Fill up the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets.

(1) The movement of the earth on its axis _____ (cause) day and night

(2) Priyanka _____ (begin) to live in this locality recently.

(3) The doctor _____(examine) the patient.

(4) The postman ______ (deliver) the post by 11 a.m. every day.

(5) Himanshu _____ (fill) up the water bottle when the school bell rang.

Look at these words and phrases taken from the reading passage. Match them with the correct meaning given in the box.

According to the passage, higher education in India at present finds itself in a mess

The graduates of ancient Indian universities were the essence of humanity, whose scholarship evoked admiration.

The Higher education in India is going through a great phase

According to the passage, educational standard of India is going down in today’s time because funds allocated to education are really very meagre

The universities of Takshila and Nalanda in ancient India were liberal enough to grant admission to anybody and followed no rigid rules

By these rigid rules and regulations, these universities maintained highest standards of teaching and learning in the world

The ancient universities of India had very rigid and stringent rules of admission

The universities of Takshila and Nalanda were ancient universities of India

There is no steady decline in the educational standards in India

According to the passage, making higher education open to all leads to the deterioration of standards of education

Several arguments have been advanced by supporters of the propositions that higher education in India should not be open to all. In the first place, they maintain, making higher education open to all leads to the deterioration of standards of education. There is a steady decline in the educational standards in India. A graduate of the times when higher educational facilities were available to a selected few, had the much higher standard than the graduate of today. The reason is that every Tom, Dick and Harry has not the capacity and ability to comprehend higher truths of life which higher education seeks to discover. Even in ancient India, Takshila and Nalanda Universities had very rigid and stringent rules regarding admission of students. Students seeking admission in these universities had to pass several tough tests before they could be allowed admission in them. By these rigid rules and regulations, these universities maintained one of the highest standards of teaching and learning in the world. The graduates of these universities were the very glass and essence of humanity, whose scholarship evoked admiration of the mightiest and wisest of rules of those times. Great sanctity was therefore attached to these temples of higher learning. Higher education in India at present finds itself in a mess. There is nothing like standards. Things have come to such a pass that one who is adept in cooling and cheating can easily pass higher examinations. Efforts have been made to prevent the students from indulging in unfair practices but to no avail

. A. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option A. B or C. 

I. Choose the most appropriate title for the story:

(A) Higher Education,

(B) The rise and fall of Indian Economy,

(C) Indian tradition and education

II. If we make higher education open to all, the standards of scholarship will

(A) not be affected at all,

(B) be adversely affected,

(C) won’t be affected

III. The universities of Takshila and Nalanda in ancient India

(A) were liberal enough to grant admission to anybody,

(B) had very rigid and stringent rules of admission,

(C) had no rules of admission IV. Educational standard of India is going down in today’s time because

(A) copying and cheating are freely allowed in examinations,

(B) funds allocated to education are really very meagre,

(C) admission are allowed to students irrespective of whether they have the capacity and ability for higher scholarship V. The graduates which the ancient universities of India turned out

(A) dedicated themselves to teaching and nothing else,

(B) toured different countries of the world to communicate the message of India,

(C) were the cream of scholarship and humanity

You are Anjali Mishra, a student who wants to continue her education but is unsure where to do it and from which course to take up. Write a dialogue in which you and your teacher discussing the course you should take and the university that is the most appropriate for it. In around ten turns, write a dialogue between the two.

Imagine that you are hiring for your company. Using What, Why, How, Where, When, etc. ask information about the following points:

Example: Name

Ans. What is your name?

1. age

2. come from which city

3. speaks which language

4. Education and experience

5. hobbies and interests

Role of youth in combatting corruption

Yoga for better lifestyle

Status of women in Indian society

The man ____ (order) his dog to _____ (fetch) the newspaper. The dog ____ (take) off from his place like a rocket and _____ (return) within moment _____ (wag) its tail with the newspaper. The man _____ (pamper) his obedient dog, so he ___ (give) him a treat of its favourite dog biscuits. The dog began _____ (bark) and _____ (lick) his master’s hand happily before moving on _____ (eat) his treat.

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. The first one is done for you.

When I met Anil for ___ (1) first time, I was still ____ (2) thief. And though only 15, I was ____(3) experienced and fairly successful hand. Anil was watching ____(4) wrestling match when I approached him. He was ____(5) experienced fellow but he looked kind and simple for my purpose. I thought I might be able to gain ____(6) young man’s confidence. Few years ago, Anil had served his first and only sentence in ____(7) prison library. He loved rare, expensive books. So he robbed ____(8) safe every year. Each year he planned carefully just what he would do, stole enough to last for twelve months, and secretly bought ____(9) books he loved through ____(10 ) agent.