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Listening Comprehension
1 COMMUNICATION AMONG ANIMALS

Listen carefully to an audio lesson on Communication among Animals. As you listen, solve the
following exercises.

A. On the basis of your understanding of the audio lesson, complete the following statements :
(a) Male blackbirds catch the attention of the females by ..................................................... .

(b) According to adventurous sailors, large ..................................................... in the oceans also sing to
communicate.

(c) Besides singing, body language also forms a large part of animals’ .................................................. .

(d) If a hyena curls his lips and reveals his teeth in friendly smiles, it means that he is ......................... to the
powerful party.

(e) To display their bright feathers, male birds of paradise .................................................. themselves upside
down from branches.

(f) When a hungry lion approaches, zebras move out in .................................................. .

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B. Say whether the following statements are True or False.

(a) Interaction among animals is always non verbal.

(b) The songs of male blackbirds are rich in notes variation.

(c) The sounds of whales and dolphins are received by other mates only upto

one hundred metres.

(d) Dominant hyenas exhibit their power by raising their fur hackles on their

necks.

(e) Colours of animals and birds also play a part in communication.

(f) All the zebras have similar stripes on their bodies.

C. Match the following :

A B
1. Black birds (a) Whistling
2. Whales (b) Unique Stripes
3. Dolphins (c) Body Language
4. Hyenas (d) Displaying Colours
5. Male birds of Paradise (e) Groaning and Grunting
6. Zebras (f) Singing

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 Listening Comprehension
2 VITAMIN A

Listen carefully to an audio lesson on Vitamin A. As you listen, solve the following exercises.

A. Choose the best option :

(a) Which of these is not a direct source of Vitamin A?

(i) Carrots (ii) Milk and cheese

(iii) Egg yolk (iv) Animal fats

(b) Which part of human body stores up good quantity of Vitamin A?

(i) Brain (ii) Kidney

(iii) Liver (iv) Lungs

(c) Which of the following is the richest source of carotene?

(i) Tomatoes (ii) Papaya

(iii) Red palm oil (iv) Mango

(d) Vitamin A and Carotene are not destroyed by heat unless ........................ is present.

(i) oxygen (ii) hydrogen

(iii) nitrogen (iv) carbon

(e) Vitamin A is also called ........................

(i) Antibiotic Vitamin (ii) Anti-infective Vitamin

(iii) Anti-heat Vitamin (iv) Anti-oxydant Vitamin

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B. Say whether the following statements are True or False.

(a) Vitamin A is plentiful in fish liver oil.

(b) Carotene is not present in plants.

(c) The yellowish-red colouring matter in carrots is carotene.

(d) Vitamin A can be dissolved in water.

(e) Boiling in water does not destroy Vitamin A.

(f) Vitamin A affects our digestive system badly.

(g) Moist tissues become rough in absence of Vitamin A.

(h) Excessive Vitamin A can cause night blindness.

(i) Our bodies cannot produce Vitamin A.

(j) Vitamin A is harmful for young animals.

C. Answer the following questions briefly :

(a) Name any four sources of Vitamin A.
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(b) Name the substance found in plants that is converted to Vitamin A by our body.
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(c) Mention any two ways in which Vitamin A is helpful to us.
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 3 Hide A Treasure!
Read the instructions and find the treasure.
Once upon a time there was a pirate. On one of his voyages
to the Caribbean Seas, he found a treasure chest. The
pirate took the treasure back to his home and buried it. The
pirate had four children. He made instructions and gave
them to his children. But each child had only part of the
instructions. So they could only find the treasure together.
Here are the instructions. Can you find the treasure?

1. Start at a church and follow the railway. Go through the

tunnel and over the railway bridge to the town. When you
arrive at the town, turn left and follow the road. Go over
two bridges. At the end of the second bridge, turn right
and follow the road to the end. This is point A.
2. There is a castle between a lake and a forest. Start here
and walk to the road. At the road, turn left and go through
a village. Stay on the road and go around the lake. In front
of you there is a hill. Climb to the top of the hill. This is
point C.
3. From the town cross the sea to another island. When you
arrive on the other island, follow the road until you come
to a bridge over a river. Follow the river valley between
the two hills until you come to the mouth of the river. This
is point B.
4. There are two lakes on the map. Start with one lake behind
you and follow the road to the other lake. When you reach
the first bridge, leave the road and follow the river until
you come to the railway bridge. Turn right and follow the
railway through the tunnel to the village. Opposite the
village there is a small island. Cross to the island. Stand
in the middle of the island. This is point D.

