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Dhruv from salwan junior school, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSEWER THE QUESTION
The Land of the Vikings
(From 'Peeps at many lands: Norway' by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman)
Who has not heard of the Vikings—the dauntless sea-rovers, who in the days of long ago were the dread of Northern Europe? We English should know something of them, for Viking blood flowed in the veins of many of our ancestors. And these fierce fighting men came in their ships across the North Sea from Norway on more than one occasion to invade England. But they came once too often, and were thoroughly defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, when, as will be remembered, Harald the Hard, King of Norway, was killed in attempting to turn his namesake, King Harold of England, off his throne.
Norwegian historians, however, do not say very much about this particular invasion. They prefer to dwell on the great deeds of another King Harald, who was called "Fairhair," and who began his reign some two hundred years earlier. This Harald was only a boy of ten years of age when he came to the throne, but he determined to increase the size of his kingdom, which was then but a small one, so he trained his men to fight, built grand new ships, and then began his conquests. Norway was at that time divided up into a number of districts or small kingdoms, each of which was ruled over by an Earl or petty King, and it was these rulers whom Harald set to work to subdue. He intended to make one united kingdom of all Norway, and he eventually succeeded in doing so. But he had many a hard fight; and if the Sagas, as the historical records of the North are called, speak truly, he fought almost continuously during twelve long years before he had accomplished his task, and even then he was only just twenty-one years of age.
They say that he did all these wonderful things because a girl, named Gyda, whom he wanted to marry, refused to have anything to say to him until he had made himself King of a really big kingdom. He made a vow that he would not comb or cut his hair until he had conquered the whole country. He led his men to victory after victory, and at length fought his last great battle at Hafrsfjord (to the south of Stavanger). The sea-fight was desperate and long, but Harald's fleet succeeded in overpowering that of the enemy, and Sulki, King of Rogaland, as well as Erik, King of Hardanger, were slain. Then Harald cut and dressed his hair, the skalds composed poems in honour of the event, and for ever after he was known as Fairhair. He was truly a great Viking, and he did not rest content with the conquest of Norway alone; for he brought his ships across the North Sea and conquered the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Shetlands, and the Orkneys, and he lived to the age of eighty-three.

King Harald 'Fairhair' fought for twelve years before he accomplishedhis task. In the passage, the 'task' refers to Harald's:

A fight to win the heart of Gyda
B resolve to unite the fragmented Norwegian kingdoms under him
C dream to conquer the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Shetlands, and the Orkneys.
D desire to build grand new ships and use this navy for conquests


Ans 1:

SHOURYA JANA from Birla High School Mukundapur, Kolkata
Class : Class 5
The answer should be B as Fairhair's task was to unite Norway and subdue the Earls.

Ans 2:

Nandana from St Thomas Residential School, Trivandrum
Class : Class 10
B

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Dhruv from salwan junior school, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSEWER THE QUESTION
The Land of the Vikings
(From 'Peeps at many lands: Norway' by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman)
Who has not heard of the Vikings—the dauntless sea-rovers, who in the days of long ago were the dread of Northern Europe? We English should know something of them, for Viking blood flowed in the veins of many of our ancestors. And these fierce fighting men came in their ships across the North Sea from Norway on more than one occasion to invade England. But they came once too often, and were thoroughly defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, when, as will be remembered, Harald the Hard, King of Norway, was killed in attempting to turn his namesake, King Harold of England, off his throne.
Norwegian historians, however, do not say very much about this particular invasion. They prefer to dwell on the great deeds of another King Harald, who was called "Fairhair," and who began his reign some two hundred years earlier. This Harald was only a boy of ten years of age when he came to the throne, but he determined to increase the size of his kingdom, which was then but a small one, so he trained his men to fight, built grand new ships, and then began his conquests. Norway was at that time divided up into a number of districts or small kingdoms, each of which was ruled over by an Earl or petty King, and it was these rulers whom Harald set to work to subdue. He intended to make one united kingdom of all Norway, and he eventually succeeded in doing so. But he had many a hard fight; and if the Sagas, as the historical records of the North are called, speak truly, he fought almost continuously during twelve long years before he had accomplished his task, and even then he was only just twenty-one years of age.
They say that he did all these wonderful things because a girl, named Gyda, whom he wanted to marry, refused to have anything to say to him until he had made himself King of a really big kingdom. He made a vow that he would not comb or cut his hair until he had conquered the whole country. He led his men to victory after victory, and at length fought his last great battle at Hafrsfjord (to the south of Stavanger). The sea-fight was desperate and long, but Harald's fleet succeeded in overpowering that of the enemy, and Sulki, King of Rogaland, as well as Erik, King of Hardanger, were slain. Then Harald cut and dressed his hair, the skalds composed poems in honour of the event, and for ever after he was known as Fairhair. He was truly a great Viking, and he did not rest content with the conquest of Norway alone; for he brought his ships across the North Sea and conquered the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Shetlands, and the Orkneys, and he lived to the age of eighty-three.

