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Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Word Order

To make meaningful sentences words need to be arranged in a particular order.

A. I. Arrange the words to make affirmative sentences.
1. like /I/ you
2. French /I/ speak
3. hates / pigeons / he
4. The girls/song/a/sing
5. sell/flowers/we
6. you/to see/me/he/wants
7. feed/you/my/cat/can
8. sister/has/my/got/a dog
9. must/the book/read/you
10. buy/milk/he/wants/to
Answer:
1. I like you.
2. I speak French.
3. He hates pigeons.
4. The girls sing a song.
5. We sell flowers.
6. He Wants me to see you. / He wants you to see me.
7. You can feed my cat.
8. My sister has got a dog.
9. You must read the book.
10 . He wants to buy milk.

II. Arrange the words to make negative sentences. Place time expressions at the end of the sentences.

1. Our holiday / will / at home / we / not / spend / next year
2. did /I/ him / see / not / last night / at the disco
3. to a party / not / we / tonight / going / are
4. will / the letter / not / next week / send / you / she
5. not / the truth / did / he / tell / you / yesterday
6. to the cinema / we / want / not / do / tonight / to go
7. play / did / he / on Sunday / not / the piano
8. not / now/ she / inEngland / is
9. eat / in winter / ice cream / do / not /I
10. right now / have / not / we / time / do
Answer:
1. We will not spend our holiday at home next year.
2. I did not see him at the disco last night.
3. We are not going to a party tonight.
4. She will not send you the letter next week.
5. He did not tell you the truth yesterday.
6. We do not want to go to the cinema tonight.
7. He did not play the piano on Sunday.
8. She is not in England now.
9. I do not eat ice-cream in winter.
10. We do not have time right now.

III. Rearrange the segments to form questions.

1. accept the judgement / did the man / the jungle lords / of?
2. Mara tie / the creeper / to a tree / why did?
3. was the thief / his attitude / really humane / in / ?
4. does technology / in contrast / to religion / stand?
5. treated as / a / was Mara / mad man?
6. retain / did Douglass / his / self confidence?
7. why did / the farmer / suicide / commit?
8. the narrator / how does / go / to Verona?
9. what did / do / during the German invasion / the boys?
10. the crude realities of life / is love / of any value / before?
11. who / the window / broke? .
12. How/your grandmother/is ?
13 . did / she ./ her homework / in my room / do ?
14. Talaguppa Station / does / leave / the train / when?
15. conduct / classes / where / Babar Ali / does ?
16. has been cursed / which / a sage / creeper / by ?
Answer:
1. Did the man accept the judgement of the jungle lords?
2. Why did Mara tie the creeper to a tree?
3. Was the thief really humane in his attitude?
4. Does technology stand in contrast to religion?
5. Was Mara treated as a mad man?
6. Did Douglas retain his self confidence?
7. Why did the former commit suicide?
8. How does the narrator go to Verona?
9. What did the boys do during the German invasion?
10. Is love of any value before the crude realities of life?
11. Who broke the window?
12. How is your grandmother?
13. Did she do her homework in my room?
14. When does the train leave Talaguppa station?
15. Where does Babar Ali conduct classes?
16. Which creeper has been cursed by a sage?

B. 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the word / words in brackets.

1. No one knows about this. It’s a secret, (really)
2. She told him once, (only)
3. I eat a lot. (always)
4. Are you going to try? (hard)
5. He called you this morning, (many times)
6. I have been to Mumbai. I met my friend, (there)
7. I am not going to tell this story, (again)
8. Have you been to Chennai? (ever)
9. I have never tried this method, (before)
10. We saw a film, (last Wednesday)
11. The cat is playing? (in the garden)
12. They can remember, (never)
13. The old man waited for us. (eagerly)
14. Shake before use. (well)
15. We do not understand, (still)
Answer:
1. No one really knows about this. If a secret.
2. She told him only, office / She told him, only once.
3‘. I always eat a lot.
4. Are you going to try hard?
5. He called you many times this morning.
6. I have been to Mumbai. There I met my friend.
7. I am not going to tell this story again.
8. Have you ever been to Chennai?
9. I have never tried this method before.
10. We1 saw a film last Wednesday.
11. The cat is playing in the garden.
12. They can never remember.
13. The old man eagerly waited for us.
14. Shake well before use.
15. Still we do not understand.

Rearrange the juinbled segments to form meaningful sentences, we / some interesting books / found / in the library
Shyam / play football / does / every weekend
are building / opposite the park / a new: hotel / they
his name III remembered / after a few minutes
please write your name / at / beginning / of / page / the / the
go to / I / every Friday / the mosque
so late / did / come home / why / you
London / lam going / to / next week / for / a few days
on / at / Saturday evening / you / didn’t see /1 / the temple
around / the procession / the Church / went
Answer:
1. We found some interesting books in the library
2. Does Shyam play football every weekend?
3. They are building a new hotel opposite the park.
4. I remembered his name after a few minutes.
5. Please write your name at the beginning of the page.
6. I go to the mosque every Friday.
7. Why did you come home so late?
8. I am going to London for a few days next week.
9. I didn’t see you at the temple on Saturday evening.
10. The procession went around the Church.

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Karnataka 1st PUC EnglishWorkbook Answers articulation Subject-Verb Agreement

Read the following paragraph and observe the underlined words.

Last year, I had an opportunity to visit Mauritius by sea. We travelled in a big ship. There were other smaller ships going alongside. The whole fleet was in formation. The captain and pilot of our ship was very efficient. The journey was very comfortable. Bread and butter was given to us at breakfast. Each one of us was served food in plenty. I formed a useful friendship with one of the fellow passengers.We enjoyed the journey very much. Neither he nor I was in a hurry to reach Mauritius. In the evening we sat on the deck with other passengers. We had a lot of conversation on politics, mathematics,love and marriage. Someone said: ‘Politics is a clever game.’ Another said: ‘Mathematics is fascinating.’ Time passed pleasantly and we reached our destination. Note that the underlined words in the above paragraph illustrate the agreement of the verb with the subject.

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct choice of verbs given in brackets.

1. Every seat in this bus …………. a number, (has/have)
2. All seats in this bus ………… numbers, (have/has)
3 One of my friends ………… visiting.(are/is) me this evening.
4. A number of questions ………… asked (were/was) in the interview.
5. The crowd dispersed by the police, ………… (was/ were)
6. The Prime Minister with his cabinet colleagues ………… arrived, (have/has)
7. The captain of the Indian team as well as the players………… (is/are) here.
8. Either intelligence or hard work ………… required (is/are) to get good marks.
9. Neither Gopal nor Suresh ………… (attend/attends) our meetings.
10. Krishnamurthy or Narayan will………… (serve/serves) food to the guests.
Answer:
1. has
2. have
3. is
4. were
5. was
6. has
7. are
8. is
9. attends
10. serve

II. Correct the following sentences.
1. Slow and steady win the race.
2. Time and tide waits for none.
3. Economics are an interest mg subject.
4. A bunch of keys have been found.
5. Measles are a dangerous disease.
Answer:
1. Slow and steady wins the race.
2. Time and tide wait for none.
3. Economics is an interesting subject.
4. A bunch of keys has been found.
5. Measles is a dangerous disease.

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Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Verbs

Time and Tense
A Verb is a word which shows action or state of being. Verbs have different forms depending on the time of action – past, present or future. Recognising forms of verbs helps in understanding the meaning of the situation.

Read the following sentences and identify the verbs in each of the following:
(a) I wake up early in the morning.
(b) Shreyas is working on his project.
(c) Mr. Mukaijee has bought a new car .
(d) The dance programme will begin at 4 pm.
(e) We went to the circus yesterday.
(f) Harini was sleeping when the phone rang.

Note: The above sentences indicate simple present, present continuous, present perfect, simple past and future time of action.
Try to match the tense forms and the verbs in the sentences given above.
Auxiliary verbs are used to indicate present and present continuous actions.
Example:
(a) The ducks are swimming in a beautiful pond.
(b) The children were playing in the rain.

Generally, future action is indicated using simple present or present continuous tenses or modals. Example:
(a) Sameer goes to Hyderabad tomorrow.
(b) Kavya is submitting her assignment by the end of this month.
(c) They will announce the results tomorrow.

A. I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer.

1. Don’t make noise. You ……………. (disturb) me.
(a) is disturbing
(b) are disturbing
(c) was disturbing.
Answer:
(b) are disturbing

2. My friend goes to the gym. He…………. (want) to be fit.
(a) is wanting
(b) has wanted
(c) wants
Answer:
(c) wants

3. Generally they speak in Kannada. But now they …………. (speak) in English.
(a) are speaking
(b) is speaking
(c) were speaking
Answer:
(a) are speaking

4. The sun …………. (rise) in the east.
(a) is rising
(b) was rising
(c) rises
Answer:
(c) rises.

II. Complete the following conversation using appropriate form of the verb given in brackets.

Hari : My parents ………….. (be/plan) to go to America.
Anil : When they …………..(be/leaving)?
Hari : They ………….. (leave) next month.
Anil : Are you going with them?
Hari : No, I can’t ………….. (go) with them, because I ………….. (have) a project to complete.
Answer:
are planning; are, leaving; leave; go, have.

III. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Salim Ali is an ecologist. He nature, …………..(love)
2. Flute is my father’s favourite musical instrument. He listening to it all the time, …………..(keep)
3. City life is very expensive. Even food items a lot…………… (cost)
Answer:
1. loves
2. keeps
3. cost

IV. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the verb given in brackets.

