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ENGLISH, Read the following poems carefully and select the, correct answer for the questions after it., , POEM I, A bird came down the Walk, A bird, came down the walkHe did not know I saw, He bit an Angle Worm in halves, And ate the fellow, raw,, , And then he drank a Dew, From a convenient GrassAnd then hopped sidewise to the Wall, To let a Beetle pass, , He glanced with rapid eyes,, That hurried all abroadThey looked like frightened Beads, I thought,, He stirred his velvet Head., , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 72
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Like one in danger, Cautious,, I offered him a Crumb,, And he unrolled his feathers,, And rowed him softer Home-, , Than Oars divide the Ocean,, Too Silver for a seam,, Or Butterflies ,off Banks of Noon,, Leap, plashless as they swim., 1.Why has the poet called the grass 'convenient'?, A. Because the bird could see the beetle in the grass., B. Because grass is greener on the other side., C. Because it was easy for the bird to have dew from it., D. Because the bird could see the worm in the grass., 2.How does the poet describe the eyes of the bird?, A. Watery like dew., B. Like grass., C. Like frightened beads., D. Pearls, 3.Which of the following is a metaphor?, A. A bird came down the walk., B. He stirred his Velvet Head., C. He bit an angle-worm in halves., D. And then hopped sideways to the wall., 4."They looked like frightened Beads" - What figure of speech is found here?, A. Metaphor, B. Hyperbole, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 73
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C. Personification, D. Simile, , POEM II, She Dwelt Among The Untrodden Ways, She dwelt among the untrodden ways, Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there was none to praise, And very few to love, A violet by a mossy stone, Half- hidden from the eye!, Fair as a star,when only one, Is shining in the sky., She lived unknown,and few could know, When Lucy ceased to be;, But she is in her grave ,and,oh,, The difference to me !, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 74
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1. Write the missing word:.................,trod, trodden, A. treed, B. tread, C. tread, D. trede, 2. Select the rhyme scheme of the poem from the options given:, A. aabb, B. abab, C. abcd, D. abdc, 3. “Fair as a star,when only one, Is shining in the sky.” What is the figure of speech used in this line?, A. metaphor, B. simile, C. hyperbole, D. personification, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 75
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POEM III, , Frogs, Frogs sit more solid than anything, In mid leap they are, Parachutists falling, In a free fall. They die on roads., With arms across their chests and heads high., I love frogs that sit, Like Buddha, that fall without, Parachutes, that die, Like Italian tenors, Above all I love them because, Pursued in water they never, Panic so much that they fail, To make stylish triangles, With their ballet dancer‟s Legs., DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 76
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1., , The poet does not compare frogs to?, A. parachutist, B. budha, C. italian tenor, D. triangle, , 2., , Choose the central poetic technique used in the poem, A. personification, B. assonance, C. metaphor, D. alliteration, , 3. What is the appropriate word for the phrase quest for in this, poem?, A. panic, B. pursue, C. tenor, D. parachute, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 77
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ANSWER KEY, POEM I, 1. C. because it was easy for the bird to have dew from it., 2. C. like frightened beads, 3. B. he stirred his velvet head, 4. D. simile, , POEM II, 1. B. tread, 2. B. abab, 3. B. simile, , POEM III, , 1. D. triangle, 2. A. personification, 3. B. pursue, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 78
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PROSE I, Read the following passages and select the correct answer, for the questions after it., When Anne reached the school that morning for the, first time in her life she had traversed the Birch Path deaf and, blind to its beauties all was quiet and still. The Preceding, teacher had trained the children to be in their places at her, arrival, and when Anne entered the schoolroom she was, confronted by prim rows of “shining morning faces” and bright,, inquisitive eyes. She hung up her hat and faced her pupils,, hoping that she did not look as frightened and foolish as she, felt and that they would not perceive how she was trembling., She had sat up until nearly twelve the preceding night, composing a speech she meant to make to her pupils upon, opening the school. She had revised and improved it, painstakingly,and then she had learned it off by heart. It was a, very good speech and had some very fine ideas in it, especially, about mutual help and earnest striving after knowledge. The, only trouble was that she could not now remember a word of it., After what seemed to her a year about ten seconds in reality., She said faintly, “Take your Testaments, please,” and sank, breathlessly into her chair under cover of the rustle and clatter, of desk lids that followed. While the children read their, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 79
