7. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a word or a sentence each. [4×1=4 Marks]
1. Statues Dance Here! (Page No 256)
The title sounds strange but the people who visit the Ramappa Temple and see the statues there can feel the Monumental Dance and affirm that not an exaggeration. The temple is located at Palampet, a village 70 km from Warangal in Telangana. The presiding deity is Lord Ramalingeshwara Swamy but it is named after the sculptor, Ramappa who gave the structural form to dance patterns recorded in the book Nritya Rathnavali, written by Jayapa Senani a military commander. Built by Kakathi Ganapathi Deva in 1213 AD, it features construction techniques unique to the Kakatiya dynasty i.e, Sand Box technique Granite Beams and Pillars, Vimana Gopuram, etc. On 25th July 2021, the temple, The first from the Telugu states was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. With this recognition, its majesty and grandeur have become known worldwide, a moment of pride for all Telugu people.
Answer the following questions.
i. Where is the Ramappa Temple located?
A. at Palampet
ii. Under whose reign was the temple built?
A. Kakathi Ganpati Deva
iii. What is the book Nritya Rathnavali about? Who wrote this?
A. About dance form: Jayapa Jenani
iv. What was Jayapa Senani?
A. A military commander
v. What are the unique features involved in the construction of Ramappa temple
A. Sandbox technique, Granite dreams, and Pillars, vimana Gopuram, etc.
vi. How was the temple recognized by the UNESCO?
A. As a World Heritage site
vii. It is one of the World Heritage Sites from the Telugu states. Write true or false.
A. False
viii. Find the word from the passage that means God.
A.’Deity’
2. Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy (Page No 256 to 257)
Members from royal families serving the society are welcome gestures. But it becomes better when persons with humble beginnings play historic roles. The latter category belongs Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy. Born in 1869 to Baramma and Keshav Reddy in Rayanipet, in Wanaparthy Samsthan, he had a miserable childhood. He lost his mother, father, and his guardian maternal uncle when he was still a boy. He could manage only elementary education. Yet, he improved his competencies in different languages, law, and administration. He started his career as an Amin (Police Sub Inspector). With sheer perseverance and intelligent work. He acquired the highly influential post of Kothwal (Commissioner) of Hyderabad city and served people. Pleased with his administrative capabilities, the Nizam conferred on him the title of Raja Bahadur in 1930. Even King George V (Pronounced as King George the Fifth) was impressed by his skills and conferred on him the title Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1931. Though busy with his official engagements, he pledged his power to accelerate social awakening.
Prominent among his contributions in social service are the establishment of the Reddy Hostel, First Telugu Medium School for Girls [Today, this school has been upgraded as a college and it is one of the oldest colleges for women and has recently been accorded the autonomous status] and Reddy Girls’ Hostel. He tried his best to promote Hindu-Muslim Unity. For the services he rendered as a civil servant, his fame in the Telugu States would last forever.
Answer the following questions.
i. Which category of persons does Venkata Rama Reddy belong to? (Don’t say the latter category.)
A. The category of persons with humble beginning playing historic roles in social service
ii. Who looked after Venkata Rama Reddy after his parents died?
A. his maternal uncle
iii. Why did Venkata Rama Reddy have just elementary education?
A. as his parents and guardian died while he was still a boy
iv. Name the disciplines Venkata Rama Reddy improved his competence in.
A. different languages, law, and administration
v. How did Venkata Rama Reddy use his highly influential post of Kothwal?
A. to serve people
vi. What are the titles that were conferred on Venkata Rama Reddy?
A. Raja Bahadur, Order of the British Empire (OBE)
vii. Analyze the word miserable into its root and suffix as child (root) + hood (suffix) = childhood.
A. Misery(root) +able(suffix) = Miserable
viii. Mother’s brother is maternal uncle. Then, what do you call your fathers brother? (Don’t say just uncle.)
A. Paternal uncle
3. Gumuduru Inscription (Page No 257 to 258)
Inscriptions are writings on hard surfaces like stones or metals. In the olden days, kings used to record important information in the form of inscriptions. One such inscription of Tribhuvana-Malla Vikramaditya VI (1076-1127 AD) of Western Chalukya Kings at Guduru of Palakurthy Mandal, Jangaon District bears a date in the cyclic year Krodhin, equated with the 49th year 1124 AD. The script on the inscription has the poetic stanzas in Kannada on three sides and in Telugu on the fourth side. It gives a genealogical account of the Chiefs of the Viriyala Family. It also records the endowment of the village Bammera, the birthplace of Pothana, by Viriyala Malla.
Pothana [1450-1510], a great scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit, rendered Sri Andhra Maha Bhagavatham into Telugu. Palakurthy, the Mandal head- quarter, is also famous as the birthplace of Palkuriki Somanatha, one of the most popular Telugu poets of the 13th century.
Answer the following questions
I. What are inscriptions?
A. Writing on hard surfaces like stone or metal.
ii. Where is the inscription mentioned in the passage located?
A. At Guduru of Palakurthy Mandal, Jangaon district
iii. How many languages do we find on this inscription?
A. Two languages ( Telugu; Kannada)
iv. To which dynasty did the kind Tribhuvanamalla belong?
A. Western Chalukya kings
v) Write from the passage, a philanthropic activity of Viriyala Malla?
A. Endowment of village Bammera
vi) Who are the important literary figures associated with the region?
A. Bammera Pothana and Palkuriki Somanatha
vii. Find the word from the passage which means a person with a deep knowledge of an academic subject.
A. Scholar
viii. Write the part of speech of the word chiefs.
A. Noun (plural)
4. One Temple – Many Styles – True Spirit of Telangana (Page No 258 to 259)
Temples are usually houses of worship. Yet, they have been serving multiple purposes since civilizations began to evolve. But, the recently-reconstructed Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple a top Yadagirigutta stands out with a unique feature. It blends in a distinct design of several temple architectural styles of the times of the Pallavas, Cholas, Nayakas, Vijayanagara Kings, Kakatiyas and the Nagara pattern of north India. The miraculously carved artistic wonder has used 2.5 lakh tons of black granite (Krishna: black+sila: stone). And no stone was left unturned to bring in both beauty and utility of the highest degree. The Nagara-styled, barrel-vaulted roof for the devotee queue was made of aluminum casting alloy. Lion pillars, hundreds of carved elephants, high walls, specialized gopurams, imposing linear vimanam, huge prakarams, mythical yalis (part horse, part lion and part elephant) are among the majestic features of this temple.
