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Chapter 1

Malaria is Still a Problem in Africa

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Although mosquitoes are small yet they pose a great danger in Africa.
- (b) Mosquitoes carry viruses that cause a disease called malaria.
- (c) Mama Berta lives in a village in the African country of Tanzania.
- (d) Many parts of Asia, Europe and America have succeeded in keeping malaria under control.

Long Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Why do mosquitoes pose a big danger in Africa?
- (b) What is the scenario of death owing to mosquito bite in Africa?
- (c) What is 'Malaria No More?' What does it teach the Aflican families?
- (d) How do nets protect people from malaria?

Short Answer Questions

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Complete the sentences with words from the lesson.
- (a) 'Malaria No More' is an organization that provides
- (b) One net is big enough for
- (c) Most of the mosquitoes which carry malaria come out
- (d) When a mosquito bites a person, the parasite gets into

Chapter 2

Your Amazing Brain

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Our brain contains about a 100 billion microscopic cells called neurons.
- (b) The activity in our brain sometimes stops.
- (c) Information is relayed through sensory neurons in our skin to our spinal cord.
- (d) It is a fact that the structure of our brain changes every time we learn.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) How is our brain superior to a computer?
- (b) what are neurons? what do they do in our brain?
- (c) What is a pinball machine? How is our brain similar to a pinball machine?
- (d) How does our brain react with the help of sensory newrons?

Name these

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson .
- (a) Neurons create and send more messages than
- (b) Sensory neurons in our skin relay a piece of information to our spinal cord and brain at a speed of
- (c) All the neurons in our body together can generate
- (d) After exercising, our body produces a chemical that makes our

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks with the suitable adverb phrases.
- (a) They reached school ______
- (b) We started playing ______________
- (c) Indians celebrate their Independence Day ____________
- (d) i agree ______
- (e) He has pointed him _________
- (f) Keep him ___________
- (g) Much water bas run under the bridge_________
- (h) the knight fought________
- (i) She does her homework_________
- (j) It must be done__________

Chapter 3

The Curse of Poverty

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Poverty is found where there is injustice.
- (b) Man is not merely the maker of poverty.
- (c) The very source of all poverty is corruption.
- (d) Poverty exists when people share their views and opinions.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Why is poverty a curse for the human society?
- (b) Who is the maker of poverty and how can it be wiped out?
- (c) What, according to the poet, is the source of poverty?
- (d) How can a society be free from poverty?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with words from the poem.
- (a) Where there is illiteracy, there is _____
- (b) According to the poet, poverty has to be eliminated____________
- (c) A society that is fearless is said to be __________
- (d) Poverty brings to notice how many immature

Fill in the Blanks

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Add a suitable adverb clause to each of the following.
- (a) Work hard ____
- (b) She first finished _________
- (c) He ran fast________
- (d) You cannot remain healthy ____
- (e) Sumit can sing better _________
- (f) It was so dark __________
- (g) l decided to attend the computer class __________
- (h) _________you will fail.
- (i) She spoke ____
- (j) You may _____ you please

Chapter 4

The Seed of Honesty

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The businessman wanted to have a competent successor to sell the business.
- (b) The CEO gave each of the executives a seed for growing it into a plant.
- (c) Jim could not succeed in growing the seed into a plant because he did not water the seed well.
- (d) The CEO tried to test the honesty of the executives by giving them seeds and asking them to grow.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) what was the assignment given by the CEO to the young executives?
- (b) Why did the seed given to Jim not grow?
- (c) Why did Jim try to hide himself when the CEO came?
- (d) What did the CEO say to the executives when he declared Jim to be the new CEO?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (a) When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants
- (b) A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought
- (c) Jim kept checking his seed,-
- (d) the CEO said that Jim was the only one with the

Chapter 5

The Ripple Effects of Anger

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Spilling of milk on Parth's uniform was an accident.
- (b) Bhakti had no other option but to wear the crumpled uniform.
- (c) Parth was burning inside when the teacher asked him to run one mile as punishment.
- (d) Parth could realise his mistake and begged for forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) How did the milk spill over Parth's uniform?
- (b) What punishment did Parth get from the teacher? What were his feelings then?
- (c) How did Parth show his anger after returning home?
- (d) What did father ask Parth to do? Did he do so?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (a) Parth snatched Bhakti's notebook and _____________
- (b) Bhakti collected the tOrn pieces of paper
- (c) Parth gulped his dinner as fast as he could and rushed to his room
- (d) When father entered Parth's room, he broke down and

Fill in the Blanks

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Now complete each sentence with a suitable verb:
- (a) Don't forget _________the letter! gave you.
- (b) Jill had decided not__________ a car.
- (C) We've got a new computer in our office. I haven't learnt. ________ it yet
- (d) He has agreed____________ classical music.
- (e) I wonder where she is. She promised not ________ late.
- (f) We all were too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ________anything.

