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Respond to the following advertisement considering yourself fulfilling the conditions specified (Write XXXX for your name and YYYY for your address): Wanted Wanted female receptionist Graduate with fluency in English and computer knowledge. Apply with bio-data to Box No. 23, C/o The Hindu, Chennai - 600 002  From XXX, YYY. 30 September, 2022. To Box No. 9934, C/o. The Hindu, Chennai - 600 002. Sir, Sub : Application for the post of receptionist - Reg. Ref : Your advertisement in The Hindu, dated 25.09.2022      I saw your advertisement in 'The Hindu' and I wish to apply for it. I have the necessary qualification. If I am appointed, I will work to your entire satisfaction. I have attached my bio-data for your kind perusal. Thanking you, Yours truly, XXXX. Bio-Data Name                                   : XXXX Father's Name                  : Mr. K. Dinesh Kumar Residential Address      : YYYY Qualification                    : B.A. English, I Class,                          

Notice Writing Independence day was celebrated in your school. District collector  Mr.  Meghanatha Reddy was the chief guest. Write a report on the function describing all the activities that took place . You are the Head boy / Head girl Independence Day Celebration                   - Priya, Head girl                     Our school celebrated the 75th Independence Day of our Nation on 15th of August. The Secretary delivered the welcome speech. The Collector of Virudhunagar District, Mr.  Meghanatha Reddy , is the chief guest of the celebration. He was honoured by the principal with a garland and shawl. He  took salute at the Independence Day march-past. Hoisting the national flag, he delivered the chief guest address stressing on the importance of patriotism and unity. We all must stand for the nation and its unity when it is at threat. He enjoyed and appreciated the various cultural events performed by the students on the theme of independence. He gave away prices to the students who

Informal Letter  Write a letter to your friend congratulating on  him/her achievement in SSLC Public Examination. 633, Santhosh Nagar, Sivakasi - 6 30 September, 2022. Dear Thulasi, I heard that you have scored  high marks in the 10th standard public examination. I’m very happy and your parents must be proud of you. I know you are a hard working and sincere student. You are regular to school. Your hard work has resulted in this achievement. I must appreciate your parents for motivating you in all your efforts. You stand as a role model your siblings. I wish you great success in all your further studies. Hope to meet you soon. With love, Sathya Lakshmi Sankari. Address on the cover To Sathya Lakshmi Sankari, 22, Ananth Apartment, Josh Nagar, Chennai-22.

  Prose – 3 In Celebration of Being Alive Synonyms 1. Agony – suffering 2. intrepid – gallant 3. Prevalent – common 4. Solace – Comfort 5. Perforated – punctured 6. Disfigured - marred Antonyms 1. Malignant X benign 2. Confidence X diffidence 3. Ennobles X humiliates 4. Amputated x joined 5. Prevalent x uncommon 6. Sophisticated x primitive     Short Answers 1. What happened in the grand finale? 2. What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from? 3. How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight? 4. How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?     Poem -3 All the World’s a Stage   Appreciation Questions 1. Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel   And shining morning face, creeping like snail   Unwillingly to school. i. Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet? ii. What are the characteristics of this stage? iii. How does the boy go to school? iv. Which fi

Tight Corners            Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 100 – 150 words: a. Narrate the circumstances that led to the narrator getting into a tight corner, by his own folly. b. Trace the thoughts that went on in the mind of the narrator when picture after picture was put up and sold at the auction. c. Explain how the narrator got out of the tight corner that he was in. d. As the narrator, make a diary entry about the tight corner you faced at Christie’s and how you were saved from the dire situation.                The narrator's friend took him to the Christies, an auction house in King Street. They were selling Barbizon pictures for large sums of money. The narrator was bidding for fun and he thought that somebody would outbid him. The narrator had only 63 Guineas in his bank account. During the auction, a red faced dealer offered 4000 Guineas for a picture and immediately the narrator offered "and 50". He thought that he would escape if somebody