The impact of the Brihadishwara Temple of Tanjavur, the Lord Balaji’s Temple at Tirumala, and the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Ahobilam on this modern marvel are conspicuous. The structure of the temple became a reality because of the present Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao. This magnificent monument is bound to lend a rich spiritual experience to the faithful and a feast to the connoisseur!
Answer the following questions.
I. What makes Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple atop Yadagirigutta stand out among many temples?
A. It’s blending of several temples’ architectural styles into one design makes this temple unique.
ii. Name the architectural style that has been followed in designing this temple.
A. The style of the times of the Pallavas, Cholas, Nayakas, Vijayanagara kings, Kakatiyas, and the Nagara pattern of North India.
iii. Where is the Nagara pattern of North India used in the temple?
A. In the roof of the devotee queue.
iv. Mention some majestic features of this modern marvel.
A. Lion pillar, carved elephants, high walls, specialized gopurams, imposing linear vimanam, huge prakarams, mythical yalis etc.
v. Write the idiom that is used in this passage which means tried every possible course of action to achieve the desired results
A. No stone was left unturned
vi. What is the one-word substitute you find in the passage that means a specialist in matters involving judgment, appreciation, etc. Of fine arts etc.
A. Connoisseur
vii. Rewrite the following sentence using punctuation marks.
but the recently reconstructed shri lakshminarasimha swamy temple atop Yadagirigutta stands out with a unique feature
A. But, the recently–reconstructed Shri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple a top Yadagirigutta stands out with a unique feature.
viii. Write the synonym of multiple from the Passage.
A. Several
5. Technology and Tradition Adorh Towers Here (Page No 259 to 260)
Technology that is used in ISRO and NASA defense applications shines ere atop the towers (gopurams) of Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple. The recently-reconstructed temple at Yadagirigutta has many unique features to its credit. One among them is the use of Nano Tech Gold Deposition (NTGD) technology. It went into the electroplating of gold onto the fifty-two intricately- designed Kalasams that adorn the gopurams. It replaced the conventional gold coating. It all began when the steely-nerved and iron-willed Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao wanted the gold’s luster to last for fifty years. Gold-coated objects shine just for fifteen years. Things moved fast to materialize the big dream. The Chennai-based Smart Creations was assigned with the job. They studied various technologies adopted in temples, masjids and other religious places around the globe. Finally, they chose this NTGD Technology. This method consumes less gold. The gold is hundred percent recoverable. And the glitter withstands the vagaries of weather and shines for decades! Sculptural innovations add value to the spiritual experience of the pilgrims who visit this hill temple!
Answer the following questions.
i. Name the technology used to electroplate gold onto the ‘Kalaşams’ of the hill temple.
A. Nano Tech Gold Deposition (NTGD)
ii. Who took up the job of electroplating the Kalasams with gold?
A. The Chennai-based Smart Creations
iii. How long does the glitter last in the conventional gold coating?
A. for fifteen years
iv. Write the three advantages of using NTGD technology.
A. [a] consumes less gold b) hundred percent recoverable gold c) shine lasts for decades
v. What does the expression the big dream refer to?
A. gold’s luster lasting for fifty years
vi. Write the synonym of the word lustre that you find in the passage.
A. glitter
vii. Name the presiding deity of this hill temple.
A. Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy
viii. Write the part of speech of the word unique.
A. adjective
6. World Peace – A Noble Goal (Page No. 260)
“A combination of science and spirituality would bring peace to the world,” said Swami Vivekananda. With full faith in this dictum, MIT World Peace University, Pune has been organizing annual editions of the World Parliament of Science, Religion, and Philosophy. The unification of science, religion, and philosophy is for the well-being of mankind, assert the organizers. On the eve of the inauguration of the three-day 8th edition of the World Parliament on April 3, 2022, MIT WPU, along with MIT Art, Design and Technology, celebrated the public dedication program of the World’s biggest Peace Dome (Certified by the World Book of Records, London). This Dome is regarded as a spiritually oriented scientific laboratory, showing the pathway of happiness, contentment and peace to the world. On this occasion, they distributed 1.25 lakh copies of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Many believe the Gita as the Book of Life for entire humanity. Yet others consider it as the panacea. Prominent public persons, theologians of every major faith, philosophers, scientists etc. participate in the annual editions of this World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy.
Answer the following questions.
i. What is capable of bringing peace to the world, according to Swami Vivekananda?
A. A Combination of Science and spirituality
ii. Name the two other activities the organisers of the World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy took up on April 3, 2022.
A. Public dedication programme of the world’s biggest fishdom and distribution of 1.25 lakh copies of the Gita
iii. How is the World’s biggest Peace Dome regarded?
A. Spiritually Oriental scientific laboratory
iv. How often do the organisers conduct the World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy?
A. Once a year(annually)
v. Who can participate in the World Parliament of Science Religion and Philosophy?
A. Prominent public persons, theologians, philosophers, scientists, etc.
vi. Write the one-word substitute used in the passage that can replace persons who study religion and beliefs.
A. Theologians
vii. Find out the one-word substitute used in the passage to mean something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation.
A. Panacea
viii. …..theologians of every major faith… The meaning of faith as used here is. Fill in the blank choosing from. a) trust b) a particular religion c) belief.
A. B particular religion
7. An Epitome of EQUALITY (Page No 261)
“……..Ramanuja’s heart was greater: He felt for the downtrodden ….” asserted Swami Vivekananda. And Gosti Purna called Ramanujacharya Emperumanar (/emberuma:nər/-a Dravida word meaning superior to all of us). What made them describe Bhagavad Ramanujacharya thus? How noble Ramanujacharya must be to invite such appreciation! Yes, indeed He was! Regarded as a heavenly star descended down, he grew to be not only a spiritual giant but also an amazing social reformer. He saw divinity in living and inanimate beings. As an epitome of EQUALITY, He threw himself heart and soul into eliminating all barriers. He defied the then rigid customs. He allowed even the downtrodden into temples and to partake in temple services. For that, He revamped the temple administration thoroughly. He was eager to learn from anyone and at any cost. With unmatching perseverance, He walked 100 KMs to Gosti Pura eighteen times to receive the ‘esoteric’ mantra. He was equally committed to teach all. And, He revealed that secret ‘mantra’ to everyone. He affirmed that hell would be fine for Him , if everyone got liberation. How supreme His sacrifice was! This legendary incarnation of learner, teacher and reformer (three-in-one) finds an astounding embodiment of His image and teachings as the gigantic 216-foot golden-hued STATUE OF EQUALITY-courtesy the vision and commitment of His Holiness Tridandi Chinna Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar! Shall we, then, assimilate the message? Follow it. Stay blessed. (216 words: 216-foot statue)
Answer the following questions.
i. How did Swami Vivekananda support his claim that Ramanuja’s heart was greater?
