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Prose
Two Stories about Flying
() His First Flight Liam O'Flaherty
(ii) Black Aeroplane Frederick Forsyth
The Hundred Dresses-I Eleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses-II Eleanor Estes
Mijbil The Otter Gavin Maxwell
The Proposal Anton Chekov
Poetry
How to Tell Wild Animals Carolyn Wells
The Ball Poem John Berryman
The Tale of Custard the Dragon Ogden Nash
For Anne Gregory William Butler Yeats

FooTPRINTSs WHOUT FEET:Supplementary Reader)

The Midnight Visitor Robert Arthur
A Question of Trust Victor Canning
The Hack Driver Sinclair Lewis
The Book That Saved the Earth Claire Boiko

Class-10: English Max Marks 100

There will be one question paper of 70 marks. Internal Assessment will be for 30 marks .

Reading: 10 Marks
1. One short passage followed by three
MCQs. 3 x 1=3
2. One passage followed by three very short answer
And
type questions. 3x2=6
vocabulary based question
one
1
Writing Skills 10 Marks
3. Letterformal/informaly Application. 4
4 Descriptive paragraph/Report/Article ( One option based given verbal input,
figurative input) in about 80-100 words
on
another on

(2)
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Grammar 15 Marks
5.
6.
ive MCQs based on parts of speech, tenses, articles, reordering of sentences, spellings. 5x1=5
3x2-6
Three very short answer type questions based on narration voice, punctuation.
7. Translation of a short passage from Hindi to English.(4 Sentences) 4
Literature 35 Marks
First Flight (23 marks)
Prose (15 marks)
8. Two MCQs based on the given extract. 2x1-2
9. Three MCQs based on lessons. 3x1-3
10. Two short answer type questions in about 30-40 words each. 3+3-6
11. One long anser type question in about 60 words.
Poetry (08 marks)
12. Two MCQs based on the given extract. 2x1-2
13. One short answer type question based on poetry lessons in about 30-40 words. 3
Or Four lines fronm any poem prescribed in the syllabus
14. Central indea of the given poem. 3

Footprints Without Feet (12 marks)

15. Five MCQs based on prescribed lessons. 5x1=5
16. One short answer type question in about 30-40 words.
17. One long answer type question in about 60 words
Prescribed Books and Lessons
First Flight - Text Book

Prose
1 A Letter to God G.L. Fuentes
2 Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
From the Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank
4. Glimpses of India
i. A Baker from Goa Lucio Rodrigues
. Coorg Lokesh Abrol
ii. Tea from Assam Arup Kumar Datta
Madam Rides the Bus Vallikkannan
6 The Sermon at Benares
Poetry-
1. Dust of Snow Robert Frost
Fire and Ice Robert Frost
A Tiger in the Zoo Leslie Norris
4 Amanda! Robin Klein
5. Animals Walt Whitman
5 The Trees Adrienne Rich
7. Fog Carl Sandburg
Footprints Without Feet-Supplementary Reader
1. A Triumph of Surgery James Herriot
2. The Thiefs Story
Ruskin Bond
3. Footprints Without Feet
H.G. Wells
4. The Making of a Scientist
Robert W. Peterson
5. The Necklace
Guy De Maupassant
6. Bholi KA. Abbas
Words & Expression (Eng. Work Book)
For the Academic Session
2022-23
The internmal assessment
should be conducted as follows
1. First Internal Assessment (Oral Expression Based)
2. Second Internal Assessment (Creative Writing Based) August 10 Marks
Four Monthly Tests December 10 Marks
1. First Monthly Test (Descriptive Questions Based) 10 Marks
2. Second Monthly Test (MCQs Based) July
3 Third Monthly Test (Descriptive Questions Based) August
4. Fourth Monthly Test (MCQs Based) November
December
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 Part-A

Three MCQs on
1 Short Passage

have to attempt ali questions. Each

asked from Short Passage. Students
Note Three
question
multiple choice type questions
carries 1 marks.
are
3x1 3 marks.

(3x1 3 3f6)

