1. (1). A woodcutter wascutting a tree on a river bank.P.He knelt down and prayed.Q.. His axe slipped and fell intothe water.R.God Mercury appeared beforehim and asked about the matter.S.He could not get it back as theriver was very deep.(6). He dived into the water andcame up with an axe of gold.

2. (1). A friend-˜s rudeness ismuch more damaging than astranger-˜s.P.You feel hurt instead of angryQ.You feel that you-˜re beingtaken for granted.R.When a friend says sharply - "Idon-˜t have time to talk to youJust now."S.When a friend shows up latefor lunch or a shopping trip - withno good reason - (6). Friends after all - aresupposed - to make up for thethoughtless - cruelties ofstrangers.

3. (1). Hailstones consist ofmany onion like layers of ice.P.The process continues until thehailstone is too heavy to be liftedand then it drops to the earth.Q.In certain weather conditionssmall ice crystals drop to form acrystal.R.Some of the moisture freezeson to the crystals forminganother layer.S.Updrafts carry the hailstonesand when it drops another layeris formed.(6). That is how hailstones areformed.

4. Directions : In these questions - the first and last sentence of thepassage are numbered (1) and(6). The rest of the passage issplit into four parts and namedP - Q.- R - S . These four parts arenot given in proper order.Readthe sentences and find outwhic(1). It is far better to live fora short whileP.contribution to the worldQ.and make some significantR.that is just idled awayS.than spend a long life(6). in gossiping and playing.

5. (1). AgricultureP. cotton for our clothesQ.raw materials like juteR.and sugarcane for ourindustriesS.gives us food(6). and food for cattle.

6. (1). A man should givethe same care to himself that hegives to his car.P.And sooner orlater there comes a completebreak down.Q.Everyday tens of thousands ofmen are trying to work whentheir bodies and minds are inneed of repair work.R.For worrypulls down the mind and fatiguepulls down the body.S. He doesnot try to drive his car whenthere is something wrong with it - he has to put it in order.(6). Man should realise that mostworry and fatigue can beprevented.

7. (1). One of the mostwidely spread bad habitsP.which is now smoked orchewed by menQ.and even by childrenR.often by womenS.is the use of tobacco(6). almost all over the world.

8. (1). It is very misleadingto say that computers can -—think'like people.P.However - they make It possiblefor people to -—bottle-˜ thought.Q.They have no more a mind oftheir own than a lawn mower.R.They can not.S.You work out how to do aparticular job - write a programand then the computer appliesyour thinking to that job as longas you like.(6). In this sense computers arehalf alive because theyperpetuate thinking of theircreators.

9. (1). Proud LittleAstronomer sees huge dragon inthe moon.P.Big Astronomer calls him and - shows him the fly.Q.He runs to the Big Astronomerand calls him home.R.He is very excited andremembers his rival BigAstronomer.S.Big Astronomer agrees andlater discovers a fly in thetelescope lens.(6). Little Astronomer isshamefaced and becomeshumble.

10. (1) When he was quiteyoung - Le Corbusier becameinterested in art.P.At the age of nineteen - hetravelled around Europe.Q.But the buildings whichimpressed him most were thoseof the ancient Greeks in Athens.R.At the age of thirteen - he wentto an art school.S.Every where he went headmired the magnificentbuildings of the past.(6) After his visit to Athens LeCorbusier decided to become anarchitect.

11. (1). One of the mostterrible battles of the AmericanCivil War was fought in July(1)863 - at Gettysburg.P.The chief speech on thatoccasion was given by EdwardEverett - a celebrated orator.Q.Lincon was asked to make afew remarks.R.In November of that year aportion of the battlefield was.dedicated as a final resting placefor men of both armies who diedthere.S.Everett-˜s speech lasted 2hours. Lincoln-˜s for 2 minutes itwas over almost before the crowdrealized that it had begun.(6). But the Gettysburg speech isnow one of the world-˜s immortalpieces of literature.

12. (1) Democracy is theprimary goal of our IndianConstitution .(P) If representatives do not ruleaccording to the wishes of thepeople - they are changed in thenext election.(Q.In a democracy - the people arethe rulers.(R)New representatives who areaware of the needs of the peopletake their place.(S)They rule through their electedrepresentative(6) Thus in a democracy - theresponsibilities of the people aregreat.

