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Who is the writer of the story The Black Aeroplane?
Frederick Forsyth
The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army was _____.
General Cariappa
The name of the hills which offer a panoramic view of Coorg is _____.
Brahmagiri
He saw his siblings flying around him curveting and banking. What does 'curveting' refer to?
jumping like a rabbit
hopping like a kangaroo
leaping like a horse
spinning around
leaping like a horse
When a team loses the match, either the coach or the captain
are blamed.
is blamed.
were blamed.
is blamed.
Study the following statements.
Statement I: The story is written in third person narrative.
Statement II: The central theme of the story is faith in God and hope.
Statement I and II are true.
Statement I and II are false.
Statement I is true but II is false.
Statement I is false but II is true.
Statement I and II are true.
The words ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are originated from _____.
Chinese language
Name the literary device used in the line “freedom is sweet”.
Metaphor
Name the poetic device used in the line "Has given my heart".
alliteration
The beautician and dietician
are going to launch a new beauty product.
is going to launch a new beauty product.
were going to launch a new beauty product.
am going to launch a new beauty product.
is going to launch a new beauty product.
Interpret the emotions in lines given below according to the poem ‘Dust of Snow’.
a) The dust of snow from the hemlock tree.
b) Has given my heart a change of mood.
c) Saved some part of a day I had rued.
a) sorrow b) happiness c) regret
The season to enjoy the perfect weather of Coorg is from _____.
September to March
What can a victim nonplus, in the poet Carolyn Wells's opinion?
identifying predatory animals
attacking beasts of prey
befriending wild animals
feeding animals in the jungle
identifying predatory animals
‘Velvet quiet’ refers to __________.
the silence of the tiger
dormant behaviour of the tiger
muffled anger of the tiger
sudden reckless movement
muffled anger of the tiger
What does the first encounter tell us about Mrs Hall?
She is money minded.
She is disinterested in her guests.
She is rude.
She is not friendly.
She is money minded.
Based on your understanding of the poem ‘A tiger in the zoo’, predict what would happen if the tiger would not snarl or scare the villagers?
The villagers would further exploit the forest and hunt animals.
“She looked at me very strangely, and then laughed.”
There are various kinds of laughter. Match the kind of laughter to its name
a. guffaw i. smile broadly.
b. giggle ii. laugh in a suppressed way behind someone’s back.
c. snigger iii. laughing lightly in a silly manner.
d. grin iv. a loud hearty laugh.
a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
Kaveri river has _____ in abundance.
mahaseer
Read the statements given below. The statements are based on the text Footprints without Feet.
i) Griffin was able to give himself the pleasure of clothing.
ii) He fitted himself out with warm clothes.
i) is the cause, and ii) is its effect.
ii) is the cause, and i) is its effect.
i) and ii) are independent causes.
i) and ii) are independent effects.
ii) is the cause, and i) is its effect.
Rearrange the events given below in the sequence as they appear in the text Footprints without Feet.
a) He found it difficult to stay in London.
b) He had to reveal his identity to the people
c) He developed a drug which made his body invisible.
d) There was a scientist named Griffin.
d, c, a, b
‘Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.’
Study the lines above taken from the poem ‘Dust of Snow’. Using the underlined words in the above extract, complete the words given below. These words are very close in meaning to the words underlined in the line.
i) _ E_L_ _G
ii) _ E _ _U_
iii) _A_E_T
feeling, rescue, lament
Who spoke these lines about Ebright?
“What pleased me was, here was this person who put in three or four hours at night doing debate research besides doing all his research with butterflies and his other interests.”
Richard A. Weiherer
Read the following statements and choose the correct statements.
Statement 1: Ebright was a straight-A student.
Statement 2: Ebright was interested in winning so that he could get a prize.
Only statement 1 is true.
Which of the given adjectives are suitable for Ebright?
1. Eager
2. Curious
3. Determined
4. Mischievous
5. Listless
6. Persevering
1, 2, 3, 6
Meera said,” Wow! This ring is beautiful. ”The indirect speech is:
Meera exclaimed with glee that the ring was beautiful.