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WORKSHEET:1
I. A) Answers:
1. Where was the village of Rip Van Winkle?
C) near mountains
2. What kind of man was Rip?
A) simple
3. Who was Rip's companion?
B) dog
4. What was the problem with Rip?
D) lazy
5. How did Rip spend his time?
C) wasting
6) Why did everyone in the village like Rip?
good-natured fellow, kind and
A. Everyone in the village liked Rip because he was simple,
ready to help anyone.
7) Why did the children of the village shout with joy whenever they saw Rip?
played with
8
A. The children of the village shouted with joy whenever they saw Rip because he
them, taught them to fly kites, and shoot marbles, and told them long stories.
8) What grew on his farm and why?
A. Weeds grewon his farm because he did no work on that.
9) Who was going astray and why?
A. His cowW was going astray because he did not bother about it,
10) What would Rip do to avoid work?
A. Rip would walk away into the forest along with his dog to avoid work.
B. Answers:
1 What is the superlative degree of little?
A. D) least
2. Who goes in and out with him?
A. B) shadow

3. India-rubber ball means.......?

4 A. A) a ball which bounces very high
4. How is he from the heels up to the head?
A. C) like me
5. The growth of the shadow is.......?
|A. D) irregular
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6) Who is the speaker of the above lines? Describe him.

A.
The speaker of the above lines is a young boy. He is very curious about his shadow.
7) What can be the use of the shadow?

A. The use of the shadow can be more than what he can see.

8) Whom does he see when he jumps into his bed?

A. The boy sees his shadow before him when he jumps into his bed.

9) What is the funniest thing about him?

A The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow.

10) What does he think when the shadow gets so little ?

A. When the shadow gets so little he thinks that there is none of him at all.

II. Read the following passage and write as directed.

Write the meaning of the underlined word. observe

|A) 1.
thin
2. Write the antonym of the underlined word.

3. Write the parts of speech of the underlined word. adjective

Write the suffix inthe underlined word. er

5. Write the adjective form of the underlined word. tight

B) 1. Write the noun form of the underlined word. discovery.

2. Write the meaning of the underlined word.
people who occupy or live in a place

3. Write the plural of the underlined word. countries

4. Write the antonym of the underlined word. fertile

5. What kind of noun is the underlined word? collective noun

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words from those given below t. ta ch

Compiete the passage choosing the right
D are given. ClooSe
blank is numbered and for each blank four choices A, B. Cand
the correct answer and write A, B, Cor D.
|A) 1) B) reached 2) D) at 3) A) His

4) C) drink 5) A) as

B) 1) A) Was 2) C) which 3) B) Some

4) D) me 5) A) the
years.
V. Imnagine that you are Rip Van Winkie. You reached your village after many
Narrate your feelings on allthe changes that you find on your arrival.
When I woke up, it was a bright sunny morning, I looked for wolf but could not trace

him. Isearched for wolf but in vain. Where could he have gone??

Then I renmembered Ihad overslept. I remember I lived at the foothils of the Kaatskill
mountain. People loved me a lot but I was very lazy. I did not feel like doing any work. That
day Itook my pet dog, wolf into aforest. Isuddenly heard a voice calling me. Isaw ashort
man carrying a barrel. H asked me to help him. Ihelped him and reached a place where
Isaw many dwarfs like him. Very soon they started playing ninepin. As Ireached there, they
stopped playing and gazed at me.

The companion emptied the content of the barrel in the glasses. They made me drink ÁS
Iwas thirsty Idrank more glasses and fe! into deep sleep.
Ibegan to descend the mountain ard went back to my vilage. Icould not recoanise
any one there. My village had changed. I wondered where my house was
All the huts were replaced by big buildings. Many cars ana trams were running on the roads.
Then one old lady came near me and exclaimed, Tts KIp Van Winkle, our
neiahbour! then
I realised that I had slept for twenty long years and had returned to my village with 2
lana
white beard.

