Word meanings

Ventilation means

• Window

• Sound of window

• Beautiful and colourful

• Movement of air

Philanthropist means

• To do good for others, especially the needy

• Motivator

• Musician

• Philosopher

Drought-hit means

• An area with low rainfall, shortage of food and water

• Dry area

• Empty place

• Earthquake

Exotic means

• Beautiful and colourful

• Cool air

• Pleasant to hear

• Comfortable

Humility means

• Charming

• Kind

• Humble

• Selfishness

Which of the following is wrong about Sudha Murthy ?

• She is a philanthropist

• She is a computer engineer

• She is a writer, and writes in English in Malyalam

• She loves travelling

• She is the founder of Infosys foundation

Which two words are the opposite of one another ?

• Humility and unselfishness

• Drizzling and downpour

• Deserted and drought-hit

• Supreme and highest level

Rendered means

• Lost

• Travelled

• Served

• Offered

Which of the following does not match author's description of the school ?

• It was an old, thatched building

• It was a small room with 2 tables, 2 chairs, one blackboard and one pot of water beside it

• It was located in the middle of the town

• It was poorly ventilated with just one hole for window with no shutters over it

People of the tribe visited by the author are called ____ while their headman is known as ______

• Thandas, Thandappa

• Thandappas, Thanda

• Thandwari, Thanda

• Thandas, Kolhas