In the text, the word 'dauntless' means:

A stubborn and frightful
B vulnerable and fearing
C determined and fearless
D persevering and fearful


Ans 1:

Kanu Chaturvedi from Study Hall, LUCKNOW
Class : Class 5
C - determined and fearless

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Aditya Raj from NPS International , Singapore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 9

Ans 1:

Abhinava Teja Reddy A from National Centre For Excellence, Bengaluru
Class : Class 9
b is the answer

Ans 2:

Adhita Shrivastava from Delhi Public School, Neelbadh Bhopal, Bhopal
Class : Class 3
Me too b is the correct answer but here it shows d

Ans 3:

Anand Yogesh Randad from Bethany, Bengaluru
Class : Class 9

Ans 4:

Yash Bindal from Global Indian International School, Singapore
Class : Class 9

Ans 5:

Priya Lalwani from Sophia Sr Sec School, Bikaner
Class : Class 10
Correct Answer is 2

Ans 6:

Parnika Saxena from Girls' High School And College., Prayagraj
Class : Class 9
The correct answer is option b not d

Ans 7:

Ashish from Sri Viswasanthi E.M. high school, Vuyyuru
Class : Class 9
B

Ans 8:

Yash Bindal from Global Indian International School, Singapore
Class : Class 9
It should be B not D

Ans 9:

Aryan Shrivastav from DPS PANVEL, Mumbai
Class : Class 9
Answer is C

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Dhruv from salwan junior school, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

Ans 1:

Pritika Sinharay from DPS Navi Mumbai , Navi Mumbai
Class : Class 9
According to me the answer is d) utter.

Ans 2:

Pritika Sinharay from DPS Navi Mumbai , Navi Mumbai
Class : Class 9
According to me the answer is d) utter.

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Riya Chopra from The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

Ans 1:

Ashmita Choudhury from Delhi Public School Noida, Noida
Class : Class 8
The answer is D option. There would be no passive voice because this sentence cannot be at all converted in a passive voice. Hope this helps you. #riya

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Amitava Pushilal from International Schooling, Singapore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

Ans 1:

Yuvraj Singh from City Montessori School, Lucknow
Class : Class 3
Its answer is but

Ans 2:

SS from meridian, hyderabad
Class : Class 5
c and d can be the correct

Ans 3:

Heramb Bansal from National Public School Koramangala, Bengaluru
Class : Class 4
There are two options-'C' and 'D'.

Ans 4:

Kashika Goel from DPS Noida, Noida
Class : Class 7
got it so but cannot be answer

Ans 5:

Aditi Shiv Shankar Jaiswal from Delhi Public School Jeddah, Jeddah
Class : Class 4

Ans 6:

Maulikta from DPS Noida, Noida
Class : Class 3

Ans 7:

Ayush Kumar from dpsnoida, Noida
Class : Class 5
c and d both can be the answer

Ans 8:

Lakshana from SBOA School and Junior College, Chennai
Class : Class 6

Ans 9:

Krishnan from Grove school, Chennai
Class : Class 8
The correct answer is D.

Ans 10:

Shiven Dinkar from DPS NOIDA Sector 30, Delhi
Class : Class 4

Ans 11:

LAKSHYA SINGH TOMAR from DPS NOIDA, NOIDA
Class : Class 3
Lakshya singh tomar from DPS NOIDA class- 3d

Ans 12:

Lakshana from SBOA School and Junior College, Chennai
Class : Class 6

Ans 13:

Samvita Patil from NHVPS, Bangalore
Class : Class 7
both C and D seems to be correctby - Samvita Patil from National Hill View Public school, class 3B

Ans 14:

Kashika Goel from DPS Noida, Noida
Class : Class 7
no D is answer meaning still The weaver was poor still he was happy now replace still with yet read it with yet The weaver was poor yet he was happy

Ans 15:

Anagh Agrawal from Billabong high, JABALPUR
Class : Class 3
C

Ans 16:

Rishan Anoop Rao from Future Kids, Hyderabad
Class : Class 3
The answer is but. I actually mean it

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darsh p from The Kalyani School, Pune
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

Ans 1:

vineet8026@gmail.com from dps, Doha
Class : Class 1

Ans 2:

Ivan Tyagi from Chirec International School , Hyderabad
Class : Class 8

Ans 3:

Nitai Pandey from DAV CENTENARY PUBLIC SCHOOL KUTESHWAR, KATNI
Class : Class 7
a

Ans 4: (Master Answer)

Admin from revisewise, Noida
Class : Class 1
The correct answer is B.

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Sreenath from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

Ans 1:

Sreenath from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Class : Class 5

Ans 2:

Taksheel from Indus Universal School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 3
Will attend

Ans 3:

Taksheel from Indus Universal School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 3
Will attend

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Sreenath from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

Ans 1:

Taksheel from Indus Universal School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 3
were playing

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Gargi SB from SSRVM, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

Ans 1: (Master Answer)

Admin from revisewise, Noida
Class : Class 1
When we use prefer, while comparing the two conditions in the statement we use to in order to join them. It works in a similar way as I prefer ____ to ____. In the above example, in the blank spaces we can put our conditions.

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