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Madhya Pradesh Rajya Shiksha Kendra Bhopal

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D. If the word ‘NEVER’ occurs before a pause or before a word beginning with<br />

a consonant (as in ‘never better’) then it is pronounced with no /r/ sound. If<br />

the immediately following word begins with a vowel, then /r/ is pronounced.<br />

Now say -<br />

better off, here it is, four or five, dark cloud, Easter<br />

Comprehension<br />

A. Answer each of the following questions in about 25 words.<br />

1. Describe the place where the two girls were playing.<br />

2. Who is younger, Malasha or Akoulya ? How do you know ?<br />

3. Why did Akoulya run after Malasha ?<br />

4. Why did the girls dig the channel ?<br />

5. What made men laugh at themselves ?<br />

B. Answer each of the following questions in about 50 words.<br />

1. Do you agree with the author that girls are wiser than men ? Elaborate.<br />

2. What made men forget their quarrel and calm down ?<br />

Grammar<br />

A. Study the following sentences.<br />

Textbook<br />

They had just come from church when they met.<br />

She had hardly said this, when Malasha plumped down her foot so that<br />

the water splashed right on to Akoulya’s frock.<br />

The underlined clauses are in past perfect.<br />

Now read the following examples and underline the past perfect clauses in the<br />

given sentences.<br />

1. The meeting had ended when we arrived.<br />

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