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Lesson Architecture Theme Story-At-A-Glance NCERT Solution Theme: ‘The Hundred Dresses’ is a poignant story that highlights a common feature of our society- prejudice and chauvinism. This story is a sensitive account of how a poor young girl is judged by her classmates. Wanda Petronski is a young Polish girl who goes to school with other American children in an American town. These children consider Wanda ‘different’ in many ways. Wanda is heckled in her school. The children find her odd and think she has a strange name. The teasing goes on till her parents decide to move to a city where there are many Polish people like them. The story also suggests that people can be sensitized that there are being unkind. Once they understand there is remorse and the wish to make amends. Story-At-A-Glance 1. The letter from Wanda’s Father: As the children were walking around the classroom admiring the drawings, Miss Mason received a note from the Principal’s office. It was a letter from Wanda’s father. In the letter Wanda’s father wrote that his children would not be coming to school as they have moved to a big city where there were many people like them. He further wrote that his children would not be called Pollacks and ridiculed there. A deep silence followed the reading of the letter. Miss Mason has told the class that she is sure that non one in the class has deliberately hurt Wanda’s feelings, and that if something hurting has been said, it was not intentional and said thoughtlessly. The letter also highlights Miss Mason’s good sense not to chide the class and hold them accountable for their treatment of Wanda. 2. Maddie’s Feeling of guilt: Maddie’s guilt originates from her inability to protest teasing of Wanda by Peggy and other girls. Maddie thinks that she is a coward because she has just stood by and done nothing. According to her, Peggy could be excused as she never realized that she was being mean while teasing Wanda. But Wanda feels guilty as in spite of feeling bad at Wanda’s situation, she could not muster enough courage to speak up. 3. Peggy and Maddie visit wanda’s House: Peggy suggests to Maddie that they should go to Boggins Heights to see if Wanda was still there. They wanted to apologise to Wanda and tell her how wonderful the whole school thought she was. But when they reached Boggins Heights, they found the house empty. Wanda’s family had left the place lately. 4. Peggy and Maddie write to Wanda: Peggy and Maddie writes a letter to Wanda telling her that she has won the drawing and colouring contest and how pretty her drawings are . They ask Wanda if she likes where she is living at the moment and if she likes her new teacher. The letter was a friendly one and does not indicate any sense of remorse or apology from their end. 5. Wanda’s Letter to Miss Mason: Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda in which she asked Miss Mason to tell the girls that they could keep all her drawings because now she has a hundred new dresses, all lined up in the closet in her new house. She gifts her prize-winning drawings to the girls in Room Thirteen. She chooses the green dress with red trimming for Peggy , which the latter has previously mocked for its resemblance to a Christmas tree, and the pale blue dress with coloured trimmings for Maddie. These choices indicate that Wanda is more aware of their treatment of her than she has led them to believe. Wanda’s letter is significant as it is the only instance in the story when we have Wanda speaking so assertively. It also highlights Wanda’s generosity and her willingness to move on as she wishes the drawings be given to the girls. 6. Reaction of Peggy and Maddie: Peggy felt satisfied for she thought that Wanda must have really liked them to give them the drawings. She must have received their letter, and it was her way of saying that everything was alright. Maddie feels sad as she knows that she will have no chance to meet Wanda any day and there is no way she can tender apology to her. Maddie treats the drawing from Wanda respectfully , pins it on the wall of her bedroom and takes comfort from the fact that Wanda still loves them. The story ends when Maddie runs to Peggi’s house to look at the drawing that Wanda gifts to Peggy. It is Peggy’s face that Wanda has drawn on the picture. Peggy took it casually and concludes that Wanda really likes all of them. Maddie, on the other hand, really misses Wanda and imagines Wanda standing alone in the school yard feeling sad and teary-eyed. 7. Conclusion Although Wanda does not reply to Peggy and Maddie’s letter with the same enthusiastic declaration of love, her communication through Miss Mason and the dedication of drawings to girls, suggest that she has forgiven them. For all the mocking she has been subjected to , she has only friendship to offer . Maddie appreciates this effort of Wanda, whereas, this realization is still missing from Peggy’s end. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 4) 1. What did Mr. Petronski’s letter say? Ans: Mr. Petronski wrote in his letter that neither Wanda nor Jake would be coming to school any more because the family was moving to the big city whre they would not be teased for having a funny name. He further said that there would be plenty of funny names in the city. 2. Is Missss Mason angry with ther class or is she unhappy and upset? Ans: Miss Mason is unhappy and upset because instead of being angry at the students, she replies calmly that she would prefer to think that it has been said in thoughtlessness. She further says that it is unfortunate that such a thing has happedned and wants the class to have a thought over it. 3. How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father? Ans: Maddie feels guilty as she stands by silently without any protest when Peggy makes fun of Wanda. She thinks that it is worse than what Peggy has done because she is just a silent speactator when she knows that what has been happening with Wanda is totally wrong. 4. What does Maddie want to do? Ans: Maddie decides to go to Boggins Heights and tell Wanda that she has won the drawing contest, she is smart and her hundread dresses that she drew were beautiful. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 76) 1.What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why? Ans: Peggy says thqt she has never called Wanda a foreigner or has made fun of her name. She also says that she has never thought Wanda has the sense to know they have been making fun of her. Peggy makes these excuses because she does not want to be accountable for the fact that she does something wrong though she experiences guilt bceasue of it. 2. What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights? Ans: Maddie decides to tell Wanda that Peggy and herself were very sorry that they have picked on her. She would further tell her how wonderful the whole school thinks she has been. She also decides to request Wanda not to leave as Peggy and she would fight anybody who is not nice to her. 3. Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress? Ans: Both Wanda’s house and its sparse little yard were shabby, but clean like Wanda’s dress. Thus Maddie is reminded of Wanda’s faded blue cotton dress, shabby but clean. 4. What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to ? Ans: Maddie thinks about Wanda and her faded blue dress and the little house she has lived in. She thinks of the glowing picture those hundred dresses has made-all lined up in the classroom. She feels repentant, sits up in bed and presses her forehead tight in her hands and does the hardest thinking she has ever made. She comes to a decision that if she ever hears anybody picking on someone due to their funny looks or strange names, she would instantly speak up. She would protest even at the cost of her friendship with Peggy. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 79) 1.What did the girls write to Wanda? Ans: The girls wrote a friendly letter to Wanda telling her about the contest and that she had won. They complimented her on her pretty drawings. They asked her if she liked where she was living and if she liked her new teacher. 2. Did they get a reply? Who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know? Ans: No, they did not get a reply from Wanda. Maddie was more anxious for a reply because she would fall asleep at night making speeches about Wanda, defending her from great crowds of girls who were trying to tease her. 3. How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her? Ans: The girls came to know that Wanda liked them from the letter Wanda wrote to Miss Mason. In the letter she mentioned that Peggy was given the drawing of the green dress with the red trimming and Maddie the blue one. She had drawn the face of each girl in the picture of the dress she had left for them.

