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IX - ENGLISH
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
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Ruskin Bond was born on 19th May 1934. He is an award winning Indian
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and Padma Bhushan in 2014. As a profilic writer, he has written over 500 short
stories, essays and novels. His popular novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ was made into a
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He stood on the grass verge by the side of the road
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Then she said, ‘And you’d like to buy it back now, but mikjpahf ,Ue;jhs;. gpwJ mts;>‘ePq;fs;; ,e;j tPl;il
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
you don’t have the money?’ He did not look very ,g;nghOJ thq;f tpUk;GfpwPu;fs;> Mdhy; cq;fsplk;
prosperous.
ddaa s ddaa s
gzkpy;iyNah?’ mtu; ghu;g;gjw;F nry;tr;
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. Paa .P.Paa nropg;Gs;stuhf Njhw;wkspf;ftpy;iy.
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‘No, I wasn’t thinking of buying it back, wanted to see gw;wpnay;yhk; Nahrpf;ftpy;iy> kWgbAk; ,jidg;
it again, that’s all. How long have you lived in it?’ ghu;f;f Ntz;Lk;> mt;tsT jhd;. ePq;fs; vt;tsT
fhykhf ,q;F trpf;fpwPu;fs;?’
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‘Only three years,’ she smiled.
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‘mts; rpupj;Jf; nfhz;Nl> 3 Mz;Lfshf vd;whs;.’
lalai.i. l a i
a .i.
‘Would you like to come in and look more closely?’
l l a
l i
a .i.
‘ePq;fs; cs;Ns te;J kpf mUfpypUe;J ghu;f;f
et
aassaa aa aa
tpUk;GfpwPu;fsh vd;whs;?’
da
dass ddas
as‘cdJ ngw;Nwhu;fs; vJTk; epidj;Jf;nfhs;s
. .Paa
‘Wouldn’t your parents mind?’
P . P
. Paa khl;lhu;fsh?’
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‘They’ve gone to the club.’ They won’t mind. I’m
allowed to bring my friends home.’ www ,jid nghUl;gLj;jkhl;lhu;fs;. ehd; vd; ez;gu;fis
tPl;bw;F mioj;Jtu mDkjpj;Js;shu;fs;.’
lai
‘Even elderly friends like me?’ ‘vd;idg; Nghd;w tajpy; %j;j ez;gu;fisf; $lth?’
N N ett
‘How old are you?’
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‘cq;fs; taJ vd;d?’
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
‘X> eLj;ju taJjhd;> Mdhy; ,d;W ,isQdhf
aassaa aa aa
‘Oh, just middle aged, but feeling young today.’ And czUfpNwd;.’ mjid ep&gpf;f EioTthapiyr; Rw;wp
aass
to prove it he decided he’d climb over the wall instead
dd ddaass
tUtjw;Fg; gjpyhf Rtu; kPJ Vwp tu ehd; KbT
. P
. Paa
of going round to the gate. He got up on the wall all
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. Paa nra;Js;Nsd;. mtu; Rtu; kPJ Vwptpl;lhu;> Mdhy;
ww
right, but had to rest there, breathing heavily.
w
w gykhf %r;Rtpl;L mq;NfNa Xa;ntLf;f
da
w
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‘gwf;Fk; CQ;rypy; (ru;f;f]py;) eLj;ju taJ kdpjd;’
‘Middle-aged man on the flying trapeze,’ he muttered to
himself. jdf;Fj;jhNd nrhy;ypf; nfhz;lhu;.
Pa
‘ehd; cq;fSf;F cjTfpNwd;’ vd;w mts; mtuplk;
N eett eett
I’ll help you,’ she said, and gave him her hand.
N N N N eet
jd; ifia ePl;bdhs;.
N
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
He slithered down into a flower-bed, shattering the stem N`ypfhf; nrbapd; jz;il cilj;Jf; nfhz;L eOtp
aassaa of a hollyhock.
ddaassaa
dda ssaa
mtu; fPNo cjpu;e;J fple;j G+f;fspd; kPJ tpOe;jhu;.
a
w.
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. Paa . P
. Paa mtu;fs; Gy;ntspiaf; fle;J nrd;w nghOJ xU
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As they walked across the grass he spotted a stone bench
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under a mango tree. It was the bench on which his
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grandmother used to rest, when she was tired of pruning fpisfisAk; eWf;fptpLifapy; Nrhu;tile;J gpd;du;
rose bushes and bougainvillea. ‘Let’s just sit here,’ he said. vd;Dila ghl;b tof;fkhf ,q;Fjhd; mku;e;J
‘I don’t want to go inside.’ ,iog;ghUthu;fs;. ‘ehKk; ,q;Nf mkuyhkh’> vd;whu;
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mtu;. ‘NkYk; ehd; cs;Ns Nghf tpUk;gtpy;iy.’
l a
l i
a .i.She sat beside him on the bench.
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
mtUf;Fg; gf;fj;jpNyNa mtSk; mku;e;jhs;.
aassaa saa
s ssaa
mtu;fs; rpwpJ Neuk; mikjpahf ,Ue;jdu;. mtu;
ddaa
They were silent for some time. The man closed his
aa aaddaa fz;fis %bf;nfhz;L fle;j fhyj;ij
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eyes and remembered other times - the music of a
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piano, the chiming of a grandfather clock, the
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constant twitter of budgerigars on the veranda, his
grandfather cranking up the old car....
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fbfhuk; vOg;Gk; rj;jk;> tuhz;lhtpy; gl;n[upf;fh];
vDk; fpspapd; fPr;rpLk; rj;jk;> mtuJ jhj;jhtpd;
gioa fhu; Gwg;gLk; rj;jk; vd xt;nthd;whf
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l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
epidTf;F te;jd.
ddaa s
‘I used to climb the jackfruit tree,’ he said, opening
ddaa s
‘gyh kuj;jpd; kPJ Vwp tpisahLtJ vd; tof;fk;’
his eyes.
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; fhz;Nl fz;fisj; jpwe;jhu;.
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‘Do you want to climb it again? My parents won’t ‘ePq;fs; kPz;Lk; kuj;jpd; kPJ Vw tpUk;GfpwPu;fsh? vd;
mind.’ ngw;Nwhu;fs; xd;Wk; nghUl;gLj;j khl;lhu;fs;.’
‘,y;iy> ,y;iy. Njhl;lj;J Rtupd; kPJ Vwpa gpd;du;
‘No, no. Not after climbing the garden wall. Let’s just mg;gb xd;Wkpy;iy. ehk; ,q;NfNa mku;e;J rpwpJ Neuk;
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Ngrpf;nfhz;bUf;fyhk;. ehd; gyh kuk; vd
lalai.i. l l i
a .i.
jackfruit tree because it was my favourite place. Do
a l a
l i
a .i.
Fwpg;gpl;Nld; my;yth> Vnddpy; mJ vdf;F kpfTk;
et
aassaa aa aa
you see that thick branch stretching out over the roof ? gpbj;jkhd tpUg;gj;jpw;Fupa ,lk;. mlu;j;jpahd mjd;
da
dass
Half way along it there’s a small hollow in which I
ddas
as
fpisnahd;W $iuf;F NkNy nry;tij eP
.P.Paa
used to keep some of my treasures.’
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. Paa ghu;f;fpwhah? mjd; ghjpJ}uj;jpy; cs;s nghe;jpy; ehd;
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‘What kind of treasures?’
w www vdJ rpy nghf;fp\q;fis gj;jpug;gLj;jp itg;gJ
www www tof;fk;.’ ‘ve;j khjpupahd nghf;fp\q;fs;?’

‘X mitnahd;Wk; tpiykjpg;Gs;sitay;y. ehd;
lai
ntd;nwLj;j $ohq;fw;fs;. ehd; gbj;jpuhj Gj;jfq;fs;.
‘Oh, nothing very valuable. Marbles I’d won. A book
ehd; Nrfupj;j rpy gioa ehzaq;fs;. nghUl;fs; te;J
N eett ee
I wasn’t supposed to read. A few old coins I’d
N NN tt NNeet
Nghapd. ehd; xU fhfj;ijg; Nghy gspr;rpLk;
l a
l i
a .i. sa l l i
a .i.
collected. Things came and went. I was a bit of a
a l a
l i
a .i.
nghUl;fisnay;yhk; Nrfupj;J itj;jpUe;Njd;. mq;Nf
aassaa aa aa
crow, you know, collecting bright things and putting
d aass
them away. There was my grandfather’s Iron Cross.
d ddaass
,Ug;gJ vd; jhj;jhtpd; ,Uk;ghyhd rpYitg; gjf;fk;
P
. Paa
Well, not my grandfather’s exactly, because he was
. . P
. Paa MFk;. mJ vd; jhj;jhtpDilaJ vd mUjpapl;L
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British and the Iron Cross’ was a German decoration
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awarded for bravery during the War - the First World
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NkYk; me;j ,Uk;G rpYitahdJ xU n[u;khdpa
myq;fhug; nghUs;. Kjy; cyfg;Nghupy; tPu jPu
nrayhw;wpaikf;fhf toq;fg;gl;lJ. vdJ jhj;jh
it from a German soldier.’
gpuhd;R ehl;by; eilngw;w Nghupy; gq;Nfw;whu;. mjid
Pa

mtu; xU n[u;khdpa Nghu; tPuuplkpUe;J ngw;whu;.’
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
cq;fSf;Fj; njhpAkh?
aassaa aa aa
guk; tPu; rf;uh vd;gJ kpf cau;e;j Aj;j fhy tPu
Do you know?
ddaass
The Param Vir Chakra is the highest wartime gallantry
ddaass
tpUjhff; fUjg;gLfpwJ. ,t;tpUJ MAjk; jhq;fpa
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award, given to soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces,
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. Paa tPuupd; ijupaj;i jAk;. Raeykpd;ikiaAk; Nghu;
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for the display of utmost courage and complete
selflessness when facing the enemy. Since its ntspg;g Lj;j paikf;fhf toq;fp nfsutpf;fg;gLfpwJ.
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inception in 1950, 21 fearless heroes (14 posthumous) 1950-y; ,t;tpUJ njhlq;fg;gl;ljpypUe;J 21

have been awarded the medal till January 2019. Jzpr;ryhd tPuh;fSf;F (14 NgUf;F ,wg;gpw;Fg;
gpwF) [dthp 2018 tiu toq;fg;gl;Ls;sJ.
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‘,d;Dk; mij itj;Js;sPu;fsh?’
l a
l i
a .i.'Do you still have it?’
l a
lai .i.
No’, he said, looking her in the eyes. ‘I left it in the
l a
l i
a .i.
‘,y;iy’ mts; fz;fisg; ghu;j;jthNw mtu; $wpdhu;.
aassaa jackfruit tree.’

You left it in the tree?’
aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
‘ehd; ,e;j gyh kuj;jpy; jhd; mij tpl;Lr; nrd;Nwd;.’
‘ePq;fs; mij kuj;jpy; tpl;Lr; (itj;Jr;) nrd;wPu;fsh?’
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‘Yes, I was so excited at the time, packing and saying. P
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goodbye to people and thinking about the ship I wasw
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going to sail on that I simply forgot all about it.’ She
,Ue;Njd;. nghUl;fis vLj;J itg;gjpYk;>
kf;fsplkpUe;J tho;j;Jg; ngWtjpYk;> ehd; gazk;
quietly said, 'It may still be there. In the hollow part of nra;atpUf;Fk; fg;giy epidj;Jf;nfhz;Lk;
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
,Ue;jjpy;; ehd; vspjpy; ,tw;iwnay;yhk;
the branch.'
ddaa s ddaa s
kwe;Jtpl;Nld;.’
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‘Yes’, he said. ‘It’s twenty-five years, but it may
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fle;Jtpl;ld. Mdhy; mJ ,d;dKk; ,q;NfNa
still be there. Unless someone else found it….’
,Uf;Fk;> NtW vtUk; ghu;f;fhj tiu....’
Would you like to go and look?’ ‘mq;F nrd;W ePq;fs; ghu;f;f tpUk;GfpwPu;fsh?’
‘I can’t climb trees any more.’ ‘vd;dhy; ,dpNky; kuq;fspy; Vw KbahJ.’
N ett
e eett
‘If you can’t, I will go and see. You just sit here and
N N N N Neet
‘cq;fshy; Kbahnjdpy;> ehd; nrd;W ghu;f;fpNwd;.
lalai.i. wait for me.’

l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
ePq;fs; ,q;NfNa mku;e;J vdf;fhf fhj;jpUq;fs;.’
et
aassaa aa aa
‘ehd; mij fz;Lgpbj;Jtpl;Nld;!’ vd mts;
da
dass
‘I’ve found it!’ she cried. ‘I’ve found something!’
ddas
as
$r;rypl;lhs;.‘ehd; xd;iw fz;Lgpbj;Jtpl;Nld;;!’
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. Paa ,g;nghOJ mts; ntWq;fhYld; jdJ ePl;ba ifapy;
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And now, barefoot, she ran breathlessly towards him, JUg;gpbj;j xU gjf;fj;ij vLj;Jf;nfhz;L
in her outstretched hand a rusty old medal. He took it %r;rpiwf;f mtiu Nehf;fp Xb tUfpwhs;.
from her and turned it over on his palm. mtsplkpUe;J mjidg; ngw;Wf;nfhz;L jdJ
lai
cs;sq;ifapy; mjid itj;J jpUg;gpg; ghu;j;jhu;.
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‘Is it the Iron Cross?’ she asked eagerly.
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‘,Jjhd; me;j ,Uk;Gr; rpYitah?’ vd;whs; Mtyhf.
l a
l i
a .i.‘Yes’, he said, ‘this is it.’ sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
‘Mkhk’;>‘,J jhd; mJ’> vd;whu; mtu;.
aassaa aa aa
‘ePq;fs; Vd; ,q;F te;Js;sPu;fs; vd;gJ vdf;F
d aass
‘Now I know why you came. You wanted to see if it
d ddaass
,g;nghOJ njupe;Jtpl;lJ. ePq;fs; itj;Jr; nrd;w
P
was still in the tree.’
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. Paa rpYit ,d;Dk; kuj;jpNyNa cs;sjh vd ghu;f;f
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w te;Js;sPu;fs;.’
da
w
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‘You may be right. I’m not really sure why I came. te;Njd; vd;gJ vdf;F cWjpahfj; njupatpy;iy.
But you can keep the Cross. You found it, after all.’ Mdhy; ePNa ,e;j rpYitia itj;Jf;nfhs;. ePjhNd
Pa
,jidf; fz;Lgpbj;jha;.’
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N Neet ePq;fNs ,jid
l a
l i
a .i.‘No, you keep it. It’s yours.’
l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
itj;Jf;nfhs;Sq;fs;. ,J cq;fSilaJ.’
aassaa aassaa
But it could have remained in the tree for another
dd d aassaa
‘Mdhy;
d
eP kl;Lk; kuq;fspy; Vwp ,jid
w.
. . Paa
twenty-five years if you hadn’t climbed up to look for
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it.’
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‘rupahd ehspy;> rupahd jUzj;jpy;> NkYk; rupahd