and
(Q. 4-6) Read
Note: the following passage
that follow :
Q. Choose the correct option in the following: answer the questions
we think primarily of people
the following passage carefully When we think of tourism,
Note: (Q.1-3) Read who are visiting a particular place
for sightseeing, visitingg
that follow, choosing the
the questions vacation, and having a good
and answer
friends and relatives, taking a in vanOus
correct option their leisure time engaging
time. They may spend
Though the grounds belonged to my
house and singing, taking rides, touring,
old banyan tree was mine sports, sunbathing, talking, We may include in our
grandparents, the magnificent could no longer reading simply enjoying further. are participating in a
or
because Grandfather, at sixty-five,
chiefly definition of tourism people who
other kind of
conference, or some
climb it. and convention, a business Those who are taking a
which hung to the ground
Its spreading branches, business or professional activity. of
of twisting passages, gave guide or doingtourism. kind
some
number
took root again, forming
a
squirrels and snails study tour under an expert are also doing
These
pleasure. Among them scientific research or study
were
me endless house, older from in a hiking
was older than the all forms of transportation
and butterflies. The tree itself. I could hide
visitors use
city.
old as Dehra Dun flying in a jet to an exciting
wilderness park toinclude
than grandfather, as and spyy chairlift up a Colorado
thick green leaves, taking a
myself inits branches, behind Transportation can
at the rail of a cruise ship
looking
mountainside or standing
the world below. seemed Caribbean. Whether people
travel by one of
squirrel. At first, he
on
a small across the blue motorbike
My first friend was But when he found thatI
or by car, motor
coach camper, train,
invasion of his privacy. these means
engaging in
to resent my became friendly, and taking a trip and thus are
with a catapult, he
are
or bicycle, they
did not arm myself and biscuit he
him pieces of cake tourism.
when I started bringing food from my hand. is about taking a tour
bold and was soon taking helping 4. Tourism under an expert guide
grew quite into my pockets
and
Before long, he was delving
(a) to a place
for hiking in remote places
himself to whatever he
could find.
to him because
(6) for sightseeing
that the tree belonged for visiting a place
The writer says All of the above
had gifted it to him. means
the author
(a) his grandfather was too old to climb it. 5. By 'hiking ina
wilderness'
abandoned a r e a s
his grandfather distance walk in
(b) of it. long
takingin the forest areas
(a) walk
(c) he was very fond
the squirrel lived in it. (b) areas
(d) his friend marathon in uninhabiteduninhabited a r e a s
C abandoned,
The tree was
the grandfather. (d) sprinting in
(a) as old as
A cruise ship is that carries people on voyages of
the house.
(b) as old as
as Dehra
Dun. (a) a large shlp
(c) as old pleasure. and goods on special
(d) as old the
as writer.
because (b) a ship that carries people
big
behind the tree
The writer could hide mission. from
old. watercraft for carrying passengers
(a) it was
with thick green
leaves. (c) a large another. aid
it had branches one point to goods and first
(b) that carries mail,
(c)
he was small.
creatures on the tree. (d) a large ship
there were many facilities.
(d)
(5)
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(d) both (a) and (b).
Note (Q. 7-9) Read the excerpt and answer the (c) only a.
12. The word 'sternly' here means
questions that follow
Following is an excerpt from the travelogue, The (a) strictly (b) angrily
Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain. (c) unwillingly (d) lovingly
Alittle afternoon on that distinguished Saturday I reached
the ship and went on board. All was bustle and confusion. Note (Q. 13-15) Read the following passage
The pier was crowded with carriages and men; passengers carefully and answer the questions that follow, choosing
were arrving and hurrying on board; the vessel's decks were the correct option
encumbered with trunks and valises; groups of excursionists, Subhash Chandra Bose was a great leader of India. His
arrayed in unattractive travelling costumes, were moping countrymen called him 'Netaji' because he led them on thhe
about in a drizzling rain and looking as droopy and right path. He was imprisoned many times. But he soon found
Woebegone as so many molting chickens. The gallant flag out that more efforts should be made to make India free.
was up, but it was under the spell, too, and hung limp and The British power was getting weaker in the Second World
disheartened by the mast. Altogether, it was the bluest, bluest War. He thought of shaking it from all sides.
spectacle! One day, he escaped from Calcutta in the guise of a
It was a pleasure excursion-there was no gainsaying Pathan' and went to Germany via Peshawar. From Germany,
that, because the program said soit was so nominated in he went to Japan. He organised the Indian National Army
the bondbut it surely hadn't the general aspect of one. that fought many
7. Why is Saturday described as that distinguished battles against the British forces. He said to his countrymen
Saturday? "Give me blood and I will give you freedom".
(a) because the much awaited Saturday has come 13. Who was Subhash Chandra Bose?
when the voyage has to start. (a) great leader (6) great teacher
(b) because Saturday was a holiday. c) great scientist (d) none of these
(C) because it is on Saturday that people were allowed 14. "Give me blood and I will give you freedom." Who
to board the ship. said this statement?
(d) because it is in the aftemoon on Saturday that
(a)
Mahatma Gandhi
ship would start the voyage.
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Who are excursionists?
(a) They are the research students. (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) They are pilgrims. (d) Moti Lal Nehru
(c) They are musicians. 15. Indian National Army' was organised by-
(d) They are tourists on a leisure trip. (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
This passage is related with- (b) Lokmanya Tilak
(a) Travelogue (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Biograph (d) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Autobiography Note (Q. 16-18) Read the following passage
(d) None of these carefully and answer the questions that follow, choosing
Note (Q. 10-12) Read the following passage the correct option
carefully and answer the questions that follow, choosing The Himalayas are beautiful mountains to the North
the correct option India. They stretch for two thousand miles from Kashmirto
Meanwhile my friend had not ceasedto worry about me. Assam. Some of the world's highest peaks are in the
His love for me led him to think that, if l persisted in my Himalayas. The highest peak is Mount Everest. The tops
objections to meat-eating, I should not only develop a weak of the mountains are covered with snow throughout the
constitution but should never feel at home in English society. year. Therefore, we call them the Himalayas or the abode
He therefore made one last effort to reform me. He one
day invited me to go to the theatre. Before the play we were
of snow'. There are many beautiful lakes and forests inthe
Himalayas. Many passage connect India with Tibet,
together at the Holborn Restaurant. Itwas a very big
to dine
company of diners in the midst of which my friend and I sat Turkistan and Afghanistan. Many rivers, the Ganga, the
sharing a table between us. The first course was soup. I Yamuna, the Brahmaputra and the Beas flow from these
wondered what it might be made of but dared not ask the mountains. The climate and the scenery ofthese mountains
friend about it. 1 therefore summoned waiter. My friend are so charming that people have built many hill stations
saw the movement and sternly asked across the table what there. Many visitors go to the hill stations for pleasure and
the matter was. With considerable hesitation I told him that relaxation.
wanted to enquire if the soup was a vegetable soup. 16. Where is Himalaya situated?
(taken from the autobiography of M.K. Gandhi) (a) North India (b) South India
10. Who is the narrator in the above passage? (c) East India (d) West India
(a) Gandhiji (b) Gandhij"'s friend 17. What othername is given to the mountains of the
(c) Someone who knew Gandhiji Himalayas?
(d) The waiter the abode of snow (b) greentields
11. Gandhiji (c) the abode of stones (d) the abode of trees
(a) was interested in vegetarianism only. 18. Which rivers flow from
had objection to meat eating.
Himalayas?
(b) (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna
(c) Beas (d) All of these
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are held in the open air. The
Note (Q. 19-21) Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions that follow, choosing
At Shantiniketan, classesunder the trees and listen to
students sit on the ground have written
the correct option their teachers. They often act plays, they
those written by
Of all the Mughal Emperors, Akbar is the most secular themselves and very often they act
in the sense that while other Mughal emperors thought of Rabindranath Tagore, the great with poet who founded
their religion, sect or tribe, Akbar treated all the religions Shantiniketan. The place fills anyone peace and quiet.
The meaning of the word 'Shantiniketan'
abode
is of peace.
equaly. To him, the Hindus were as dearas the Muslims. He It is one of the best places of learning India. Many of our
in
initiateda religion by the name of "Deen-e-Elahi". He had many
greatest leaders were educated at Shantiniketan.
Hindu kings as his friends. His nine jewels' are quite famous 22. Who is founder of Shantiniketan?
Pandit Nehru has showered lavish praise on Akbar.
19. Of all the Mughal Emperors, who is the most secular? (a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb (b) Raja Ram Mohan Rai
(c) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Shahjahan (d) Jahangir
20. Deen-e-Elahi' was founded by (d) Satyendra Nath Tagore
(b) Akbar 23. At Shantiniketan, classes are held in the-
(a) Aurangzeb (b) classroom
(a) big hall
(c Jahangir (d) Shahjahan (d) none of these
21. How many jewels were in Akbar's Court? (c) open air
24. What does the word 'Shantiniketan' mean?
(a) five jewels (b) six jewels
(d) ten jewels (a) abode of peace (b) palace of King
(c) nine jewels (c) beautiful building (d) none of these
Note (Q. 22-24) Read the following passage
caretully and answer the questions that follow, choosing9
the correct option-
Grammar
Multiple Choice Questions
2 on Grammar
Five multiple choice type questions are asked from grammar section. Students have to attempt all questions. Each
Note: question carries 1 marks. 5x1 5 marks.

(5x1 5 i)

