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Doas Dirccted: (Any 4)
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suddenly
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(i) It was hard for her smoking. (quit)
(ü) My father helped me my homework. (do)
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Youwill be beaten by Saira in badminton.

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It was a hot afternoon, and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry, and the next stop was at
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girl, and a smallboy. Their aunt occupied cne corner seat, and the further corner scat on the opposite
side was occupicd by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party, but the small girls and the small
boy cmphatically occupicd the compartment. Both the aunt and the children were conversational in a
limited, persistent way, reminding onc of the attentions of a housefly that refuses to be discouraged.
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)discouraged (ii) possible
(2) Findany two words from the passage that begin
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(iv) Becoming aware of foreign customs always has a beneficial oflect.

To avoidthe various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superlunan genius is required.
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you have passionate convictions on many such matters,
there aro ways in wlhich you can make
yourself aware of your own bias. If an opinion contrary to your oWn makeos you agry, that is a
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evidence either way.. so whenever yu find yourself getting angry about a diflerence
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France, Germany, Italy and the United States. I found this very
profitable in diminishing the intesity
of insular prejudice. If you cannot travel, seek out pcople with
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newspaper belonging to a party that is not yours.

1f the peopleand the newspaper scenm
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them. In this opinion both parties ay
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For those who have

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a person
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This has one advantage, inagine an argunent with
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limitations of time and space. advantage is that with actual
Mahatma Gandhi deplored the
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would have liked railways and steamboats
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(1) Ishould not commit myself. (Change into Future Continuous tense)
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Irrational feelings make sense

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(b) The Magi brings valuable gitts.
(c) Jim bought expensive combs for Della.
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ofallthe comtorting powes of the lord of the flat,
Por there lay The Combs-the set of combs, side and back, that Della had worshipped long in a
inadvay window, Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jeweled rims-just the shade to wear in
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Q.5 Alor A2:Do any one of the following activitics:

Al. Formal Letter

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You have gone through the below cartoon on a newspaper.Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper,
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ANNUAL UNCTION
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