19. Machines give us more and more hours of _______.(Where is Science Taking Us?) *
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1. The little boy was d) short- tempered.
2. The number of nails hammered into the fence daily decreased gradually because d) the boy learnt to control his anger.
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Ans. c) The father was very angry with the boy after the task was finished.
4. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence because d) he wanted to show his son the after effects of anger.
5. The holes in the fence symbolize that anger a) leaves scars on other people's mind.
6. He can sit and read for hours at a stretch. (Choose correct meaning of the idiom 'at a stretch'.)
Ans. a) continuously.
7. Choose the correct sentence.
Ans. b) One of my friends is a teacher.
8. Do you want ________ my address? (Fill in the blank with suitable non-finite.)
Ans. b) to know.
9. He will explain it to you when he _______ back.
Ans. c) will come
10. He was feeling weak __________ he went to his office.
Ans. c) but
11. What did the Prince ask the swallow? (The Happy Prince)
Ans. c) to take the ruby from his sword hilt.
12. What is there in the personality of every man? (Secret of Happiness)
Ans. a) a store of unused power.
13. The proud possession of Jim was _______. (A Gift for Christmas)
Ans. c) a gold watch.
14. The blind man was selling _______ on the sidewalk. (One Thousand Dollars)
Ans. b) pencils.
15. 'Rice was in his blood' means _____ (Half A Rupee Worth)
Ans. c) he knew all about rice.
16. The name of the poet of the poem 'A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh' is
Ans. c) Sir Henry Newbolt.
17. Which of the following is not true: (A Gift For Christmas)
Ans. d) Della couldn't manage to buy a gift for Jim.
18. The ultimate fate of all human beings is _________. (Death the Leveller)
Ans. d) death.
19. Machines give us more and more hours of _______. (Where is Science Taking Us?)
Ans. b) leisure.
20. Choose the correct English Translation of the given sentence. ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ?
Ans. c) Did you waste your time?