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1. 1.

   Identify whether the words in colour form noun phrases (NP) or noun clauses (NC). Then, rewrite each of these sentences by replacing the noun phrases with noun clauses and vice versa.

   1. No one knows the topic of discussion. NP
      No one knows what the topic of discussion will be.
   2. Shaurya was confident that he would win the trophy.
   3. I wondered about the outcome of the contest.
   4. Madhu went to the seaside expecting an improvement of health.
   5. The weather department predicted a continuation of the heat wave.
   6. I do not know where my father's office is located.
   7. Mohan asked Kamna if she knew the time of the birthday party.
   8. Ramya did not understand why she had failed in the art test.
2. 2.

   Identify which of these sentences are figurative (F) and which are literal (L). Then, rewrite the literal sentences as figurative sentences and vice versa.

   1. It was raining a lot, so I took a car.
   2. Albert said that he was hungry enough to eat a horse.
   3. The library was an ice-box−we were freezing inside.
   4. The princess was familiar with the darkness.
   5. My infant cousin is a tiny bundle of  sunshine for his parents.
   6. My mother is the brains behind the art project.
3. 3.

   Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.

   One fine morning, the Biggest Little Rabbit had an odd feeling on his face. Then he guessed what it meant. There were two places on his face, in front of his long ears and above his little nose, that Mamma Rabbit had told him were eyes. Rabbit children are always blind when they are babies.

   "When you are older," Mamma Rabbit had said, "These eyes will open, and then you will see."

   The Biggest Little Rabbit remembered Mamma Rabbit's words. And now, he opened his eyes! I can see  everything!" he cried.

   Soon, the other little rabbits could open their eyes, and all of them could see each other. The rabbit family went out to the forest. Mamma Rabbit told them that if they were chased, they must run for the burrow or the nearest thicket.

   "Then, crouch down on some leaves that are the colour of your fur," she said, "and you may not be seen at all."

   "Why should we run?" said the Biggest Little Rabbit.

   "Because you might be caught if you don't.'

   "What might catch us?"

   "A hawk or a snake."

   "What does a hawk look like?"

   "Like a great bird floating in the sky."

   "Does a hawk look like that bird above us?" Asked the Biggest Little Rabbit.

   His mother looked up. "Yes! she said. "Run!'

   And just as the hawk swooped down towards the ground, he saw nine white-tipped tails disappear into a burrow.

   1. Give the meanings of these words as used in the passage. On word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
      1. thicket: _________________________
      2. crouch: _________________________
      3. swooped: _________________________
   2. Answer these questions briefly in your own words.
      1. Why did the Biggest Little Rabbit have an odd feeling on his face?
      2. When and where did mother rabbit tell the little rabbits to crouch?
      3. Why would the little rabbits have to run?
   3. In not more than 50 words, describe how well the Mother Rabbit's lesson served the little rabbits.
   4. Give a title to the passage and give a reason to justify your choice.