The Hundred Dresses, Part I Lesson Architecture Theme Story-At-A-Glance NCERT Solution Theme: ‘The Hundred Dresses’ is a poignant story that highlights a common feature of our society- prejudice and chauvinism. This story is a sensitive account of how a poor young girl is judged by her classmates. Wanda Petronski is a young Polish girl who goes to school with other American children in an American town. These children consider Wanda ‘different’ in many ways. Wanda is heckled in her school. The children find her odd and think she has a strange name. The teasing goes on till her parents decide to move to a city where there are many Polish people like them. The story also suggests that people can be sensitized that there are being unkind. Once they understand there is remorse and the wish to make amends. Story-At-A-Glance 1. Wanda’s Absence: Wanda Petronski is a Polish immigrant student who lives in Boggins Heights and comes to school with her shoes all muddy. She is a quiet girl who sits in the back row with the noisiest and roughest kids. When the story opens, Wanda Petronski, the protagonist, is absent from the class. It is her prolonged absence that compels other girls to take notice of her. 2. Wanda is teased by her friends: Wanda’s classmates find her strange as she has a name that is unusual and hard to pronounce. She is poorer than most of her classmates. She has no friend of her own and always wears the same faded blue dress. This is probably the reason as to why other girls in her class make her a target for bullying. Among those who tease her includes Peggy who always asks her how many dresses and shoes she has in her closet. Wanda always replied she has a hundred dresses and sixty shoes each of them is different from the other. As Wanda is poor, her response amuses and antagonizes her bullies, who fail to perceive that it is merely Wanda’s defense against bullying. 3. Maddie feels Embarrassed : Maddie is not comfortable with her classmates teasing Wanda. She studies the marbles in her hands whenever the girls nag Wanda about the things she owns. Maddie herself wears second-hand clothes, including Peggy’s old clothes. She does not dare to protest against Peggy’s teasing of Wanda as she thinks that Peggy’s attention might then be shifted to her. She might be the next target of bullying. Therefore, she stays quiet and does not protest although she wants to. Therefore, her disquiet does not only stem from her sympathy for Wanda, but from the underlying fear that she might be the next object of ridicule. She thinks so as like Wanda she is also a poor girl. Caught between the fear of losing her friends and what her conscience tells her is wrong . Maddie can only hope that Peggy would stop making fun of Wanda by her own accord. 4. The Drawing Competition: On the day Miss Mason would announce the winners of the drawing and colouring contest, Peggy and Maddie did not wait for Wanda on Oliver Street to make fun of her. They did not want to be late. Maddie was sure that Peggy would win. But the moment Peggy and Maddie entered the classroom they were taken aback. There were drawings all over the room, probably a hundred of them, in dazzling colours and lavish designs. This is the turning point in the story. Everyone expects Peggy to win the drawing competition, but in reality it is Wanda Petronsky, who steals the show by winning the competition. Miss Mason said that one girl, Wanda, has submitted not one or two, but a hundred dresses. Each of her drawings were beautiful and deserved the first prize. Her elegant designs, a hundred of them decorate the walls of the classroom and win everyone’s admiration. In the opinion of the judges, Wanda Petronski was the winner. What wanda did not achieve in reality, she achieves the same in her creative imagination and sheer talent. Her entry for the competition is both wish-fulfillment and a chance to establish her pride. But ironically enough Wanda Petronsky was absent from the class and could not be physically present to enjoy the fruit of her hard work. Oral Comprehension Check (Page 65) Q1. Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why? Ans: Wanda sits next to the last seat in the last row in Room Thirteen. She sits in the corner in the room where the rough boys who did not get good grades sit. She sits there probably because she came all the way from Boggins Heights and her feet were usually caked with dry mud. Q2. Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is? Ans: Wanda lives in Boggins Heights. It is perhaps a place that does not have proper roads and streets and is muddy. It is up a hill and may belong to economically deprived people. Q3. When and why do Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence? Ans: Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence on Wednesday because they had waited for her to have some fun at her expense. Moreover, they became late for the school in the process of waiting for her. Q4. What do you think ‘to have fun with her’ means? Ans: It means to have some fun by teasing her. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 67) 1. In what way was Wanda different from the other children? Ans: Wanda had an unusual name and did not have any friends. She came to school alone and went home alone. She rarely spoke, and no one had ever heard her laugh out loud. 2. Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did? Ans: No, Wanda did not have a hundred dresses. She said this perhaps because she was annoyed at being teased by her schoolmates. She might have also felt bad at having possessed only one dress and wanted others to believe that she had a stock of hundred dresses. 3. Why is Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she also like Wanda or is she different? Ans: Maddie is embarrassed because she herself is poor and wears only hand-me-down dresses. She is worried that Peggy may start picking on her next. She too is poor, though not as poor as Wanda. She is different in the sense that she did not live on Boggins Heights or had a funny name. Oral Comprehension Check ( Page 70) Q1. Why didn’t Maddie ask peggy to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of? Ans: Maddie did not ask Peggy as the former thought that Peggy’s attention would switch on to her and she would be the victim next time. She was afraid that Peggy might ask her about her dress and she had to confess that she got her hand-me-down dress from Peggy herself. Q2. Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why? Ans: Maddie thought that Peggy would learn the drawing contest because she is good at drawing the picture of a film star from a magazine or a film star’s face. Her drawing exactly looks like the person whose sketch she had made. Q3. Who won the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn? Ans: Wanda won the drawing contest in the girl’s category. She had won a hundred beautiful dresses. Thinking about the Text 1. How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her? Ans: Wanda is seen as different by other girls in the following ways: a) She has an unusual name. b) She sits at the back of the classroom where the noisy boys sit. c) She wears the same blue dress every day. d) She claims that she has hundred dresses in the closet. e) The other girls make fun of her unusual name and also tease her for wearing the same dress every day. They also ignore her and do not include her in their company. 