A. By emphasizing the fact that Ramanuja filled for the downtrodden
ii. Quote the sentence from the passage that proves that Ramanujacharya was eager to learn at any cost.
A. He went 100 KM to Gostipura 18 times to receive the ‘esoteric’ Mantra.
iii. Why did Ramanujacharya say that hell would be fine for Him?
A. He said that hell would be fine for him (for revealing the esoteric mantra to all) if anyone got liberation.
iv. What did Ramanujacharya do to permit all to offer services in temples?
A. He revamped the temple administration thoroughly
v. Write the synonym of the word embodiment. Find it in the passage.
A. Incarnation (epitome)
vi. Pick out the idiom from the passage that means with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
A. Heart and soul
Vii. What is the antonym of living that you find in the passage?
A. Inanimate
viii. The STATUE OF EQUALITY seeks to inspire us to submit ourselves___to the service of our Acharya___to society and the Supreme Being. Fill in the blanks with a correlative conjunction, choosing from the options given below.
a) neither…… nor
b) both ………… and
c) either……. or
d) not only … but also
A. b) both…… And d) not only….. But also(both are right).
8. God sees All (Page No 262)
The story of the Babylonian King, Belshazzar from the Bible offers Us valuable lessons. Once he hosted a grand feast. He ordered his servants to serve wine in golden goblets brought from the temple of Jerusalem. That was sheer blasphemy. Fingers of a hand appeared all of a sudden. They wrote something on the wall. The King was frightened. But he didn’t understand what it was. On the queen’s advice, the wise Daniel was summoned. He read the message. He said that power corrupted his father Nebuchadnezzar. But he learnt no lessons from his father’s fall. His days were numbered. The same night the King was slain. The writing on the wall became true.
Answer the following questions.
i. How is the story of Belshazzar important to us?
A. It is important as it teaches us valuable lessons
ii. Where were those golden goblets brought from?
A. From the temple of Jerusalem
iii. What was the sheer blasphemy referred to in the story?
A. Using Golden goblets of a temple to serve wine
iv. The wise learn from others’ mistakes; fools don’t learn even from their own mistakes. This is a great saying. Do you see the truth of this saying here?
A. Yes I do see the truth
v. Who interpreted the writing on the wall?
A. The wise Daniel
vi. What brought the fall of Nebuchadnezzar?
A. Power corrupted Nebuchadnezzar till his fall
vii.) Write the one-word substitute used in the passage that means behaviour that insults God.
A. Blasphemy
viii. Find out the idiom used in the passage to mean he would not continue to live/he would die soon.
A. His days were numbered.
9. Faith… Distinct (Page No 263)
Jainism holds a distinct view about the God. Mahavira’s belief in the individual is insuperable. He declares, unhesitatingly, that every individual (Atma) is the Supreme Being (Paramatma). Mahavira attracts everyone’s admiration with his ability to destroy his own Karma, to know himself, and break free from the endless cycles of death and rebirth. Jain literature emphasises the need to examine Dharma critically. It also advises one to discover the hidden knowledge in one self-that is self-realization. When that happens, one realises that every creature is like oneself and one’s pain is other’s pain. That is what true Ahimsa is. They go to the extent of asserting that the God is no more than MAN’s own higher self. What a unique belief! And Jains sincerely seek to reach that higher self!
Answer the following .
i. What makes Jainism different from other faiths?
A. their view about the God
ii. What did Mahavira believe in firmly?
A. in the individual
iii. What quality of Mahavira draws everyone’s admiration towards him?
A. His ability to destroy his own Karma, to know himself and break free from the endless cycles of death and rebirth
iv. Does one need to examine Dharma critically? Think of this critically, keeping in mind your views about Dharma.
A. Yes, one needs to examine Dharma critically.
v. What do Jains say about the God? Do you agree with them?
A. They say that the God is no more than MAN’s own higher self. No, I don’t agree with them.
vi. Mahavira’s trust in the individual is rather unshakeable. Does it do good to the individual? Explain in a sentence or two.
A. Yes, it does good to the individual. That trust makes the individual better than what he has been till then in many ways.
vii. The word discover is a combination of dis (prefix)+cover (root). Analyse the word unhesitatingly in the same way.
A. un(prefix) + hesitate (root) + ing (suffix-1)+ly (suffix-2)
viii. Add one prefix and one or two suffixes to the root word believe.
A. unbelievably-un (prefix)+ -able and -ly (suffixes)
10. Should the Wait Continue for Quality and Equality (Page No 263)
People who drafted our Constitution, also known as fathers of our constitution, did not intend that we just set up hovels, put students there, give untrained teachers, give them bad textbooks, no playgrounds and say we have complied with article 45… I dream to see students cultivate such a scientific spirit that they pursue their academics despite a Hindu V.C. is heading Aligarh Muslim University or a Muslim V.C. administering Benares Hindu University. These are the views of Mohammadali Carim Chagla (30.9.1900-19.02.1982), expressed as the Union Education Minister (1963-1966). Look at the quality and equality he aimed at. Sixty years have passed since then. Yet, the wait continues. People like Chaglas are needed in multiples. He was a jurist, diplomat, and minister with a commitment to the cause of the country. Opposing the ideology of communal-based two nations, he broke ranks with his long-term associates. The education system needs such men to make it a man-making system!
Answer the following questions.
i. About our education system, this passage expresses the blank choosing from the list.
a) happiness
b) anger
c) satisfaction
d) anguish
A. d) anguish
ii. Are we complying with the provisions of our constitution regarding providing education? Support your answer with a sentence from the passage.
A. No…… set up hovels, put students there, give untrained teachers. give them bad textbooks, no playgrounds
iii. When can you say that students are cultivating scientific spirit?
A. When students pursue their academics even if a Hindu V.C. is heading the AMU or a Muslim V.C. is administering the BHU.
iv. The views quoted in the passage were expressed sixty years ago. Are they relevant today? Provide proof from the passage that supports your answer.
A. Yes, relevant today. Yet, the wait continues.
v. Why does the education system need men like Chaglas?
A. To make it a man-making system
vi. What did Chagla do to oppose communal-based nations’ ideology?
A. He broke ranks with his long-term associates.
vii. Find out the idiom used in the passage that means dissociated from.
