The cat jumped ____ the wall.
She is good ____ mathematics.
Complete the following sentences by using appropriate articles
i. She bought ____ umbrella from the market.
ii. I saw ____ elephant at the zoo.
111 He is reading _____ interesting book.
iv. We visited _____ Taj Mahal last summer.
V. He wants to be ____ engineer.
vi. They stayed at _____ hotel near the beach.
vii. ____ moon was shining brightly.
V111. She has _____ idea to solve the problem.
ix. I ate _____ apple this morning.
Χ. He is _____ honest man.
Hyperbole
Make five words using the prefix ‘un–’ and five words using the suffix ‘–ful’.
He has been working here _____2018.
Read the following stanza and answer the questions that follow:
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly over the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
(From Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard)
i. What time of day is being described in the poem?
ii. Identify two images used by the poet to create a peaceful atmosphere.
What mood or tone is created by the description in the passage?
iv. What deeper theme does the poet introduce through the imagery of sunset and silence?
V. How does the poet portray the lives of rural people in this excerpt?
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
It was a crisp autumn morning when Ravi stepped off the train into the quiet village. The air smelled of earth and woodsmoke, and golden leaves carpeted the path ahead. He had not returned in ten years, yet nothing seemed to have changed the same crooked houses, the same echo of cowbells in the distance. As he walked toward his childhood home, a strange mix of comfort and unease settled in him. The past, he realized, was not something left behind, but something waiting patiently to be acknowledged.
i. Describe the setting of the passage in two or three words.
ii. How long had it been since Ravi last visited the village?
iii. What sights and sounds contribute to the atmosphere of the village?
iv. What emotions does Ravi experience as he returns home?
v. Interpret the last line: "The past... was not something left behind, but something waiting patiently to be acknowledged."