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Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :
The deer is jumping _________ the fence.

A on
B upon
C over
D into

Read the following story and answer the questions that follow :
The monkey and dolphin
A sailor, embarking on a voyage to Greece, took along a monkey to amuse him on shipboard. Off the coast of Greece, near Athens, a violent storm arose. Angry waves beat against the ship and dashed it to pieces. The sailor, his monkey, and all the crew jumped into the sea and swam for their lives. A dolphin saw the monkey struggling in the water and came to his assistance. The dolphin swam with the monkey on his back towards the shore. Then the dolphin, thinking the monkey was a man, asked, "Are you,sir, an Athenian?"
"Certainly I am," the monkey replied, "and furthermore I am descended from one of the noblest families of Athens."
"Then of course you know Piraeus," the dolphin said. The monkey did not know that Piraeus was the famous harbor of Athens. "Oh yes," he said, "I know Piraeus very well. He is one of my closest friends." The dolphin was so angered at these lies that he dived into the water and swam away, leaving the monkey to flounder helplessly in the sea. Then he called back to the monkey,
"Those who tell falsehoods sooner or later find themselves in deep water."
What is the meaning of ‘flounder’?

A To throw away
B To swim in sea
C To sink in sea
D To struggle helplessly

Choose the correct word :
Class : Students; Home : Family; Factory : _________________

A Nurse
B Workers
C Teachers
D Players

Tick the correct meaning for each word:
Pal

A Relative
B Parent
C Enemy
D Friend

Wind
Wind, come softly.
Don't break the shutters of the windows.
Don't scatter the papers.
Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again,
You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives, crumbling hearts the wind god winnows and crushes them all
He won't do what you tell him.
So, come, let's build strong homes,
Let's join the doors firmly.
Practice to firm the body.
Make the heart steadfast.
Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
The wind blows out weak fires.
He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
His friendship is good.
We praise him every day. wind, come softly.
-Subramania Bharati
Complete the summary of the poem by picking the right option :
The poet urges the wind to blow ____ because when it blows ____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, ____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf ____ their pages in the process. The poet chastises the wind for bringing in ____. The wind ____ and destroys the weak but gives ____ to the strong. The wind will not be able to __?__. As if we make our bodies ____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a ____ it will help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in ____.

A harm
B endanger
C kill
D destroy

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
It must have been late when you _______ Alice last night.

A were calling in on
B called in on
C call in on
D had called in on

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
Yesterday's argument was the end of the ________ as far as I was concerned.

A line
B day
C thing
D bridge

Read the following extract taken from “The Room on the Roof” and complete the passage by choosing the options given below :
All hope left Rusty as he staggered __?__ the hill, weak and ____. He could not ____ clearly; he knew he hadn’t eaten ____ morning, and cursed ____ for not ____ Mrs. Kapoor’s hospitality. He was hungry, he ____ thirsty; he was tormented ____ thoughts of what ____ have happened to Kishan, of what might ____....

A below
B down
C under
D off

Read the following extract taken from “The Room on the Roof” and complete the passage by choosing the options given below :
All hope left Rusty as he staggered ____ the hill, weak and ____. He could not ____ clearly; he knew he hadn’t eaten ____ morning, and cursed ____ for not ____ Mrs. Kapoor’s hospitality. He was hungry, he ____ thirsty; he was tormented ____ thoughts of what ____ have happened to Kishan, of what might __?__....

A happened
B happen
C had happened
D happens

Mark the correct category of the given nouns :
Wood

A Common
B Collective
C Material
D Abstract