please give me answer Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions: (1x10=10 marks)
1. The window offered a view of the house opposite. The two families did not speak to each other because of a property dispute. One day, Ruchira's textbooks lay untouched as the young girl's gaze was on the happenings in the house opposite. There were two new faces in the neighbouring household – that of an elderly widow and a girls aged sixteen. Sometimes the elderly lady would sit by the window, doing the young girl's hair. On other days she was absent.
2. The new young neighbour's daily routine could be seen through the window – she cleaned the rice paddy; split nuts, put the cushions in the sun to air them. In the afternoons while the men were all at world some of the women slept and others played cards. The girl sat on the terrace and read. Sometimes she wrote. One day there was hindrance. She was writing when the elderly woman snatched the unfinished letter from her hands. Thereafter the girl was not to be seen on the terrace. Sometimes during the day sounds came from the house indicating that a massive argument was going on inside.
3. A few days passed. One evening Ruchira noticed the girl standing on the terrace in tears. The evening prayer was in progress. As she did daily, the girl bowed several times in prayer. Then she went downstairs.
4. That night Ruchira wrote a letter. She went out and posted it that very instant. But as she lay in bed that night, she prayed fervently that her offer of friendship wouldn't reach its destination. Ruchira then left for Madhupur and returned when it was time for college to start. She found the house opposite in darkness, locked. They had left.
5. When she stepped into her room she found the desk piled with letters – one had a local stamp on it with her name and address in unfamiliar handwriting. She quickly read it. They continued to write to each other for the next twenty years.
1. Why did Ruchira write a letter to her new neighbour? *
(a) She wanted to offer her, her help.
(b) She wanted to be friends with her.
(c) To apologize for her family's behavior towards her family.
(d) To encourage her to continue learning to read and write.
(e) None of these
2. Which of the following can be said about Ruchira?

(a) None
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) & (2)
(d) Only (3)
(e) All of these
3. How did the new young neighbour spend her days? *
(a) She was busy writing letters to Ruchira.
(b) She used to daydream about her past experiences.
(c) She would attend to the needs of the widow.
(d) She spent her time learning to read and write.
(e) None of these
4. The young neighbor was prevented from sitting on the terrace *
(a) True
(b) False.
5. What was the major argument in the house about? *
(a) There were too many people living there, which resulted in arguments.
(b) The young girl was insisting on attending college.
(c) The young girl had been wasting her time instead of working.
(d) The old woman did not guard the young girl closely.
(e) None of these
6. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage? *
(a) The young girl was very devout and prayed everyday.
(b) Only two letters were exchanged between the two girls.
(c) The new young neighbour was a servant.
(d) The afternoon was a time to relax for everyone.
(e) None of these
7. Why did the young girl wish that the letter would not reach its destination? *
Answers
Answer:
Read the following passage
and answer the questions (1-
5).
One of the most frightening and
destructive phenomena of nature is a
severe earthquake and its terrible after
effects. Earthquakes are the result of
forces deep within the earth's interior that
continuously affects the surface of the
earth. The energy from these forces is
stored in a variety of ways within the
rocks. When this energy is released
suddenly, an earthquake occurs. The area
of the fault where the sudden rupture
takes place is called the focus or hypo-
centre of the earthquake. The point on the
earth's surface directly above the focus is
called the epicentre of the earthquake.
The effect of an earthquake on the earth's
surface is called the intensity. The
intensity scale consists of a series of
responses such as the number of people
who woke up, movement of furniture,
damage to chimneys and finally total
destruction. The magnitude of 5.3 might
be a moderate earthquake, and a strong
earthquake might be rated with the
magnitude 6.3. An earthquake in a
densely populated area which results in
many deaths may have the same
magnitude but acts only as a shock in a
remote area that does nothing more than
frightening the wildlife
Explanation:
Read the following passage
and answer the questions (1-
5).
One of the most frightening and
destructive phenomena of nature is a
severe earthquake and its terrible after
effects. Earthquakes are the result of
forces deep within the earth's interior that
continuously affects the surface of the
earth. The energy from these forces is
stored in a variety of ways within the
rocks. When this energy is released
suddenly, an earthquake occurs. The area
of the fault where the sudden rupture
takes place is called the focus or hypo-
centre of the earthquake. The point on the
earth's surface directly above the focus is
called the epicentre of the earthquake.
The effect of an earthquake on the earth's
surface is called the intensity. The
intensity scale consists of a series of
responses such as the number of people
who woke up, movement of furniture,
damage to chimneys and finally total
destruction. The magnitude of 5.3 might
be a moderate earthquake, and a strong
earthquake might be rated with the
magnitude 6.3. An earthquake in a
densely populated area which results in
many deaths may have the same
magnitude but acts only as a shock in a
remote area that does nothing more than
frightening the wildlife