In the Indian tradition, offering prayers is common in many activities. A dancer …………..(offer) prayers asking forgiveness to the Earth Goddess before she …………..(begin) the dance. Chefs
offers a prayer to the stove before they …………..(cook) for certain religious functions. There…………..(be) rituals at various stages of building a house.
Answer:
offers, begins, cook, are.

V. Complete the sentences using for, since or ago.

1. I have been using this bike ………….. the last ten years.
2. She spoke to him two years …………..
3. He has been waiting ………….. 2 o’clock.
4. My friend has been working ………….. hours.
5. They have been working in this office ………….. 1990.
Answer:
1: for
2. ago
3. since
4. for
5. since

VI. Complete the Sentences by using past tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. My friend ………….. (be+drive) when the accident took place.
2. The priest ………….. (visit) my father last week.
3. They ………….. (speak) to me about the incident a few hours ago.
Answer:
1. was driving
2. visited
3. spoke.

B. I. Write a paragraph using the information about John’s routine given below.
Answer:
John gets up at 5 o’ clock in the morning. Every day, he takes a morning walk for 15 minutes. He studies for 2 hours. Then he takes his bath around 7.30 am. He usually has breakfast around 8.30 am.

He attends classes from 10 am to 4.30 pm. After coming back from school he watches T.V for an hour. He helps his parents for an hour. He then studies upto 10 pm. He usually has dinner after 10. pm. He visits his relatives once in a week. He watches movies with his friends once in a month.

II. With the above as a model, write a paragraph on your routine.
Answer:
I get up at 6 o’ clock in the morning every day. I do yoga for 20 minutes. I take bath around 6.30 am. I study for two hours. I usually take breakfast around 8.30 am. I attend classes from 10 am to 3-00 pm. After coming back from College, I take one hour rest. I go for an evening walk for 20 minutes. I watch TV for an hour between 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. After six o’ clock, I chat with my friends. I study up to 10 pm, and take dinner at 10 pm. I watch movies with my friends twice a month.

III. Complete the following sentences with the verbs from the list.
(like, likes, go, goes, have, has, live, lives)
1. She …………….. many friends in the city.
2. My friend ……………. in London. So I ……………. there every year to meet him.
3. Many youngsters ……………. to work in America.
4. He ……………. to market every day.
5. She ……………. many types of fruits but she doesn’t poovan banana.
Answer:
1. has
2. lives, go
3. like
4. goes
5. likes, like

IV. Vikas had been to Kuppali last month. Below is an extract of how he spent his time there.Using this information, write a paragraph on his activities.

………… (reach) Kuppali yesterday as 8.30 pm ………… (stay) at the guest house………… (get up) early in the morning ………… (go) to Navilugudda, a 30 minute drive ………… (watch) the sunrise ………… (be) a spectacular sight…………(return) to Kuppali ………… (visit) ‘Kavi Shyla’ – (pay) respect to the Samadhis of Kuvempu and Tejaswi – (take) photographs – some tourists from Mysore (have) arranged a campfire – (invite) me to join them – (join) the campfire – (have ) a happy time with them – (be) a memorable trip.
Answer:
Vikas reached Kuppali yesterday as 8.30 pm. He stayed at the guest house. He got up early in the morning and wart to Navilugudda, a 30 minutes drive to watch the sunrise. It was a spectacular sight. He returned to Kuppali, then he visited ‘Kavi Shyla’ and paid respect to the Samadhis of Kuvempu and Tejaswi. He took photographs. Some tourists from Mysore had arranged a camp fire. They invited him to joint them. He too joined the campfire and had a happy time with them. It was a memorable trip.

V. Complete the following paragraph choosing the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

After hearing the Rt. Hon. Mr. Elephant’s conclusive evidence, the commission ………….. (call) Mr. Hyena and other elders of the jungle, who all ………….. (support) what Mr. Elephant ………….. (say).
They then called the man, who ………….. (begin) to give his own account of the dispute. But the commission ………….. (cut) him short, saying: ‘My good man, please …………..(confine) yourself to relevant
issues. We ………….. (have) already …………..(hear) the circumstances from various unbiased sources; all we …………..(wish) you to tell us …………..(be) whether the undeveloped space in your hut …………..(be) occupied by anyone else before Mr. Elephant ………….. (assume) his position.
Answer:
called, supported, had said, began, cut, confine, have, heard, wish, is; was, had, assumed.

VI. Complete the following sentences using simple past or past continuous forms of the verbs.

1. He ………….. (meet) his teacher while he (be/go) to the market.
2. When I ………….. (be) at home;this evening, it (rain).
3. Last month, my friend ………….. (be/stay) in Bangalore, and I ………….. (go) to see him.
5. Yesterday, he ………….. (forget) to call me as he ………….. (be/do) his home work.
6. Rajanna ………….. (be/work) in the office when Basavaraj ………….. (meet) him.
Answer:
1. met, was going
2. was, rained.
3. was staying, went.
4. forgot, was doing
5. was working, met

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Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Interpretation of Advertisements and Schedules

(i) Refer to the following advertisements and answer the questions that follow.

Samsuna Galaxv Grand Duos Reviews 21500.00 Rs. Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos introducing a perfect smartphone for users with fast mobile lifesty les. Samsung GALAXY Grand Duos runs Mechanical Man Four 1.2 (Jelly Bean), Googles latest software system ….	NOKIA ASHA 305 4625.00 Rs. It is a high end dual Sim, touch screen feature phone, has a 3.0 TFT resistive touch screen, with dimensions of 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm and 98 g.
Karbonn K1818 Twister 3490.00 Rs. It is the new dual Sim GSM Mobile, has a 3.2 inch Touch  screen display, 3.2 Megapixel camera, Video/Audio player, FM radio with recording. Internal memory and up to 8GB external memory.	Black Berry 5 OS 2 MP Primary Camera 2G and 3G Network support Rs. 7499.00 2 46-inch TFT LCD Screen QWERTY Keypad Wi-Fi Enabled Expandable storage capacity of 32 GB

1. Name the lowest priced cell phone among the above advertisements.
2. The price of Blackberry 5 is lesser than ……………..
3. Which is the Wi-Fi enabled smart phone?
4. Of the two dual sim smart phones, which one has the high end dual Sim?
5. Which phone has an internal memory of 16GB?
6. The mobile that has the biggest touch screen is …………….
7. What is Google’s latest software system?
Answer:
1. KarbonnK1818 Twister
2. Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos.
3. Blackberry 5
4. NOKIA ASHA 305
5. Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
6. Karbonn K1818 Twister
7. Android from google.

ii. Read the following brochures of various tour packages and answer the questions that follow:”

Pilgrimage Package (2),800/- (Non A/C Bus) Category – Pilgrimage I Visiting places – Tirupathi I Tariff Rs 800 I Tariff per – Per Person TiruDathi Package@,800/-NON A/C Bus) Dav 1 : Dep. 8.45 D.m…	Kerala Holidav Packages Call Mr.Dinesh: 9844080833 Category – Wildlife I Visiting places – Kerala I Tariff per – Per Person Rs. 3200 Leading Tour Operators to …
Shimla Manali Tour Duration: 05 Nights / 06 Days Destinations : Chandigarh, Manali- Shimla Below Mentioned Car Prices Keep Changing. For best Deals send Us Your Query! Prices are on Per Car / Family for above Package. Tour will be as Below: Day 01 : Delhi – Chandigarh….	Gokarna tour package from Bangalore (a), DKTravel Solutions DK Travel Solutions Begur road Bangalore – 560068 Mob: 91-9343345010 / 9986761725

1. ………… is the contact number to get the details of Kerala Wildlife tour.
2. At what time does the bus leave for Tirupati on day 1?
3. Excluding the night stay, how many days is the Shimla Manali tour package?
4. Name the travel agency that offers Gokama tour from Bangalore?
5. ………… is the website to browse the details of the Kerala Holiday Package.
6. The tariff for a family of four to Tirupathi is
Answer:
1. 9844080833
2. 8.45 p.m.
3. 6 days
4. DK Travel Solutions
5. www.kerala-hohdaypackage.com
6. Rs. 3200/-

iii. Read the following list of events at the 25th Karnataka Science Congress Annual Convention to be held at I. I. Sc. Bangalore, on the 28th and 29th of January 2014 and answer the questions that follow.

Sessions	Date	Time
Inauguration	28-01-2014	10 to 11 am.
Presentation of scientific papers	28-01-2014	11 am to 12pm
Children’s Science Congress	29-01-2014	10 am to 12:30 pm
Women and Science	29-01-2014	2:30pmto4pm
Cultural Programmes	29-01-2014	4 pm onwards on both the days

1. Mention the venue of the programme.
2. What is the duration of the inauguration.
3. Which programme is scheduled between 2.30 pm and 4 pm on the 29th?
4. What time do the cultural programmes begin on 29.01.2014.
Answer:
1. The venue of the programme is at II. Sc, Bangalore.
2. The duration of the inauguration is one hour between 10 and 11 am on 28-01-2014.
3. Women and Science programme is scheduled between 2.30 pm and 4 pm on the 29th
4. The cultural programmes are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

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Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Prepositions

Observe the words in bold print:

(a) A coffee seed bed has to be protected from the sun by putting up a shade over it. Once we
were erecting a bamboo frame for such a shade and we needed something with which we could tie the cane pieces placed across the frame. So, we sent Sanna to get some creepers from the forest. He brought a whole bundle. Mara opened the bundle and while sifting, he suddenly looked at one of the creepers and scolded Sanna, “Hey, why did you pluck this, you fool?”

