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( SSLC Special Practice Material ) ENGLISH PAPER - II by RK NAAM HSS.
Section - I (NON - DETAILED) Question No: 1
Filling Phrases :
1) Hubert, a little boy of fourteen, was once _________(i) through a lonely road
infested with ________ (ii) three hefty men way laid him, took away his
horse and beat him _________(iii) Hubert limped __________(iv) nearby
_______ (v).
(i) to a palatial mansion (ii) travelling on his horse (iii) hoping to get
some help (iv) thieves and robbers (v) black and blue
( ii, iv, v, i, iii)
2) Here at last was ________ (i) For many days and part of many nights, the painter
worked feverishly to _________ (ii). As the work went on, a change came
_______ (iii). A strange tension replaced ________ (iv) and his blood shot eyes
were fixed with horror on the a painted _______ (v)
(i) complete his master piece (ii) likeness of himself (iii) over the
model (iv) the model for Judas (v) the stupondous languor
(iv, i, iii, v, ii)
3) I can remember like yesterday my father came home _______(i). A flying officer
________(ii) he was dressed in a blue uniform with a skinny _______(iii) plonked
so precariously on the side of his head that I wonderd why it never fell off. A
neighbour called out ' what's the weather like up there ?" as my gaint - like father
bounded by, carrying ________(iv) strapped together with large leather belt. He
was, without question __________(v) I had ever seen.
(i) boat - shapped cap (ii) a battered brown suitcase
(iii) the tallest man (iv) during world war II (v) from the war
(v, iv, i, ii, iii)
4) Celine could not understand what was happening. She was ______ (i) underwater,
helpless, and swallowing mouthfuls of ________ (ii) she couldn't breathe. "I am drowning.
There's _________ (iii) I can survive this. " Then she found that she could breathe again. In
________ (iv) she could see that she was about ten meters from the manhole through
which she had plunged, but the current made it impossible ________ (v)
(i) no way (ii) being swept along (iii) to swim back (iv) the
filthy liquid (v) the dimlight
( ii, iv, i, v, iii)
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5) Kumar watched ________ (i) flying in a _______ (ii) and remembered time when
he had seen ________ ( iii) and his father had told him that the bird had come there
to stay only (iv) ________ and would soon leave the ________ (v) and return to their
home in the Arctic.
(i) for a short while (ii) the migratory birds (iii) the place of their sojourn
(iv) nestlings in vedanthangal (v) streamlined
(ii, v, iv, i, iii)
6) " Some one must have _______ (i) Mom said sadly " that means he has an
_______ (ii) But still no one came secretly I was glad I wanted Goldy to be _____ (iii)
Mom even put his ______ (iv) and still no one came. Guess he's your dog now
shelly". She said one day as she brought home a ______ for goldy to play with
(i) picture to play with (ii) new chew toy (iii) trained him
(iv) my dog (v) owner
(iii, v, iv, i, ii)
7) I nursed the dog's paw _______ (i) I could, he sat down ______ (ii) and patted his head
because he seemed kind of sad questions circled _______ (iii) like get lost ?
Goldy and I sat together until mom came home. Mum put a notice in the paper, and
we waited. It was ______ (iv) of my life. Goldy mended more everyday. At first he
couldn't walk on his paw, but then _______ (v) it healed.
(i) thorugh my mind (ii) little by little (iii) next to him
(iv) as best as (v) the longest wait
( iv, iii, i, v, ii)
8) A great artist was ________ (i) a mural for the cathedral in a Sicilian town. The
subject of the mural was ________ (ii) After many years of diligent labour, the
painting was finished ______ (iii) the two most important figures, Child Jesus and
Judas Iscariot. He searched ______ (iv) for those two models. One day the painter saw
a twelve year boy whose angelic face _______ (v)
(i) stirred his heart (ii) far and wide (iii) engaged to paint
(iv) life of Christ (v) except for
(iii, iv, v, ii, i)
9) Lunel in Southern France, is a _______ (i) often invaded by sea water. Serge and
Celine ______ (ii) in thigh highwater to escape a watery burial. Moving near a
hedge Celine _______ (iii) Instinctively, she ______(iv) serge's hand. His hard
slipped away making her relief _______ (v)
(i) short lived (ii) reach up for (iii) flat marshy town
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(iv) waded across the road (v) disappeared below the water (iii, iv, v, ii, i)
10) Suddenly it all (i) ______ to the author. No job, no money _______ (ii) and no
piano, Neighbors invited Mum to _______ (iii) any time. Mom ______ (iv) Dad
when he got a job creating an impression that she had won a lottery Mom _______
(v) Dad as he studied dozen of books stacked on the kitchen table every night to
become a Charted Accountant.
