Look at the words and phrases below.

Rearrange them to form meaningful

sentences to make readable passage. Write the correct sentences in the space
provided.
(a)love / of others / good manners / and / win the / respect
(b) when / best / they can / one is / be learnt / young
(c)saves us / turns away / soft answer / anger and / a / a pitfall / from many
(d)who is / stranger / respectful / a person / even / like
(e) sure / in life / they / passport / are a / for success

(a) Good manners win the love and respect of others.

(b) They can be learnt best when one is young.
(c) A soft answer turns away anger and saves us from many a pitfall.
(d) Even strangers like a person who is respectful.
(e) They are a sure passport for success in life.

Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences to ma readable passage. Write the correct sentences in the space
provided.
(a) in / we / of / science / the age / live
(b) and space / conquered / airtime / we have / help of / with the / scientific
inventions
(c) inventions / armed / which are / has / miracles / science / man with / not less
than
(d) deadly weapons / but / science has / of warfare / also given / man

Answer
(a) We live in the age of science.
(b) We have conquered the air, time and space with the help of scientific
inventions.
(c) Science has an armed man with inventions which are not less than miracles.
(d) But science has also given man deadly weapons of warfare.

Rearrange the jumbled words to make meaningful sentences.

(a) is a / tribute/Children’s Day / to/ childhood / celebration
(b) are the world’s / its best hope / most valuable resources / children / and /
for the future
(c) have their/own ways/ different countries/ of celebrating/children’s Day
(d) camping trips/ in China,/ such as /schools hold/activities
Answers:
(a) Children’s Day celebration is a tribute to childhood.
(b) Children are the world’s most valuable resources and its best hope for the
future.
(c) Different countries have their own ways of celebrating children’s Day.
(d) In China, schools hold activities such as camping trips.

Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been
done as an example for you.

Example: surveys/ shown/ the/ that/ bills / medical/ of /vegetarians/ lower/

considerably/ non vegetarians/ the/ have/ are/ than those of

Surveys have shown that medical bills of vegetarians are considerably lower than
those of the non-vegetarians.

(a) protection / vegetarianism /from/ diseases/ coronary/ offers

(b) it/ helps/of/management/the / diseases / the / gastro-intestinal/in
(c) is/it/for/suitable/insulin/non-insulin/ dependent/dependent / and /diabetics
(d) use /as/a/part/major/their/of/Nephrologists/ it/diet

Answers:
(a) Vegetarianism offers protection from coronary diseases.
(b) It helps in the management of gastro-intestinal diseases.
(c) It is suitable for insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetics.
(d) Nephrologists use it as a major part of their diet.

Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences.
1.and a very / the king / named Acanthus / talented sculptor / Pygmalion was/of
Cyprus /of a village.
2. had finished / he smiled / when he / the ivory statue / of a beautiful woman
/one day
3. smile /at having found /it was / the innocent /new and unique / of a child /
something
4. by the beauty/ that /to worship it /he was/falling down / he felt like / so
impressed/ on his knees / of the statue
5. that he /a masterpiece / and called / he realised / this beauty, / had created /
Galatea
6. was a devoted / to the goddess / he prayed / to breathe life! into it! of
Aphrodite✓ since he / follower
Answers :
1. Pygmalion was the king of Cyprus and a very talented sculptor of a village
named Acanthus.
2. One day he smiled when he had finished the ivory statue of a beautiful
woman.
3. It was the innocent smile of a child at having found something new and
unique.
4. He was so impressed by the beauty of the statue that he felt like falling down
on his knees to worship it.
5. He realised that he had created a masterpiece and called this beauty,
Galatea.
6. Since he was a devoted follower of Aphrodite he prayed to the goddess to
breathe life into it.

Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences as

shown.
1.lavish tombs / pyramids / Egyptians / only / other / for royalty / high ranking /
and /people / built / and
2. only if / that / Egyptians / could / were preserved / believed / the spirits of
dead people / live on / their bodies / the ancient
3. making them / preserved / dead bodies / so / they / by / into mummies / the
4. dried-out bodies / wrapped / in linen bandages / were
5. Egyptians / the ancient / securely / inside pyramids / the mummies / buried
6. to life and / married her / after the goddess/ his wish, / Pygmalion / Galatea
came / granted him
Answers :
1. Egyptians built lavish tombs and pyramids only for royalty and other high
ranking people.
2. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirits of dead people could live on
only if their bodies were preserved.
3. So, they preserved the dead bodies by making them into mummies.
4. Dried-out bodies were wrapped in linen bandages.
5. The ancient Egyptians buried the mummies securely inside pyramids.
6. After the goddess granted him his wish, Galatea came to life and Pygmalion
married her.
Evelyn Glennie’s

Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie,(born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish maestro in

multi-instrumentalist, performing internationally with a wide variety of

orchestras and modern-day musicians. She was selected as one of the two Nobel

prize for the Polar Music Prize of 2015. Glennie was born and brought up in

Aberdeenshire. Her father was Herbert Arthur Glennie, an accordionist in a

Scottish country dance band, and the strong, indigenous musical traditions of

north-east Scotland were important in the development of the young musician,

whose first instruments were the mouth organ and the clarinet. Evelyn Glennie’s

passion for music is quite inspiring and remarkable. She lost her hearing disability

owing to some nerve damage at quite a young age. However, she did not give up!

Music was her passion; she resolved to pursue learning music. She seemed to

believe in the immense inner power that was greater than her disability and

challenges. Ron Forbes, the great percussionist encouraged her to develop her

other faculties for music. As she practiced, she realized she could hear music

through her body. She always moved ahead. She stunned the world with her

musicality. She has won many awards and honor. In 1991 she was awarded the

Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award. If anyone

wants an inspiration to achieve one’s dream, one can learn a lot from Evelyn

Glennie.
In Pics: 11 extraordinary personalities with disabilities By Preeti Panwar |

Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2016, 12:16 [IST] United Nations International

Day of Persons with Disabilities is annually observed on December 3 to focus on

issues that affect people with disabilities worldwide. Many famous personalities,

who were either born with disability or they met with tragic incidents, have made

a place for themselves in the world. [PM Narendra Modi salutes the spirit of

disabled persons, calls them 'heroes'] Their never-say-die-attitude has served as

an undying inspiration and motivation for those who have to battle with

disabilities. Many of them are legendary actors, spots-persons, politicians,

musicians, athletes, artists and writers. They have chosen a challenging public life

with dignity, by defying all odds and turning the spotlight on themselves.

[Government plans to set up panel for welfare of differently abled] There are

some lesser-known people with disabilities, whose awe-inspiring stories are

worth knowing. [Mentally ill women 'treated worse than animals' in India] So,

here, let's look into the lives of some of the brave and extraordinary people, who

are the living legends in their own way and deserve a salute for their indomitable

spirit:

1. Bharat Kumar Bharat Kumar Disability: Born with right hand only Bharat Kumar

was born with a right hand by birth, but his physical disability never dissuade him

from pursuing his dreams. Born on Dec 10, 1989, Bharat Kumar, a world
champion, has made Bharat (India) proud by winning over 50 medals in para-

swimming contests. Achievements: He has won two international titles, one silver

at the IWAS World Junior Athletics Championships in Ireland and one gold medal

and over 40 national level medals. Young Bharat has flown to countries like

England, Ireland, Holland, Malaysia and China to participate in swimming

contests.

2. Sudha Chandran Disability: Amputee The renowned Indian classical dancer and

TV actress Sudha Chandran met an accident, at the age of 17, when she was

travelling from Mumbai to Chennai. In the tragedy, she lost her left leg that had

to be amputated. But, the brave woman did not give up her indomitable spirit

and continued to fulfill her dream and profession with the help of Jaipur foot.

Achievement: A film was made on the basis of her real life story called "Nache

Mayuri", where she played her character. She has been honored with numerous

awards and has performed all over the world. She acts in a variety of TV serials.