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verses marshalled her shaky wits into order and looked over, the array of little pilgrims to the Grown up Land, 1. The phrase “Shining morning faces” refers to?, A. pupils, B. boys, C. flowers, D. anne, 2. Choose the appropriate word to describe Annes feelings on, the first day at school?, A. fearful, B. cheerful, C. painful, D. funny, 3. What was her preparation for the opening day at school?, A. she composed a speech, B. she hung her hat, C. she traversed the birch paths, D. she slept for a long time, , 4. Choose the appropriate word from the passage meaning, face up to and deal with a problem or difficulty, , ., , A. marshalled,, B. confronted, C. reached, D. sank, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 80
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PROSE II, Honey, Honey has been used to treat wounds for millennia., Researchers have found that honey has out performed, antibiotics in treating wounds and even Caesarian section and, burns. Worker bees gather nectar from flowers during spring, and summer and regurgitate into the mouths of waiting hive, mates. They spit it out into the honey comb and fan it with their, wings until most of the water in the nectar has evaporated. At, the same time their enzyme -rich saliva turns the sucros into, glucose and fructose, which bind to the remaining water leaving, a desert in which bacterias cannot survive. While the honey is, ripening, though, there is ample opportunity for pathogens to, invade. But protection comes in the form of the bees prime, enzyme, glucose oxidase, which makes the brew acidic and, hostile to most bacteria by converting glucose into gluconic, acid., Honey has a secret weapon that makes it deadly to, microbes even in a diluted form : hydrogen peroxide. As it, breaks down hydroxyl radicals are formed that damage, bacteria. Some experts in wound care around the world have, adopted honey as a standard dressing for wounds., , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 81
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1. Find word from the passage which means „very unfriendly‟., A. hostile, B. deadly, C. wound, D. evapourate, 2. Even in diluted form honey is effective against bacteria, because it contains-----., A. glucose, B. hydrogen peroxide, C. enzyme, D. fructose, , 3.Choose the correct meaning of the word regurgitate., , A. swallow the food, B. store food in the mouth, C. bring swallowed food up into the mouth again, D. store the swallowed food in the stomach, , 4.Choose the correct process., A. glucose↦ sucrose & fructose, B. fructose↦ glucose & sucrose, C. glucose ↦ fructose, D. sucrose ↦ glucose & fructose, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 82
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PROSE III, Sleep, Nobody knows why we sleep but we all need to.There are no, rules about how much sleep is necessary but the average adult, sleeps for 7 hours 20 minutes.About 8%of adults are happy, with 5 hours or less and 4%want ten hours or more. Babies, need between fourteen to eighteen hours whereas the elderly, need less than they did when young but often take a nap during, the day., Everyone at some time has difficulty in sleeping but if you, miss a couple of hours of sleep no harm is done. You may feel, tired and irritable the next day but body soon make up for the, loss. If you try to stay awake night after night however ,you, soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the ability to, concentrate and your judgement is impaired. You begin to, imagine strange things and your behaviour becomes deranged, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 83
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1.You may feel tired and irritable the next day but the body, soon, , makes, , up, , for, , the, , loss., , Choose, , the, , most, , appropriate meaning of the phrase in italics for the context of, the passage., A. invent a story, B. prepare, C. put on make up, D. invent an explanation, , 2.Choos one word for the underlined phrase ability to make, sensible decisions after careful consideration., , A. irritable, B. cause, C. judgement, D. impaired., , 3.What is the meaning of the underlined word derange?, , A. A situation of having no network for your mobile phone, B. A situation of having depression, C. too happy to control your behaviour, D. behave in an uncontrollable way., , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 84