Note Choose the correct answer. (b) Why does hê kill the bird?
1. My son went to a party.' The future indefinite tense of (c) Why has he killed the bird?
this sentence is: (d) Why do you kill the bird?
(a) My son will go to a party. 6. The man has sold his horse.' Change into past continuous
b) My son wil be going to a party. tense.
c) My son will not go to a party. (a) The man sold his horse
(d) My son wil!l have gone to a party. (6) The man is selling his horse.
T bought an umbrella". Change the sentence into a (c) The man had sold his horse.
negative sentence. (d) The man was selling his horse.
a) I had not bought an umbrella. 7. him a cycle on his birthday.
(b) Iwill not buy an umbrella. (a) give (b) given (c) gave (d) giving
(c) Idid not buy an umbrella. 8. Biswa living in Kolkata for 2 years now.
(d) 1 do not buy an umbrella. (a) nas (b) will ( c ) has been (d) had been
Which of the foliowing is correctly spelled? 9. The earth around the sun.
(a) Wondar (b) Blundar (c) Thunder (d) Splandor (a) revolves (b) revolving
These girls are talking noisily. Change into present
(c) revolved (d) revolve
perfect continuous tense. 10. We want to trekking in the Himalayas.
(a) These girls were talking noisily.
These girls will be talking noisily.
(a) going (b) goes (c) gone (d) go
(b) 11. 1wish So much money last month.
These gins have been talking noisily.
(c) These girns had been talking noisily.
(a) haven't spend (b)hadn'tspent
(d) (c) spend (d) spending
Why did he kil the bird'? Change into future indefinite tense. 12. The children their homework when I got home.
(a) Why will he kill the bird?
(a) was doing (b) were done
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32. Children will have played before the tuition starts.
(c)
will doing (d) were doing Future continuous
13. 1 will come home when work. (a) Present continuous (b)
(c) Simple future (d) Future perfect
(a) finish (b) finished
33. Children had been playing all day.
(c) will finish (d) will have finished
Past continuous
14. What is the time your watch? (a) Present continuous (b)
(c) Present perfect continuous
(a) in (b) with (c) into (d) by
15. You here when you were young9. (d) Past perfect continuous
(a) were tiving (b) lived 34. She is singing in her room.
(c) live (d) had been living (a) Present continuous
16. You eating junk food (b) Past continuous
(c) Present perfect continuous
(a) must (b) were (c) should not (d) did not
17. 1 take tea in the moming'. The simple past tense of this (d) Past perfect continuous
35. She has been living with her cousin for the last two years.
sentence is: (a) Simple present tense
(a) was taking tea in the moming.
(b) I took tea in the morming b) Present perfect tense
(c) had tea in the moming. (c) Present Perfect continuous
(d) I had been taking tea in the moming. (d) Past continuous
Rakesh the movie before he read the reviews. 36. Supama had been teaching computer for 5 years. Which
18
tense it is?
(a) watches (b) had watched
(a) Present perfect continuous
(c) have watched (d) was watching
19 Every boy and giri, in the class today. (b) Past perfect continuous
(a) have present (b) are present (c) Present perfect
(c) is present (d) had present (d) Past perfect
20. She. daity for a year now. 37. He lay thinking.
has been exercising (a) Present continuous (b) Future continuous
(a) was exercising (b)
(c) Simple future (d) Simple past tense
(c) have been exercising (d) exercises 38. They had already flown away the day before yesterday.
21. ldentifythe tense used in the following sentence. "He gave
me a book." Present continuous
(a) (b) Past perfect
(a) Present perfect tense (b) Past perfect tense Present perfect
(c) (d) Simple past tense
39. Which of the following verb is a non-continuous verb?
(c) Past indefinite tense (d) Present indefinite tense
22. Choose the present indefinite tense form of the sentence, (a) Want (b) Know
"Mahesh had been sleeping (c) Hope (d) All of the above
Mahesh has siept (b) Mahesh had slept
(a) 40. We will not be. (perfom) tomorrow.
Mahesh sleeps
(c) (d) Mahesh has been sleeping (a) Performed (b) Perform
23. Will not go with you. Change into past perfect tense- (c) Performing (d) None of the above
(a) I did not go with you 41. Avik has (spend) one hour at the station.
(b) had not gone with you a) Spend (b) Spended
(c) I do not go with you (c) Spent (d) Spending
(d) I have not gone with you. 42. (choose) the things wisely.
24. She has to the party. a) Chose (b) Choose
(a) go (b) went (c) gone (d) going (c) Chosed (d) None of the above
25. There some books in his bag. 43 He _(choose) the wrong job last year.
(a) is (b) were (c) was (d) have (a) Chooses (b) Chose
26 How many kinds of Tense are- (c) Choosed (d) Chosen
(a) twoo (b) three (c) four (d) five 44. You must (take) the dog out.
27. How many kinds of each Tense are- (a) Took (b) Taken (c) Taking (d) Take
(a) four (b) two (c) three (d) six 45. He should not (tell) a lie.
28. What is the auxiliary verb of negative sentence of Present (a) Tell (b) Told
Indefinite Tense? (c) Telling (d) None of the above
(a) does (b) are (c) is (d) am 46. (lose) his book yesterday, in the school.
29. He gets up ealy in the moming. (a) Lose (b) Lost (c) Loosed (d) Losed
(a) Simple present tense 47. Mercury (be) the nearest planet to the sun.
Present continuous tense (a) Is
(b)
Present perfect tense 48. Ishan
(b) Was (c) Were (d) Are
(rise) early in the morning everyday
(d) None of these (a) Rise (b) Rose (c) Rised (d Rises
30. Mother retires in the coming year. 49. Meditation. (help) all in concentrating
(a) Present continuous tense (a) Helped (b) Help (c) Helps (d) Helping
Present perfect tense 50. Rita
b)
None of these
(walk) at roof everyday in the morning.
(c) Simple present tense (d) (a) Walks (b) Walk
31. Children will be playing
soon.
(c) Walked (d) None of the above.
(a) Present continuous (b) Future continuous 51. He has (lie) now.
(d) Present perfect
(c) Simple future (a) Lay (6) Lies
 ENGLISH : Class-10 9
(c) Lied (d) None of these 76. (not yet give) up hope.
52. You should not tell a (lie) (b) do not yet given
(a) have not yet given am not giving
(a)
Lie (b) Lied (c) Lies (d) Lieing (c) did not yet give (d)
53. He (lie) on bed early at night. 77. The earth. (move) round the sun.

