3. There is a flood of advertisements on television channels these days. Useless commodities and even superstitious beliefs are promoted through glamorous and

exaggerated presentations. Write a letter to the editor, 'New Indian Express' about the

negative influence that such advertisements have on the minds of the people. You

areRadha Ramesh of Mayur Vihar, Lucknow.

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage "six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends" - the odyssey

Connie has 4 lists about trees in her notes. which of her lists gives names of products that we can get from trees?