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PTA – 1,2,3,4,5,6 2020 – MARCH, OCT 2021 – AUGUST 2022-MAY, JULY 2023 – MARCH, JUNE
REPORTED SPEECH
Vidhya said to Kanya, “Would you like to come to the party with us tomorrow?”
Vidhya asked Kanya if she would like to come to the party with them the day after.
The curator of the museum said to the visitors. “Don’t touch these paintings, please”
The curator of the museum requested the visitors not to touch these paintings.
She said that she would be using the car that night. (Change into Direct)- She said, “I will be using the car tonight”.
Reena said, “I am learning French”. –Reena said that she was learning French.
Geetha asked Angel whether she would help her to pack her bag. Geetha said to Angel, Will you help me to pack my bag?"
Raju said, “I was playing tennis the whole morning”.- Raju said that he had been playing tennis the whole morning.
The Policeman said to the thief, “Open your bag and show what it contains”.
The Policeman ordered the thief to open his bag and show what it contained.
Rathi said to me, “I was very ill last week, but I am better now”.
– Rathi told me that she had been very ill the previous week but she was better then.
Asha said to Karthiga, “Please, don’t make too much noise”. – Asha requested Karthiga not to make much noise.
Manager : Have you bought all your certificates?
Arun : Yes sir, you can verify them.
The manager asked Arun if he had bought all his certificates. Arun replied positively and added that he could verify them
Sibi : Could I open an account here?
Manager : Sure. Get the application form and fill it up.
Sibi asked the manager if he could open an account there. The manager asked him to get the application form and fill it up.
Maya: What are you searching for?
Usha: I am searching for my physics record note book.
Maya asked Usha what she was searching for. Usha told Maya that she was searching for her physics record note book.
Ambika: what type of movies do you like?
Deepa: I like horror movies
Ambika asked Deepa what type of movies she liked. Deepa replied that she liked horror movies.
VOICE
I shall have completed my project next week. – My project shall have been completed by me next week.
Vivek is taking the kids on a picnic today. – The kids are being taken on a picnic today by Vivek.
My mother is knitting the sweaters. – The sweaters are being knitted by my mother.
My request was acceded to by the authorities. – The authorities acceded to my request.
The governor inaugurated the exhibition at ten O’ clock. – The exhibition was inaugurated by the Governor at ten o' clock.
I was not invited to the party. – Noone /None invited me to the party.
Someone has found your mobile phone in the canteen. – Your mobile has been found by someone in the canteen.
By whom will the new stadium be built? – Who will build the new stadium?
They have made a film based on this novel. – A film has been made by them based on this novel.
Sita is watering the plants. – The plants are being watered by Sita.
I completed my homework yesterday. – My homework was completed yesterday by me.
INVERSION
If I had come earlier, I would have attended the interview. (Begin with ‘Had’) – Had I come earlier…..
If I were a lion, I would kill all the animals in the forest. (inversion) Were I a lion, I ……
If you should need my help, just call me. (begin with ‘should’) – Should you need my help…..
If I had had money I would have helped him. (Begin with ‘had’) - Had I had money…..
If I had a car, I would drop you. (begin with ‘had’) - Had I a car, I would drop you.
IF-CLAUSE
Unless you go for a walk regularly, you cannot reduce your weight. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘If’ without changing
the meaning of the sentence) If you go for a walk regularly, you can reduce your weight.
Unless we plant more trees, we cannot save our planet. (Rewrite using ‘if’ without changing the meaning)
If we plant more trees, we can save our planet.
Mr. Kunaal would not sponsor my higher education unless I studied well. (Rewrite using ‘if’ without chaing the
meaning) - Mr Kunaal would not sponsor my higher education if I did not study well.

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You willnot reach your goal, unless you chase your dream. (Rewrite using ‘if’ without changing the meaning)
You will not reach your goal, if you do not chase your dream .
Raj may join us. We will win the game. (combine with ‘if’) – If Raju joins us, we will win.