(a) Lies (b) Lied (a) is moving (b) has been moving
(c) Laid (d) Lie
54. The clothes are (hang) in the baicony. c) moves (d)moving
78. The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west.
(a) Hang (b) Hung (b) rises, sets
None of the above (a) rising, is settinng
(c) Hanged (d)
55. Khudiram Bose was. (hang) to death (c) rising, setting
(d) has been rising, has been setting
(a) Hung (b) Hang (c) Hanged (d) Hunged
56. Never (hide) anything from your parents. 79. He (suffer) from malaria since day before yester
(a) Hid (b) Hided (c) Hides (d) Hide day.
(a) has been suffering b) have been suffering
57. He has (spread) the pertume in the room.
is suffering
(c) suffers (d)
(a) Spread (b) Spreaded (c) Spreads (d) Sproden month.
The past participle fom of "spread" is. 80. He (write) to me every
58 (a) is writing (b) writes
(a) Spread (b) Spreaden (c) has been writing (d) has writing
(c) Spreaded (d) None of these he (go) to play in the evening?
81 Where
59. The past tense fom of "shine" is has, gone
(a) did, go (b)
Shined (b) Shone Shine
(c) (d) Shinned
(a) (c) does, go (d) does, going
60. The past participle form of "shine" is _ (work) with us for ten years.
82. This servant.
Shinned
(a) Shined (b) Shone (c) Shine (d) (a) works (6) has been working
61. The past tense form of "shake" is _ is working (d) does work
Shak (c)
(a) Shake (b) Shoke (c) Shook (d) 83. How you -(get) on with your studies?
62. The past participle form of "shake" is
(c) Shook (d) Shaken
(a) is, get (b) do, get
(a) Shake (b) Shoke (c) is, getting (d) have, got
63. I have to . (seek) the key from her. 84. He (buy) a car one month aggo
(a) Seek (b) Seeked (c) Saught (d) Seeking (a) bought (b) has bought
64. She was (dance) at that time. (d) had been buying
(a) Dance (b) Danced (c) Dances (d) Dancingg
(c) has been buying
85. She (leave) for Jammu yesterday.
65. They (live) in Shri Nagar for five years. (a) leaves b) is leaving
(a) are living (b) were living (c) has been leaving (d) left
(d) have been living (teach) in this college for five years.
(c) has been living 86. He
66. At the moment the child (play) in the garden. (a teaches (b) is teaching
(a) playing (b) plays
(d) has been playing
(c) taught (d)
has been teaching
(c) is playing
first division.
87. (write) to her last week.
67. f you (study) hard, you will secure a
(a)wrote have been writing
(a) studied (b) study (c) had been writing (d) written
(c) have studies (d) are study 88. He (be), weak in English in the beginning.
(pass) the post office on her way to school ev
68. She (a) Being (b) been
ery day. (c) was (d) had been
(b) has been passing
(a) is passing 89. People (vote) them out in the recent elections.
(c) passes (d) passed (a) were voting (b) have been voting
69 He (read) since morning. (c)voted (d) have voted
(b) has been reading
(a) have been reading 90. (write) letter when she knocked at the door.
a
(c) is reading (d) had been reading (a) wrote (b) had writing
70. He (wait) for me since morning. have written (d) was writing
has been waiting (b) have been waiting (bathe) in the river when it was raining.
(a) 91 We
(c) had been waiting (d) is waiting (a) were bathing (b) have been bathing
71 The sun (shine) by day. (c) are bathing (d) did bath
(a) Shining (b) has been shining television when I came in.
is shining
92. He (watch)
(c)shines (d) (a)watched (6) was watching
72. The bell (ring) just now. (d) has been watching
(c) had watched
(a) rings (b) ringing (c) rung (d) has rung
93. He (arrive) before I came.
73. Why (you come) late every day? (b) is arriving
(b) did you come (a) was arriving
(a) do you come has been arriving
did you come (c) had arrived (d)
(c) have you come (d) 94. He only last night.
(meet) you, he wil love you. (arrive)
74. When he (a) has arrived arrived
(a)willmeet (b) is meeting
(d) has met (c) had arrived was arriving
(c) meets (work hard), you would have passed.
(not rain) now.
95. If you
75 t
(a)does not rain (b) did not rain (a) have worked hard (b) had worked hard
(c) have been working hard (d) worked hard
(c) has not rained (d) is not raining
96. Whenl reached his home, he (sleep)
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(a)
has slept (a) the (b) helped (c) blind (d) boy
(b)had sleep
(c) was sleeping (d slept 115."My friend is a hard working man." ldentify the verb:
97. When he left this morning, the sun (shine). (2022 AM)
(a) shines (b) has shone (a) working (b) is (c) hard (d) man.
(c) had shone (d) was shining 116.The-noun form of 'succeed is (2022 AM)
98. Madhu (not attend) the office yesterday. (a)successful b) succeeding
(a) was not attending (b) did not attend (c)success (d) successfully
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c) was not attend (d) had not attend 117.Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence
(write) to him yesterday. (2022 AM)
(a) has written (b) and written It has been raining. . morning.
(c)wrote (d) have been writing (a) from (b) since (c) for (d) by
100.1 don't think we (meet) again. 118."He went to the market to buy some books." Change into
(a) are meeting (b) will be meeting Present Perfect tense: (2022 AN)
(c) wi meet (d) can meet (a) He has been going to the market to buy some books
101.He (be) here earty next month.
(b) He was going to the market to buy some books
(a) was (b) has been (c) He goes to the market to buy some books
c) had been (d will be (d) He has gone to the market to buy some books.
102. f you study hard. you . (get) a first class. 119."She lives in Mumbai for her studies. ldentity the verb
a are getting (b)willget
will be getting shall get
(2022 AN)
(d) (a) studies (b) her (c) lives (d) Mumbai
103.He (leave) for Shri Nagar next week.
120.The noun form of 'classify'is (2022 AN)
(a) wil leavee (b) shall leave (a) classitying (b) classfication
(c) going to leave (d) will be leaving (c) classified (d) classical
104.The child (amrange) his books in the bag. 121.Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence
(a) will arranging (b) shal be arranging Seeta is taking rest. a tall tree. (2022 AN)
(c) will be aranging (d) have been aranging (a) under (b) in (c) about (d) within
105.The peon. _(ring) the bell by 10 o'clock.
122."Rajesh is an intelligent boy." ldentify the adjective:
a) shal ringing (b) will ringing
(c) shall have rung (d) will have rung (2022 AN)
(a) boy (b) is
106.t (rain) for three hours.
shal raining
a (b) will raining
(c) Rajesh (d) intelligent
123."An intelligent girl solved the problem." ldentity the adjec
shal have been raining
tive (2022 AL)
d will have been raining (a) solved problem
107.Teena (sing) songs since moming. (b)
(a} shal singing (6) will singing
(c)intelligent (v) girl
C) will have been singing 124.They fought for their nation." ldentify the verb:
(d) shal have been singing (2022 AL)
108.The young boy ran away." Identity the adjective:
(a) they (b) their (c) nation (d) fought
125.The adjective form of 'glory' is (2022 AL)
(2022 AJ) (a) glority (b) gloriant (c) glorious (d) glories
(a) the (b) ran (c) young (d) away 126. Choose the correct preposition to fillin the blank
109.Ramu was very laborious. ldentify the verbs: (2022 AL)
(2022 AJ) What is time. your watch?
(a) laboious (b) Ramu (c) was (d) very (a) in (b) at (c) on (d) by
110. The noun fom of 'strength' is (2022 AJ) 127.He writes a letter to his father." Change into future con
(a) strength (b) stronger tinuous tense (2022 AL)
(c) strongest (d) strange (a) He wrote a letter to his father
111.He is eager . know his result. (2022 AJ) (b) He will write a letter to his tather
(a) about (b) ito (c) to (d) of
112. Sta has gone to schooi
(c) He will be writing a letter to his father
(2022 AJ) (d) He has been writing a letter to his father
Change into future perfect tense
128.'A very beautiful temple is being built at Ayodhya. lden
(a) Sita will go to school
tity the adjective. (2022 AH)
(b) Sita had gone to school
(c} Sita will be going to school (a) very (b) temple
(c) beautitul (d) is being built
(d) Sita will have gone to school
129.The sky grew dark.' Identity the verb (2022 AH)
113. The boys are playing cricket." Change into past perfect
(a) dark (b) sky ( c ) the (d) grew
tense (2022 AM) 130.Fill in the correct preposition in the following sentence
(a) The boys have been playing cricket
The boys play cricket
(2022 AH)
(b) My shoes are made .. leather.
(c) The boys have played cricket
(a) from (b) by (c) of (d) on
(d) The boys had played cricket.
114.The boy heipedthe blind man." Identity the adjective:
131.'h is raining heavily' Change the sentence into present
perfect continuous tense. Choose the correct option:
(2022 AM)
(2022 AH)
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(a) It was raining heavily. (b) It rained heavily. (b) TO us, life is a precious gift from God.
(c) It has been raining heavily. (d) It will rain heavily. (c) rom God, life is a precious gift to us.
132. "A kind man greeted them." ldentify the adjective (d) Life is a precious gift from us to God
(2022 AK) 146. park / my house/ is/ therelal near.
(a) kind (b) man (c) greeted (d) them (a) There is a house near my park.
133."He is a worried man." ldentity the verb (b) Near my house is there a park.
(2022 AK) (c) There is a park near my house.
(a) he (b) is (c) worried (d) man (d) My house is a park near there.
134. The noun form of 'good' is (2022 AK) 147. read / book/this/shall/1/carefully.
(a) goods (b) better (c) best (d) goodness carefully shall I read this book.
135. He is suffering. fever. (2022 AK)) (b) book shall I carefully read this.
(a) in (b) at (c) from (d) with (c) I shall book this read carefully.
136. He is helpful to me." Change into future indefinite tense (d) I shall carefully read this book.
(2022 AK) 148. We/ hard/ very/ all / must/ work.
(a) He was helpful to me (b) He helps me
He will be helpful to me (a) We al must work very hard.
(c) (b) We must work all very hard.
(d) He has been helpful to me
137. Fill in correct preposition in the following sentence (c) We hard all work very must.
She put the pen.... her pocket. (2022 Al) (d) We must hard al very work.
149. My taught/swimming/me/father.
(a) in (b) into (c) at (d) on (a) My father taught me swimming
138. Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliany verb (2022 Al)
. . n o t rain yesterday. (b) My father swimming taught me.
(a) was (b) did (c) had (d) would (c) My father taught me swimming
139. The Ganga is a holy river.' ldentify the adjective: (d) My father me swimming taught.
(2022 Al) 150. Reads a he daily magazine.
(a) He reads a magazine daily.
(a) river (b) a (c) holy (d) s
140. The news left me worried." ldentify the verb: (2022 Al) (b) He a magazine reads daily.
(a) worried (b) left (c) news (d) the (c) He daily reads a magazine.
we/ rules must. (d) He reads daily a magazine.
141.The road/ of / obey/ / the/ 151. Cat upon the jumped table the.
(a) The rules of the road must we obey.
We obey the must rules of the road. (a) Cat jumped the table the upon.
(b) (b) The cat jumped upon the table.
(c) We must obey the rules of the road.
(c) Cat jumped the upon the table.
(d) We must obey the road of the rules. (d) Cat the jumped upon the table.
142. storm/ clouds/the/seen/were/ dark/ before.
(a) Storm were seen before the dark clouds. 152. Father writes my a letter me to.
(a) My father writes a letter to me.
(b) Dark clouds were seen before the storm.
(c) Dark clouds were seen before the storm. (b) Father writes any a letter to me.
(d) The storm before the dark clouds were seen. (c) My father writes to me a letter.
143. in studies/he is / in games / and/good / both. (d) My father a letter writes to me.
He is both good in studies and in games. 153. The morning good to early it is get up in.
(a)
b He is both good in and studies and games. (a) It is good to get up early in the moming.
He is good in both studies and games. (b) It is good in the morning to get up early.
(d) He is good both in studies and in gamees. (c) to get up early in the moming it is good.
144. the teachers/ a/ is/favourite / of all / Ramesh. (d) in the morning to get up it is good.
(a) All the teachers is favourite of Ramesh. 154. Rearrange the word clusters to make a meaningful sen
(b) Ramesh is a favourite of all the teachers. tence. roses/red/the/in/garden/my/beautituvare.
(c) Ramesh the teachers is favourite of all. (a) my red roses are beautiful in the garden
(d) Ramesh is a favourite of the all teachers. (b) red roses in my garden are the beautiful
145. from Go /a precious / fe / is / to / gift / us. (c) In my garden, red roses are the beautifut
(a) Life is a precious gift to us from God. (d) The red roses in my garden are beautifut
Answer :
(a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14 (d) 15. (b)
16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (d) 38. (b) 39.
(c) 36. (b) 37. (d) 40. (c) 41. (c) 42. (6) 43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (a)
46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (d) 49 (c) 50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (a) 54. (b) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (b)
61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (a) 64. (d) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (a) 71. (c) 72. (d) 73. (a) 74. (c) 75. (d)
76. (a) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (a) 80. (b) 81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (b) 84. (a) 85 (d) 86. (c) 87. (a) 88. (c) 89. (c). 90. (d)
91. (a) 92. (b) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (b) 96. (c) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100. (c) 101. (d) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (d)
106. (d) 107. (c) 108. (c) 109. (c) 110. (a) 111. (o) 112. (d) 113. (d) 114. (c) 115. (b) 116. (c) 117. (b) 118. (d) 119. (c) 120. (b)
121. (a) 122. (d) 123. (o) 124. (d) 125. (c) 128. (d) 127. (c) 128. (c) 129. (d) 130. (c) 131. (C)132. (a) 133. (b) 134. (a) 135. ic)
136. (0) 137. (b) 138. (b) 139. (c) 140. (b) 141. (c) 142. (b) 143. (c) 144. (d) 145. (a) 146. () 147. (d 148. (a) 149. (a) 150. (a
151. (b) 152. (a) 153. (a) 154. (d).
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First Flight (Prose)