(b) Raju’s father is a mechanic. He works in a factory. He stays away from home for a whole week and comes home on Sundays. One Sunday he came home in the morning at 9 O’ clock. He sneaked into the house from the back door. After breakfast he announced, “Raju I have brought you a watch. I have hidden it somewhere in the house.” Raju and the members of his family were curious to know where the watch had been hidden.

Raju : I think you have kept it in the table drawer.
Raju’s sister : Have you hidden it under the chair?
Raju’s mother : You must have kept it on the shelf in the kitchen.
Raju’s brother : Most probably you have kept the watch behind the TV.
Raju’s granny : Why ask him where he has hidden it? I know the place.

I saw him walking into the bedroom He jumped onto the stool and kept it somewhere above the cupboard. Did you notice that the words in bold are prepositions? You know that they are used before a noun, a pronoun and a noun phrase to connect it to another word. They show the spatial (Space), temporal (time), or logical relationship of the object to the rest of the sentence.

A. I. Identify prepositions in the following sentences and underline them.

1. He threw the ball across the court.
2. They drove along the road.
3. Come and sit next to me.
4. Please don’t be angry with me.
Answer:
1. across
2. along
3. next
4. with

II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions from the brackets.

1. Revathi, go and sit …………….. (beside/besides) Shobha.
2. Has the train …………….. (through/from) Mysore arrived?
3. DWt eat anything ………… (in between/between) meals as it is bad for health.
4. Varun waited …………. (for/since) an hour for his sister at the bus stop.
5. Vidya is not afraid of/off) anything.
Answer:
1. beside
2. from
3. in between
4. for
5. of

III. Correct the following sentences.

1. The shops in the city open on 9 o’clock.
2. He lives at Mumbai.
3. He cut an apple by a knife.
4. It has been raining since three hours.
5. Distribute the mangoes between all the students.
Answer:
1. The shops in the city open at 9 o’clock.
2. He lives in Mumbai.
3. He cut an apple with a knife.
4. It has been raining for three hours.
5. Distribute the mangoes among all the students.

B. I. Prepositions of place: Look at the pictures. Below each of the them write the appropriate preposition of place given in brackets.
(beside, below, behind, under, on, over, in front of, above)

Answer:
(a) above
(b) behind
(c) in front of
(d) over
(e) beside
(f) under
(g) below
(h) on

II. Preposition of Time: Refer to the picture given below and complete the sentences with at, on. in.

1. Columbus made his first voyage from Europe to America ………..1492.
2. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon ………. 21 July 1969.
3. Iam just going out for shopping. I will be back ………. about 20 minutes.
4. The course begins ………. 7 January and ends sometime April.
5. If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ………. night.
6. Shankar’s brother is an engineer, but he doesn’t have a job ………. the moment.
7. The telephone and the door bell rang ………. the same time.
8. My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready ………. two hours.
Answer:
1. in
2. on
3. in
4. on, in
5. at
6. at
7. at
8. in

III. Prepositions of Movement :

(a) Refer to the pictures and correct the sentences.

1. Nag crawled across the home.
2. Nega fell over the table.
3. Naga slithered aeadhtnad.
4. through the hill.
5. Naga moved onto tfae huge pipe.
6. Naga pasaeddown ‘the chafe
7. Naga ran toward the tree.
9. Naga dashed peer the pot
Answer:
1. across → around
2. Over → off.
3. around → across
4. through → up.
5. Onto → through
6. down → past
7. toward → away from
8. out → past
9. over → into

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions given in brackets;

1. The elephant walked …………….. the forest and saw the man’s hut. (through/on/onto)
2. Mr. Hyena ran …………….. the man’s hut and howled for a place, (into/onto/over)
3. The ship sailed …………….. the world, (around/through/over)
4. The train went …………….. the tunnel, (in/through/onto)
5. The suitcase fell …………….. the floor, (into/on/around)
6. She broke her leg when she fell …………….. the stairs (off/in/down)
7. The burglar made a mistake by running …………….. the policeman, (towards/under/onto)
8. I was tired after walking …………….. the hill, through/into/up)
9. When the train arrived at my destination, I got …………….. (into/onto/ofif)
10. The horse jumped …………….. the fence, (over/ under/down)
Answer:
1. through
2. into
3. around
4. through
5. on
6. down
7. towards
8. up
9. off
10. over.

C. Complete the following passages with appropriate prepositions given in brackets.

1. George Bernard was a man of taste. He liked to have beautiful things …………….. (about, around) him. He was of the firm opinion that literature and beauty were both equally necessary …………….. (in,on) life. Once a visitor asked him, “You are a lover …………….. (of, on) everything beautiful. How is that I do not see any flowers …………….. (in, of) your room, though your garden is full of them”. “You are absolutely right. But, I love children too. Is it necessary for me to show my love …………….. (with,for) them …………….. (by, from) cutting off their heads and displaying them …………….. (in, on) vases?” The visitor was speechless.

2. A little girl, who had been told that Lincoln was not very good looking, was taken …………….. (by,with) her father to see the president …………….. (at, on) the White House. Lincoln chatted with her …………….. (with, for) a while in his gentle, humourous way. Suddenly the little girl called out, “Daddy! He is not ugly at all. He is just beautiful.
Answer:
1. around, in, of, in, for, by, in.
2. by, at, for.

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Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Passages for Comprehension

What is Reading Comprehension?
“I took a speed reading course and read ‘War and Peace’ in twenty minutes. It involves

– Woody Allen, US movie actor, comedian and director.

Saying the book involved Russia, as Woody Allen did, is not a demonstration of comprehension. It is a demonstration of memorisation. Asking one to only recall facts, demonstrates the lowest level of assessing a reader’s degree of comprehension.

Comprehension is a learning process. It is the ability to understand and gain meaning from what has been read and being able to communicate this information to others. It is the reason for reading. One must Learn To Read in order to Read To Leam – Learning to Read involves well-known sequentially taught skills:

• Phonemic Awareness – The ability to hear and identify units of sounds in spoken words.
• Phonics – The relationship between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language.
• Vocabulary – Words one must know to communicate effectively.
• Comprehension -The ability to understand and gain meaning from what is read.

Strategies that can help students read more quickly and effectively include,

(a) Previewing: Reviewing titles, section headings, and photo captions to get a sense of the structure and content of a reading selection.

(b) Predicting: Using knowledge of the subject matter to make predictions about content and vocabulary and check comprehension; using knowledge of the text type and purpose to make predictions about discourse structure; using knowledge about the author to make predictions about writing style, vocabulary, and content.

(c) Skimming and scanning: Using a quick survey of the text to get the main idea, identify text structure, confirm or question predictions.

(d) Guessing from context: Using prior knowledge of the subject and the ideas in the text as clues to the meanings of unknown words, instead of stopping to look them up.

(e) Paraphrasing: Stopping at the end of a section to check comprehension by restating the information and ideas in the text. Remember, the more you read, the more your vocabulary will grow.

Read the following passages and answer the questions set on them.

i. Shellfish in Oman

The diverse riches of the sea have always played a significant role in Oman’s economy and lifestyle of her people. The nation’s fishing, industry continues to increase in importance as research into its marine life grows stronger.

An animal that is of enormous importance to the south-eastern coast of Omanis, the abalone, a shellfish has become the centre of a multimillion dollar industry.

Once, abalone shellfish were brought to the surface in the hope that the soft tissue contained beautiful pearls. Today, the shellfish are caught for a different reason – restaurant menus! The fresh white shellfish has a distinctive and much admired flavour and it is the most highly valued product from Omani waters. It is fished exclusively along the shores of Dhofar.

This distinctive shellfish has only one shell, unlike other shellfish which have two. The shell is extremely beautiful. Light is diffracted by geometrically arranged crystals within the shell, creating a wonderful shine. The shells of several abalone can be used for decorative purposes, and to make jewellery and buttons.
Abalone live in shallow marine waters with rocky bottom conditions.

Young abalone shelter in small groups, holding onto the underside of medium-sized boulders, whereas adults live grouped up to a dozen together in rocky cracks. They can only survive successfully in areas where cold, nutritious water rises from the sea bed. There, in the shallow, brightly lit conditions, the abalone shellfish live. The environmental requirements for cool water conditions are rarely met, and, as a result, the geographical occurrence and extent of abalone fisheries worldwide is extremely restricted.

The coast of Dhofar in Oman is one of the special environments that supports abalone populations. The southern shore of Oman experiences monsoon winds across the surface of the sea from April to September. As these winds skim the surface, the rich cold water from the depths of the Arabian sea can easily rise and move towards the shore.

Abalone are harvested after the monsoon period, between October and March. Fishermen dive to a depth of ten metres assisted only by a face mask and, perhaps, fins. Groups of up to ten men search the sea bed for abalone encrusted boulders and deftly remove the shells using a knife, before coming up for air. A good diver searches for large adults and will collect up to 600 specimens per day. In order to do this, the diver may have to cover an area of 100 square metres.

Question 1.
Why is Oman’s fishing industry continuing to expand?
Answer:
The main sea product off the coast of Oman are Abalone Shellfish which are in demand all over the world as a delicay in restaurants. Their shells are also used for decorative purposes. This growing demand has resulted in the expansion of Oman’s fishing industry.

Question 2.
Why was abalone shellfish originally important?
Answer:
Because its soft tissue contained beautiful pearls.

Question 3.
How is the abalone different from other shellfish?
Answer:
Abalone live in shallow marine waters with rocky bottom conditions holding on to the undersides of medium sized boulders. They live in small groups which the other fish can’t. They have only one shell unlike other shell fish which have two.

Question 4.
State the three uses of abalone shells.
Answer:
Three uses of Abalone shells are

• For decorative purpose
• To make jewellary and
• To make buttons.