Where is the treasure?

You now have all the points. Draw a line to join A to B and
C to D. The treasure is under the place where the two
lines cross.

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 4 Strange Architecture
Match the depicted buildings with the corresponding descriptions :

1. What looks like left-over boulders from the Stone Age is actually a house. Casa do Penedo or the ‘House of Stone’, was
built in 1974 with four different boulders. The Portuguese getaway has no electricity so the homeowners use candlelight
to see when indoors. That said, the house boasts a cozy fireplace, a swimming pool carved into stone and logs for stairs.
2. Wonderworks is an entertainment center focused on science exhibits with five locations in the United States. The company’s
slogan is “Let Your Imagination Run Wild”. The exhibits are housed in a themed building designed by architect Terry
Nicholson, looking as if it were picked up by severe weather and dropped upside down on an existing building.
3. The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic
houses that were built in Helmond.The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian bridge
and he decided to use the cubic houses idea. The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by
each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest.
4. This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects behind the revitalization of
downtown. The people of Kansas City were asked to help pick highly influential books that represent Kansas City.
Those titles were included as ‘bookbindings’ in the innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people
to utilize the downtown Central Library.
5. A trend that started and continues to this day in town Waikato in New Zealand is the use of old, discarded, corrugated
iron to create “works of art”. Perhaps the most significant of these are the “Sheep” and “Dog” buildings on Main Road,
Tirau. Housing a wool and craft store the “Sheep” building would be considered a great example of mimetic architecture.
The “Dog” building houses the town’s Information Center.
6. The “Crooked House” is an unusual piece of architecture located on Monte Cassino Street in Sopot, Poland. Completed
in 2004, the building was designed by Szotyñscy and Zaleski who were inspired by the fairytale illustrations and
drawings of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg as well as designs by Antonio Gaudi. The magical effect draws
many visitors to the property which houses restaurants, cafés and shops.

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 5 Idioms
IDIOMS are not to be taken literally. Study their meaning and then complete the sentences. You may need to make
some changes.

(a) I have to tell you something that will .......................... .

(b) He .............................. when he accidentally told her
about the surprise party.
(c) Okay, I’ll tell you what I’m going to do, although you’ll
probably think that I have .............................. .
(d) I’m .............................. with my teacher because she
caught me cheating in the test.
(e) I’d better .............................. now. I’m feeling really
exhausted.
(f) He is so cute that when he looks at me I get
.............................. .
(g) We’re all packed and ready to go - we can leave
.............................. .
(h) I am feeling a bit .............................. – I think I’m getting
a cold.
(i) Is Samantha really getting married or are you just
.............................. ?
(j) Was your Math exam hard? – No, it was really
.............................. .
(k) My friend got .............................. and decided not to
do a bungee jump.
(l) Just ..............................! Let’s think about this for a
moment.
(m) Tell me who was at the party. I am ........................... .
(n) If you try to please both your father and mother, you
can end up .............................. .
(o) I don’t know how you could afford this sports car. It
must have .............................. .

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 Wordsearch
6 ADVENTURE AND TOURISM
Find words related to adventure and tourism from the given word grid. There are a total of nineteen words and these can be
vertical, horizontal or diagonal; either forward or backward. Test your observation and solve the puzzle in maximun 10 minutes.
List of words has been provided as hint.

Wordbank :
Adventure Tourists Passengers Reservation Accommodation
Journey Camping Canoeing Rafting Schedule
Cuisine Trekking Passport Backpack Cruise
Airport Itinerary Mountaineering Safari

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 Crossword
7 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Complete the given crossword with the
help of clues given below.

