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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1. Read the passage given below:<br>People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. They can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful that they did not know they owned. Those who never have to change houses become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter. They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years in the belief that they may one day need them. Old people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, and sentiment. Things owned for a long time are full of associations with the past, perhaps with the relatives who are dead, and so they gradually acquire a sentimental valu

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2. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly:<br> (i) Find words from the passage which mean the same as each of the following: <br>(i) moving aimlessly (para 3)<br>(ii) came down/fell (para 7)

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3. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly: <br>(h) Why does the panther not face the risk of extinction?

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4. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly: <br>(g) From the narrator’s observation, what do we learn about the nature of the tigress?

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5. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly: (f) Why did the tigress spit at its cubs?

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6. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly: <br>(e) Why did the mahout drive his elephant away

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7. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly: (d) What may happen if the panther cubs are not born blind?

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8. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete, the statements are given below with the help of options that follow: Answer the following questions briefly: <br>(c) How many cubs does the mother panther rarely deliver?

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9. On the basis of your understanding of the passage complete the statements given below with the help of options that follow: (b) The male panther:

   • (i) is protective of its cubs
   • (ii) trains its cubs
   • (iii) watches the progress of the mother
   • (iv) is impulsive and impatient

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10. Question 2.<br>Read the passage given below:<br>1. To ensure its perpetuity, the ground is well held by the panther both in space and in time. It enjoys a much wider distribution over the globe than its bigger cousins and procreates sufficiently profusely to ensure its continuity for all time to come.<br>2. There seems to be no particular breeding season of the panther, although its sawing and caterwauling are more frequently heard during winter and summer. The gestation period is about ninety to a hundred days (Whipsnade, ninety-two days). The litter normally consists of four cubs, rarely five. Of these, generally, two survive and not more than one reaches maturity. I have never come across m

    • (i) among rocks
    • (ii) in the branches of the trees
    • (iii) behind the tree trunks
    • (iv) at its heels

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