Question 5.
Mention one of the factors contributing to Oman’s growing economy.
Answer:
The coast of Dhofar in Oman has the special environmental requirement of cool water conditions that support Abalone fish.

Question 6.
The abalone is fished in
Answer:
Coast of Dhofar in Oman.

Question 7.
When are abalone harvested?
Answer:
After the monsoon period between October and March.

Question 8.
Which part of the year is best suited for harvesting abalone?
Answer:
Between October and March.

Question 9.
Bring out the difference between the life of the young and adult abalone.
Answer:
Young Abalone: They live in shallow marine water with rocky bottom holding onto the underside of boulders which shelter small groups.
Adult Abalone : They live in groups up to a dozen together in rocky cracks. They can survive only in cold areas.

Question 10.
How are abalone fished under sea?
Answer:
Fishermen dive to a depth of ten metres under sea, assisted only by a face mask and fins.
Groups of upto ten men search the sea bed for abalaone encrusted boulders and deftly remove the shells using a knife.

Question 11.
Give the meaning of the phrase ‘multi-million dollar’ in the context of the passage.
Answer:
The phrase ‘multi-million dollar’ means that there are plenty of industries based on abalone shellfish which has considerably increased the economy of Oman.

Question 12.
Why does a diver use a knife?
Answer:
A diver uses a knife to detach abalone from the boulders and to remove their shells.

ii. Good twin, Bad twins

My first encounter with the myth that twins come packaged as a pair – one good and one bad – came more than 20 years ago in my local supermarket. As I pushed my shopping trolley with my ten month old twin daughters towards a woman, she said, Which one’s the good one and which one’s the bad one?’ I was speechless and hurried past.

Twins are up against the human enthusiasm for comparing, contrasting and labelling people. Since twins are born a ‘matched set’, they are often seen as symbols of the good and bad in all of us. Ancient ; myths and modem movies are full of situations where twins qre made to represent polar opposites. Unfortunately, most people have more familiarity with twin myths than with living, breathing twins, who are, after all, just two little kids. As one mother of adult twin sons puts it, ‘I was amazed at how

good both my twin sons were. From an early age there was so much care and compassion between them. If I offered one a biscuit, he wouldn’t take it until he made sure that his brother was going to get one too. I tried, but I could never get my single-bom kids to be as thoughtful of each other.’ She says die protected her boys from intrusive public scrutiny and twin myths while they were growing up by giving them distinctly different names. She never dressed them alike and avoided emphasizing on their twinship.

Parents have the job of ensuring that their multiples have a chance to fulfil themselves, and to grow up to develop their individual potential. To do that, parents need to get rid of the myths at the back of their minds, and to resist any impulse to favour one over the other. The key is to encourage both of them to develop their strengths and abilities, whether or not they are the same as the other twin’s. While few parents believe the myth of good twin/bad twin, some fall into the trap of contrasting their twins’ personality traits and abilities: easy and difficult, pretty and smart.

Of course, there are times when a parent becomes disenchanted with one over the other. Wise parents keep these feelings to themselves. When they speak of differences between their twin children, they translate them into positive points, and avoid negative labels. However, bad behaviour should always be disapproved of, as long as it is the behaviour, and not the child, which is the focus of the disapproval.

Within the family, parents can control the behaviour of relatives who may believe in the twin myth. But there is no easy way to protect multiples from inappropriate questions and comments which they may meet outside the family circle. The best defense is the attitude towards twinship and about any justify differences between children. Perhaps you may never experience the twin myth, but if you do, be ready with a positive mind.

Question 1.
Where did the author come across the first twin myth?
Answer:
The author came across the first twin myth more than 20 years ago at the local supermarket.

Question 2.
What difference did the mother of the twin sons find between these two and her other children?
Answer:
If the mother offered one of the twins a biscuit he wouldn’t take it until he made sure that his brother was also going to get one. She could never get her single-bom kids to be as thoughtful of their siblings.

Question 3.
Why are twins often classified as good and bad?
Answer:
Because of their behaviour and attitude and the comparison between them.

Question 4.
What advice does the writer give about bad behaviour?
Answer:
Parents of twins at times may become disenchanted with one over the other. Wise ones keep thpse feelings to themselves and refrain from labelling them. However, bad behaviour should always be disapproved of as long as the focus is on the behaviour and not on the errant child.

Question 5.
What trap do some parents fall into?
Answer:
Some parents fall into the trap of contrasting their twins’ individual personality traits and abilities as easy and difficult, pretty and smart.

Question 6.
How do wise parents overcome the twin Myth?
Answer:
Wise parents keep the feeling to themselves when they speak of differences between their twin children and translate them into positive points and avoid negative labels.

Question 7.
Why do you think myths in general float around?
Answer:
Most people believe upon the myths than the living.

Question 8.
‘Twins are up against the human enthusiasm for comparing, contrasting and labelling people’. Draw conclusions from your reading of the passage.
Answer:
The best way is an attitude towards friendship and ignoring any differences that exist between children. If we are already with a positive mind set, we can really get rid of this myth.

iii. The man who conquered every peak in Europe

During a daring two-month climbing expedition in some of Europe’s most volatile regions, Rod Baber, a 29-year- old former telecom salesman, has survived rock falls and avalanches, sidestepped landmines and climbed one peak at midnight to avoid armed mountain patrols. He has spent a night on a treacherous one-metre ice ledge, battled altitude sickness and used Cuban cigars to bribe the shadowy figures who control mountain access.

For his troubles, he will enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the climber who has conquered the highest peak in each of the 47 European countries in the least time, saving four years off the record of seven years that had been set two years previously. It seems an extreme way to earn a place in the history books. The idea of doing the record started in 1997. When Baber, who became a climbing fanatic in his teens after being sent on an adventure weekend, was spending an evening with some work colleagues.

The conversation got around to climbing mountains and, from then on, he was hooked, and spent hours on the telephone to potential sponsors, trying to get them to agree to give him financial support for his venture.

Once he had received the first promise of money, Baber went into serious training. Apanel of professional climbers was called in to draw up a list of the 47 peaks, which included Mt. Elberus in Russia (5,642m), the tallest mountain in Europe, and the highest point in Monaco, just 162 m, both of which he climbed along other peaks to climb 44 peaks during five months in 1998. Frustratingly, weather and politics slowed him down.

There were three left to do: 2,656m Mt. Daravica in Kosovo, whose slopes were studded with mines: Mt Shikhara in Georgia, whose steep sides make the 5,068m ascent difficult and dangerous: and Mt Ararat in Turkey, whose summit is nearly 5 km above sea level.

Through a combination of support from local people, bribing officials, luck and sheer determination to achieve the record, Baber has done it. He does not see anything pointless or strange about his record. Work isn’t challenging enough, and we all love a challenge.

The most important thing is happiness, and I just love climbing,’ says Baber, whose efforts raised several thousand pounds for various charities. He plans next to conquer the highest peak in every country in the world. He reckons he will be able to complete the remaining 199 peaks at the rate of a continent a year. ‘I’d like to lead a normal life,’ he says, ‘but I’m on the mountain wagon now.’

Question 1.
How was Baber employed before he began making records?
Answer:
Baber was employed as a telecom salesman before he began making records.

Question 2.
Name the problems Baber faced during his attempt.
Answer:
During a duration of two-month climbing expedition in some of Europe’s most volatile regions. Baber has survived rock falls and avalanches, sidestepped landmines and even climbed one peak at midnight to avoid armed mountain patrols.

Question 3.
Baber entered the Guinness Book of World records because .
Answer:
He has conquered the highest peak of each of the 47 European countries, in the least time.

Question 4.
What started Baber’s interest in mountaineering?
Answer:
Baber became a climbing enthusiast while in his teens, after being sent on an adventure weekend in 1997. When he was spending an evening with his colleagues, the conversation got around to climbing mountains and he got hooked on the mission of climbing the highest peaks of each of the 47 European countries in the least time.

Question 5.
What qualities in Baber made his achievement possible?
Answer:
The fact that he was a climbing fanatic from his teens, his adventurous spirit, willingness to take risks and face challenges, physical endurance, dedication, single minded determination all these qualities along with his sense of being happy on mountain tops have made it possible.

Question 6.
What does Baber mean by I’d like to lead a.normal life, but I’m on the mountain wagon now”?
Answer:
Baber plans to conquer the highest peak in every country in the world. He reckons he will be able to complete the remaining 199 peaks at the rate of a continent a year. So, even though he would like to complete his mission and settle down, the attraction of the mountains is still pulling him up there.

Question 7.
The word Summit means (sum total, peak, surface)
Answer:
peak

Question 8.
List some of the European mountain peaks mentioned in the passage.
Answer:
Mt. Elberus in Russia, Mt. Daravica in Kosovo, Mt. Shikhara in Georgia, and Mt. Ararat in Turkey. ,

iv. Plants that Heal

Many of the plants that are poisonous in large quantities are useful medicinally if taken in very small quantity. Foxgloves are poisonous if eaten, but the drug digitalis is extracted from these plants, and this is used to treat people with heart diseases. The deadly Night Shades, gives belladonna which is used as a sedative and Nux Vomica tree supplies strychnine which can increase appetite.

However, both of these medicines must be taken in small doses; they are poisonous if that dose is exceeded. Before men could manufacture drugs, plants were their only source.

The Chinese were using opium from poppies and the South American Indians were chewing cocoa leaves as painkillers, long before the presence of drugs called cocaine and heroin. Now that these drugs are distilled from the plants and used at greater strengths, they have become addictive drugs causing as much distress as relief from pain. Other drugs are not as dangerous.

