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Chapter 13, , , , , , A. WORD ORDER, , , , , , 1. Adverbs, , Assignment |, , 1,, , PReN AW es wh, , van, =, , The masons have almost completed the work., , The children arrived half an hour ago., , She generally does good work., , He doesn’t often refer to a dictionary., , He has newer heard of Marconi., , He had been in hospital for feo months., , Have the workmen tarly finished painting the ceiling?, Our teacher hes jist marked these papers., , They were hardly able to hear what he said., , She still doesn’t play volleyball., , Assignment II, , 1, 4., 3,, , Puna S, , Yesterday | went to his house three times., We had never been there before., , When I called on him yesterday afternoon, he had almost finished ploughing, the field., , Have they nearly finished sweeping the floor in the kitchen?, The classrooms were thoroughly cleaned last week., , He often goes to his parent's home at weekends., , Last year he was often reminded to pay attention in class., She will hardly be able to complete her education this year., , 2. Adjectives, , Assignment, , ., , 2A FP he, , A cheap yellow cotton dress., A cheap gold ring., , A new stone house., , A new French pen., , A large grey Indian car., , A wet green nylon shirt., , A narrow dark corridor., , Scanned with CamScanner

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54, , TEACHERS' HANDBOOK (TOTAL ENGLISH-IX), , , , 8, A large modern duplicating machine., 9. An untidy brown leather jacket., , 10. A beautiful square multicoloured carpet., , , , , , C. LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, , , , , , Assignment, , (a), , (b), , Local bus service inefficient and unreliable—no fixed timings—rude, conductors, reckless drivers—do not stop at designated bus stops—, overcrowded buses—irregular service—do not pick up passengers though, empty—old, rickety buses—need for improvement: training and incentives, for the staff—punishment in case of misbehaviour—strict supervision to, check if the buses ply according to the fixed timetable., , Disturbed by loud noise at night—no sleep—unable to work properly the, next day—situation particularly alarming during examination time—can’t, coneentrate— ideally, noise must stop around 10 pm—the tenant should, play the music indoors at low volume—use headphones—close all doors, and windows—must prove to be a good, cooperative tenant— otherwise,, extreme step of eviction., , , , , , D. PRACTICE PAPER—13, , , , , , Question 1, , (a), , (b), , [This statement says that lure of money prompts people to all sorts, of malpractices such as hoarding, deception and exploitation of others, and finally leads them to ruin their lives.], , Anand, a village body of humble background — studied in the village school, till class eight—got a scholarship and went to the city—saw the huge gap, in terms of wealth that existed between him and his classmates— decided, to be wealthy—worked hard—did his graduation and post-graduation— got, an MBA degree with gold medal—selected by the top most company — huge, salary, bungalow, car—greed for money not satisfied—started working day, and night—neglected his family and friends— moved to a foreign country, for better prospects— got money but felt extreme loneliness—took to alcohol, and drugs—lost his job—retumed to India—jobless and afflicted with severe, health problems—love of money brought his downfall., , If I am given the power to change two things for the development of my, country, | would change the following—(i) | would take stern measures to, remove corruption, which is the root cause of so many problems in India;, if corruption is checked, benefits of development would reach everybody, (ii) | would like the education policy to be changed to make our education, system more skill-oriented; this would enable our educated youth to have, employability., , Scanned with CamScanner