Across
1. A system of rules of a language
4. The way in which words of a language are made to sound when spoken
7. Sounds represented by English letters a,e,i,o,u
8. The class of literature comprising poems
12. A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another
13. A book with list of words oredered alphabetically
14. An Indian poet who won Nobel Prize for Literature
16. Act of conversion from one language to another
Down
2. A handwritten copy of something
3. The act of exchanging words or thoughts
5. A set of letters used when writing in a language
6. A poetic device with the repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words.
9. Public recitation pf speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges
10. Place where books are kept
11. The collected creative writing including fiction, drama, poetry etc
15. A poem of fourteen lines with prescribed rhyme scheme

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 8 Proverbs
Proverbs are often used in jokes, advertisements or everyday conversation.
Match the beginning with the correct endings. Then make a short presentation based on it or make a story that can explain the proverb.
SET 1
1 A journey of a thousand miles A justifies the means.
2 You can lead your horse to water B and one for all.
3 It’s never too late C tell no lies.
4 All for one D but you can’t make it drink.
5 Crime E you leap.
6 A penny saved is F in a storm.
7 Dead men G begins with a single step.
8 A bird in hand H and eat it.
9 A man is as old I does not pay.
10 The end J to mend.
11 Look before K in one basket.
12 Any port L a penny gained.
13 Don’t put all your eggs M who laughs last.
14 He laughs best N is worth two in the bush.
15 You can’t have your cake O as he feels.

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SET 2
1 First come, A its spots.
2 All’s well B is a friend indeed.
3 Make hay C be bygones.
4 Let bygones D that ends well.
5 He who hesitates E than never.
6 One good turn F is lost.
7 Love is G first served.
8 Speech is silver H be choosers.
9 Better late I than one.
10 A leopard cannot change J in love and war.
11 Two heads are better K deserves another.
12 Beggars can’t L blind.
13 All that glitters M silence is gold.
14 All is fair N while the sun shines.
15 A friend in need O is not gold.

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SET 3
1 One swallow A by its cover.
2 It takes all sorts B of its beholder.
3 Two’s a company C twice shy.
4 Money is the root D doesn’t make a summer.
5 Don’t judge a book E the mother of invention.
6 The sky F the world go round
7 Out of sight G when the sun shines.
8 Practice H to make a world.
9 Make hay I to tango.
10 Money makes J of all evil.
11 Once bitten K is the best policy.
12 Beauty is in the eye L three a crowd.
13 Necessity is M is the limit.
14 It takes two N out of mind.
15 Honesty O makes perfect.

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SET 4
1 The hungry man A love my dog.
2 Where there’s the will B louder than words.
3 Eat to live but not C do as the Romans do.
4 If wishes were horses D are free.
5 History tends E no gain.
6 Still waters F there’s a way.
7 The best things in life G must go down.
8 Love me H run deep.
9 When in Rome I begins at home.
10 The best things in life J gathers no moss.
11 Actions speak K live to eat.
12 What goes up L are free.
13 A rolling stone M beggars would ride.
14 No pain N is an angry man.
15 Charity O to repeat itself.

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 9 Riddles
Solve the following Riddles :
1. Which is faster, hot or cold?
2. Forwards I am heavy. Backwards I am not. What am I?
3. What question can you never answer “Yes” “No”?
4. What has teeth but cannot eat?
5. What kind of dog never bites?
6. What wears a cap but has no head?
7. Why is six afraid of seven?
8. What country is popular on Thanks giving Day?
9. It is black, but you say it is clean. It is white, but you say it is dirty. What is it?
10. Which table doesn’t have legs?
11. What’s never used until it’s broken?
12. What is the smallest room in the word?
13. Why did I throw the butter out of the window?
14. What starts with E, ends with E and only has one letter?
15. What is the largest ant in the world?
16. What start with a “t”, end with a “t” and is full of “t”?
17. From what number can one take half and leave nothing?
18. What has hands but no feet, a face but no eyes, tells but does not talk?
19. How many months have 28 days?
20. What do you drop when you need it and take back when you don’t?
21. What 5-letter word has six left when you take 2 letters away?
22. What do tigers have that no other animals have?
23. What can you swallow than can also swallow you?
24. Which three letters can frighten a thief away?
25. What appears once in every minute, twice in every moment, but not once in thousand years?
26. What belongs only to you and yet is used more by others than by yourself?
27. Why is a river rich?
28. I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees; rivers but without water; what am I?
29. A man jumped from a plane, but there was nothing wrong with him. Do you know why?
30. What man cannot live inside a house?
31. What match can’t be put in a match box?

