Read the passage and answer the questions A . At daylight I was half wakened by the sound of chopping. Again it was so even in texture that I went back to sleep. When I left my bed in the cool morning, the boy had come and gone, and a stack of kindling was neat against the cabin wall. He came after school in the afternoon and worked until time to return to the orphanage. His name was Jerry$\ldots he had been at the orphanage since he was$ four. I could picture him at four, with the same grave gray-blue eyes and the same - independence? No, the word that comes to me is "integrity"$\ldots It is bedded on$ courage, but it is more than brave. It is honest, but it is more than honesty. The ax handle broke one day. Jerry said the woodshop at the orphanage would repair it. I brought money to pay for the job and he refused it. "I'll pay for it," he said. "I broke it. I brought the ax down careless." "But no one hits accurately every time," I told him. "The fault was in the wood of the handle. I'll see the man from whom I bought it." It was only then that he would take the money. He was standing back of his own carelessness. He was a free-will agent and he chose to do careful work, and if he failed, he took the responsibility without subterfuge. And he did for me the unnecessary thing, the gracious thing that we find done only by the great of heart. Things no training can teach, for they are done on the instant, with no predicated experience. He found a cubbyhole beside the fireplace that I had not noticed. There, of his own accord, he put kindling and "medium" wood, so that I might always have dry fire material ready in case of sudden wet weather. A stone was loose in the rough walk to the cabin. He dug a deeper hole and steadied it, although he came, himself, by a shortcut over the bank. I found that when I tried to return his thoughtfulness with such things as candy and apples, he was wordless. "Thank you" was, perhaps, an expression for which he had had no use, for his courtesy was instinctive. He only looked at the gift and at me, and a curtain lifted, so that I saw deep into the clear well of his eyes, and gratitude was there, and affection, soft over the firm granite of ।his character

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alternatives. Which one was Jerry's duty?

1.What does the phrase 'within $bounds^{\prime} suggest in the$ text?

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2.Which of the following best describes Gazi Pir's role in his community?

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3.How was the natural environment of the region where Gazi Pir lived?

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4.What does the portrayal of Gazi Pir in scroll painting symbolize?

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5.Read the passage and answer the questions A. [Unit-3; Lesson-3(B)] According $\to some myths and$ legends, Gazi Pir was a Muslim saint who is said $\to have spread Islam in the parts of Bengal close \to the$ Sundarbans. He was credited with many miracles. For example, he could supposedly calm dangerous animals and make them docile. He is usually depicted in paats or scroll paintings riding a fierce-looking Bengal tiger, a snake in his hand, but in no apparent danger. According $\to some stor \to some$ stories, he also fought crocodiles who threatened the people of the region full of canals and creeks, indeed, a kind of watery jungle bordering the Bay of Bengal. Because of his alert and vigilant presence, all predatory animals were said $\to have been kept within$ bounds. It was also believed that he enabled villagers $\to live close \to forests and jungles and cultivate their$ lands. Consequently, people of these regions would pray $\to him for$ protection. The story of Gazi Pir has been preserved in folk literature as well as art and has been performed in indigenous theatre. Some Gazir paat scrolls are part of the collection of the British Museum. A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. What is the most accurate meaning of the word '$docile^{\prime} as used in the$ passage?

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6.e. What is the primary reason why Greta uses the term '$superpower^{\prime} \to describe her$ Asperger?

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7.d. What was the significance of Greta's 'School Strike for $Climate^{\prime}$?

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8.c. The phrase 'drawn much attention! in the passage means -

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9.b. What does the phrase 'grey $areas^{\prime} most likely mean in the$ passage?

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10.Read the following text and answer the questions. [Unit- 12; Lesson- 2(New)] Greta Thunberg is an environmental activist. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2003. When she was eight, she started learning about climate change. The more she learned, the more baffled she became as $\to why so little was being done about$ it. At the age of 11, Greta became so sad about climate change that she temporarily stopped speaking! Greta has Asperger syndrome,, a condition that affects how people socialise. But Greta views her condition as a positive, calling it her "superpower"! She says it helps her see the world in black and white, and that there are "no grey areas when it comes $\to climate$ change." In August 2018, Greta decided $\to take$ action. Instead of going $\to$ school, she made a large sign that read 'Skolstrejk för Klimatet"; SCHOOL STRIKE FOR $CLIMATE^{\prime}, and calmly sat down outside the Swedish$ parliament. Her aim? $\to make politicians take notice and act \to stop global$ warming. Greta's strike was picked up by the Swedish media, and the word started $\to$ spread. Soon enough, tens of thousands of students from around the world joined her #FridaysforFuture strikes skipping school on Fridays $\to protest against climate$ change. In March 2019, climate campaigners across the world, and inspired by Greta, came together $\to co-ordinate the first Global Strike for$ Climate. Over 1.6 million people from 125 countries took part! Since her strike began, Greta's life has become a whirlwind! She's given rousing speeches $\to$ politicians, $\to the EU$ parliament, the UK parliament, $\to protesters and$ more. She's appeared in documentaries and had loads of books and articles written about her. She's even been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize! In August 2019, Greta travelled on a wind and solar-powered boat from Plymouth, UK, $\to New$ York, USA - the journey took 15 days. Her passionate speech "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words... We are in the

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11.The word '$enjoyable^{\prime} is$ a/an-

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12.What increases the risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases?

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