After seeing lencho's letter addressed to The God , The Postmaster became very impressed .

He could not believe that a person could have such faith in God . he wished that he would have had such a strong faith . so the Postmaster collected money from all his employees and sent the 70 pesos that he had collected to lencho addressing himself as god .

Answer:
Max had got into the room using a passkey or master key.

Textbook lines explained:

Max said that he came through the masterkey and did not know about the balcony. Had he known about it his work would have become much easier.

Nature

Line from extract:

We have to love nature and appreciate nature and appreciate her wonderful gifts, of nature’s marvelous ingenuity, its resourcefulness, and infinite variety. It is the same thing that has inspired me all my life.

 (a) What can balance one’s diet?
(b) Which eatables do not contain natural colours and are unh unhealthy?
(c) Adding which foods in one’s diet can prevent cancerously?
(d) How do antioxidants help?
(e) What do the antioxidant properties of green vegetable do for us?
(f) On which body parts do blue and purple?
(g) What should our daily diet contain?
(h) Give one word from the passage which means the same as ‘severely’. (Para 1)

 Answers :

(a) Eating naturally coloured foods.
(b) Sweets and candy bars.
(c) Orange, green and yellow fruits and vegetables.
(d) Antioxidants help to boost the immune system and cope with diseases.
(e) Antioxidant properties of green vegetables protect our eyes by keeping the retina in good condition and reduce the risk of cancerous tumours.
(f) The pineal gland and the nervous system.
(g) Fruit juice, dried fruits, fruits, and vegetables of different colours, salad and green vegetables.
(h) Drastically.

Bill first took the lawyer (the narrator) to Fritz’s place. Fritz told them that Oliver Lutkins was there a little while ago. Perhaps he had gone to Gustaf’s bather shop. They drove to the barbershop. The barber said angrily that he had not seen Lutkins. Then they came to the pool room. They were told that Lutkins had just bought a pack of cigarettes and gone out. The lawyer was impressed with Bill’s cooperation and help.

The evolution process supported by examples from the text: 
- Dumb cow---- people’s perception of her lack of sense, stammering which kept her quiet and submissive demeanour, most of the times 
Going to school----guidance of the teacher and education, overcame stammering- instilled confidence and a sense of self-esteem 
- Did not succumb to the greedy demands of the prospective groom and spoke out. 
Conclusion:  This journey of Bholi’s growth clearly showcases the idea of being an individual and not being exploited by people or circumstances. Instead, evolves to being a person being proactive and contributing to the wellbeing of others around 
(which is exactly what she decides to do)
Competency applied for : 
Content- 
• Required to display a clear growth part of the character to bring out the change 
• Support of / reference to textual evidence 
Expression- 
• Applying logical progression, using appropriate linking devices (words/phrases showing emphasis sequence etc. are expected to be a part of this answer- as revealed by, initially, later, finally etc. as they impact expression)- cohesion 
• Response relevance and an appropriate conclusion to achieve coherence
• Accuracy in use of grammatical structures, vocabulary and spellings  

Lencho had complete faith in god. after the destruction of his crops he neither express hard sorrow nor be hopeless.he believed that no one dies of hunger,and god must be present their to help him with his problem.when he wrote a letter to the god regarding his problem related to the destruction of the crops and want a help of some money. everywhere in his mind he believes that god will surely send money to help him.this innocent behaviour shows that he had complete faith in god.he lacked faith in humanity as he believed that the other sum of money was stolen by the officials of the postoffice and called them a bunch of croocks. he lacked his faith in humanity due to human selfish nature. no human thinks of the other being ,what they just want is their profit.somewhere any being helping other fellow has its own personal motto .so lencho thinks that due to their own wants and needs the postoffice officials stole his money sent by the god,and henceforth lacked in faith over othe fellow human being or humanity

He became very happy to see the raindrops and called them the gold coins falling from the sky. Soon the rain became much heavy which ultimately destroyed all his crops. He became very sad to look at his crops get destroyed by the rain. In this way, his happy mood changed into concern one.

Learning a new skill is quite challenging. I vividly remember the challenges I had to face to learn to ride bicycle. My father could not afford me children’s bicycle, which has safety wheels on either side of the bicycle to keep you from falling. So I had to learn bicycling on my father’s bicycle. It was far to bigger than me; I had real difficulty controlling it. Since my height was very short, I could not mount the seat meant for riders, I just hung on it and ran along as it moved. I fell hundreds of times, injuring myself; but I never gave up.

Initially my cousins helped me balance it. thus slowly, gradually I learnt to maintain balance. Finally I succeeded in riding it. I was greatly thrilled to have ridden it without falling.  

Q. 1 Answer any four of the following questions briefly:

1. How had C.V. Raman’s childhood been difficult?
2. Why has life been termed as a gamble?
3. How does C.V. Raman’s speech inspire us?
4. What instances, quoted by C.V. Raman in his speech, show that he was a nature lover?
5. According to C.V. Raman, where can we seek real happiness and where can it not be found?

Answer

1. During his childhood, C.V. Raman had no clothes, no books, no conveyance. He had to walk along miles even without an umbrella.
2. Life has been termed as a gamble as it is not sure that the intelligent or the strong would certainly succeed in life.
3. In his speech, C.V. Raman told us the easiest way to enjoy life, we should enjoy the common things of life, love and appreciate nature, appreciate its wonderful gifts, marvellous ingenuity, resourcefulness, and infinite variety.
4. There is the butterfly jumping about in flourishing colors on all sides, look at this wonderful thing that God has given for our enjoyment.
5. We can seek happiness in all the God-given things which cost nothing. Happiness can never be found in artificial things like going to pictures and seeing thrilling films.

Q. 2 Choose the best option from the words given below which mean the same as:

1. despair
   1. disappointment
   2. hopelessness
   3. misery
   4. distress
2. endless
   1. unlimited
   2. continuous
   3. infinite
   4. unreachable
3. prosperous
   1. rich
   2. flourishing
   3. wealthy
   4. fortunate
4. exciting
   1. joyful
   2. funny
   3. exhilarating
   4. thrilling
5. nonetheless
   1. but
   2. and
   3. still
   4. although

Answer

1. disappointment
2. infinite
3. flourishing
4. thrilling
5. still

This chapter is an extract from the autobiography of Nelson Mandela (born- 18 July, 1918), the first Black President of South Africa. It begins with the description of their inaugural ceremony which took place on the 10th of May 1994 where the entire nation along with many international leaders embraced the victory of a newly and fairly elected government. It involved speeches by the President and the two Deputy Presidents followed by an impressive air show of fighter jets and helicopters. Long ago, in the first decade of the twentieth century, white supremacy introduced the system of apartheid and made life a living hell for the dark-skinned population. It gave rise to one of the most inhumane societies of the world. Many people have struggled and sacrificed for basic human rights. The author expressed his desire to thank all those freedom fighters who couldn’t live to see this autumn day. He referred to the citizens as the greatest asset of the country. It is these people he gathered his courage from. Mandela believes that courageous is not the man who is fearless, but the man who has overcome fear. He also mentioned the two responsibilities every human has and how in order to fulfil his obligation towards the society, his obligation towards his family was neglected. He became a man of people when he realised that the idea of freedom was an illusion for him and people like him. It was then he joined the African National Congress and fought for his rights till he became the first black President of the nation. According to him, the oppressor is as much a prisoner as the oppressed. As soon as the former robs the oppressed of their freedom he, himself gets robbed of his humanity. Thus, the oppressor too, is not free.