COMPREHENSION

⦁ Choose the Right answer from the following options.

1. Who is the speaker in the poem (b)
a. the poet
b. the brook
c. the reader

2. What is the one line that is repeated throughout the poem?

a. for men may come and men may go/But i go on for ever (b)
b . I slip ,I slide, I gloom ,I glance
c. Half a league , half a league, half a league onward

3. Which of the following words are not ‘sound ‘words?

a. babbling (c)
b. murmuring
c. shimmering

4. What kind of fish are found in this brook?

a. Trout and grayling (a)
b. Snapper and herring
c. Halisa and pomfret

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.

1. The brook murmurs under_____________
2.The word used to describe the sunbeam in the poem is _________--
3.A_______________is a smallest, fast flowing body of water.
4._____________is another word for ‘talking a lot ’in the poem.

⦁ Answer the following question in 50-100 words.

⦁ What kind of landscape is described in the first three stanzas?

‘The Brook’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson describes the journey of a stream from its
place of origin to the river that it joins. The poem has been written in the
form of an autobiography where the brook relates its experiences, like a
human being as it flows towards the river. In Literature such a device by
which an inanimate object is made to appear as a living creature is called
Personification.
The poem is full of symbolism. ‘The Brook’ represents the life of a man.
From birth till adulthood man’s life is full of activities; similarly the brook is quite

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active and noisy from birth till it joins a river and becomes one with it.
In the first stanza the brook describes its birth or origin in high mountains
where coot and hern live. From there it trickles down the slopes of the
mountains and valleys.
In the second stanza the brook describes its further journey through
villages, ridges and from under the bridges.
In the third stanza, it describes how it flows by Philip’s farm and then joins the
river into which other streams also merge. It says men are born and men die, but
it keeps on flowing forever.
2 . What is the mood of the poem?

The brook changes its mood at times. Sometimes it becomes very playful and
sometimes like a mature person. It makes noise as it flows over the
stones and pebbles. It babble, bubble and quarrel. As it rubs against its
banks, it produces a musical sound showing the energetic mood the
Brook is in . Brook finds its way through the forget me not flowers and
goes on slipping, dancing, sliding and lingering. At last it murmurs
reaching its destination. Very slow and steady movements shows its
unwilling mood.

⦁ Answer the following questions in 200-300 words.

⦁ Explain what you think is meant ‘For men may come and men may
go,/ But I go on for ever’. What does it say about Nature?

Exercises
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with ‘a’, ’an’ or ‘the’. In case more than
one article can be used, use the one you think would be more appropriate
than the other(s).If the blank space does not need any of the three
words ,indicate this with an X.

1.THE _peacock is in danger of extinction.

2. Could you get me __a___________kilogram of tea, please.
3. There is _a____European and ____an_________Eskimo among the tourists.
4.THE_Sally I know lives in Bhubaneswar.
5. Sajita found a_ wallet on her way home. She took ___the___wallet to the police
station.
6. We must work to save the_tigers from becoming extinct.
7. Have you had ___the__breakfast?
8.You must reach__the_school before 9 a.m.

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9. It is_a_awe-inspiring sight to see _the__Brahamputra in spate.
10. This is a painting of_the__Western Ghats, and that is a photograph of_ the
Mahabaleshwar peak.
11. Mary will go to __the_ school when she is three.
12. Our library has three copies of_____the__________ Mahabharata.

Some of the following sentences may have errors relating to the use of articles.
Rewrite the sentences correctly.If you think the given sentence is correct
leave the space below it blank.

⦁ The oranges and lemons are citrus fruits.

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⦁ Asif is going to visit the Oxford University.

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⦁ The elephants and the lions are found in India.

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4.Have you been to Nilgiri hills?

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5. History is not really Lisa’s favorite subject, but she finds the history of the
Greeks fascinating.
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6. You can take the Visaka Express to Mumbai.
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7.The children have been sent to the bed.

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8. Gold you buy here is a excellent quality .

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9.Manoj heard a old tale about an unicorn
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10.Philosophy discussed in this book is very difficult to understand.
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Fill in the blanks with indefinite articles where necessary.

