What was Watson’s reaction? . What did Watson find on the table near the mantlepiece? .
Who is Mr. Culverton Smith? . What did Holmes ask Watson to do before leaving his room?
. What instructions did Holmes give Watson to get Mr. Smith? .
Why did Holmes want Smith to treat him? . How did Holmes get the disease, according to Smith? .
Who arrested Smith? What were the charges against him? B. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about - words.
. How did Holmes trap Mr. Culverton Smith to confess the murder? .
How did Watson help his friend to arrest the criminal? Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meaning and spellings. The text has many homophones such as : see-sea, hear-here, knew-new. 10th - - C.
Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct options given. . Niteesh bought a (knew/ new) cricket bat. .
The shepherd (herd/heard) the cry of his sheep. . Lakshmi completed her baking (course/coarse) successfully. .
Priya has broken her (four/ fore) limbs. . Leaders of the world must work towards the (peace/piece) of human race. Commonly confused words English has a lot of commonly confused words.
They either look alike or look and sound alike, but have completely different meanings and usage. Here are some examples from the text. brought (v) - past participle of bring. E.g.
Anitha had brought a book from the library. bought (v) - past participle of buy. E.g. Lalitha had bought a new dress last week.
affect (v) - to have an effect on. E.g. The pet’s death affected his master. effect (n) - anything brought about by a cause or agent; result.
E.g. Both El Nino and La Nina are opposite effects of the same phenomenon. D. Complete the tabular column by finding the meaning of both the words given in the boxes.
Use them in sentences of your own. pocket (n)-a small bag sewn into or on clothing to keep carry small things packet (n)-a paper or cardboard container,