A. broke ranks with
viii. Write the one-word substitute used in the passage that can replace a set of ideas, beliefs, etc held by a group of people.
A. Ideology
11. Honesty Is The Best Policy (Page No 264)
Jataka Tales seek to spread moral values. See this. People once believed that the spirit of Bodhisattva lived in a castor tree. So, they used to offer prayers to the tree and place expensive gifts there. A poor man came there one day, prayed to the tree and wanted a present of bread to the tree. But, feeling ashamed of his poor gift, he turned back without offering it. Suddenly, a man appeared before him. He said he was hungry. He requested for the piece for that piece of bread. The poor man happily handed over to him. Then, he informed that poor man about a pot of gold coins in the ground there. The man was poor but he was honest. He knew how to play the game. He told the King about that treasure. Valuing the poor man’s honesty, the King made him his royal treasurer!
Answer the following questions.
i. What do Jataka Tales aim at?
Ans. To spread moral values.
ii. Why did people pray to castor tree?
Ans. People prayed to the castor tree because the spirit of Bodhisattva lived in the castor tree.
iii. How did the poor man feel when he saw the expensive gifts placed at the castor tree?
Ans. As he felt ashamed of his poor gift.
iv. Who approached that poor man requesting him for that piece of bread?
Ans. A hungry man approached that poor man requesting him for that piece of bread.
v. The poor man became the royal treasurer. What made him occupy that important position?
Ans. The poor man told he king about a pot of gold coins valuing the poor man’s honesty, the king made him his royal treasurer.
vi. The words tail (used in the passage) and tail are homophones (with different spellings but the same sounds). Another set is: see – sea. Now write two sets of homophones with peace with hymn.
Ans. peace – piece, Hymn – Him
vii. Write the noun form of the adjective hungry.
Ans. Hunger
viii. Find out the idiom used in the passage to mean act in the correct manner.
Ans. Play the game.
12. Fast-forwaded forest, the Miyawaki Way ( Page No 265)
India’s largest Miyawaki forest is coming up on a ten -acre site at Kothapeta of Hyderabad. As part of Haritha Haram (green garland) to Telangana, the state government grounded work to plant two lakh saplings here on 24 July 2020. Miyawaki forests adopt the technique of a Japanese botanist, Akira Miyawaki. In 1970s, Miyawaki began to plant trees, shrubs and grasses in tight moves. Saplings planted close together grow rapidly – in leaps and bounds –as they compete for light. It is struggle for survival, for sunlight! This concept soon caught the imagination of governments and boardrooms. Akira Miyawaki is believed have supervised planting over fifteen hundred forests of this type around the globe! Impressed by the positive results of the Miyawaki method and moved by the urgent need to grow greenery, Shubendu Sharma, an engineer at a Toyota factory, giving up a golden-goose-like job, founded a native forest-planting firm, with view to popularising Miyawaki forests in India. The country now boasts of hundreds of thousands of Miyawaki forest trees!
Answer the following questions.
i. What is the speciality of the urban forest coming up at Kothapeta of Hyderabad?
Ans. India’s largest Miyawaki forest, a ten acre site to is a part of Haritha Haram (green garland)to telangana
ii. Why are forests of the type discussed in the passage called Miyawaki forests?
Ans. Akira Miyawaki, a Japanese botanist who developed this concept
iii. Mention the technique adopted in growing Miyawaki forests. Write its consequences as well.
Ans. Saplings planted chose together grow rapidly in leaps and bounds
iv. Write the sentence from the passage that shows the popularity of this type of forests.
Ans. Fifteen hundred forests have supervised around the globe
v. How does Shubendhu Sharma seek to popularise Miyawaki forests in India?
Ans. Shubendu Sharma founded a native forest planting firm with a view to popularising Miyawaki forests in India.
vi. Pick out the idiom used in the passage which means quickly, fast.
Ans. Leaps and bounds
vii. Find out the phrasal verb used in the passage with the meaning quitting,leaving.
Ans. Giving up
viii. What is the expression used in the passage to say made someone interested in?
Ans. Caught the imagination.
13. An Empire Entirely Meant for the Wild (Page No 266)
A seventy-acre, man-made forest near Suryapet has exclusively and entirely been dedicated to the wild. An amazingly incredible spirit of an agricultural graduate, Mr Dussarla Satyanarayana of Raghavapuram, near Motey (Suryapet district) made this a reality and possibility. Birds and animals of hundreds of types have homes in this haven. The nature-lover behind this project takes all measures to make this expanse a sanctuary. Every product of this forest goes to feed the wild. Not a grain from here goes out for human consumption. Even the fallen trees feed white ants and get bio-degraded. Seven tanks dug here and there meet their water needs. The missionary zeal in him keeps him off the beaten track. He thanks his friends who happily share expenses. BBC Telugu telecast a ten-minute video of his mission. May his tribe multiply!
Answer the following questions.
i. What is the special feature of this forest as highlighted in the title?
Ans . Entirely dedicated to the wild
ii. Who created this amazingly incredible wonder?
Ans. Mr.DussarlaSatyanarayana
iii. Where is that man-made forest?
Ans. at raghapuram, near suyapet
iv. How do his friends help this nature-lover?
Ans. His friend happily shared his expenses
v. Write the synonym, from the passage, of the word unbelievable.
Ans . Incredible
vi. Pick out from the passage the one-word substitute that means an area where wild birds and animals are protected.
Ans. Sanctuary
vii. Find out the idiom used in the passage to mean far away from other people, houses, etc.
Ans. Keeps him off the beaten track
viii. Mark stress on the right syllable of the word missionary.
Ans. Missionary
14. Father of Indian Industry – Pioneer of Global Philanthropy (Page No 266)
Can you imagine who tops the list of philanthropists from across the globe in the last one hundred years? Thought of Tatas? You are, then, right! A survey Edel-Give Foundation and Hurun India shows us some interesting facts. Tata’s contribution to charity over a century is $102 billions. Gates, with their $74.6 bn by share, stand second in the list. The only other Indian in the list of top fifty philanthropists is Azim Premji of Wipro, placed at 12th rank, with a share of $22bn. The survey lists thirty-nine US citizens, five Europeans, three Chinese and two Indians. By starting their Trust for charity in 1892 (130 years ago!) Tatas, the doyen of Indian industry, proved themselves to be the pioneers of global philanthropy too. It is no wonder, then, that Jawaharlal Nehru often referred to Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata as the one-man planning commission.
Answer the following questions.
i. Describe the status of Tatas in global philanthropy.
