| S1: | Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years. | | P : | Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils. | | Q : | Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms. | | R : | First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era. | | S : | But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation. | | S6: | The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography. |
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| S1: | Smoke oozed up between the planks. | | P : | Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship. | | Q : | The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire. | | R : | Everyone now knew there was fire on board. | | S : | Flames broke out here and there. | | S6: | Most people bore the shock bravely. |
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| S1: | The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time. | | P : | The slush on the road did not deter them. | | Q : | The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip. | | R : | They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads. | | S : | Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories. | | S6: | But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad. |
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| S1: | Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras. | | P : | A total to 12 girls now work at the pump. | | Q : | She advertised in newspapers for women staff. | | R : | They operate in 2 shifts. | | S : | The response was good. | | S6: | Thus she has shown the way for many others. |
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| S1: | As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings. | | P : | He was not falling head long now. | | Q : | The monstrous terror seized him. | | R : | But it only lasted a minute. | | S : | He could hear nothing. | | S6: | The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. |
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| S1: | Sun birds are among the smallest of Indian birds. | | P : | Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds of the New World, they are totally unrelated. | | Q : | They do eat insects too. | | R : | They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds. | | S : | sun birds feed on nectar mostly and helped in pollination. | | S6: | Our common sun birds are the purple sun bird, the glossy black species and purple rumped sun bird, the yellow and maroon species. |
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| S1: | Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our sense and our brain is to become more aware of things around us. | | P : | Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason. | | Q : | In this, man differs from all other animals. | | R : | Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage in to our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our action are likely to do. | | S : | This is to say, he is able to plan what he is is going to do in the light of his experience before he does it. | | S6: | In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depend on us. |
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| S1: | A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time. | | P : | One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room. | | Q : | One plate was for himself and other was for his cat. | | R : | she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate. | | S : | He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate. | | S6: | In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master. |
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| S1: | Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual. | | P : | They threaten both kinds of freedom. | | Q : | But something also has been lost. | | R : | There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages. | | S : | In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time. | | S6: | Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now. |
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| S1: | I took cigarettes from my case. | | P : | But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips. | | Q : | I lit one of them and placed it between the lips. | | R : | Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette. | | S : | Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently. | | S6: | Then he continues to draw on it. |
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