My father could convey fe ether could 'y complex spiritual /Tamil.* Ty simple, down-to-earth ideal couple. * 24. This water was hls (wate then carried home for _ invalids. His answer filled me with a strange eneray _ and enthusiasm. * However all necessities were provided for. sty WERS) Complex spiritual conrepts could be conve} ed by my father in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil, [Hrecuise 4g) People widely regarded my parents as an idea) couple. lwscse People then carried home this water for invalids, [WBCHSE tock Tact, 209) | was filled with a strange energy and enthusiasm by his answer. [WCHSE Mock Te 2715 However my parents provided for all necessities. [WBCHSE Mock Tect, 2018)ia ndeavoured to understand the | have é fundamental truths revealed to me by my father. * x. she would place a banana leaf before * me. When I was old enough to ask questions, | asked my father about the relevance of prayer. 9. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection. * | They look for someone to help them.* 92. Prayer made possible a communion of spirit between people. He possessed great innate wisdom.* u, My austere father avoided all inessential comforts and luxuries. * 5. Ido not recall the exact number of people she fed every day.* 8. My father would take me for evening Prayers to a very old mosque. 7. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father. %. Father always smiled and asked them to ‘ thank Allah, the merciful. My father told me there was nothing ‘mysterious about prayer. Chanae of Voice ANSWERS My father revealed the fundamental truths to me which I had endeavoured to understand. [WSCHSE Mock Test, 2078] A banana leaf would be placed before me by her. [WSCHSE Mock Test, 2018] My father was asked about the relevance of prayer by me, when | was old enough to ask questions. [Hinde School 16] Opportunities for introspection are always presented by adversity. (Bidhan Chandra Institution 16] Someone is looked for by them to help them. [Trunditk Hamilton High School 16] ‘A communion of spirit between people was made possible by prayer. (Alipsurstuar tigh School (#5) 19) Great innate wisdom was possessed by him. [Kharagpur Atulmoni Polytechnic High (HS) School 19] All inessential comforts and luxuries were avoided by my austere father. [Purulia. Zilla School 19] The exact number of people she fed every day, is not recalled by me. (Lake Teen Govt sponsored Girls’ tigh school 19] | would be taken for evening prayers to a very old mosque by my father. My father was offered bowls of water by many of them. Father always smiled and they were asked to thank Allah, the merciful. | was told by my father that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.16. I. QUESTIONS “My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple,” he said.* My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.* “Why don’t you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice?” | asked my father. * My father told me, “Adversity always Presents opportunities for introspection.” * He said, “Every recurrent anguish, longing and desire finds its own special helper.” “This is not a correct approach and should not be followed,” he said. He said, “When trouble comes, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings.” ry “TT ANSWERS “He said that his parents had been widely regarie as an ideal couple. My father said to me, “There is nothing mysterio, about prayer.” [WBCHSE Mock Test, 29 | asked my father why he did not say that to th people who came to him for help and advice. [WACHSE Mock Test, 201 My father told me that adversity always present opportunities for introspection. [Govt Girle’ 45 School, Purulia's He said that every recurrent anguish, longing an desire finds its own special helper. He opined that that was not a correct approach and should not be followed. [WECHSE Mock Text, 2, He advised that we should try to understand the relevance of our sufferings when trouble comes.ws By . We lived in our ancestral house. Speer eon answered in a low deep voice. (Use the le " ynderlined word as a noun and rewrite the sentence) 1do not recall the exact number of people she fed every day.* (Make it Affirmative) Mine was a very secure childhood.* (Make it Negative) This is not a correct approach. * (Make it Affirmative) My mother’s lineage was more distinguished than my father’s. * (Change the degree of Comparison), (Make it Negative) ;, One of the most vivid memories of my early childhood is of the two men. * (Change into Positive degree) . We lived in our ancestral house. * (Use the Noun form of ‘ancestral’) . \feel convinced that there exists a divine power. * (Change into a Compound sentence) 'am quite certain. * (Change into an Interrogative sentence) *x (Change into Complex sentence) Wy austere father used to avoid all inessential Comforts and luxuries. (Change into an Exclamatory sentence) " Adversity always presents opportunities (Make it Complex) Our locality was predominantly