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Read the following passage and answer the following questions : Pygmalion, a famous sculptor of Cyprus, used to carve statues from marble and wood so perfectly that visitors often mistook them for living men and women. Never satisfied with his work, however, he put all his labour and skill into fashioning a beautiful woman from snow white ivory. He himself was so delighted with his statue that he imagined it to be a living woman, spoke to it, dressed it in silks, decorated it with flowers and ornaments. At last he even went to the temple and begged the gods to give it life. Returning home he found to his amazement that the statue had indeed been changed into a living maiden.
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate information from the above passage :
(i) Name of the sculptor:
(ii) His prayer to gods:
(iii) Reason behind his amazement :
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements and give supporting sentences :
(i) Pygmalion begged the gods for his life. Supporting Statement:
(ii) He was always pleased with his work. Supporting Statement :
C. Find out the word from the above passage which mean the following:
Contented:​

Answer 1

Answer:

Read the following passage and answer the following questions : Pygmalion, a famous sculptor of Cyprus, used to carve statues from marble and wood so perfectly that visitors often mistook them for living men and women. Never satisfied with his work, however, he put all his labour and skill into fashioning a beautiful woman from snow white ivory. He himself was so delighted with his statue that he imagined it to be a living woman, spoke to it, dressed it in silks, decorated it with flowers and ornaments. At last he even went to the temple and begged the gods to give it life. Returning home he found to his amazement that the statue had indeed been changed into a living maiden.

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate information from the above passage :

(i) Name of the sculptor:

(ii) His prayer to gods:

(iii) Reason behind his amazement :

B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements and give supporting sentences :

(i) Pygmalion begged the gods for his life. Supporting Statement:

(ii) He was always pleased with his work. Supporting Statement :

C. Find out the word from the above passage which mean the following:

Contented:

Explanation:

1. c is correct answer

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Answer 2

Answer:

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A:

1-Pygmalion

2-begged the gods to give it(statues)life

3-statue had indeed been changed into a living maiden

Explanation:

B:

1-F

(He went to temple and begged god to give life to statue whom he imagined to be a beautiful woman)

2-F

(He was never satisfied with his work and he put all his labour and skill into fashioning a beautiful woman from snow white ivory)

C:satisfied