Ans. The Tatas top the list of philanthropists from across the globe in the last one hundred years.
ii. Who conducted the survey about global philanthropy over the period of one hundred years?
Ans. Edel- Give Foundation and Hurun India
iii. How many US citizens find place in this list of top fifty philanthropists?
Ans. Thirty-nine U.S citizens
iv. When did Tatas establish their Trust for charity?
Ans. Tatasestablish their Trust of Charity in 1892
v. Name the two Indians who find place in this list.
Ans. Tata and Azim Premji
vi. How did Jawaharlal Nehru often refer to J N Tata?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru often referred to Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata as the one – man planning commission
vii. Find out the synonym, from the passage, of the word philanthropy.
Ans. Charity
viii. Mark stress on the right syllables of foundation, contribution, commission.
Ans. Stress- foun’dation,contri’bution, com’missions
15. Ananda Nilayam, Literally! (Page No 267)
Ananda Nilayam (Delight’s Dwelling / Home of Happiness)! The name speaks volumes about the place. Situated at Kondapaka (Siddipet district), two hundred metres off Hyderabad Siddipet road, on a one-hundred-acre site, the place mainly serves the old (now forty inmates) with not much emotional support from their children. Even orphaned children (now numbering around 50) are provided shelter, care and education. What looked like dry barren land with scattered bushes before 2010 is now a tastefully landscaped garden. Chirping birds, dancing twigs, fragrant flowers etc. greet the visitors and the inmates. A teacher from Siddipet one Mr Peddi Vaikuntam, along with other trustees and with advice and active help from Dr K.V. Ramana Chary IAS (Rtd), now advisor, Government of Telangana, initiated the process and has been carrying on the mission with success rates beyond expectations. An industrialist from Karnataka Ms Sudha Janardan contributed Rs Fifty Lakhs to this project. Charity from rice-millers of Siddipet and Hotel Suprabhath of Hyderabad (Krishna Murthy-groceries) helps the trust provide food, medical services etc to the inmates at a nominal charge. The Trust has been serving gods, humans and nature with beauty, quality and equality. Each face here reflects the name of the place!
Answer the following questions.
i. Does the name of this Old Age Home indicate the mood and response of the inmates? Support your answer with a sentence from the passage.
Ans. Yes, each face here reflects the name of the place.
ii. Where is this Home for the Aged located?
Ans. Anandanilayam,an old age home situated at kondapaka Siddipet District
iii. Who initiated the project and who has been actively monitoring all the activities of the home?
Ans. Mr Peddi Vaikuntam along with other trustees and with advice and active help from DR. K. V Ramana Chary IAS (Rtd) initiated the process.
iv. How do they manage to provide good food, medical facilities etc. with nominal charges from the inmates?
Ans. With the help of charity from the rice millers and the hotel owners.
v. Name the donor from a neighbouring state and the sum donated by her.
Ans. MS. Sudha janardhan-50 lakh rupees
vi. Write the word used in the passage that means kindness, support, money etc extended to people in need.
Ans. Charity , serve
vii. Find out the phrasal verb used in the passage to mean continuing with the work and taking it forward.
Ans. Carry on
viii. Mark stress on the right syllables of the words charity, quality and equality.
Ans. stress-‘charity , ‘quality , e’quality
16. Humanity at its Zenith (Page No 268)
Professional ethics coupled with concern for common man put this humane doctor at a peak that is close to divinity! He is Doctor Edpuganti Hridayanath, practising medicine at Ravinuthula, (Krishnapadu Mandal) from a tiled home since March 17, 1972 (fifty years of service). So far twenty lakh patients availed themselves of his services. Of them, around ten thousand surgeries. After completing MBBS from Kakinada, in 1971, he moved to persons underwent Ravinuthula on the request of a patient – Ms Rattamma. Understanding patients’ social, economic and emotional conditions helps him treat them effectively and at a low cost. He charges just seventy rupees as OP fee for a month. But he regards the smiles of patients as they leave healthy as invaluable fee. He lives a simple life but thinks high. He is worried about the falling moral values. He is happy that his children and grandchildren appreciate his values! He has inspired dozens of his villagers to pursue medical education. Long live Doctor Hridayanath to help others live long and stay healthy.
Answer the following questions.
i. How long has Dr Hridayanath been practising medicine at Ravinuthula?
Ans.Fifty years of service
ii. Mention the appropriate number of persons who utilized this humane doctor’s medical services.
Ans. So far twenty lakh patients.
iii. What helps Dr Hridayanath treat his patients effectively and at a low cost?
Ans. Understanding patients, social, economic and emotional conditions helps him treat them effectively and at a low cost
iv. What is it that Dr Hridayanath regards as invaluable fee from his patients? Do you agree with him?
Ans. Yes I agree with him, He regards the smiles of patients as they leave healthy as invaluable fee
v. What is Dr Hridayanath worried about?
Ans. Dr. Hridayanath is worrying about the fall moral values.
vi. How do his children and grandchildren make him happy?
Ans. His children and grand children are happy as they appreciated his values
vii. Write the outcome of his inspiration to his villagers.
Ans. He has inspired dozen of his villages to pursue medical education
viii. Write the word that is used in the passage to mean moral values.
Ans. Ethics
17. A Sporting Genius (Page No 269)
Meet Mithali Dorai Raj, a rare cricketing genius. Born on 3 December 1982 at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, she had her cricketing debut on 26 June 1999 (at just 17) as she played for India in a One-day International Match against Ireland. Her Test debut was on 14 January 2002. Awards she received are many. The first among them is Arjuna Award (2003). In 2015, she received the Padma Shri. The latest feather in her cap is Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award (2021). Records to her credit are innumerable indeed. Some of them are: (a) only woman to cross 7000 run mark in ODIs; (b) the first player to score seven consecutive half centuries in ODIs; (c) the first player from India (male or female) to score 2000 runs in Twenty-Twenty matches; (d) only woman player to have captained more than one ICC ODI World Cup Finals (in 2005 and 2017); (e) the first woman to play in 200 ODIs; (f) the first woman to complete 20 years in International Cricket. Inspiring indeed! It is sad that when she was in good form and could have played for a couple of more years, she declared her retirement on 10th June 2022. May her spirit encourage other sportspersons.
Answer the following questions.
i. When did Ms Mithali Raj make her first International Test appearance?
Ans. Ms. Mithali Raj made her first international Test appearance on 2002
ii. Where was Ms Mithali Raj born?
Ans. She was born on 26 June 1999 jodhpur, Rajasthan
iii. What is the latest award she received and when?
