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I] Do as directed :- (Any 5)
(5)
1. She had to pay all her debts finally. (Pick out the Infinitive)

2. Write the Homophones of :

a) Write b) flour
3. The meeting was organized peacefully. (Underline the adverbs)
4. He went where his manager sent him. (Identify the clause)
5. Make a word register related to ‘Music’ (4 words)
6. What is your favorite hobby ? (Identify the type of sentence)

II] Read the passage and answer the following question :-

Held on the same day, the bigger event, however, is the International Kite Festival, at
Ahmedabad. Organised by the Gujarat State Tourism Corporation, it is held either at
the Sardar Patel Stadium or the Police Stadium.
This popular festival attracts international kite-flyers, who demonstrate their skills in
flying exotic kites and local champions as well. Little Indian paper-kites compete with
those from Japan, USA, UK and other countries. Excited spectators watch in awe as
marvellous shapes such as eagles and snakes soar into the skies.
One of the highlights of this festival is the Patang or Kite Bazar, in the heart of
Ahmedabad, which is open twenty-four hours a day, for a whole week. A visit to this
bazar in the middle of the night is enough to prove that the entire city is obsessed
with kites.
People crowd the streets and buy their stocks, haggling through the night.
Skilled craftsmen demonstrate age- old kite-making skills and how to prepare the
special thread used for kite-flying. Mixtures of glue and ground glass cover the lines,
which are dried and rolled onto reels known as "firkees'. These lines are so sharp
that, carelessly used, they can cut a finger!
The excitement does not end with nightfall. Now, it is time for illuminated box-kites,
often strung on one line, to be launched into the sky. Called tukals, they add a grand
beauty to the dark sky and compete with the brilliance of the stars.
1. State whether the following statements are True or False.
(1)
a) Kite-flying in Gujarat, is a competitive sport cum-festival.
b) ‘Tuklas’ are illuminated box kites.
2. What are highlights of Kite festival in Gujarat?
(1)
3. Pick out two compound words from the above passage.
4. Give a synonym from the passage which means ‘to bargain’.
(1)
 5. What precautions should children take while flying kites?
(1)
III] Read the poem and answer the following question :-
(5)
There at
The priests made proclamation: 'At the midday hour, Each day, let
those assemble who for virtue deem their right to Heaven's gift the
best; and we will hear the deeds of mercy done, and so adjudge.' The
news
ran swift as light, and soon from every quarter came nobles and
munshis, hermits, scholars, holy men, and all renowned for gracious
or for splendid deeds, Meanwhile the priests in solemn council sat and
heard what each had done to merit best the gift of Heaven.
So for a year the claimants came and went.
At last,
after a patient weighing of the worth of all,
the priests bestowed the plate of gold on one who seemed, the largest
lover of the race - whose whole estate, within the year had been parted
among the poor.
This man, all trembling with his joy, advanced to take the golden plate
when lo! at his finger's first touch it changed to basest lead! All stood
aghast; but when the hapless claimant dropt it clanging on the floor,
Heaven's guerdon was again transformed to shining gold.
1. Name the following :
(1)
a) They made a proclamation.
b) A gift from heaven.
(1)

2. What magical occurance shocked the people?

(1)
3. So far a year the claimants came and went. [(Identify the figure of
speech) (1)
4. Select the correct synonym from the box.
(1)
Reward, from every part, shocked
Words Synonyms
 1. Guerdon
2. Aghast
5. How do you behave towards beggars?
(1)
IV] You have a friend who lives abroad. Write a letter to him/her
describing how you enjoyed the kite festival.
(5)
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