2. How does Wanda feel about the dress game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses? Ans: Wanda feels annoyed and feels bad at being teased about her blue dress. She claims that she has a hundred dresses in order to safeguard herself from the fun that Peggy makes at her for wearing the same blue dress every day. 3.Why does Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different from Peggy? (Was Peggy’s friendship important to Maddie? Why? Which lines in the text tell you so? Ans: Maddie does not dare to protest against teasing done to Wanda because she thinks that Peggy would start picking on her. Peggy’s attention would then be shifted to her from Wanda. Peggy might also tell the class about giving Maddie her hand-me-down clothes. She is a poor girl who wears the hand-me-down clothes of Peggy. Peggy is also the most popular girl in the class. Therefore, her friendship is important to Maddie. The lines that support the above fact from the text is as follows: ‘’Peggy might ask her where she got the dress that she had on , and Maddie would have to say it was one of Peggy’s old ones that Maddie’s mother had tried to disguise with new trimmings. So no one in room Thirteen would recognize it.’’ 4.What does Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the children think of them? How do you know? Ans: Miss Mason thinks that room Thirteen should be proud of Wanda who has actually drawn one hundred dress designs-all different and all beautiful. She further says that in the opinion of the judges, any of Peggy’s drawings deserves to win prizes. The children think that they are beautiful because they burst into applause, and even the boys are glad to have a chance to stamp on the floor, put their fingers in their mouths and whistle, though they are not interested in dresses. For The Hundred Dresses Part II, Click Here <<<<<<<<<<<< End >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Solve the following questions within the prescribed word limit. Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow . They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog – fish. He had made his first fight. (i) Name the lesson from which this extract has been taken. (ii) What was the ‘green flooring’ on which his brothers and sister had landed? (iii) What was the young seagull’s first experience of the sea ? (iv) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘summoning or luring by silent signal ? Q2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : My father, the most adorable father I ‘ve ever seen , didn’t marry my mother until he was thirty six and she was twenty –five. My sister Margot was born in Frankfurt in Germany in 1926. I was born on 12th June 1929. I lived in Frankfurt until I was four. My father emigrated to Holland in 1933. My mother , Edith Hollander Frank, went with him to Holland in September, while Margot and I were sent to Aachen to stay with our grandmother. (i) Who is the narrator ? (ii) Why were the narrator and her sister sent to Aachen ? (iii) When was the narrator born ? (iv) Find the word from the passage which means ‘ to leave one’s own country to live in another country’ Q3. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate options from those given . He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass Near the water hole Where plump deer pass (a) The tiger is moving through (i) the circus (ii) the cage/zoo (iii) the jungle (iv) the long grass (b) The tiger lies in wait near the water hole – (i) waiting for deer (ii) to drink water (iii) to catch fishes (iv) all of the above (c) The word plump shows that deer referred to are – (i) weak (ii) strong (iii) fat (iv) all of the above Q4. What is the boy now , who has lost his ball, What , what is he to do ? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street , and then Merrily over – there it is in the water ! (a) The boy has lost – (i) the ball which he was playing with (ii) the glass of water (iii) his school bag (iv) all of the above (b) It fell down (i) into the water (ii) into the well (iii) into the drainage (iv) none of the above (c) At the loss of his ball the boy felt – (i) happy and gay (ii) adventurous (iii) grieved and helpless (iv) none of these Q5. Don’t bite your nails, Amanda ! Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda ! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda ! (a) The speaker wants Amanda (i) to learn bad manners (ii) to enjoy (iii) to learn good habits (iv) all of the above (b) The speaker is – (i) Amanda’s teacher (ii) Amanda’s father (iii) Amanda’s Tennis coach (iv) Amanda’s mother (c) The word from the passage which means the same as ‘erect’ is – (i) fast (ii) straight (iii) hunch (iv) slouching Q6. Answer any three of the following questions in 40-50 word each. (a) What did Lencho write to God in his first letter ? (b) Why did Mandela join African National Congress ? What did he gain ? What did he lose ? (c) Why was the young seagull alone on his ledge ? (d) ‘Paper has more patience than people ‘. Elucidate. Q7. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) Was Anne an intelligent girl ? Support your answer giving instances. OR (b) Did they get a reply ? who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie ? How do you know ? (c) Answer the following question in about 80 words. Do you think there are parents like Mrs. Pumphrey? What kind of parent is she ? OR (d) Write a character sketch of Anil. Q8. Answer any two of the following questions in 40-50 words each : (a) How did Max enter Ausable’s room ? Could he enter through the window ? (b) Why did Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric ? Answer Key

Solve the important questions given in the worksheet Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no further. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog fish. (i) Why could „he‟ not rise ? (ii) When did „he‟ get over his fear of the water ? (iii) Why was his family praising him ? (iv) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as „tired out‟. Q 2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : To enhance the image of this long awaited friend in my imagination, I don‟t want to got down the facts in this diary the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and I‟m going to call this friend „Kitty‟. Since no one would understand a word of my stories to kitty if I were to plunge right in, I,d better provide a brief sketch of my life, much as I dislike doing so. (a) Why does Anne call her a long awaited friend ? (b) Why does she name her diary Kitty‟ ? (c) How does she want to begin her diary ? (d) Find out a word from the extract which means the same as ''to increase to improve‟. Q3. Read the following extracts carefully and complete the sentences answer the questions by writing the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. But he's locked in a concrete cell, His strength behind bars, Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors. (a) The word ''he‟ refers to __ (i) leopard (ii) tiger (ii) lion (iv) elephant (b) The beast ignores the visitors because he considers them his _ (i) friends (ii) protectors (iii) enemies (iv) none of the above (c) Trace a word from the passage which means the same as ''energy‟ : (i) stalking (ii) strength (iii) concrete (iv) ignoring Q4. I am an orphan, roaming the street. I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet. (a) Do you think the child is orphan ? Why ? Why not ? (i) No. because she is a girl (ii) No, because she is roaming the street (iii) No, because her mother is always scolding her (iv) No, because she is free to move anywhere. (b) She wants to be an orphan - (i) to walk on dust (ii) to move every where freely (iii) to walk barefeet (iv) to walk with her friends. (c) She wants to live - (i) with her friends (ii) with no noise around (iii) with no one to look after her (iv) with no lights in the street Q5. Answer any three of the following questions in 40-50 words each. (a) What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa ? (b) Why is the black aeroplane called strange ? (c) Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne ? (d) How did Wanda describe her dresses ? Q6. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) Give the character sketch of Wanda. (b) Give the character sketch of Lencho. Q7. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to the room ? ( This is out of syllabus for 2020-21 session) (b) Give the character sketch of griffin. Q.8. Answer the following in about 40-50 words each : (a) Why was Mr. Herriot shocked at Tricki' s appearance ? (b) Why did Hari Singh come back to Anil ?