On the right day, at the right time, and with the right
eguplk; jhd;’ vd;w mtu;> me;j rpYit gjf;fj;ij
person’, he said, getting up and placing the medal in
mtspd; iffspNyNa itj;jhu;.’ ‘ehd; ,e;j
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her hands. ‘It wasn’t the Cross I came for. It was my
e e rpYitiaj;
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Njb tutpy;iy. ehd; vd;
l a
l i
a .i.youth.’
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
,sikf;fhyj;ij kPsg;ngwNt te;Njd;.’
aassaa aadd asaa

s
She didn’t understand that, but she walked with him to
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the gate and waited. Where the road turned, he looked
aaddaassaa
mtshy; mjidg; Gupe;Jnfhs;s Kbatpy;iy. Mdhy;
mts; mtUld; thry; fjTtiu ele;J nrd;whs;.
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back and waved to her. Then he quickened his steps and
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moved briskly towards the bus stop. There was
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sprightliness in his step, and something cried aloud in his
mirj;jhu;. gpd;du; mtu; Ntfkhf NgUe;J epWj;jk;
Nehf;fp mbnaLj;J itj;J ele;jhu;. mtu; eilapNy
heart. xU capNuhl;lkpUe;jJ. mtu; kdjpy; VNjhnthd;W
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
cuf;ff; fj;jpw;W.
ddaa s ddaa s
Nfhilf;fhyj; njd;wypy; kpje;J te;j khk;go thrk;
. P
. Pa
The mango scented summer breeze made the
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blood course in his veins, and he forgot, for a
.P.Paa
mtuJ ehsq;fSf;Fs; ,uj;j Xl;lj;ij Jupjg;gLj;jpa
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moment, that he couldn’t climb trees any jUzj;jpy; jd;dhy; ,dpNky; kuk; Vw KbahJ
more…. vd;gjid mtu; kwe;jhu;....
SYNONYMS
N Ne e t tWord N N ee tWord
t N Neet
lalai.i. Synonyms
l a
l i
a .i. Synonyms
l a
l i
a .i.
et
aassaa disembodied aa s aa appraising
s
- spiritual, unbodied,
a a d d
- assessing
a d
a a
d s
asaa
. P
. P
intangible
. P
. P
.N
w w
w w-ww
prosperous
w w - extended
outstretched w
- flourishing slithered
briskly
www- rapidly
slid
lai
understand - know climb - ascend
NN e ett
swing - sway
N N e ett
breeze - air flow
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l a
l i
a .i. bare foot sa l a
l i
a .ibug
. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa drenched aa eargerly aa
- without shoes - germ
- wet
d a
d ass - willingly
d a
d s
a s
- . P
. P a a . P
. P a a
eddies
ww whirl gallantry -
ww
courage
da
lissome w
www - slim, thin offence w
www- crime
pruning - clipping selflessness - self sacrifice
Pa
N Ne e tt
sprightliness - energetic
N Neett treasures
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- precious things
l a
l i
a .i. witty - humorous
l a
l i
a.i. posthumous
- after death
lalai.i.
aassaa ddaassaa
ddaassaa
w.
. P
. Paa ANTONYMS
. P
. P a a
w w
w
w Antonyms w w w
w Antonyms
Word
ww Word
w
w
ww
prosperous X poor swing X still

outstretched X folded brave X coward
NN e e tt N Net t X dried
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l a
l i
a .i. excited
cranking X stop
l a
la i .i. drenched
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa prune saa
s ssaa
X depressed muttered X shouted
a ad
X maximizedaa valuable X worthless
a ad daa
w
w . PP
X .descend w w . P. P
climb
constant
w
www X inconstant
lissome
dizzy
w
wwX w
X clumsy
steady, clearhead
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lalai .i. l a
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TEXTUAL
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bench. False young / lazy .
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been playing football, from the backyard to high school. It also has provided me with a lot of memories that I
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lalai .i. l a
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b) Train is more comfortable than bus Name of the
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powered paraglider.
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apparatus.
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l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
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a .i. l a
l i
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
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sal a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
vdJ gaj;ij jz;zPuhf Cw;wp Nfhgkhf tsh;j;Njd;
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Night and morning with my tears:
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l i
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l a
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wrath (n.) - anger
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foe (n.)
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l a
l i
a .i. deceitful (adj.)
l a
lai .i.
- cunning, treacherous wiles (n.)
l a
l i
a .i. - tricks
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veiled (v.) - covered
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa a dda
EXAM
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BASED QUESTIONS
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anger
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l i
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he enemy deceitful - cunning
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dass ddas
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l i
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I was angry with my foe:
l a
l i
a .i.
3.Rhyming words : friend , end
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
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4.Rhyme scheme: aabb (all the stanzas)
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And it grew both day and night,
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Till it bore an apple bright .
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And my foe beheld it shine,
ddaa s
And he knew that it was mine.
ddaa s
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l i
a .i. l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
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s
aaddaassaa
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa a d d a assaa QUESTIONS
APPERCIATION
a aaddaassaa
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lalai.i. a) To whom did the poet express lhisalai.i. f) What happened to his anger? l a
l i
a .i.
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aassaa anger?
He expressed his anger tod
a a d a
his a s saa
friend.
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aaddas
asaa
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wanger. w w
friend, end, foe, grow.
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l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. j) Mention the alliteration.
Repetition
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l i
a .i.
aassaa
anger?
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The poet was angry with his friend. He showed it. It disappeared. He was angry with
l a
l i
a .i. l a
his enemy. He hid it. It grew.
l a i.i. lalai.i.
aassaa d da a ssa a
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l a
l i
a .i. b) How did he water it?
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l a
lai .i. line.
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa g) Mention the alliteration. aassaa
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h) Mention
aabb www
the rhyme scheme.
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NN eett IX - ENGLISH
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. i) Mention the rhyming words l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ss aa ssaa
It means cunning tricks
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lalai.i. The poet watered his anger with
a a
tears.
l l i .i.
It grew. He hid it with smiles. He hid it with
l a
l i
a .i.
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aassaa tricks.
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a d
a d a ass aa
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l a
l i
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l i
a .i.
aassaa It signifies the result of the a
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poet’s
aanger
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line night – bright, shine – mine
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l a
l i
a .i. l a
l a i.i.: (5 Marks) lalai.i.
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d Hisss
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l a
l i
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When the night had veiled the pole
a l a
l i
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aassaa s saa ssaa
In the morning glad
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w
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d) Mention the rhyme
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heavy heart, went to the spot, and having set out a tray
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made a mortar out of the wood of the pine-tree; but
l lalai.i.
muit ,ae;jpuj;jpy; Nghl;l xt;nthU ney;Yk;>
aassaa aa aa
tpiyAau;e;j nghUshf khwpaJ. Nkhrkhd jk;gjpfs;
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when he ground his rice in it, each grain of rice turned
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into some rich treasure. When the wicked old couple
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sooner did they try to use it, all their rice turned into cilj;J vupj;jdu;. Mdhy;> me;j ey;y kdpju; jdJ
filth; so, in a fit of rage, they broke the mortar and ,ae;jpuj;ij cilj;J vupj;jpUg;ghu;fNsh> vd
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burnt it. But thegood old man, little suspecting that his re;Njfg;gl;L> gf;fj;J tPl;Lf;fhuuplk; Nfl;fpwhu;.
precious mortar had been broken and burnt, wondered
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why his neighbours did not bring it back to him.
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l a
l i
a .i. l a
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One night the dog appeared to him again in a dream,
l a
l i
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mtuplk; vd;d ele;jJ vdf; $wp> me;j ,ae;jpuj;jij
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and told him what had happened, adding that if he
ddaass
would take the ashes of the burnt mortar and sprinkle
ddaass
vupj;j rhk;giy gl;Lg;Nghd kuj;jpy; J}tpdhy;>
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them on withered trees, the trees would revive, and
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of the loss of his mortar, ran out weeping to the
mij thq;fpaTld; jdJ tPl;Lf;F nrd;W eha; je;j
neighbours’ house, and begged them, at any rate, to
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
kuj;jpy; J}tpaTld; clNd jspu; tpl;L G+f;f
ddaa s
give him back the ashes of his treasure.
Having obtained it, he returned home, and made a trial
ddaa s
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of their virtues upon a withered cherry tree, which,
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upon being touched by the ashes, immediately began
cs;sJ vd;W ehL KOtJk; $wpdhu;.
to sprout and blossom. When he saw this wonderful
effect, he put the ashes into a basket, and went about
the country, announcing himself as an old man who
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had the power of bringing dead trees to life again.
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,ij Nfs;tpg;gl;l xU ehl;bd; ,sturd; ,tiu
lalai.i. l a
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A certain prince, hearing of this, and thinking it a
l a
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mighty strange thing, sent for the old fellow, who mioj;J fha;e;JNghd gpsk; kw;Wk; nru;up nrbapd;
aassaa aassaa
showed his power by causing all the withered plum
aadd
and cherry trees to shoot out and put forth flowers. So,
aaddas
asaa
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ele;jJ. mjdhy; me;j ,sturu; mtUf;F gl;L
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cloth and other presents, and sent him home rejoicing.
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all the ashes that remained, and having put them in a rhk;giy thq;fp $ilapy; Nghl;L gf;fj;J
lai
basket, the wicked old man went out into the castle muz;kidf;F nrd;W jd;dplk; ,we;j nrbfis
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town, and gave out that he was the old man who had
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G+f;f itf;Fk; rf;jp cs;sJ vd;whu;. mtUf;F clNd
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
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the power of reviving dead trees, and causing them to
vd;whu;.
l a
l i
a .i.
me;j rf;jpia fhl;l Ntz;Lk; vd;w Mty; cs;sJ
aassaa aa aa
flower. He had not to wait long before he was called
ddaass
into the prince’s palace, and ordered to exhibit his
ddaass
power.
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prince’s retainers saw this, they seized the old man,
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and beat him almost to death, so that he crawled off
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mbj;J> tPl;L jto;e;J nry;Yk;gb cj;jutpl;ldu;.
l a
l i
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l i
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home in a very sorry plight. When he and his wife
lalai.i.
mtUk;> mtuJ kidtpAk;> jhq;fs; nra;j jtiw
aassaa aa aa
epidj;J jq;fdsNa jpl;bnfhz;lhu;fs;.
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aa a
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themselves.
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a share of their own riches, which, by repeated strokes nfhQ;rk; nfhLj;jdu;. me;j Nkhrkhd tajhd
of luck, had now increased to a goodly sum. So, the jk;gjpdu;> jq;fs; jtiw jpUj;jp> ey;y xU tho;f;if
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wicked old people mended their ways, and led good
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tho Muk;gpj;jdu;.
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l a
l i
a .i.and virtuous lives ever after.
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
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tit-bit(n.) w
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Word
wagged(n.)
Meaning
- move or cause to move rapidly to
and fro
covetous(adj.) -having or showing a great desire to withered(v.) - become dry and shriveled
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
possess something belonging to
aaddaa
someone else
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obliged(v.)
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- make (someone) legally or morally
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CHARACTERS AND THEIR HINTS
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lalai.i. Old couple ➢
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Has a pet dog.
l a
l i
a .i.
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aassaa aa aa
➢ Gets a box of gold pieces and silver.
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dass➢ Has envious neighbour.
ddas
as
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Dog helps them in all the ways.
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Second time they get gold out of rice in mortar.
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Prince rewards them.
lai
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l a
l i
a .i. ➢
sa
➢
l a
l i
a .i.
Always has jealousy on the old couple.
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
Borrows the dog for wealth and kills it.
ddaass
➢
ddaass
Second time borrows the mortar but they get wither out of rice. So they burned
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. Paa
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prince. So they get punishment.
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Pet dog ➢ Kind enough to the old couple
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Finds a box of treasure under the earth.
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l a
l i
a .i. ➢
l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
When it goes to the neighbour's house it shows bones. So it was killed
After the death also it is kind enough to its owner
aassaa ddaass
➢aa aassaa
Comes in the dream and asks them to make a mortar from the pine tree.
dd
w.
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. Paa ➢
➢
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Because it is buried there.
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withered cherry trees.
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➢ Happy on seeing the bloomed trees.
➢
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Honours the old couple for their deed.
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Punish the envious people for their ill doing.
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l a
l i
a .i. l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
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w . P
.P w
w. P
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w
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .
i . l a
l i
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i .
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ANSWER
saa
READ THE FOLLOWING
a PASSAGE AND
THE QUESTIONS
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1. In the old, old days, there lived an honest man with his wife, who had a pet dog which they used to feed with fish
and tit-bit from their own kitchen. Oneday, as the old folks went out to work in their garden, the dog went with
them. All of a sudden, the dog stopped short and began to bark, “Bow, wow,wow”, wagging his tail violently.
The old people thought that there must be something nice to eat under the ground, so they brought a spade and began
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digging, when lo and behold! The place was full of gold pieces and silver and all sorts of precious things, which had
been buried there. So, they gathered the treasure and after giving alms to the poor, bought themselves rice-fields and
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
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corn-fields and became wealthy people.
aassaa aada
Questions
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a) What did the old man have?ssaa
aaddas
asaa
a) The old man had a dog.
Answers
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b) Where did the old man go? b) The old man went to the garden.
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become of him; and the wicked old man answered that he had killed the dog and buried him at the root of the pine-
tree; so the good old fellow with a heavy heart, went to the spot, and having set out a tray with delicate food, he
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
burnt incense and adorned the grave with flowers as he shed tears over his lost pet.
aassaa a ddaasaa
s
a ddaassaa
That night when the good old man fast asleep in bed, the appeared to him and after thanking him for all his kindness
said “ dig the pine-tree, under which I am buried to be cut down and made into a mortar and use it, thinking of it as if
a a
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a) The dog did not come home.
b) What happened to the dog? b) The dog was killed by the envious neighbour.
c) How did he adorn the tree? c) He adorned the tree with delicate food, incense and
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N Neett N Neett flowers.