(i) fussed over (ii) was proud of (iii) became very clean
(iv) to payback the loan (v) play their piano
(iii,iv,v,ii,i)
3) Match the name to the appropriate reference:
1) A) Sam - bike (D)
B) Kumar - a home help (C)
C) Celine - Good night Irene (E)
D) Schwinn - first aid kit (A)
E) Mum - two siblings (B)
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2) A) Dad - was waylaid (C)
B) Goldy - home is where the heart is (D)
C) Hubert - council worker (E)
D) Migratory birds - looked sad and worried (A)
E) Serge - shelly (B)
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3) A) Judas - the owner of the guide dog (B)
B) Diane - blew the snuff into the cupboard (E)
C) Mum - the artist searched far and wide for this
model (A)
D) Celine - fond of playing piano (C)
E) Hubert - caught in a drain (D)
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4) A) Snuff - Shelly's friend (C)
B) Fanbelt - service man (E)
C) Goldy - to trap the thieves (A)
D) Artist - from an old lawn mower (B)
E) Dad - two models (D)
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5) A) The kind old man - model for Child Jesus (C)
B) Grandpa - a lady with dark sunglasses (D)
C) A twelve year old boy - mistook Hubert for a thief (A)
D) Real owner of the dog - bashing away on the ivories (E)
E) Mum - seated on the armchair watching
T.V. (B)
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6) A) Judas - lives in Lunel (D)
B) Kumar - clever little boy (E)
C) Mum - one of the two figures for a
painting (A)
D) Celine - young and enterprising (B)
E) Hubert - accomplished pianist (C)
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7) A) Dad - real name of the dog (D)
B) Jack Poderoso - little boy of fourteen (C)
C) Hubert - 12 yrs. old boy (E)
D) Sam - a flying officer (A)
E) Jesus Christ - teacher (B)
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8) A) Diane - rescued celine from the ditch (B)
B) Jack poderoso - serving tea (D)
C) Old man - a blind lady (A)
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D) Grand Ma - hid in the cupboard (E)
E) Thieves - lived in a big mansion (C)
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9) A) Dad - life of Jesus (E)
B) Blond labrador - lived opposite the couple (D)
C) Amandine - accounting firm (A)
D) Louis Martinez - dog (B)
E) Artist - daughter of celine (C)
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10) A) Louis Martinez - escaped under the clothes line (B)
B) Rex coker - found his first model on the street (D)
C) Hubert - studied late into the night (E)
D) The Painter - offered to ring the brigade (A)
E) Dad - was beaten black and blue (C)
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Section - I
4) Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer from the
option given below :
1) Mom allowed _________ (b) to keep the dog
a) Goldy b) Shelly c) Sam d) Diane
2) The brothers started off the ride with _______ (a)
a) a thumps up sign b) a wave of the flag c) a whistle
d) a gun shot
3) There were ________ (C) thieves hiding in the cupboard
a) four b) six c) three d) five
4) The painter was trying to find a model for a painting of ________ (b)
a) an artist b) Judas Iscariot c) a beggar d) poet
5) Dad finally got a appointment __________ (d)
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a) at a doctor's clinic b) as a cleark c) as a lecturer d) with an
auditing firm
6) The house of Celine and Serge was invaded by water for the _______
(c) time in just over a year
a) sixth b) third c) second d) fifth
7) The mural was to be painted for a _________ (b)
a) hotel b) cathedral c) Palace d) College
8) A _______ (a) carried a brand - new piano along the road leading to
the house
a) cart b) van c) truck d) fifth
9) The dog had lost his ________ (d) and harness too.