Quinine which helps to bring down fever, extracted ‘ from the bark of the Cinchona tree, which grows in South America, Camphor, Caster beans and cloves all give oils with medicinal uses, and these are only a few of the many plants used to ease illness. Another fungus must be included here, the Penicillium fungus, which gives penicillin, an invaluable antibiotic.

Question 1.
How are foxgloves medicinally helpful?
Answer:
Digitalis, a drug extracted from foxgloves is used to cure heart diseases.

Question 2.
The drug that is extracted from foxgloves is .
(a) belladonna.
(b) strychnine.
(c) Nux Vomica.
(d) digitalis.
Answer:
(d) digitalis.

Question 3.
What happens if belladonna and strychnine are given in small doses?
Answer:
Belladonna is a sedative and strychnine increases appetite.

Question 4.
Before man could manufacture drugs, plants were the only source of medicine. True/ False.
Answer:
True.

Question 5.
What were used as painkillers by the Chinese and the South American Indians?
Answer:
The Chinese used opium from poppies and the South American Indians used cocoa leaves, as
painkillers.

Question 6.
Which plants produce oils of medicinal value?
Answer:
Camphor, caster beans and cloves give oils of medicinal value.

Question 7.
Which fungus proves a good antibiotic?
Answer:
‘’Penicillium fungus”.

Question 8.
Match the following.

Name of the plant	Part of the plant used as medicine	Illness/disease cure
Cocoa	Leaves	Pain killers
Cinchona	Bark	Brings down fever
Caster	Beans	Ease illness
Poppies	Seeds	Pain killers

Answer:
(a) – iii (b) – iv (c) – ii

At that moment the figures began to move back towards their machines. They went inside and the low humming noise began again. One by one the machines lit up. Then the first machine rose into the air, spinning like a wheel. A second one followed it, and then a third ….

Rod felt terribly sad. The machines were leaving without him! He jumped over the low wall. “Wait!” he shouted. “Take me with you! Please!” . But as he rushed forward, a wave of hot air pushed him back and he fell to the ground When he opened his eyes, the field was empty.

Did he really see flying saucers or was it all a dream? Rod is not sure. But these days, when anyone mentions flying saucers, Rod keeps quiet. And he feels very sad, remembering the happy peaceful planet he wanted to go to.

Question 1.
What did Rod always use to laugh at?
Answer:
Rod always used to laugh at the idea of flying saucers.

Question 2.
What did Rod hear as he was getting ready to go to bed?
Answer:
Rod heard a low humming noise outside like thousands Of bees.

Question 3.
In the field at the end of the garden Rod saw some
(a) people
(b) humming bees
(c) strange objects.
Answer:
(c) strange objects.

Question 4.
From where could Rod view the mysterious objects clearly?
Answer:
From the wall at the end of his garden.

Question 5.
What was Rod sure of ?
Answer:
Rod was sure of the people being from outer space.

Question 6.
What did Rod imagine about the outer space?
Answer:
He used to say, that people from outer space would not want to come to our planet.

Question 7.
How many machines did Rod see moving?
Answer:
Rod saw three machines moving.

Question 8.
Why was Rod sad?
Answer:
Rod was sad because the machines had gone back without him.

Question 9.
Where did Rod find himself when he was pushed back?
Answer:
Rod found himself on the ground.

Question 10.
Why does Rod feel sad when there is a mention of flying saucers?
Answer:
Rod feels sad remembering the happy peaceful planet he had wanted to go.

v. Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall’s great passion for life was animals. She liad dozens of books about them. The walls of her bedroom were covered with pictures of animals, just as other girls of her age had posters of pop stars.
She used to keep animals in garden and, if she could, brought them into the house too. Usually, however, her mother caught her. “Get those animals out of here!” she used to shout. “If you must keep them, use the shed at the end of the garden!”

Most of Jane’s animals were quite small: rabbits, mice, birds- that sort of thing. But one day something quite big came her way. Jane’s mother noticed that she was spending quite a lot of time in the shed. She also noticed that food was disappearing from the house, esjtecially bread and fruit. One evening she decided to go down to the shed to see for herself.

As. she stood outside the door of the shed, she could hear Jane talking to someone inside. “She’s got a friend in there with her,” she thought. She opened the door and looked in. At first she could only sec Jane sitting on the ground. Then she made out the shape of an animal sitting beside Jane. Two huge eyes stared up at her. She nearly screamed.

It was a gorilla “Jane! Where on earth ?” she started to say. But then she remembered. A few days before, a
young gorilla had escaped from the zoo and, in spite of every effort to find it, the animal had simply vanished. “I found it wandering through the park,” Jane explained. “It seemed so lonely! I talked to it and we became friends at once. And then it followed me back here . ..

“Well, you know you can’t keep it,” her mother said. “You’d better phone the police and explain.” Not long after, the police came and also a van from the zoo. Nobody was even align with Jane when she told her story. The police knew all about Jane and her animals.

And the zoo keeper said: “I can see that Gorges ou. But we need him back at zoo! But you can come and see him as often as you like. We’ll send you a free pass!” These days Jane has almost given up collecting small animals- but you can often find her talking to her friend Gor at the zoo! –

Question 1.
What did Jane’s “mother notice?
Answer:
Jane’s mother noticed that the for,was disappearing from the house – especially bread and fruit.

Question 2.
Who was sitting with Jane in the shed?
Answer:
A young gorilla was sitting with Jane in the shed.

Question 3.
Where had the gorilla come from?
Answer:
The gorilla had come from the zoo.

Question 4.
Where had Jane found the gorilla?
Answer:
Jane had found the gorilla at the park:

Question 5.
Whom did the mother want Jane to inform about the gorilla?
Answer:
The mother wanted Jane to inform the police.

Question 6.
Why weren’t the police angry with Jane?
Answer:
Because the police had known all about Jane and her animals.

Question 7.
What did the zoo keeper offer Jane?
Answer:
The zoo keeper invited Jane to visit the zoo often to see the gorilla, and offered her a free pass.

Question 8.
The Gorilla belonged to the ………….
(a) zoo.
(b) park
(c) police.
Answer:
(a) zoo

Question 9.
Jane’s mother went to the shed because she wanted taind
(a) animals
(b) food
(c) Jane’s friends.
Answer:
(c) Jane’s friends.

Question 10.
Match the actions in column A with the reasons in B.

A –B
1. Jane took food from the house. — a. It was in Jane’s shed.
2. Jane began to spend a lot of time in the shed. — b. She tried to bring animals into the house.
3. Jane’s mother use to shout — c. She needed it for the gorilla at her.
4. The gorilla vanished — d. She had to tell them about the gorilla.
5. Jane phoned the police — e. She had a gorilla there.
Answer:
1 – c, 2 .e, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – d.

vi. Plying Saucers

Rod always used to laugh at the idea of flying saucers. “If there are people in outer space,” he used to say, “they won’t want to.-eome.here, will they?”

But that was before Rod had a very strange experience.One summer evening, just as he was getting ready to go to bed Rod heard a low humming noise outside, like thousands of bees. He looked out of his bedroom window’. In the field at the end of the garden he saw a number .of bright objects coming down. As they landed their lights went out and the field became dark. Rod decided to take a closer look from the wall at the end of his garden.

From there he could.see the mysterious objects quite clearly. There were twelve of them in all arid they were long and thin, like cnomvJus cigars. In the centre of the machines he could just make out a group of figures, all wearing space suits: They appeared to be having a meeting.

As he stood there, Rod felt sure that these men were from outer space. Their machines were the famous flying saucers. Rod also felt sure that they came from a quiet, peaceful planet, quite unlike the world he lived in. And he wanted to join them!

vii. Robert

It was a cold winter’s afternoon. Robert paused for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at foe river below. There were hardly any boats on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost directly below, there was one small one, a canoe, with a boy in it. He was not even wearing many clothes, Robert noticed, He shivered and walked on.

Just then he heard a cry. Help! Help! The cry definitely came from foe river. Robert looked down. The boy was in the water and his canoe was floating away.”Help! Help!” he called again.

Robert was a good swimmer and he hesitated for only a moment. Taking off his coat, he dived into the river. The icy water almost took his breath away, but in a matter of seconds he reached the boy. “Don’t panic!” he said as he caught hold of him. “Just relax-and I’ll soon get you out of the water.”

But the boy began to struggle and shout something at him. Robert could not make out his words. “Don’t panic,” he said again and started to swim towards the bank, dragging the boy with him. But at that moment he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge.

There were several people on board, all looking in his direction. Robert decided to swim towards the boat. “Give me a hand,” he shouted as he got near the boat. He looked up into a row of faces. “It’s funny;” he thought. “They look angry.” Silently the people on the boat helped the boy aboard and wrapped him in a blanket. But they made no move to help Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me out too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large camera.”You! Why, we were making a film and you spoilt a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”

Question 1.
What was the weather like?
Answer:
It was a cold weather.

Question 2.
Who was in the canoe?
Answer:
A boy was in the canoe.

Question 3.
When Robert heard the cry for help, he was
(a) still on the bridge.
(b) looking at the river.
(c) taking off his jacket.
Answer:
(b) looking at the river.

Question 4.
What did the boy do when Robert caught hold of him?
Answer:
The boy began to struggle and shout something at him.

Question 5.
The people on the boat
(a) laughed at Robert.
(b) did not speak to Robert.
(c) left Robert in the water.
Answer:
(c) left Robert in the water.

Question 6.
What had the people on the boat been doing?
Answer:
There were several people on board all staring in his direction. They were making a film.