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l a
l i
a .i. l l i
a.i.
d) What appeared in the old man’s dream?
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d) The dog appeared in his dream.
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e) What should be made of pine tree? e) A mortar should be made of pine tree.
ddaass ddaass
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3. One night, the dog appeared to him again in a dream and told him what had happened, adding that if he would take
the ashes of the burnt mortar and sprinkle them on withered trees, the trees would revive and suddenly put out of
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flowers. After saying this the dream vanished, and the old man who heard for the first time of the loss of his mortar,
ran out weeping to the neighbour’s house and begged them, at any rate, to give him back the ashes of his treasure.
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Having obtained it, he returned home, and made a trial of their virtues upon a withered cherry tree, which upon being
touched by the ashes, immediately began to sprout and blossom. When he saw this wonderful effect, he put the ashes
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into a basket and went about the country, announcing himself as an old man who had the power of bringing dead
e
l a
l i
a .i. trees to life again.
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
Questions Answers
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a) Who appeared in the dream?
d ass d aass
a) The dog appeared in the dream.
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b) What did the old man lose?
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b) The old man lost his mortar.
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d) Where did the old man do his trial?
e) What was the power of the old man?
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e) The power of the old man was to bring life to the dead
tree.
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa a as
PARAGRAPH
a d
a d saa QUESTIONS
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his mortar to his neighbours. da a ssaa
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l i
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l i
a .i. borrowed
l a
l i
a .i.
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tree
d filth.
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l a
l i
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l a
l i
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l a
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lalai .i. showed him filth. He killed it and buried
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SPECIAL PARAGRAPH
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lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. Neighbour l a
l i
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Title : The Envious
aassaa Author
aa da
da:ssaa Fable
Japanese
: Don’t be jealous of others aa ddas
asaa
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Theme
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l a
l i
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man’s sa l a
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with the pine tree. It gave him wealth.
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FOR SLOW LEARNERS
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The farmer had a dog.
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It showed him treasure.
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It showed his neighbour filth.
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It gave him wealth.
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l a
l i
a .i. l
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His neighbour burnt it.
l a
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a .i.
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ddaass ❖
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The good man sprayed the ash.
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N Neett 202
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
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N Neett 203
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
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PENGUIN
N Neett 204
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
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N Neett 205
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
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IX - ENGLISH
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The old house built with solid blocks of granite.
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lai
a) new b) damaged c) country d) big

2. Moments later a girl stood framed between dark red hollyhocks staring at the man.
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a .i. a) pale b) bright
sa l a
l i
a .i. c) light
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d) dim
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3. It was on the tip of his tongue to make a witty remark.
a) edge
dda
b) peak
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ddaass d) cap
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4. As they walked across the grass he spotted a stone bench under a mango tree.
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b) lower
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6. ‘I don’t want to go inside.’
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a .i. l a
l i
a.i.
7. Going round and round until he was quite dizzy.
lalai.i.
aassaa aa aa
a) faint b) brisk c) happy d) tired
ddaass
8. In her outstretched hand a rusty old medal.
ddaass
w.
a. fold
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b) close c) tight
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. Paa d) unfold
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9. There was sprightliness in his step.
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c) sleepy d) tiredness
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10. He couldn’t climb the tree any more.

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l a
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a .i.
aassaa 1. Jim : and your father?
a) mother
aaddaasaa
s
b) grandfather c) grandmother
aaddaassaa d) father-in-law
2.
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This is serious, Amy.
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3.
a) honest w
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c) misleading d) funny
We can’t get away by the main road and we already cut off from the south side.
a) bridge b) subway c) track d) roadway
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4. How fast the river rising, do you think, Jim?
a) reducing
a ddaa
b) moving
a c) flooding
aaddaa d) straining
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a) colour
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6. It must have covered the south meadow.
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c) hot d) dirty
a) waste land b) outer land c) field d) damaged land

7. Jim, I am scared.
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a) happy b) close
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8. I’ll make some hot coke for everyone.
l .i. l a
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a .i.
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aassaa a) cold
aas
b) normal
aadd saa c) mixed
a
9. At this rate the floor here will be under water by morning.
addas
asaa d) cool
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a) dawn
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c) night
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d) evening
a) alive
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10. Battery is dead. I waved it.
b) working
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c) charged d) killed
lai
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l i
a .i.
1. sa l l i
He was holding the lid down tightly.
a a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa saa s aa
a)carefully b) loosely c) thickly d) carelessly
2. Pongo laughed at him.
ddaa s ddaa s
a)cried
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. Paa
b) saw
.
c) kissed
P
. Paa d) smiled
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3.
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Please don't make me open the box.
a)close b) leave
w
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c) keep d) left
4. Took me into is nearby cabin.
Pa
a) close b) distant c) opened d) next

5.
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a .i. a) filled b) stuffed
l a
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a.i. c) empty
lalai.i.
d) upset
aassaa 6. Pongo became angry.

ddaassaa
ddaassaa
w.
a) closer
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b) nearer c) happy
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. Paa d) sad
7. I was lucky.
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a) unlucky
www b) fortunate
www
c) smart d) happy
ww
8. He locked me up
a) released b) put c) closed d. kept
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a .i. l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
1. On one side was visible a sea of billowing sand without a speck of green or single living thing anywhere on it.
a) Small piece
ddaass
b)large Pieces c) blank
ddaass d) adventure
2.
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We take for granted in our everyday life is a most potent and most wonderful thing on the face of our earth.
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3.
a) Powerful
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a)Unclear b) weak c) rub d) fine
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aassaa ssaa ssaa
4. These tanks play a vital role in South Indian agriculture.
a) East
aadd
b) Westaa c) South east
aaddaa d) North
5.
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6.
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c)disjoin d)combine
The flow of water has undoubtedly played a great part and a beneficent one in the geological processes.
a) Doubtedly b) kind c) soft d) belief
7.
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Soil erosion occurs in successive steps.
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l a
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a .i. c) success
l a
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a .i.
d) unsuccessful
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aassaa ssaa ssaa
8. While moisture in the soil is equally imperative for the life and growth of plants and trees.
a) Same
aada
da
b)unequally c) different
aaddaa d) equaled
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9.
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The collection and utilization of this water is, therefore, of vital importance.
w
a) Casual
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c) unimportance d) sense
10. Vast areas of land which at present are mere scrub jungle could be turned into fertile and prosperous country.
lai
a) Limited b) boundless c) big d) eternal
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a .i. a) Lush b) rich
sa l a
l i
a .i. c)unfertile
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l i
a .i.
d) fruitful
aassaa saa
s ssaa
12. Closely connected with the conservation of water supplies is the problem of afforestation.
a) Hard
dda
b)distantly
aa a c) firmly
aaddaa d) strictly
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13. The harnessing of water supplies usuallymakes possible the development of hydroelectric power.
da
w
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a) Un harnessing b) casual
w
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c)unusually d) equal
14. The availability of electric power would make a tremendous difference to the life of countryside.
a)Unavailability b) useful c) ease to use d) maintenance
Pa
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a .i. a) Daily b) general
l a
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a.i. c) common
lala .i.
d)unfamiliar
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dda a (saa Zero To Infinity )
From
ddaassaa
w.
1.
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The teacher complimented the boy.
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a) Scolded/ scorned b) praised / appreciated c) blamed
2. The teacher complimented the boy who had asked that absurd question.
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3. Senior students used to go to his dingy house.
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l
Ramanujan was ignorant of the work of the German mathematician George.i
a .i.
aassaa 5.
a) Aware
aaddaasaa
s b) unaware
His father was a petty clerk in a cloth shop.
aaddaassaa
c) conscious
a. Insignificant
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w
w. P
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6. w
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Unkempt and Uncouth, he would visit offices.
a) Clean b) neat
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7. Unkempt and Uncouth, he would visit offices
a ddaa
a) Behave in a pleasant way
a a ddaa
b) behave in a friendly way
a c) behave in an unpleasant way
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a) Backward
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9. He could forget much of the hardship, he had to endure.
c) regress
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10. He came forth with many mathematical t heorems.
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11. The teacher was solving questions on division.
aassaa a) Addition
aada
d as saa b) multiplication
12. There was a roar of laughter in the class.
aa as
asaa
c) subtraction
dd
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lai
1. Good wishes you will still have in full measure.
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a .i. sa l l i
a .i.
2. How your ambition was to be something like her?
a l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa saa
s ssaa
a) aim b) apathy c) greed
aaddaa a
3. Beyond our world lie other wonderful and mysterious world.
addaa
a) Visible
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b) known
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c) strange
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4. He has helped to make the starving, the poor and the oppressed free and happy.
a) Liberated b) downtrodden c) delighted
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6. We have to respect India's honour and that honour is a sacred trust
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l a
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a .i. a) Impure b)holy
l a
l i
a.i. c) served
lalai.i.
aassaa ddaassaa
ddaassaa
7. How fascinated you were when you first read the story of Joan of Arc.
w.
a) Bored
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. Paa
b) attracted
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. Paa
c) interested
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8. You will grow up a child of the light, unafraid and serene.
a) Violent
www b) stormy
www
c) calm / quiet
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9. You and I are fortunate to see the this happening before our eyes.
a) Happy b) unlucky c) lucky
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a .i. a) Never b) always
l a
lai .i. c) toughly
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l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
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There are two number of noun. They are singular and plural.
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lalai.i. l a
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a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
nra;aNtz;Lk;. xUik nfhLj;J gd;ikNah my;yJgd;ik nfhLj;J xUikNah Nfl;fg;gLk;.
et
aassaa a da
dassaa
Let us see how to form plural from singular.
xUikiag; gd;ikahf;Fk; Kiwfis ,q;Nffhz;Nghk;.
a aaddas
asaa
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1. By merely adding‘s’ we can form plurals.
rpy xUik ngah; nrhw;fis gd;ikahf;f
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4. If singular nouns end with ‘y’, preceded bythe
vowelletters, then romove ‘y’ and add ‘s’ to form
lai
,Wjpapy; ‘S’ Nrh;f;f. the plural.
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xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fs; ‘y’ y; Kbj;J
l a
l i
a .i. Pencil – pencils sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Kd;capnuOj;Jf;fs; ,Uf;Fk;. (a,e,i,o,u)
aassaa aa aa
dog – dogs gl;rj;jpy; ‘y’ePf;fp tpl;L ‘s’ I Nrh;j;jhNy
cat – cats
ddaass ddaass
mit gd;ik tbtkhfkhwp tpLk;.
grown up – grown ups
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. Paa Ex :day – days ; Toy – toys; chimney –chimneys;
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spoonful – spoonfuls
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w essay – essays
da
w
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dining room – dining rooms w
www 5. If singular nouns end with ‘o’ preceded by
consonant, then add ‘es’ to make it plural.
2. If singular noun end with s, sh, ss, ch, x, add ‘es’ xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fs; ‘o’ y; K;be;J
Pa
atthe end to make plural. mjw;FKd; nka;naOj;J,Ue;jhy; ‘es’
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xUik ngah; nrhw;fs; s, sh, ss, ch, x
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Nrh;j;jhy; mitgd;ik tbtpy; khwptpLk;.
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l a
l i
a .i. MfpavOj;Jf;fspy; Kbj;jhy; mtw;wpd;
l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
potato – potatoes
aassaa ssaa ssaa

,Wjpapy; ‘es’Nrh;j;jhy;> mit gd;ikahf tomato – tomatoes
ddaa ddaa
w.
khwptpLk;.
Ex : Fox – Foxes
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. Paa buffalo – buffaloes
These are some exceptions. Here they are ,tw;wpy;
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Tax – Taxes Torch – Torches rpy tpjptpyf;Ffs; cs;sd. mitahtd
glass – glasses class – calsses Ex : kilo – kilos
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brush – brushes memo – memos

dynamo – dynamos
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6. If singular nouns end with ‘o’ preceded by
e
l a
l i
a .i. xUikg; ngah; nrhy;ypd; ,Wjp vOj;J
l a
lai .i.
consenaut,then remove ‘y’ and add ‘ies’.
l a
l i
a .i.
vowel(a,e,i,o,u) add ‘s’ to make it plural.
aassaa aa aa
xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fs; ‘o’ tpy; Kbj;J
aass
‘y’vd,Ue;J mjw;Fz;lhd nka;naOj;J
dd ddaass
mjw;FKd;dh; capnuOj;Jf;fs; ,Ue;jhy;>
. .Paa
(Consonant),Ue;jhy; ‘y’ ePf;fp tpl;L ‘ies’
P . P
. Paa ntWk; ‘s’kl;Lk; Nrh;j;jhy; mit gd;ik
Nrh;f;fTk;.
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w tbtq;fshf khwptpLk;.
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Ex :lady – ladies
army – armies city – cities www folio – folios
studio – studios
story – stories baby – babies radio – radios
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7. If singular nouns end with ‘f’ or ‘fe’, then add ‘s’ 12. Some singular nouns which end with ‘us’, may
ddaass
bydeleting ‘f’ or ‘fe’ add ‘es’ ‘p’.
ddaasstake‘ora’ or ‘era’ for their plural form
. P Paa
xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fs; my;yJ
. .P.Paa ‘us’ y; KbAk; rpy xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fs;
ww
‘fe’y;Kbtile;jhy;> mij ePf;fp tpl;L
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w ‘ora’my;yJ ‘era’ vd khw;wptpLk; NghJ mit
wife - wives
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‘ves’Nrh;f;fTk;.
self - selves
www gd;ikngah; nrhw;fshf khwp tpLk;.
Ex : Corpus – corpora
wolf – wolves thief – thieves genus – genera
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knife – knives
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calf – calves
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loaf – loaves
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13. If singular noun ends with ‘am’ change ‘a’ instead
e
of‘um’ to form the plural noun.
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
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There are some exeptions. Ex : bacterium – bacteria ; aquarium – aquaria;
aassaa Kerchief – kerchiefs

grief – griefs
aada
dassaa roof – roofs
hoof – hoofs
aaddas
asaaagendum– agenda, medium – media, erratum –
errata, curriculum– curricula, phylum – phyla
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14. If singular nouns which end with ‘on’, add ‘a’
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8. Some singular noun have entirely different
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pluralform. They are called irregular plurals
spelling changesinternally for such plurals.
rpy xUik ngah; nrhw;fspd; gd;ik
www instead of‘on’ to make plural form – ‘on’ y; KbAk;
xUikg; ngah;nrhw;fs; ‘a’ vd khw;wk;
nra;jhy; gd;ikahfptpLk;.
lai
Kw;wpYk;NtWgl;ljhf ,Uf;Fk;. ,it irregular Ex : Phenomenon – phenomena
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critenion – criteria
l a
l i
a .i. sa l l i
gd;ikg;ngah; nrhw;fSf;F thh;j;ijapd;>
a a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
automation – automata
aassaa aa aa
xUikapYs;svOj;Jf;fs;. polyhedron – polyhedra
Man – men
ddaass woman – women
ddaass
15. If singular nouns that end with ‘ex’ change it to
child – children
. P
. Paa ox – oxen
. P
. Paa ‘ices’to make plural noun.
tooth – teeth
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w
w ‘ex’ vd KbAk; xUikg; ngah;
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9. When the singular nown ends with ‘a’ and ‘e’ to it
nrhw;fSf;F‘ex’ I ePf;fp tpl;L ‘ies’ Nrh;j;jhy;
mit gd;ikahfptpLk;.
tomake it plural Ex : Index – indices / indexes
Pa
Ex: antenna – antennae ; vertebra – vertebrae 16. If a singular noun ends with ‘ix’, change ‘ix’
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formula – formulae ; alumina – aluminae
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to‘ices’ to form plurals.
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i.
10. When the singular noun ends with ‘is’ changes in
lalai.i.
Ex : matrix – matrices
aassaa ssaa ssaa

