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Vihaan Binaykia from Riverside, AHMEDABAD
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

The Holiness of Saint Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was a young girl of seventeen. She believed that if France could put together a strong army, it could free itself from foreign rule. France was at that time ruled by Prince Henry of England. Joan was a simple, uneducated daughter of a farmer. Girls those days did not have the freedom they have now. It was amazing that a simple girl like Joan should have such ambitious ideas. Her conviction that her country could be free was so strong that she met Prince Charles of France and convinced him that he was the rightful ruler of the country. After a great deal of persuasion, Joan of Arc convinced Prince Charles to allow her to command a force to relieve Orleans. Prince Charles gave his permission and Joan of Arc led an army of French soldiers to the city of Orleans which had been conquered by the English. So great was the courage of her conviction that this young girl whipped up tremendous enthusiasm and patriotism among her soldiers. They fought fearlessly against the English. The English soldiers were taken aback by the fervour of the attacking French soldiers and retreated from Orleans. After this grand victory, she persuaded Charles to be crowned as "King of France". She led the armies of France in many other campaigns after this and restored her country’s national pride. Joan of Arc thus achieved what had seemed an impossible task through her courage and determination. She continued to lead the French army from victory to victory but was captured in an encounter in 1420 and handed over to the English. The English put her through a trial which was a mockery of justice and burned her at the stake as a witch. The French people adore Joan as their greatest national heroine. She was made a saint in 1920.
Now, choose the most appropriate options : Joan of Arc was a seventeen years old ____________ girl who had a strong ____________ that her country could be free from foreign rule. She ____________ French Prince Charles and convinced him to allow her to command a force to relieve Orleans. French soldiers fought fearlessly and made their way to victory. Charles was crowned as "____________ of France". She was captured and _____?______ alive by the English in 1420. French people adore her.

A honoured
B adored
C encountered
D burnt

Ans 1:

Madhavan S from DELHI PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BANGALORE
Class : Class 4
d man

Ans 2:

Rithvik from BVM Global, Chennai
Class : Class 9

Ans 3:

Raghav Purushottam Padhye from G. G. P. S., Ratnagiri
Class : Class 5
Burnt

Ans 4:

Rithvik from BVM Global, Chennai
Class : Class 9

Ans 5:

Arnesh from DPS Mathura Road , New Delhi
Class : Class 7
d

Ans 6:

Rozan nirmali from GIIS, japan
Class : Class 6
The correct answer is option D.

Ans 7:

Ronit John from Somerville School, Noida
Class : Class 4
d man

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nirmala maske from pis jalna, jalna
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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nirmala maske from pis jalna, jalna
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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Akshara from sishya OMR , chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

We all love to wear our blue jeans but what do we know about them? It all began in the Nevada region of the United States. In the 1850s, there were many people searching for gold and mining for it. This was called the Gold Rush. Miners had to dig deep to find even a little gold. They had to work very hard and for a long time. Their clothes tore easily. A miner’s wife decided to get a sturdy pair of trousers for her husband. So, she went to a tailor named Jacob W. Davis and told him what she wanted.
He was not an ordinary tailor. He used to stitch horse blankets, wagon covers and tents. Jacob understood what his customer wanted. It had to be strong cotton cloth and should not tear easily. He found some material called denim with a man named Levi Strauss. He stitched the first pair of denim overalls. To make the pair last longer, Jacob decided to fix small metal pins or rivets near the pockets, zipper and other areas to make them last longer. The overalls were tough and looked strong. Soon, everyone wanted a pair of riveted pants!
Davis decided to own the design. So, he became partners with Levi Strauss. Together, they got the denim overalls patented on 20th May, 1873 and Levi Strauss Jeans was born. There was no looking back from then on. Hollywood cowboy movies cast their actors in Levi’s and made them famous all across America. They soon became a symbol of young, American culture. Some people felt that denim overalls were ‘worker’s clothes’ and not right for school. Yet, in 1959, a newspaper reported that 90% of young Americans were wearing denim pants everywhere except to bed and church. By the 1960s, the name ‘jeans’ was given to the blue overalls.
Europe and parts of Asia wanted them too and they became famous worldwide. Soon, people of all ages wore them. In 1969, a magazine reported that denim is one of the oldest fabrics but will remain eternally young. How true!

According to the passage, what does the phrase 'eternally young' mean?

A Remain young always
B Stay alive endlessly
C Be liked by many forever
D Show no wear and tear

Ans 1:

Shreya Shruti from Airforce school , Bengaluru
Class : Class 8

Ans 2:

Oscar Maltman from DBSEH, dubai
Class : Class 8
how C?

Ans 3:

Ananya Ojha from Delhi Public School, Noida
Class : Class 5

Ans 4:

Saksham Chanani from Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata
Class : Class 9

Ans 5:

shubhavi Dhondge from NPS, Banagalore
Class : Class 9

Ans 6:

Saksham Chanani from Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata
Class : Class 9

Ans 7:

SD from St J, Pune
Class : Class 7

Ans 8:

Shreya Shruti from Airforce school , Bengaluru
Class : Class 8
How is it C???!!!

Ans 9:

Shalmali Sirsi from Legacy School , Bangalore
Class : Class 9
answer is C …..it was so easy

Ans 10:

Raksheet Shah from Swami Vivekanad International School, Mumbai
Class : Class 8

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PRATHAM from RUSTOMJEE CAMBRIDGE , MUMBAI
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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MVP from HF, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 2

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MVP from HF, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 2

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Shriya Sreekrishna from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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Chamanzippu from St stephens school, Punjab
Class : Class 7
it should be both option B and D

Ans 2:

Dhruv from Springdales, Dubai
Class : Class 9
it should be dit is d

Ans 3:

Shriya Sreekrishna from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Class : Class 7

Ans 4:

Pratham Dave from GNS, Bangalore
Class : Class 7
I feel that both the options B and D are correct although I am not sure which one is more appropriate

Ans 5:

Mohhika Sharma from Delhi Public School Greater Noida, Greater Noida
Class : Class 7
Why shouldn't it be D? I feel like both B and D could be correct though would B maybe be more appropriate?

Ans 6:

Shriya Sreekrishna from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Class : Class 7
What is the answer to this question?

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AARAV AGRAWAL from BIRLA DIVYA JYOTI, SILIGURI
Class : Class 8
Both B and D are correct, but I feel that B is more appropriate, because we do not know aliens. and we don't know strangers

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Anika S Kumar from Alphabets International school , Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

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Iraj Singh from DPS Megacity, Kolkata
Class : Class 8
The correct answer is A.

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Prabhgeet Kaur from DAV Public School, Ludhiana
Class : Class 7

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Ambar and Adwita from Suncity School, Gurgaon
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Advika Narkar from The Shishukunj International School, Jhalaria Campus, Indore
Class : Class 8
The sentence seems really strange,"She lives her life outwardly....". SOF should change the options.

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Sharvari Joshi from VIBGYOR High Balewadi, Pune
Class : Class 9
the answer can be A,B,C right so why is the answer only A

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Bipasana from KV IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
Class : Class 9
This is completely weird. The answer can be A, B, or C. Even if it can't be B (if you think about it a bit strictly), it definitely can be both A and B.

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