1. She hired a taxi<> to the airport.
Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.

2. Identify the author of the short story 'The Selfish Giant'.

3. Shylock was envious of Antonio, a

4. The Selfish Giant stayed with his friend for

5. Match the following poems under Column A with the poets under Column B and select the
correct code:
Column A Column B
(a) The Cry of the Children 1. Jack Prelutsky
(b) Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face 2. Stephen Vincent Benet
(c) The Flying Wonder 3. D.H. Lawrence
(d) Snake 4. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. Choose the option that completes the given sentence.
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel prize for his work

7. In which story do you come across the character 'Saruli'?

8. 'Ingratitude, more strong than traitor's arms'.
Who utters these words?

9. Fill in the blank with a suitable article.
Where there is ________ will there is a way.

10. Pick out the rhyming words in the given lines:
'Through the coal-dark underground-
Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron
In the factories round and round'