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61. Which incident changed Kezia’s opinion about her father’s behavior?
(A) Her nightmare
(B) Her making of pin-cushions for her father
(C) The observation of the father’s bond in the neighboring Macdonald family
(D) Her realization that her father worked hard
62. What nightmare did Kezia have?
(A) A giant with a knife
(B) A butcher with a knife and rope
(C) An accident across the countryside
(D) A dreadful smile of the Macdonalds
63. What did Einstein jokingly call his desk drawer at work? (A Truly Beautiful Mind)
(A) Bureau of quantum physics
(B) Bureau of practical physics
(C) Bureau of astro-physics
(D) Bureau of theoretical physics
64. Where did Einstein score good marks in all the subjects?
(A) at Munich in a school
(B) At Switzerland
(C) At Italy
(D) None
65. Who is the poet of the poem The lake isle of Innisfree?
(A) John Keats (B) W.B. Yeats (C) William Blake (D) P.B. Shelly
66. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem, The Lake Isle of Innisfree?
(A) abab cdcd efef (B) aabb ccdd eeff (C) abab bcbc cdcd (D) abbc cdde effg
67. Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza:
They tell them a curious story
I don't believe it is true;
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.
(A) abcd (B) abba (C) abab (D) abcb
68. Where did the story of this poem occur?
(A) Switzerland (B) Scotland (C) Northland (D) Netherland
69. How was Toto carried on the train?
(A) It was tied in a sack. (B) It was kept in a basket.
(C) It sat on the seat beside the grandfather. (D) It was kept in a big black canvas kit bag.

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 70. The other animals in grandfather’s private zoo were at who’s mercy?
(A) grandfather’s (B) writer’s mercy (C) grandmother’s (D) Toto’s mercy
71. What does the writer create while narrating his stories?
(A) melodrama (B) humour
(C) suspense,surprise and dramatic flavor (D) none
72. What do you think is the message or theme of the story Iswaran the Storyteller?
(A) We should be brave
(B) Ghost stories make us realise the real fear
(C) Nobody is free of fears
(D) Everyone should know the art of story-telling
73. ________ you prepare a cup of tea for me, please?
(A) Can (B) Could (C) Would (D) Will
74. You really ________ be late again.
(A) must not (B) must (C) don’t have to be (D) have to
75. I ________ be able to help you, but I'm not sure yet.
(A) would (B) could (C) should (D) might
76. I really ________ try to get fit.
(A) must (B) would (C) could (D) may
77. With a little more effort, we ________ win this time.
(A) would (B) can (C) might (D) may
78. People ________ walk on grass.
(A) needn't (B) may not (C) mustn't (D) couldn't
79. In recent decades, the efficiency of the United Nations ________ by a growing number of
countries.
(A) will have been questioned (B) would be questioned
(C) has been questioned (D) had been questioned
80. The injured ________ to the ambulance while the people ________ around the crime scene.
(A) have been taken, gathered (B) were taken, would gather
(C) have been taken, gather (D) were being taken, were gathering

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