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4. Young often take a nap during the day. What is the meaning, of the word underlined?, A. short sleep especially during day time, B. long sleep during day time, C. short sleep during night time, D. long sleep during night time, , ANSWER KEY, , PROSE I, , 1. A. pupils, 2. A. fearful, 3 A. she composed a speech, 4. B. confronted, , PROSE II, , 1. A. hostile, 2. B. hydrogen peroxide, 3. C. bring swallowed food up into the mouth again., 4. D. Sucrose➡glucose & fructose, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 85
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PROSE III, , 1. B. prepare, 2. C. judgement, 3. D. behave in an uncontrollable way, 4. A. short sleep especially during day time., , CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF VERB TO FILL IN THE, BLANKS., 1. If I study I ... ……...the exam., A. will pass, B. would pass, C. would have passed, D. will have passed, 2. If I studied I. ……………... the exam., A. will pass, B. would pass, C. would have passed, D. will have passed, 3. If I had studied I ……….. the exam., A. will pass, B. would pass, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 86
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C. would have passed, D. will have passed, 4. If the game is good, I ……..play it., A. will, B. would, C. could, D. should, 5. If I had had nothing to do I………..come., A. would have, B. will have, C. will, D. would, , ANSWERS, , 1. A. will pass, 2. B. would pass, 3. C. would have passed, 4. A. will, 5. A. would have, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 87
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C. muscitan, D. musican, 9, A. admiration, B. atmiration, C. admiracion, D. addmiration, 10, A. pebbles, B. pebels, C. pebbils, D. pebblse, , ANSWERS, Correctly spelt words, , 1. B.Communicate, 2. B. Guitar, 3. A. illiterate, 4. A. peasant, 5. B. entertainment, 6. D. mischievous, 7. A. determined, 8. A. musician, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 90
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9. A. admiration, 10. A. pebbles, , Fill in the blanks, 1. I wish I ------- play the guitar., A. would, B. could, C. will, D. can, 2. I wish he ------ keep the noise down next door., A. would, B. could, C. can, D. will, 3. I wish I ----- at home., A. was, B. were, C. can, D. will, 4. I wish I ---- the time to go next week., A. have, B. had, C. Were, D. has, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 91
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5. I wish you ----- done that., A. hadn't, B. haven't, C. hasn't, D. can't, 6. I wish you------ here., A. will, B. was, C. would, D. were, 7. I wish you------- called me., A. had, B. have, C. has, D. were, 8. I wish I ------- remember something of that time., A. could, B. did, C. would, D. had, 9. I just wish you----- stop hiding everything from me, A. will, B. could, C. would, D. did, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 92
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10. I wish you ---- said something earlier., A. have, B. had, C. could, D. would, , ANSWERS, , 1. A. could, 2. A. would, 3. B. were, 4. B. had, 5. A. hadn’t, 6. D. were, 7. A. had, 8. A. could, 9. C. would, 10.B. had, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 93
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I wish, , SELECT THE EXACT MEANING OF THE WORD, UNDERLINED IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, , 1.I assured my friend to be with him on time., A.guarantee, B. console, C. motivate, D.scold, 2.She is scared of street dogs., A.sad, B. delighted, C. sorrowful, D.afraid, 3. Meera rescued her brother from drowning., A.remembered, B. saved, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 94
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C. regret, D.received, 4.My daughter is too courteous and obling to all., A.advocate, B. courageous, C. friendly, D.polite, 5. There is a winding path between the river and my home., A.twisting, B. straight, C. long, D.binding, 6. I don’t want to agitate you., A.upset, B. achieve,, C. help, D.amuse, 7. Our team emerged triumphantly., A.tragically, B. trivially, C. magically, D.successfully, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 95
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8.I admire your courage., A.praise, B. prize, C. gift, D.agree, 9.They departed from their hometown yesterday., A.disturbed, B. arrived, C. left, D.broke, 10. I thought I had plenty of time ., A. pleasant, B. many, C. shortage, D. luxury, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 96
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ANSWERS, , SYNONYMS, , 1. A. Guarantee, 2. D. Afraid, 3. B. Saved, 4. D. polite, 5. A. twisting, 6. A. upset, 7. D. successfully, 8. A. praise, 9. C. left, 10. D. many, , Words having the same meaning are called, Synonyms., , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 97
