1. It was nine o’clock in the evening and Rajan was reading.
P. At first he thought nothing of it.
Q. The walls were a moving mass of big ants.
R. Suddenly, he heard faint noises.
S. When he went to his bedroom later, however, he was shocked by what he saw.
(6) They covered everything — the book case, the shelves, the chest of drawers.

1. Hailstones consist of many onion-like layers of ice.
P. The process continues until the hailstone is too heavy to be lifted and then it drops to the earth.
Q. In certain weather conditions small ice crystals drop to form a crystal.
R. Some of the moisture freezes on to the crystals forming another layer.
S. Updrafts carry the hailstones and when it drops another layer is formed.
6.That is how hailstones are formed.

The traveller said, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?”
(P) “Do you want one in which you can spend the night ?”
(Q) “Yes”, said the peasant.
(R) “Go right down the road and turn to the left.”
(S) “Yes”, replied the traveller.
(6) “thank a lot.”

The lead story
(P) at 4 AM
(Q) in tonight’s news
(R) concerns the fire
(S) which engulfed the Columbia College
(6) this morning.

1 A dictionary
P. arranged words
Q. about which information
R. containing alphabetically
S. is a book
6. is given.

1. The pigeons were used
P. as messengers
Q. which were tied
R. in the olden days
S. to carry messages
6. to their feet.

1. No one can deny that peasant forms the backbone of the nation.
P. Hence he is the most useful member of the society.
Q. Yet this fellow is exploited by the rich.
R.He grows food for the whole country.
S. It is our duty to improve his lot.
6. We should grant him the social status he deserves.

1. Pollution is one of the evils brought about by the growth of science.
P. Air pollution has very harmful effects.
Q. They pollute the air and the atmosphere.
R. It is making the environment, water and air dirty.
S. Factories and industries keep throwing out smoke which contains toxic gases.
6. People living in the surroundings breathe the impure air and are affected by diseases of the lungs and heart.

1. When Galileo went home, he began to experiment with the pendulum.
P. When he showed it to his teachers, they were delighted.
Q. It was not long before physicians were all using the instrument to count the heart–beats of their patients.
R. Soon he had invented an instrument which marked the rate of pulse-beats.
S. Then the clock makers began to use the pendulum to keep time.
6. Today it has many other uses.

1. Failure is nothing to be ashamed of for there is hardly any man who has not failed in life, not once but many times.
P. What is important is the way we take our failure
Q. It has been well said that he who never made a mistake never achieved anything of great worth
R. From the little child who tries to stand up to the would-be conqueror who tries to con
quer some new territory, everyone has to face failure
S. If we face our failure boldly and resolve to fight again we are sure to achieve victory in the long run
6. Thus failures can prove stepping stones in our march to victory.

1. Take a small glass phial.
P. Close the jar tightly with a plastic cover.
Q.Place this phial inside a glass jar.
R. Fill it with coloured water.
S. Then stopper it tightly.
6. Make a hole in the cover.

1. I was in awe of Einstein and hesitated before approaching him about some ideas I had been working on.
P. I entered his office and found him seated at a table, calculating and smoking his pipe.
Q. When I finally knocked on his door, a gentle voice said, ‘come’.
R. The single word was both a welcome and a question.
S. Dressed in ill fitting clothes, his hair characteristically awry, he smiled a warm welcome.
(6) His utter naturalness at once set me at ease.

1. Hailstones consist of many onion-like layers of ice.
P. The process continues until the hailstone is too heavy to be lifted and then it drops to the earth.
Q. In certain weather conditions small ice crystals drop to form a crystal.
R. Some of the moisture freezes on to the crystals forming another layer.
S. Updrafts carry the hailstones and when it drops another layer is formed.
6.That is how hailstones are formed.

1. Judo champ, Tamura doesn’t look or act tough.
P. At 4 feet 9, Tamura is the shortest woman in the light-weight class (106 pounds).
Q. Fans know her affectionately as “Yawara-chan” after a spunky cartoon character.
R. She wears a lucky pink ribbon and at 20, still grins like a carefree teen and gushes about icecream.
S. No wonder the Japanese go wild when she tosses opponents, many of whom tower over her.
6. Tamura has become a national idol in Japan.

National Integrity means National Unity for all.
(P) They are the evils of Communalism and Regionalism
(Q) Our Government is taking steps to remove such tendencies.
(R) But there are some evil tendencies in our society to hamper our unity.
(S) The feeling of Indianness should be achieved to preserve our unity.
(6) And this is what every Indian should aim at.