You can visit the following links for revision of the chapter The Hundred Dresses Part I. You can visit the page here for revision. Q1.In what way was Wanda different from the other children? Q2. Why is Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Q3. Why didn’t Maddie ask peggy to stop teasing Wanda? Q4. How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her? Q5. Why does Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different from Peggy? The Hundred Dress Part II. You can visit the page here for revision. How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father? 1.What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why? What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to ? How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her? The Sermon at Benares. You can visit the page here for revision. Q1. When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not? Q2. Kisa Gotami goes from hose to house after she speaks with the Buddha. What does she ask for the second time around? Does she get it ? Why not? Q3. Why do you think Kisa Gotami understood this only the second time? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding? Q4. How did Buddha bring about a change in the mind of Kisa Gotamin? Explain with textual evidences. ( 4 Marks) Q5. How can we get peace of mind according to Buddha in the story? Explain. ( 4 marks) Madam Rides the Bus. You can visit the page here for revision. Q1.What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details? Q2. What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child? Q3. How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her? Q4. How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare? Q5. Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back? Q6. How does Valli realize her dream of riding in a bus? Explain with instances from the text. ( 4 marks) The Necklace. You can visit the page here for revision. How do Mr. and Mrs Loisel replace the necklace? Explain with instances from the text. ( 4 Marks) What was the cause of Matilda's ruin? How could she have avoided it? ( 4 Marks) What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace? ( 2 Marks) Why is Mrs. Loisel always unhappy? ( 2 Marks) Bholi. You can visit the page here for revision. Q1.Why is Bholi's father worried about her? Q2. Why do Bholi's parents accept Bishamber's marriage proposal? Q3. Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school? Explain. Q4. How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life? ( 4 marks) Note: A Triumph of Surgery, The Thief's Story Questions are given in separate worksheets. Please revise them. For your reference, visit the homepage of literature worksheet 1, 2, 3 by clicking here. The syllabus and Mark Distribution is available for download below.

Solve the following important questions given in the worksheet. Q1. Read the extracts given below carefully and answer the questions that follow: The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in my country and my people. All of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that profound hurt. But the decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended effect and that was that it produced the oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis etc- men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again. (a) Whom does ‘my’ refer to in the passage ? (b) Which policy has created a deep and lasting wound ? (c) Name two persons of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity mentioned in the passage ? (d) Trace a word from the passage which means the same as ’a period of ten years’. Q2. I get along pretty well with all my teachers. There are nine of them, seven men and two women. Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches maths, was annoyed with me for ages, because I talked so much. After several warnings, he assigned me extra homework, an essay on the subject, ‘A Chatterbox’. A chatterbox-what can you write about that ? I’d worry about that later, I decided. I jotted down the title in my notebook, tucked it in my bag and tried to keep quite. (a) In the passage whom does `I’ stand for ? (b) Who was Mr. Keesing ? (c) What was the topic of the essay assigned to Anne ? (d) Trace a word in the passage which means `old fashioned’. Q3. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by writing the options that you Consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. DON'T ATTEMPT Q NO. 3 AS IT IS OUT OF SYLLABUS THIS YEAR If when you’re walking round your yard you meet a creature there, Who hugs you very, very hard Be sure it is a bear. If you have any doubts, I guess He’ll give you just one more caress (a) Who hugs you very hard ? (i) caress (ii) bear (iii) Leopard (iv) Lion (b) How will you recognise him? (i) When he hugs you very hard ? (ii) While you are running (iii) While you are talking (iv) You are walking round your yard (c) What does `one more caress’ mean in the extract ? (i) It means another hand embrace (ii) It means another hard hug (iii) It means another loving embrace (iv) It means another roaring Q4. An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down All his young days into the harbour where His ball went. I would not intrude on him; A dime; another ball, is worthless (a) Name of the poem and its poet are _________ (i) Dust of Snow by Robert Frost (ii) The Ball Poem by John Berryman (iii) Fire and Ice by Robert Frost (iv) None of the above (b) Which thing fixes the boy’s grief ? (i) The loss of his pet (ii) The loss of his money (iii) The loss of his ball (iv) The loss of his friend (c) Where had his ball gone ? (i) into the river (ii) into the harbour (iii) into the fields (iv) into the pond Q5. Don’t eat that chocolate, Amanda Will you please look at me when I am speaking to you, Amanda! (a) To whom are these lines are spoken ? (i) Rapunzel (ii) mother (iii) father (iv) Amanda (b) What is she asked to remember ? (i) eating something (ii) chocolate (iii) acne (iv) to look at her parent (c) Trace a word phrase which means ‘to see’ in the extract (i) remember (ii) acne (iii) look at (iv) none of the above Q6. Answer any three of the following questions in 40-50 words each: (a) Why did the postmaster send money to Lencho ? (b) When did the Seagull get rid of his fear ? (c) What does Anne write in her first essay ? (d) Why did Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence ? Q7. Answer the following questions in about 80 words. (a) What important decision did Maddie take ? Why did she have to think hard to do so ? (b) How did Mandela’s hunger for freedom change his life ? Q8. Answer the following question in about 80 words. (a) Name three extraordinary things that took place in the room where Griffin was staying. OR (b) How did Ausable manage to convince Max about a balcony outside the window ? Q9. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words each : (a) How did Hari Singh come to realize that Anil had known about the theft ? (b) Why is Mr. Herriot tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest ? Answer Key is given below