a) limb b) leash c) tail d) collar
10) Kumar saw tiny little nestlings _________ (c) of them
a) ten b) six c) five d) four
11) Kumar's outstanding performance at college had gained him a
wonderful carrer at __________(b)
a) the LIC b) an MNC c) the BSNL d) the BHEL
12) The tinkerer applied his ideas to paper skill fully _______ (d) his
invention.
a) drawing b) copying c) sketching d) blueprinting
13) The boy's name was _________ (b)
a) Goldy b) Shelly c) Sam d) Diane
14) Serge was a _________ (a)
a) Council worker b) teacher c) home help d) lawyer
15) Mom put a ________ (a) in the paper
a) notice b) slogan c) headline d) query
16) Mural is a painting done on a _______ (d)
a) screen b) paper c) leather d) wall
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17) Celin's daughter Amandine was to celebrate her _________ (d)
birthday in two weeks time
a) tenth b) fourteenth c) sixteenth d) twelfth
18) Utopia is an imaginary land of _________ (a)
a) contentment b) sorrow c) congestion d) poverty
19) Hubert's _________ (b) helped him retrieve his horse
a) luck b) cleverness c) bravery d) cunningness
20) Shelly thought it would be mean to call ________ (d) on a hurt animal
a) vet b) butcher c) police d) dog catcher
21) The young man who approached the artist begged for _______ (c)
a) money b) clothes c) wine d) food
22) ______ (b) thought himself shorter than the inventor
a) the rider b) the narrator c) the trainer d) the trainee
23) Kumar migrated from ________ (c) to the states
a) Singapore b) Srilanka c) India d) the trainee
24) Goldy responded to commands like sit, stay and __________ (d)
a) sleep b) whine c) bark d) come
25) Mom's ________ tickled Dad(c)
a) anger b) Amandine c) frustration d) despair
26) Celine asked Jack to ring _________ (a)
a) Serge b) Amandine c) herfather d) Louiz martines
27) The inventor took the old battery from dad's old _________ (b)
a) mechanic shed b) chevy c) form Ikon d) Marutic Suzuki
28) Kumar's call made his mother sit up till _______ (b)
a) dawn b) midnight c) midday d) noon
29) Kumar's utopia had been ________ (c)
a) vedanthangal b) the Artic c) America d) Ethiopia
30) Hubert emptied the _______ (c) into the narrow opening of the
cupboard.
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a) scent bottle b) match box c) snuffbox d) waterbottle
31) The narrator's brother was a ________ (c)
a) doctor b) lawyer c) tinkerer d) sorcerer
32) The important job the dog had was ________ (c)
a) to catch thieves b) to guard Diane's house
c) to guide Diane d) to play
33) The model for the Child Jesus was ________(b)
a) fourteen year old b) twelve year old c) six year old
d) an infant
34) The boy found the _______ (a) with a hurt paw
a) Labrador b) doberman c) pomeranian
35) Who were reunited _________ (c)
a) Shelly and Sam b) Sam and Goldy c) Diane and Sam
36) The real name of the dog was _______ (c)
a) Shelly b) Goldy c) Sam
37) The brother spend most of his time in ________ (d)
a) watching movies b) cycling
c) riding bikes d) new inventions
38) Celine had been down the flood water for _______ (a) hours
a) five b) seven c) nine d) three
39) The model was actually _______ (b)
a) the artist's son b) one who posed for the child Jesus
c) angry with the artist d) fortuned by the artist
40) The first one to notice Celine was ______ (b)
a) Serge b) Jack Poderoso c) Amandine d) Louise Martinez
41) Shelly and the dog played _________(a) in the yard
a) football b) hide and seek c) throw ball d) basket ball
42) Hubert hid himself _______ (c)
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a) in a cupboard b) in the kitchen
c) under the staircase d) in the arctic
43) The boy called the dog ________ (b)
a) sweety b) goldy c) browny
44) The artist was painting _______ (d)
a) the life of Judas Iscariot b) the life of a young man
c) the life of an aged man d) the life of Jesus