13. (1) Creating andmodifying a school timetable is acomplex task.(P)T Plus-˜ closely models the realworld timetable creation tasks.(Q.So is the job of computerizingit.(R)All timetables can be viewedon the screen before they areactually printed.(S)It has a comprehensivemanual and useful glossary ofterms.(6) It relieves you of the anxietyto get it all right.

14. ampioned thecause of other countries.R.We fought it with a specialtechnique.S.We are happy that theyachieved freedom.(6). But some countries are stillslaves.

15. (1). Six year old Prabodhaimed his toy gun at his sisterwhile playing.P.You may aim at the pole - or atthe wall or at the tree - where noone can get hurt.Q.Mother got up immediatelysaying - -—No one shoots a humanbeing and calmly removed thegun from Prabodh.R.Still Prabodh aimed his gun atthe kid.S.When his mother saw this shesaid - -—No - Prabodh I Not at thebaby-˜(6). With such a firm action onhis mother's part - Prabodhrealized where the gun shouldnot be aimed.

16. (1). The camel has toughleathery lipsP. that will not sink in the sandQ.and a reserve of food supplyR.broadened feetS.capable of consuming thecoarsest vegetation(6). in its humps.

17. (1) National Integritymeans National Unity for all.(P)They are the evils ofCommunalism and Regionalism(Q.Our Government is takingsteps to remove such tendencies.(R)But there are some eviltendencies in our society tohamper our unity.(S)The feeling of Indian should beachieved to preserve our unity.(6) And this is what every Indianshould aim at.

18. (1). Computers haveinfiltrated Into all aspects of life.P.This shows that the computerhas become all powerful.Q.So - it is with many otherthings where computers areindispensable.R.City traffic - airline booking andair traffic are all computercontrolled.S.In such a situation - computerbreakdown means thebreakdown of the system itcontrols.(6).Such is our dependence on it.

19. (1). The tiny bacterialplants that live in the soil help toprepare food for the plants wecultivate.P.The farmer works very hard tomake the soil favorable.Q.But these soil bacteria are verynecessary and helpful.R.There are millions of bacteriain a cubic inch of fertile soil.S.Some kinds of bacteria areharmful.(6). They do not need sunlight asdo most plants.

20. (1). The BermudaTriangle is an areaP.of many unexplaineddisappearances - Q.the three points of the trianglebeing Miami - R.is famous for being thesupposed siteS.of the Atlantic Ocean off thecoast of Florida and(6). Bermuda - and San Juan inPuerto Rico.

21. (1). The student camelate to the schoolP.He went home weeping.Q.The watchman didn-˜t allowhim inside the schoolR.The boy was waiting outsidefor some time.S.He then decided to go home(6). It was a bad day for him

22. (1). When Galileo wenthome - he began to experimentwith the pendulum.P.When he showed it to histeachers - they were delighted.Q.It was not long beforephysicians were all using theInstrument to count theheartbeats of their patients.R.Soon he had invented aninstrument which marked therate of pulse beats.S.Then the clock makers beganto use the pendulum to keeptime.(6). Today it has many otheruses.

23. (1). Early to bed - early torise - makes a man healthy - wealthy and wise.P.But for the morning tea - I hadto wait for someone to get upbefore me.Q.This saying inspired me to riseearly.R.That day I was the first to getupS.One day I got up early in themorning.(6). One day I realised that it wasa waste of time to get up earlyand wait for the morning tea.

24. (1)Guru is a universityprofessor.P.It was about strange beingscalled KUNUS who live in holesIn the ground.Q.The book is very popular now.R.Thirty years ago he wrote astrange novel called "Q.een ofthe Mars--.S.He is also a famous writer.(6) In a recent interview ontelevision Prof. Guru talkedabout the novel.

25. (1). Carpentry is a verystrenuous profession.P.Because of such tools they putthemselves at risk of injury.Q.In such areas it is all too easyto fall or slip.R.Sometimes their workdemands climbing on high risebuildings.S.Carpenters have to work withsharp tools.(6). Their lives - thus - are full ofchallenges.