Q1.(A) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
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A giant in stature, with long hair, wearing a bottle green fur lined overcoat and round seal s
cap on his head, Oscar Wilde arrived in New York on 2nd of January 1882 on a lecture tour.
was mobbed by reporters who asked him (much to his irritation) unimportant questions such
how he liked his eggs fried? How he trimmed his finger nails? And what temperature he
preferred his bath to be? His answers showed a total lack of interest.
However, when he stepped ashore, the customs official asked, "Have you anything to decla
and with customary style. Wilde replied, “No, I have nothing to declare (pause) except my
genius." Few remarks in history have travelled as widely and as quickly as that one.
Questions:-
1. Mention two details of Oscar's physical appearance when he came to New York?
2. Why did he come to New York?
3. Oscar Wilde was not interested in answering the questions of reporters. Why?
4. What does Oscar Wilde's answer to the custom officer's questions show?
5. Find a word in the passage which means “exceptional ability in a person” are
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- A pure substance consists of a single element or compound. Iron is formed only of iron (Fe) atoms; table salt is formed only by sodium chloride (NaCl) molecules. A mixture, however, is made up of different compounds and/or elements. When salt is added to water to make saltwater, it becomes a mixture .
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