Muslim el lot of Hindu families ee ° Make it Complex) *r Introspection. * STRONG ROOTS Answers He gave the answer in a low deep voice. | fail to recall the exact number of people she ted every day. WECHSE Mine was not at all an insecure childhood. [WBCHSE '17] This is an incorrect approach. [WBCHSE 16] My father's lineage was not as distinguished as my mother's. [WECHSE Sample Question, 2018, 2014] Very few memories of my early childhood are as vivid as that of the two men. [WECHSE Sasmple Question, 2018, 2014] We lived in the house of our ancestors. [WecHse Mock Test, 2018] | feel convinced there exists a power and it is divine. [WECHSE Mock Test, 2018) Are not you quite certain ? [WECHSE Mock Test, 2018] We lived in the house that was of our ancestors. [WECHSE Mock: Test, 2018] How austere my father was that he used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries! (WECHSE Mock Test, 2012) Adversity always presents opportunities that are needed for introspection. (WSCHSE Mock Test, 2018] Though our locality was predominantly Muslim, there were quite a lot of Hindu families too. (WBCHSE deck Test, 2018]ver ov ae 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 69. 70. Very few memories of my early childhood are as vivid as that of the two men. (Change into Comparative degree) He put his hands on my shoulders and looked ‘Straight into my eyes.* (Make it Simple) My father told me there was nothing Mysterious about prayer.* (Rewrite using ‘Noun form of the underlined word) | was totally convinced that they reached God.* (Turn into a Negative sentence) This remained his routine even when he was in his late sixties.* (Make it Simple) He possessed great innate wisdom.* (Use the Noun form of the underlined word) I remember my father starting his day at 4 a.m.* (Change into a Complex sentence) My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple. * (Use the Noun form of regarded’) Despite these disadvantages he possessed great innate wisdom.* (Turn into a Complex sentence) I have tried to emulate my father in my own world of science and technology. (Turn into a Complex sentence) My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. * (Make it Complex) He had an ideal helpmate in my mother Ashiamma.* (Turn into a Complex sentence) Why don’t you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice?’ (Turn into a Simple sentence) Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection. (Turn into a Negative sentence) My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. * (Turn into Negative) Hindu families were living icably with their Muslim neighbours.* (Use the Adjective form of the underlined word) There was a very old mosque in our locality. My father would take me there for evening prayers. (Make it Complex) Iwas a short boy. (Rewrite as a Negative sentence) Our locality was (Ronrite the sentence using the of the underlined word) GEELEED 7/8 English Companion 12 {the two men is more vivid tha, a The memory of of the other memories of my early childhoog Putting his hands on my shoulde' into my eyes ws My father told me there was no myst prayer. Wace Ne looked ty | was not at all doubtful that they reached Gog [Arholanagar Wy! Seconda Sheol cys, This remained his routine even in his late sig (ohupguri Girl High He was in possession of great innate wisdom [sergechs Ramebrishna, Mision High | remember that my father started his day at 4 a.m, (Kasrabad Uichche, Vidyalaya My parents enjoyed a wide regard as an ide couple. (Makda, Zilla, Shes Though he had these disadvantages, he possesses great innate wisdom. [Hare shea | have tried to emulate my father in my own work which was of science and technology, [Rasnsagar Reso High School (5), My austere father used to avoid all comforts and luxuries which were inessential. [Mitra tnctitation He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, whose name was Ashiamma. — fengivuy igh schesl (05) % Why don't you say this to the people coming to you for help and advice? [Bankuura Christian, Collegiate Mein) th Adversity never stops presenting opportunities ‘or introspection. ratkftuder Higher socendany Public bee My austere father would not welcome any inessetia Comforts and luxuries. fyedhpur zarke Boy’ slo Hindu families lived in amicable relation with te! Muslim neighbours. [Govt Spon stultipurpore school (Boys), Taki Hoste There was a very old mosque in our locality whe" my father would take me for evening prayers: [Jodhpur Park girls’ she ' was not a tall boy. Our locality was predominated by Muslims.Transformation of Sertences a as a fairly large pucca house. It was a pucca house which was fairly large. (Turn into a Complex sentence) B. n | was old enough to ask questions, On becoming old enough to ask questions, | asked | ked | father about the relevance of my father about the relevance of prayer. | rayer. (Turn into a Simple sentence)20. 