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SECTION 1: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT - UNIT 15: WAR AND PEACE (Shall there be Peace?)

ANSWER: Declare (v) Steady or constant (iv) Generous or forgiving (i)  Crush (x) Huge (vii) Unavoidable (ix) Dreadful (iii) Distress (ii) Upcoming (vi) Pitiless (viii) ANSWER The soldiers suffer appalling injuries during the attack.  She is sanguine about prospects for the economic development of the country.  Innocent people get unexpected slaughter in the war.  The crowd laughed at the absurdity of the singer’s behaviour.  The intellectuals should be worried about the horror and futility of war.  He sensed her reluctance to continue the work.  They bestir themselves at the first light of morning.  Please Click Here for more Details ANSWER: The children are playing now. SUBJECT + VERB + ADVERBIAL (Adjunct) Srijana will be reading a story. SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT Bimala is a very beautiful girl. SUBJECT + VERB (be) + COMPLIMENT She usually wears glasses. SUBJECT + ADVERBIAL + VERB + OBJECT They elected him President. SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT

SECTION 1: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT - UNIT 14: POWER AND POLITICS (Napoleon Bonaparte)

WAYS WITH WORDS Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.  Many portraits of Napoleon show him with his right hand placed inside his coat. i. shape ii. hairstyle iii. sketch iv. movement SKETCH Napoleon won one victory after another, defeating the Austrians in eighteen battles. i. beating ii. joining iii. fighting iv. directing BEATING Portrait painters thought this pose made men look more dignified. i. good-looking ii. young iii. intelligent iv. energetic GOOD-LOOKING They announced France a republic. i. officially declared ii. informally decided  iii. put into practice iv. voted into law OFFICIALLY DECLARED  Napoleon conquered Austria in 1805. i. lost ii. tried to control iii. triumphed over iv. attacked TRIUMPHED OVER There was no place to house his soldiers in the bitter Russian winter. i. difficult ii. cold iii. dark iv. empty COLD Napoleon was humiliated when he was defeated. i. tortured ii. punished iii. confused iv. shamed SHAMED Guess the meani