  Unit-3 -  Prose Forgetting Synonyms 1. Delinquent – offender 2. efficiency – ability 3. reluctant –unwilling 4. eccentric -tending to act strangely 5. prosaic -dull   Antonyms 1. Audacious X timid 2. Eccentric X common 3. Fact X fiction       Short Answers 1. How do psychologists interpret forgetfulness? 2. When does human memory work with less than its usual capacity? 3. The list of articles lost in trains suggest that sportsmen have worse memories than their ordinary serious-minded fellows. Why does Lynd say this? 4. What are our memories filled with? 5. Name a few things that a person remembers easily.    Poem-3 Lines Written in the Early Spring Appreciation Questions  1. And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there… (a) What did the poet notice about the twigs? (b) What was the poet’s thought about then? (c) Pick out the alliteration in the given lines.   2. I heard a thousand blended notes (a) Who h

The Summit           Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the Mount Everest. Oxygen set is an equipment and ice axe is a tool carried by the Mountaineers during their expedition. The mountaineers tied rope to a shaft, which was fixed hard in the snow. Then they would crawl along, holding on to the rope. Time was passing and the ridge seemed never ending, so their original zest was fading away. To escape from the overhanging ice cornices, Edmund Hillary cut a line of steps down the snow. The soft snow was difficult and dangerous because it was slippery. It could not bear the weight of Hillary and gave way suddenly. The snow at the higher regions was firm. Two or three blows of ice axe would sink the shaft halfway into the snow. It gave a solid comfortable belay. Thus the firm snow was helpful to the mountaineers. Hillary felt a sense of freedom and well being when he cut steps down off the South summit.  Tenzing gifted to the God of lofty Summit a bar of chocolate,

            Ulysses   Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 100 words each.  a)  What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures?  b) List the roles and responsibilities Ulysses assigns to his son Telemachus, while he is away.  c)  What is  Ulysses’ clarion call to his sailors? How does he inspire them?           Ulysses is a great hero. He did not enjoy ruling his country because he wanted to travel to new places. Ulysses wants to live his life to the fullest. Ulysses has travelled far and wide gaining knowledge of various places, cultures, men and matters. Every hour brings some new experiences, a new knowledge to Ulysses. He says how boring it is just sitting at his kingdom and spending his whole life. Ulysses entrusts his kingdom to his son Telemachus. Telemachus will transform the rugged people into mild by his slow prudence and tenderness. Ulysses opines that death is end to all but before death engulfs him, he wants to do something great. Ulysses suggests that old peop

  A Good Boy Exercise A little more of the poem:  1. When does the boy wake up?  (a) He wakes up at 6 o'clock. (b) He wakes up before morning. (c) He wakes up in the afternoon.  Answer: (b) He wakes up before morning. 2. What does the boy do before sleeping? The boy never forgets to pray before sleeping. 3 . Why is the boy happy? The boy is happy because he has been good. 4. How do you spend your day till you sleep? I shall talk with my parents about my day. 5. Read the following rhyming words and add another word to the list. a) day             play      (b) wood        good (c) arise          eyes  (d) dawn         lawn Answer: fair - prayer 6. How many times has the word 'ugly' been used? Give another word that can be used in place of 'ugly'. The word "ugly" has been used three times. The word "Bad" can be used in the place of  "ugly". 7. Complete the following lines of the poem. I never said an ugly ............ , but .......... and

Fluff Oral  Describe Fluff. Do you think his name suited him? Fluff had a lovely furry coat so the name suited him well. How did Fluff clean himself? Fluff scrubbed and combed his fur. His coat became shiny and smooth.  Name four kinds of dogs. Labrador, bulldog, beagle and German shepherd are some kinds of dogs. . Do you have a pet dog? Tell the class about it. Yes, I had pet dog. It belongs to the breed of German shepherd. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Who said : "Stop that noise!" (a) guard (b) Fluff (c) mother Answer: guard. Why was Fluff angry and disappointed? (a) The guard dog had stopped him.  (b) He was hungry. (c) He felt that he was the best dog and should get the bone.  (d) He was the best dog. Answer: (a) The guard dog had stopped him.                (c) He felt that he was the best dog and should get the bone. 3. What did Fluff's mother mean by saying, "Never give up, try again."? (a) Never feel that you can't do something. Go back and try again. 

