English I Quiz 1: 13 July 2025 (May 2025 term)

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Where did the narrator’s family originally come from?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

The narrator’s father retired as:

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Which of the following was NOT bought in preparation for the journey to Goregaon?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

State true or false.
The narrator had sisters and they lived with him in Satara.

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

The party that left for Goregaon according to the narrator’s father’s instructions consisted of: i. The narrator
ii. The narrator’s brother
iii. One of the sons of the narrator’s deceased sister
iv. Two of the sons of the narrator’s deceased sister

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

In whose care did the narrator’s father leave the four children when he went to work in Goregaon?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

To “board a train” is to _____.

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Why had the government of Bombay started the work of excavating a tank in Goregaon in Khatav Taluka?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. What is the tone of this sentence?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Our family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. From the very commencement of the rule of the East India Company my fore-fathers had left their hereditary occupation for service in the Army of the Company. My father also followed the family tradition and sought service in the Army. He rose to the rank of an officer and was a Subhedar when he retired. On his retirement my father took the family to Dapoli with a view to settling down there. But, for some reasons, my father changed his mind. The family left Dapoli for Satara where we lived till 1904. The first incident which I am recording as well as I can remember, occurred in about 1901 when we were at Satara. My mother was then dead. My father was away on service as a cashier at a place called Goregaon in Khatav Taluka in the Satara District, where the Government of Bombay had started the work of excavating a tank for giving employment to famine stricken people who were dying by the thousands. When my father went to Goregaon he left me, my brother who was older than myself and two sons of my eldest sister who was dead, in charge of my aunt and some kind neighbours. My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us. She was somewhat of a dwarf and had some trouble with her legs, which made it very difficult for her to move about without the aid of somebody. Oftentimes she had to be lifted. I had sisters. They were married and were away living with their families. Cooking our food became a problem with us especially as our aunty could not on account of her helplessness, manage the job. We four children went to school and we also cooked our food. We could not prepare bread. So we lived on pulav which we found to be the easiest dish to prepare, requiring nothing more than mixing rice and mutton. Being a cashier, my father could not leave his station to come to Satara to see us, therefore he wrote to us to come to Goregaon and spend our summer vacation with him. We children were thoroughly excited over the prospect especially as none of us had up to that time seen a railway train.
Great preparations were made. New shirts of English make, bright bejewelled caps, new shoes, new silk-bordered dhoties were ordered for the journey. My father had given us all particulars regarding our journey and had told us to inform him on which day we were starting so that he would send his peon to the railway station to meet us and to take us to Goregaon. According to this arrangement myself, my brother and one of my sister's sons left Satara, our aunt remaining in charge of our neighbours who promised to look after her. The railway station was 10 miles distant from our place and a tonga (a one-horse carriage) was engaged to take us to the Station. We were dressed in the new clothing specially made for the occasion and we left our home full of joy but amidst the cries of my aunt who was almost prostrate with grief at our parting. When we reached the station my brother bought tickets and gave me and my sister's son two annas each as pocket money to be spent at our pleasure. We at once began our career of riotous living and each ordered a bottle of lemonade at the start. After a short while the train whistled in and we boarded it as quickly as we could for fear of being left behind. We were told to detrain at Masur, the nearest railway station for Goregaon.
Excerpted from: Ambedkar, B. R. Waiting for a Visa. People’s Education Society, 1990. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Fill in the blanks with fitting prepositions.
My aunt was the kindest soul I knew, but she was _____ no help _____ us.

The word spritz has _____ consonant clusters in it. The word begins with a _____ cluster.

The consonant sound b is aspirated, but not voiced.

Which one of the following words is a noun?

“The bright, shiny new toy attracted the kids”
Which word is NOT an adjective?

Which conjunction introduces a condition?

In the sentence, ‘Don’t talk so loud’, the word ‘loud’ is used as an ____.

Zain often makes mistakes. The word ‘often’ is an adverb of _____.

Let's go to ______Marina beach.

"She's ___ UNESCO ambassador"
Which article should be used?

Which sentence correctly uses articles with proper nouns?

Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb.
I _____ a cupcake for later.

Choose an appropriate prefix that gives the antonym of ‘honest.’

Choose the odd one out from the following.
Different, contrast, contract, distinct

What is the meaning of the phrasal verb ‘answer back’?

Identify the suitable phrasal verb for the following meaning.
To find/meet by chance.

Identify the separable phrasal verb out of the following options.

I know that Simon was the cause of your bankruptcy, but setting out to do the same to him is getting it out of your system. Is the idiom used correct?

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‘She’s working two jobs, and it’s tiring her out. She has_______.’

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You ________ pay attention to the lecture.

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________ we leave now or do you want to wait?

Match the words in List A with those in List B that are similar in meaning to them.