Question 7.
Pick but the synonyms from the passage for the following words.
(a) Did not try
(b) Pulling
(c) Ruined
Answer:
(a) hesitate
(b) dragging
(c) spoiled

Question 8.
Fill in the table with appropriate information given below:

Time of Day
Time of Year
Places
People
Events

a motor boat / film people/winter / Robert / a boy / a bridge/ afternoon/ Robert savec a boy / a river/He spoilt a film.
Answer:
Time of day -Afternoon
Time of year – winter
places – A bridge, a river, a motor boat
People – Film makers, Robert, a boy.
Events – Robert saved a boy, he spoilt a film shooting.

viii. Useful Microbes

Bacteria and fungi decompose dead organisms and thus enable nutrients to go back to the soil. This prevents accumulation of dead organic matter in the soil. Therefore, these microbes are called decomposers. The bacteria and fungi act upon the dung of farm animals, straw, vegetable wastes, grass cuttings and other degradable wastes. As they rot, nitrates and other inorganic nutrients are given out into the soil, thus making it rich.

These compost and manure act as natural fertilizers. In plants, such as the legumes (beans, peas, soya bean etc), the roots have several swollen parts called nodules. Different species of the Rhizobium bacterium live in these swellings and convert nitrogen into nitrates. This process is called nitrogen fixation. This helps to make the soil rich in nitrates which are essential for the growth of plants. It takes an active part in the nitrogen cycle.

Raw sewage like faeces and urine is a health hazard. Bacteria breakdown raw sewage wastes such as faeces and urine into harmless and even useful substances. These can be used as landfills or to renovate the soil by providing nitrates and phosphates and improving its water retention capacity.

In India, China and some other countries, village communities use biogas fermenters to produce methane. Human and animal faeces and leafy waste from crops are broken down by bacteria in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic conditions) to produce methane (biogas), a valuable fuel for cooking and lighting.  Some algae are used in space flights to purify the air in spaceships.

Alcohol and alcoholic drinks are made by fermentation using yeast. Yeast is used to ferment sugars in grapes to make wine. Sugars in rice and barley are fermented to produce beer.

Yeast is also added to dough to.produce carbon-di-oxide which makes the dough rise. The bread or cake made from the dough becomes soft and fluffy due to the gas. So yeast is used in bakeries to make bread and cake.

Question 1.
Name various natural fertilizers.
Answer:
The dung of farm animals, straw, vegetable wastes, grass cuttings and other degradable wastes are some of the natural fertilizers.

2. Which is the bacterium that lives in the swollen parts of legumes?
Answer:
Rhizobium bacterium.

Question 3.
The phrase’anaerobic conditions’in the passage means
(a) absence of aerobics.
(b) absence of oxygen.
(c) excess of oxygen.
Answer:
(b) absence of oxygen.

Question 4.
What is the component used for fermentation?
Answer:
Yeast is the component used for fermentation.

Question 5.
What are nodules?
Answer:
In plants, such as the legumes (beans, peas, soya etc) the roots have several swollen parts called “Nodules”. Rhizobium bacterium live in these and convert nitnogen into nitrates.

Question 6.
Name any two degradable wastes.
Answer:
The dung of farm animals and straw.

Question 7.
How is biogas produced? Why is biogas a valuable fuel?
Answer:
Human and animal wastes and leafy waste from crops are broken down by bacteria in the absence of oxygen to produce methane or biogas. It is a valuable fuel for cooking and lighting.

Question 8.
Explain the process of nitrogen fixation?
Answer:
Different species of the Rhizobium bacterium live in nodules, the swellings in the roots of legumes and convert nitrogen into nitrates. This process is called nitrogen fixation.

Question 9.
How is raw sewage, a health hazard turned into a harmless and useful substance?
Answer:
Raw sewage like feces and urine is a health hazard. Bacteria breakdown these raw sewage wastes into harmless and even useful substances.

Question 10.
How does a bread or cake turn soft?
Answer:
Yeast is added to the dough to produce carbon dioxide which makes the dough rise. Bread or cake made from the dough becomes soft and fluffy due to the gas.

ix. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

The uncanny thing about Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, a woman described as “the supremely romantic figure of the freedom struggle”, is how relevant her mission seems today – a hundred years after she was bom. Whether it is her free-thinking feminism, her egalitarian politics, hef driving interest in theatre, her belief in the cooperative movement or Indian handicrafts, she was one of that rare breed of people whose ideas seem relevant even now.

Kamaladevi was a feminist long before feminism became fashionable. She critiqued what she saw as the excesses of Western feminism that cast women in eternal victim roles and pitted them against men, instead of patriarchal institutions: Bom into a liberal Saraswat Brahmin family in Mangalore, she inherited her mother’s independent streak. Her exposure to politics came from the icons of the freedom struggle like Gopalakrishna Gokhale, Ranade and Annie Besant, who were friends of .her family.

After her meeting with the Margaret Cousins, a key figure in the Suffragist movement in the West, Kamaladevi joined active politics and became the first woman to contest a seat in the Legislative Assembly (in 1926, from the Madras State Provincial Legislature). She headed the All India Women’s Conference for several years, campaigning for legislative changes to further women’s rights.

She pressed for a uniform civil code as a means to promote gender justice and worked hard for the prevention of child marriage. Many of her ideas that seemed radical are accepted as normal today, like the right to maternity leave and child care and the need to consider women’s unpaid household labour, an economic activity.

Kamaladevi’s swadeshi convictions were also largely fuelled by her feminist agenda. She linked the Western system of mass production as a deathblow to women who formed the bulk of the work force in unorganised sectors such as traditional crafts. Similarly, according to her, traditional and indigenous knowledge, which passed on from mother to daughter (like herbal cures), was also threatened by Western systems of medicine.

Her study on the abject situation of women in the mining industry led to her deep association with labour unions. She traced the crucial link between class and gender in a 1948 report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. It was subtitled ‘The Basis of Feminism’.

Question 1.
Kamaladevi is remembered even today because,
(a) she was a romantic figure of the freedom struggle.
(b) her ideas are still relevant.
(c) she believed in egalitarian politics. .
Answer:
(b) her ideas are still relevant.

Question 2.
Kamaladevi was a feminist long before feminism became fashionable. True/ False.
Answer:
True.

3. Mention the names of any two freedom fighters, who initiated her to politics.
Answer:
Gopala Krishna Gokhale and Ranade.

4. Why did Kamaladevi demand for a uniform civil code?
Answer:
Kamaladevi demanded for a uniform civil code to promote gender justice and equality.

Question 5.
She considered system of mass production as a deathblow to traditional crafts.
Answer:
Western.

Question 6.
Match suitable words to the word ‘union’ and use in sentences of your own. (labourers, judge, trade, student, food)
Answer:
(a) Labourers : Suresh is the union leader of the transport labourers.
(b) Trade : The trade union failed to negotiate with the Government.
(c) Student: A union of students went to the Principal and complained about their science teacher.

Question  7.
Refer to a dictionary and find the meaning of the word ‘death blow’ .
Answer:
Death blow means an event that destroys or puts an end to something.

Question  8.
Choose a synonym from the passage for the word’swadeshi’.
Answer:
Traditional is a synonym for swadeshi, used in the passage.

Question  9.
Why did Kamaladevi have a deep association with labour unions?
Answer:
Because of her study on the abject situation of women working in the mining industry, it led to her deep association with labour unions.

x. Yakshagana

In South India, particularly in Karnataka, there is one form of dance theatre that defies most rules of popular art, perhaps even societal norms; where the hero is just one among many actors on stage; where the villain looks so much grander and has so much more fun that he ends up overshadowing the hero.

This is where no two performances, no two series of dialogue, are ever the same, and shows are typically debated for days after the performance; where an actor can become so famous that he (all roles are played by men) is identified by his role, and where the entangled web of the caste system is surprisingly absent. We call this Yakshagana.

Karnataka has full claim to this art form, which originated in its villages, in open grounds or under ‘ shoddily put-up canvas tents covering dirty mats and creaky folding chairs. Indeed, Yakshagana is recognised as one of the traditional art forms of Karnataka, just like the Odissi dance of Odhisha or the Mohiniattam in Kerala.

Apart from the bhajans and religious discourses, Yakshagana, literally meaning the song of the Yakshas, or demi-gods, offered a fun way to learn about Hindu epics and ’ their thousand and more stories. Yakshagana is a mix of folk theatre, dance, theatre and music, a pantomime of sorts. Today, it constitutes an art form that thrives amidst the general decline of traditional arts elsewhere in India and the region at large.

Interestingly, Yakshagana exists with an almost complete lack of caste and its trappings. For instance,
there is no preference whatsoever given to artists due to their castes, says Govinda Prasad, an amateur artist for nearly 20 years and a doctor in Dakshina Kannada district.

Between managing his family estate and his medical practice, he finds time to do about ten performances in a year. ‘The money is not important to me, I do it for the passion,’ he says. ‘There may be individual animosity among the artists in some cases, but caste never benefits or hinders a person from getting a particular role.’ However, almost all artists, professional or otherwise, are usually Hindu.

In addition, all are men, including those playing the female characters. In a society of male dominance, it was not considered respectable for a woman to be seen on stage before an audience, and this tradition has continued.

At the very core of Yakshagana is the himmela or back ground music. This entourage of musicians includes a narrator, singers (bhagawatha) and musicians playing the chande and maddale drums, and the harmonium. The mummela is a team of actors who interpret and act out the songs from a section of a particular myth.

Their performance, usually touching on just one main story and a few sub-stories, is called the prasanga. Performances usually begin just after dusk with elaborate beating of drums in what is called the peetike, during which the narrator sets the background to the play with songs and music, before the actors come on stage to roar and dance until dawn.

