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              THE LAST LESSON Give Short Answer of the following questions. a) Who is the writer of the prose piece "  The Last Lesson " ? = Alphonse Daudet is the writer of the      prose piece " The Last Lesson " . b) " I started for school very late that morning. " Who is the 'I' here ? = Here the 'I' is little Franz. c) Who was M. Hamel ? = M. Hamel was a French teacher of little Franz's school. d) Where were the birds chirping ? = The birds were chirping at the edge of woods. e) Where were the prussians soldiers drilling ? = The prussians soldiers were drilling in the open field back of the Sawmill. f) Who was defeated in the Franco - Prussian War ? = The Prussian defeated France in the Franco - Prussian War. g) Where was the bulletin board ? = The bulletin board was at the town hall. h) Name the blacksmith mentioned in the prose piece  ' The Last Lesson ' . = Wachter is the blacksmith mentioned in the prose piece ' The

                    MY CHILDHOOD Q) Say whether the following statements are true or false a) Abdul kalam was born at Rameswaram in Madras. = True b) Abdul Kalam came of a very poor family. = False c) Kalam's father possessed innate wisdom and a true of generosity. = True d) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the son of Ramanadha Sastry. =False e) Abdul Kalam studied at Rameswaram Elementary School. =True f) The new teacher could not tolerate a Hindu priest's son sitting with a Muslim boy. =True g) The society of Rameswaram was not rigid in terms of the segregation of various groups. = False h) Children can't be given 'thoughts' by parents. = True 1) Answer the following questions. a) Name the autobiography of Abdul Kalam. = The name of the autobiography of Abdul Kalam is ' Wings of Fire ' . b) Who was Abdul kalam's mother? = Abdul kalam's mother was Ashiamma. c) Who was Abdul Kalam's father? = Abdul Kalam's father was Jainulabdeen. d) When did The

 Q) Briefly describe how Ausable defeat Max's scheme to take away the report. = Ausable was a secret agent who stayed in  a  French   hotel. On  the  other  hand Max  also  was  a   gypsy   who   entered Ausable's     room     without    Ausable's knowledge   to    have    the     important document     concerning     some      new missiles. Max entered his room with the help of  a  passkey. As   soon as   Ausable meets   Max   he  began  to  give  a   long lecture about   the   balcony. He tried  to make  Max   believe   that   there   was a balcony     behind     the     window.   But actually   there   was   not   any   balcony behind the window  against  which   the night   was   pressing   quickly.  Ausable took out  the  matter  about the window in  their conversation  again  and  again. At last  Max  began to take it true. When the  door  was knocked   at  by  a  waiter, Ausable told  him  that there  might be a police. Max believed it and went to the window to  hide

  Q) State whether the following are true or false: a) Nelson Mandela spent twenty years in prison. = False b) On the day of the inauguration , two national anthems were sung. = True c) On the day of the inauguration Mandela was accompanied by his daughter Zenani. = True d) Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the second deputy president. = False e) The policy of apartheid created lasting peace in Mandela's Country. = False f) On the day of inauguration Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of history. =true g) On the podium, Mr. de Klerk was first sworn in as the first Deputy President. = False h) On the day of the inauguration, Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of freedom. = False i)The inauguration was for the installation of South Africa's first democratic, non racial government. = True J) The inauguration took place on 10th May 1992. = False k) Nelson Mandela had a great respect for a host of great men of characters like Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus, Chief Luthulis and so. = Tru

 Q) Write a letter to your best friend describing him / her how  you will spend your winter vacation. Manakhi Gargaon                                                           15th Nov. 2021 Dear Madhu I have    immense  pleasure  to    receive your  letter yesterday  after a long time. These days I miss you a lot and thought to write to you, but unfortunately I had to be very busy. Anyway, I am very glad to know that you  and your parents  are doing  well  by God  grace.  You  want to know    how I   will  spend  the   winter vacation. You know that one of my uncles lives in Shillong. I think to go to him and to spend a few days with him by visiting the places there. I think to visit all the tourist   places   and   monuments    in Shillong. After coming there I   think to join a youth club of our neighbourhood and    involve   myself   in   the    social activities performed by them. At last I offer my cordial affection to you and  your parents. I   am  doing   well by God grace. And

 Make sentences with the following 1. H.S.L.C.  (1998) a) Take over:- The charge of the meeting has been taken over to him. b) As well as c) Come round:- May Rani come round                                  soon from her illness. d)No sooner than:- No sooner had she                                          seen me than she                                            began to weep. e) Fall out:- Pahi and I fell out after a                              long argument. f) In no time:- You must be here in no                                  time. 2. H.S.L.C.    (1999) a) Make out:- She made me out the sum. b) For good:- He will give up smoking for good. c) Neither...nor:-  I like neither coffee                                         nor tea. d) Run over:- The little boy ran over the dead snake. e) At times :- At times I feel very lonely. f) As soon as:- Do it as soon as possible. 3. H.S.L.C    (2000) a) In no time:-  You must be here in no                                   time. b) Bring up

 1)Suppose you are the literary secretary of your college . Your college is going to organize an inter class Quiz Competition. Now draft a notice in not more than fifty words informing the students about the competition in details.       RADHAKRISHNAN COLLEGE NOTICE 28 TH August 2023 ( An Educational Trip to Delhi )   It is notified to all the students of Radhakrishnan College that our college has organized AN EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO DELHI on the first week of November 2023. It would be a week long tour by train. The journey will be started in the midnight of 2 nd November 2023. The students who want to join the trip are hereby requested to give their names to the undersigned by or on 20 th September 2023 . For further information contact Dipak Chakial sir.   Gautam Literary Secretary