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2. The old man shielded his face with his arms because
A] the intruders tried to smash his face.
B] Tutu tried to hit him on his face.
C] he was blinded by the sudden light
3. __________________ kicked at the furniture, overturned the cot and smashed the lamp in anger
A] the grandfather, B] the girl, C] Tutu
4. Who said, run, girl, run for your life..
A] the intruders, B] the grandfather, C] Tutu
5. Racuous mean
A] sounding loud and harsh
B] kicked with force
C] extreme tiredness
D] great confusion
6. silhouetted means
A] made him appear as a dark outline against the light outside
B] harsh and unpleasant
C]feelings of anger and hatred
D] that had been thrown into the lane
7. turmoil means
A] protected
B] great confusion
C] looked closely
A MOTHERS LOVE
Q.1. There are times when only a mothers love
Can understand our tears
Can soothe our disappoints
And calm our fears.
Q.1. This poem is about mothers love helping to cope with the pshchological and emotional problems
faced during growing-up years. True or False.
A.1. True
Q.2. Who does our refer to?
A.2. Our refers to all the children and adults in general.
Q.3. Soothe our disappoints means, to comfort and help take disappointments in our side. True or False
A.2. True
Q. 4. calm our fear means
1. help us calm down
2. to help us relax and overcome fear []
5. A A mother.s faith can
A] help us on lifes way and inspire us confidence
B] can shar joy we feel
C] can understand our tears
Q.3.What were three extraordinary things that happened in the scientists room when Mrs Hall and her
husband were there?
A.3. Three extraordinary things that happened when Mrs Hall and her husband were there were:
1. The hat which was placed on the bed post came flying at Mrs. Hall.
2. The bedrooms chair charged straight at her legs.
3. The door slammed shut by itself.
Q.4. Was the constable able to arrest the scientist? Why?
A.4. The constable was not able to arrest the scientist because when he cornered the scientist, suddenly
the scientist threw off his bandage, whiskers, spectacles, and even his nose in anger. Soon he had become
a headless man. The constable was quite surprised that he had to arrest a headless man. As he tried to get
hold of him, he was becoming more and more invisible as he was throwing off one garment after another.
Finally he removed his shirt and had become entirely invisible.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
1. Griffin entered a departmenta store because
A] he wanted to rob the shop
B] he wanted to buy clothes
C] the cold outside was unbearable
D] he was very hungry
2. Griffin did not wear the following
A] shoes, b] overcoat, c] sweater, d] hat
3. Eccentric means
A] erratic
B] strange or unusual
C] very normal
D] exotic
4. Waiting for a cheque to arrive was
A] a fact
B] a reality
C] a lie
D] an excuse to stay for sometime.
The PC Revolution
Q.1. Do you agree that life without a PC is unimaginable? Give atleast five reasons in support of your
answer.How can you say that PC has become easier to use now?
A.1. Yes, I agree that life without PC is unimaginable in todays life. Increasing affordability, user
friendly, easy and instaneous communication, access to information and self maintenance make the PC
indispensable.
PCs have become easier to use now. A growing number of user-friendly software appliances indicate
this.
Q.2. In what ways is the modern PC an improvement on the first PC? Which of these do you think has
been the bigger improvement?
A.2. Improvements on the first PCs are : colour screen, increased storage, easier to set up and maintain,
faster programe, multipurpose and easy to use. The biggest improvement is that todays PC can maintain
itself by finding and fixing problems even before it comes to the users notice.
Q.3 In what ways does a PC help the people at home?
A.3. The PC is fast becoming something that is always on and always connected to the internet. It makes
the people easier to rely on it for simple activities like reading nnewspaper and listening to favourite
music. Disk drives and digital cameras make it possible for people to store and share a lifetimes worth
digital photos and videos on their PC. Powerful audio and video capabilities transform the PC into
entertainment centre for the home. Families can make their vacation plans on their home PC and then
update them on the road. Students can do their homework in their living room and then take a tabletsized PC to school and can use like a paper notebook.
Choose the correct option
1. The first PC that had a monochrome screen, a modest floppy disk drive and only 64000 bytes of
memory was launched before ____________ years
A] 20, B] 15, C] 21, D 17
2. Many people found PC too _______ as it was quite difficult to set up and maintain.
A] intimidating
B] inexpensive
C] reliable
D] none of these
3. The present day PC is ________, __________, ___________ and ________ to use
A] inexpensive, powerful, reliable, and simple
B] expensive, non-powerful, non-reliable and simple.
C] none of these
4. It is estimated that more than __________ PCs are in use around the world.
A] 600 million
B] 500 million
C] 500 million
5. Powerful audio and video capabilities are transforming PC into an ______ for them.
A] entertainment access
B] education centre
C] call centre
6. ____________ has helped news and information travel faster and more freely than ever before.
A] widespresd internet access
B] WiFi
C] none of these
7. If the past twenty years have been impressive, the next ________ will be astounding.
A] thirty
B] fourty
C] twenty
D] ten