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Q581.Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the word 'unperturbed' as used in the lesson 'The Attic'?
A
Deeply frightened
B
Undisturbed and calm
C
Extremely excited
D
Angry and loud
Q582.Book Back Question
What is the defining structural difference between a phrase and a clause?
A
A clause contains a finite verb while a phrase does not
B
A phrase has a subject and verb
C
A clause is always shorter
D
Phrases must end with a full stop
Q583.Book Back Question
Identify the phrase type of the underlined words: 'The girl in blue saree is my sister.'
A
Adverb phrase
B
Adjective phrase
C
Noun phrase
D
Verb phrase
Q584.Book Back Question
Fill in the blank with the noun form of the word in bracket: 'The boy had to give a proper _____ for being late. (explain)'
A
explained
B
explanation
C
explanatory
D
explaining
Q585.Book Back Question
What is the derived noun form of the verb 'decide'?
A
Decided
B
Decision
C
Decisive
D
Decisively
Q586.Book Back Question
Choose the correct linker: '_____ he was ninety years old, he was in the pink of health.'
A
Though
B
Since
C
Because
D
When
Q587.Book Back Question
Fill in the blank: 'No sooner did I enter the house _____ it started drizzling.'
A
when
B
than
C
then
D
before
Q588.Book Back Question
Fill in the blank with the correlative partner: 'Either Raghu _____ Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.'
A
nor
B
and
C
or
D
but
Q589.Book Back Question
Fill in the blank with the correlative partner: 'Jaya teaches not only English _____ Science.'
A
or
B
but also
C
and
D
nor
Q590.Book Back Question
Fill in with an appropriate connector: 'Call me _____ you need any money.'
A
so that
B
in case
C
in order that
D
although
Q591.Book Back Question
What memorable proverb did the enlightened governor quote when abolishing the barbaric decree?
A
Honesty is the best policy
B
With the crown of snow, there cometh wisdom
C
Old is gold
D
Knowledge is strength
Q592.Book Back Question
Where did the farmer secretly shelter his mother after carrying her back from the mountain?
A
In the forest
B
In a walled closet beneath the kitchen floor
C
In a nearby temple
D
In an attic
Q593.Book Back Question
What was the name of the mountain known as the 'mountain of the abandoning of the aged'?
A
Mount Fuji
B
Obatsuyama
C
Himalaya
D
Shinano
Q594.Book Back Question
What was the cruel proclamation issued by the despotic governor of Shining?
A
All wealth must be surrendered
B
All aged people must be put to death immediately
C
No one should travel at night
D
All trees must be chopped down
Q595.Book Back Question
What does the poet mean by: 'Some crickets have four legs, and some have two'?
A
Some insects mutate
B
Two-legged crickets refer to lazy human beings who fail to plan for the future
C
Crickets can walk upright
D
It is a scientific anomaly
Q596.Book Back Question
What harsh advice did the miserly ant give to the cricket when turning him out?
A
Go borrow from the bee
B
Go and dance the winter away
C
Sleep until spring
D
Eat the snow
Q597.Book Back Question
What did the silly young cricket do during the warm, sunny summer and spring?
A
Gathered food
B
Sang and danced away the days
C
Built a firm nest
D
Dug deep burrows
Q598.Book Back Question
Add an appropriate prefix to make the antonym of 'legal':
A
un-
B
il-
C
dis-
D
in-
Q599.Book Back Question
What type of compound word structure is 'mouthwash'?
A
Noun + Verb
B
Verb + Noun
C
Noun + Adjective
D
Gerund + Noun
Q600.Book Back Question
What type of compound word structure is 'kitchen garden'?
A
Noun + Noun
B
Noun + Verb
C
Verb + Noun
D
Adjective + Noun
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