to‘es’ to form plural. appendix – appendices
ddaa
‘is’ y; KbAk; xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fSf;Fg;
ddaa
w.
‘ix’f;F gjpyhf ‘ices’ Nrh;j;jhy; mit
. P
. Paa
gjpy;‘es’ Nrh;j;J gd;ikahf;fyhk;.
. P
. Paa gd;ikngauhf khwp tpLk;.
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Ex: Crisis – Crises; axis – axes, thesis – theses, 17. The following compound words have ‘s’ in the
oasis –oases; synopsis – synopses; hypothesis – firstword in their plural form.
ww
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analyses ‘s’Nrh;j;jhy; mit gd;ik tbtkhf khwp
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11. If a Singular nown ends with ‘us’, add ‘i’ by
e
tpLk;.
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l a
l i
a .i. removing‘us’ to make it plural.
l a
lai
‘us’ y; KbAk; xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fSf;F.i. l a
l i
a .i.
Ex : son – in – law = sons – in- law
daugher – in law = daughters – in – law
aassaa aasaa
s
‘us’iaePf;fp tpl;L ‘i’ vdr; Nrh;j;jhy; mit
gd;ikahFk;.
aadd aaddaassaa
commander – in – chief = commanders – in – chief
passer – by = passers – by
w
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Ex : Radius – Radii, Fungus – Fungi, focus –
w
w. P
. P governor – general = governors – general
w
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foci,Alumnus – Alunini, terminus – termini, Cactus
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runner – up = runners – up
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l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa 10 GOVT EXAM QUESTIONSaassaa
18. Some compound words have plural form in both
thewords.
aaddaa aadd
TH
. P P
rpy $l;L nrhw;fis gd;ikahf;f
ww . w
w .P.P
khw;w Ntz;Lk;.w
mtw;wpYs;s,uz;L noun fisAk; gd;ikahf
www w
www
1.Choose the correct plural form of loaf from the
following. (10TH MDL-2023) (PTA 1)
Woman student - women students
Man servant – Men servants a) loafs b) loaf
N Nett
19. The follwing nouns have the same form in
e N Neett c) loaves
N Neet d) loave
lalai.i. bothsingular and plural.

News – News
l a
l i
a .i.
Corps – Corps
l a
l i
a .i.
2.Choose the correct plural form of lorry from the
et
aassaa aa aa
following. (10TH PTA 2)
Series – Series
da
dassThings – Things
ddas
as
Kudos – Kudos
.P.Paa means – means
. P
. Paa
a) lorrys b) lorry
.N
eyeglasses – eyeglasses shorts – shorts
w w
w www
c) lories d) lorries
www www
Premises – premises spectales – spectales 3.Choose the correct plural form of child from the
trousers – trousers pants – pants
following. (10TH PTA 3)
scissors – scissors
lai
20. The following nouns don’t have ‘s’ in their plural a) childs b) childrens
N Neett
form.
NNeett c) childes
NNeet d) children
l a
l i
a .i. sa l l i
fPo;fz;l xUikg; ngah; nrhw;fSf;F ‘s’
a a .i. a i .i.
4. Choose the correct plural form of syllabus.
l l a
aassaa aa aa
Nrh;f;fNtz;bajpy;iy.
Ex :Cattle – cattle
ddaass ddaass
a) syllables b) syllabum (10TH PTA 4)
deer – deer
. P
. Paa furniture – furniture
. P
. Paa c) syllabi d) syllabus
ww
luggage – luggage advice – advice
w
w 5. Choose the correct plural form of alumnus .(PTA 5)
da
w
www
stationary – stationery
equipment – equipment
bison – bison
sheep – sheep
w
www a) alumna b) alumnae
c) alumni d) alumnuses
swine – swine staff – staff
6. Choose the correct plural form of deer. (10TH PTA 6)
Pa
scenery – scenery
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Easy to Remenber
N N N Neett a) deers
N Neet b) door
l a
l i
a .i. Singular
l a
l i
a.i.
Plural
lala
c) deari.i. d) deer
aassaa ssaa ssaa

End with s, sh, ss, ch, es
ddaa aa
7. Choose the correct plural form of ‘alga’ from the
dd
w.
End with y (a,e,i,o,u)
. P
. P
end with y (consonant)aa s
ies
. P
. Paa following. (10TH MDL-19)
www w w
w
www www
end with o (consonant) es a) algum b) algi
end with oc s c) algae d) algas
ww
end with f / fe ves 8. Choose the correct plural form of ‘accessory’ from
end with a ae
the following. (10TH SEP-2021)
N Neett
end with is es
N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. end with us
l a
lai .i.
‘i’
l a
l i
a .i.
a) accessorys b) accessories
aassaa aa aa
end with um a c) accessoryes d) accessories
end with on
ddaass a
ddaass
9. Choose the correct plural form of ‘Furniture’ from
end with ex/ ix
. P
.Paa ices
. P
. Paa the following: (10TH AUG-2022)
w w
w w w
w
www www a) furniture
c) furnitures
b) furniturs
d) furnituries
N Neett
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l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
study
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
10. Choose the correct plural form of ‘formula’ from 12. What is the plural form of ‘man servant’?
ddaa s ddaa s
the following
. P
. Paa (10TH APRIL-23)
.P.Paa a) man servants b) men servant

a) formulae
www b) formulas
w w
w c) men servants
c) formii
www d) formules
www 13. What is the plural form of ‘spectacles’?
a) spectacleses b) spectaclesis
EXERCISE c) spectacles
N Nett
e
1. What is the plural form of ‘axis’?
N Neett N Neet
14. What is the plural for ‘analysis’?
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a i
a .i.
a) analyis
l b) analyses c) analyises
et
aassaa aa aa
a) axiss b) axes c) axis
daass
2. What is the plural form of ‘crisis’?
d ddas
as
15. What is the plural for ‘erratum’?
.P.Paa . P
. Paa a) erratum b) erratums c) errata
.N
a) crisis b) crises c) crisae
w w
w www 16. What is the plural for ‘thief’?
a) focuses www
3. What is the plural for ‘focus’?
b) focus c) foci www a) thiefs b) thiefes
17. What is the plural for ‘index’?
c) thieves
lai
4. What is the plural for ‘terminus’?
a) indices b) indexs c) indice
N Neett
a) terminus b) termine c) termini
NNeett NNeet
18. What is the plural for ‘criterion’?
l a
l i
a .i.
5. What is the plural for ‘memorandum’?
sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
a) criterioins b) criteriae c) criteria
aassaa saa
s ssaa
a) memoranclam b) memoranda
c) memorandums
aaddaa aaddaa
19. What is the plural for ‘fungus’?
. P
. P
6. What is the plural form of ‘stratum’?
ww w
w . P
. P a) fungi b) fungae c) funguss
da
a) stratum w
www
b) strati c) stratums w
www
20. What is the plural for ‘locus’?
a) locuses b) loci c) locae
7. Which is the plural form of ‘aquarium’?
21. What is the plural for ‘son-in-law’?
a) aquariums b) aquarium
Pa
N Neett
c) aquaria
N Neett a) son-in-laws
N Neet b) sons-in-law
l a
l i
a .i.
8. What is the plural for ‘alumna’?
l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
c) sons-in-laws
aassaa aa aa
22. What is the plural for ‘species’?
a) alumnas b) alumnae
ddaass c) alumnea
ddaass
w.
a) specie b) specy c) species
. . Paa
9. What is the plural for ‘alumnus’?
P . P
. Paa
23. What is the plural for piece of furniture?
a) alumna
ww
b) alumni
w
c) alum
w w
w
www
10. What is the plural form of ‘sheep’? www a) pieces of furniture b) pieces of furnitures
ww
c) piece of furnitures
a) sheeps b) sheepes c) sheep
24. What is the plural for ‘buffalo’?
11. What is the plural form of ‘grown-up’?
N Neett
a) growns -up b) grown -ups
N Nett
e NNeet
a) buffalos b) buffaloes c) bafflos
l a
l i
a .i. c) grown-up
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
25. What is the plural for ‘goose’?
aassaa saa
s ssaa
a) geese b) gooses c) geeses
aaddaa aaddaa
w
w . P
.P w
w. P
. P
w
www w
www
N Neett
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
study
aadd
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PENGUIN
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaassaa
aaddaassaa
ww. P
. P w
w .P.P
w
www w
www
PREFIX
N Nett
e N Neett N Neet
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Prefixes cannot function as independent words. They modify the meaning of the words to which they are added.
et
One set of prefix reverses the meaning of the word.
aassaa aaddassaa
aadd s
asaa
thHj;ijf;F Kd;dhy; ,izAk; thHj;ijfs; jdp thHj;ijfshf nray;gl KbahJ. mitfs; NrUk;
a a
thHj;ijfspd; mh;j;jj;ij khw;Wk;. xUtif Kd;dhy; Nrh;f;Fk; thHj;ij> thHj;ijapd; mh;j;jj;ij
.P.P . P
. P
.N
jiyfPohf khw;Wk;.
w w
w www
1. In –
www www 5. Pro –
lai
In active Inactive Pro claim Proclaim
N Neett land Inland
NNeett democracy
NNeet Pro-democracy
l a
l i
a .i. sight Insight
sa l a
l i
a .i. long
l a
l i
a .i. Prolong
aassaa aa aa
vocate Invocate noun Pronoun
2. Im –
ddaass 6.
ddaass
De –
Im possible
. P
. Paa
Impossible
. P
.
De
Paa code Decode
polite
wwImpolite
w
w fame Defame
da
print
pure
w
www Imprint
Impure
w
www grade
forest
Degrade
Deforest
3. Pre – 7. Bi –
Pa
Pre caution Precaution Bi cycle Bicycle
N Neett face Preface

N Neett labial
N Neet Bilabial
l a
l i
a .i. paid Prepaid
l a
l i
a.i. lateral
lalai.i. Bilateral
aassaa s aa s aa
record Pre-record monthly Bi-monthly
ddaa s 8.
ddaa s
Tri –
w.
4. Post –
. P
. Paa . P
. Pa
Tria angle Triangle
Post box
wwwPostbox
w w
w colour Tricolour
paid
www Postpaid
www cycle Tricycle
ww
graduate Post graduate lateral Tri-lateral

colonial Post-colonial
N Neett Prefix
N Nett
e
Meaning
NNeet Example
l a
l i
a .i. Contra
l a
lai .i.
Against/ Opposite
l a
l i
a .i.
Contraindicate
aassaa Contradiction
Counter
aaddaasaa
s
Contrary/ Opposite
aaddaassaa Counteract
Counterclockwise
w
w . P
.P w
w. P
. P
Dia
Diameter
w
www w
www
Passing Through/ Across/ Between Dialogue
Fore Before Foretell
N Neett
N Neett NNeet
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l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
Forecast
Pan
aaddaa
Pertaining to All
aaddaa Pan American
Pan Indian
ww. P
. P w
w .P.P
PREFIX
S. NO
w
www PREFIX
w
www WORD NEW WORD
1 Anti Biotic Antibiotic
2 Co Worker Co-worker
N Nett
e 3 De
N Neett Forest
N eet
Deforest
N
lalai.i. 4 Dis
l a
l i
a .i. Agree
l a
l i
a .i.
Disagree
et
aassaa ssaa ssaa
Appear Disappear
aada
da Approve
aaddaa Disapprove
.P.P . P
. P
.N
5 Em Brace Embrace
w w
w www
www www
6 Ex Terminate Exterminate
7 Extra Ordinary Extraordinary
8 Hyper Active Hyperactive
lai
9 Il Legal Illegal
N Neett 10 In
NNeett Definite
eet
Indefinite
NN
l a
l i
a .i. 11 Ir sa l a
l i
a .i. Responsible
l a
l i
a .i.
Irresponsible
aassaa aa aa
12 Inter Act Interact
13 Micro
ddaass Biology
ddaass Microbiology
14
. P
. P
Misaa . P
. Pa
Understanda Misunderstand
ww w
w
da
15
w
www
16
Mono
Post w
Syllable
www
Mortem
Monosyllable
Post-mortem
17 Pre Fix Prefix
18 Re Discover Rediscover
Pa
N Neett 19 Semi
N Neett Circle
N Neet
Semicircle
l a
l i
a .i. 20
21
Super
Trans
l a
l i
a.i. Star
Port
lalai.i.
Superstar
Transport
aassaa 22 Tri
ddaassaa Angle
ddaassaa Triangle
w.
23
.
Un
P
. Paa Happy
. P
. Paa Unhappy
www w w
w
www www
SUFFIX
ww
A suffix is a letter or a group of letters linked to the end of a word. By adding suffixes, the grammatical function
of the words gets changed.
suffix vd;gJ thHj;ijapd; filrpapy; ,izf;fg;gLk; xU vOj;J my;yJ xU rpy vOj;Jfs;.
N Neett N Nett
e NNeet
gpd;tUk; vOj;J my;yJ vOj;Jfis ,izg;gjhy;> me;j thHj;ijfspd; ,yf;fz nray; khWk;.
l a
l i
a .i. l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
Eg : adding “ment” to the root word “manage” which is a verb, the new word becomes a noun – “Management”
ddaass ddaass
Suffix
. P
.Paa Function
. P
. Paa Examples
- ile
w w
w w w
It is used to express capability, liability,
w Docile, Fragile, Juvenile, Volatile, Ductile
-ling www
Susceptibility etc
www
It refers to one that is young, small or inferior Fulfilling, Duckling, labelling
-let Indicate Smallness Booklet, Eaglet, Leaflet
N Neett
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l i
a .i. lal i
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
-ette It is generally used in diminutive sense reoffering Novelette, Kitchenette
aaddaa
to something small and tiny
aaddaa
-ity
. P
. P .P
It is used for changing adjectives into noun of
ww w
w .P Visibility, Ability, durability, Capability,
-ise w
www
quality and condition
w
www
It is used to change an adjective or noun into
Ductility, Sensiblity
Familiarise, Verbalise, Popularise, Criticise,
adverb. It is also used to indicate quality condition Vandalise, Publicise
or function.
N Nett
-ly
e N N ett
It is used to change an adjective into adverb
e N N et
Slowly, Sweetly, Immediately and Frequently
e
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
et
aassaa aa aa
S. NO WORD SUFFIX NEW WORD
1
a
Remedy
ddass al
ddas
as Remedial
2
.P Paa
Post
.
age
. P
. Paa Postage
.N
w
3
w
w Count able
www Countable
www4
5
Free
Invent
www
dom
or
Freedom
Inventor
lai
6 Escape ism Escapism
N Neett 7
8
Valid
Enjoy
NNeettity
ment
Validity
N
Enjoyment
Neet
l a
l i
a .i. 9 sa
Happy
l a
l i
a .i. ness
l a
l i
a .i.
Happiness
aassaa 10
11
Friend
aadda
Promoteasaa
s ship
tion
aaddaassaa
Friendship
Promotion
w
12
w. P
. P
Power ful
w
w . P
. P Powerful
da
w
www
13
14
Number
Wire
w
www
wise
less
Numberwise
Wireless
15 Awe some Awesome
Pa
16 Child hood Childhood
N Neett 17 Fortune
N Neettate Fortunate
N Neet
l a
l i
a .i. 18 Book
l a
l i
a.i. let
a i.i.
Booklet
l la
aassaa ssaa ssaa
19 Clear ly Clearly
20
d
Child
daa ddaa
w.
ish Childish
21
. P
. Paa
Danger ous
. P
. Paa Dangerous
www w w
w
www www
22 Cruel ty Cruelty
23 Full y Fully
ww
Book Back
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Read the list of words formed by adding suffixes :
N N N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. Frequent
l
-
a
lai .i.
frequently
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa saa
s ssaa
Satisfy - satisfaction
Willing
aaddaa - willingness
aaddaa
Comfort
w
w . P
.P - comfortable
w
w. P
. P
Resemble
Noble
w
www
-
-
resemblance
nobility
w
www
N Neett
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
Form two derivatives from each of the following words by adding prefixes and suffixes :
Word
aaddaa Prefix
aaddaa Suffix
patient
ww. P
. P impatient
w
w .P.P patiently
w
www
honour
respect
dishonour
disrespect
w
www
honourable
respectful
mange mismanage management
fertile infertile fertility
N Nett
e different
eett
indifferent
N N eet
differently
N N
lalai.i. friend
l a
l i
a .i.
befriend
l a
l i
a .i.
friendly, friendship
et
aassaa aa aa
obey disobey obedient, obedience
da
da ss ddas
as
.P.Paa . P
. Paa
.N
w ww www
10TH
www
GOVT EXAM QUESTIONS
www
1. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word ______ natural. (10TH PTA 1)
lai
a) ir b) mis c) super d) il
N Neett NNeett
2. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word fashion _______
NNeet (10TH PTA 2)
l a
l i
a .i. a) ly b) able
sal a
l i
a .i. c) ty
l a
l i
a .i.d) tion
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
3. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word _____ relevant. (10TH PTA 3)
a) il
ww. P
. P
b) im c) ir
w
w . P
. P d) mal
da
w
www
4. Attach a suitable prefix to the word activate.
a) en- b) non-
w
www
c) de- d) dis-
(10TH PTA 4)
5. Attach a suitable prefix to the word large : (10TH PTA 5)