Chapter 6

True Beauty

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Honesty is a virtue which related to our mind, body and soul.
- (b) That you are truly a work of art which can be described in only one word.
- (c) True beauty does not come from within.
- (d) Honesty is the key when speaking the truth.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) How is honesty a key to speak the truth?
- (b) What did the poet compare a tattoo to?
- (c) "What does the poet mean by the line- 'You truly are a work of art that can be described with several words.'
- (d) Where, according to the poet, does true beauty come from?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the poem
- (a) Your beauty is a work of art in _____
- (b) Honesty leaves behind a magnificent and divine impression permanent like
- (c) Unlike a tattoo your divine impression comes
- (d) You truly are a work of art that can be described

Chapter 7

The Story of Brooklyn Bridge

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True or False
- (a) John was an inexperienced engineer who did not believe in his father's vision
- (b) It took eleven years to finish the construction of the bridge.
- (c) Despite several hurdles, Roebling stuck to the idea of building the bridge.
- (d) Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Why did the bridge building experts think the building of the bridge impossible?
- (b) How did John Roebling and his son Washington prepare to accept the challenge?
- (c) Briefly state the circumstances which led to the stopping of the construction.
- (d) How did the code of communication help Washington to instruct the engineers?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (a) According to the bridge building experts, the thought of building the bridge was______
- (b) John trusted his father"s vision and believed that the
- (c) The construction of the bridge stopped because there was
- (d) For long thirteen years, Emily patiently decoded the messages of her husband and

Chapter 8

Peace of Mind

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The Buddha felt thirsty while travelling from one village to another.
- (b) The disciple saw some people washing clothes in the water.
- (c) When the mud settled in water, the disciple took water for the Buddha.
- (d) When we are disturbed, we have to put in effort to calm it down.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) What did the disciple notice when he went to the lake to bring water?
- (b) Why did the disciple come without bringing water for the Buddha?
- (c) Why is having the peace of mind not a difficult task?
- (d) What did the Buddha preach the disciple when he came with clean drinking water?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (a) The disciple saw that the mud had settled down and the water above it
- (b) Our mind is also like mud. When it is disturbed,
- (c) When there is peace inside you, that
- (d) When a bullock cart crossed through the lake, the water became

Chapter 9

Don't Quit

True or False

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True or False
- (a) If one meets with failure, be can never get success ?
- (b) The poet says never to give up though the pace may be slow.
- (c) Sometimes success can be very near while it might seem very far.
- (d) A struggler might give up when he has captured the victor's cup

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Why does the poet advise never to give up?
- (b) What happens to us when we meet with failure repeateclly?
- (c) what generally occurs when we give up instead of trying?
- (d) what does the poet mean by the Hne 'Life is queer with its twists and turns'?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
- (a) You should not give up when the road you are trudging
- (b) Sometimes, funds are low and debts are high; and when you want to smile, you
- (c) Life is queer _____________-, as every one of us sometimes learns.
- (d) You should not give up though the pace seems slow, you may

Chapter 10

The Brotherhood

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The writer with one of his friends planned a fight with another two lads of the same age after the school.
- (b) The fight was over in much shorter time and with no injuries.
- (c) The writer would sometimes trick his younger brother into trouble.
- (d) The parents of the writer knew that he was the one who taught his younger brother how to close the door.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) what job was given to the writer by his brother when thelaterwouldfight? What rule was framed by the writer's brother'!
- B.
  
  (b)what was the incident that the writer says his younger brother did which his parents were unaware of'!
- (c) How did the writer and his two brothers dl·ess themselves in the fancy dress competition?
- (d) what was the achievement of the writer's elder brother in the final year? What was he awarded with?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (c) A fancy dress competition was held annually in our locality, and my mom who only
- (d) this first win was so cherishing that mom took us to a studio
- C.
  
  (a} l now cherish those memories and find them more hwnorous with only a slight tingeofhow
- D.
  
