".... while on lower boughs
His puny offspring leap about and play;"
(a) Whose offspring is mentioned here ?
(b) Where is it playing?

"Beneath it we have played/ though years may roll,
o sweet companions, loved with love intense,
For your sakes, shall the tree be ever deer".
i. What did they do under the tree?
ii. Why should the tree be dear to the poet?

"Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee;
And oft at nights the garden overflows
With one sweet song that seems to have no close".
i. Who gathered on the tree?
ii. What happens at night?

"Like a huge Python, winding round and round
The rugged trunk, intended deep with scars"
i. What looks like a python?
ii. What did the trunk have on it?

"What could they offer us for bait?
Our captain was brave and we were true"
i. What attitude of the soldiers do these lines convey ?
ii. What does the soldier say about the captain and the soldiers ?

"And friendly allies drawing near
On every leafy summer rosa".
i. What is the meaning of 'drawing near' ?
ii. What do these lines convey ?

"What we thought had we to fear
With our arms and provender load on load":
i. Who said these words ?
ii, Why were they not afraid ?

“ Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton,
And Time the shadow”, and though weak the verse
That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
May Love defend tree from oblivion’s curse.
i) What does the poet mean by the expression ‘May love defend thee from oblivion’s curse?’
ii) What does the expression ‘fain’ convey?
iii) What does the poet convey through the expression ‘Fear, trembling hope’?

The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung
In crimson clusters all the bough among !
i) Who is the giant here ?
ii) Why is the scarf colourful ?

A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live.
i) Which tree is referred to in the above lines ?
ii) How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper ?
iii) Why does Toru Dutt use the expression ‘a creeper climbs’ ?

We could do nothing, being sold.
i. Why couldn’t they do anything ?
ii. Why did they feel helpless ?

Oh then our maze of tunneled stone
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
The castle was lost without a groan,
The famous citadel overthrown,
i. Bring out the contrast in the first two lines.
ii. What happened to the castle ?

A foothold there, no clever trick
Could take us dead or quick,
Only a bird could have got in.
i. What was challenging ?
ii. Which aspect of the castle’s strength is conveyed by the above line ?

a) All through the summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hay
i. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
ii. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
iii. What could they watch from the turret wall ?

Don't buy, "warned Luigi, our Cautious driver

There is also the mysterious social etiquette surrounding the teapot.

In some countries teapots are fitted with little dangling baskets under the spout.

__________ but there is not much stimulation in it.

Here are my eleven rules, every one of which I regard as golden

This is curious because tea is one of the main stays of civilization ________

Everything is so difficult now, food so scarce and dear, we could not keep going unless we charged a fee

________ before I could recover breath my two passengers had leaped from the car.

There was a pause

One day we came upon them ina windy and deserted square  _______

In the week which followed we saw them frequently.

They were in many ways quite artless

_______ then as trade slackened we went over.

Jacopo who barely came up to the door handle of the car, was nearly 12.

_______ the others shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds.

He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval

One is liable to put in too much milk.

_____under the spout to catch the stray leaves.

_______ tea is one of the main stays of civilization in the country.

But because the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.

Everything is so difficult now, food is so scarce and dear.

At least four others are acutely controversial.

The best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.

The best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.

This is curious because tea is one of the main stays of civilization.

Their father, a widower, a well-known singer, had been killed in the early part of the war.

A pleasant-looking woman with steel-rimmed spectacles appeared

The following afternoon we drove to the tiny village.

The week which followed we saw then frequently.

_________ we saw our friends bent over shoe shine boxes beside the fountain in the public square, doing brisk business

He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval of their shabby appearance

_________ but they are sufficient to show how sub-utilized the whole business has become.

Predicting the arrival of visitors ______

Not the flat, shallow type _______

One does not feel wise, braver or more optimistic.

_________ which are not to be despised.

Drinking tea strengthens one's _______,__________ and ________.

_____ percent of the tea produced in India is exported.

I would _______ starve _______ beg.

Amit did not know _______ his father met his class teacher _______ not .

Vani is _______ a good singer _______ a good dancer.

Suraj owns _______ a typewriter _______ a computer

She is _______ an understanding person _______ everybody likes to be with her.

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Grandmother said to her grandson, "May God bless you."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
The little boy said to me, "Alas! My dog is dead."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Umar said to his mother, "Could you make me a cup of coffee ?"

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
The motorist aid to me, "Can you direct me to the post office ?"

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
The librarian said to the student, "You are not allowed to cribble anything on the library boo ."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Geetha asked Angel, "Will you help me to pack my bag?"

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Sandeep said to John, "Would you like to watch a movie with me?"

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
My mother said to me, "You can go swimming tomorrow."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Mani said to his coach, "I shall Improve, if you guide me."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
The manager said, "I will speak to you on Friday."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Madhu said to me, "I am so happy you have completed your project."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Priya said, "I want to give my sister a present."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
Gowtham said to me, "I was very iIIl at week, but I am better now."

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
The Principal said, “Young students must think about the ways to control the use of plastic band in the school campus.”

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
The pilot said to the passengers, “The plane will land in Delhi at 9 p.m.”