45) The sprocket which drove the chain was replaced with _______ (b)
a) a lawn mower b) pulley and a fan belt
c) a motor and a battery d) baloon type tyres
46) Hubert saved the old man and his family with just a little ______(c)
a) sugar b) salt c) snuff d) chilli powder
Section - IV
Match the following product and slogans :
1) A) Wrist watch - Get set, go (E)
B) Jewellery - you are what you wear (C)
C) clothes - The Magic of words (D)
D) Pens - Dazzle and Sparkle (B)
E) Slippers - Wear and tear (A)
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2) A) Ointment - Kitchen mate (E)
B) Computer - a comfortable sole in a cosy hole (C)
C) Shoes - Flawless writing (D)
D) Ball - pointpen - Key to knowledge (B)
E) Mixer grinder - Smooth cure (A)
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3) A) Glass - The cup that cheers (E)
B) Watch - Passing of days (C)
C) Calender - Handle with care (A)
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D) Motor bike - Sharp time for sharp people (B)
E) Tea - Extra mile and smile (D)
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4) A) Shampoo - So soft and smooth and comfortable (C)
B) Jeans clothes - to take in your stride (E)
C) Inner wear - Rough and tough (B)
D) Pens - Silky and smooth (A)
E) Slipper - Thought transmitter (D)
5) A) Refrigerator - Store house of knowledge (E)
B) Scooter - Clear reflection (D)
C) Home Theatre - For smooth riding (B)
D) Mirror - Keep fresh, stay fresh (A)
E) Encyclopedia - Arm chair viewing (C)
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6) A) Health drink - click for a flick (B)
B) Switches - Warmth for hours (D)
C) Steel rods - tuck yourself into safety (E)
D) Hotpacks - keeps you light and brisk (A)
E) Seatbelts - long and strong (C)
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7) A) Allout - The Secret of my energy (D)
B) Parle - G - Stain champion (C)
C) Henko - Refreshing breath, tooth (E)
D) Boost - Milkier (B)
E) Close - up - Keep the mosquitoes out (A)
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8) A) News - Paper - wear me, look clear (E)
B) Biscuit - adds fuel to your health (B)
C) Fridge - your tongue can feel my taste (D)
D) Tea - World at glance (A)
E) Glass - keeps your things fresh and cool (C)
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9) A) Cello - for softy shiny skin (B)
B) Dove - a health drink (C)
C) Boost - pen with fine grip (A)
D) Pepsodent - Express yourself (E)
E) Airtel - Fights the germs (D)
10) A) Horlicks - solves teeth problems (C)
B) Ujala - single spray drives away insects (D)
C) Colgate - Children grown stronger, sharper taller (A)
D) Mortain - Washes white (B)
E) Clinic Plus - Soft shiny hair (E)
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11) A) Surf Excel - King among fans (C)
B) Rexona - sixth sense technology (D)
C) Khaitan - washes beyond belief (A)
D) Whirlpool - The Watch of the US (E)
E) Timex - Soft - shiny skin (B)
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12) A) Dictionary - A friend when the power fails (B)
B) Emergency lamp - Feel wounder under your feet (C)
C) Floor tiles - prevent you from suffocation (D)
D) Exhaust Fan - Connects the world (E)
E) Internet - Excellent explanation for thousands of
words (A)
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13) A) Chocolates - Home away from home (D)
B) Silk Sarees - for a confident smile (E)
C) Lip stick - A sweet gift of love (A)
D) Hill resort - Choose the Colour of your smile (C)
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E) Tooth paste - Blooms from the gloom dazzling
diamonds (B)
SSLC - ENGLISH - II = SECTION - 1 (6) Study the given mind map and fill in the
Incomplete details. 5 X 1= 5
The dog too loved him. His mother wanted to trace the owner. One day a lady came there to get back her dog. The dog's real name is
Sam. The dog had to be given back, as she was the real owner.