Pa
N Neett
a) en- b) non-
N Neett c) de-
N Neet
d) dis-
l a
l i
a .i. l l i
a.i.
6. Attach a suitable suffix to the word excellent
a lalai.i. (10TH PTA6)
aassaa aa aa
a) ly b) ism c) ication d) ness
ddaass ddaass (10TH MDL-19)

w.
7. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word document___________.

a) -ory
. P
. Paa
b) -ise
. P
.
c) -ation Paa d) -ly
www w w
w
www www
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word ‘appear’_________. (10TH MDL-2023)
ww
a) -able b) -ence c) -ible d) -ance (10TH SEP-2020)

9. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word child_______. (10TH SEP-2021)
N Neett
a) -ment b) -ies
N Nett
e c) -hood
NNe t
d) -tion
e
l a
l i
a .i. l lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
10. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word_______ understand.
a (10TH MAY-2022)
aassaa saa
s ssaa
a) dis- b) in- c) mis- d) im-
aaddaa aaddaa
11. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word ‘obedient’ _____ (10TH AUG-2022)
a) im
w
w . P
.P
b) dis
w
w
c) un. P
. P d) in
w
www w
www
12. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word fail: (10TH APRIL-23)
a) en b) ure c) ment d) ion
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N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaassaPART
a II
aaddaassaa
ww. P
. P w
w .P.P
w
www SECTION I w
www
N Nett
e N Neett N Neet
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
et
aassaa aada
dassaa
aaddas
asaa
.P.P . P
. P
.N
w w
w www
ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 30 WORDS EACH
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➢ nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s 4 tpdhf;fspypUe;J VNjDk; 3 tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;fTk;
➢ ,it Prose gFjpapypUe;J tpdhf;fs; Nfl;fg;gLk;.
lai
SECTION II

l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
ww. P
. P w
w . P
. P
da
w
www w
www
Read the following set of poetic line and answer any four sets.
Pa
N eett eett
➢ nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s 4 tpdhf;fspypUe;J VNjDk; 3 tpdhf;fSf;F tpilaspf;fTk;
N N N N Neet
l a
l i
a .i. l l i
a.i.
➢ ,it Poem gFjpapypUe;J tpdhf;fs; Nfl;fg;gLk;.
a lalai.i.
aassaa ddaassaa
ddaassaa
w.
. P
. Paa SECTION III
. P
. Paa
www w w
w
www www
ww
N Neett N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
Voice is that form of the verb which shows the relation of the subject of the verb to the action expressed by it. It
shows whether the subject of the verb acts or is acted upon, ie whether the doer of an action is the subject or object in a
w
w
sentence. For example, . P
.P w
w. P
. P
w
www
Ajit ate a mango. (Subject)
A mango was eaten by Ajit. (Object)
w
www
Kind of Voice
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aassaa ssaa ssaa
A transitive verb has two voices: active and passive. In active voice the subject names the actor that is, the subject
aaddaa aaddaa
is the performer of the action expressed by the verb. In other words, we can say that the person or thing denoted by the
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. P w
w .P.P
subject does something that is, it is the doer of the action. For example,
w
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Rajesh kills a tiger.
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www
(Here the person denoted by the subject, namely Rajesh, does something to a tiger.)
In passive voice the subject names the object or receiver of the action. In other words, it means that something is
done to the person or thing denoted by subject. For example,
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A tiger is killed by Rajesh.
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lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
(Here the thing denoted by the subject, namely a tiger, suffers something from Rajesh.)
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The active voice is used when the doer of the action (that is, agent) is to be made prominent. The passive voice is
aassaa aada
dassaa
aaddas
asaa
used when the person or thing acted upon is to be made prominent. The passive voice is generally used when the doer of
the action is not known, is not important, or is not to be mentioned.
.P.P . P
. P
.N
w w
w www
www www
To change sentences from active to passive voice, the following points must be taken note of :
i) The object of the active sentence becomes iv) The past participle of the main verb is preceded
lai
the subject of the passive sentence. by the appropriate form of the verb ‘to be’ (am,

is, are, was, were, be, been, being), keeping in
mind the number of the subject and tense of the
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a
verb..i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
ii) The subject of the active sentence becomes the
object of the passive sentence.
aadda
v)
assaa‘By’ precedes the agent of the passive voice, if it
is necessary.
ww. P
. P
iii) The past participle of the main verb is used.
w
w . P
. P
da
w
www w
www
Since the active object has to become the passive subject in the passive voice, intransitive verbs are always in the
active voice. It is only transitive verbs that can be put into the passive voice.
It is to be noted that it does not change the basic meaning of a sentence, so it is a kind of transformation that alters
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the grammatical functions of the constituents.
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Tense and mood too are the indicators of verbforms but they do not change the functions of subject and object nor
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
do they affect word order in a sentence, therefore voice is different from tense and mood.
aassaa ssaa ssaa

Note: We can, use another word in place of ‘by’specially when the verbs express ‘states’ rather than ‘actions’ done
ddaa ddaa
w.
by the agent. For example,
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
www Active
w w
w Passive
www
The result surprised me.
www
I was surprised at the result.
ww
The news shocked me. I was shocked at the news.

His manners pleased me. I was pleased with his manners.
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l a
l i
a .i. Vineet
l a
lai .i. kills
l a
l i
a .i. snakes
aassaa aadda
Active Subject
asaa
s
aaddaas
Active verb
saa Active object
w
w . P
.P w
w. P
. P
w
www
Passive Subject w
www Passive verb Optional Agent
Snakes are killed by Vineet
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a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
Active and Passive Structures
aaddaa
Look at the sentences given below:
aaddaa
ww. P
. P
(1) They built this house in 1980. (active)
w
w .P.P
w
www
This house was built in 1980. (passive)
(2) Indians speak Hindi. (active) w
www
Hindi is spoken by Indians. (passive)
(3) A friend of hoursis repairing the roof. (active)
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e N Neett
The roof is being repaired by a friend of hours. (passive)
N Neet
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i.
(4) This book will change your life. (active)
l a
l i
a .i.
et
Your life will be changed by this book. (passive)
aassaa aada
dassaa
aaddas
asaa
When A does something to B, there are often two ways to talk about it. If we want A (the doer) to be the subject, we
use an active verb: built, speak, is repairing, will change. If we want B (the receiver of the action) tobe the subject, we
.P.P . P
. P
.N
w w
w ww
use: was built, is spoken, is beingrepaired, will be changed.
w
www OBJECT www
lai
Active : They built this house
in 19 80.

l a
l i
a .i.
Passive : This house
l a i
a .i.
was built in 1980.
sa l l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa SUBJECT
aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
The object of an active verb corresponds to the subject of a passive verb.
ww. P
. P w
w . P
. P
In most cases, the subject of an active verb is not expressed in the corresponding passive sentence. If it does have to
da
w
www w
www
be expressed, this usually happens in an expression with ‘by’; the noun is called the ‘agent. For example,
This house was built in 1980 by my father.
In a passive clause, we usually use ‘by’ to introduce the agent – the person or thing that does the action, or that
causes what happens. (Note, however, that agents are mentioned in only about 20 per cent of passive clauses.) For
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example,
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l a
l i
a .i. l l i
a.i.
All the trouble was caused by your mother.
a lalai.i.
aassaa aa aa
These carpets are made by children who work twelve hours a day.
ddaass d aass
The passive of an active tense is formed by putting the verb ‘to be’ into the same tense as the active verb and adding
d
w.
. P
. Paa . P Paa
the past participle (V3)of the active verb. You would do well to look at the table of active tenses and their passive
.
equivalents.
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w
www www
ww
Tense / Verb form Active Voice Passive Voice

Present simple keep / keeps am / is / are kept
Present continuous am / is / are / keeping am / is / are being kept
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Present perfect
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have kept
NNeet been kept
l a
l i
a .i. Past simple
l a
lai .i. kept
l a
l i
a .i. was / were kept
aassaa Past perfect

Past continuous
aaddaasaa
s had kept
aadd
was / were keepingaassaa had been kept
was / were being kept
Future simple
w
w . P
.P w
w
will keep. P
. P will be kept
Modal verb
w
www
Future perfect w
www
will have kept
may keep
will have been kept
may be kept
These carpets are made by children who work twelve hours a day.
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aassaa aa aa
The passive of an active tense is formed by putting the verb ‘to be’ into the same tense as the active verb and adding
ddaass ddaass
the past participle (V3)of the active verb. You would do well to look at the table of active tenses and their passive
equivalents.
. P
. Paa .P.Paa
www w w
w
www www
Note: Future Continuous (progressive) passives (willbe being + past participle) and perfect progressive
passives (has been being + past participle) are unusual.
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Confusing Forms
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lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Students often confuse active and passive verb forms in English. Typical mistakes are given below:
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I was very interesting in the lesson. (Incorrect) I was very interested in the lesson. (Correct)
aassaa aassaa
2. We were questioning by the immigration officer. (Incorrect)
aadd
We were questioned by the immigration officer. (Ccorrect)
aaddas
asaa
.P.P . P
. P
.N
w w
w www
She has put in prison for life. (Incorrect) She has been put in prison for life. (Correct)
www
Mistakes like these are not surprising, because
www
(a) ‘Be’ is used to make both passive verb forms and active progressive tenses.
lai
(b) Past participles are used to make both passive verb forms and active perfect tenses. Now compare the following:
He was calling. (Active – past progressive)
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He was called. (Passive – past simple)
NN NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. sa l l i
a .i.
He has called. (Active – present perfect)
a l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa Rule 1 aa aa
We have different rules for conversion of the verb of active sentences into passive form. Here they are:
ddaass ddaass
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
ww w
w
da
w
www
Present Indefinite Rule 3
TenseSubject+am/is/are+V3+by/Preposition+Obj w
www Present Perfect Tense
ect Subject+has/have+been+V3+by+Object
For example, For example,
Pa
N Neett Active Passive

N Neett Active
N Neet Passive
l a
l i
a .i. I sip tea. Tea is sipped
l a
l i
a.i.
by me.
lalai.i.
He has done this work. This work has been
aassaa aa aa
I help the poor. The poor are helped by me. done by him.
He helps me.
ddaass
I am helped by him.
ddaass
She has helped them. They have been helped
w.
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa by her.
www w w
w
www www
Rule 2
Rule 4
ww
Present Continuous Tense

Subject+am/is/are+being+V3+by+Object Past Indefinite Tense
For examples,

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e NNeet
Subject+was/were+V3+Object
l a
l i
a .i. I am eating a mango.
l a
lai .i.
A mango is being eaten
l a
l i
a .i.
For example,
aassaa He is singing a song.

aadda
by me.
asaa
s
A song is being sung by
aaddaassaa Active Passive
w
w . P
.Phim.
w
w. P
. P He wrote an essay. An essay was written by
him.
w
www
He is teaching me.
He is abusing them. They are being abused by
w
www
I am being taught by him. He wrote several
novels.
Several novels were
written by him.
him.
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a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
Active Passive
aaddaa aaddaa
He can teach you. You can be taught (by
ww P
. P
Past Continuous Tense
.
Subject+was/were+being+V3+by+Object
w
w .P.P him)
For example,
Active
w
www Passive
w
www
She may win the
match.
The match may be won (by
her).
He could fry fish. Fish could be fried (by
He was writing an An application was
him).
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application
e
being written by him.
N Neett I must help her.

