Transformation-of-Sentences - solved question set 3

In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar in meaning to sentence A.
1. A. She caught the bus and went to the university.
B. Having _______________________________________________________________________
2. A. If the thief apologises, he will be pardoned.
B. Unless _______________________________________________________________________
3. A. Only a fool would believe you.
B. None _______________________________________________________________________
4. A. The boys stood up when they saw the teacher.
B. Seeing _______________________________________________________________________
5. A. The sun was too hot for us to sit outside.
B. The sun was so _______________________________________________________________
6. A. Time is so precious that it cannot be wasted.
B. Time is too __________________________________________________________________
7. A. Gita is wearing a green frock and she is my sister.
B. Gita, who ___________________________________________________________________
8. A. As soon as Joe had seated himself, he asked for some water.
B. No sooner ___________________________________________________________________
9. A. Children should study hard to pass the examination.
B. Children should study hard so ___________________________________________________
10. A. The robber saw the people and took to his heels.
B. Seeing ______________________________________________________________________
11. A. One should have sympathy for the poor.
B. One should sympathise ________________________________________________________
12. A. Many years have passed since he wrote to me.
B. Many years ago ______________________________________________________________

Answers:

1. A. She caught the bus and went to the university.
B. Having caught the bus, she went to the university.
2. A. If the thief apologises, he will be pardoned.
B. Unless the thief apologises, he will not be pardoned.
3. A. Only a fool would believe you.
B. None but a fool would believe you.
4. A. The boys stood up when they saw the teacher.
B. Seeing the teacher, the boys stood up.
5. A. The sun was too hot for us to sit outside.
B. The sun was so hot that we could not sit outside.
6. A. Time is so precious that it cannot be wasted.
B. Time is too precious to be wasted.
7. A. Gita is wearing a green frock and she is my sister.
B. Gita, who is wearing a green frock, is my sister.
8. A. As soon as Joe had seated himself, he asked for some water.
B. No sooner had Joe seated himself than he asked for water.
9. A. Children should study hard to pass the examination.
B. Children should study hard so that they might pass the examination.
10. A. The robber saw the people and took to his heels.
B. Seeing the people, the robber took to his heels.
11. A. One should have sympathy for the poor.
B. One should sympathise with the poor.
12. A. Many years have passed since he wrote to me.
B. Many years ago he had written to me.

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Transformation-of-sentences-solved question set 2

In each of the following sentences, sentence A is complete but B is not. Complete sentence B. making it as similar in meaning to sentence A as possible. Write sentence B in each case (5)
1. (A) We would probably he asked to leave.
(B) The worst case ___________________________________________________________
2. (A) Ingratitude is the most detestable sin.
(B) There ___________________________________________________________________
3. (A) The employer was forced to call for an explanation from the manager when he personally saw him behaving badly with his subordinates.
(B) After having _____________________________________________________________
4. (A) In my opinion, you should reserve the table in advance.
(B) I’d _____________________________________________________________________
5. (A) Her parents persecuted her so she committed suicide.
(B) (Rewrite using persecution) _________________________________________________

Answers:
1. The worst case could be that we would be asked to leave.
2. There is no other sin more detestable than ingratitude.
3. After having personally seen the bad behaviour of the manager with his subordinates the employer as forced to call for an explanation from him.
4. I’d advise you to reserve the table in advance.
5. Being subjected to persecution by her parents she committed suicide.

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Transformation of Sentences - solved question set 1

In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar in meaning to sentence A.
1. (A) The job was completed, and so he asked to be remunerated.
(B) After……
2. (A) Save for Ronnie’s courage, the battalion would have perished.
(B) Were……
3. (A) No sooner did Arti see the thief she went into action.
(B) Hardly……
4. (A) Undeterred by ob-4acles, he persevered in his efforts.
(B) Without………
5. (A) Though the man was suffering from cancer, he bore it with a smile.
(B) In spite……
6. (A) The show was spectacular and earned laudable commendations.
(B) The show, which……..
7. (A) All was stunned beyond belief that a healthy man had died.
(B) All were so…….
8. (A) He sympathized with me over my sad loss, and this was some comfort.
(B) His……
9. (A) The Captain said “It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.”
(B) The Captain said that……
10. (A) To escape punishment you must confess your fault.
(B) Either…….
11. (A) He saw the danger but moved on.
(B) Although………..
12. (A) Nothing can be gained without effort.
(B) Can……..