Multiple Choice Type Questions

3 on Prose Extracts

Note This question consists of one passage to 2 MCQs both are compulsory. You have to choice the corect
option of the questions of this passage. The whole question carries 2 marks. (2x1-2 marks)
(2x1-2 marks)

Read the passages given below. Choose the correct 5. The noun form of 'amiable' is :
option to answer the questions that follow it
(a) amiably (b) amicable
1. A LETTER To GoD (c) amicably (d) amiability
Ans. (d) amiability.
-G. L. Fuenis (2) "t's really getting bad now, "exclaimed the man. T hope
(1) One of the empioyees, who was a postman and also it passes quickly. "t did not pass quickly. For an hour
helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing the hail rained on the house, the garden, the hillside, the
heartily and showed him the letter to God. Never in his comfield, on the whole valley. The field was white, as
career as a postman had he known that address. The covered with salt. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The
postmaster afat, amiable fellow also broke out com was totally destroyed. The fiowers were gone from
laughing, but almost immediately he turned serious the plants. Lencho 's soul was filled with sadness.
and, tapping the letter on his desk, commented: "What t's really getting bad now It refers here to:
faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this (a) rain (b) sunlight
letter Starting up a correspondence with God" (c) sand storm (d) hailstones
Lencho had written that letter to: Ans. (d) hailstones
(b) God 2. Lencho hoped it would pass quickly because
(a) Sarpanch
(c) eighbour (d) Brother (a) the ripecom would flourish more
Ans. (b) God (b) the ripecorn would be destroyed in it
2. The postman at the post office laughed because (c) the land was over tlooded
(a) he received a parcel (d) the house would get down
(b) he had irritation Ans. (b) the ripecom would be destroyed in it
(c) the postman said something 3 Lencho's hopes were belied because:
(d) the etter was addressed To God (a) the sunlight was enough
Ans. (d) the letter was addressed To God' (b) the rain was still going on
3. The postmaster was impressed with: (c) the hail lasted for an hour
(a) postmaster's devotion (b) clerk's work (d) the children were unsuccessful
(c) Lencho's faith in God (d) his friends' care Ans. (c) the hail lasted for an hour
Ans. (c) Lencho's faith in God 4. The noun form of 'destroyed' is
4. The postmaster decided to collect money from his (a) destroy (b) destruction
employees (c) destroyable (d) destructive
(a) to retain Lencho's faith Ans. (b) destruction
(b) to retain clerk's devotion 5. The field was white as if
(c) to retain Sarpanch's order (a) covered with cotton (b) covered with milk
(d) none of the above (c) covered with maida (d) covered with salt
to retain Lencho's faith Ans. (d) covered with salt
Ans. (a)
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(3) The house-the only one in the entire valley-sat on
the crest ofa low hil. From this height one could see the 2. NELSON MANDELA : LONG
river and the field of ripe corm dotted with the flowers
that always promised a good harvest. The only thing
WALK T0 FREEDOM
the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower.
(1) But then I slowly saw that not only I was not free, but
Throughout the morning Lencho-who knew his fields my brothers and sisters were not were. I saw that it
intimately-had done nothing else but see the 'sky was not just my freedom that was
towards the north-east. curtailed, but the
freedom of everyone who looked like I did. That is
1. Lencho was a: when I joined the African National Congress and that
(c) labourer (d) worker Is when the hunger for my own freedom became the
(a) landlord (b) farmer greater hunger for the freedom of my people. It was
Ans. (b) farmer
2. The house was situated on the crest this desire for the freedom of my people to live their
(a) of a high hill (b) of a low bill ives with dignity and self-respect that animated my
(c) near the valley (d) of a nearby village ife, that transformed a frightened young man into a
bold one, that drove a law-abiding attorney to become
Ans. (b) of a low bill
The house is called 'the house' because: a crimina, that turned a family-loving husband Into aa
3 man without a home, that forced a ljfe-loving man to
(a) it is different
(6) it is a pakka villa live like a monk.
(c) it was built last year 1. 1' here refersto:
(d) it was the only one in the valley (a) Mbeki (b) Zenani
Ans. (d) it was the only one in the valley (c) Kierk (d) Nelson Mandela
4. The ripe com dotted with flowers promised : Ans. (d) Nelson Mandela
2. The freedom of the author, who was a black, was:
(a) a lot of dollars (6) store of canes
a
(a) curtailed (6) sanctioned
(C) a good harvest (d) a good bamboo crop
Ans. (c) a good harvest (c) opposed (d) supported
5. Ans. (a) curtailed
The word 'downpour means
3. The author felt the greater hunger for:
(a) rain (b) hail (c) drizzle (d) dew
Ans. (a) rain (a) the freedom of his parents
(b) the freedom of his people
(4) With a satisfied expression he regarded the field ofripe (C) the freedom of his friends
com with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But (d) the freedom of neighbours
suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with Ans. (b) thefreedom ofhis people
the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly The word 'curtailed' means
did resemble new silver coins. The boys, exposing (a) increased (6) opposed
themselves to the rain, ran out to collect the frozen (c) reduced (d) enlarged
pearls. t really getting bad now " exclaimed theman. Ans. (c) reduced
T hope it passesquickly "t did not pass quickly Foran 5. The desire for freedom of the people transfomed :
hour the hail rained on the house, the garden, the (a) an animal into a man
hillside, the cornfield, on the whole valley. (b) a frightened leader into a minister
Lencho looked satisfied when (c) a frightened young man into a bold one
(a) he saw his children playing (d) a man into a woman
(b) he saw his wife cooking Ans. (c) a frightened young man into a bold one
(c) he saw his field of ripe-corn
(2) It is from these comrades in the struggle that I leamed
(d) he saw the heavy downpour
the meaning of courage. Time and again. I have seen
Ans. (c) he saw his field of ripe-corn idea. 1
men and women risk and give their lives for an
2. The boy ran out ofthe house to: and torture without
have seen men stand up to attacks
(a) play hockey (b) collect corn flowers that
(c) gather silver coins (d) collect the hailstones breaking, showing a strength and resilience was not
defies the imagination. I learned that cOurage
Ans. (d) collect the hailstones it. The brave
3. Lencho the farmer hoped that the absense offear, but the triumph over
man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who
(a) the rain would continue
(6) the hail would stop Conquers that fear.
about :
(c) the sun would set 1. The comrades of the author made him aware
of starvation
(d) the moon would disappear (a) the meaning
Ans. (6) the hail would stop (b) the meaning of respect
4. The word 'resemble' means: (c) the mneaning of love
(a) to look like one (b) to look different (d) the meaning of courage
(c) to look sick (d) to look pleased Ans. (d) the meaning of courage
2. risk and sacritice their
Ans. (a) to look like one O author, the men and women
. Lencho was filled with sadness because lives for
the sake of an idea
(a) his field of corn was destroyed (a) the sake of family (b) the sake of money
his child hurt his toe c) the sake of friends (d)
c his wife had cook-bum Ans. (b) the sake of an idea
of fear:
(d) his pocket was picked 3.
The author defines courage not the absence
Ans. (a) his field of con was destroyed (a) but rather afraid of it
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(b) but rather the triumph over it 2. The narrator learnt that his boyhood freedom was:
(a) an excited period (b) a storm
(c) but presence of shivering (d) an illusion
(d) but rather reject it (c) a promise