Question 1.
In Yakshagana, the one who looks grander than others is the
(a) hero
(b) villain.
(c) bhagawatha.
Answer:
(b) villain.

Question  2.
All roles in Yakshagana are played by women. (True / False)
Answer:
False.

Question 3.
What system is absent in Yakshagana?
Answer:
Caste system is absent in Yakshagana.

Question  4.
What does ‘mohiniattam’ mentioned in the passage, refer to?
Answer:
It refers to a dance form of Kerala.

Question  5.
What does the word ‘Yaksha’ literally mean?
Answer:
The word Yaksha literally means demi-Gods.

Question  6.
Besides being an amateur Yakshagana artist, Govinda Prasad is
(a) a teacher.
(b) a mechanic.
(c) a‘doctor.
Answer:
(c) a doctor.

Question  7.
In Govinda Prasad’s view, caste a person from getting a particular role in
Yakshagana.
(a) benefits
(b) hinders
(c) neither benefits nor hinders
Answer:
(c) neither benefits nor hinders

Question 8.
What does the word ‘myth’ mean? Refer to a dictionary and find out.
Answer:
Myth means a traditional story from ancient times, to explain natural events or early history of people.

Question 9.
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in B.
A — B
1. defy — a. develop
2. typical — b. specific
3. thrive —  c. characteristic
4. particular — d. deny
Answer:
1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – b.

Question 10.
Choose the correct noun form of the verb.

	perform		showed		add
Perform	Performed	show	showing	add	added
	performance		show		addition

Answer:
performance, show, addition.

1st PUC English Textbook Answers 

Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Articles

Once, an old hermit saw a kite catching a little mouse. He felt sorry for the mouse. He took an apple and threw it at the kite. The kite dropped the mouse in fear and flew away. Then the hermit picked up the mouse and by his holy power changed it into a young maiden.

Articles are not used,

• When you refer to nouns in general.
I like milk but I don’t like fish.

• before names of languages
Hindi is our mother tongue.

• before abstract nouns used in a general sense.
We will have freedom or death.

• before uncountable nouns.
Gold is a precious metal.

A. Fill in the blanks with a/an or the:

1. He is ………… youngest son in the family.
2. Anu is looking for ……….. job.
3. Could you close …………. door, please?
4. Anil is ……….. optician.
5. Dr.Shankar is ………. dentist.
6. My friend is ………. MLA.
7. Raju is in ………. class.
8. Have you ever visited ………. Andaman Islands?
9. Please bring ………. kilogram of apples.
Answer:
1. the
2. a
3. the
4. an
5. a
6. an.
7. the
8. the
9. a

B. Choose the correct option :

1. Do you enjoy listening to ?
(a) music
(b) the music
Answer:
(a) music

2. My brother speaks ……….
(a) the French
(b) French
Answer:
(b) French

3. I spent my childhood in ……….
(a) Bangalore
(b) the Bangalore
Answer:
(a) Bangalore

4. We are skiing in ……….
(a) Alps
(b) the Alps
Answer:
(b) the Alps

5. The sun rises in ………….
(a) the east
(b) east
Answer:
(a) the east

C. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the wherever necessary. If no article is necessary put an ‘X’ in the blanks.

i. ………… old pilgrim was making his way to ………… Himalayan Mountains in the cold of winter. When it began to rain, he went to ……………….  inn ………………. innkeeper said to him, “How will you ever get there in this kind of weather, my good man?” ………………. old man answered cheerfully, “My heart got there first, so its easy for ………………. rest of me to follow”.

ii. Once upon ………………. time ………………. elephant made friendship with …………man. One day ………… heavy thunderstorm broke out, ………………. elephant went to his friend who had ………………. little hut at edge of………… forest and asked for ………… help.

iii. ………… farmer owned ………… piece of land in village. He grew paddy on it. He got some bags of paiddy. He took ten bags of paddy to market in his bullock cart. On ………… way two bags fell on road. farmer tried to put bags into ………… cart. He could not lift bags. elderly gentleman came that way. He helped the farmer to put bags on………… cart………………..  farmer thanked ………………. gentleman for his help.
Answer:
i. An, the, an, The, The, the,
ii. a, an, a, a, the, a, the, the,
iii. A, a, a, the, the, the, The, the, the, the, An, the, the, The, the.

D. Match the following:

Answer:
1. d 2.a 3. e 4. b 5. c

1st PUC English Textbook Answers 

Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Question Forms

How do we frame questions in English? Do we just invert the word order or use some other devices for this purpose? Let us recall.

I. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ questions using the statements given below. One is done for you.

Example:
Jayanth has bought a note book.
Has Jayanth bought a note book?
Hasn’t Jayanth bought a note book?”

1. The whites have made us slaves.
2. The restaurant keeper had asked him to take off his shirt.
3. Laxmi is working in a multinational company.
4. Rajesh was a carpenter:
5. Industries were the symbols of development.
6. He can speak English fluently.
7. My mother reads‘Prajavani’every day.
8. My sisters too read‘Prajavani’every day.
9. The teacher gave us home work.
10. Some delegates won’t attend the seminar.
Answer:
1. Have the whites made us slaves?
Haven’t the whites made us slaves?

2. Had the restaurant keeper asked him to take off his shirt?
Hadn’t the restaurant keeper asked him to take off his shirt?

3. Is Laxmi working in a multinational company?
Isn’t Laxmi working in a multinational company?

4. Was Rajesh a carpenter?
Wasn’t Rajesh a carpenter?

5. Were industries the symbols of development?
Weren’t industries the symbols of development?

6. Can he speak English fluently?
Can’t he speak English fluently?

7. Does your mother read ‘Prajavani’ everyday?
Doesn’t your mother read ‘Prajavani’ everyday?

8. Do your sisters too read’Prajavani’every day?
Don’t your sisters too read ‘Prajavani’ every day?

9. Did the teacher give you homework?
Didn’t the teacher give you homework?

10. Will some delegates not attend the seminar?
Won’t some delegates not attend the seminar?

II. Rearrange the jumbled segments into ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ questions. One is done for you
Example: Indians / English / Speak / do.

Do Indians speak English?
1. Ramanagara / a big / is / city
…………….?

2. your / friends / does / visit / she
…………….?

3. you / write / did / a letter / the principal / to
…………….?

4. the slaves / seldom / birthday / had / known / their
…………….?

5. fruits / will./you / get / better / in/Verona
…………….?

6. told / the narrator / his driver / had / to go on leave
…………….?

7. their / make / Lucia’s brothers / payment / do
…………….?

8. glaring / was / Nicola / at / his younger brother
…………….?
Answer:
1. Is Ramanagara a big city?
2. Does she visit your friends?
3. Did you write a letter to the Principal?
4. Had the slaves ever known their birthdays?
5. Will you get better fruits in Verona?
6. Had the narrator told his driver to go on leave?
7. Do Lucia’s brothers make their payment?
8. Was Nicola glaring at his younger brother?

III. Frame ‘Wh’ questions so as to get the underlined word/s as answer.
Example :

Shashirekha spends the weekends with her family,
Who spends the weekends with her family?

1. Man has failed to understand the nature and her ways.
…………….?

2. The narrator will drive Nicola and Jacopo to the hospital
…………….?

3. The commission was appointed to look into the matter.
…………….?

4. There were five members in the commission.
…………….?

5. The elephant put his trunk inside the hut slowly.
…………….?

6. The lion wanted to have peace and tranquility in his kingdom.
…………….?

7. The people around him looked like hungry wolves.
…………….?

8. The narrator was seventy kilometers away from home.
…………….?

9. Mara met the king at his palace at midnight.
…………….?

10. Udyan Express leaves Banglaore at 8 pm for Mumbai.
…………….?
Answer:
1. What has man failed to understand?
2. Where will the narrator drive Nicola and Jacopo?
3. Why was the commission appointed?
4. How many members were there in the commission?
5. How did the elephant put his trunk inside the hut?
6. What did the lion want to have in his kingdom?
7. How did the people around him looked?
8. How far away was the narrator from home?
9. Where did Mara meet the king at midnight?
10. When does the Udyan express leave Bangalore for Mumbai?

IV. Complete the ‘Wh’ questions with the help of the statements given below.
Example :
Why do you want to learn English?
I want to learn English to go abroad.

1. When ……… Vidya complete her home work?
Vidya completed her home work yesterday.

2. ……… do the birds live?
The birds live in the nest.

3. Where ……… Harish worked with his father?
Harish has worked with his father in the field.

4. Why ……… they come to school together?
They will come to school together to attend ‘Parent’s Day’.

5. ……… were honoured by the Teachers Association?
Five top scorers were honoured by the Teachers Association.

6. Who ……… two farms and 30 slaves.
Anthony owned two farms and 30 slaves.

7. ……… did the wind rock Mara’s hut.
At midnight the wind rocked Mara’s hut.

8. ……… was the restaurant keeper asking him?
The restaurant keeper was asking him to take off his shirt.
Answer:
1. did
2. Where
3. has
4. do
5. who
6. owned
7. when
8. What

V. Supply suitable tag to the following statements. One is done for you.
Example:
l am her child, aren’t I?

1. Mother was everything for us, …………..
2. We are her children, …………..
3. She made her lap our bed, …………..
4. Our kicks didn’t hurt her, …………..
5. Our sickness stole her sleep, …………..
6. Our hunger had led her to skip her meals …………..
7. She will never curse her children, …………..
8. They don’t have any love for their old mother, …………..
9. They can seldom feel for their mother, …………..
10. We should love and respect our mothers, …………..
Answer:
1. wasn’t she?
2. aren’t we?
3. didn’t she?
4. did they?
5. didn’t it?
6. hadn’t it?
7. will she?
8. do they?
9. can’t they?
10. shouldn’t we?

