Question
3
a) Destitute: lacking means to provide for oneself
b) Endure:
bear
c) Pallor:
pale colour of the face
b)
i) The man earned a living by working on
his small farm and as a porter for the big farmers, carrying their produce to
the marker.
ii) Poor quality of food and too much labour
took a tall on poor man’s life.
iii)
The lady made a secret plan to disguise
herself as a man so that she could find a job to earn a living. She made such a
plan because in those days in China it was quite difficult for a woman to get a job.
i)The
son brought the news that he had not only passed the exam but had topped the
list of successful candidates. He attributed his success to the hardships faced
by his father.
ii)
The deadly pallor on the lady’s face was
due to the fear that her son might come to know the secret that she had lived
her life in the disguise of a man.
iii)
When the son entered he was shocked to
see his father lying dead and dressed in a woman’s clothes.
c.
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After
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her
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husband
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died,
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the
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woman
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had
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nothing
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to
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fall
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back
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upon.
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She
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disguised
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herself
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as
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a
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man
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and
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took
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up
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the
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job
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of
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a
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porter.
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Her
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efforts
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bore
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fruit
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when
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her
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son
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became
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successful.
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She
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died
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at
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the
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thought
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of
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her
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son
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earned
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her
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the
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honour
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of
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being
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‘The
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Wonderful
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Man.’
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Question 4
a)
0:
is lost
1. Is
determined
2. Is
3. Are
destroying/destroy
4. Are
cutting
5. Is
6. Will
be defeated
7. Are
leading
8. Have
met
b)
i) since ii)above iii)around iv)against
v)during vi)for vii)over viii) till
c c)
1.
Neither
was his breakfast ready nor his clothes were pressed.
2.
He
was a good obedient boy who worked very hard at school.
3.
As
soon as my friend arrived we went for a walk.
4. It is uncertain
how long the strike will last.
d )
1.
Should
the test be cancelled, I will let you know.
2.
Both
her sons never help her in the morning.
3.
In
view of several protests, the scheme was abandoned.
4.
The
Hindu is more read than most other
national dailies.
5.
Many
accidents are caused by negligence.
6.
They
assured us that they were sure that Anil was there the previous month.
7.
He
was so stupid that he was not suitable for a such a difficult task.
8.
None
but he can answer these questions.
c
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