21. Paks! priest of Rameswaram temple. He was a close friend of my father’s. * (Join into a Simple sentence) . We lived in our ancestral house. It was built in the middle of the 19" century.* (Join into a Complex sentence) Lakshmana Sastry was the high My mother’s lineage was the more distinguished. One of her forebears have been bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British.* (Join into a Single sentence) There was a very old mosque in our locality. My father would take me there for evening Prayers. (Join into a Complex sentence) There were quite a lot of Hindu families. They lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours. (Join into a Simple sentence) He put his hands on my shoulders. He looked straight into my eyes. (Join into a single sentence) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high Priest Rameswaram temple, was a close friend of m father's. [WBCHSE Sample Q We lived in our ancestral house, which was built ir the middle of the 19" century. (Howrah Zilla My mother's lineage was the more distinguished, with one of her forebears having been bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British. [Bidhan Chandra. Institution 15 There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers. There were quite a lot of Hindu families living amicably with their Muslim neighbours. Putting his hands on my shoulders, he looked straight into my eyes.gee “Questions = | There was a very old mosque in our locality # where my father would take me for evening prayers. father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much oral education nor much wealth.” why don't you say this to the people who * ome to you for help and advice?” 45, Many of them offered bowls of water to my father, who would dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer. My father told me that there was nothing mysterlous about prayer. [ normally ate with my mother, sitting on the floor of the kitchen. * {also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks after being cured. th The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, was a very close friend of my father's. {do not recall the exact number of people whom she fed every day. He had an Ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma.* The Shiva temple, which made Rameswaram 40 famous to pilgrims, was about a ten- minute walk from our house. it was a fairly large pucca house, made of limestone and brick, on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram.* ' For quite some time he sald nothing, fewas judging my capacity to compre! it words, Whenever human beings find themselves Non ‘an a natural reaction, they start ey ‘ing for company. iamember my father starting his day at mn. by reading the namaz before dawn. BE RFR 8 Bones as if hend = ry old mosque In our locality. My would take me there for evening prayers. [WECHSE 20 een did not have much formal ye much wealth either. [W2eCHsE Mock Text, 2078] People come to you for help and advice. Why don't you say this to ther? — /W/eclse sample Question, 2014] Many of them offered bowls of water to my father. He would dip his fingertips in them. He would say @ prayer. (Malde, Zila, School 19] There was nothing mysterious about prayer. My father told me. [Uttarpara Govt High School 19] | normally ate with my mother. We sat on the floor of the kitchen [vinhata High School (HS) 't9] People visited our home to offer thanks after being cured. | remember it also. [ibathabharger Girl’ High, Scool(H#5) 19] The high priest of Rameswaram temple was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry. He was a very close friend of my father's. [Govt Girls! HS school, Purulia,’19] She fed a number of people every day. | do not recall the exact number, — [#idhannagar Govt High School 16] He had an ideal helpmate in my mother. Her name was Ashiamma. Uenkine School, Cooch Behar '16] The Shiva temple made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims. It was about a ten-minute walk from our house. [Sanskrit Collegiate School 16] It was a fairly large pucca house. It was made of limestone and brick. It was situated on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram, (7: Ramhrishna Skchalaya, Hovoral 6) For quite some time he said nothing. He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words. It seemed to My father, Jainulabde education. He did not ha’ me 50. Human beings find themselves alone. They start looking for company. It is a natural reaction. My father used to read the namaz before dawn. He started his day at 4 a.m, this way. | remember it.27. After the namaz, he used to walk down toa We owned a small coconut grove. It was about yy __ small coconut grove we owned, about four miles from our home. After the namaz, he used _ miles from our home. walk down there _ He would return with about a dozen coconuts About a dozen coconuts were tied together. They tied together thrown over his shoulder, were thrown over his shoulder. He would retun and only then would he have his breakfast. with them. Only then would he have his breakfast