N Neet
She must be helped (by
lalai.i. They were singing
l a
l i
a .i.
Folk songs were being
l a
l i
a .i. me)
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folksongs. sung by them.
aassaa Rule 6 ssaa ssaa

I should please her. She should be pleased (by
aada
da aaddaa me).
.P.P . P
. P
I shall have helped He will have been helped
.N
w w
w www
www www
Past Perfect Tense him. by me.
Subject+had been+V3+by+Object He will have taught I shall have been taught by
For example, me. him.
lai
NNe ett NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. I had purchased a sal a
l i
a .i.
A scooter had beenRule 9
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
scooter. purchased by me.
They had invited me.
ddaass
I had been invited by
ddaass
Verb ‘to have’
. P
. Paa
them.
. P
. Paa
Subject+has/have/had+to be+V3+by+Object
ww w
wFor example,
da
Rule 7
w
www w
www Active
You have to teach him.
Passive
He has to be taught by
you.
Future Indefinite Tense
Pa
He has to feed the The beggars have to be
N NeettSubject+shall/will+be+V3+by+Object
N Neett beggars.
N Neetfed by him.
l a
l i
a .i. For example,
Active
l a
l
Passivei
a.i. lalai
She had to help me..i. I had to be helped by
aassaa ssaa ssaa her.

I shall help Ravi.
aa
Ravi will be helped by
dd ddaa
w.
. P
. Paa
me.
Rule 10 . P
. Paa
He will feed me.
www I shall be fed by him.
w w
w
www www Sentences having may/can/could/should/must/
ww
Rule 8 Subject+may/can/could+be+V3+by+Objectetc+
Verb
N NeettFuture Perfect Tense
N Nett
e
Active
NNeet Passive
l a
l i
a .i. For example,
l a
lai .i.
Subject+shall/will+have een+V3+by+Object I shall help Ravi.
l a
l i
a .i. Ravi will be helped by me.
aassaa aa aa
He will feed me. I shall be fed by him.
ddaass ddaass
. P
.Paa . P
. Paa
w w
w w w
w
www www
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa EXERCISE ssaa ssaaChange the following into Passive Voice.
aaddaa aaddaa 1. Please call me at once. (TB)
. P
. P
Active voice and Passive voice
ww w
w .P.P Ans: You are requested to call him/me at once.
w
www w
www
Change the following sentences to the Other voice:
1. The Manager appointed many office assistants. (TB)
2. How did you cross the river?
Ans :How was the river crossed by you?
(TB)
Ans : Many office assistants were appointed by

the manager 3. No one is borrowing the novels from the library.
N Nett
2. You are making a cake now.
e N Neett(TB)
N Neet (TB)
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i.
Ans : A cake is being made by you now.
l a
l i
a .i.
Ans: Novels are not being borrowed from the library
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byanyone
aassaa aada
dassaa
3. That portrait was painted by my grandmother. (TB)
Ans: My grandmother painted that portrait.
aaddas
asaa
4. Will you help me?
Ans: Will I be helped by you?
(TB)
.P.P . P
. P
.N
w w
w ww
4. Malini had bought a colourful hat for her daughter.
w
5. Go for a jog early in the morning. (TB)
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(TB) Ans : You are advised to go for a jog early in the
Ans: A colourful hat had been bought by Malini morning
for her daughter. 6. Why have you left your brother at home? (TB)
lai
5. They have asked me to pay the fine. (TB) Ans: Why has your brother been left at home by
N eett eett
Ans: I have been asked to pay the fine by them.
N NN
you?
NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
6. The militants were being taken to prison by the 7. Nobody should violate the rules. (TB)
police.
ddaass (TB)
ddaass
Ans: The rules should not be violated.
P Paa
Ans: The Police were taking the militants to the
. . . P
. Paa 8. Someone has to initiate it immediately. (TB)
prison.
ww w
w Ans: It has to be initiated immediately.
da
w
www
7. His behavior rexes me.
Ans : I am vexed by his behavior.
w
www
(TB) 9. Have you invited Raman to the party? (TB)
Ans: Has Raman been invited to the party by you?
8. Rosy will solve the problem. (TB) 10. Please do not walk on the grass. (TB)
Pa
Ans: The problem will be solved by Rosy. Ans: You are advised not to walk on the grass.
eett
9. Our army has defeated the enemy.
N N N Neett (TB)
eet
11. Cross the busy roads carefully.
N N
(TB)
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i.
Ans : The enemy has been defeated by our army.
lalai.i.
Ans : You are advised to cross the roads
aassaa ssaa ssaa

10. The salesman answered all the questions patiently. carefully.
ddaa ddaa
w.
(TB) 12. When will you book the tickets to Bengaluru? (TB)
. P
. Paa
Ans : All the questions were answered by the
. P
. Paa Ans : When will the tickets be booked to
www w w
w
www www
salesman patiently Bengaluru?
ww
10TH GOVT EXAM QUESTIONS
N Neett N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. l a
lai .i.
1. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice.
a i .i.
Ans: I was kindly warned by the doctor.
l l a
aassaa saa
s ssaa
I noticed a sudden change in Aditya’s face. 3. Rewrite the following sentence to the other
aaddaa
Ans: A sudden change was noticed by me in
aaddaa voice:
Aditya’s face.
w
w . P
.P th
(10 PTA 1)
w
w. P
. P M. Hamel mounted his chair. (10th PTA 3)
w
www w
www
2. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice. Ans: His chair was mounted by M. Hamel.
th
The doctor kindly warned me. (10 PTA 2)
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
4. Change the following sentence to the other voice. Rosy will slove the problem. (10th MAY-2022)
aaddaa
They have asked me to pay the fine. (10th PTA 4)
aaddaa Ans: The problem will be solved by Rosy.
ww. P
. P
Ans: I have been asked to pay the fine by them.
w
w .P.P 9. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice.
w
www w
www
5. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice. When will you finish the building? (10th SEP-2021)
You are making a cake now. (10th PTA 5) Ans: When will the building be finished by you?
Ans: A cake is being made by you now. 10. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice.
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e eett
N N N N N Neet
You are advised not to be careless. (10th SEP-2020)
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i.
Please assemble in the ground (10th MDL-19)
l a
l i
a .i.
Ans: Don’t be careless. (10th MDL-2023)
et
aassaa aassaa
Ans: You are requested to assemble in the ground.
aadd aaddas
asaa
11. Rewrite the following sentence in other voice.
(10th AUG-2022)
.P
.P . P
. P
Mala will write a letter
.N
w
w
Why have you left your brother at home?
w www Ans : A letter will be written by Mala.
you?
www
Ans: Why has your brother been left at home by www
(10th PTA-6)
12. Rewrite the following sentence in other voice
lai
That portrait was painted by my grandmother
8. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice. (10th APRIL-23)
N Neett NNeett N eet

Ans: My grandmother painted that portrait
N
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
ww. P
. P w
w . P
. P
da
w
www w
www
Pa
N Neett
1. Direct Speech – Neh;$w;W
2. Indirect Speech – maw;$w;W
N Neett N Neet
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i.
1. Direct Speech : It is the actual words of the speaker.
lalai.i.
aassaa ddaassaa
ddaassaa
NgRgth; $wpa thHj;ijfis mg;gbNa khw;whky; $WtJ Neh;$w;W MFk;.
w.
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
www w w
Ex : The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east”.
w
www www
ww
2. Indirect Speech : It is just like a report of what the speaker said.
NgRgth; $wpa thHj;ijfis ehk; mwpf;ifahf $wpdhy; mJ maw;$w;W MFk;
N Neett ett
e
The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
N N NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. a i .i.
Note : No inverted commas for Indirect speech.
l la l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
Fwpg;G : maw;$w;W thf;fpaj;jpy; ‘ ” tuhJ.
ddaass ddaass
. P
.Paa . P
. Paa
Change of Pronouns
w w
w w w
w
www www
Rule 1 :
The first person pronouns in the statements, questions, commands and exclamations refer to the first (pro) noun
before the introductory verb (say, tell etc.) In short, the first person pronouns refer to the first (pro) noun.
Rule 2 :
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a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
The second person pronouns in the statements, questions, etc. refer to the (pro) noun after the introductory verb.
aaddaa
In short, second person pronouns refer to the second (pro) noun.
aaddaa
Rule 3 :
ww. P
. P w
w .P.P
w
www w
www
Sometimes the first person plural pronouns may refer to both the pronouns before and after the introductory verb
(eg. Peter said to Jane, "We are happy")
In Tamil the use of direct speech is more common. So the learner should avoid indirect speech in conversation.
vd;W / vd = that; nrhy; / $W = say / tell; Nfs; / tpdT = ask
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THE FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES:
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1. declarative sentences. (rhjhuz thf;fpak;)
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3. exclamatory sentences.(tpag;G thf;fpak;)
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
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2. interrogative sentences. (tpdh thf;fpak;) 4. imperative sentences. (fl;lis thf;fpak;)
aassaa aada
dassaa
SIX RULES FOR CHANGING DIRECT SPEECH
aaddas
asaa
He told he am very happy now.
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. P
.N
w w
w
INTO INDIRECT SPPECH:
www 4. CHANGES OF A TENSE FORMS
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1. COMMAS AND QUOTATION MUST BE
CHANGED FwpaPLfis ePf;FtJ www tpidnrhy;ypd; fhykhw;wk;
EX :
He said,” I am very happy now”.
lai
EX :
He said,” I am very happy now”. He told that he was very happy now.
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He said I am very happy now.
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COUNJUNCTIONS jFe;j
l a
l i
a .i.
2. REPORTING VERB MUST BE CHANGED
sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
,izg;G nrhw;fis gad;gLj;JtJ
aassaa aa aa
Neu;$w;W tpidnrhw;fis khw;WtJ EX :
EX :
ddaass ddaass
. P Paa
. . P
. Paa He told that he was very happy then.
ww w
w 6. CHANGE IN TIME ADVERBIALS fhy tpid
da
He told I am very happy now.
w
www
3. CHANGE IN PRONOUN gpujpngau; nrhw;fis
khw;WtJ.
w
www chpkhw;wq;fs;.
EX : He told that he was very happy then.
Pa
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l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i.
SUBJECT CHANGES WHEN DIRECT SPEECH IS CHANGED INTO INDIRECT SPEECH :
lalai.i.
aassaa I
daass
– HE , SHE
d
aa WE
ddaassaa
– THEY
w.
ME
. P
. Paa
– HIM , HER US
. P
. Paa – THEM
www w w
w
MY
www – HIS , HER
www OUR – THEIR
ww
MINE – HIS(1) , HERS OURS – THEIRS

MYSELE – HIMSELF, HERSELF OURSELVES – THEMSELVES
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l a
l i
a .i.
LISTEN:
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa saa
s ssaa
I - ehd; HIMSELF - mtidNa> ,tidNa> mtNd>
aaddaa aaddaa ,tNd

HE
.
- mtd;
w
w P
.P . P
.
HERSELF
w
w P - mtisNa> ,tisNa> mtNs>
,tNs
SHE w
www
- mts; w
www
WE - ehk;
ME - vdf;F> vd;id THEY - mth;fs;> mitfs;> ,th;fs;>
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa s aa s aa
,itfs;
ddaa
- mtDf;F> mtid>s ddaa s
- vq;fSf;F> vq;fis> ekf;F> ek;ik
HIM
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,tDf;F> ,tid
.
US
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www w w
w
www www
HER - mtSf;F mtis> THEM - mtu;fSf;F> mitfSf;F>
,tSf;F> ,tis ,th;fSf;F> ,itfSf;F
MY - vd;Dila OUR - vq;fSila> ek;Kila
HIS - mtDila> ,tDila THEIR - mth;fSila> mitfSila>
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lalai.i. HER - mtSila> ,tSila
l a
l i
a .i.
OURS
l a
l i
a .i.
- vq;fSilaJ> ek;KilaJ
et
aassaa aa aa
MINE - vd;DilaJ THEIRS - mth;fSilaJ> mitfSilaJ>
da
dass ddas
as
,th;fSilaJ> ,itfSilaJ
HIS(1)
. .Paa
- mtDilaJ> ,tDilaJ
P OURSELVES
. . Paa
- vq;fisNa> ek;ikNa> ehq;fNs
P
.N
HERS
w w
w
- mtSilaJ> ,tSilaJ THEMSELVES
www - mtu;fisNa> mitfisNa>
www www ,th;fisNa> ,itfisNa>

mth;fNs> mitfNs> ,th;fNs>
lai
,itfNs
MYSELF - vd;idNa> ehNd

l a
l i
a .i. sa l l i
a .i.
SOMEWORDS ARE CHANGED WHEN DIRECT SPEECH IS CHANGED INTO INDIRECT SPEECH:
a l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
THIS – THAT ,J> ,e;j - mJ> me;j
ddaass ddaass
THESE – THOSE
. P
. Paa . P
. Pa
,itfs; - mitfs;
a
HERE – THERE
ww w
w ,q;Nf - mq;Nf
da
NOW – THEN w
www w
www ,g;nghOJ - mg;nghOJ
THUS – SO ,g;gbahf - mg;gbahf
AGO – BEFORE Kd;G - Kd;ghf

