Question

B1. Do as directed/Transformation of sentences :

(i) We need many such organizations.

(Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined part as the answer.) (1)

(ii) It reduces inequality. (Rewrite it using the Present Perfect Tense.) (1)

(iii) Reinventing them will need political will and administrative vision.

(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only … but also.) (1)

B2. Spot the error/s in the given sentence and rewrite the correct sentence:

(1)

Though the population has grown, but the rate of growth has falled sharply.

Q.2. (A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below : (12

Marks)

Luxurious houses on the edge of a big city which one promoter sold with the

tagline ‘‘Where Nature peeps through every window.’’ All the advantages of a

modern lifestyle but with the added bonus of fresh air. But nature isn’t greenery

alone; it also includes wild animals. While the view from the picture windows

was easy on the eye, occasionally, it made them gulp with nervousness. At dusk,

wild cats leaped out of the adjoining forest on to the top of the peripheral walls

and strolled nonchalantly. Sometimes, they lounged on ledges with their long tails

swinging freely, oblivious of the many worried human eyes pinned on them.

Their cold yellow aggressive eyes turned black as their pupils dilated with failing

light. Some Mumbaikars paid a lot of money to see leopards on safari in Africa.

But to watch them from one’s own home was disconcerting. These predators were

out of line, stepping off nature into the city. Why did the leopards not stay within

the 100-square kilometre Sanjay Gandhi National Park? Perhaps, the leopards

thought that if people could venture into nature to jog, walk and picnic, why

couldn’t they hang around apartment blocks? If people could enjoy nature,

couldn’t nature savour humanity’s offerings? Capturing leopards is

extraordinarily simple. These curious cats seem incapable of resisting a free meal,

walking into baited traps without hesitation. The reason the felines are attracted

to their residential community is prey : stray dogs that live on rubbish heaps.

Taking care of the food source is the best course of action, the volunteers said.

A1. Rewrite the following sentences as per their occurrence in the extract :

(2)

(i) Instead of capturing leopards we can take care of their food.

(ii) Leopards leave their habitat and enter the human habitat.

(iii) Modern lifestyle and nature both attract the dwellers.

(iv) Leopards can enjoy human surroundings by leaving nature.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Leopards leave their habitat and enter the human habitat.

(iii) Modern lifestyle and nature both attract the dwellers.

(iv) Leopards can enjoy human surroundings by leaving nature.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined part as the answer.) (1)