Answers:
1. After having completed the job he asked to be remunerated.
2. Were it not for Ronnie’s courage the battalion would have perished.
3. Hardly had Arti seen the thief when she went into action.
4. Without being deterred by obstacles, he persevered in his efforts.
5. In spite of suffering from cancer the man bore it with a smile.
6. The show, which was spectacular earned laudable commendations.
7. All were so stunned that we could not believe-that a healthy man had died.
8. His sympathy for me over my sad loss was of some comfort.
9. The Captain said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.
10. Either you confess your fault or you will be punished.
11. Although he saw the danger yet he moved on.
12. Can anything be gained without effort?

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What is a Villanelle

Villanelle

• Villanelles have nineteen lines divided into five three-line stanzas and a sixth stanza with four lines.
• Villanelles are usually written in iambic pentameter,
• Ten syllables per line, with every other syllable stressed, starting with the second syllable.

       Example:   "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is written in a very specific form, the villanelle. The second line of this poem is
                           Old age should burn and rave at close of day

• The meter, however, isn't a compulsion in order to make it a villanelle
• However villanelles are required to have a specific rhyme scheme and two lines that appea as refrains
• Like refrains in songs, they get repeated over and over
• The rhyme scheme is ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA,
• So there are only two rhymes that end all the lines.
• The first line and third line which act as refrains, are repeated four times eac

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Explain the theme of wealth and poverty in the short story A horse and Two Goats by R.K.Narayan.

Muni and the American differ from each other most in their wealth. At the very outset, we learn how abjectly poor Muni. The American takes is so casual about his relative wealth that he almost unaware of the difference between Muni and himself. He casually offers a smoke to a man who has not smoked a cigarette in decades, complains about four hours without air conditioning to a man who has never had electricity, brags about enjoying the manual labour of cutting wood as a Sunday hobby to a man who probably put in noting but physical labour all his life in order to be able to survive. He ends up giving money to Muni without understanding what that meas to him. The American cannot be faulted to be trying to show off, but his casualness emphasizes the gap between him and Muni. The author has no intention for criticizing the man for being wealthy. All he wants to achieve is to bring out the difference in relative wealth of the two men.

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What are the themes in the short story A horse and Two Goats by R.K.Narayan?

The short story, A horse and Two Goats by R.K.Narayan has three themes

1. Culture Clash
2. Wealth and Poverty
3. Knowledge and Ignorance

Explain the theme of culture clash in the short story A horse and Two Goats by R.K.Narayan.

The clash of cultures is probably the most important theme in ‘‘A Horse and Two Goats’’. However Narayan uses humour instead of anger, to demonstrate how far apart the worlds represented by the two cultures are. Muni and the Red-faced American - the two main characters in this story couldn’t be more different: Muni is poor, comes from a rural background, has not received formal education. The American is wealthy, lives in New York, is educated and white. Muni's cultural background has led him to calmly accept his fate. However the American believes in taking action to change his life. He flies to India due toa certain experience. Not only that, he is fine with throwing away his return plane ticket to transport the statue of the horse home on a ship. Each man has no clue about the other’s way of life.

The key thing about this story is that, unlike other stories about culture clash, the inability to communicate in this story leads only to confusion, not to any real harm. Though either of the two men is not really satisfied with the conversation, they do not realize that there is actually no communication happening between them. Both of them speak in turns about his own life happenings without being really aware that the other understands nothing. Miraculously, at the end not only does each man get what he wants but also neither has lost anything of value.  This makes this conflict, triggered by the clash of culture to be rather amusing.

