendesirabletomakebooksthatyouownpersonallypartofyourmindbyunderliningorbymarkingin
themarginthemoreimportantstatements.Thiswillhelpyoutounderstandthebookasyoufirstreadit,becauseout
ofthemassofdetailsyoumusthaveselectedtheessentialideas.Itwillhelpyoutorememberbetterthegistofthe
book,sincethephysicalactofunderlining,withyoureyesonthepage,tendstoputthethoughtmorefirmlyintoyour
braincells.Itwillsavetimewheneveryouneedtorefertothebook.Aboveall,neverforgetthatcreativeintelligenceis
correlationoffactsandideas,notmerememorizing.Whatcountsiswhatyoucandowithyourknowledge,bylinking
itwithotherthingsyouhavestudiedorobserved.IfyoureadPlutarch'slifeofJuliusCaesar,thinkhowhisriseto
politicalpowerparalleledthetechniqueofAdolfHitler,orthatofyourlocalpoliticalboss.Ifyoureadaplayby
Shakespeare,thinkhowhisportrayalofthecharactershelpsyoutounderstandsomeoneyouknow.Ineverythingyou
read,keepatthebackoryourmindwhatitmeanstoyourlifehereandnow,howitsupportsorchallengesthethings
youweretaughtinschool,inchurchandathome,andhowthewisdomyougetfrombookscanguideyouinyour
thinking,inyourcareer,inyourvotingasacitizenandinyoupersonalmorals.Questions:
a.Whatarethefourthingsrequiredforacompletereadingprogramandwhy?15
b.Whatelseisrequiredtofeedyourintelligence?15
c.Whydoesthewriterrecomendunderliningormarkinginthemarginthemoreimportantstatements?15
d.Whatusecanyouputyourknowledgeto?15
e.HowcanwhatyoulearnfrombookshellpyouinyourIife?15
3.Makeaprecisofthefollowingpassageinaboutonethirdofitslength.Pleasedonotgiveatitletoit.Precisshouldbe
writteninyourownlanguage.75Ifthiscenturyhas,inthefamousphrase,madetheworldsafefordemocracy,the
nextchallengeistomakeaworldsafefordiversity.ItisinIndia'sinteresttoensurethattheworldasawholemust
reflecttheideathatisalreadyfamiliartoallIndiansthatitshouldn'tmatterwhatthecolourofyourskinis,thekind
offoodyoueat,thesoundsyoumakewhenyouspeak,theGodyouchoosetoworship(ornot),solongasyouwantto
playbythesamerulesaseverybodyelse,anddreamthesamedreams.Itisnotessentialinademocraticworldto
agreeallthetime,aslongasweagreeonthegroundrulesofhowwewilldisagree.Thesearetheglobalprincipleswe

muststrivetoupholdifwearetobeabletocontinuetoupholdthemsecurelyathome.Wewantaworldthatgivesus
theconditionsofpeaceandsecuritythatwillpermitustogrowandflourish,safefromforeigndepredationsbutopen
toexternalopportunities.Whetherglobalinstitutionsadaptandrevivewillbedeterminedbywhetherthoseincharge
arecapableofshowingthenecessaryleadership.Rightnowmanyofuswouldsuggestthatthereisaglobal
governancedeficit.Reversingitwouldrequirestrongleadershipintheinternationalcommunitybyanumberof
powers,includingtheemergingones.Indiaisanobviouscontendertoprovidesomeofthatleadership.Indiashould
aimnotjustatbeingpowerfulitshouldsetnewstandardsforwhatthepowerfulmustdo.Thisisahugechallenge,
andonetowhichIndiamustrise.Ananalogyfromanotherfieldisnotencouragingmanywouldarguethat,Indiahas
notacquitteditselfwellwhengiventhechancetohaveglobalimpactinonedomainthatofthesportofcricket,where
Indiaaccountsformorethan80percentofthegame'srevenuesandperhaps90percentofitsviewership,givingitan
impactonthesportthatnocountrycanrival.Clearly,internationalopiniondoesnotbelievethatinitsdominationof
worldcricketIndiahassetnewstandardsforwhatthepowerfulmustdo.Broadeningtheanalogytoglobal
geopolitics,onecouldwellsay:India,yourworldneedsyou.SoIndiamustplayitsduepartinthestewardshipofthe
globalcommons(includingeverythingfromthemanagementoftheInternettotherulesgoverningtheexploitationof
outerspace).Wecandoit.Indiaisturningincreasinglyoutwardasaresultofourneweconomicprofileontheglobal
stage,ourmoredispersedinterestsaroundtheworld,andtherealitythatothercountries,inourneighbourhoodas
wellasinAfrica,arelookingtousforsupportandsecurity.Indiahastheabilityandthevisiontopromoteglobal
partnershipsacrossthebroadrangeofitsinterestsitonlyneedstoact.Theworldeconomiccrisisshouldgiveusan
opportunitytopromoteeconomicintegrationwithourneighboursinthesubcontinentwholooktothegrowingIndian
markettoselltheirgoodsandmaintaintheirowngrowth.ButaslongasSouthAsiaremainsdividedbyfutilerivalries
andsomecontinuetobelievethatterrorismcanbeausefulinstrumentoftheirstrategicdoctrines,thatisboundto
remainadistantprospect.WeinSouthAsianeedtolooktothefuture,toaninterrelatedfutureonoursubcontinent,
wheregeographybecomesaninstrumentofopportunityinamutualgrowthstory,wherehistorybindsratherthan
divides,wheretradeandcrossborderlinksflourishandbringprosperitytoallourpeoples(603words).
4.Answerthese
a.Rewritethefollowingsentencesaftermakingnecessarycorrections.Pleasedonotmakeunnecessarychangesin
theoriginalsentence.110=10

