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ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS GUIDE (2018-2019)

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Q. 1 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
A lot of people are involved with nature conservation, taking care of the plants and animals which

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share the planet. Until the beginning of the 20th century, people thought we could conserve nature by

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looking after individual species by putting wild animals in zoos, or plants in botanical gardens. Now we

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Polar bears may be able to survive as individual animals in concrete pools in Zoos. But to conserve

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the species properly they each need hundreds of square kilometers of Arctic landscape where they can
hunt in seas free from pollution and roam across snowfields that are not disturbed by people. Nearer

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home, hedgehogs need a whole neighbourhood to live in, with quiet leafy corners for hibernation, and

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plenty of undergrowth where they can hunt for slugs and worms, without any danger of eating poisonous
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the woodlands where they grow naturally. Nature reserves are important for providing a safe environment

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Lots of people are creating new habitats such as ponds and wildflower meadows, in gardens and
school grounds. In fact some species thrive best in special artificial habitats. Many starlings, for instance,

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spend the cold winter nights roosting on the windowsills of centrally heated office blocks in towns, and
then feed all day on the grubs and worms that live in the soil beneath school playing fields, sports pitches
and parks. Most of the wildflowers we call weeds can survive only if a farmer or a gardener cultivates the
soil and accidentally makes a new seed bed for them each year.
Q. 1a What do you think is meant by nature conservation?
Ans. The nature conversation related with the practice of taking are of plants and animals which share the
planet.
Q. 1b A zoo or a botanical garden is not a suitable place for many species to survive. Which are these
species? Say why it is difficult for them to survive.
Ans. Earlier people think we could conserve nature by looking after individual species by putting wild animals in
zoos or or in botanical gadarens polar bear is one such species and their survial is difficult in zoos. They need
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Q. 1c. Name some species that survive most successfully in artificial habitats. How do they survive?
Ans. Polar bears can be survire as indivual animals in concrete pools in the zoos. Hedgedogs need a whole
neighbourhood to live in and leafy corners for Libernation.
Q. 1d. Find out the words that mean the following:
(i) the plants’ or animals’ natural environment in which it normally lives.
(ii) bushes and plants growing together under the trees in forests.
(iii) an area of land that is kept separate or private in order to protect the animals or birds or people
living there.
Ans. (i) Habitats, (ii) Woodlats (iii) artifical habitals
Q. 1e Give a suitable title to the passage.

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Ans. Conservation of Nature.
Q. 1f Make sentences of your own with the following words/phrases from the passage:

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(iii) He was able to survive fighthing the cancer.

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(i) Close the door when you leave.

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(ii) You are kindly requested not to park your car here.

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Q. 2d Complete the sentences with the correct similes:
(as cunning as a fox, as fresh as a lily)
(i) Her radiant face looked _____________ even after long hours of work.
(ii) The detective could solve the case although the culprit was _____________.
Ans. (i) as fresh as a lily (ii) as cunning as a fox
Q. 2e Pick out the Main and Subordinate clause in the following sentences
(i) Had she been honest, she wouldn't have faced this humiliation.
(ii) The teacher, who motivates students, is always remembered.
Ans. (i) Main Clause: She Couldn’t have faced this wumiliation.
Subridinate clasuse: Had she been honest
(ii) Main Clause: The teacher is always remembered
Subrdinate Clause: Who motivates students

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Q. 3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles (a/an or the).

Africa is __________ second largest continent. Although it begins less than fifty miles south of Spain,
Africa remained __________ mystery to __________ old world explorers for hundred of years. The
northern part of Africa is __________ huge bleak desert __________ Sahara__________which made
overland travel from __________Mediterranean coast difficult and dangerous. Added to this, __________
Arabs who lived there did not welcome Christians and without their help __________ journey was just
about impossible. It was not until __________eighteenth century that northern explorers managed to get
past __________ Sahara desert in ‘darkest Africa’.
Ans. Africa is the second largest continent. Although it begins less than fifty miles south of Spain, Africa remained
a mystery to an old world explorers for hundred of years. The northern part of Africa is a huge bleak desert the
Sahara which made overland travel from the Mediterranean coast difficult and dangerous. Added to this, the Arabs
who lived there did not welcome Christians and without their help a journey was just about impossible. It was not until

