SECTION —A
READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himselfagainst the legs ofthe family members. Ifthere is a guest at the table, the cat is particularly civil to him because the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered. Sometimes, instead of giving him something to eat, the guest stoops down and strokes the cat, and says, "Poor pussy! Poor pussy!" The cat soon tires of that. He puts up his claw and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in the leg. "Ow!" says the guest, "The cat stuck his claws into me!" The delighted family remarks, "Isn't it sweet of him? Isn't he intelligent? He wants you to give him something to eat".
The guest dares not do what he would like to do—kick the cat out of the window. So, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, he affects to be very much amused, and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down. The cat gingerly receives it, with a look in his eyes that says, "Another time, my friend, you won't be so slow to understand." He purrs as he retires to a safe distance from the guest's boot before eating his food.
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
a) The cat is very well-behaved with—
(i) the host
(ii) the guest
(iii) the neighbour
(iv) other cats.
b) The guest wants to—
(i) feed the cat
(ii) take the cat to his home
(iii) kick the cat
(iv) play with the cat.
c) The cat enters the room at the time of—
(i) lunch
(ii) dinner
(iii) breakfast
(iv) tea
d) The guest gives a bit of______________to the cat
(i) fish
(ii) chicken
(iii) bread
(iv) apple
e) The family members thinks the cat to be—
(i) naughty and intelligent
(ii) sweet and shrewd
(iii) sweet and intelligent
(iv) careful and sweet.
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(i) The cat scratches the guest because_____________
(ii) The cat moves to a place quite far from the guest's boot because________________
(iii) The eyes of the guest bear a painful look because________________
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
| Statement | Reason |
|---|---|
| a) The cat becomes weary | a) |
| b) The cat approaches the guest for food | (b) |
2. Read the extract of the poem given below and answer the following questions :
"We are chopped down, we are torn up,
you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a promise now—now
you are going to die."
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
a) The speaker of the above lines—
(i) is the old woman
(ii) is the poet
(iii) are the people of the tribe
(iv) are the oak trees.
b) "You do not blink an eye".— with this the speaker meant to say that—
(i) humans do not feel for the trees
(ii) only humans kill the oak trees
(iii) humans shirk their environmental responsibilities
(iv) we do not feel the pain due to the death of our own benefactors, the oak trees.
c) The speaker wanted the humans to—
(i) make a wish
(ii) make a promise
(iii) make an agreement
(iv) to pray
d) The speaker threatens the poet to—
(i) kill him
(ii) blink
(iii) remain still
(iv) wither away
B. Answer the following questions :
(i) What promise did the poet have to make?
(ii) What is the message given in the poem?
Reading Comprehension [Unseen]
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Farakka : The raging Ganga has eroded its banks at Hossainpur here, gobbling up 16 homes and A part of a metalled road running parallel to the river bank was also eaten up by the waters cutting easy posing threats to 25 other houses.
A part of a metalled road running parallel to the river bank was also earten up by the waters cutting easy access to the village. Now, an 8km detour is required to reach Me village.
The block development officer of Farakka, A.M. Ansar and other administrative staff reached The 41 families were shifted to relief camps on Wednesday.
Sonamukhi Singha, a class XI student, said her house was about 100m from the river bank. "From Hossainpur and distributed tarpaulins and food. yesterday (Tuesday) evening, a small scale erosion was taking place. We considered that our house was quite far from the river bank and thought we would shift in the morning. Everyone living near the river bank remained awake to keep an eye on the erosion", she said. Around 10 p.m., there was a large-scale erosion and her house along with 15 other homes sank in the waters. "Our family could not save anything. My books, school uniform, clothes as well as furniture, everything Electric connection was also snapped as the only transformer linking the village went into the river. went into the river,"' said Sonamukhi.
[Adapted from a report publisjied in "The Telegraph", dated 20th September, 2018]
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
i) Sonamukhi Singha is a student of class—
(a) IX
(b) XI
(c) X
(d) XII
ii) The houses sank into the waters of—
(a) Cauvery
(b) Teesta
c) Ganga
(d) Torsha
iii) The affected families werifted to the —
(a) neighbouring villages
(b) relief camps
(c) hospitals
(d) old-age homes
iv) The erosion of Hossainpur river banks started from—
(a) Wednesday
(b) Sunday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Friday
v) The number of houses that went under the water Were —
(a)25
(b)15
c)100
(d)16
vi) The above passage is an adaptation from—
(a) a story
(b) an interview
(c) an article
(d) a report
B. State whether the following statements are True or False. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False in the boxes on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/w; m support of your answer :
i) Government officials did not visit Hossainpur after the erosion. Supporting sentence:________________________
ii) People of Hossainpur village slept soundly on Tuesday night.
Supporting sentence______________________
Sonamukhi's house was beside the river-bank.
Supporting sentence:________________________
C. Answer the following questions:
i) How did the erosion of Hossainpur river-bank affect Sonamukhi and her family?
ii) What aid was given to the people affected by river-erosion?
iii) Why did the electric connection go off in Hossainpur village?
iv) Suggest a suitable title to the passage.
Section - B
Grammar & Vocabulary
4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:
I was________________ ( have / having / had) tea at home on the evening of3Oth January 1948 when I_________________ ( was called / have been called / had been called) to Birla House by an urgent telephone. Gandhiji_________________ ( was / have been / had been) shot on his way to a prayer meeting.
5. Do as directed :
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
Some days_____________ the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji's ashes______________ Allahabad.____________ compartment was decked with flowers.
B.
i) "Everything is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster", Father said to Swami. (change into indirect speech).
ii) We pasted gold tinsel stars all over the kite. (change the voice)
iii) There can be no smoke without a fire. (turn into a positive sentence)
C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right-hand side changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list
i) Mother suggested her to save some money for future.
ii) Avoid the, lawn while entering the temple
iii) She continued her studies even in her distress.
[ keep on, keep aside, keep off, keep below]
6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in Question No.3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right hand side.
i) washed away
ii) means to enter a place
iii) moving with great force
iv) temporary shelter of people affected by a natural calamity
Section C
Writing
7. Should there be a project for boys alternative to "Kanyashree Prakalpa"? Write a dialog ue between two boys on this topic.
8. Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph (within 100 words) on the preparation of a mixture useful for rehydration or maintaining balance of water in the body:
[ sash hands, pots, spoons, glass – boil one litre water in a pot – add six level teaspoons of sugar + half teaspoon of common salt – stir well — cool it – drink]
9. Write a letter to your younger cousin advising him / her to read English story books.
[ Points: enhances knowledge – enriches vocabulary – develops imaginative capacity – helps in reducing the evil effects of gadgets ]