Pa
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HENCE – THENCE
N N Neett ,jpypUe;J - mjpypUe;J
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l a
l i
a .i. TODAY – THATDAY
l a
l i
a.i. ,d;W - md;W
lalai.i.
aassaa TONIGHT –THATNIGHT
ddaassaa
ddaassaa
,d;wpuT - md;wpuT
w.
. P
.
HEREAFTER –THEREAFTER
Paa . P
. Paa
,jd;gpwF - mjd;gpwF
www w w
w
www www
TOMORROW – THE NEXT DAY / THE FOLLOWING DAY ehis - mLj;jehs;
ww
YESTERDAY – THE DAY BEFORE /THE PREVIOUS DAY New;W - Ke;ijaehs;
LAST NIGHT – THE NIGHT BEFORE /THE PREVIOUS NIGHT fle;j ,uT - Ke;ija ,uT
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LAST WEEK – THE WEEK BEFORE /THE PREVIOUS WEEK
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fle;j thuk; - Ke;ija thuk;
l a
l i
a .i. l lai .i.
NEXT WEEK – THE WEEK AFTER / THE FOLLOWING WEEK
a l a
l i
a .i.
mLj;j thuk; - mLj;j thuk;
aassaa saa
s ssaa
NEXT MONTH – THE MONTH AFTER /THE FOLLOWING mLj;j khjk; - mLj;j khjk;
MONTH
aaddaa aaddaa
w
w . P
.P
NEXT YEAR – THE YEAR AFTER /THE FOLLOWING YEAR
w
w. P
. P
mLj;j tUlk; - mLj;j tUlk;
w
www
DAY AFTER TOMORROW – DAY AFTER NEXT DAY w
www ehisa kWehs; - mLj;j ehSf;F
gpe;ija ehs;
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY – DAY BEFORE THE PREVIOUS New;W Kd;jpdk; - Ke;ija ehSf;F
DAY
aaddaa aaddaa Ke;ija ehs;
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Ans : He advised me to learn good habits.
Rewrite the in indirect speech 15. Banu said, “Do not spoil the eco – system”.
1. My father said, “You are a good boy now” Ans : Banu advised not to spoil the eco System.
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Ans : My father said that I was a good boy then.
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16. Pranav said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?
lalai.i. l l i
2. She said, “I have won the first prize”.
a a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Ans : Pranav asked if I had booked the tickets
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aassaa aa aa
Ans : She said that she had won the first prize. toDelhi.
aass
3. Kowsalya said, “We watched a film yesterday”.
dd ddas
as
17. Rekha said to Tilak, “When are we leaving to
.P.Paa
Ans : Kowsalya said that they watched a film
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. Paa ournative?”
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theprevious day.
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18. Sujith said, “Ryan, yen should get up early in
lai
5. She said to me, “Where did you go?” themorning (TB)
Ans : She asked me where I had gone. Ans : Sujith told Ryan that he should get up early
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6. Praveen asked, “Have you watered the plants”
N N NNeett inthe morning.
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l a
l i
a .i. l a i
a .i.
Ans : Praveen asked me if I had watered the plants.
sa l l a
l i
a .i.
19. Vivaan said to his mother, “Can you, please, buy
aassaa saa s aa
mea hot – chocolate?
7. He said, “I have to go”.
ddaa s ddaa s
Ans : Vivaan asked his mother if she could buy
. P
. Pa
Ans : He said that he had to go.
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8. She said to me, “Can you hear me?”
. P
. Paa hima hot – chocolate.
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da
w
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Ans : She asked me if I could hear her.
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20. Tomorrow I have to take a test in English”, said
Sudar.
Ans : He advised me to consult the doctor. Ans : Sudar said that the next day he had to take a
10. He said, “I won’t go to the party”. testin English.
Pa
N N tt
11. She said, “When did you come?”
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Ans : He said that he wouldn’t go to the party.
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21. Pragathi said to her sister, “I need your help to
arrangethe books in the shelf”
l a
l i
a .i. l
Ans : She asked me when I had come.
a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
Ans : Pragathi told her sister that she needed her
aassaa a ssaa
12. She said, “Don’t touch the wire.”
dd a ddaassaa
helpto arrange the books in shelf.
w.
. . Paa
Ans : She warned me not to touch the wire.
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13. He said, “I’ll pass the exam”. . P
. Paa
22. Why don’t you use crayons for colouring?”
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w saidDhilip to his son.
www
Ans : He said that he would pass the exam.
www Ans : Dhilip asked his son why he didn’t use
ww
crayonsfor colouring.
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REPORT THE DIALOGUES
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l a
l i
a .i. l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
1. Adhira : Hi Yazhini! How are you?
Yazhini
ddaass ddaass
: I am fine. Congrats. I heard that you have scored very good marks in the SSLC
. P
.Paa . P
. Paa
examination. What is the group that you have chosen?
Ans:
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adding that she had heard that she had scored very good marks in the SSLC examination. Yazhini asked Adhira
what th group she had chosen.
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l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
2. Adhira : Thank you. I have chosen the arts group.
Yazhini
aaddaa aadd
: Good. Tell me about your future plan.aa
Ans:
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Adhira thanked Yazhini and told her that she had chosen the arts group. Yazhini appreciated it and asked her to
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tell her about her future plan.
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3. Adhira : I have already made up my mind to pursue law.
Yazhini : Is there any specific reason?
Ans:
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e e
lalai.i. specific reason.
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l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
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aassaa 4. Adhira
a ssaa assaa
: Yes. I would like to start my own law firm and defend the innocent.
aadda aadd a
Yazhini : Do you know it calls for a lot of tolerance and hard work?
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. P
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Ans:
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asked her if she knew it called for a lot of tolerance and hard work.
5. Adhira : Yes I know that it is not going to be easy but I like challenge.
lai
Yazhini : Go a head! Study well! You will succeed.
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Adhira : Thank you so much.
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l a
l i
a .i.
Ans: sa l l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Adhira accepted and added that she knew that it was not going to be easy but she liked challenges. Yazhini
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aassaa aa aa
cheered her up to go ahead and study well and said that she would succeed. Adhira thanked her.
ddaass ddaass
6. Prabhu
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
: What are you doing here, Kiran? I haven’t seen you for a few months.
Kiran
ww w
w
: I have just come back from my native town Virudhunagar.
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Ans: w
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www
Prabhu asked Kiran what he was doing there and added that he hadn’t seen him for a few months. Kiran replied
that he had just come back from his native town Virudhunagar.
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7. Prabhu : Did you enjoy your vacation?
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Kiran
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: Yes. I love the place. It is a clean and busy town.
N N N Neet
l a
l i
a .i.
Ans:
l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
Prabhu asked Kiran whether he had enjoyed his vacation. Kiran replied positively and said that he loved the
aassaa ssaa ssaa

place and it was a clean and busy town.
ddaa ddaa
w.
8. Prabhu
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
: Where did you go and what did you see?
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Ans: Prabhu asked Kiran where he had gone and what he had seen. Kiran said that he had gone to courtallam falls in
ww
Tenkasi.
9.
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: Share some pictures of your trip.
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l i
a .i.
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l a
lai .i.
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l a
l i
a .i.
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aassaa 10. Taj

aaddaasaa
s
: Where are you going now?
aaddaassaa
Harsha
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w . P
.P w. P
. P
: I am going to the library. Are you coming with me?
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Ans:
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Taj asked Harsha where he was going then. Harsha replied that he/she was going to the library and asked him if
he was coming with him/her.
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l i
a .i.
aassaa 10 GOVT EXAM QUESTIONS
TH
aaddaassaa
aaddaassaa
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1. Rewrite using indirect speech.
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“How did he get it?”, he asked.
Ans: He asked how he had got it.
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2. Rewrite using indirect speech. (10th PTA 2)
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He said, “I am glad they are strong”.
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lalai.i. l l i
a .i.
Ans: He said that he was glad they were strong
a l a
l i
a .i.
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aassaa ssaa ssaa
3. Rewrite using indirect speech. (10th PTA 3)
aada
da
“Let not thne eyes be blinded, my son”, she sad.
aaddaa
.P.P . P
. P
.N
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Ans: She asked her son that let not thne eyes be blinded.
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“Where are we going, sir?” asked the aero-coachman.
(10th MDL-19)
lai
Ans: The aero-coachman asked the gentleman where they were going.
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N N NNeett NNeet (10th PTA-5)
l a
l i
a .i. sa a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Srivatsav said, “I have been wainting for my friend in the park since 6 a.m.”
l
aassaa aaddaasaa
s
aaddaassaa
Ans: Srivatsav said that he had been waiting for his friend in the park since 6 a.m.
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. P
. w
w . P
. P (10th PTA-6)
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7. Rewrite using indirect speech. (10th MAY-2022)
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Somu said, “It’s his favourite pet”.
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l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
aassaa aa aa
Ans: Somu said that it was his favourite pet.
ddaas
8. Rewrite using indirect speech.s ddaass (10th MDL-2023) (10th SEP-2022)
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. P
. Paa
Maya said, “when is Zigzag coming here?”
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. Paa
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Ans: Maya asked when Zigzag was coming there.
ww
9. Rewrite using indirect speech. (10th SEP-2021)

Balu said, “Asia is the largest continent?”
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Ans: Balu said that Asia is the largest continent.
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l a
l i
a .i.
10. Change into indirect speech.
l a
lai .i. l a
l i
a .i. (10th AUG-2022)
aassaa aa aa
Guna said, “This is my watch”
ddaass ddaass
. P
.Pa
Ans: Guna said that that was his watch.
a . P
. Paa (10th APRIL-23)
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11. Rewrite the sentence in Reported speech.
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w
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She asked “When will you call me?”
Ans: She asked when She/he would call her.
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lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaassaa
aaddaassaa
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. P w
w .P.P
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Punctuation means the right use of the stops and ➢ Semicolon ( ; )
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pauses in writing ‘Punctuation’.
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Exclamatory mark ( ! )
lalai.i. Punctuationvd;gJ Njitahd ,lj;jpy;

l a
l i
a .i. ➢
l a
l i
a .i.
Question Mark ( ? )
et
epWj;JtJk; ,ilntsp tpLtJNk MFk;. ➢ Quotation Marks (“ ”)
aassaa The main punctuation marks are:

➢ Full stop ( . )
aada
dassaa
a
➢
a
➢ddas
asaa
Dash ( - )
.P.P . P
. P
Capital letter
.N
➢ Comma ( , )
w w
w www ➢ Apostrophe ( ‘ )
➢ Colon ( : )
www www ➢ Hyphen ( - )
lai
Usage of punctuation Marks
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Full stop ( . )
NN ett
a. at the end of sentence.
e
xU thf;fpaj;jpd; Kbtpy; gad;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.
NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i.
b. to make abbreviations and Initials.
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aadd asaa
s
Eg: Birds are flying.
aadd assaa
abbreviations and InitialscUthf;fj;jpw;F gad;gLk;
a a
Comma ( , )
ww. P
. P w
w . P
. P
To separate words / after a phrase / clause / each item in a list.
da
w
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www
thHj;ijfs; gphpg;gjw;fhf gad;gLk;
Eg: Being ill, he is unhappy (Phrase).
When I saw the snake, I ran away.
Clause
Pa
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Colon ( : )
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To introduce words / after a phrase / clause / each item in a list.
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i. lalai.i.
xU list-ia nrhy;Ytjw;F Kd;dh; gad;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.
aassaa aa aa
Eg: There are four directions.
ddaass
1. South 2. North 3. East 4. West
ddaass
w.
Semicolon ( ; )
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
To separate a services of loosely related clauses.
thf;fpaq;fis gphpg;gjw;fhf gad;gLk;
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Eg: The chair is made of plastic; it is nice.
ww
Exclamatory mark ( ! ) After an interjection / Exclamatory sentence:

Exclamatory Mark
Mr;rhpa thf;fpaq;fSf;F gpd;dhy; gad;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.
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l a
l i
a .i. l lai .i.
Alas! He’s dead!
a l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
Hurrah! We have won the match
Question Mark ( ? )
ddaass ddaass
In Question tags at the end of question sentence.
. P
.Paa P aa
Nfs;tp thf;fpaq;fSf;F gpd;dh; gad;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.
. . P
w w
w Eg: What are you doing?
w w
w
www
Quotation Mark ( “ ” )
Who are you?
www
To denote direct speech
Neh;kiw thf;fpaq;fspy; gad;gLk; To denote the speaker’s own words.
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N Neett 328
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
xUtUila nrhe;j thf;fpaq;fis Fwpg;gpl cjTk;.
ddaass dda
Eg: 1) Karthick says, “Do what I say”.ass
. P
. Paa .P.Paa
2) The Bible says, “Love the neighbour”.
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w
www www
Dash ( -- ) After a part of sentene to explain it.
gpd;dhy; VjhtJ tpsf;Ftjw;F ,Ue;jhy; cjTk;
Eg: Abdul Kalam – the former President comes to our school.
Capital letter To begin a sentence.
thf;fpaq;fis njhlq;Ftjw;F cgNahfg;gLk;.
N Nett
e Eg: God is great.
N Neett N Neet
lalai.i. l l i
a .i.
I am a student.
a l a
l i
a .i.
et
aassaa aa aa
Apostrophe ( ‘ ) Possessive adjective.
da
dass
Eg: I’ve done all my work.
ddas
as
.P.Paa . P
. Pa
Karthick’s father is kind to all.
a
.N
Hyphen ( - ) In compound words.
w w
w www
www www
$l;Lr;nrhw;fspy; gad;gLk;.
Eg: Woman -servant, brother-in-law, mother-in-law
lai
EXERCISE 6. the old man said alas ive lost my health

Ans: The old man said “Alas! I’ve lost my
l a
l i
a .i. sa l l i
a .i.
1. thank you shelly the lady said holding her hand out
a
health”.
l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
for me to shake for taking care of Sam 7. we are facing an unsustainable situation says dinesh
aass
Ans : “Thank you!” Shelly, the lady said holding
dd ddaass
Ans: “We are facing an unsustainable situation”,
. . Paa
her hand out for me to shake for taking care of
P . P
. Paa says Dinesh.
Sam.
ww w
w 8. rita shouted come and get me out
da
w
www
2. What you told that old beggar all my private affairs
cried Hughie looking very red and angry
w
www Ans: Rita shouted, “Come and get me out.”
9. we wake up every morning fighting over water says
Ans : “What, you told that old beggar about all kamal bhate
my private affairs” cried Hughie, looking very Ans : “We wake up every morning fighting over
Pa
N eett
red and angry.
N N Neett N Neet
water,” says Kamal Bhate.
l a
l i
a .i. l l i
a.i.
3. Ice what happened to you I asked as I knelt down
a lalai.i.
10. oh for this I get two thousand pound
aassaa aa aa
Ans : “Oh! For this I get two thousand pounds.”
beside him
d aass
Ans : “Ice what happened to you?” I asked as I
d ddaass
11. what will he think of me said my friend
w.
.
knelt down beside him.
P
. Paa . P
. Paa Ans: “What will he think of me?” said my
www w
4. smallest of all the willow warbler half the size of a
w
w friend.
www
sparrow covers as many as 3200 km to reach us
www 12. have I been here for five hours
ww
every winter Ans: “Have I been here for five hours?”

