SECTION-A
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth. His conscience bothered him He wasn't at all sure ifhis description of Samuel had been accurate. He felt he had mixed up the real and imagined.
Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. Samuel was not such a bad man after all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers. Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him. Swami's head was dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter. The more he thought of Samuel, the moretSwami grieved for him. To recall Samuel's dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and yellow coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow.
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(i) Swami's description of Samuel was-
(a) accurate
(b) real
(c) imaginary
(d) a mixture of the real and the imaginary
(ii) While going to school Swami felt that-
(a) he was a good boy.
(b) he was the worst boy
(c) he was a bad boy
(d) he was neither too good nor too bad.
(iii) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about-
(a) Samuel
(b) his father
(c) his mother
(d) other teachers
(iv) According to Swami, Samuel was-
(a) an ill-tempered person
(b) a very good person
(c) not such a bad man after all
(d) a very bad person
(v) Personally Samuel was much more-
(a) helpful
(b) unfriendly
(c) amiable
(d) strict
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(i) Swami was doubtful_______________
(ii) Swami felt Samuel had______________
(iii) When Swami remembered Samuel's appearance_________________________
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Statement | Reason |
|---|---|
| a) Swami's head was dizzy with confusion | a) |
| b) | (b) Swami began to think more of Samuel. |
2. Read the extract of the poem given below and answer the following questions :
They said: 'We are the oak-trees and your own true family
We are chopped dwon, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a promise now—now you are going to die.'
whenever you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.
Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you
And root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew.
This was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.
when I came out of the oak wood, back to human company,
My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.
B. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(i) The tribe introduced themselves as the y poet's-
(a) friend
(b) class
(c) family
(d) enemy
(ii) When the oak trees are chopped down the poet-
(a) makes a protest
(b) remains indifferent
(c) gets angry
(d) feels sorry
(iii) The tribe asks the poet to plant-
(a) numerous oak trees
(b) one oak tree
(c) three oak trees
(d) two oak trees
iv) Unless the poet makes a promise, he is going to-
(a) live
(b) die
(c) sleep
(d) none of these.
B. Answer the following questions :
(i) "The dream that altered me"- How did the dream alter him?
(ii) What message does the poem convey?
Reading Comprehension [Unseen]
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Kolkata: 'We are no less than others', echoed the air at Rotary Sadan, here, as a bunch of musicians, all with disability, took the stage to showcase their talent. They were the students of the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP), Manovikas Kendra and Mentaid. Many of them had difficulty holding instruments. One of the students named Gitali Saha had her hands conjoined at birth and were separated by surgery. A festival of this magnitude only helps give them courge. A band played fusion piece titled Taal Taranga that included treble bongo, drum set, jumbo, dafli, tabla, dhamsa and khanjoni.
Tabla maestro and guest Bikram Ghosh was greatly impressed by the musicians. The concept of the programme was born when some very talented musicians with disability were disqualified from a competition by the organisers despite being highly appreciated by the judges.
Seventeen musicians participated in the talent hunt at Rotary Sadan on Saturday. Debarna Chatterjee, the class VI student of Barisha Vivekananda Girls' High School loves playing the 'dhak' and ushered the feel of puja with her beats. Sakhya Chakroborty, a child with autism, left the audience spellbound with his tabla recital accompanied by sarangi. A chance meeting and interaction with Zakrr Hussain filled his heart with the aspiration to be as good as his idol.
A total of 100 participants registered in the 10 days' programme. Kabir Suman's 'Haal chhero na bondhu' performed by band 'Prohor', summed up the spirit of the programme. [Adapted from a report published in The Telegraph, dated 11 September, 2018 ]
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(i) The children with disablity who performed on a stage of Rotary Sadan were-
(a) singers
(b) dancers
(c) musicians
(d) actors
(ii) Gitali Saha, one of the participants had a problem in her-
(a) hands
(b) legs
(c) eyes
(d) ears
(iii) The fusion pieceTaal Taranga was presented with the help of-
(a) treble bongo and drum set
(b) jumbo and dafli
(c) khanjoni and dhamsa
(d) All of these
(iv) The talented musicians impressed Bikram Ghosh who is a-
(a) sitarist
(b) guitarist
(c) tabla maestro
(d) pianist
(v) The number of the musicans who participated in the talent hunt at Rotary Salon on Saturday was -
(a) 10
(b)17
(c) 12
(d) 15
(vi) The class VI student from Barisha Vivekananda Girls' High School could give the feel of puja by beating the-
(a) drum
(b) treble bongo
(c) tabla
(d) dhak
B. State whether the following statements are True or False. Write 'T' for 'F' for False boxes on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer :
(i) The performers were the students of (IICP) only.
Supporting sentence:_________________
(ii) Sakhya Chakraborty, a child with autism, enchanted the audience by playing sarangi.
Supporting sentence:________________
(iii) The number of total participants registered in10 days was 100.
Supporting statement:_________________
C. Answer the following questions :
(i) What is the full name of IICP?
(ii) How was the concept of such a programme born?
(iii) Whom did Sakhya regard as his idol and why?
(iv) Name the song that summed up the spirit of the programme.
Section-B
Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks :
Even after my illness I ________(have remembered / remember/had remembered) one of the words I ________(had learnt /learn /learnt ) in these early months. It ________ (is / had been/was) word "water."
5. Do as directed :
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions :
Sunita Bose,__________ 21 year old student froni Dinajpur has bagged a Rs. 45 lakh scholarship____________ the Bengal government______________ pursue a post-graduate course at the University of London.
B.
(i) Kashmir is one of the most beautiful places in our ,country. (use positive degree)
(ii) The story will be my guide. (rewrite the sentence with 'guide' as verb)
(iii) You have made a mistake. I think so. (join to make a complex 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) The son resembles his father.
(ii) The guest are yet to arrive.
(iii) The army finally surrendered.
[break out, turn up, take after, give in]
6. 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) bravery
(ii) natural power to do something well
(iii) admired
(iv) strong desire to do something
Section-C
Writing
7. Write a paragraph (within 100 words) about 'Yourself 'with the help of the following points:
[your name and address - appearance - your likes and dislikes - your near and cleat ones- your ambition]
8. Suppose you are the captain of your school. Write a notice (within 100 words) for the students of your school requesting them to donate money and other essential items for the flood victims in Kerala.
9. Write a story (within 100 words) on the basis of the following hints and add a suitable title to it :
[a damaged railway bridge -a passenger train towards the bridge - a cowboy noticed -feared an accident- took off his shirt- waved - the driver stopped the train - many lives saved -the cowboy rewarded]