1. She doesn't own a_car.

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2. He came from_a_humble beginnings.
3. I saw ___bears at their zoo.
4. He asked for ___milk.
5.She didn't get__an___invitation.
6. I saw_an_eagle fly by.
7. She was an_English teacher . She taught at_a_European university.
8. He bought____milk ,____butter, and ____loaf bread.
9. The table is made of_______wood.
10. Dr Abdul Kalam was __a(or)an__honest man.

Insert articles wherever necessary.

⦁ There is book in my backpack .Book is very heavy.
A) There is a book in my backpack . book is very heavy.

⦁ Do you know where I left car keys?

A) Do you know where I left the car keys?

⦁ I enjoy reading detective novels, especially ones by famous author

Arthur Conan Doyle.
A) I enjoy reading detective novels, especially ones by famous author
Arthur Conan Doyle.

⦁ French drink wine, while Americans drink beer.

A)French drink wine, while the Americans drink beer

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Group of MBA students from university of Mumbai visited Harvard
University in United States.
a) Group of MBA students from university of Mumbai visited Harvard
University in United States.

⦁ Bible was first book to be printed by Gutenberg in fifteen century.

A) The Bible was first book to be printed by Gutenberg in fifteen century.
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⦁ I am fond of music of Mozart. My grandfather owns antique piano.

A) I am fond of the music of Mozart. My grandfather owns an antique

piano.
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 ⦁ Cloth is sold by meter .Meter of this fabric cost me moon.
A)Cloth is sold by a meter .Meter of this fabric cost me the moon.
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⦁ Sun is at highest point in sky at noon.
A) The Sun is at highest point in the sky at noon.
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⦁ After humans, chimpanzee is most intelligent among animals.
A) After humans, the chimpanzee is the most intelligent among animals.
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Correct the following sentences by using the right articles.

⦁ All applicants must possess an university degree.

A) All applicants must possess a university degree.

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⦁ I am studying for a MA in history .
A) I am studying for an MA in history
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⦁ He had spelt the word with a ‘s’ instead of a ‘c’.
A)He had spelt the word with ‘s’ instead of ‘c’.
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⦁ I always use a HB pencil.
A) I always use an HB pencil.
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⦁ In the class, the children were having arithmetic lesson.
A) In the class, children were having an arithmetic lesson.

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⦁ My brother is electrical engineer.
A) My brother is an electrical engineer.
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⦁ The war lasted almost hundred years.
A) The war lasted almost a hundred years.

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⦁ I always get headache if I don’t wear my glasses.
A) I always get a headache if I don’t wear my glasses.

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⦁ Swiss are very fussy about hygiene.
A) Swiss are very fussy about hygiene.

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⦁ His lawyer produced an important new evidence.
A) no article.

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⦁ Give it to cat.
A) Give it to the cat.
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⦁ Ann is doctor.
A) Ann is a doctor.
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⦁ Our plant need a water
A) Our plant need's water
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⦁ We had a breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
A)__We had breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
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⦁ They have the really bad roads here.
A) They have really bad roads here.
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EXERCISES
Punctuate the following sentences correctly. Capitalise words where
required.
⦁ Whos there oh its you
A) Who's there? oh! it's you.
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⦁ he got what he worked for a promotion
A) He got , what he worked for a promotion.
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⦁ youre responsible for your belongings.
A) you're responsible for your belongings.

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⦁ id forgotten that hed mentioned that its here
A)i'd forgotten that had mentioned that it's here
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 ⦁ i am soaking wet i forget my umbrella
A)I am soaking wet, I forget my umbrella.
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Determine whether the sentences below require or do not require a

semicolon .If they do, mark the semicolon’s correct position. If
you think a comma has been used incorrectly ,change it to a
semicolon.

⦁ He is not from Hyderabad he is from Bangalore.

A) He is not from Hyderabad; he is from Bangalore.
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⦁ I want to go to the library, but I think it might be closed
today.
A) I want to go to the library but I think it might be closed
today.

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⦁ Are you okey travelling by bus ,or do you want to travel by
train?
A) Are you okey travelling by bus or do you want to travel by
train?

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4 . All of the art supplies are in that cabinet, we only take them
out during art class.
A) All of the art supplies are in that cabinet, we only take them
out during art class.
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5. The weather was terrible it woudn’t stop raining.
A)The weather was terrible, it woudn’t stop raining.
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