Deepa attended the interview. She secured the job. (use ‘if’ clause) –
If Deepa had not attended the interview, she would not have secured the job.
I was a teacher. I taught English. (Use ‘if’ clause) – If I had not been a teacher, I would not have taught English.
TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
Smitha carried out the survey and presented her report. (Rewrite as a simple sentence) After carrying out/having carried out…….
You should sleep well, otherwise you will ruin your health. (Change into complex using ‘unless’)
Unless you sleep well, you will ruin your health.
Suresh did not know Hindi, so he wanted a translator. (Rewrite as a complex sentence)
As/Since Suresh did not know Hindi, he wanted a translator.
I met a man at the party. He is the chairman of a computer firm. (Combine into a single sentence)
I met the chairman of a computer firm at the party.
Unless you do these execises regularly, you will not recover. (Rewrite as a compound)
You must do these exercises regularly or/or else/otherwise you will not recover.
Sibi is a very intelligent student. (Change into complex sentence) – Sibi is a student, who is very intelligent.
Though Sharan is not sick, he feels week. (compound sentence) – Sharan is not sick but he feels weak.
Smita carried out the survey and presented her report. (simple and complex)
Having carried out the survey, smita presented her report.
After smita had carried out the survey……
He found a bag that was full of gold coins (simple) – He found a bag full of gold coins.
In spite of his illness, he attended the meeting. (compound) – He was ill but he attended the meeting.
My friend was not there and so I came back disappointed. (complex) – As my friend was not there, I came back disappointed.
DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Apples are costlier than Oranges. (Rewrite using the positive degree) – Oranges is not as costly as Apples.
Mangoes are not so costly as apples in this city. (Rewrite the sentence using the comparative degree)
Apples are costlier than mangoes in this city.
ERC
The castle – Edwin Muir
Our gates were strong, our walls were thick The wizened warder let them through
They seemed no threat to us at all. I will maintain unto my death
Our Casuarina Tree – Toru Dutt
“Like a huge Python, winding round and round/ the rugged trunk, indented deep with scars
O sweet companions, loved with love intense,/For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear
Mayst thou be numbered when my days are done/ with deathless trees – like those in Borrowdale’
Thy form, O Tree, as in my happy prime/I saw thee, in my own loved native clime.
Dear is the casuarina to my soul. May love defend thee from oblivion’s curse
What is the dirge like murmur that I hear It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech…
All the world’s a stage- William Shakespeare
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes / And whistles in his sound
Is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel And one man in his time plays many parts.
They have their exits and their entrances.
Ulysses- Alfred Tennyson
I am become a name;/for always roaming with a hungry heart He works his work, I mine.
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will/ To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.
This is my son, mine own Telemachus, / To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle
A father to his son – carl August Sandburg
Tell him too much money has killed men/ and left them dead years before burial Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.
Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed Without rich wanting nothing arrives
He will be lonely enough to have time for the work Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed
Tell him too much money had killed men Let him have lazy days seeking his deeper motives
Incident of the French Camp – Robert Browning
I’m kille, Sire” And, his chief beside, / Smiling, the boy fell dead Then off there flung in smiling joy, and held himself erect
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PROSE SHORT ANSWERS
Lesson -1
What were the various jobs undertaken by Nicola and Jacopo?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Lesson -2
What are the author’s views on China tea?
Does George Orwell like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Lesson -3
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
How does Dr. Bernard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
What injuries did Barnard couple sustain in the accident?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
What happened in the grand finale?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
Lesson -4
Why did Hillary become clumsy-fingered and slow-moving?
The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
What did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing gift to the God of lofty summit? How did they do it?
Lesson – 5
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool, at the narrator’s house?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
Lesson - 6
How would liberty cause universal chaos?
What does the traffic policeman at Piccadilly Circus symbolize?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by A.G. Gardiner.
What does the ‘rule of the road’ mean?
What is liberty according to the old lady?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – do you agree?

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