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the eighteenth century that northern explorers managed to get past the Sahara desert in ‘darkest Africa’.
Q. 4 Frame question to which the following statement are answers. Use the question word given in

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(i) I arrived at ten this morning. (When)

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(iv) I have come by plane. (How)

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(vi) Gauri decorated the hall. (Who)
(vii) She put an ice cube on the cut to stop the bleeding. (How)

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Q. 5 Given below is some biographical information on the Dalai Lama. Use this information to write a
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Beliefs : Religious tenets of Buddhism, steadfast follower of non-violence
Early life : Spiritual head of Tibetans; expelled in 1950 by the Chinese; took
asylum in India; made Dharamshala his exiled- headquarters.
Notable works : Numerous treatises on religion and spiritualism; most notable is
his Memoir ‘My Land and My People’ in which he gives a personal
account of life in Tibet ‘and of the sad events which totally disrupted
the Tibetan way of life.
Presently in the news : Decision to give up his political career and the right to be the leader
of Tibetans to usher in a democratic process.
Ans. The name given the Dalai Lama when he was born on July 6, 1935, was Lhamo Thondup. He came from
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Taktser. “Dalai Lama” is a name of honor and respect that was given to him by the Buddhist monks of Tibet. “Lama”
means “teacher” or “wise person.” “Dalai” means “ocean.” When put together Dalai Lama is translated as “Ocean
of Wisdom.”
The current Dalai Lama is the fourteenth person to hold that title in straight succession. This means the role is
passed from one person to another with no break in order. The people of Tibet believe that when one Dalai Lama dies
he is reincarnated (reborn) in a young child. In other words, they believe that the soul of the current Dalai Lama is the
same soul that was in the first Dalai Lama.
The monks took Lhamo to a monastery in Kumbum, Tibet. For two years he was given the basic education he
would need to lead his country both spiritually and politically. After this he was brought to the Potala palace in Lhasa,
the capital of the country. The Potala palace is a structure of over one thousand rooms built into a mountain. There he
took his place on the Lion Throne, a richly carved, wooden throne covered with jewels.

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My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Schooled behind
ancient palace walls to become the leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has become a spiritual leader to the world and a

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Q. 6 Write a composition in about 200 words choosing one of the topics given below:

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wake us up. We have refrigerators to keep all of our food cold. We also use the computer a lot. We are always looking
up things for school, talking to friends, or playing games. We use cell phones to keep in touch with everyone too. We

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shows, and what's TV without a remote? We use that too. Technology is everywhere you look inside of my house and

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it helps us get through the day much easier. Technology affects my life in so many ways. It also affects the lives of

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other people such as the ones in my family. Technology helps us so much and sometimes we take it for granted.
Technology is an absolute need we cannot escape from, it has a very big role in most aspects of our lives. In other

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aiming for comfort of use in whichever form it is. It always directs for easiness in life. Take the mobile technology for
example. The faster the world is moving, the more hi-end the features are offered. Laptop gets thinner and smaller.

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It becomes more compact every year and offers more capabilities and top performance. It should load a lot of stuffs

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in a more concise shape. That is the need. People should not take time to think of what should be brought over a sales
presentation in the southern state since everything is already "filed" in the laptop. Also for telephone. The need to be

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able to communicate anytime, anywhere, has inspired scientists to create cellular phone. And it gets smaller and
smaller. And then it has more features, more games, more entertainment, and now offered more professional like
having a computer in the pocket. And then from costly, it goes cheaper and better and faster and become more

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Q. 7 Put the verbs into the correct form, past perfect or simple past:
(ii) By the time I ……………..(come) out of the theatre my brother ………… (leave, already)
By the time I came out of the theatre my brother had left already.
(ii) Rakesh …………(see) the film before, so he …………(find) it very boring.
(iii) He …………(not find) the joke interesting because someone …………(tell) him earlier.
(iv) When he …………(reach) the class, the teacher …………(finish, already) the lesson on tenses.
(v) My mother …………(cook) lunch when I …………(reach) home after school.
(vi) I ………(invite) my cousin to dinner last night but he ………….(say) ‘no’ because he had
decided to watch a film.
Ans. (i) came, (ii) Saw, found, (iii) did not find, told (iv) reached, finished, already (v) was cooking, reached
(vi) had invited, said
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