VI. Match the following sentences in column ‘A’ with their suitable question tags in column ‘B’.

A	B
1. The members had heard sufficient evidence.	could we?
2. The Goddess stood before me.	aren’t they?
3. I do not know what to do.	isn’t it?
4. I will be very angry if you miss another worship.	does he?
5. We create our own tradition.	do I?
6. I have given a suggestion.	hadn’t they?
7. The narrator doesn’t know anything.	haven’t I?
8. Verona is a lovely city.	don’t we?
9. Romeo and Juliet are reputed to have lived in Verona.	didn’t she?
10. We couldn’t think of troubling you.	won’t I?

Answer:
1. hadn’t they – 6
2. didn’t she? – 9
3. do I?-5
4. won’t I – 10
5. don’t we? – 8
6. haven’t I? – 7
7. does he? – 4
8. isn’t it? – 3
9. aren’t they? – 2
10. could we? – 1

Did you know?
The question tag for ‘I am’ is ‘aren’t I?’ But for ‘I am not’ is ‘am I?’

1st PUC English Textbook Answers

Karnataka 1st PUC English Workbook Answers Articulation Correction of Sentences

Many of us tend to commit mistakes while framing sentences. Generally, these mistakes are committed in the following areas.

• Not using appropriate articles and prepositions.
• Not using correct form of the verb.
• Not placing words in the right order.
• Not fixing subject-verb agreement.
• Using .unnecessary and wrong words.

Identify the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.

I. Articles : –
Example :

Once upon a time a elephant made friendship with a man.
Once upon a time an elephant made friendship with a man.
1. This is a best thing to do.
2. You can fool some people all a time, but not everyone. ,
3. The huts were already occupied by a jungle lord.
4. The old woman reduced the self-esteem of the speaker.
5. An European came to visit India.
6. This is the story of an unusual medicinal creeper.
Answer:
1. This is the best thing to do.
2. You can fool some people all the time, but not everyone.
3. The huts were already occupied by the jungle lords.
4. The old woman reduced the self-esteem of the speaker.
5. A European came to visit India.
6. This is the story of an unusual medicinal creeper.

II. Prepositions : –
Example
lam here for teach you English.
I am here to teach you English.
1. The pinheaded duck is the resident in the swampy forest.
2. I have another piece of work to you.
3. The huts are already occupied from the jungle lords.
4. I am protecting my delicate skin by the hailstorm.
Answer:
1. The pinheaded duck is a resident of the swampy forest.
2. I have another piece of the work for you.
3. The huts are already occupied by the jungle lords.
4. I am protecting my delicate skin from the hailstorm.

III. Subject Verb agreement 
Example :

“My dear good friend, your skin are harder than mine”, said the elephant.
“My dear good friend, your skin is harder than mine”, said the elephant.
1. Children is still sleeping in the hut.
2. On the face of it, this does not seems an impossible task.
3. Habitat destruction are the primary reason for the disappearance of our wild life.
4. This were the result of large-scale clearing of the forests.
5. The world have more evil than good.
6. You is wandering around far away from home.
7. Someone have picked my pocket and taken away my wallet.
Answer:
1. Children are still sleeping in the hut.
2. On the face of it, this does not seem an impossible task.
3. Habitat destruction is the primary reason for the disappearance of our wild life.
4. This was the result of large-scale clearing of the forests.
5. The world has more evil than good.
6. You are wandering around far away from home.
7. Someone has picked my pocket and taken away my wallet.

IV. Word order :-
Example :

Why you are so late, Nicola?
Why are you so late, Nicola?
1. When he had met his friend?
2. Where the fruits are 9
3. Why he has taken my book?
4. I have not told you to keep away from here?
5. Which way he went?
6. Where he is now? ‘
7. What your command is?
8. You are jealous that the Goddess comes to me rather than you in dream?
9. Where you dropped from?
10. Where you were all this time?
11. The animals came to see what was the matter.
Ans:
1. When had he met his friend?
2. Where are the fruits?
3. Why has he taken my book?
4. Have I not told you to keep away from here?
5. Which way did he go?
6. Where is he now?
7. What is your command?
8. Are you jealous that the Goddess comes to me rather than you in dream?
9. Where did you drop from?
10. Where were you all this time
11. The animals came to see what the matter was.

V. Redundancy:- 
Example :

Suppose if you go late, you will miss the train ‘
If you go late, you will miss the train.
1. The cricket team returned back to India yesterday.
2. I get up at 6 a.m. in the morning.
3. Man is more better than animals.
4. He is my most best friend.
Answer:
1. The cricket team returned to India yesterday, {hack)
2. I get up at 6 a.m. (in the morning)
3. Man is better than animals.(more)
4. He is my best friend.(was)

VI. Wrong use of words:- 
Example :

The furniture cost ten thousand rupees.
The furniture costs ten thousand rupees.
1. I am reading a new poetry.
2. My hairs are black.
3. He took his sheeps to graze.
4. The teacher gave me good advise.
5. The thiefs escaped before the police arrived.
6. The childrens were weeping. Their mothers pacified film.
Answer:
1. I am reading a new poem.
2. My hair is black.
3. He took his sheep to graze.
4. The teacher gave me good advice.
5. The thieves escaped before the police arrived.
6. The children were weeping. Their mothers pacified them.

VII. Tense 
Example :

I am liking Kannada very much
I like Kannada very much
1. I am thanking you for your help.
2. The pen is belonging to me.
3. The lady is resembling her mother.
4. She is liking sweets.
5 . My friend drunk milk.
Answer:
1. I thank you for your help.
2. The pen belongs to me.
3. The lady resembles her mother.
4. She likes sweets.
5. My friend drank milk.

1st PUC English Textbook Answers 

Karnataka 1st PUC English Textbook Answers Reflections Chapter 13 Do not ask of Me, My Love

I. Answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:

Question 1.
When does the speaker realise what he thought about love was not true?
Answer:
When he understood that there are other sorrows in the world than love.

Question 2.
‘That’s the way I imagined it to be.’ suggests
(a) that the speaker’s concept of love is naive.
(b) the speaker’s realisation of realities.
(c) the speaker’s view of love was just a wishful thinking.
Answer:
(a) that the speaker’s concept of love is naive.

Question 3.
‘for there are other sorrows in this world than love,’ here ‘sorrows’ refers to miseries
(a) generated by love.
(b) caused by poverty and deprivation.
(c) caused by jealousy and envy.
Answer:
(b) caused by poverty and deprivation.

Question 4.
‘You’re beautiful still, my love’ here the speaker is expressing his
(a) fidelity to his love.
(b) inability to pay the same undivided attention to his love.
(c) preoccupations with other issues in life than his love.
Answer:
(a) fidelity to his love.

Do not ask of Me, My Love Additional Question and Answer

Question 5.
Why is the poet helpless?
Answer:
Because there are other sorrows in the world other than love, and other pleasures.

Question 6.
What was vain according to the poet?
Answer:
Her eyes were everything and everything else was vain.

II. Answer the following questions in a paragraph each:

Question 1.
What does the line ‘those dark and brutal curses of countless centuries’ suggest?
Answer:
The poet mingled the concept of love and contemporary issues in the poem, so he expresses his faith in love and at the same time he remembers his responsibility to contribute some thing to his country. The lines “those dark and brutal curses of countless centuries” suggests there are many problems of poverty and deprivation.

Question 2.
What harsh realities of life have drawn the speaker’s attention much more than the beauty of his beloved?
Answer:
Though he loved her deep but when he comes to realize that there are other truths than his love. He became helpless towards his beloved. He honestly says his love would be same but he can’t spend the time for her love because there are many problems in the country for which he has to give attention, like poverty and helpless destitutes.

Question 3.
What transformation in the perception of love do you see in the poem?
Answer:
A transformation from imagination to reality can be seen in the perception of love. Every teenager lives in a world of illusions and dreams of his love, but when he is more mature and delves deep in the society and its problems, he realises that love is not a complete world and there are other more important issues out there. This concept is excellently brought out by the poet.

The poem also gives a message to the youth in how to lead their life and to which world they have to dedicate their life. There are so many problems that are out there to be cared for by all, but the youth simple spend their time in the name of love and spend it in a dream world.

III. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
At the end of the poem we feel that the speaker does not love his beloved less, but the suffering humanity more. Do you agree?

Question 2.
Many critics have pointed out in this poem ‘the beloved’ means not just a lover but country and nationalism. With this observation, does this poem read differently?
Answer:
The poem “Do not ask of Me My love” by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, presents the concept of love and contemporary issues of our society. The poem begins when the lover expresses his helplessness in not being able to love his beloved as in the past.

He explains how she seemed so very bright when he had felt that only she was his world. He even exaggerates how her beauty had given breath to the everlasting spring. Her eyes were everything to him and nothing else was there except her in his world. He had felt that with her by his side, the world was his and he could attain everything.

But now, he has realised that all that was just an illusion and only his imagination. He gives as his reasoning his realisation that there out in the wide world were issues, more important than his love for her. He is now more concerned about social problems, war, destruction, poverty diseases and pain of people and would rather try and solve those problems than stay in his illusory world of love for his beloved.

He assures her that his love for her has not diminished, but the social problems have taken priority-justified by these lines, “You’re beautiful still my love, but I’m helpless too. In a way, it is a message to all, that love in youth is quite common, but one’s country and social problems are more important and deserve concern and commitment from all. The speaker has opted for the more fulfilling choice Of social reformation than his love.

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