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Choose the appropriate words for the phrases given, 1. An account of someone's life written by someone else., A.autobiography, B. autograph, C. review, D.biography, 2. A piece of writing about travel., A.novel, B. poem, C. fiction, D.travelogue, 3. A circumscribed area often surrounded by a building or a, complex that is open to the sky., A.courtyard, B. turf, C. loft, D.kitchen, 4. A sharp blade with the handle used for cutting., A.spade, B. grass cutter, C. axe, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 98
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D.knife, 5. A tool used for cleaning floor., A.knife, B. mop, C. axe, D.spade, 6.Funny poem that has five lines., A. ode, B. lyric, C. limerick, D. sonnet, 7.A group of birds., A. flock, B. team, C. gang, D. cluster, 8. A long journey especially by ship ., A. tour, B. trip, C. travel, D. voyage, 9. A person who plays a musical instrument especially as a profession, or is musically talented., A. singer, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 99
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B. musician, C. director, D. writer, 10.A small stream., A. river, B. brook, C. sea, D. valley, , ANSWERS, 1. D. Biography, 2. D. Travelogue, 3. A. Courtyard, 4. D. Knife, 5. B. Mop, 6. C. Limerick, 7. A. Flock, 8. D. Voyage, 9. B. Musician, 10. B. Brook, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 100
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CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE WORD THAT IS, OPPOSITE IN MEANING OF THE WORDS IN, , ITALICS, 1.You should try to be more polite., A. rest, B. rude, C. happy, D. glee, 2. My uncle advised me to stay in the hospital., A. sleep, B. continue, C. delay, D. leave, 3. Look, a log is floating in the stream., A. sinking, B. hanging, C. flowing, D. flying, 4. The truck couldn't cross the ghat because of the heavy load., A. light, B. massive, C. hasty, D. hollow, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 101
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5. I saw a rare piece of sculpture in the museum., A. old, B. odd, C. isolated, D. common, ANSWERS, 1. B. Rude, 2. D. Leave, 3. A. Sinking, 4. A. Light, 5. D. common, , Antonyms are words that have opposite, meanings., Fill in the blanks by Choosing the Correct optons, given below, 1.The woman ------- works here is from Germany., A. which, B. What, C. Who, D. That, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 102
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2. This is the bank ----was robbed yesterday., A. which, B. who, C. whose, D. whom, 3. To -----should we direct our complaint?, A. whom, B. Whose, C. which, D. that, 4. The man ---gave him the money was young., A. Who, B. Which, C. What, D. That, 5.Raju came with a friend --- waited outside in the car., A. whose, B. Which, C. Who, D. that, 6. The boy ----drove the car was nervous., A. which, B. that, C. who, D. whom, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 103
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7. She wore a mask -----made her look like Milley mouse., A. that, B. who, C. which, D. where, 8.This is the town ---I spent my childhood., A. which, B. that, C. where, D. who, 9.The only thing----- matters is to find our way home., A. which, B. Who, C. What, D. that, 10.I want the red bag ---is there on the shelf., A. which, B. that, C. who, D. where, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 104
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ANSWERS, 1. C. who, 2. A. which, 3. C. whom, 4. A. who, 5. C. who, 6. C. who, 7. A. that, 8. C. where, 9. D. that, 10. A. which, , These are basic Relative Pronouns, , Who, Whom – For People, Whose – shows possession, Which – for thingd, That—for things & people, Where – for things,people & place, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 105
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There are Certain words missing in the Sentence given.Fillthe, words from those given below, , 1.I am anxious ----my exam., A. for, B. about, C. over, D. at, 2.He died ………fever., A. to, B. of, C. on, D. for, , 3.She goes to school--- bus., A. of, B. in, C. on, D. by, 4.My birthday is ----November., A. on, B. at, C. in, D. of, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 106
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5.The old woman sat down----the door., A. at, B. on, C. in, D. with, 6. He always meets his friends for lunch ---- Sunday., A. at, B. in, C. of, D. on, 7. He sent it ……..post., A. on, B. by, C. to, D. with, 8. Reena ran ---the road., A. over, B. across, C. at, D. of, 9. They fought……..courage., A. with, B. by, C. on, D. at, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 107
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10. I started my new job ---1999., A. in, B. on, C. at, D. from, , ANSWERS, PREPOSITIONS, , 1. B. About, 2. B. Of, 3. B. by, 4. C. In, 5. A. At, 6. D. On, 7. B. By, 8. B. Across, 9. A. With, 10. A.In, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 108