Ans. She received major Dhyanchand khel Ratna Award in 2021
iv. How is she distinct in terms of half centuries in ODIs?
Ans. The player to score seven consecutive half centuries
v. How long has she been playing in international cricket (till 2022)?
Ans. He has been playing in international cricket for 20 years.
vi. Name her distinction as a captain in ODI World Cup finals.
Ans. only woman players to have captained more than one ICC ODI world cup finals.
vii. Write the one-word substitute used in the passage that means the first public appearance of a player/performer/artist.
Ans. Debut
viii. Find out the idiom used in the passage that means some achievement one is proud of.
Ans. Feather in her cap
18. MatheMaGician Defining What Super Is! (Page no 270)
Anand aa gaya was Anand’s grandmother’s comment when he was born on 01.01.1973 into a trouble-torn poor family. Thirty years after that new year day, a new era of spreading happiness began. This simple-looking miraculous mathematical genius started offering free IIT-JEE coaching to thirty poor students. Located in Patna and titled Super-30, this institute has redefined Super and Pedagogy. The success rates are so incredible that any doubting Thomas would label it as a cock and bull story. But then statistics shows it all. 18/30 (first batch, 2003), 22/30 (2004), 26/30, 28/30, 30/30 in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. And there has never been looking back. The Hindu said… Midas. The Newsweek called it “one of the four most innovative schools in the world”. Bouquets are bountiful, brickbats are not lagging behind, though. The secret of this amazing success: Anand makes the learners THINK, and THINK ALWAYS! Intention, intelligence, inquisitive nature, commitment, confidence, competence etc. work here consistently and concertedly.A true model to teachers!
Answer the following questions.
i. Anand has a happy childhood. Write true or false. Support your answer with a sentence from the passage.
Ans. False
ii. How has Anand been spreading happiness?
Ans. Anand has been spreading happiness after years by starting IIT-JEE coaching to 30 pr students.
iii. What is the secret of Anand’s success?
Ans. The Secret of Anand’s success is to male learners” THINK” and THINK ALWAYS
iv. How has the Newsweek described Anand’s Super-30 institute?
Ans. The News week called it “one of the four most innovative schools in the world
v. Have you heard of any other institute that can be compared with Super-30 in IIT-JEE achievements?
Ans. No, no such institute
vi. Write the synonym, from the passage, of epoch.
Ans. Era
vii. Find out the one-word substitute used in the passage to mean the study and practice of teaching methods.
Ans. Pedagogy
viii. Pick out the idiom used in the passage that means something that is not true.
Ans. A cock and bull story
19. Intelligence at its zenith (Page No 270)
The students of Ruia College, Mumbai were wonder-struck when they saw a nine-year-old visiting professor explaining the difficult concepts o Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with ease. He is Soborno Isaac Bari, the youngest professor in the world. Born in 2012 to Rashidul Bari, a mathematician and Shaheda Bari, he showed exceptional abilities from childhood. For his problem solving capacities, he got a letter of recognition from the former U.S.president Barrack Obama in 2016 and received the Global Child Prodigy Award in 2020. India nominated him for the Nobel Prize 2021. Besides being a genius in Mathematics and Science, he is a writer. At the tender age of seven, he wrote a book titled The Love which outlines his dream to live in a world without terrorism. You must be inspired at the child prodigy’s exceptional intelligence and moved by his plea for communal harmony and world peace! Then, let’s unleash “THE LOVE”…
Answer the following questions.
i. Why were the Ruia College students wonder-struck?
Ans. They saw a nine year old visiting professor explaining the difficult concepts of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with ease.
ii. What is the greatness of Soborno Bari?
Ans. Soborno Isaac Bari is the youngest professor
iii. What is Soborno’s father?
Ans. Mathematician
iv. Former U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Soborno’s problem-solving capacities. Say true or false.
Ans. False
v. Which country nominated the child prodigy for the Nobel Prize 2021?
Ans. India
vi. What does the book The Love outline?
Ans. The book ‘THE LOVE out lines his dream to live in a world without terrorism
vii. Write, from the passage, the opposite of the word dunce.
Ans. Genius
viii. Find the word from the passage which means a young person with remarkable abilities.
Ans. Prodigy
20. A World of Books Or a Book of the World! (Page no 271)
పుస్తక ప్రపంచమా! – ప్రపంచ పుస్తకమా!).
Learning there is pure fun. Life skills form the core of the curriculum lessons are drawn from the book of the world, not from the world of academic book. Field visits are a regular feature. Educational tours are annual events gardening is a hobby. In vast playgrounds, they discuss physics principles. Classrooms get converted into playfields. The day dawns with games and physical activities. Reading newspapers is followed by Satsangs-discussions Letter writing story writing, book reviews, stage performance, songs, dances, drawing etc., are quite common activities here. Quizzes top them all. Prizes won in national and state level competitions number in hundreds. Everyone associated with this school was on cloud nine when an eighth-grade girl by name Namrutha watched Chandrayan live along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2019 from ISRO Bengaluru. That fun-filled school is Teja vidyalaya, at Kodada, (a true temple of learning; and surprisingly, a temple has now come up beside it!) The inspiration, they say, is Rishi Valley of Jiddu Krishna Murthy. And the school lives up to the inspiration!
Answer the following questions.
i. What forms the core of the curriculum at this fun-filled school?
Ans. Life Skills from the core of the curriculum
ii. Name the regular feature followed at this school.
Ans. Field visits are a regular feature
iii. How often do they conduct educational tours?
Ans. Once a year/annual events
iv. When do Satsangs take place?
Ans. After Reading News Papers
v. Where does the inspiration to run such a school come from?
Ans. The inspiration to run such a school come from Rishi Valley of Jiddu Krishna Murthy
vi. Write the idiom used in the passage to mean extremely happy.
Ans. On cloud nine
vii. Pick out the word from the passage that means the central part/ essence.
