10 : | A. | 1. R K Laxman’n cartoon’s have universal appeal; they do this by taking a close look at people’s pretences and dealing with them in a matter-of-fact manner. 2. He worked as an editor in ‘The Free Press Journal’. 3. India had just achieved independence from British rule. But the country had been partitioned. 4. Laxman did a variety of cartoons caricatures and Sunday specials. He recorded the momentous event in the form of caricatures of Jinnah, Gandhi, Mountbatten and Nehru. 5. The legendary hero ‘The Common Man’ is the voiceless witness; he represents the common mass of India. |
| B. | 1. That a large number of people still do not have any civic sense is amazing but true. 2. That an outsider will be elected as a committee member in this club is unlikely. 3. That the School Day celebrations will be postponed because of bad weather is quite possible. 1. It is now clear that he is not suited to a career in law. 2. It has now been confirmed that the storm will cross the coast near Nagapattinam. 3. It is obvious that we cannot wait endlessly for her because we already late for the show. 4. It is surprising that she expects him to take such a tough entrance test. |
| C. | 2. merged 3. hinged 4. pasted 5. patched 6. blend |
| D. | 1. dowdy, tawdry, garish, suave, glitzy |
| E. | long ago, things that existed in the past, aged, not new, aged, something that has existed in the past, obsolete |
| F. | 1. adjective 2. noun 3. No 4. No, It is generally used only with people or objects. 5. Yes 6. in the first syllable; three |
| G. | a. Yes b. Yes c. Yes d. Yes e. Yes f. Yes |
| I. | 1. illusion 2. inquiry 3. affect 4. humane, 5. adverse 6. emigrate 7. flout 8. inflict |
| Examination Practice 1. It has anti-oxidants. 2. is a substance in turmeric which has anti- bacterial and anti-fungal properties 3. It would excite the British because they love Indian food flavoured with turmeric. Also Britain has a high incidence of leukaemia. 4. cystic fibrosis 5. It is difficult to assess the significance of the research on turmeric; leukaemia is rare in people of Asian origin. 6. a. incidence b. considerable c. exhibit d. bemused e. assess | |
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