Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated. "What will you do now, Max ?" Ausable asked. "If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway. The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot". I. Who is Max? a. a spy b. a tourist c. a businessman d. a waiter II. Max was unprepared for his mission. Elaborate with reference to the extract. III. Actually the door was knocked at by ________. IV. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'?

I. (a) a spy II. Though Max was very cunning and he came prepared with a gun but he was indeed no match to Ausable. He was easily misled by Ausable into believing that there was a balcony attached to the room. So we can say that Max was a smaller spy before Ausable and he was also unprepared for his mission III. a waiter IV. Hesitate

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All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, to even what is deep in one’s conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still, he knew how to write. The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter which he himself would carry to town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than a letter to God. “God,” he wrote, “If you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year. I need a hundred pesos in order to sow field again and to live until the crop comes because of the hailstorm...”

I. Why Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God? Answer in about 40 words.
II. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the extract.
a. Lencho worked in fields like an ox of a man. He worked like an animal in the fields.
b. Lencho became stressed and disappointed as everything went against the plan.
c. He felt helpless as no corn had been left and feared, that they might have to starve this time.
III. What would be the word if a word were to be replaced with the phrase ‘the inner sense of right or wrong’?
IV. Fill the blank with one word. Lencho wrote the letter to God, and he himself carried the letter to town and dropped in the ________.

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In the north-east huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body and when he returned he exclaimed, "These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives."

I. Why did Lencho go out in the rain? Answer in about 40 words.
II. State TRUE or FALSE. None of the terms (a)-(d) below, can be a true reference to the following statement 'Lencho compared the rain drops to new coins.'
a. Lencho enjoys rainfall as it provides a pleasant weather to his family.
b. The raindrops help him to grow and harvest the crops, which results in more prosperity.
c. They reflect light and have a shiny appearance, especially when they are freshly fallen.
d. Lencho depends on rain for farming.
III. Which phrase/word would correctly substitute 'huge' in the given sentence from the extract.
'In the north-east huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching.'
IV. State any one inference about Lencho from the given context:
"The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body and when he returned he exclaimed, "These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins."

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The house-the only one in the entire valley sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height, one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho-who knew his fields intimately had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east, “Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.” The woman who was preparing supper, replied, “Yes, God willing”

I. What is the significance of the location of Lencho's house? Answer in about 40 words.
II. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option. The field belonged to Lencho and he had the utmost confidence that the harvest would ________.
A. not gain any profit$\quad$B. reap some profit
C. give moderate sale$\quad$D. reap great profits
III. Identify the word in the passage that means the same as “heavy fall of rain”
IV. State any one inference about Lencho from the given context: Throughout the morning Lencho-who knew his fields intimately had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east, “Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.”

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So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea to answer the letter. But when he opened it, was evident that to answer it, he needed something more than goodwill, ink, and paper. But he stuck to his resolution: he asked for money from his employees, he himself gave part of his salary and several friends of his were obliged to give something for an act of charity’. It was impossible for him to gather together the hundred pesos, so he was able to send the farmer only a little more than half. He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only a single word as a signature: God. The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office.

I. What is the significance of the situation where the postmaster decided to help Lencho? Answer in about 40 words.
II. How did the postmaster collect money to be sent to Lencho? Complete the sentence with the appropriate option. He collected money from his employees and gave ________.
A. a part of his salary to send to Lencho.
B. the collected money to Lencho.
C. the contribution to Lencho.
D. his monthly salary to Lencho.
III. Identify the word from the passage, which is opposite to the phrase 'very few'.
IV. What were the things the postmaster kept in the envelope? State any one inference about the postmaster from the given context: "So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea to answer the letter."

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”You are disappointed”, Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder. “You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing in espionage and danger. You wished to meet me because you are a writer, young and romantic. You envisioned mysterious figures in the night, the crack of pistols, drugs in the wine.”

I. What makes Ausable comment to Fowler "You are disappointed"?
II. Why did ‘he’ want to meet Ausable?
III. Complete the given sentence:
Fowler was disappointed to meet Ausable because ________.
IV. What is the meaning of the word Espionage?
a. Finding out secret information
b. Dealing with careless behaviour
c. Ignorant about certain things
d. Dealing indifferently

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With a loud scream he fell outwards and given downwards into space. Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute. The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. The wind rushed against his breast feathers, then under his stomach, and against his wings. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling headlong now. He was soaring gradually downwards and outwards. (His First Flight)
I. What effect does the experience, as described in the lines below, have on the baby seagull?
With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still.
Chose the most suitable option.
A. exhilarates
B. overwhelms
C. energises
D. confuses
II. How does the author's use of descriptive language enhance the narrative technique in the paragraph?
III. Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket.
The use of the word 'rushed' adds to a sense of ________ (speed / relief), in the extract.
IV. How does the seagull's feelings towards the end of the extract contrast with the initial feeling of terror?

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Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. "I'm going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it," he said grimly. This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!

I. Who is Ausable?
II. Ausable’s annoyance at the balcony when he says, “…nuisance of a balcony…” could be called fake. Why is it so?
III. Which word replaces ‘sat down heavily’ in the sentence - 'Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily’?
a. dumped$\quad$b. flumped$\quad$c. pumped$\quad$d. jumped
IV. Delnaaz is a new tenant in her locality and Mrs. Mehta is the landlady. Choose the option that lists an action that would require Mrs. Mehta to ‘raise the devil’ with Delnaaz.
a. She uses the elevator five times a day.
b. She feeds the stray dogs in the street.
c. She works late at night and stays home in the afternoon only.
d. She plays music louder than is necessary late into the night.

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Ausable was, for one thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent. Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the American accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago.
‘‘You are disappointed,’’ Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder.

I. Who is ‘you’ here?
a. Fowler$\quad$b. Ausable$\quad$c. Waiter$\quad$d. Max
II. How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
III. 'You’ believed that Ausable was ________.
IV. It can be inferred from the extract that a secret agent is expected to be :-
1) fit.
2) compassionate.
3) apologetic.
4) suave.
5) violent.
a. Option 1, 3 & 5$\quad$b. Option 1 & 4
c. Option 2 ,4 & 5$\quad$d. Option 2 & 3

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Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said, "God: of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks".

I. What did Lencho mean by 'the rest'? Answer in about 40 words.
II. Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the extract.
a. Lencho thought only God could help them in that hour of need.
b. Lencho wanted to punish post office employees.
c. Lencho wanted more money.
III. Predict and justify the reaction of the postmaster after receiving the second letter from Lencho.
IV. Fill the blank with one word. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is __________.

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