  (b} the fight was over in much shorter time and with no injuries except

Chapter 11

My Grandfather's Little Fairy

True or False

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True or False
- (a) The grandfather was very straight forward and never cared about what people felt of his blunt replies.
- (b) The writer lived with her grandparents until she was three years old.
- (c) The grandfather taught the grandmother the art of living.
- (d) The grandmother donated both her eyes to two blind people.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) How does the writer describe his grandfather?
- (b) How did the grandfather and the grandmother look after theLr grandchild?
- (c) State an instance from the chapter that shows grandfather's relentless love for his grandchild.
- (d) Then and why did the grandfather go back to his old ways?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (a) My father hardly remembers his father talking to his children or expressing
- (b) The grandfather was always remembered as a person who gave blunt replies and
- (c) My grandmother cooked me all the possible food the three-year-old could eat and
- (d) Although they brought me up those three years yet they had to accept the fact that! was only

Chapter 12

Gone, But Not Forgotten

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Fill in the blanks:
- (a) The poet has cried a _____________ in memory of her loving one.
- (b) The tender thoughts which the poet's dear one had left her _____________.
- (c) The poet says that her dear one visits her in summer when ________________.
- (d) In shadows, the poet's loving one lingers, which is a soul ___________________.

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The poet writes the poem in memory of her younger brother.
- (b) The poet remembers the fond memories of her clear one in the poem.
- (c) It appears from the poem that the dear one whom the poet loves very much is no more.
- (d) The memory that the poet holds of her loving one is difficult for her to forget.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Whose memory does the poet cherish in the poem?
- (b) To what does the poet compare the scent that fills the ail'?
- (c) Where does the poet find her memory on the country roads?
- (d) What does the poet say about the memory which is just like a special angel?

Chapter 13

The Facts about Fish

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Fill in the Blanks:
- (a) PCBs are man made chemicals used in many industries ______________________
- (b) Both mercury and PCBs settle on the ground and in the water ___________________.
- (c) Fish like shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish contain _______________________.
- (d) Some fish are being fished in the wild so much that they cannot ____________________.

True or False

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True or False
- (a) There are many types offish which are good for us.
- (b) Only water pollution results in some fish contain harmful chemicals.
- (c) PCBs are a group ofchemicals found in some fish.
- (d) Neither mercury nor PCBs can attach themselves to particles when released in the air.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Due tow hat reason do some fish might contain harmful chemicals?
- B.
  
  (b)That happens when polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury are released into theair?
- (c) why should kids younger than 15 years avoid fish that contain high levels of mercury and polychlorinated hiphenyls?
- (d) State the reasons why some fish are becoming extinct.

Chapter 14

There's a New Planet in Sight

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Ted Dunham is an instrument scientist at the NASA.
- (b) TrES-2 is the second such planet found by scientists working on the Trans-AtlanticExoplanet Survey.
- (c) TrES-2 is smaller than Jupiter.
- (d) The temperature on TrEs-2 suggests that life could exist there.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) why is the new planet named TrES-2? 'What kind of planet is it?
- (b) What could scientists discover from the mass and radius of the planet?
- (c) what according to Dunham should scientists do to find smaller planets like Earth or Venus?
- (d) What will be the focus of the Kepler Mission?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson
- (a) TrES-2 is a transiting planet, meaning it can be seen
- (b) Dunham says that transiting planets are special because
- (c) From its mass and diameter scientists can figw·e out the density of the planetwhetheritis made of _
- (d) The Kepler Mission being planned by the NASA is about to start

Chapter 15

The Things That Haven't Been Done Before

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Fill in the Blanks:
- (a) Columbus dreamt of an unknown shore at the _____________________
- (b) Many will follow the beaten track with _________________.
- (c) People blaze the path for the many, who do
- (d) The things that haven't been done before are the _________________.

True or False

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True or False
- (a) According to the poem, we must follow our dreams and make our own path
- (b) The poem tells us to explore the things that we don't know.
- (c) lt is not required for people to take the help of a map or chart to find out new places
- (d) Columbus was aware of his destination to reach the unknown land.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) what message does the poem convey? Pick out two lines that support your answer.
- (b) what qualities of Columbus helped him to go on his voyage?
- (c) In the second stanza there is description of people who follow the beaten track. What are their characteristics?
- (d) Whom does the poet talk about in the poem?