Ans. (b) but rather the triumph over it Ans. (d) an illusion
4 The word 'resilience' means 3. As a student the author wanted freedom only
(a) the ability to deal with any kind of hardship (a) for the family (b) for himself
(b) the ability to conquer the foe (c) for the parents (d) for friends
(d) the ability to dive deep Ans. (b) for himself
(d) The ability to keep mum 4. The word 'yearned fort means
Ans. (a) the ability to deal with any kind of hardship (a) longed for (b) deserted
5. The man who shows strength of standing up against (c) struggled (d) pacified
a crime is called Ans. (a) longed for
(a) brave man (b) innocent man 5. In Johannesberg, Mandela longed for the basic free
(c) sensitive man (d) coward dom of achieving his potential arid:
Ans. (a) brave man (a) of celebrating the moment
(3) knew that the oppressor must be liberated just as (b) of gathering more money
(c) of marrying and having a family
surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away (d) of having a status
another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred; he is Ans. (c) of marrying and having a family
locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow
mindedness. lam not truly free ifi am taking away (5) On the day of the inauguration, I was overwhelmed
someone's estefreedom.just as surely aslam not free with a sense of history. In the first decade of the 20th
when freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and century offew years after the bitter Anglo-Boer war
the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity. and before my own birth, the white-skinned people of
1 To author, the oppressor mu_t be liberated just as South Africa patched up their dfferences an crea ted
surely: a system of racial domination against the dark
(a) as the stress (6) as the oppressed skinned people of their own land. The structure they
(c) as the others (d) as the author created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most
Ans. (b) as the oppressed inhumane societies the world has ever known. Now,
2. A man who takes away another man's freedom is in the last decade of the twentieth century, and my
(a) a prisoner of superiority (b) a prisoner of lust own eight decads as a man, that system has been
(c) a prisoner of self (d) a prisoner of hatred overturmed forever and replaced by one that
Ans. (d) a prisoner of hatred recognised the rights andfreedoms of all peoples
3. l am not truly free if lam: regardless of the colour of their skin.
(a) taking away other's freedom 1 here refers to:
(b) taking away other's money (a) Klerk (b) Zenani
(c) taking away other's cow (c) Nelson Mandela (d) Mbeki
(d) taking away other's books Ans. Cc) Nelson Mandela
Ans. (a) taking away other's freedom 2. The narrator was overwhelmed with
4. The word prejudice' means (a) a sense of charity (6) a sense of gratitude
(a) revenge (c) a sense of insecurity (d) a sense of history
(b) a strong dislike without any good reason Ans. (d) a sense of history
(c) a strong feeling of love 3. The system of racial domination against the Black of
(d) irritation South Africa has beeu overturned:
Ans. (b) a strong dislike without any good reason (a) in the last decade of the 20th century
5. 1 here refersto: (6) in i8th century
(a) Mbeki (b) Zenani (c) in late 18th century (d) in the first decade of 19th
(c) Nelson Mandela (d) Kierk century
Ans. (c) Nelson Mandela Ans. (a) in the last decade of the 20th century
(4) It was only then J began to learn that my boyhood
4. The system of racial domination has been replaced
by a system that :
freedom was an illusion. When 1 discovered as a
young man that my freedom had already been taken
(a) confirms the education of the Blacks
from me, that I began to hunger for it. At first, as a 6) recognises the rights and freedom of all people
student l wanted freedom only for myself, the
(c) recollects the bitter experiences
transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night,
(d) focusses on the personality development
read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a Ans. (b) recognises the rights and freedom of all people
young man in Johannesburg, I yeamed for the basic
5. The word 'patched up' means
and honorable freedom of achieving my potentially of (a) solved (b) filled (c) pasted (d) charmed
earning my keep, of marrying and having a family- Ans. (a) solved
the freedom not to be obstructed in a lawful life.
1 here refers to: 3. FROM THE DIARY OF
(a) Nelson Mandela (b) Mbeki ANNE FRANK
(c) Kierk (d) Zenani
Ans. (a) Nelson
Mandela (1) Anyone could ramble on and leave
big
between the words, but the trick was to come spaces
up Witn
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convincing arguments to prove the necessity of c) joet
talking. I thought and thought, and suddenly I had an
(d) jolty
Ans. (b)jotting
idea. wrote the three pages Mr. Keesing had
assigned me and was satisfied. Iarguedthat talking is (3) My father, the most adorable father l've ever seen,
didn t marry my mother until he was
a student's trait and that / would do my best to keep it thirty-six and she
was twenty-five. My sister, Margot, was bom in
under control, but that I would never be able to cure
myself of the habit since my mother talked as much as Frankfurt in Germany in 1926. 1 was born on 12 June,
J did fnot more, and that there's not much you can do 1929. I lived in Frankfurt until | was four. My father
about inherited traits. emigrated to Holland in 1933. My mother Eight
1. Mr. Keesing had assigned to Anne the task of : Hollander Frank, went with him to Holland in
September while Margot and I were sent to Aachen to
(a) drawing a scene (b) collecting stamps stay with our grandmother. Margot went to Holland in
(c) painting a glasS (d) writing an essay
Ans. (d) writing an essay December, and followed in February whenI was
2. Anne's argument about talking was that plunked down on the table as a birthday present for
(a) talking is a fundamental right Margot.
(b) talking is a student's trait 1 here refers to
(c) talking is a birth-right (a) Anne's father (b) Anne's grandma
(d) talking is a duty (C) Anne Frank (d) Anne's sister
Ans. (b) talking is a student's trait Ans. (c) Anne Frank
3. Anne would never be able to cure herself of this habit 2. Anne's fattier was thirty six year old when
since (a) he got married (b) he had a job
(a) her mother also talked much (c) he was jailed (d) he fought a war
(b) her father also talked much Ans. (a) he got married
(c) her grandma also talked much 3. Her father emigrated to Holland:
(d) her grandpa also talked much (a) in 1930 (b) in 1928
Ans. (a) her mother also talked much (c) in 1933 (d) in 1937
4. The word trait' means Ans. (c) in 1933
(a) a particular quantity (b) a particular quality 4. Anne and her sister were sent to Anchen to stay :
(c) a particular touch' (d) a particular lesson (a) with their neighbour (b) with their uncle
Ans. (b) a particular quality (c) with their grandpa (d) with their grandma
5. The subject Mr. Keesing was teaching to the class Ans. (d) with their grandma
was 5. The word plunked down' means
(a) Physics (b) Sociology (a) put down knowingly
(c) Mathematics (d) English (b) put down in a casual way
Ans. (c) Mathematics (c) put down without effort
(d) pull down in a way
(2) I get along pertly well with my teachers. There are
nine of them, seven men and two women. M. Ans. (b) put down in a casual way
Keesing, the old fogey who teaches maths, was (4) Mr. Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but
annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much. when I proceeded to talk my way through the next
After several warnings, he assigned me extra lesson, he assigned me a second essay. This time it
homework. An essay on the subject, A Chalerbox A was supposed to be on 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox L
Chatterbox-what can you write about that ? ld worry handed it in, and Mr. Keesing had nothing to complain
about that later I decide. I jotted down the title in mny about for two whole lessons. However, duing the third