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COMPOUND INTEREST WORKSHEET
1. A sum is invested at compound interest compounded yearly. If the interests for two successive years be Rs. 570 and Rs. 741; calculate the rate of interest.
2. Mohit invests Rs. 8,000 for 3 years at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually. At the end of one year it amounts to Rs. 9, 440. Calculate i) the rate of interest per annum ii) the amount at the end of second year iii) the interest accrued in third year.
3. A certain sum amounts to Rs. 5,292 in two years and Rs. 5,556.60 in three years, interest being compounded annually. Find: i) the rate of interest. ii) the original sum
4. The simple interest on a certain sum computes to Rs. 256 in 2 years, whereas, the compound interest on the same sum at the same rate and for the same time computes to Rs. 276.48. Find the rate percent and the sum.
5. The interest charged on a certain sum is Rs. 720 for one year and Rs. 1 ,497.60 for two years. Find, whether the interest is simple or compound. Also, calculate the rate percent and the sum.
6. A sum of money placed out at compound interest amounts to Rs. 20,160 in 3 years and Rs. 24,192 in 4 years. Calculate: i) the rate of interest. ii) Amount in 2 years iii) amount in 5 years.
7. A sum of Rs. 24,000 is lent for 2 years at compound interest, the rate of interest being 10% for the first year and 12% for the second year. The borrower returns some money at the end of the first year and on paying Rs. 12,768 at the end of the second year the total debt is cleared. Calculate the amount of money returned at the end of the first year.
8. The cost of a machine depreciated by Rs. 4,752 during the second year and by Rs. 4,181.76 during the third year. Calculate: i) the rate of depreciation; ii) the original cost; iii) the cost at the end of the third year.
9. A certain sum money is put at compound interest compounded half-yearly. If the interests for two successive half-years’ amount to Rs. 650 and Rs. 760.50; find the rate of interest.
10. Calculate the amount and the compound interest on: i) Rs. 12,000 for 2 years at 5% per annum compounded annually. ii) for 1% years at 10% per annum compounded half-yearly.

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BANKING WORKSHEET-1 
1. Mr. Gulati has a recurring deposit account of Rs. 300 per month. If the rate of interest is 12% and the maturity value of this account is Rs. 8,100; find the time (in years) of this recurring deposit account.
2. Find the maturity value of a recurring deposit account when a man deposits every month: i) Rs. 100 for 9 months at 8% per year ii) Rs. 225 for 11 2 ⁄ years at 9% per annum. iii) Rs. 540 for 3 years at 12% p.a.
3. Mrs. Mathew opened a recurring deposit account in a certain bank and deposited Rs. 640 per month for 41 2 ⁄ years. Find the maturity value of this account, if the bank pays interest at the rate of 12% per year.
4. A man has a recurring deposit account in a bank for 31 2 ⁄ years. If the rate of interest is 12% per annum and the man gets Rs. 2, 892 on maturity, find the value of monthly installments.
5. Amit deposited Rs. 150/- per month in a bank for 8 months under the Recurring Deposits Scheme. What will be the maturity value of his deposits, if the rate of interest is 8% per annum and interest is calculated at the end of every month?
6. A recurring deposit account of Rs. 1 ,200 per month has a maturity value of Rs. 12,440. If the rate of interest is 8% and the interest is calculated at the end of every month; find the time (in months) of this recurring deposit account.
7. Manish opens a recurring deposit account with the Bank of Rajasthan and deposits Rs. 600 per month for 20 months. Calculate the maturity value of this account, if the bank pays interest at the rate of 10% per annum.
8. Ashish deposits a certain sum of money every month in a recurring deposit account for a period of 12 months. If the bank pays interest at the rate of 11% p.a. and Ashish gets Rs. 12,715 as the maturity value of this account, what sum of money did he pay every month.
9. Puneet has a recurring deposit account in the Bank of Baroda and deposits Rs. 140 per month for 4 years. If he gets Rs. 8,092 on maturity, find the rate of interest given by the bank.
10. Mrs. Geeta deposited Rs. 350/- per month in a bank for 1 year 3 months under the Recurring Deposit Scheme. If the maturity value of her deposits is Rs. 5,565; find the rate of interest per annum.

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