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Standard XII
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Motion Under Variable Acceleration
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Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with suitable phrases in the given blanks.

Everyone grumbled. The sky was gray:
We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
We were nearing the end of a dismal day,
And there seemed to be nothing beyond,
THEN
Daddy fell into the pond !
And everyone's face grew merry and bright,
And Timothy danced for sheer delight
'Give me the camera, quick, Oh quick!
He's crawling out of the duckweed! click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee,
And doubled up shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed
Oh, there wasn't a thing that didn't respond
WHEN
Daddy fell into the pond.

It was dull cloudy day and everyone was ________ with nothing to do or say. Towards the end of the day when nothing seemed to be happening, Daddy suddenly ______. Immediately everyone grew merry and bright. With sheer delight, Timothy asked for _______ and shot Daddy _________. Then the gardener began to laugh and even the quacking ducks and drakes seemed to laugh. There was not ______ when Daddy fell into the pond!

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It was dull cloudy day and everyone was Grumbling with nothing to do or say. Towards the end of the day when nothing seemed to be happening. Daddy suddenly fell into the pond. Immediately everyone grew merry and bright. With sheer delight. Timothy asked for the camera and shot Daddy crawling out of the duck weed. Then the gardener began to laugh and even the quacking ducks and drakes seemed to laugh. There was not a thing that did not respond when Daddy fell into pond!

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