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks choosing the correct words in the brackets given.
- (a) Only those who work ____________succeed in life. (bal'd, harder)
- (b) I get up ____________-than my brother. (earliest, earlier)
- (c) An aeroplane goes___________ than a car. (faster, fastest)
- (d) Rohit is feeling much__________ now. (better, well)
- (e) Meena crune _______ this morning. (earlier, early)
- (f) Ofall the eleven, Rahul played__________ skilfully. (more, most)
- (g) Tina is walking _______ slowly than Ritu. (more, most)
- (h) I was ___________ sad hearing this. (much, very)
- (i) It was ________ late to go. (much, more)
- (j) Sohan did this job______ beautifully.

Chapter 16

The Natural Garden

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The creatures that lived in the gardens turned them into heaven.
- (b) The huge tree in the centre of the gardens was very colourful and lively.
- (c) The wise noble said to the King to have seen the beauty of the gardens.
- (d) One of the qualities of the King was that he never cheated anyone.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) Describe the gardens in the King's palace'!
- (b) What did the King dislike in the gardens?
- (c) What did the wise noble say secretly in the King's ear?
- (d) what did the young man say to the King which made him sad and pensive? What did the King understand?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
- (a) Everywhere one hears talk of the beauty of these gardens and the multitude of
- (b) The young man assured the King that he could explain what had happened and
- (c) The young man said to the King that his father's old place was now
- (d) The King so loved those gardens and those creatures that he decided to build

Chapter 17

Protect the Environment!

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Fill in the Blanks:
- (a) When the first astronauts travelled out into space, they were
- (b) Deforestation often creates top soil erosion and destroys the forest watershed that provides_____________________
- (c) Scientists worry too that all these systems get too off balance, Nature
- (d) We know now that big enough changes are under way on our planet right now that we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . don't want to be one of those species that goes extinct.

True or False

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True or False
- (a) The earth is wrapped in a delicate web of environmental systems.
- (b) With the extinction of species on earth, new species are not developing
- (c) Our sea levels are rising and weather patterns are changing.
- (d) Right now we don't have enough technological know-how than we have ever had before.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) 'What did the astronauts experience when they first travelled into space?
- (b) what do the scientists realize as they learn about life on earth?
- (C) State the consequences that human beings face when they cut down forests to harvest wood?
- (d) What is the contrast that scientists consider in relation to continuation of life on Earth with other planets?

Chapter 18

Look Outside

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) Pollution can destroy the natural beauty of things.
- (b) There has been very less deaths due to pollution.
- (c) The poet says that the world can help itself who cares about his wealth.
- (d) The poet appeals to all to stop war in order to control pollution.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) what is the poet's prime focus in the poem?
- (b) Why does the poet say-'Things won't be like this in a year or two'?
- (c) What is the cause of people's death as stated in the poem?
- (d) What does the poet appeal in the poem?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
- (a) The poet asks to look outside, see the trees and watch
- (b) Things are going to change in a year or two if
- (c) the world can't help itself who cares
- (d) The poet requests to stop the war as our

Chapter 19

The Making of a 'Pakistani - Indian'

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Fill in the Blanks:
- (a) After finishing high school, Aun left _____________
- (b) Two touching incidents that Aun narrated demonstrate the compassion that exists ____________________.
- (c) The writer says that Aun's eyes twinkled as he recalled his friends in New Delhi coming ________________________.
- (d) The donors willingly gave their blood despite knowing that _____________________.

True or False

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True or False
- (a) Aun bad come over to the writer's place to share his experiences as a Pakistani living in India
- (b) At the admission test at the British school in New Delhi, Aun met another prospective student of Pakistani origin.
- (c) Shopkeepers at Pallika Bazar don't refuse to take any money from the 'mehmaan' coming from the neighbouring country.
- (d) Aun's views drastically changed when he had the opportunity to live in India for some years.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions
- (a) What was Aun's perception about India?
- (b) How did his perception change drastically?
- (c) How did Aun and Saurabh become friends?
- (d) what was the reaction of the neighbours and members of family when they saw Aun?

Chapter 20

Never Judge Anyone

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The doctor was called in for an urgent surgery.
- (b) The doctor asked the boy's father if his son was in danger.
- (c) It was admitted by the doctor that doctors cannot prolong life.
- (d) The doctor came to the hospital after burying his son.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) What did the doctor say when the boy's father yelled at him?
- (b) What did the boy's father ask the doctor when the latter asked him to calm down?
- (c) Why did the doctor go away running after the surgery was over?
- (d) what did the nurse admit to the boy's father?