The Ant and the Cricket              The poem brings out the importance of hard work. The cricket is young and silly. The cricket enjoyed singing in warm weather of spring and summer. The cricket did not save any food or grains for the winter. During the winter season, the ground was covered with snow. He could not find any trace of food or grains on the ground. The cricket wanted to meet a miserly ant to borrow food or grains from it. The cricket assured if the ant granted food and shelter, he would return it in future. The ants work hard and plan for the future and so they neither borrow nor lend. The ant could not tolerate the laziness of the cricket. The ant angrily told the cricket to sing and dance in the winter too. The poet indicates that some human beings are also lazy and behave like the cricket.

  Describing a process Describe the process of  preparing a bread omelette * Take two slices of bread and toast in ghee * Prepare a egg mixture with onion, sufficient salt and masala powder * Pour and spread the mixture over a heated pan * Place the toasted bread slices over it * Fold and flip it. * Serve it hot Describe the process of preparing an apple juice * Take an apple and wash it * Peel the skin and remove the seeds * Put the pieces of apple into a mixer * Add some milk and mix it. * Filter the mixture and store it in a refrigerator  * Add some sugar and serve it cool

Prose comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow             Thirty-three years ago, on the night of December 2, 1984, Bhopal was hit by a catastrophe that had no parallel in the world’s industrial history. An accident at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal had released almost 30 tons of a highly toxic gas called methyl isocyanate, turning the city into a vast gas chamber. The result was a nightmare; more than 600,000 people were exposed to the deadly gas cloud that left thousands dead and many more breathless, blind and in agonizing pain. Few people know that during the Bhopal gas tragedy a heroic stationmaster risked his own life to save others.  He did not know that poisonous fumes leaking from Union Carbide’s pesticide factory were stealthily enveloping the railway station. Twenty-three of his railway colleagues, including his boss, station superintendent Harish Dhurve, had already died.  The jam-packed Gorakhpur- Kanpur Express was alread

  Prose-3  Empowered Women Navigating The World   Synonyms Contention        – strenuous effort Apprehensive   – anxious, fearful Consonance     - agreement Beneath            - below   Antonyms Morale X   fear Glad X sorry selection rejection consonance X disagreement       Short answers 1. What does the term circumnavigation mean? 2. Which factor motivated the crew to undertake this expedition? 3. Write a short note on Tara Tarini. 4. When did the crew start their voyage? When did they return back to India? How many days did it take to complete the expedition?         Poem - 3 I am Every Woman  Appreciation Questions 1. Strong is she in her faith and belief.  “Persistence is the key to everything,” says she.  a) What is she strong about?  c) How does she deal with the adversities in life?   2. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,  She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief!  a) Is she complaining about the problems of li

Informal Letter Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for his birthday gift to you   246, West street, Madurai. 03 September, 2022 Dear uncle, How are you? I am good. I received your birthday gift to me. It is a branded watch. Actually, I was thinking to buy a watch. When I saw your gift, it was a great surprise to me. This watch will be very useful to me, especially in the examinations. It will remind me of your advice that time is precious. Thank you so much for the wonderful gift. Eager to see you soon. Convey my love to aunt and cousins.  With love, Kumar. Address on the envelope To  J. Marimuthu, 88, Periyar Nagar, Chennai - 600 029.

Unit-4 - Supplementary Reader Spices of India A.    Answer the following questions   1. Why do we add spices to food? Answer: We add spices to food to balance nutrition and to keep us healthy. 2. Which spices are used a lot in Indian food? Answer: Spices like cumin, mustard, pepper, cloves, fennel, cinnamon, and turmeric are used a lot in Indian food. 3. Which parts of a plant are collected as spices? Answer: Flowers, leaves, roots, bark, seeds, and bulbs are collected as spices. 4. What are the uses of spices? Answer: The spices give the dish a special savoury taste. It has medicinal value too. 5. What happened after Columbus discovered America? Answer: After Columbus got chilli when discovered America.   B. Choose the best option. 1. People say curry comes from a Tamil word ‘Kari’ which means ________ a) soup b) sauce c) sambar Ans: b) sauce 2. Pepper is also known as _________ a) liquid gold b) black gold c) white gold Ans: b) black gold 3. ___________ wrote about cinnamon in 2700 B