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I. A) Answers:
1.
Suddenly is an
B) adverb
2. Who was the voice calling out?
A) an old man
3. What was the only sound heard there?
D) of the ball
4 Rip obeyed his companion because
C) he was frightened
5 What was in the barrel?
D) drink
6) Why do you think they were all dressed the same way?
A. Allwere dressed the same way because ali of them belong to same region and cuiture.
7) Describe the old man.
A. The old man was short, he had thick hair and a grizz'ed beard.
8) Which sentence from the given passage shows that Rip helped the needy ?
A. The sentence, 'He made signs to help him carry the barrel. Rip hurried to help the stranger
who caught his hand tightly' shows that Rip helped the needy.
9) What could have frightened Rip?
A. The sight of the strange, odd looking men could have frightened Rip.
hat was the consequence of drinking a few more glasses?
A. The consequence of drinking a few more glasses was that Rip fell into a deep sleep.
B. Answers:

1. What did he observe before he reached them?

ahuge creature
A)
monster here referred to?
2. Who is the
lC) the inhabitant of the island
Who were of the same size as the
creature?
3.
the other inhabitants
C)
4 Where was he try ing to find a gap?
in the hedge
B)
5. Howmany monsters came towards the field?
seven
A)
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Answer these questions in two or three sentences each.

6) Where was Gulliver caught?
A. Guliver was caught in the land of Giants.
7) What was impossible for him and why?
A. It was impossible for him to climb because every step was six feet high.
8) Why do youthink the seven monsters carried a reaping hook?
JA. The seven monsters carried a reaping hook to reap the corn.
Justify your answer.
9) DO you agree with the statement that his voice sounded like a thunder?
|A. Yes, I agree with the statement because he is not an ordinary person to have a normal
voice. He is a giant.
|10) What did he do when one of the reapers approached him?
|A. He screamed very loudly when one of the reapers approached him.
II, Answers:

|A) 1. Write the noun form of the underlined word. laziness

2. Write the rneaning of the underlined word. spent time wastefully, lazed around
3. Write the singular of the underlined word. piece
4. Write the antonym of the word underlined. enemy
5. Write the synonyms of the underlined word. jungle, woods
B) 1. Write the present tense form of the underlined word. can

2. Write the antonym of the underlined word. able

3. Write the suffix of the underlined word. ly
4. Write the meaning of the underlined word.
slope, curve
5. Write the parts of speech of the underlined word.
preposition
III. Conmplete the passage choosing the right words from those aiven bele. 3s b
blank is numbered and for each blank four cholces A, B, C and Dare
aiven, Choose
the correct answer and write A, B, C or D.

A. for 2) B then 3) C.
A) 1) was

D. muttered 5) A. the
4)
1) B. called 2) C. at 3) D. and
B)
4) A. off 5) B. languages

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IV. reminder
Imagine you are an Internet service provider, write an email for overdue payment
to your custonmer.

TO
[email protected]
CC

Subject reminder on overdue

Mr. Sasi,

Ihope you and your family members are in sound health.

It has been brought to your notice several times about your overdue paynent.
Though
you did not pay me the bill for a few months, I didn't disconne.ct you keeping in mind your
own problems. I have continued providing you internet. Finally I came to know that
you
are not mindful of repeated renminders. I would like to let you know that if you
fail to pay
me the bill this month, Iam sure to stop your internet service.

I hope you will pay it soon and won't give me achance to do that for you.

Yours sincerely,
Prem24care

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I, A. Answers:
1) How did tea reach the European countries?
d) through some traders.
2) Which among thefollowing words is an antonym of 'calming'?
d) exciting
3) What are believed to be the benefits of drinking tea?
A. Drinking tea relaxes our mind. It reduces headache, keeps us awake, and it is good ror
kidney stones.
4) What belief did the ancient Chinese have about tea?
A. Chinese believed that tea was good for everything from curing bad body odour to make the
bones feel better.