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CHOOSE, , THE, , CORRECT, , MEANING, , OF, , THE, , FOLLOWING, 1. Pulling someone’s leg, A. cheat your best friend, B. irritate others, C. make somebody fall down., D. joking with someone, 2.A blessing in disguise, A. a religious ritual, B. a place of worship, C. a good thing that initially seemed an evil/misfortune, D. blessing from God, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 109
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3.Don’t count your chickens before they hatch, A. not to count on something happening until after it’s already, happened, B. to count on something happening until after it’s already, happened, C. not to care your pets, D. kill some / one, 4.Beat around the bush, A. Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feeling because it is, uncomfortable, B. keep everything in order, C. play together, D. hide some where, 5.Too many cooks spoil the broth., A. many people make the problem severe, B. all people are lazy and do nothing, C. one good person can do the job quicker, D. all people can do the work easily., , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 110
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ANSWERS, 1. D. Joking with someone, 2. C. A good thing that initially seemed an evil/misfortune, 3. A. Not to count on something happening until after it’s already, happened., 4. A. Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is, uncomfortable., 5. A. Many people make the problem severe, , CHOOSE THE SUITABLE ONE FROM THE, FOLLOWING TO GET THE MEANING OF THE, WORD UNDERLINED., 1.We have started a journey just after ten., A. set off, B. set out, C. set in, D. set up, 2.The accident is showed down the traffic., A. hold on, B. hold in, C. hold out, D. hold up, DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 111
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3.The government has demanded an end to hostilities in the region., A. called out, B. called for, C. called on, D. called in, 4.Its better to take a vacation to get rid of your troubles., A. wash out, B. wash away, C. wash in, D. wash on, 5.He is planning to pay a visit to Katherine today., A. call on, B. call for, C. call in, D. call out, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 112
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ANSWERS, , 1. B. set out, 2. A. hold on, 3. B. called for, 4. B. wash away, 5. A. call on, , These are phrasal verbs. They are, verbs, ( main verb) formed with adverb or, preposition, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 113
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Supply 'a' 'an' or ' the' wherever necessary., 1., , -----school where he studied is ------famous one., A. a, the, B. the,a, C. an, the, D. a, the, , 2., , I first met him -------- year ago., A. a, B. an, C. the, , 3., , -------honest man always speaks-----truth., A. an, the, B. the, an, C. an, an, , 4., , Rome is ------ holy city., A. a, B. an, C. the, , 5., , Yesterday------European called at my office., A. a, B. an, C. the, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 114
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ANSWERS, ARTICLES, , 1. B. the, a, 2. B. an, 3. A. an, the, 4. A. a, 5. A. a, , There are there articles – a, an, & the, an & an – Indefinite articles, a : used before consonant sounds, an : used before vowel sounds, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, Page 115
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11), , 2⁴⁹⁴ × 7⁹⁸⁴ × 8⁶⁹⁵ ന്റെ ഒറ്റയുടെ സ്ഥാനത്തെ അക്കം എത്ര?, A)8, , 12), , B)2, , B)7, , C)2, , B)x⁴y², , B) 4⁴, , D)x⁴y², , C)4⁸¹, , D) 4¹¹, , 1³/(.1)³ = ------A)1, , B)10, , C)100, , 16), , (4⁸)½ = -------, , 17), , A)4⁴, B) 4⁸½, 2¹⁰⁰ -ന്റെ പകുതി എത്ര ?, A)2⁵⁰, , 18), , C)x³y², , 4³+ 4³ + 4³+ 4³=---A) 4¹², , 15), , D)3, , ഒരു സമചതുരത്തിന്റെ വശം x²y ആയാൽ അതിന്റെ പരപ്പളവെത്ര ?, A)x⁴y?, , 14), , D)6, , 1983²⁹⁶+799⁶⁹⁴ ന്റെ ഒറ്റയുടെ സ്ഥാനത്തെ അക്കം എത്ര ?, A)1, , 13), , C)4, , 1, 2, , 1--(, A), , B)1¹⁰⁰, +, , 1, 2, , 1, 4, , 1, 8, , +, , B), , C)4¹⁶, C)2⁹⁹, , +, , 1, 16, , 1, 4, , +, , 20), , A).0625, 1, +, 2, , 1, 4, , DIET ALAPPUZHA, , 8, , 1, 16, , ) = -----, , 1, 32, , 0.5+.25+.125+.0625+----= 1, , D)2⁴, D)1⁵⁰, , 1, 32, , C), , 19), , B).5, + 1 +, , D)1000, , D), , 1, 8, , C).25, D)1, + 1 =-----32, , 204
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10), , C, , x³y⁴z², , 11), , D, , 6, , 12), , A, , 1, , 13), , B, , 14), , A, , 4⁴, , 15), , D, , 1000, , x⁴y², , 1³/.1³, =1/.001, =1000, 16), , A, , 4⁴, , 17), , C, , 2⁹⁹, , 2-ന്റെ ഏതു കൃതിയുടെയും പകുതി, കൃതി ഒന്നു കുറഞ്ഞതായിരിക്കും, 2-ന്റെ ഏതു കൃതിയുടേയും ഇരട്ടി കൃതി ഒന്നുകൂടിയതായിരിക്കും, 18), , C, , 19)A, 20), , 1, 32, , .0625, B, , 31, 32, , പാറ്റേൺ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുക., 1/2+1/4= 3/4, 1/2+1/4+1/8= 7/8, DIET ALAPPUZHA, , 1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16= 15/16, 207