Write answers of the following topics on your English Notebook and upload the pdf on the google classroom as attachment. Google classroom links are given below. Install Google Classroom from Play store and click on the following Classes to join my classroom and submit your PDF answer book. IX A IX B XA XB Q1. Formal Letter You are Saurav / Sarika of Kendriya vidyalaya, Selam, Tamilnadu. In the present scenario science is taught in a bookish manner in schools which results in monotonous learning. Less emphasis is given on carrying out experiments in science labs. You feel strongly about it and decide to write a letter to the National School Curriculum Revision Committee emphasizing the need for making science a joyful and fruitful experience. You may take the help from the verbal inputs given below. ( 120-150 words) Hints: Problem : Teaching of science is merely theoretical while learning is monotonous Experiments and practical are not done Science is dealt just as a subject and emphasis is given on passing the exam only Teachers lack scientific temperament Solution: Teaching of science should be made an enjoyable and fruitful experience Facts should be revealed interestingly Lectures should be followed by practicals Students with scientific temperament should be motivated. Q2. Informal Letter Your younger brother is a brilliant student. He is not keeping good health as he avoids home prepared food and is very fond of eating outside. Write a letter telling him about harmful effects of junk food and advising him how to maintain good health, (120-150 words). You are Lakshya Arora/ Lakshita of C- 23 , Yamuna Vihar , Delhi Q3. Speech Writing You are school prefect. You read the following article by our English teacher in school magazine but you do not agree with the views expressed. Inspired by this, write a speech in about 120 words for your school assembly telling the students about harmful effects of mobile like distraction from studies and work, rat race for better phone and free exchange of explicit messages and contents. Hints: Uses of Mobile Phone The most of us nowadays carry the world in our pocket ! It is amazing but true. A mobile phone can make us connected to the rest of the world within a second. Today, mothers do not have to remain in tension if their sons or daughters are late. Businessmen need not have to queue up before a telephone booth to make an important call. Apart from making call and sending SMS , the mobile phone is used as a multipurpose gadget. It is a calculator , time piece , calendar , voice recorder, media player , camera , gaming device , net browser and what not. Q4. article Writing Though corporal punishment is banned but still it prevails in schools in the name of discipline. Due to unawareness of students and parents cases of corporal punishment are not highlighted. Write an article in about 120 words on the topic “ Corporal Punishment is Injustice to Students “, taking help from verbal inputs given below. Hints: Rigorous punishment by the teachers should not be allowed It could lead to mental and physical disorder in children. It can make the students stubborn. students are in a sensitive stage of their life and they should be tackled tenderly. Q5. Dialogue Writing You are Ravi / Ravina . You and your friend Sunil /Somya are planning to attend the birthday party of a common friend of yours. Plan a dialogue in about 80 words with Sunil /Somya about the timing of the party, dress both of you would wear on the occasion and the presents etc. Q6. Complete this story in about 80 words: Aryan was awfully quit today. He never sits quiet in the class. Mrs. Arora , Math teacher always calls him Talking Machine. He has been a busy bee in vacant periods. No one liked his calmness today. She soberly asked “ Are you alright …. Aryan ? Aryan didn’t respond . He ……………… Evaluation Criteria and Suggested Value Points for Students. You may consult these guidelines before writing your worksheet. Q1. Objective : To use an appropriate style to write a formal letter. Marking : 8 marks Content : 4 marks Fluency : 3 marks Accuracy : 1 mark Under content credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting ideas. However , some of the following points may be included. Value points : Problem Teaching of science is merely theoretical while learning is monotonous experiments and practical are not done Science is dealt just as a subject and emphasis is given on passing the exam only Teachers lack scientific temperament Solution : Teaching of science should be made an enjoyable and fruitful experience Facts should be revealed interestingly Lectures should be followed by practicals Students with scientific temperament should be motivated. Q2. Objective : To use an appropriate style to write an informal letter. Marking : 8 marks Content : 4 marks Fluency : 3 marks Accuracy : 1 mark Under content credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting ideas. However , some of the following points may be included. Value points : Greeting Inquiry about health Don’t avoid home made food and fond of junk foodPage 3 of 7 Don’t be careless about your health home made food is good for health outside food is sub quality food – harms your body Always carry your lunch with you. Q3. Objective : To plan, organize and present ideas coherently in a speech Marking : 8 marks Content : 4 marks Fluency : 3 marks Accuracy : 1 mark Under content credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting ideas. However , some of the following points may be included. SUGGESTED VALUE POINTS : distraction from studies and work rat race for better phone free exchange of sexually explicit messages and contents. Q4. Objective : To plan, organize and present ideas coherently in a speech Marking : 8 marks Content : 4 marks Fluency : 3 marks Accuracy : 1 mark Under content credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting ideas. However , some of the following points may be included. VALUE POINTS : Caning , physical or mental harassment is banned in schools It could lead to mental and physical disorder in children It can make the students stubborn Students are in a sensitive stage of their life and they should be tackled tenderly Q5. Objective : To write a dialogue using informal language. Marking : 4 marks Content : 2 marks Expression: 2 marks Under content credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting ideas. However , some of the following points may be included. VALUE POINTS : The timing of the party, Dress both of you would wear on the occasion The gifts you are planning to give Friends expect to meet Q6. Objective : To write a story using the trigger. Marking : 4 marks Content : 2 marks Expression: 2 marks Using the beginning given in the question, the student should be able to extend it into a story. Proper development of the theme, appropriate conclusion and effective use of characters should be given weightage. Note: Upload the PDF of your answer book in the classroom app. Visitor students can join my Google Classroom by clicking on the class links given below. You can join either Section A or B if you are a visitor from other schools.

