The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively.
a.
happily
b.
sadly
Correct Answer
c.
rigorously
d.
vainly
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“Plaintively” means in a sorrowful, crying, or mournful way. So the correct choice is **(b) sadly**. The other options do not match the meaning: “happily” is the opposite, “rigorously” means strictly, and “vainly” means without success.
Q2mcq1 mark
Aditya and the narrator reached a point where the road bifurcated.
a.
restrained
b.
combined
c.
divided
Correct Answer
d.
conditioned
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“Bifurcated” means divided into two branches or parts. So the correct choice is **(c) divided**. The other options do not fit: “restrained” means controlled, “combined” means joined together, and “conditioned” means influenced or trained.
Q3mcq1 mark
The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little rustic in appearance.
a.
old
b.
typical countryside
Correct Answer
c.
traditional
d.
modern
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“Rustic” means simple, rural, or typical of the countryside. So the correct choice is **(b) typical countryside**. The other options are not correct: “old” only refers to age, “traditional” means customary, and “modern” is the opposite of rustic.
Q4mcq1 mark
His father was preening the feathers.
a.
cleaning
Correct Answer
b.
clearing
c.
dirtying
d.
colouring
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“Preening” means grooming or cleaning the feathers with the beak. So the correct choice is **(a) cleaning**. The other options are wrong: “clearing” means removing something, “dirtying” is the opposite, and “colouring” means adding colour.
Q5mcq1 mark
A portion of a wall of the attic had crumbled down.
a.
withered
b.
attached
c.
broken
Correct Answer
d.
taken
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“Crumbled down” means broken into small pieces and fallen apart. So the correct choice is **(c) broken**. The other options do not match: “withered” means dried up, “attached” means joined, and “taken” means carried away or seized.
Q6mcq1 mark
India’s disabled are deprived by attitudinal barriers as they grapple with the challenges of acceptance and inclusion.
a.
addition
b.
separation
Correct Answer
c.
diversion
d.
adoption
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
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“Deprived” means kept apart from, or denied something, by barriers. Among the given choices, **(b) separation** is the closest meaning. The other options do not fit: “addition” means including, “diversion” means turning away, and “adoption” means acceptance or taking up.
Q7mcq1 mark
Choose the correct plural form of “accessory” from the following :
a.
accessorys
b.
accessories
Correct Answer
c.
accessoryes
d.
accessoris
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The correct plural form of “accessory” is **(b) accessories**. When a noun ending in a consonant + y changes to plural, the y is usually changed to i and -es is added. So accessory becomes accessories. The other forms are incorrect spellings.
Q8mcq1 mark
Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word “Child” :
a.
–ment
b.
–ies
c.
–hood
Correct Answer
d.
–tion
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
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The correct derivative is **(c) childhood**. The suffix **-hood** is used to form nouns meaning a state, condition, or period of life. “Childhood” means the period when one is a child. The other suffixes do not form the correct word: -ment, -ies, and -tion are not suitable here.
Q9mcq1 mark
Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation “GPS” :
a.
Global Protective System
b.
General Police System
c.
Global Positioning System
Correct Answer
d.
Global Pre-defining System
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
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GPS stands for **Global Positioning System**. So, option **(c)** is correct. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the standard expansion of the abbreviation GPS.
Q10mcq1 mark
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below. Mr. Hamel __________ the blackboard and took a piece of chalk to write.
a.
turned up
b.
turned to
Correct Answer
c.
turned for
d.
turned with
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
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The correct phrasal verb is **turned to**, which means to move towards or face something. So, Mr. Hamel **turned to** the blackboard and took a piece of chalk to write. The other options do not fit the meaning or usage in the sentence.
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Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear. (a) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry ? (b) What should one not mourn for ?
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Strong is she in her faith and beliefs. “Persistence is the key to everything,” says she. (a) What is she strong about ? (b) How does she deal with the adversities in life ?
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But remember, please, the law by which we live, We are not built to comprehend a lie, (a) What does the poet expect us to remember ? (b) How are the machines built ?
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Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. (a) a sudden/it/Aditya’s/I noticed/asked/reason for/expression/and I/change in/ him the. (b) at once/church-clocks/twelve/All/the/struck.
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Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
(a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
(b) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
(c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line of the given stanza.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.
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Paraphrase the following stanza.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Six days passed. Six frantic days of checking their e-mail day and night. Six torturous days of having the deafeningly loud KNGRRDRRWHEEZE resound in their home, most nerve wrackingly. Maya complained that she heard a permanent rumbling sound in her ears even when she was miles away from home and that her ears ached all the time. Arvind confessed that, for the first time in his life, he was actually looking forward to going to school considering it was as calm as a monastery compared to their house. Mrs. Krishnan had lost interest in painting. Zigzag would sometimes wake up briefly when he wanted to eat some fruit, and sometimes he would sit on the veranda looking sulky and bored. Zigzag never spoke to anyone, though everyone tried several times. He only slept. And snored.
On the seventh day, Dr. Somu’s e-mail arrived. It was, as Dr. Krishnan predicted, ridiculously simple.
Questions :
(a) How did the days pass ?
(b) What was Maya’s complaint ?
(c) What was Arvind’s confession ?
(d) What was Zigzag’s routine ?
(e) What was Dr. Krishnan’s prediction about Dr. Somu’s e-mail ?
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Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Raj appliances – Aadi sale – 20-50% – special offers – first hundred – special prizes – Vivek and co., - Gandhi Road – Trichy.
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You are Anand/Aruna living in a remote village in Salem. You participated in a health camp organised by your school. You were surprised to observe that most of the residents were unaware of health and hygiene. As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the editor stating the need to organise such camps focusing on the importance of health and hygiene.
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You are Deepan/Deepa, the Literary Association Secretary of GHSS Madurai. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school, inviting the students to participate in the oratorical competition to be conducted next month.
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Make notes or write a summary of the following passage. The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil N
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Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints.
(a)There was an island – Prospero and his daughter Miranda – Ariel was the chief – storm created – Ferdinand and Miranda – Prospero ungentle – Prospero’s brother – King of Naples – repented – Ariel dismissed.
OR
(b)Dr. Ashok T. Krishnan – Zigzag Somu’s pet – children happy – bird can talk – sing – Zigzag unmoved – sulking – snoring – neighbours complaining – Seventh day Somu’s e-mail – Zigzag in the clinic – showing strange – genius.
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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Water use in a country depends very much on it’s efficiency in water use. Even
in most technologically advanced country, the efficiency of irrigation is only 30 percent.
As the people of California, in the United States of America, and Israel use water
ethically and with enormous care the efficiency in use is high. They are also good in
water management activities. For example, drip irrigation has been used in Israel as
well as California to best effect. The farmers and horticulturists make the water drip
drop-by-drop at the roots of the crop plants. This system of irrigation has now come
into use in India too. With this method of irrigation a high output of crops is being
harvested with small amount of water. In this way, salination of the lands is also
averted to a great extent.
Questions :
(a)Why is the efficiency in water use high in some countries ?
(b)Explain drip irrigation.
(c)What is the result of the use of drip irrigation ?
(d)(i)Give the appropriate meaning for the word :
‘ethically’
(ii)Choose the word opposite to :
‘efficiency’
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t quit.
Questions :
(a)When do you want to smile but sigh, according to the poet ?
(b)Explain the line :
“When care is pressing you down a bit”
(c)What seems afar ?
(d)Give a suitable title for the poem.
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