Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow in your words:

A great sage once had a group of disciples. They were all very bright and eager student and the sage had all the reasons to be proud of them. One day the sage realized that he had imparted enough knowledge to his disciples. Now they were all very learned. There was only one thing the sage had not taught them and that was the special verse that could bring the dead back to life. The sage knew that such knowledge was too wonderful and could prove to be a dangerous things in the hands of someone who was not very wise. The sage pondered over this for a long time. But he also knew that if he did not pass on this secret verse, it could die with him. So, at last he called his eleverest disciple aside and said. “I am going to teach you a very special verse. If you chant this you can being to life a dead person or animal. Use only when you need it and never misuse or test your powers vainly.”

Questions:

(i) What made the sage proud?

(ii) Whom did the sage teach the special verse?

(iii) Why was the sage hesitating to teach the special verse?

(iv) What is the message of the passage?

OR

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow in your words:

India is a country of vast geographical expanse. India is marked by a diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, coasta and islands. In the north, it is bound by the lifty Himalayas. The Northern plains, Great Indian Desert, the Penisular plateau and the Great Himalayas are the main physical divisions of India. There are seven countries that share land boundaries with India. These countries are- China, Pakistan, Napal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Afghanistan.

 Questions:

(i) What are the main physical division of India?

(ii) How many countries does India share its land boundaries with?

(iii) What are the different physical features that India is marked by?

 (iv) Make sentences with: Island, division.