He Brought It Home Shelly saw a wounded dog
He loved the dog
The dog too ____1________
______2_______ to trace the
owner
One day, a lady ____3_____
The dog's real name ____4________
The dog had to be given back , as ___5_____
A great artist painted a mural in a cathedral
It was the life of Jesus Christ
The masterpiece was unfinished
(1) _______served as the model for Christ child.
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A twelve year old boy served as the model for Christ child. Painter still found no one to serve as the model Judas Iscariot. At last he found the model for Judas Iscariot in an inn. The model's eyes were fixed with horror on the face of Jesus Christ. "Years ago I was the model for the Christ Child", said the model.
PTA 1:
Mum practiced and within a month, belting out a tune. All neighbors were amazed. Dad was sad because he had no job. They had to sell the piano. At last dad got a job in an accounting firm.
PTA 2:
Mum practiced (1) _______
Dad had brought Mum a piano
We positioned it in the living room
All the neighbors (2) ____________
Dad was sad because (3)__________
They had to sell (4) ___________
At last dad got (5) ___________
In the US, he held(i)
____________________
____
Kumar got a job in USA
He carried the memory of the poor living conditions in India
He had lived (ii) ________________
His mother wanted (iii) Kumar recollected his picnic (iv) _____________
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He had lived a luxurious life in USA. ......... green card and a well furnished house. His mother wanted him
to return India. Kumar recollected his picnic to vedanthangal. He realized that there is no place like home.
PTA 3:
palatial mansion. wide open. the voices of the thieves. fell . the cupboard
PTA 4:
Hubert, a little boy of fourteen,
once travelled on his horse
through a lonely road infested
with thieves and robbers
The thieves attacked him and
took away his horse
He reached _____i_____________ Hubert limbed his weary
way.
The door was already ___ii_____
He was shocked to hear
______iii________
They had to wait until night ____iv________
The thieves hid inside ______v_________
My brother liked to invent things (i)
_______i________
He spent his summer holidays (ii)
_____________
He bought a(iv) ______________ This summer he was making (iii)
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to overexert himself. inventing new things. a motor bike. DC electric motor . main frame of his Schwinn
bike
PTA 5:
belonged to someone . came to claim the dog . keep the dog. Frisbee and football in the yard . beside him
to school.
BOOK QUESTION :
belting out a tune . appreciated her. the piano. a job with an auditing firm . new piano by paying cash.
Dad had bought Mum
a piano
After connecting the parts the
bike was ready for a lest ride.
Mom felt that the dog had
been (i) __________ Despite the advertisement in the paper
no one (ii) _________
The dog obeyed commands Mom permitted Shelly to (iii)_________
The dog even walked (v)
___________
Shelly and the dog played (iv)
_________________
We positioned it in the
living room
Mum practiced and within a
month (1) ________________
All the neighbors (2)
__________________
_
They had to sell (3)
_________________
Dad had no job, he
was sad.
At last Dad got
______4_______
__
He rose in his position and after two years _____5_____
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MARCH 2012:
to get some help. hiding inside a cupboard and waiting to rob the household. the impending danger. a storm
in the cupboard. the narrow opening along the upper edge of the cupboard.
JUNE 2012:
the living room . he had no job. the piano . a job in an accounting firm. bought a new piano by cash
OCTOBER 2012:
gathered around her to croon . he had been unable to find a job the piano . got a job in an accounting firm. bought a new piano by cash
Hubert was beaten up and
robbed of his horse by thieves
He limped his way to a nearby mansion hoping ______(I)________
Hubert wanted to warn the
household of _______(III)________
He saw that the thieves had entered in there
and were ________(II)_______________
He offered to demonstrate a magic
trick by creating ____(IV)________
He emptied snuff boxes into ___
(V)________ and blew the snuff into the
cupboard
The thieves in the cupboard fell into a fit of
sneezing and almost fainted
Dad had bought Mum a piano.