Ans. Core
viii. Mark stress on the right syllable of the word inspiration
Ans. inspi’ration
21. Mother of Inventor (Page No 272)
Necessity is the mother of invention. So goes the widely accepted wise saying, Here, however, a mother’s toil for long hours brought out the inventor in Padma Shri Chintakindi Mallesham Bom into a poor weaver’s family in Sharajp village near Alair, Dr Mallesham dropped out of school after his 6″ class His mother, Lakshmi, used to work on a manual Asu (a pre-loom activity in tie and dye weaving fashion). That tedious work (turning the threads around the Asu for 9000 times to get yarn ready for just one saree!) used to leave her shoulders and joints strained to extreme levels. Moved by his mother’s pain, Dr Mallesham decided to find a way out. He moved heaven and earth for years. His determination was hit sole resource. Challenges were many. Support from his wife Swarna (literally ‘gold’!) and a few friends mattered a lot. Finally in 1999, he made his dream come true. Mechanical Laxmi (his mother’s name) Asu saw the light of day. That filled many weavers’ homes with the light of relief from their toil. Accolades came his way. Governments, universities, NGOs honoured him. A biopic was made based on his achievements. Even Forbes listed him among the seven powerful rural entrepreneurs. Now he runs an Asu-making unit at Alair. He visits institutions inspiring the young with his simple, to-the-point and time-specific talks.
Answer the following questions.
i. What brought out the inventor in Dr Mallesham?
Ans. A mother’s toil for long hours brought out the inventor in Dr.Mallesham.
ii. Describe the work done on Asu.
Ans. A pre-loom activity in tie and dye weaving fashion threads are wound around the asu to get the yarn ready.
iii. Describe the conditions in which Dr Mallesham struggled to make his dream machine.
Ans. Challenges were many –determination was his soul resource, support from his wife and a few friends a lot.
iv. Does his invention help his mother alone? Support your answer with evidence from the passage
Ans. No, His invention not only helped his mother but also filled many weavers homes with the light of relief from their toil.
v. Name any two honours Dr Mallesham received.
Ans. The Padma sri and Honarary doctorate.
i)A biopic was made based on his achievement
ii) Forbes listed him among the seven powerful rural entrepreneurs.
vi. Find out the idiom used in the passage that means did everything one could possibly do in order to achieve something.
Ans. Heaven and earth
vii. Pick out the one-word substitute from the passage that means persons who start business especially when that involves taking financial risks.
Ans. Entrepreneur
viii. A portmanteau /po:(r)t’mæntǝu/word is a word blending the sounds and combining the meaning of two words – Example: smoke + fog = smog.
Now find out one such portmanteau word from the passage that blends biography + picture.
Ans. Biopic
22. A tele book Vs an ordinary book (Page No 273)
A tele book is quite different from an ordinary book. In an ordinary book, words are printed on pages and remain there. A tele book, on the other hand, consists of words which appear on a screen and keep moving on it. People go through a tele book by reading words as they appear on the screen. The advantage of tele books is that a great number of such books can be shown on a single screen. The disadvantage is that we cannot turn back the page to read something again.
With the invention of Kindle (an electronic tool, looking like a tablet, that can be used as a digital book) this problem has now largely been solved. It is time we learnt to read tele books the same way we have been reading ordinary books. The day is not far, when ordinary books may become obsolete….
Answer the following questions.
i. How is an ordinary book different from an unconventional book?
Ans. In an ordinary book, words are printed on pages and remain there. In an unconventional book, words appear on a screen and keep moving on it.
ii. What is the advantage of the new kind of books?
Ans. The advantage of the new kind of books is that a great number of such books can be shown on a single screen.
iii. How has the invention of Kindle helped us?
Ans. The invention of kindle has helped us to read something that cannot turn back the page.
iv. Why should we learn to read tele books the same way we have been reading ordinary books?
Ans. Because ordinary books may become obsolete
v. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option from the list given below:
The passage highlights….
a) fast-changing technology
b) the need on our part to change with the times
c) the way the world is turning into an e-world
Ans. b) The need on our part to change with the times.
vi. Write the part of speech of the word advantage.
Ans. Noun
vii. The word book is used in the passage to mean a bundle of bounded papers with words printed on the papers.
Use the same word book in your own sentences with two other meanings of the word book.
Ans. They are trying to book (v-reserve) tickets for their proposed trip to Chennai. They army book (v-register )a case of theft.
viii. Add one prefix and one suffix to the root advantage.
Ans. Prefix- disadvantage, Suffix – advantageous
23. Indomitable Indeed! (Page No 273)
Amazing young man this… tweeted Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi. “Dreaming big and working hard-this nineteen-year old ‘runs’ home post his work shift as he dreams to be in the army,” said German Embassy, India. These sample encomiums are in response to Vinod Kapri’s-a filmmaker and author-viral video. It is about Pradeep Mehra, a nineteen-year-old army aspirant from Almora of Uttarakhand, One night, Kapri saw him running on the roads of Noida. On being asked why he was sprinting, Pradeep replied that his dream was to join the army. So, he runs ten kilometres a day from his workplace, Macdonald’s outlet at Sector 16, to his home at Barola. He supports his elder brother, cooks food for him and thinks of his ailing mother back home. He is so firm about his routine and views that he smilingly said ‘no’ to Kapri’s offer of dinner and dropping at his destination. By declining Kapri’s offer to drive him home, Pradeep is in fact driving home the value of regular hard work!
Answer the following questions.
i. Who shared the viral video discussed in the passage?
Ans. Vinod kapri
ii. Where does Pradeep Mehra hail from?
Ans. From Almora of Uttarkhand
iii. Why does Pradeep Mehra run home-ten-kilometre-destination from his workplace -everyday?
Ans. To join the Army
iv. What did Vinod Kapri offer Pradeep Mehra and how did Pradeep respond to Kapri’s offer?
Ans. Offered dinner and dropping at home – refused as he was firm about routine and views
v. Even common people, with their uncommon deeds, dreams and traits, can attract the attention of prominent persons.
Support this statement with the help of the above passage.
Ans. He attracts the attention of prominent persons like KTR embossy officials tweeted appracting comman man’s uncommon traits.
vi. Write the idiom used in this passage which means making others understand /explaining.
Ans. To drive home
vii. Pick out from the passage the synonym of praise/tribute.
Ans. Encomium
viii. Mark stress on the right syllable of the word destination.
Ans. Desti’nation
24. Age No Barrier (Page No 275)
Quest for knowledge is unquenchable. The more one tastes it the more the person craves for it. And it lasts till one’s last moment. Nothing can deter the determined mind from the pursuit. Here is a proof in a retired but untiring bank employee. After he hung up his boots, he acquired a dozen degrees in different domains like Business Administration, Covid 19, Crime, Psychology, Law and software. What could be his motive? “My urge to set an example to youth drove me”answers Shri Ramalingeswara Rao.B., from the heart of Hyderabad, Somajiguda. Proving that good manners are infectious; his son is an IITian (with a dual degree) and his daughter (state 8th ranker in EAMCET in composite AP) is a postgraduate in medicine. He spreads his tentacles into disciplines like serving the orphaned aged persons, writing poetry and raising coffee plantations in cool Karnataka hill slopes. Does one need more to live fully and meaningfully? Let’s emulate him!
