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I. Read the following passage and answer the followingquestions:

At 10.00 a.m. the Central Water Commission forecast that the inows to theSrisailam Dam would go up to an enormous level of 20 lakh cusecs of waterthe highest in its histor! posing a threat to the villages on the "anks of the#rishna $iver. %! the noon of the da! people "ore the "runt of the ood fur!as the ood water reached the &rst store! of several "uildings. 'he Srisailamright "ank power house su"merged. 'here were heart(rending scenes ofpeople franticall! seeking assistance to rescue them. 'he people had nevere)perienced "efore such a trauma and loss of propert!.Questions:

5x1=5m1. What did the central water commission forecast*2. What did the people "ear "! the noon of the da!*+. ,ind the word that is s!non!m to shock from the passage-. Which district of Andhraprdesh is mentioned in the passage*. Write the date on which the ood occurred*

II. Read the following stanza and answer the following questions:/ven though sometimes !ou dont have time ou at least ask me if am &ne /ven though sometimes am not  feel like have 3ust "een shot smile and sa! !es m alright 'hen walk awa! and !ou4re out of sightll 3ust have to wait still have m! fate  am so glad

 'hat !ou were there when was sadAnd this is what makes !ou 5ot 3ust m! 6th grade teacher m! friendQuestions:

5x1=5m1. What does the teacher occasionall! do*2. 7ow does the pupil react*+. What for did the "o! have to wait*-. 7ow does the "o! regard his teacher*. 8ick the word which is s!non!m to destin from the stan9aIII. !ick out the words that denote :"alue# from the passage.

$x1=$m;ur earth is precious to ever! one of us "ecause we live on it. We get

ever!thing necessar! for us from it. We get ever!thing necessar! for us fromit. We like valua"le gems "ecause we wear them. We feel not onl! gems "uralso 3ewels worth wearing. We also feel important when we wear them.I%. !hrasal "er&s:

 'ake out < to remove something from insideget up < to wake up=ook at < to have a look at something

 'ake time o> < to take some time for something=ie down < to take rest%reak in < interrupt'ill in the &lanks using the a&o"e phrasal "er&s.

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 'he teacher started guiding the students to prepare for the approachingpu"lic e)ams. 7e advised them to (((((((((( earl! da!. 'he ne)t step is to((((((((((( the dail! schedule and ((((((((((all the material of the su"3ect concerned. Stud! well with cool mind. (((((((((((and work hard on hard topics. Don4t (((((((( for an!thing while stud!ing. 'his(((((((((( the memor!.

%. )om&ine the following sentences using the clues from the&rackets: 5x1=5

1. 'he teacher entered the class. All the students stoop up. ?5o sooner(than@

2. reached the platform. 'he train alread! left. ?scarcel!(when@+. 'he thief "egan to run. 'he police caught him. ?hardl!(when@-. left the place. ! friend came there. ?hardl!(when@. stepped out of the house. $ain "egan. ?as soon as@%I. *ne of the "ictims of the +ood, Ra-eshwari shard her suerings

with the +ood relief team. *n the &asis of this, de"elop an

inter"iew & a news reporter. 5/%II. 0ere is a short narration. Read it carefull and make a list of

important points. uggest a suita&le title for it.5m

 'he !oung doctor married a rich fat foreign woman. 7e told her :theepisode of the snake and the mirror4. She laughed heartil!. 7e went ontalking a"out co"ras and some funn! facts ?associated@ related tothem. 7e said to her Bco"ras are the most poisonous active anddangerous snakes. %ut surprisingl! most 7indus worship them. t isfunn! to know that some women drop eggs and pour milk into the anthills where co"ras usuall! reside. t is funn! to know that some people"elieve co"ras dance to the tunes of charmers. n fact the! have no

ears. t is euall! humorous to "e aware of the fact that most co"ravictims go to the charmers instead of the doctors. 'he charmersenchant some so(called mantras taking some neem leaves into theirhands. 'he co"ra victim dies and the! sa! the victim came late tothem. t is funnier to know that some farmers cremate co"ras andperform funeral rites as if one of the mem"ers of their famil! hasdied. BAre there an! other funn! stories related to co"ras* 'he !oungwife enuired. Bes. 'here are so man! stories to tell "ut will tellthem tomorrow. 'he patients ma! "e waiting for me at hospital. 'hedoctor said and left for hospital in a hurr!.

%III. *n the &asis of the diagram gi"en &elow write a paragraph

stating the sequential series of actions 2 methods 3preparation&efore, during and after4 that can &e taken for disastermanagement.