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 32. The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I?
33. What part of London is in Brazil?
34. What is that you ought to keep after you give it to somebody else?
35. When is your uncle’s sister not your aunt?
36. Mrs Smith has nine children, half of them are girls. How can this be true?
37. How many cheese sandwiches can you eat on an empty stomach?
38. When will a net hold water?
39. A hungry donkey was tied to a rope eight feet long. About thirty feet away there was a basket of fresh carrots.
The donkey wanted to eat those carrots. How did he reach them?
40. What can you hold in your left hand, but not in your right hand?
41. I have seven letters. The first two stand for a boy.
The first three stand for a girl. The first four stand for a brave boy.
42. What is the beginning of everything, also the end of life?
43. The one who made it didn’t want it. The one who bought it didn’t need it. The one who used it never saw it. What is it?
44. Two women apply for a job. They are identical. They have the same mother, father, birthdays, height, weight, etc...
The interviewer asks, “Are you twins?” They say, “No”. Why?
45. It’s black when you buy it, red when you use it and grey when you throw it away. What is it?
46. I’m a green house. Inside me is a white house. Inside my white house is a red house and in my red house are my babies.
What am I?
47. First you throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
48. What it the longest word in the English language?
49. What goes to bed with its shoes on?
50. While walking to Beijing I met a man. With him were his 7 wives and their 7 sisters that each had 7 daughters with them.
How many people were going to Beijing?
51. What runs but never walks?
52. What has no beginning, no middle and no end?
53. David’s father has 3 sons: Adam, Bob and…..who?
54. What can you never eat for breakfast?
55. When you say this word, it disappears. What is it?
56. What is stronger than God, bigger than everything, worse than the worst, better than the best and if you eat it you will die?
57. There are 4 rooms. One is full of men with guns. One is full of fire. One is freezing cold and another is full of lions that
haven’t eaten for 2 years. Which room is the safest?
58. What travels all around the world but always stays in a corner?
51. Nose…river…, 52. circle..ring…donut..., 53. David, 54. Lunch/dinner, 55. silence, 56. nothing, 57. Lions are dead, 58. stamp
else! 40. Your right hand, 41. Heroine, 42. E, 43. coffin, 44. triplets, 45. coal, 46. watermelon, 47. corn, 48. smiles, 49. horse, 50. 1,
34. A promise, 35. When she’s your mother, 36. All them are girls, 37. Only one, 38. When the water is frozen, 39. It’s not tied to anything
27. It has two banks, 28. Map, 29. It’s on the ground, 30. Snowman, 31. Football match, basketball match …., 32. Hole, 33. L,
15. Elephant, 16. teapot, 17. 8, 18. Clock , 19. All , 20. An anchor, 21. Sixth, 22. Baby tigers, 23. Water , 24. I C U, 25. M., 26. My name,
8. Turkey, 9. Blackboard, 10. Vegetable, 11. Egg, 12. Mushroom, 13. Because I wanted to see the butterfly. 14. An envelope,
1. Hot, you can easily catch cold. 2. ton, 3. Are you asleep/ dead? 4. A comb, 5. A hot dog, 6. A bottle, 7. Because seven eight (ate) nine.

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 10 Find 10 Errors
Read through the passages and find 10 mistakes in each box and write them in the space given against each.

A. Here I am in London. Its the capital of Britain. It’s a Error Correction

1. .............................. ..............................
huge place – ten millions people live here. England
2. .............................. ..............................
is really cool. Cambridge is amazingly. It’s got the
3. .............................. ..............................
best night life in the world. The english are so funny.
4. .............................. ..............................
Many people go to the mountains for their holydays.
5. .............................. ..............................
There’s great skiing in Cornwall. But did you now?
6. .............................. ..............................
Fishing is there favourite outdoor sport! Britain have
7. .............................. ..............................
the smallest island in europe. The Channel Bridge
8. .............................. ..............................
go from England to Spain.
9. .............................. ..............................
See u soon 10. .............................. ..............................

B. Bollywood refer to modern Indian cinema. It is the Error Correction

1. .............................. ..............................
most popular type of film in the planet and is very
2. .............................. ..............................
successful in the UK too. Bollywood make more films
3. .............................. ..............................
then Hollywood and sells more tickets too. The films
4. .............................. ..............................
are fully of songs, Indian dance routines, comedy and
5. .............................. ..............................
action. The actors and actresses wore beautiful
6. .............................. ..............................
costumes, and their is always a love story! The stars
7. .............................. ..............................
in Bollywood films becomes very rich and famous. 8. .............................. ..............................
Some off the Bollywood actors are also trying their 9. .............................. ..............................
luck in Hollywood movie also. 10. .............................. ..............................

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