1. A. (a) ii. Nine years old (b) iii. Little James Bond (c) iv. A toy gun (d) iii. Walked slowly and quietly without any sound (e) iv. Because he thought someone was in the house
B. i) The
narrator loved spy stories and wanted to pretend to be a real spy. He wore a
dark jacket, glasses, and carried a toy gun.
ii) He
thought he saw something moving in the window. He believed someone was inside.
iii) The
narrator called the police because he thought there were intruders in his
house. He saw shadows and got scared.
iv) The
police found the narrator's friends in the bedroom. They were there for a
surprise birthday party.
v) The
narrator was very surprised. He could not say anything because it was
unexpected.
C. a ®
v; b ® iv; c ® i; d ® iii; e ® ii
2. I don't agree with the statement though I am
living in a city. I am enjoying all types of modern facilities. But I don't
feel safe and secure. There is no nature here and the environment is polluted.
I can go to amusement parks or eat fast food and continental food but the
village is more natural. There going to the riverside is amusing. And food
there is fresh and natural. So, despite having various modern amenities city
life is not comparable to village live.
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3. |
Cause |
Effect |
Preventive Measures |
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Mosquito bite |
High
fever |
Paracetamol |
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Dengue virus |
Fever,
headache, vomiting, muscle pain, joint pain |
Control
mosquitoes using mosquito nets |
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Hemorrhagic |
Bleeding,
low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage |
Transfusion
of blood |
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Severe dengue |
Low
blood pressure |
Supportive
care & rest |
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Mosquitoes laying eggs in standing water |
Huge
growth in mosquito numbers |
Destroying
these habitats and making people aware |
4. a) i. The poem is set in a yellow wood, indicating a forest in autumn.
ii. The speaker is sorry because he cannot travel both
roads and must choose only one path.
iii. The poet faces a dilemma that everyman faces in life.
That is-making a right decision.
iv. "A yellow wood" refers to the forest which
has withering leaves as it is the season of autumn. It represents a world full
of aging people.
v. The divergence in the road signifies that
many times in our real life, we have difficult choices to make. The forking of
one road into two is symbolic of the confusion we face in life making a
decision.
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b) |
Literary figures |
Line of the poem |
Purpose of uses |
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Metaphor |
Two
roads diverged in a yellow wood |
Here,
two roads represent the choices or decisions we face in our life. |
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"Yellow
Wood" |
Here,
the forest is compared to a matured period in life. The autumn season is
metaphorically used by the yellow wood. |
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Literary figures |
Line of the poem |
Purpose of uses |
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Imagery |
Two
roads diverged in a yellow wood |
This
image paints a vivid picture of a forest in autumn, with the two paths
symbolizing two direction. |
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"Because it was grassy" |
This
imagery describes the appearance of the road less used and overgrown. The
grassiness of the road gives the impression that it is more appealing or
unique. |
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leaves no step had trodden black |
To
create a picture of the fresh, untraded leaves on the road, which enhances
the sense of newness. |
c) The poem describes the situation of a person in
his life where he finds it difficult to make decisions between what is right
and what is wrong. It deals with the complexities of life and how its ways
never fall into the right place initially. The main theme of the poem is making
the right decisions at the right time. The traveler comes across a path that
was diverging into two and he was in a dilemma regarding which path to choose.
It suggests that sometimes in life, we have to make decisions without the full
knowledge and understanding of the state of affairs. But it is also necessary
to consider all the available options and make an appropriate choice. The
choice at the crucial moment determines and changes the path of our lives.
Hence, the poem focuses on a deep analysis of the situation before we arrive at
a decision.
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