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  The Case of the Sharp-Eyed Jeweller (By Nicolas Bentley) Word             Meaning 1.      Undertaker       a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for cremation 2.      Yankee              American 3.      Filigree              made from delicate twisted silver wire 4.      Turquoise           a bluish green stone 5.      Rinkets                small items of jewellery 6.      Mend                 repair 7.      Extraordinary   uncommon, out ...

  The Children’s Song by J.R. Kipling Word Meaning Undefiled Pure Yoke Responsibility Steadfastness Firmness Maimed Trivial Uncowed Unafraid Land of our birth Motherland Father in heaven God Thy Your Heritage Culture Toil Hard work Delight Happiness Possess Own Thee You   Q – Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow – (a)    Teach us to bear the yoke in youth, With steadfastness and careful truth; That, in our time, Thy Grace may give The Truth whereby the Nations live. i)                  What yoke is the speaker referring to in the firs...

  GOOD DEEDS REFLECT GOOD CHARACTER (By ABC) “If wealth is lost nothing is lost, if health is lost something is lost, if character is lost everything is lost.” Good deeds surely reflect character as they show how smart and humble one is in one’s personality. A person of good character will do good deeds, not only in presence of strangers but also when he/she is alone. Character is a diamond that scratches every stone. As many people believe that they need to do some sort of very different or extra ordinary things to impress others it is totally wrong .You just need to have some originality, politeness and adequate manners for that purpose if we are helpful then people will naturally understand our beautiful character, so the first thing to do from today should be being careful in the way we talk, helping the needy and not behaving like junglees. Many would think why good deeds have been included here, people are born, people die. But some people after they are gone to leave b...