Ans : Smallest of all the willow warbler, half the 13. mother said to her son don’t play with fire
Ans: Mother said to her son. “Don’t play with
N Neett
size of a sparrow covers as many as 3200 km to
reach us every winter.
N Nett
e fire.”
NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. l a
lai .i.
5. you see kumar though they have stayed here for
l a
l i
a .i.
14. ill never see her again she thought
aassaa saa
s ssaa
almost half a year and enjoyed our climate and the Ans: “I’ll never see her again”, she thought.
aaddaa
food available they knew that their home is in the
aaddaa
15. father said to his son don’t be worried
arctic
w
w . P
.P w
w. P
. P Ans: Father said to his son. “Don’t be worried.”
w
www
Ans : You see Kumar though they have stayed
here for almost half an year and enjoyed our
w
www
16. nagaraj said to his father will you a low me to go on
an excursion to kerala
climate and the food available. They knew that Ans: Nagaraj said to his father, “Will you allow me
their home is in the arctic. to go on an excursion to Kerala?
N Neett
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l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
study
aadd
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PENGUIN
N Neett 329
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aa aa
Ans: Rita asked, “What are you thinking of
voice
dd ass
17. an amazing model shouted trevor at the top of his
a ddaassme?”.
. P Paa
Ans. “An amazing model?” shouted Trevor at
. .P.Paa 22. we wake up every morning fighting over water says
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w
www www
the top of his voice. kamal bhate
18. how much does a model shouted get for a sitting Ans: “We wake up every morning fighting over
asked Hughie water”, says Kamal Bhate.
Ans: “How much does a model get for a sitting?” 23. oh for this I get two thousand pounds
N Nett
asked Hughie.
e N Neett N Neet
Ans: “Oh! for this I get two thousand pounds.”
lalai.i.
19. she said your wasting your sat scores
l a
l i
a .i.
Ans: She said, “You’re wasting your SAT scores”
l a
l i
a .i.
24. what will he think of me said my friend
Ans: “What will he think of me?”
et
aassaa aada
dassaa
20. we are facing an unsustainable situation says dinesh
aaddas
asaa
25. have I been here for five hours
Ans:. “Have I been here for five hours?”
.P.P . P
. P
.N
Ans: “We are facing an unsustainable situation”, 26. mother said to her son don’t play with fire
w w
w www
www www
says Dinesh. Mother said to her, “Don’t play with fire”.
21. rita asked what are you thinking of me
lai
10TH GOVT EXAM QUESTIONS

7. Punctuate the following sentence. (10th PTA-6)
l a
l i
a .i. sa a
l i
a .i.
1. Punctuate the following sentence. (10 th PTA 1)
l l a i
a .i.
be not so amazed daughter Miranda said Prospero.
l
aassaa aasaa
s
stand back stand right back he cried
aadd
Ans: “Stand back, stand back”, he cried.
aaddaassaa
Ans: “Be not so amazed, daughter Miranda”, said
ww. P
. P w
w . P
. P Prospero.
da
2. Punctuate the following sentence. (10 th PTA 2)
w
www
no it’s the inhabitants corley replied w
www
8. Punctuate the following sentence.
O my young gentleman said ariel.
Ans: “No, It’s the inhabitants”, Corley replied. (10th MAY-2022)
Ans: “O my young gentleman,” said Ariel.
Pa
3. Punctuate the following sentence. (10th PTA 3)
N Neett
I said no I m not don t be silly
N Neett N eet
9. Punctuate the following sentence.(10th SEP-2021)
N
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a.i.
Ans: “I said, No I’m not, don’t be silly”.
lalai.i.
were you not a good student i asked.
aassaa 4. Punctuate the following :

ddaassaa (10th PTA 4)
ddaassaa (10th APRIL-23)
w.
.
we had ghosts I said
P
. Paa . P
. Paa Ans: “Were you not a good student?” I asked.
www w w
w
www www
Ans: “We had ghosts”, I said. 10. Punctuate the following sentence.(10th SEP-2020)
(10th PTA 5)
ww
5. Punctuate the following. the general is a woman yelled the soliders.

He was near the sea now flying straight over it (10th AUG-2022)
Ans: “The General is a woman?” yelled the
N Neett
facing out over the ocean
N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. l lai .i.
Ans: He was near the sea now, flying straight over
a l a
l i
a .i.
soliders.
aassaa aa aa
it, facing out over the ocean. 11. Punctuate the following sentence.
ddaass th
6. Punctuate the following sentence.(10 MDL-19)
ddaass (10th Aug-2022)
. P
.Paa
Wherefore said miranda did they not that hour
. P
. Paa then bring them here ariel said prospero.
w w
w w w
w
destroy us
www www
Ans: “Wherefore,” said Miranda, “did they not that
Ans: “Then bring them here, Ariel.” said Prospero.
hour destroy us?”
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lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
study
aadd
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PENGUIN
N Neett 330
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa aaddaassaa
aaddaassaa
ww. P
. P w
w .P.P
w
www w
www
What is Simple sentence?
N N
Ex:ett
e N Neett
A simple sentence has only one main clause with or without Phrase.
On seeing a snake, I killed it. (with phrase)
N Neet
lalai.i. Phrase Main clause
l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
et
aassaa s aa s aa
I killed a snake. (without phrase)
Main clause
da
da s ddaas
.P.Paa . P
. Paa
.N
jdp thf;fpak; vd;why; vd;d?
w w
w www
www www
jdp thf;fpak; vd;gJ xNu xU gpujhd clause (main)I ngw;wpUf;Fk; nrhw;nwhlh; (phrase)
,Uf;fyhk; my;yJ ,y;yhkYk; ,Uf;fyhk;.
What is a compound sentence?
lai
A compound sentence should have two main clauses or more than that but no subordinate clause joined by sub
ordinate conjunction.
Ex :
N Neett I saw a snake and I killed it.
NNeett eet
I don’t feel well so I consulted a doctor.
NN
l a
l i
a .i. Main clause Main clause
sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
Main clause Main clause
aassaa aad
$l;L thf;fpak; vd;why; vd;d?
daasaa
s
aaddaassaa
ww P
. P w
w . P
. P
$l;L thf;fpak; vd;gJ ,U gpujhd clauseI my;yJ mjw;F Nkw;gl;l main clause
.
da
ngw;wpUf;Fk;. ,jw;F sub ordinate clause fpilahJ. ,t;thW thf;fpaq;fSf;F ,izTr; nrhy;yhf
w
www
Co-ordinate conjunction tUk;. w
www
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence has only one main clause and one or more sub ordinate clauses. It is joined by sub-ordinate
Pa
N Ne tt
conjunction.
e N Neett N Neet
l a
l i
a .i.
Ex :
l a
l i
a.i.
Though he is ill, he attends the class.
As there is bandh, all the shops are closed.
lalai.i.
aassaa d
fyit thf;fpak; vd;why; vd;d?
daassaa
ddaassaa
w.
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
fyit thf;fpak; vd;gJ xNu xU main clause k; xd;W my;yJ mjw;F Nkw;gl;l sub ordinate clause
www w w
w
k; nfhz;ljhf ,Uf;Fk;. ,J subordinate conjunction I ngw;wpUf;Fk;.
www www
Now let us see how these types of sentences can be transformed.
ww
ehk; ,g;NghJ ,t;tif thf;fpaq;fis vt;thW khw;wyhk; vd;gij ghh;gN ; ghk;.
S.No. Complex Compound Simple
N Neett N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. 1. Though / Although / Even
though
l a
lai .i.
But / yet / still
l a
l i
a .i.
In spite of / Despite + V + ing (or)
Inspite of (Despite + possessive Adj
aassaa 2.
aadda
As / Since / Because
asaa
s and so
aaddaassaa V + ing / Due to / on account of / owing

to / Because of
3. If
w
w . P
.P and
w
w. P
. P In case of + V + ing
4. Unless w
www w
www
or / otherwise In case of + not + V + ing
5. After (sub + perfect tense) and then After + V + ing / Having + PP
N Neett
N Neett NNeet
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l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
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PENGUIN
N Neett 331
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa ssaa ssaa
6. When and On + V + ing
7. As soon as
aaddaa And at once / and
aaddaa On + V + ing
ww. P
. P immediately
w
w .P.P
8.
9.
w
www
Before
Till / until
w
www
And before that
And till then
Before + V + ing
Till + V + ing
10. So ….. that …. Not Very ….. and so too …… to
That and of / to
NN ett
11.
e N Neett N Neet
lalai.i. EXERCISE l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
et
aassaa aada
das
Simple, Complex, Compound
saa
aaddas
asaa Ans: Nobody knows the resumption of the
.P.P . P
. P
.N
w
w
Do as directed
w www power supply.
www
(Form a simple sentence using ‘Despite’)www
1. Ravi is a celebrity. He mingles easily with everyone.
Ans: Despite being a celebrity, Ravi mingles

9. Please tell me the time (change into complex)
Ans: Please tell me what the time is?
10. The man was my schoolmate. He directed the film.
lai
easily with everyone. (combine the two sentences using who)
eett eett
2. You must speak clearly to make yourself understood.
N N NN NNeet
Ans: The man who directed the film was my
l a
l i
a .i. (change into compound) sa l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
schoolmate.
aassaa aa aa
Ans: If you speak clearly, you will make yourself 11. All men and basically good (change into complex)
understood.
ddaass ddaass
Ans: I believe that men are basically good.
P Paa
3. The children being away, the in unable to approve
. . . P
. Paa 12. No one knows when he will return (change into
ww
the proposal. (change into compound)
w
w simple)
da
w
www
Ans: The chairman is away, so the clerk is
unable to approve the proposal.
w
www Ans: No one knows the time of his return.
13. It started raining suddenly. People ran for shelter
4. Getting down from the car the chief Guest walked (combine the two sentence using ‘and’)
Pa
towards the dais amidst applause. (change into Ans: It started raining suddenly and people ran
N eett
compound)
N N Neett N Neet
for shelter.
l a
l i
a .i. l a i
a.i.
Ans: As soon as the chief Guest got down from
l la ai.i.
14. Unless you understand the concept well, you cannot
l
aassaa ssaa ssaa
the car, he walked towards the dais amidst solve the problem. (change into compound)
ddaa ddaa
w.
applause. Ans: Understand the concept well, otherwise you
. P
. Paa
5. If there is emergency, please contact this number.
. P
. Paa cannot solve the problem.
www w w
w
www www
(use In case of) 15. Fifty candidates appeared for the interview but only
Ans: In case of emergency, please contact this five were selected. (use ‘Though’)
ww
number. Ans: Though fifty candidates appeared for the

6. The sun having set the temperature full rapidly. (use interview, only five were selected.
N Neett
‘After’)
N Nett
e NN et
16. Ramesh did not know Spanish so he wanted a
e
translator. (change into ‘simple’)
l a
l i
a .i. rapidly.
l a
lai .i.
Ans: After the sun had set, the temperature fell
l a
l i
a .i.
Ans: Not knowing Spanish, Ramesh wanted a
aassaa aasaa
s
7. But for your help I could not have completed the
aadd
assignment. (change into complex)
aaddaassaa translator.
17. He is a good doctor, still he is not popular. (use
w
w . P
.P
Ans: If you had not helped me, I could not have
w
w. P
. P ‘Inspite use’)
w
www
completed the assignment.
8. Nobody knows when the supply will resume.
w
www Ans: In spite of being a good actor, he is not
popular.
(change into simple sentence)
N Neett
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l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
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aadd
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PENGUIN
N Neett 332
N Neet IX - ENGLISH
lalai .i. l a
l i
a .i. l a
l i
a .i.
aassaa 10 GOVT EXAM QUESTIONS
TH
aaddaassaa
aaddaassaa
ww. P
. P w
w .P.P
1. Transform the following sentence into a simple sentence. (10th PTA 1)
w
www w
www
He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)
Answer: Inspite of his sickness, he attends the rehearsal. /Inspite of being sick, he attends the rehearsal.
/Deposite his sickness, he attends the rehearsal.
ett
e eett
2. Transform the following sentence into a compound sentence.
N N N N N Neet (10th PTA 2)
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. l a i
a .i.
If Ryan reads more, he will become proficient in the language. (into compound)
l
et
aassaa Answer:
aassaa as
asaa
Ryan must read more then only he will become proficient in the language.
aadd aadd (10th PTA 3)

.P. . P
3. Transform the following sentemce into a complex sentence.
P . P
.N
w
w
Neela followed my suggestions. (into complex)
w www
Answer: www
Neela followed What I suggested.
4. Transform the following sentence as directed.
www (10th PTA 5)
lai
The students were intelligent. They could answer the questions correctly. (combine it into complex sentence)
N Neett
Answer:
NNeett NNeet
As the students were intelligent, they could answer the questions correctly.
l a
l i
a .i. sa l a
l i
a .i.
l a
l i
a .i. (10th May-2022)
aassaa aad aasaa

s
I saw a tiger. It was wounded. (into Simple)
d aaddaassaa
Answer:
. P
. P
I saw a wounded tiger.
ww w
w . P
. P
da
w
www
w
www
On seeing the teacher the children stood up. (into compound) (10thSEP-2021)
Answer: The children saw the teacher and at once they stood up.
Pa
N Neett N Neett
N Neet
l a
l i
a .i. l l i
a.i.
Ramesh changed his dress and went out to play. (into simple)
a lalai.i. (10th MDL-2023) (10th SEP-2020)
aassaa aa aa
Answer: Changing his dress, Ramesh went out to play.
ddaass ddaass
w.
. P
. Paa . P
. Paa
As Catherin is a voracious reader, Catherin buys a lot of books. (into simple) (10th MDL-19)
www w w
w
Answer:
www www
Being a voracious reader, Catherin buys a lot of books.
ww

Combine the sentence using the appropriate connector. (10th PTA 4)
N Ne tt
Sita saw a snake. At once she ran away.
e N Nett
e NNeet
l a
l i
a .i. Answer:
l lai .i. l a
l i
a .i.
As soon as/When Sita saw a snake, she ran away. / Sita saw a snake and at once she ran away.
a
aassaa saa
s ssaa
/As/Since Sita saw a snake so/and so she ran away.
aaddaa
aaddaa
w
w . P
.P w
w. P
.
Walt carefully lest you should fall down. (into complex)P (10th PTA-6)
Answer: w
www w
www
Unless you walk carefully, you will fall down./If you don’t walk carefully, you will fall down.
N Neett
lalai.i. l a
l i
a .i. lal i
a .i.
aassaa aadd
s
study
aadd
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ww
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lalai .i.N l a
l i
a .
i . N l a
l i
a .
i .
assaa aa a
dd s
a aa
s
aa a
dd s
a aa
s
ww P
.. P ww P
..P
wwww wwww
t t t t
et
i N
.i.Nee i .
iN.Nee i .
i N
.
lala l a
l a l a
l a
assaa s aa
s ssaa
.N
aa a
dd a add
a aa
ww P
.. P w
w P
.. P
wwww wwww
lai
N eet t sa N eet t N
l a
l i
a .i.N l a
l i
a .
i . N l a
l i
a .
i .
assaa a
dd s
a aa
s a
dd s
a aa
s
da
P
.. Paa P
.. Paa
w
w ww
wwww wwww
Pa
N eet t N eet t N
l a i
a .i.N l aai .
i . N l aai .
i .
w.
l l l
assaa aa a
dd s
a aa
s
aa a
dd s
a aa
s
w
w P
.. P ww P
.. P
ww
wwww wwww
N eet t N eet t N
l a
l i
a .i.N l a
l i
a.i .N l a
l i
a .
i .
assaa aa a
dd s
a aa
s
add
a aasaa
s
ww P
.. P ww P
.. P
wwww wwww
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