I.Schoolisverynearmyhome.
II.Theyneverfailwhodieingreatcause.
III.Itrainedanhourbefore:
IV.Hewroteamostcompleteaccountofhistravels.
V.Eitherofthesethreeanswersisincorrect.
VI.Youwillbelateuntilyouhurry.
VII.Heisseldomoreverabsentfromschool.
VIII.Thecolourssopassedoffoneanotherthatshecouldnotdistinguishthem.
IX.Thegeneralaswellashissoldierswerekilledinthebattle.
X.Theboatwasdrowned.
b.Supplythemissingwords:15=5
I.Ifyouseehimgivehim___________message.
II.Ihopetoreachthestation______________anhourattheoutside:
III.________RustamandSohrab,therewerethreeotherboyspresent.
IV.Invalidsarenotcapable____________continuedexertion.
V.____________hehadnotpaidhisbill,hiselectricitywascutoff:
c.Usethecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets:15=5
I.Hiscompanyisgreatly___________after(Seek).

II.Hiscourage___________him(Forsake).
III.Theterrifiedpeople___________tothemountains(Flee).
IV.ThePolice_______________nostoneunturnedtotracetheculprits(Leave).
V.Therobber__________himablowonthehead(Strike).
d.Writetheantonymsofthefollowing:15=5
I.Ability
II.Precise
III.Constructive
IV.Extravagant
V.Pretentious
5.Answerthese:
a.Rewriteeachofthefollowingsentencesasdirectedwithoutchangingthemeaning:110=10
I.Hefinishedhisexerciseandputawayhisbooks(Changeintosimple).
II.Intheeventofhisbeinglate,hewillbepunished(Changeintocompound).
III.Hesaidtome,Ihaveoftentoldyounottoplaywithfire.(Changeintoindirectspeech)
IV.Hesaidthathehadcometoseethem(Changeintodirectspeech).
V.Hedrovetoofastforthepolicetocatch(Removetoo).
VI.TheaudienceloudlycheeredtheMayor'sspeech(Changeintopassivevoice).

VII.ArewardwasgiventohimbytheGovernor(Changeintoactivevoice).
VIII.Sitaisnotoneofthecleverestgirlsintheclass(Changeintocomparativedegree).
IX.Iwasdoubtfulwhetheritwasyou(Changeintonegativeform).
X.Itissadtothinkthatyouthshouldpassaway(Changeintoexclamatorysentence).
b.Useeachofthefollowingwordstomakeasentencethatbringsouttheirmeaningclearly.Donotchangethe
formofthewords(Nomarkswillbegivenforvagueandambiguoussentences).15=5
I.gratitude
II.flavour
III.explosion
IV.dismal
V.clumsy
c.Choosetheappropriatewordtofillintheblank:15=5
I.Hegota_____________blowfromhisenemy(Deadly/Deathly).
II.The______________ofhisspeechwasverylucidandnatural(Delivery/Deliverance).
III.Idonotknowhowtoexpressmygratitudeyouhavebeen______________tome
(Beneficial/Beneficent).
IV.Myfriendwill______________metothehospital(Accompany/Escort).
V.Wesatinthe___________ofatreeandrelaxedawhile(shadow/shade).
d.Usethesephrasesinsentencesofyourowntobringouttheirmeaningclearly.Donotchangetheformofthe

words.15=5
I.Accordingto
II.Allofasudden
III.Readymoney
IV.Aburningquestion
V.Insandouts

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