Lesson 6 Mild the Mist upon the Hill-Emily Jane Bronte

Exercise -1

Tick [✔] the correct answer from the given alternatives :

1. The mist was upon the

a. grass

b. roof

c. hill ✔

d. leaf

2. The sorrow of the day is described as

a. silent ✔

b. terrible

c. overwhelming

d. little

3. The hall door mentioned in the poem is

a. new

b. large

c. broken

d. old ✔

4. The poet watches cloudy

a. morning

b. evening ✔

c. afternoon

d. night

5. The colour of the mist is

a. grey

b. white

c. yellow

d. blue ✔

6. The damp stands on the

a. wall

b. floor

c. bush

d. grass ✔

Exercise-2

Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:

1. Where does the poet see herself when she thinks of her childhood?

Ans- When the poet thinks of her childhood, she sees herself in her father’s house where she spent her days under her father’s love, care and guidance.

2. What did the poet watch on the ‘cloudy evening’?

Ans - On a cloudy evening, the poet watched how the blue and sweet mist gradually surrounded the mountain chains on the horizon.

Exercise-3

Identify the following sentences as simple, compound and complex:

i. He is too short to climb the wall.

Simple sentence [one principal clause]

ii. The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.

Compound sentence [two principal clauses]

iii. The old man who lived in a village believed that the earth was flat.

Complex sentence [one principal clause and two subordinate clauses]

iv. Leaving a job midway is not a good practice.

Simple sentence [one principal clause]

v. Last week I met a friend who gave me a bag which is brown in colour.

Complex sentence [one principal clause and two subordinate clauses]

Exercise-4

Do as directed :

i. The question was so easy that everyone could answer it. (Change into a simple sentence)

The question was too easy to answer.

ii. A friend in need is a friend indeed. (Change into a complex sentence)

A friend who is in need is a friend indeed.

iii. Pollution is one of the most severe threats to our beautiful planet. (Change into a compound sentence)

There are several severe threats to our beautiful planet and pollution is one of them.

Our planet is beautiful but it faces one of the most severe threats from pollution.

iv. Do or die. (change into a complex sentence)

If you do not do it, you will die.

v. He was confused and stopped working. (Change into a simple sentence)

Being confused, he stopped working.

Exercise-5

Write a letter within 100 words to the Headmaster / Headmistress of your school seeking leave of two days for the purpose of attending the marriage ceremony of your elder sister.

The Headmaster

Gantar High School

Gantar, Memari, Purba Bardhaman

Sub: Leave Application to attend marriage ceremony

Sir,

With due respect and humble submission, I beg to inform you that I am ABC, a student of class -IX, sec- A, Roll -24 of your school. This is to inform you that I shall not be able to attend my classes from 5th Aug 2024 to 6th August 2024 due to my elder sister’s marriage ceremony. My whole family along with me will attend that ceremony in Burdwan.

I would, therefore, request you to grant me leave for those days, so that I can attend the marriage ceremony. Hoping for your kind consideration.

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

Date :

Place :

Exercise-6

Suppose you had bought a book from a bookstore. By mistake, you left it there instead of bringing it back with you. Providing details of the book and its author, write a letter within 100 words to the owner of the store to find the book and keep it until you come to collect it.

To,

Rajkumar Dutta

Dutta Book Stall

College Street,

Kolkata-700073

Sub: Enquiring for a book left in store.

Respected Sir,

I would like to draw your kind attention to the fact that I bought a book from your store on 1st June 2024. The book is “Feluda Samagra” written by Satyajit Ray. Around 6 p.m. I paid for the book and in my haste, I left the book on the counter instead of bringing it with me.

Therefore, I request you to enquire about the book. Please keep it safe, until I collect it from your counter.

Yours Sincerely

Ankita Shon

Date: 02/07/2024

Place: Gantar

Lesson 6 Mild the Mist upon the Hill Question Answers - Hill-Emily Jane Bronte - West Bengal Board

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