"I began learning how to dance when I was 3 and a half years old. I would go to

school, then go for my dance training... Posted by Humans of Bombay onMonday,

January 18, 2016

3. Arunima Sinha Disability: Amputee. 27-year-old Arunima Sinha lost her left leg

in an unfortunate incident on April 11, 2011. Achievement: Despite the fact that

she lost a leg, she did not gave up the spirit of her life and defied all conceivable
odds. In-fact, Arunima decided to convert her weakness into her biggest strength

and by her true determination, on May 21, 2013, she achieved the rare feat to

become the first Indian amputee to conquer the Mount Everest, with the help of

a prosthetic leg. Beside setting an example to the world, Arunima also made

India, a proud nation when she hoisted the Indian tricolour flag at the peak of the

Mount Everest. [Arunima Sinha on conquering Mount Everest] A former national

level volleyball player and football player, she lost her left leg when she was

thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums two years ago.

4. Preethi Srinivasan Disability: Became Quadriplegic at the age of 18 on 11th July,

1998. Achievement: Preethi Srinivasan, who was the captain of the under-19

Tamil Nadu women's cricket team during its only victory in a national tournament

in 1997 and a champion in swimming, has defeated her disabilities with her

strong will. Wheel-chair bound 34-year-old Preethi has an NGO called Soul free,

where she imparts lessons of hope to those women who suffer from various kind

of physical disabilities. She gives inspirational and motivational speeches at

various institutions.

5. Girish Sharma Disability: Lost one leg in a train accident, when he was just 2

years old. Achievement: Girish Sharma, a badminton champion, has proved that

no matter whatever the circumstances are, you can still be a Champion in your

preferred field in your life. The determined boy never let his disability to become
an obstacle in achieving his goals. In an interview, Girish was quoted as saying,

"When I was a child, I used to play Cricket, Football, Badminton with normal

children of my age. My disability was nowhere near in my mind. I enjoyed those

games as much as a normal person does." Girish, who also rides bicycle, is the

proud winner of the Gold Medal in Paralympic Asia Cup for Disabled in India.

Besides, he has also played in Israel, Thailand and in Germany. But shockingly, his

commendable out-of-the-world efforts have never been recognised by the Indian

government.

6. Stephen Hawking Disability: Suffers from rare motor neuron disease and

speaks with the help of a voice synthesiser. When he was 21 years old, the

doctors declared that he would not survive more than 2 or 3 years. He was born

on January 8, 1942 and was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),

also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In 2009, he lost his control over different

parts of the body including arms, legs and voice and at the end of 2009, he totally

became paralysed. Achievement: One of the most brilliant scientists alive,

wheelchair-bound British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, attended

Oxford University in England, as an undergraduate student. He received his Ph.D

in 1966 from Cambridge University. By the time he was 35 years old, Hawking

was Cambridge's first Gravitational Physics professor and received the Lucasian

Professor of Mathematics award. [Artificial intelligence could end humanity,

warns Stephen Hawking] Stephen Hawking has also published a book called A

Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.

7. Helen Keller Disability: Born as a blind, deaf, and mute on June 27, 1880

Achievement: Author, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller devoted her life

to persons with disabilities, thus becoming an inspiration to many disabled

persons. A prolific author, Keller travelled to at least 39 countries. She

campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights, socialism and many other

social causes. She passed away on June 1, 1968.

8. Albert Einstein Disability: Born on March 14, 1879 and had a learning disability

and did not speak until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing maths in school.

It was also very hard for him to express himself through writing. Was severely

dyslexic and autistic. Achievement: The great Albert Einstein fought his disability

and entered into the world of theoretical physics where he changed the face of

physics and science forever. His theory of relativity is said to be the most

revolutionary theory of physics. He won a Nobel Prize for his photoelectric effect

theory in 1921. He passed away on April 18, 1955.

9. Robin Williams Disability: Born on July 21, 1951, Robin Williams suffered from

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) as a child. Achievement: The

actor and comedian Robin Williams won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his performance as therapist Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. He

received 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Golden Globe Awards, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards

and 5 Grammy Awards. On August 11, 2014, Williams committed suicide at his

home in Paradise Cay, California.

10. Tom Cruise Disability: He has a learning disability that alters the way the brain

processes written material. He showed signs of a learning disability beginning in

grade school, says he finally learned to read as an adult through Study

Technology, Achievement: The Hollywood hearth rob star, who was severely

dyslexic, has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and has won 3 Golden Globe

Awards. He started his career at age 19 and is immensely popular star with along

list of successful movies.