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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
STD X

TEA FROM ASSAM

Short Questions & Answers
Q1. Describe the scenery outside the train. Where were Pranjol and Rajvir going by train?
Q2. What did they see on both sides of the gravel-road?
Q3. Why was Pranjol’s father surprised?
Q4. At which station did the boys stop and who received them?
Q5. What are the two Legends about Tea?
a. Chinese legend:-
b. Indian legend:-

Text book questions and answers
Q1. Look at these words : upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built-up from a verb
and an adverb or a particle.
Use these words appropriately on the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary..

a. downpour
b. undergo
c. upkeep
d. dropout
e. walk-in

Tea from Assam Grammar Exercises
1. Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up from a verb
(keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a particle (up, down, under, out, in). Use these words
appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.

a. A heavy __________ has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
b. Rakesh will __________ major surgery tomorrow morning.
c. My brother is responsible for the __________ of our family property.
d. The __________ rate for this accountancy course is very high.
e. She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a __________ interview.

2. Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one
of the words from the box as appropriate.

Over, by, through, out, up, down

a. The Army attempted unsuccessfully to __________ the Government. (throw)
b. Scientists are on the brink of a major __________ in cancer research. (break)
c. The State Government plans to build a __________ for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the
main highway. (pass)
d. Gautama’s__________ on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrow. (look)
e. Rakesh seemed unusually__________ after the game. (cast)