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English Assignment - 4 (with answers) - Standard XII(12th) - Samacheer Kalvi

 

                                            English Assignment – IV      Total Marks – 10

 

I. Write the synonym of the given words (2)

1. Stimulated - _____________________

2. Resistance - ______________________

II. Write the expansion of “WHO” (1)

Answer: __________________________________

III. Rewrite using inversion (2)

1. If I were an angel, I shall bless everyone.

Answer: __________________________________

IV. Answer the following question  (2)

1. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?

 

2. Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?

 

V. Read the passage and answer the questions  (3)

Early rising leads to health and happiness. The man who rises early can have a little rest in the course of the day. Anyone who lies in bed late is compelled to work till late hours in the evening. He has to go without the evening exercise which is so necessary for his health. The reason for this is that he cannot take advantage of the refreshing morning hours. Some people say that the quiet hours of midnight are the best time for working. Yet it is true to say that few men have a clear brain at midnight when the body needs rest and sleep.

Questions

(a) What is the result of early rising?

 Answer: ________________________________________________

(b) Who can have a little rest in the evening?

Answer: ________________________________________________

(c) What is the truth about late night working?

Answer: ________________________________________________


                                        Answers

 

I. Write the synonym of the given words

1. Stimulated - Motivated

2. Resistance - Refusal


II. Write the expansion of “WHO” 

Answer: World Health Organisation


III. Rewrite using inversion 

1. If I were an angel, I shall bless everyone.

Answer:  Were I  an angel, I shall bless everyone.


IV. Answer the following question  

1. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?

 The soldiers spend the summer days by laying down and taking rest.

2. Why did the boy contradict Napoleon’s words?

 Napoleon’s words touched the soldier's pride. So he contradicted Napoleon’s words.


V. Read the passage and answer the questions  

(a) What is the result of early rising?

 Answer: Early rising leads to health and happiness.

(b) Who can have a little rest in the evening?

Answer: The man who rises early can have a little rest in the course of the day. 

(c) What is the truth about late night working?

Answer: A few men have a clear brain at midnight when the body needs rest and sleep.

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