1.
notebook, tucked a in my bag and tried to keep quiet.
T here refers to
lesson he'd finally had enough. Anne Frank
as
punishment for talking in class, write anessay entited
(a) Mr. Keesing (b) C.N "Quack. Quack, Quack Said Mistress Chatterbox"
(c) Anne Frank (d) Jacques 1. The argument that made Mr. Keesing laugh was
Ans. (c) Anne Frank (a) talking was a birth right
2. Mr. Keesing teaches Anne and herclassmates (b) talking was a fundamental right
(a) Physics (b) Chemistry (c) talking was a trend
(c) Biology (d) Mathematics (d) talking was a student's tra
Ans. (d) Mathematics Ans. (d) talking was a student's trait
3. Mr. Keesing was annoyed with her because 2. The topic of the second essay was
(a) she made him angry (a) An ldiotic chap
(b) she used to talk too much (b) An Incorrigible Chatterbox
(c) she used to laugh much (c) An Incorrect chapter
(d) she used to abuse others (d) An Insecure manner
Ans. (b) she used to talk too much Ans. (b) An Incorrigible Chatterbox
4. As an extra assignment Anne was given an essay to 3. Anne was being punished because
be written on:
(a) A chatter box (b) A buddhu box
(a) she laughed a lot (b) she abused a lot
(c) A carrom box (d) A bundile box
(c) she talked a lot (d) she cried a lot
Ans. (c) she talked a lot
Ans. (a) A chatter box 4.
5.
The noun form of jotted' is : The word incorrigible' means:
(a) that can't be fooled
(a) jottingly (b) joting
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The smoke was coming out of
(b) that can't be judged 3 (b) achuiha
(c) that can't be corrected (a) achimney
(d) that can't be made (c) aburningstove (d) one

Ans. (c) that can't be corrected Ans. (a) achimney

the:
5. The character traits of Anne were: 4 The chimney was placed(b)in pantry house
(a) talkative and quarrelsome (a) office
(b) patient and pnicky (c) ugly building d) itchen
(c) smiling and cheertul Ans. (c) ugly building
(d) talkative and patient 5. The word 'wooded' means:
Ans. Cd) talkative and patient (a) covered with forests
(6) covered with trees
4. GLIMPSES OF INDIA (c) covered with carpets
covered with dan
Ans. (b) covered with trees
I. Tea Assam
Tea was first drunk in China." Rajvir added, 'sas far
II. Coor9
(1)
ack as 2700 B.C.! In fact words such as tea, chai and (3) Coorgi home have a tradition of hospitality, and they
chini are from Chinese. Tea Caine to Europe only in are more than willing to recOunt numerous tales of
the sixetcenth cennry and was drum. more as valour related to their sons and fathers. Coorg
medicine than a beverage." The train clattered in regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian
Mariani junction. The boys collected their luggage and Army. and the first Chief of Indian Amy, General
pushed their way to the crowded plalform. Pranjols Cariappa. was a Coorgi. Even now, Kodavus are the
parents were waiting for them. Soon they were diving only people in India permitted to carry firearms without
towards Dhckiabari. the tea-garden managed by a licence. The river Cauvery obtains its water from the
Pranjol's father. hills and forests of Coorg Mahaseer a large
Tea is being drunk in China: freshwater fish-abound in these waters. Kingfishers
(a) since 1400 AD (b) since 2700 BC dive for their catch. while squirrels and langurs drop
(c) since 500 BC (d) since 1779 AD partially eaten fruit for the mischief of enjoying the
Ans. (b) since 2700 BC splash and the ripple effect in the clear water
2 The origin of the words tea, chai and chini is :
(a) Korian (b) Japanese (c) Chinese (d) Russian
1. Coorg people love to recount numerous tales of
(a) loyal custody (b) social themes
Ans. (c) Chinese (c) love and hatred (d) courage and bravery
3 Tea was drunk more as a medicine in: Ans. (d) courage and bravery
(a) sixteenth century Russia 2. The regiment that received max. no. of awards for
(b) sixteenth century America bravery is
(c) sixteenth century India (a) Jat regiment
(d) sixteenth century Europe
(b) Coorgi regiment
Ans. (d) sixteenth century Europe
(c) Mysore regiment (d) Rajput regiment
The word 'beverage' means
Ans. (c) Mysore regiment
4. 3. Kodavus arethe only people in India permitted to camy
(a) a nourishing eatable (b) a delicious food (a) firearms withouta licence
(c) a healthy soup (d) a refreshing drink (b) revolver with a licence
Ans. (d) a refreshing drink (c) tank with licence
5. The boys' here refers to: (d) sword with licence
(a) Rajvir and Pranjol (b) Rajvir and Bijendra Ans. (a) firearms without a licence
(c) Pranjol and Virender (d) Pranjol and Rafique 4. The antonym of 'balour is:
Ans. (a) Rajvir and Pranjol (a) courage (b) cowardice
(2) t was green, green everywhere. Rajvir had never (c) bravely (d) nationality
seen so much greenery before. Then the soft green Ans. (b) cowardice
paddy fields gave way to tea-bushes. It wasa 5. The river covers this district is
magnificent view. Against the backdrop of densely (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna
wooded hills a sea of tea-bushes stretched as far as (c) Cauvery (d) Narmada
the eye could see. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were Ans. (c) Cauvery
tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of (4) Midway between Mysore and the coastal town of Man
bushes busily moved dol-like figures. In the distance galore sits a piece ol heaven that must have dnifted
was an ugly building with smoke bllowing out of all from the kingdom of god. This land of rolling hills 1s
chimneyS. inhabited by a proud race of martial men, beautirul
The 'green, green everywhere' here refers to women and wild creatures.
Coorg or Kodagu, the
(a) sea water 6 paddy fields smallest district of Karnataka, is home to
(C) green grass (d) green colour evergreen
rainforests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen
Ans. (b) uaddv fields rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district.
2. The tea-bushes were spread as far as 1. Here piece of heaven' refers to:
(a) possible (b) the legs could reach (a) Bylakuppe
the could go (d) the eye could see (c) Mangalore
(b) Nisargandham
(c) arm
the eye could see Ans. (d) Coorg
(d) Coorg
Ans. (d)
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is situated midway between:
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Coorg Paskine Bastine,
or the
maid-servant of the house!
(a) Bangalore and Mangalore What we longed for were those
(b) Mysore and Bangalore bread-bangles which
we chose carefully. Sometimes it
(c) Mysore and Mangalore was sweet bread of
special make.
(d) Mangalore and Bylakoro The children regarded the baker as
Ans. (c) Mysore and Mangalore (a) their guide (b) their brother
3. The smallest district of Karnataka is: (c) their companion (d) their supporter
(a) Coorg (b) Mangalore (c) Mysore (d) Bangalore Ans. (c) their companion
Ans. (a) Coorg 2. The baker returned second time after
4. The word 'martial' means: (a) emptying his huge basket
(a) having to do with war (b) refiling the basket
(b) having to do with love (c) changing the broken basket
(c) having to do with hatred (d) pouring more in it
(d) having to do with family Ans. (a) emptying his huge basket
Ans. (a) having to do with war 3. The jinglingthud of the baker's bamboo wake up:
5. What cover 30% of the district, Kodaku, are (a) elders (b) grownups
(a) evergreen treess (c) the children (d) neigh bours
(b) evergreen rain forests Ans. (c) the children
(c) evergreen coffee plants 4. The children longed for the
(d) evergreen species (a) big loaves (b) pastries
Ans. (b) evergreen rain forests (c) chocolates (d) bread-bangles
Ans. (d) bread-bangles
iI. A Baker From Goa 5. The word longed' means
Marriage gjfts are meaningless without the sweet (a) aimed (b) desired earnestly
(5) (d) felt
bread known as the bol'just as a party or a feast loses (c) thought
its charm without bread. Not enough can be said to Ans. (b) desired earnestly
show how important a baker can be for a village. The
lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the 5. MADAM RDES THE
BUS
occasion of her daughter's engagement. Cakes and
bolinhas' are a must for Christmas as well as other (1) At last the cow moved off the road. And soon the buss
festivals. Thus, the presence of the baker's furnace in came to a rail road crossing. A speck of a train could
the village is absolutely essential. The baker or bread- be seen in the distance growing bigger and bigger as
seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the it drew near. Then it rushedfast the crossing gale with
kabai It was a single piece long frock reaching down a tremendous roar and rattle, shaking the bus. Then
to the knees. the bus went on and passed the train station. Fromn
A sweet bréad b known as: there it traversed a busy, well-laid-out shopping
(a) mol (b) toi (c) cfliol (d) bol street and, turning, entered a wider thoroughfare.
Ans. (d) bol Such big, bright-looking shops What glittering
2. The items must for Christmas are displays of clothes and other merchandise! Such big
(a) Laddoo and cake crowds! Stuck dumb with wonder Valli gaped at
(b) Cakes and bolinhas everything. Then the bus stopped and everyone got
(c) Laddoo and bolinhas off except Vali.
(d) Burl and Laddoo The train looked like a speck
Ans. (b) Cakes and bolinhas (a) in the distance (b) in the border
3. A single-piece long frock worn by baker was named: (c) in the grass (d) in the delight
(a) bolinhas (b) bol Ans. (a) in the distance
(c) ka bai (d) pader 2. The train rushed fast the crossing gate with a
Ans. (c) ka bai (a) thud (b crashing speed
4. The synonum of 'peculiar is: (C) tremendous roar (d) lightning roar
(a) unusual (b) equal Ans. (c) tremendous roar
(c) same (d) known 3. Valli did not get off the bus because
Ans. (a) unusual (a) she was going back on the same bus
5. mst be prepared for the occasion of (b) she was afraid of it
Sandwiches :