We positioned it in _____1_____
All the neighbors gathered around and sang
Mum practiced and within a month
she was belting out a tune
Dad was sad because _____2_____
They had to sell______3_______
After two years Dad _______5________
At last Dad got _________4__________
Dad has bought Mum a piano
Mum practiced and within a month she was belting out a tune
All the neighbors..1...
Dad was sad because ..2...
They had to sell.......3.......
He rose in his position and
after two years......5......
At last dad
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422222222got...2...
..
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1. Look at the details in the given mind map. Then, complete the remaining details:
loved Shelly. Shelly's Mom put a notice in the paper . Was not known. approached Shelly's Mom asking for the dog. as it belonged to the lady.
I ( June 2012, October 2012, Mar.'13. Oct.'13)
1.the living room 2.he had no job. 3.the piano 4.a job in an accounting firm
5.bought a piano by cash
II
The dog was found in the street. Shelly brought it home
The boy loved it.
The dog1
111too___2_____
_________2_______ to trace the
owner.
The dog's real name ________3________
Suddenly a lady ________4____________
The dog had to go back,
_____________________5_________
_
The narrator's Dad
came home from war. He brought his Mum a piano.
Mum squealed with delight.
We positioned it in
________1____________
Dad was sad because
_________2______________
_
They had to sell
_________3___________
_
At last, Dad got
________4_____________
After two years, Dad
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______5____________
A great painter was
engaged to paint a mural He wanted two models, the
Child Jesus and Judas
Iscariot.
He searched far and wide
for_____1_____________
He chose _________2_____________
for the model Child Christ.
But he found no one to serve as a model
______________3___________________
One afternoon, the artist found a
gaunt tattered _____4___________ The artist drew _______5_____________
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1.the two modles. 2.a 12 years old boy 3. For the model of Judas Iscariot.4 staggered
figure 5.the figure of Judas Iscariot
III
1.She was in the manhole 2.a plastic pipe. 3. She couldn’t be survive.4.by the terrifying
force of storm water.
IV.
On Sep.22, 2003, Lunel in
France was battered by
storm
Serge and Celine stepped
into the street covered
with flood.
Celine slipped into the
river and disappeared
Celine found that _________1___________
She grabbed 2 _____________________
She feared that
__________3__________
She was buffeted
________________4__________
_
Jack Poderoso informed
_______5________ saved after 8 p.m
The narrator's brother was a
tinkerer
He would make a blueprint of
his invention.
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1.the back tire began to sing a high pitched sound 2.was headed the bike towards
author3.escaped under the clothes line 4. Bike was too fast.5.he was not so smart as
him
V
1.had squeezed out from every possible source 2.avoided his chatting with
mother 3. Migratory birds through the window.4 the bird would live in a place
for short time and it will makes it return journey to its place. 5 to go to his
country
VI . (April 2012)
So, he decided
__________________5_______________
_
He fixed a DC electric motor and a battery to the old Schwinnbike.
He switched the motor on
and the-----1
When he reappeared, he
_____________2____________
_
The narrator ________3
Though his brother switched the motor off, the ------ 4 He said that _______5
Kumar stood staring through the
window of his apartment in New York.
He could feel an emptiness in his heart
He felt that he missed his mother
very much.
When he got a job in the USA, his father___________1__________________
As his mother requested him to
return, he _______2___ Then, he saw ---3
Once, his father told him that
___________4__________________
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1.to get some help.2.planned to steal the household.3.the impending
danger.4.creating a storm in a cupboard.5.a narrow opening of cupboard.
“ Our attitude determines our altitude”
Prepared by,
Mr. R. Kodiyappan.
There thieves waylaid Hubert
and took away his horse.
He limped his way to a nearby mansion
hoping____________1_____________________
_
He saw that the thieves had entered there
and were
________2___________________
Hubert wanted to warn the household of ________________3_________________
He offered to demonstrate a magic trick
by -------4---------------
He emptied snuff boxes into __________________________________
They opened door and tackled the thieves
_5______________________