ANSWER KEY (Simple to Complex)

Transform the following Simple Sentences into Complex Sentences:

1. He confessed his crime.  Ans - He confessed that he was guilty.

2. He worked hard to pass the examination. Ans - He worked hard that he might pass the examination.

3. Only Hindus are admitted. Ans - If you are not a Hindu, you cannot be admitted.

4. In his boyhood, Lincoln did not go to school. Ans - When Lincoln was a boy, he did not go to school.

5. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Ans - A stone that rolls gathers no moss.

Reading Skill (Answer Key)

PASSAGE 1

ANSWER KEY

1.learning and teaching

2.They make children read from the first day by trying to guess, make sense of what they see until they eventually learn to read (the child should be able to express the points given in para 8) whereas normally a child is taught words before he/she can read. Hence the process is reversed.

3.Uncle Moosa is called a crusader as he is trying to promote reading by setting up around 13 libraries in Arunachal Pradesh.

4. The hilly land makes it difficult for constructing buildings for libraries and also for Commuting.

5. the line from the ASER 2013 report indicates that approximately 47% of Class V students in India can read texts at the level typically taught in Class II, and this proportion has not changed since 2012. ( Any explanation that brings out the idea of a Class V student being able to read a Class II level book and no change or progress in the statistics should be considered as correct)

6.Ability- enjoyment- empowerment

7.The librarian decides the book that a child should read.

8.Para 8

9.Volunteers and organizations around the country that are doing stellar work to promote reading among rural children.

10. False (Explanation: not part of the culture does not specify any country but implies that part of a system or society)