1.Notice writing a)You are the secretary of the “Cultural Club” of your school. The club has decided to organize a tour to visit places of historical importance in Jaipur. Write a notice in about 50 words informing students about the tour. Give all the relevant details. b) You are Ria/Rohan of Mother Teressa Public School. You lost your wallet in the school playground during the recess. It contained your library card and 100 rupees. Write a notice for your school notice board inventing all the necessary details. c) You are Karan/Kiran, the Cultural Secretary of your school. You have been asked to inform the students of classes IX – XII about an Inter – House Poem Recitation Competition. Write a notice in about 50 words to be put up on your school notice board with all the relevant details. Objectives & Assessment Criteria Notice Objective: • To assess skill of expressing ideas in clear grammatically correct English • To present ideas coherently and concisely. • To use a style appropriate for a notice. Assessment Criteria Contents – 2, Fluency & accuracy – 1. Up to one mark may be deducted for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors. 2. Factual Description/ Paragraph Writing Give a brief description of the orphanage you have recently visited (100 words). You may use the following clues. orphanage run by the Missionaries of Charity moved by the sight of children between the ages of 1 and five years living in the orphanage most of the children abandoned by unwed mothers and poor parents children well looked after – well fed and cleanly dressed airy rooms and clean surroundings greatly touched by the dedication and commitment of sisters and nuns generous donations by people. 3. Email Writing Objectives & Assessment Criteria Objectives : • To use an appropriate style and format of an email. • To plan, organize and present the ideas coherently. The value points given are suggestive points only Criteria of Assessment Content – 3 Marks (M) accuracy – 1 M fluency – 1 M Up to 1 marks may be deducted for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors. Format of an Email a)You are Reshma . You have come across many incidents of ragging in educational institutions. Write an e- mail to the editor of a local daily highlighting the problem. Also suggest concrete steps to deal with the menace. b) As the sports captain of your school, you want a special summer camp to be held for basket ball coaching, as it would help the students to perform better in inter school competitions and prepare them for state level selection round. Write an e-mail to the Principal of your school requesting him to consider your suggestion. (about 120 words) C) You are Rohit/Ruhani. You have made a new friend John/Maria on a social networking site. Write an email to him/her in about 150 words describing your family, hobbies and the Ranthambore National Park you visited last month. members of your family/status hobbies – travelling/making friends/painting Visit to Ranthambore one of the finest wildlife parks over Ramganga river exciting elephant rides. 4. Article Writing 1. You are Rohit. You happened to see the following lines in a newspaper. “ We all mourn and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology , and yet each one of us , in our comfortable little ways, contributes daily to that destruction. It is time now to awaken in each one of us the respect and attention our beloved mother deserves”, says, Ed Anser , an environment supporter. Write an article for the school magazine titled ;Save the Planet Earth‟ .Write the article in about 150 words. 2. In Delhi, the problem of power crisis is becoming more and more acute. As Delhities lose their patience over worsening power crisis, the power supply companies seem to be unable to cope with the rising demand. Write an article in about 120 words on the power crisis in Delhi and suggest steps to be taken to deal with the problem. 5. Biography Writing/Bio-sketch Objectives & Assessment Criteria Bio-sketch Objective : • To plan, organize and present ideas coherently. Assessment Criteria Content – 3 M Fluency – 1 M Accuracy – 1 M Up to one mark may be deducted for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors. 1. Given below is a profile of Mr. Ratan Shah your school gardener. Write a short bio-sketch of Mr. Ratan Shah in about 100 words. Age - 50 years Physical appearance - short, slim, very active, pleasant face. Experience - 30 years Educational qualification - studied till VIII std. Family - married with 3 grown up daughters. Duties - maintains school garden, takes care of trees and potted plants always concerned and caring. 2. Given below are some particulars about Lal Bahadur Sharstri. Making use of the information provided, write a bio-sketch of Lal Bahadur Shastri in about 100 words. Birth : 02 Oct 1904. Born in a poor family at Mughal Sarai….. Marriage : 1927, Lalita….. 1928 : Joins congress as an active worker at the call of M.K. Gandhi Achievements: Elected to Rajya Sabha – 1951, Becomes Minister – 1955 – 64. Elected as Prime Minister of India – 1964. Death : Due to heart attack at Tashkent, Russia – 11 Jan 1966. 3. Using the information given below, write a bio-sketch of Satyajit Roy in about 100 words. Birth-May 2,1921, into a culturally rich environment. Became a well known figure in Indian cinema. A writer, music-composer, film-maker, painter. Awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1992. Awarded Bharat Ratna in 1992. Renowned for films like Pather Panchali, Charulata, Aranyer Din Ratri and Ghare Baire. Death – 23rd April, 1992. 6. Story Writing It was a bright day and you were reading a book in your lawn. Suddenly a man threw a bag in your garden and ran away. You called him out but __________ . In about 150 words, write a story using some of the phrases given below. Bag looked suspicious called police, parents concerned, neighbours gathered, bomb squad called, opened the bag, full of old used clothes. Debate Writing 1. You are Nikita/Nitin. A Debate competition is going to be organized in your school. Write a debate in about 120 words for the competition on the topic „Computer – A Boon Or A Bane.‟ You have been told to speak for the motion. You may take help of the clues given below: Computer an asset Fast and accurate Internet access Social networking Data warehousing Letter Writing 1. The world today is very unsafe. At every step, we can face disaster of any kind – natural or manmade. Realising the importance of disaster management, write a letter to the chairman CBSE regarding the inclusion of disaster management in school curriculum. The letter should be in about 120 – 150 words. You are Sanjay/Swati of 189c/ Park street Kolkata.