Answer the following questions.
i. What does the passage say about one’s thirst for knowledge?
Ans. Quest for knowledge is unquenchable.
ii. How does the passage elaborate its views about one’s urge to learn more and more?
Ans. The more one tastes it the more the person craves it.
iii. “Good manners are infectious”, asserts the passage. What evidence does it provide?
Ans. Like the father his children also studied well and got rewarded.
iv. How does Shri B. Ramalingeswara Rao spend his time now?
Ans. Shri B Ramalingaeswara Rao spends his time by serving orphan aged persons writing poetry and raising coffee plantations.
v. Write the idiom used in this passage to mean retired.
Ans. Hung up his boots.
vi. Pick out the word (a homonym) from the passage that is used twice in one sentence with these meanings : continues and final.
Ans. Last
vii. Find out from the passage the synonym of discipline.
Ans. Domains
viii. The word untiring can be analysed as un (prefix) + tire (root) + ing (suffix). Now analyse the word unquenchable in the same way.
Ans. UN (prefix) +quench (root)+able (suffix)
25. Private Tragedy Serving a Public Cause (Page No 276)
Falguni, wife of Dasarath Manjhi, died in 1959 of the injuries she suffered as she fell down from a mountainous path and of delayed medical help because again of the mountainous path! Manjhi (14.01.1914 – 17.08.2007), a labourer from a Gehlaur village near Gaya in Bihar was moved into action by her death. Born into a low cast, he thought high. He started carving a path through the ridges. People called him lunatic. Yet, he toiled with a hammer, chisel and his steely resolve. Twenty-two years(1960-1982) of his single-handed effects bore fruit. The 110 meter ,9.1 metre-wide and 7.7 -metre-deep path he carved through the ridges reduced the distance between Gehlaur and Gaya by forty kilometres (from 55 to 15kms). Bihar government honoured him. India post released a stamp featuring him. A memorial with his statue stands tall in Gehlaur. People fondly remember him as the Mountain Man. Yet, the real reward to this departed soul could be to provide roads and medical aid to every village in India!
Answer the following questions.
i. Mention the reasons for Falguni’s death.
Ans. She fell down from a mountainous path and of delayed medical help.
ii. How did Falguni’s death move her husband, Manjhi?
Ans. Falgunis death moved her husband, Manjhi into action and started carving a path through the ridges.
iii. What were the tools Manjhi used to carve the path through the ridges?
Ans. A hammer, chisel and his steely resolve.
iv. People fondly remember Manjhi as the Mountain Man because of his … … … … Fill in the blank choosing from : a) caste b) deed c) wealth
Ans. b) deed
v. How nearer is Gaya to Gehlaur because of the path Manjhi created?
Ans. 40 km (from 55 to 15 Kms)
vi. List the honours governments and people extended to Manjhi.
Ans. Bihar government honoured him Indian post released a stamp featuring him .A memorial with his statue stands tall in Gehlaur.
vii. Find out the idiom used in the passage to mean had a successful result.
Ans. bore fruit
viii. Write the part of speech of the word mountainous.
Ans. Adjective
26. The Last Lecture: Best Lessons (Page No 277)
It was 18 September 2007. Carnegie Mellon University (US) auditorium was echoing with laughter as forty-six-year-old Randy Pausch was delivering an upbeat and humorous lecture. And, then, he knew he would die in a few months! Terminal pancreatic cancer was the villain. He, yet, stressed the need to live fully and have fun in everything. He suddenly dropped and did push-ups to prove his point. Living right is more important than achieving dreams, asserted he. He listed his achieved dreams, quite many, though. He thanked everyone who taught him a lesson or two. And he passed on those valuable lessons to posterity. He wants one to be frugal, not miserly. He advises elders to give children permission and inspiration to dream. He appeals to teachers to enable learners to achieve dreams. The most significant lesson, however, is the way he took the bull (of cancer or death) by the horns. The Last Lectures extended version is the best-selling book with the same title, worth reading again and again!
Answer the following questions.
i. When and where was this Last Lecture delivered?
Ans. Last lecture was delivered on 18 September 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University (U.S) auditorium.
ii. The auditorium echoed with loud laughter. Yet, every listener was crying silently. Why?
Ans. Because he would die in a few months with a terminal pancreatic cancer.
iii. What did the speaker emphasise despite being in the face of death?
Ans. He emphasized the need to live fully and have fun in everything.
iv. He suddenly dropped and did push-ups on the stage. How would you have reacted, had been there?
Ans. I would have been shocked and surprised.
v. What is his appeal to teachers?
Ans. He appeals to teachers to enable learners to achieve dreams.
vi. The word pancreatic is an adjective. Write its noun form.
Ans. Pancreas
vii. Write the two words you see in the passage that mean:
a) using only as much money as is necessary… and
b) hating to spend money.
Ans. a) frugal b) miserly
viii. Find out the idiom used in the passage to mean faced a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage.
Ans. Look the bull by the horns.
27. Two friends (Page No 277)
Two friends, Amanda and Margot, one day were walking together in a desert. In the heat of an argument, Margot slapped Amanda in the face who was hurt but without saying anything, wrote on the sand, “Today, my best friend Margot slapped me in the face”. They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. While bathing, Amanda got stuck in the mire and started drowning. Then, naturally, Margot saved Amanda by pulling her out of the quicksand. After recovering from near drowning, Amanda wrote on a stone, “Today, my best friend Margot saved my life”. On being asked by confused Margot why she did so, Amanda replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it, but when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it on a stone, so no wind can erase it”.
Answer the following questions.
i. Where were the two friends walking?
Ans. The two friends were walking in a desert
ii. Why did Margot slap Amanda?
Ans. Margot slapped Amanda in the heat of an argument
iii. What happened to Amanda when she was bathing?
Ans. While bathing, Amanda got stuck in the mire and started drowning
iv. What would have happened to Amanda if Margot had not saved her? writing in the sand and writing on a stone?
Ans. If Margot had not saved her she would have died
v. What is the difference between writing in the sand and writing on a stone?
Ans. We should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it, but when we must engrave it on a stone, no wind can erase it.
vi. According to the passage, we should never forgive our friends if they hurt us. Write yes or no.
Ans. NO, we should never forgive our friend if they hurt us.
vii. Find the word, from the passage, which means to remove all traces of something.
Ans. erase
viii. Give the antonym of the word punishment from the passage.
Ans. Forgiveness.