5) Do you agree with the modern believers that tea has energy giving pcwer?
A. Yes, Iagree with the modern believers that tea has energy giving power. It's true. We see
people becoming active after they sip a cup of tea.
6) What was the advertisement of Carraway's Coffee House, London about tea?
A.
Carraway's Coffee House, London, advertised tea as being good for headaches, kidney
stones, dropsy or sleepiness.
B) Answers:
i. How were the children in the poem?
c) They were well-behaved.
2. What do they mean by the end of play'?
c) after finding the rainbow's end.
3. What did the children want to do?
A. The children wanted to find the rainbow's end.
4. What did the teacher tel the children?
|A. The teacher told the children that it was just rain drops in the sky. It
wOuld not reach the
earth. If they still wanted, they could go and try.
5. When the children couldn't find rainbow's end in one field, what did they think2
A. When the children could not find the rainbow's end in one field, they thought that s..
the wood.

6. Is it possible to find a rainbow's end?

|A, No, it is not possible to find arainbow's end.
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. Read the passage given below, Five
sentences in the passage are numbered. Each or
the sentences has an error. Correct and
rewrite the sentenceS.
A.
1)He made signs to help him_ carry the barrel. 2) Rip hurried to help the
his hand tightly. 3) Together they reached a place where there
stranger Who caug
were some more oda lookiig
Snort men, playing ninepins. 4) They were all dressed the same way and S) all of them nad
beards of various shapes and colours.
B. L) berore Icould reach them I observed a huge creature waiking after
them in the sed ds
ast as he could. 2) The water of the ocean reached only up to his knees! 3) However, He
monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat, 4) Iturned back quicky and cimbed up
a steep hill with fields of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. 5) There
was afence to pass from one field to the other.
III. Read the following passage and rewrite it using punctuation marks.
A. Then she exclaimed "It is Rip Van Winkle! Welcome home again, old neighbour! Where
have you been these twenty long years?"
B.
The farmer's wife was stroking him. Then entered the farmer's one year-old son in the
arms of alady.
IV. Write anews report on aroad accident you have seen on your way to schooi.
ATruck Killed a Girl

Sujon Ahmad, Dhaka, 10th January: Agirl was killed brutally in a road mishap near
Mymensingh Medical College Hospital yesterday.
The accident took place at 1:30 p.m on the by-pass road of- Mymensingh town. A
Dhaka bound speedy truck ran over the girl while she was crossing the road on her
way 'back from school. Her head was crushed under the wheeis of the truck. a
these happened in an instant.

It is reported that the child, named Swapna, was eight years old. She was the
daughter of Ismael Hossain. She was a student of the local government primary
school studying in class - III.
Soon after the accident, a lot of people from the neighbourhood rushed tothe spot,
but the killer truck managed to escape in the mean time. Finding the victim dead and
lying in apool of blood, people became agitated. Consequently the traffic on the
road stopped for several hours.

After a couple of hours, the DCof Mymensingh along with police force, hurried to the
spot and dispersed the agitating mob and managed to reoperate the traffic.
The dead was sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for autopsy. A case was
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WORKSHEET: 4
I. A. Answers:
1. Where did the old man live?
D) in asmall town
2. Who were passing that way?
B) a group of men
3. Why did he carry a lighted lamp in his hand whenever he went out at night?
A. He carried a lighted lamp in his hand whenever he went out at night to let others know that
he was coming that way.
4. What was the immediate reaction of the group of young men on seeing the blind manr
|A. The group of young men started making fun of him as soon as they saw him.
5. What brought transformation in the group of young men?
A.
The polite words spoken by the old blind man transformed them.
6. Who are really blind according to the story and why?
|A. The group of men are really blind according to the story because they could not see the true
nature of the blind man.
B. Answers:
1. What is confidence?
B) state of mind
2. What is meant by 'inevitable"?
A) unavoidable
3. What is the difference between confidence and self-esteem?
|A. Confidence is the term we use to describe how we feel about our ability to perform roles.
functions and tasks. Self-esteem is how we feel about ourselves, the way we look, the wav
we think -whether or not we feel worthy or valued.
4. How can you build your confidence?
A. We can build our confidence through positive thinking, practice, trainina, knowledoe
and talking to other people, feelings of well-being, acceptance of our body and oind
(self-esteem) and belief in our own ability, skills and experience.
5. Will your confidence increase or decrease when you do a mistake?
A. Our confidence decreases when we do a mistake but we shouid not be disappointed
6. Canfidence gives the power of problem solving and deCIsion making. Do you agree or
disagree with the statement? Justify your answer.
A. Ves Iagree with the given statement. Confidence heips us to solve our problems wit'yest
any tension and worry. It also helps us to decide properly.