Name the following

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Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the lesson.
- (a) Never judge anyone, because you never know how his life is and
- (b) The nw-se said to the man, ''His son died yesterday in a road accident; he was in the
- (c) After the surgery was over and without waiting for the father's reply the doctor
- (d) Doctors cannot prolong life. Go and intercede for your son; we

Chapter 21

I Dream of a World of Peace

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Fill in the Blanks:
- (a) The poet dreams of a world of happiness, where there is ___________________________.
- (b) The poet dreams of a world of kindness, where people could realize that _____________________
- (c) When there is peace, people can live _______________________.
- (d) The poet says that in the world of happiness, each and everyone can get his needs and have ______________________.

True or False

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True or False
- (a) The poet says that there should not be any difference between the rich and the poor.
- (b) Life is priceless
- (c) People with kind hearts must realize that they can do much for the sake of kindness.
- (d) In the world of happiness, there is always a sight of happiness.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) How does the poet want people to live in a world of peace?
- (b) How should people live in the world of happiness?
- (c) What can people realize in the world of kindness?
- (d) When can people realize that all are great?

Chapter 22

My Dream Vacatoin

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The writer was chosen by the NASA during his visit to America.
- (b) He was of the opinion that only the NASA could fulfil his dream of going to space.
- (c) During blast off, a loud roar filled the writer's ears as he felt his stomach emerging into his throat.
- (d) The NASA people kept regular contact with the writer, so there was nothing to worry about.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) what was the writer's ambition? Why was he desperate to win the contest?
- (b) Wbatdid the writer acknowledge when he had been to the NASA space station?
- (c) What did the writer say to have done when the shuttle had left the atmosphere?
- (d) What happened when the shuttle started to move extremely fast?

Name the following

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Complete the sentence s with the words or phrases from the lesson.
- (a) The writer found the mysterious email in his account just after
- (b) The authorities there had specially introduced
- (c) A battery came out of nowhere and hit
- (d) There I was, sitting inside the space shuttle, the

Chapter 23

Shooting A Bengal Tiger in Rajasthan

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Fill in the Blanks:
- (a) The Ranthambhore National Park and tiger Reserve was created when Maharajah, Bigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh of Jaipur, ceded _______________________.
- (b) Our large land rover filled with our excited group bumped along _______________________.
- (c) We entered the park where life is as it has been for thousands of years ________________________.
- (d) Once Bengal tigers were found in large numbers __________________.

True or False

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True or False
- (a) By nature, tigers are loners
- (b) The Ranthambhore National Park and Tiger Reserve is located in northeast India
- (c) The writer along with other adventurous travellers entered into the park at noon.
- (d) The Bengal tiger is the largest and probably the most beautiful of all tigers

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (a) when and how was the Ranthambore National Park and Tiger Reserve created?
- (b) why did the rajas and British in India hunt the Bengal tigers?
- (c) what was the mission on which the writer and his associates went to the park?
- (d) what do you know about the behaviour of tigers?

Chapter 24

The Loner

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Fill in the blanks:
- (a) The boy used to stay lonely and his loneness is his ____________.
- (b) The boy leans against the _______________.
- (c) Among his boredom-beating tricks, one is that he smacks his ______________.
- (d) When the boy was not seen at the wall, someone had chalked

True or False

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True or False:
- (a) The boy can't hear what other students are saying to him.
- (b) The boy scuffs his shoes and makes marks on the bricks with his shoes.
- (c) There is shouting, laughter and song all around the playground.
- (d) When the students could not see the boy at the wall they got to know that he had changed the school.

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- (c) What does the boy play?
- (d) How was the boy treated when other children pass by him?
- C.
  
  (a} What does the boy scuff?
- D.
  
  (b} Why does the boy adopt 'boredom-beating tricks'?

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks with the suitable interjections.
- (a) ____________ We have lost the money.
- (b) ___________ It is a beautiful park.
- (C) _________How can somebody eat a dog?
- (d) _______We have won the match.
- (e) ___________The baby will wake up.
- (f) ___________That is the secret.
- (g) ____________He is no more now.
- (h) ___________What are you doing here?
- (i) __________You have done well.
- (j) _____What a tasty food!