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TUITION WORKSHEET ENGLISH (ELISHA) 1. Give meanings of the given words. Weary, mane, had my day, top most bar, ornate, drowsy, dismount, dungeon, glowered, architect, devour, hurtle, cautious, ebony, mourn, smear, ivory, consequences, bargain, wretch, slave, get off lightly, inlaid, antivenin, venomous, fatal, quartet, suburbs, perceive, dead logs, allopathic practitioner, monopod, monocle, enormously, officiate, veiled, incantations, ruffian, furrow, shudder, deceit, meditating, adorn 2. Write the introductions to the poets as well as central ideas of the poems, “The Old Brown House” & “The Way Through The Woods”. 3. Answer the following questions: i. Explain the phrase out of sight out of mind. ii. What made the king so angry before the great debate? iii. What did the king do when he became angry with someone? iv. Why were the members of the hunting party relieved when they arrived at the river? v. Why did the king compare Nizam Din to a parrot? vi. Do you believe that every thing happens for our own good? vii. In what ways was the king effected by the incident with the tiger? viii. How did Kafur help the merchant’s wife to mourn her husband? ix. How did the master’s wife show her grief? x. Did Kafur follow his master’s instructions? What did he do? xi. What did the master ask Kafur to do? xii. How did Kafur work in the beginning? Page 1 of 5

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TUITION WORKSHEET ENGLISH (ELISHA)1. Give meanings of the given words.Weary, mane, had my day, top most bar, ornate, drowsy, dismount, dungeon, glowered, architect, devour, hurtle, cautious, ebony, mourn, smear, ivory, consequences, bargain, wretch, slave, get off lightly, inlaid, antivenin, venomous, fatal, quartet, suburbs, perceive, dead logs, allopathic practitioner, monopod, monocle, enormously, officiate, veiled, incantations, ruffian, furrow, shudder, deceit, meditating, adorn2. Write the introductions to the poets as well as central ideas of the poems, The Old Brown House & The Way Through The Woods.3. Answer the following questions:i. Explain the phrase out of sight out of mind.ii. What made the king so angry before the great debate?iii. What did the king do when he became angry with someone?iv. Why were the members of the hunting party relieved when they arrived at the river?v. Why did the king compare Nizam Din to a parrot?vi. Do you believe that every thing happens for our own good?vii. In what ways was the king effected by the incident with the tiger?viii. How did Kafur help the merchants wife to mourn her husband?ix. How did the masters wife show her grief?x. Did Kafur follow his masters instructions? What did he do?xi. What did the master ask Kafur to do?xii. How did Kafur work in the beginning?xiii. What affected the price paid for Kafur?xiv. What did the merchant mean when he told Kafur you wont get off lightly?xv. What happened to Ali?xvi. What are the reasons for the high death rate from snakes bites in the sub continent?xvii. How many people in the world die from snake bites each year?xviii. Which snake is more venomous then cobra of the Russells viper?xix. Which is the smallest of the sub continents four most poisonous snakes?xx. What does the Russells viper do when it is provoked?xxi. Which are the really dangerous snake found in Pakistan?xxii. What would the doctor have known if he was a qualified allopathic doctor?xxiii. What conclusion did Anwar Sahib finally reach?xxiv. Why did Anwar Sahib tell the story?xxv. When Arsalan Ahmed smiled, why did Anwar Sahib shudder?xxvi. Why couldnt the brothers come to a decision about the land?xxvii. How do we know that Anwar Sahibs mind was still alert?xxviii. What kind of man was Noman?xxix. Why was Arsalan most surprised?xxx. How do you think Anwar Sahib made sure that Noman got Dilbagh?xxxi. What did Anwar Sahib do at the palace the next day?xxxii. How did Noman act like an obedient pupil?4. Fill in the blanks:a. The king ruled over a _______________ and _______________ kingdom.b. The king showered Nizam Din with honoured and _______________.c. The hunting party arrived at the _______________ forest.d. _______________ was a wise and faithful minister.e. The tiger never touches or devours a man who is _______________.f. The merchant and his friends rode out on their mules to pretty flower garden to _______________.g. Orice the merchant was walking through the market of _______________.h. The whole _______________ of Kafur would wreck a city.i. Kafur had one _______________ of telling a lie at the end of the year.j. Most snakes cobras have no _______________ marks.k. Even for those who survive a snake bite is a _______________ experience.l. The death rate from snake bites is high because of _______________ ignorance about snakes.m. Alis foot swelled alarmingly and the pain was _______________.n. Most snakes are timid _______________ creatures.o. The patient was given an _______________ blood transfusion.p. His brow was _______________ and his eyes were sunken.q. Anwar Sahib made a _______________ complaint about the boys rudeness.r. Anwar Sahibs nephew _______________ at all the palace celebrations.s. Anwar Sahib was _______________ that Dilbagh must go to the elder brother.t. Anwar Sahib was a simple man _______________ to simple interests.u. The people knew that it was easy for tempers to flare up especially if any deceit or trick was _______________. 5. Use these words in your sentences.Drowsy, hurtle, architect, glowered, cautious, bargained, join, for sale, consequences, put up with, a little way out side, venomous, nocturnal, perceive, suburbs, fatal, shudder, meditating, furrow, enormously, adorn, 6. Below are some short descriptions of words in the passage. Find the words and use them in sentences:a. At once, with out delay _______________b. Decorated with ornaments _______________c. A discussion or public argument _______________d. People who design buildings _______________e. Weak, not forceful, not loud7. Match the following synonyms. Choose a word from list B which has the same meaning as a word from list A.AB

i. Understand

ii. Decorated

iii. Gash

iv. Annoy

v. Quickly

vi. Leave

vii. Furious

viii. Prison

8. Mark the correct answers with a tick.a. The tigers roar was i. Suddenii. Loudiii. Deepb. The tiger did the followingi. Sniffedii. Prowlediii. Purrediv. Growledc. The tiger moved towards the king byi. Leapingii. Boardingiii. Shappingiv. Jumpingd. The king was i. Cautiousii. Terrifiediii. Nervousiv. Bravee. The best synonym here for glimpse isi. Peerii. Sightiii. Siteiv. SmellPage 3 of 3