Dear Students, As exams are round the corner and the summer is approaching, you need to be precautious for your Academics as well as Health. One is heavily dependent on the other. Here are some tips & trips which will help you score good marks in Board Exams. Prepare a time table and include all core subjects on everyday basis and include at least 30 mins everyday for English, Information Technology/ Physical Education in your schedule. Get up early in the morning at 5 am instead of staying awake till late at night. Early morning is ideal for your studies. You can do a little pranayam & meditation for 15 mins before you start your studies. Take a mock test every Sunday for at least 2 hrs. This will help you with time management during Board Exams. You can divide your syllabus into small chunks and write a test of 50 marks to begin with. When you are fully prepared, you can write a 3-hr. test of every subject with a gap of three days. Complete at least three cycles of mock test for a full duration of 3 hrs. Prepare those chapters/Units first which contain large chunk of marks. Divide the lessons according to weightage of marks and prepare them first. Practise MCQ pattern and Case study questions from a variety of sample papers available in the market. The more you shall practice new pattern of questions, the more you will become comfortable in answering these questions. Follow the study schedule religiously and don't skip even a single subject from your everyday schedule. Try to score the maximum marks in English, Information Technology/Physical Education so that in case you score relatively poor marks in core subjects, your overall percentage remains high. Reduce your onscreen study schedule and increase off screen study. The more you are studying onscreen, the more fatigued you will become. Have sufficient sleep, nutritious diet and plenty of fluids as the summer is approaching. The more you shall take care of your health, the more you can focus on your studies. Happy Studying ! Wishing all the very best of luck,

Story in Detail Gerrard is involved in theatre and resides in a lonely cottage in the Essex Countryside. It is his presence of mind that saves him from being killed by an intruder who wants to take on his identity so as to safeguard him from the police. Gerrard shows no sign of fear when the intruder breaks into his house and speaks with gun point at Gerrard. The intruder who breaks into Gerrard’s cottage was a jewel chief and is wanted for the murder. He comes to know that Gerrard confines himself inside his cottage and does not meet tradespeople. The intruder tells him that when he arrived at Aylesbury, he saw him in a car and overheard two people talking about him that Gerrard is a mysterious man and stays mostly inside. So the intruder wants to take his identity by wearing his clothes and spectacles. On Understanding the intention of the intruder, Gerrard quickly comes up with a plan and tells the intruder that he himself is a fugitive and is also on the run from the police. As proof he shows the intruder a bag which contains the theatre props- a gun and a false moustache among other things. He says that he was to leave in a getaway car in disguise and requests the intruder to go with him. Gerrard opens the door and asks the intruder to check for himself. As the man leans to check, Gerrard pushes him in and shuts the door, which is actually a cupboard. Thus he managed to get the intruder arrested and saved his own life. Gerrard decides to include the entire story with the intruder in his next play.

Students of Class 9 & 10 can practise this Reading Worksheet for Annual/Board Exam Read the following passage and answer the questions from the correct option. 1. Happiness is not something far away and unattainable. Happiness does not depend on circumstances or objects. It is an inseparable part of our consciousness, of our essence, but hidden and covered from sight by our thoughts, desires and worries. We all seek happiness but few, very-few, indeed, get it. We are unhappy partly because we desire much more than what we can hope to attain. Our countless desires are hard to be satisfied. And that is what makes us so sad in life. The secret of happiness lies in the simplification of life. Simple living encourages high thinking. It leads to contentment. Contentment gives us inner wealth, the wealth of the mind and of the soul. 2. A contented man devotes himself to virtues; a man can feel true happiness. I do not mean that for simplification of life, a man should become an ascetic. The happiness of a sadhu is of a negative kind. I want positive kind of happiness. For this I must live in the midst of life and faithfully carry out my responsibilities to my home and my country. But all this should be done in the spirit of selfless service. 3. A man, who wants to lead a happy life, should also make others happy. In making others happy he will taste real and lasting happiness. There is a kind of joy in serving others with virtuous motives, in sacrificing what one has for the good of others. An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. The secret of perfect happiness lies in renunciation. 4. Wealth may give us joy for a while and fame may provide us with fleeting excitement. But they cannot give us permanent happiness. Kings have everything to make them happy and yet they feel unhappy. It is because they do not practise renunciation. There is a sense of joy in doing one’s work honestly and efficiently. A research-worker feels joy in research and a journalist in writing. In doing one’s duty sincerely, one feels peace of mind which is an important essence of happiness. It is only by cultivating spirit of renunciation, self-sacrifice, contentment and science work that one can really be happy. The strings of misfortune spare none but they will not cow such a person. 5. Happiness is like the sun, it is often hidden by the clouds of thoughts, worries and desires. We have to scatter and dissolve them to experience happiness. You don’t have to create happiness. All you have to do is calm your mind, because when there is a quiet mind and inner peace, there is happiness. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the twelve that follow. (1x10=10) 1. We are unhappy partly because we have ________________. (a) no inner strength (b) lost moral and spiritual values (c) countless, unfulfilled desires (d) extremely complicated lives 2. According to the passage, the essence of happiness lies in_____ (a) worldly desires (b) doing one’s duty sincerely (c) avoiding all unfortunate events (d) adopting a simple life style 3. Which of the following is the correct chain of things, as mentioned in the passage, leading to happiness? (a) contentment, high thinking, simple living, inner wealth (b) simple living, high thinking, inner wealth, contentment (c) high thinking, simple living, inner wealth, contentment (d) simple living, high thinking, contentment, inner wealth 4. What does a contented man do? (a) He assimilates the basic virtues of life (b) He faces boldly the adversities of life (c) He encounters the strings of misfortunes (d) He gives up bad habits effortlessly 5. What according to the passage, is a positive kind of happiness? (a) Keeping ones motives and feelings under control (b) Love for life and a country (c) Leading a simple life of an ascetic (d) Carrying out all worldly activities in the spirit of selfless service 6. A man who wants to live a happy life should _____ (a) make others happy (b) master the art of renunciation (c) pursue wealth and fame (d) inculcate the virtues of life 7. Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘fleeting’ as used in the passage? (a) permanent (b) passing (c) fast (d) momentary 8. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage? (a) One feels peace of mind in doing one’s duty sincerely (b) Renunciation is the result of perfect happiness. (c) Multiplicity of desires make us unhappy. (d) Making others happy makes one happy. 9. The phrase “cow a person” refers to get someone: (a) spare (b) conquer (c) scare (d) provoke 10. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage? (a) Human beings seldom seek happiness (b) Doing one’s work sincerely hardly makes one happy (c) Peace of mind is tangent to happiness (d) Simple life is like a life of an ascetic 11. Select the option that makes the correct use of “unattainable”, as used in the passage, to fill in the blank space. (a) __________ development implies a long-term perspective. (b) Keep goals small so they are more easily __________. (c) Diabetes is __________ but not curable. (d) Some economists think that 100% employment in India is an ____________ goal. Q2. Read the passage given below answer from the given options. The incidence of dengue has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades. A vast majority of cases are asymptomatic or mild and self-managed, and hence the actual numbers of dengue cases are under-reported or often misdiagnosed. One estimate indicates 390 million dengue virus infections per year (95% credible interval 284–528 million), of which 96 million (67–136 million) manifest clinically (with any severity of disease). The number of dengue cases reported to WHO increased over 8 fold over the last two decades. This alarming increase in case numbers is partly explained by a change in national practices to record and report dengue to the Ministries of Health, and to the WHO. But it also represents government recognition of the burden, and therefore the pertinence to report dengue disease. Before 1970, only 9 countries had experienced severe dengue epidemics. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries in the WHO regions of Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. The America, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions are the most seriously affected, with Asia representing ~70% of the global burden of disease. In 2020, dengue continues to affect several countries, with reports of increases in the numbers of cases in Bangladesh, Brazil, Cook Islands, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mayotte (Fr), Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Yemen The first dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia® (CYD-TDV) developed by Sanofi Pasteur was licensed in December 2015 and has now been approved by regulatory authorities in ~20 countries. In November 2017, the results of an additional analysis to retrospectively determine serostatus at the time of vaccination were released. As described in the WHO position paper on the Dengvaxia vaccine (September 2018) the dengue vaccine CYD-TDV has been shown in clinical trials to be efficacious and safe in persons who have had a previous dengue virus infection. However, it carries an increased risk of severe dengue in those who experience their first natural dengue infection after vaccination. For countries considering vaccination as part of their dengue control programme, pre-vaccination screening is the recommended strategy. On the basis of your understanding of the passage attempt ANY TEN questions from the twelve that follow. (1x10=10) i. In the line, ‘and therefore the pertinence to report dengue disease’ , the word pertinence does not mean a. Importance b. Ignorance c. Relevance d. Appropriateness ii. According to the WHO report, around 70% of the dengue cases from around the world, a. Affect people in Asia b. Misdiagnosed in Asia c. Do not occur in Asia d. Remain untreated in Asia iii. The actual number of dengue cases are more than the figures in the reports because: a. There has been a misprint b. Cases reported late c. Cases are under-reported d. Cases constantly increase iv. Choose the option that is correct about the rise in the number of dengue cases a. Rise in dengue is due to rise in tourism b. Dengue is being tested and reported in vast numbers c. Dengue is a communicable disease d. Dengue spread is uncontrollable v. According to this WHO report which year recorded the maximum number of Dengue cases? a. 2017 b. 2015 c. 2020 d. 2019 vi. Which statement is not true about the dengue vaccine as stated in the report? a. Dengue vaccine works effectively on people who have been infected before b. Dengue vaccine works effectively on people who haven’t been infected before c. Dengue vaccine must be administered to people in the countries where it is an endemic d. Dengue vaccine has been in clinical trials but the results are not as expected vii. What does the word ‘endemic’ refer to? a. Disease regularly found in people of a certain area b. Disease irregularly found in people of a certain area c. Disease regularly found in people any where d. Disease irregularly found in people any where viii. The number of cases of Dengue reported to WHO a. Decreased 8 times in the last ten years b. Decreased 10 times in the last twenty years c. Increased 10 times in the last eight years d. Increased 8 times in the last twenty years ix. What is the above report informing us about? Choose the most appropriate response a. Spread of dengue and its effects around the world b. Spread of dengue and its under-reportage c. Spread of Dengue and how it affects Asia d. Spread of Dengue and directions on the use of vaccine x. Where do weneed to administer the dengue vaccine? a. In country where dengue is wide-spread b. In country where dengue may spread c. In country where dengue spread is limited d. In country where dengue spread originated xi. Choose which statement is ‘Not Correct’ as per the report a. Pre-screening must be done before administering the vaccine b. Pre-screening must not be done before administering the vaccine c. Pre-screening helps to identify people who have been dengue positive in the past d. Pre-screening allows to target people who can be administered the vaccine xii. In Afghanistan Dengue spread began in a. 2017 b. 2020 c. 2019 d. 1970 Dear Students, Kindly wirte the answers on your English Notebook. Write down the Qno. correctly along with the option number and the phrase/sentence which is a part of your answer. For Example, if the answer to the Q2 XII is C, then Write Q.2, XII, (C) 2019 Take pics of your English notebook, convert them into a single pdf file and upload on Google Classroom. The deadline for submission is March 13, 2021 at 8 pm. The Answer Key will be published on March 14 at 9am. Good Luck. #MonotoshDey