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(c), , (d), , (e), , In todays fast-paced life, when people have no time for themselves, the visit, by relatives become quite difficult and taxing for the hosts—my brother, secured top rank in JEE—his photo along with my father appeared in all, the newspapers—relatives from far and near thronged our house—some, of the distant relatives, who lived in our ancestral village, came with their, families and stayed in our house for days together—difficulty in adjusting, with their traditional ways of living, especially food habits—felt relieved after, ten days of such a difficult phase and realised the truth of the statement, that ‘relatives are a tedious and curious pack of people’., , For the View: Co-educational schools provide better environment than, single gender schools because: (i) they allow both genders to mingle, with each other and know how to co-exist and develop mutual respect;, (ii) help to overcome the fear of opposite gender; (iii) it allows for healthy, competition between boys and girls; (iv) play an important role in character, building as the presence of opposite sex teaches them to behave well;, (iv) it reduces any kind of discrimination based on gender., , Against the View: Single sex schools provide a better learning environment, because: (i) chances of distraction due to the presence of opposite sex, are less; (ii) unwanted competition between boys and girls is not there;, (iii) since boys are physically stronger, there are chances of bullying the, girls in a co-education school; (iv) it is easy to provide sex education in, a single gender school; (v) students feel more freedom in the absence of, opposite sex., , The picture shows circles drawn on the floor outside a supermarket to maintain, social distancing to curb the spread of coronavirus—this measure proved, to be a healthy option for people who came out of their homes during the, lockdown period tobuy groceries, vegetables and other essential items— people, were asked to stand as per the marking to maintain social distance and thus, prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus—at some places, people violated, these norms and police had to take action so that people follow the social, distancing, measures like standing at a distance of one metre in the squares, or circles marked out on the roads and outside shops., , Question 2, , (a), , (b), , Glad at the news of visit—will reach the station at 11.00 am on platform, No. 9—you should stand near the bookstall and wait to be picked up—if, we miss each other, you have my home address— proceed to prepaid taxi, stand — fixed fare % 250— reach home— parents to receive you— make yourself, comfortable till I come., , Request a well-known Historian to address the meeting of your School, Cultural Academy—the day and time of the meeting—the agenda of, the meeting: The Caste System in India—the Academy organises plays,, , Scanned with CamScanner

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56, , TEACHERS’ HANDBOOK (TOTAL ENGLISH-IX), , , , dance-dramas, talks, lectures to familiarise the students with India's, cultural heritage and traditions—shall be highly obliged if you can spare, your valuable time and throw some light on the Caste System prevalent, in India—request confirmation., , Question 3, Please refer to Hints for Question 3 (a) and (b) given in Chapter 1 in the textbook., Question 4, , (a) (i) disgraceful (line 5) : dishonourable., , (ii), (iii), (b) (i), , (ii), , (iii), , (iv), , portable (line 7) ; easy to carry,, embedded (line 23) : enveloped., Wilfrid, referred to in the first paragraph was Wilfrid Pigeoncote,, , who had inherited an estate from his uncle. He was popularly known, as Wilfrid, the Snatcher because of his urge to steal., , Pigeoncotes were feeling awkward while entertaining their guest, because of their guest's reputation of being a kleptomaniac., , Mrs Peter suspected their guest of having stolen something from, among the silver presents that they had shown him. Her suspicion, proved to be incorrect when the guest said that somebody had stolen, the silver cream jug, which he had brought to present it as a gift to, the Pigeoncotes., , The Pigeoncotes mistook their guest Wilfrid the Attache for Wilfrid,, the Snatcher, who was a Kleptomaniac and suspected their guest of, having stolen one of their silver presents. They searched his luggage, and took out a silver cream jug from it., , (v) Mrs Peter covered up her mistake by telling her guest that her, , husband was a Kleptomaniac and had stolen the silver cream jug, from his luggage. She apologised for her husband's mistake., , (co) The Pigeoncotes mistook their guest Wilfrid, the Attache for Wilfrid, the, Snatcher, who was a kleptomaniac. They felt nervous and akward because, of his habit of stealing. They searched his luggage and took out a silver, , jug, , Question, fa) 1., 5., , (b), , 1, 5., ( 1., 2, 3., , . outside 6. on 7. up, , from it. The jug was not stolen but was a gift for them,, 5, , be recovered; 2. to tremble; lost;, was, over, , off, , 3. to give;, reached; 6, Taking; 7. descent;, 3., , for 2. across off, , pr re, , Provided your father agrees, we will go out for a picnic., Unless you apply to the college at once, you'll be late for the session., , . Unless he is sure about it, he would not agree to it., , CHAPTER 14 57, , , , 4., , (d), , PVP SS w pie, , Supposing the brakes had failed, how would you have stopped the car, then?, , Although he is a miser, he gives money for charity., , It is dangerous to touch live wires., , The Manager promised that he would be there on the field., Unless you help me I can do nothing., , No sooner did the leader arrived than everyone cheered him., 1am not taller than her,, , The cricketer’s performance on the field was exceptional., , They were brought up by their uncle after their parents’ death., , 900, , Scanned with CamScanner