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II. WORK B0OK- KEY
Read the passage given below. Five
the sentences hasan sentences in the passage are numbered. Eac
error. Correct and rewrite the
A. 1) One day, Rip just-walked on and on and
sentences.
reached the highest part of the mountains. )
It was late in the afternoon when he
reachedthere. 3) Tired after his long climb, he lay
and began day dreaming. 4)It was soon down
evening and he realized it would be night by the
time 5) he reached his
village.
B. 1) He called in a voice much louder than a
trumpet. 2) It sounded like thunderi 3)Seven
monsters_ him came towards the field ready to reap the
like
corn. 4)They carried a reapihg
hook which was very big. 5) When one of the
reapers approached where i lay hidden
Iscreamed as loud as I
could.
III, Read the following passage and
rewrite it using punctuation marks.
A.
Suddenly, he heard ayoice calling out, "Rip Van Winkle, Rip Van Winkle!" He
looked around
and saw a short, old man, with thick hair and a
grizzled beard walking towards him with a
barrel.

B. The country was barren and rocky. Iturned back to join the
crew, only to see them getting
into the bot and rowing for life to get to the ship.

|IV. Write a review of your favourite film.

The Jungle Book

Avear after striking gold with Kenneth Branagh's

live-action Cinderella, Disney's back at
it-- giving one of its animated classics a real-people reboot, The
Jungle Book' is even
better-- astunning film that amazes on a number of levels.
Though this version is a bit darker and more intense, it's still erninently
watchable-- a
fun, entertaining film for almost any age.
The story of Mowgli, a young "man-cub" adopted by
animals in the Indian wild, The
ngleBook takes as much liberty with Kipling's source
material as the animated versiondid.
evsali forced to leave his wolf pack after the tiger Shere
is
Khan discovers him and wants
him dead. During his escape, Mowgli befriends Baloo the bear and
also has run-ins with the
hypnotic snake Kaa and the monkey king Louie.

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has outdone himself.
Director Jon Favreau, working from a script by Justin Marks
eye-popping scenery aid tne
tne surface, The Jungle Book is a visual masterpiece, full of
shot on a sounastage
best CGI animal work. But then when you realize the entire movie was
in Los Angeles, and that every mountaín, tree, blade of grass, frog, elephant, river, aituock
Book stands a5 one
1S Computer-generated, it's even more impressive. In fact, The Jungle
of the more captivating visual films in recent vears. reminiscent of 2012's Life of Pi an ls
Oscar-winning visual effects. Even better, it has a screen plav and performances to match.

includi:g
we even get a few snippets of songs made famous in the animated original,
WThe Bear Necessities". and "I Wanna Be Like You" .

The only human in the film is Mowgli ,12-year-old Neel Sethi, making an excellent
debut. As for the voice cast, it's a barrage of top-notch talent, including Ben Kingsley as
panther Bagheera, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, and Christopher Walken as Louie. And heck,
even Scarlett Johansson's bit part as Kaa is noteworthy. It's Bill Murray who steals the
show, however, as the hilarious Baloo.

Conclusion

From its off-like-a-rocket start, straight through to its climactic finish, The Jungle Book is
the closest thing to aguaranteed crowd-pleaser to hit theatres so far in 2016. I trúc
treat all around and well worth it.

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