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Suspicious ____________

Match the words in List A with those in List B that are similar in meaning to them.

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Neglect ____________

Match the words in List A with those in List B that are similar in meaning to them.

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Durable ____________

Match the words in List A with those in List B that are similar in meaning to them.

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Laud ____________

Match the words in List A with those in List B that are similar in meaning to them.

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Tyrant ____________

Complete the telephonic conversation given below with most polite and correct responses. Receptionist: Good morning, Smart Tech industries. (1) ____________________________
Shyam Raj: Good morning. I am calling to speak with Mr. Vikram.
Receptionist: Sir, Mr. Vikram is in a meeting all morning. (2) _________________________
Shyam Raj: My name is Shyam Raj and I am Mr. Vikram’s client.
Receptionist: Thank you, sir, (3)_________________________
Shyam Raj: Yes, please. Could you let him know that I called to discuss the contract details? It is quite urgent.
Receptionist: Certainly, sir. I'll make sure he gets the message.
(4)_______________________________________
Shyam Raj: If possible, I would appreciate a call back by early afternoon. My number is 9876543210.
Receptionist: (5) ______________I'll pass along the message and your contact details. Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Shyam Raj: No, that's all for now. Thank you for your help.
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Complete the telephonic conversation given below with most polite and correct responses. Receptionist: Good morning, Smart Tech industries. (1) ____________________________
Shyam Raj: Good morning. I am calling to speak with Mr. Vikram.
Receptionist: Sir, Mr. Vikram is in a meeting all morning. (2) _________________________
Shyam Raj: My name is Shyam Raj and I am Mr. Vikram’s client.
Receptionist: Thank you, sir, (3)_________________________
Shyam Raj: Yes, please. Could you let him know that I called to discuss the contract details? It is quite urgent.
Receptionist: Certainly, sir. I'll make sure he gets the message.
(4)_______________________________________
Shyam Raj: If possible, I would appreciate a call back by early afternoon. My number is 9876543210.
Receptionist: (5) ______________I'll pass along the message and your contact details. Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Shyam Raj: No, that's all for now. Thank you for your help.
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Complete the telephonic conversation given below with most polite and correct responses. Receptionist: Good morning, Smart Tech industries. (1) ____________________________
Shyam Raj: Good morning. I am calling to speak with Mr. Vikram.
Receptionist: Sir, Mr. Vikram is in a meeting all morning. (2) _________________________
Shyam Raj: My name is Shyam Raj and I am Mr. Vikram’s client.
Receptionist: Thank you, sir, (3)_________________________
Shyam Raj: Yes, please. Could you let him know that I called to discuss the contract details? It is quite urgent.
Receptionist: Certainly, sir. I'll make sure he gets the message.
(4)_______________________________________
Shyam Raj: If possible, I would appreciate a call back by early afternoon. My number is 9876543210.
Receptionist: (5) ______________I'll pass along the message and your contact details. Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Shyam Raj: No, that's all for now. Thank you for your help.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the appropriate option for blank (3).

Complete the telephonic conversation given below with most polite and correct responses. Receptionist: Good morning, Smart Tech industries. (1) ____________________________
Shyam Raj: Good morning. I am calling to speak with Mr. Vikram.
Receptionist: Sir, Mr. Vikram is in a meeting all morning. (2) _________________________
Shyam Raj: My name is Shyam Raj and I am Mr. Vikram’s client.
Receptionist: Thank you, sir, (3)_________________________
Shyam Raj: Yes, please. Could you let him know that I called to discuss the contract details? It is quite urgent.
Receptionist: Certainly, sir. I'll make sure he gets the message.
(4)_______________________________________
Shyam Raj: If possible, I would appreciate a call back by early afternoon. My number is 9876543210.
Receptionist: (5) ______________I'll pass along the message and your contact details. Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Shyam Raj: No, that's all for now. Thank you for your help.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the appropriate option for blank (4).

Complete the telephonic conversation given below with most polite and correct responses. Receptionist: Good morning, Smart Tech industries. (1) ____________________________
Shyam Raj: Good morning. I am calling to speak with Mr. Vikram.
Receptionist: Sir, Mr. Vikram is in a meeting all morning. (2) _________________________
Shyam Raj: My name is Shyam Raj and I am Mr. Vikram’s client.
Receptionist: Thank you, sir, (3)_________________________
Shyam Raj: Yes, please. Could you let him know that I called to discuss the contract details? It is quite urgent.
Receptionist: Certainly, sir. I'll make sure he gets the message.
(4)_______________________________________
Shyam Raj: If possible, I would appreciate a call back by early afternoon. My number is 9876543210.
Receptionist: (5) ______________I'll pass along the message and your contact details. Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Shyam Raj: No, that's all for now. Thank you for your help.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the appropriate option for blank (5).