a daughter's birthday (b) daughter's engagement (c) she was no work outside
(c)grandma's birthday (d) grandpa's anniversary (d) she was desperate
Ans. (b) daughter's engagement Ans. (a) she was going back on the same bus
4. The word 'displays' means
(6) During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our (a) ignores (b) promotes
friend, companion and guide. He used to come at (c) attracts (d) shows
least twice a day. Once, when he set out in morning on Ans. (d) shows
his selling round, and then again, when he seturned Valli was stuck dumb with wonder for :
after emptying his huge basket. The jingling thud of (a) attractive swings (b) big crowds
his bamboo woke us up from sleep and ran to meet (c) a bul (d) a snake charmer
and greet him. Why was it so ? Was it for the love of Ans. (b) big crowds
the loaf? Not at all. The loaves were brought by some
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(2) Her first jouneyy what careful, painstaking, and its Ife and looked so horrible, so frightening as it
stare in its flfeless
elaborate plans she had had to make for it! She had lay there, legs spreadeagled, afixed
thrfiuly saved whatever stray coins came her way eyes, blood all over
resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, 'She' here refers to
balloons, and the like, andtinally she had saved a total (a) elderly woman (b) lady passenger
of sixty praise. How difficult it had been, particularly (c) Vali (d) Jolly
that day at the village fair burshe had resolutely stfled Ans. (c) Valli
referred to:
a strong desire to ride the merry go-raund, even 2. 'A lovable, beautiful creature' is
though she had the money. (a) cow (b) goat (c) langur (d) cobra
1 She' here refers to Ans. (a) cow
(a) Jolly (b) elderty woman 3. 'A fixed stare in its lifeless eyes' justified that:
(c) a passenger (d) valli (a) the animal was asleep
Ans. (d) valli (b) the animal was dead
2. She had to make careftil and elaborate plans for (c) the animal was watching sky
(a) her first joumey (b) her beautiftil dress (d) none of the above
(c) her doll (d) her icecream Ans. (b) the animal was dead
Ans. (a) her first joumey 4. The word 'spreadeagled' means
3. Her total saved money was (a) worried (b) wet
(a) twenty paise (d) spread out
(b) thirty paise (c) wrenched
(c) sixty paise (d) fifty paise Ans. (d) spread out
Ans. (c) sixty paise 5. The lines show that the animal was
4. Vali had to curb a strong desire at fare to (a) dead (b) asleep (c) lost (d) desperate
(a) ride on elephant (b) ride the merry-go-round Ans. (a) dead
(c)ride on horse (d) swing ajhula Suddenly Valli clapped her hands with glee. A young
Ans. (c) ride on horse (5)
5. The word 'resolutely means cow, tail high in the air was running very fast, right in
(a) with sadness (b) with inclination the middle of the road, right in front of the bus. The
bus slowed to a craivi, and the driver sounded his
(c) with courage
Ans. (d) with determination
(d) with determination
horn loudly again and again. But the more he honked,
the more frightened the animal became and the faster
(3) Her favourite pastime was standing in the front itgalloped always right in front of the bus.
doorway of her house, watching what was happening
in the street outside. There was no playmates of her Valli clapped her hands with:
(a) tears in eyes (b) smile on lips
own age on her street, and this was about all she had
to do. But for Valu, standing at the front door was
(c) delight (d) sadness
Ans. (c) delight
every bit as enjoyable as any of the elaborate games 2. A young cow was running fast in the:
other children play. Watching the stieet gave her (a) street
many new unusual experiences. The most fascinating
(b) gallonlen
c) corner of the roa (d) middle of the road
thing of all was the bus that travelled between her Ans. (d) middle of the road
village and the nearest town. It passed through her 3. The driver of the bus honked the horn
street each hour. once going to the town and once
coming back.
(a) once (6) slowly
(c) loudlyy (d) again and again
Her here stands for Ans. (c) loudly
(a) Valli (b) a woman
(c) a neighbour (d) conductor
4. The word frightened' means:
(a) terrified
Ans. (a) Vali
(b) galloped
2. Her favourite pastime was to stand in the front: (c) delighted (d) gleamed
Ans. (a) terrified
(a) door of her room (b) doonway of her house 5. The animal galloped faster right
(c) lawn of her house (d) none of the above (a) at the back of bus (b) in front of the bus
Ans. (b) doorway of her house (c) corner of the bus (d) side by side
3 For Vali the most fascinating thing of all was Ans. (b) in front of the bus
(a) the cow (b) the passenger
(c) the aunt (d) the bus 6. THE
Ans. (d) the bus
SERmON AT BENARES
4 The word fascinating' means (1) The Buddha said, The life of mortals in this
world
(a) recreative (b) everlasting troubled and brief and combined with pain. For there
(c) attractive (d) longingy is not any flieans by which those that have been
Ans. (c) attractive bom
can avold dying; after reaching old age there is death,
That bus travelled between her village and: of such a nature are living
5. the nearest town beings. As ripe fuits are
(a) the nearest church (b) earty in danger ofalling, so mortals when bom are
the nearest termple (d) the nearest district
(c) always in danger of death. As all earthen vessels
Ans. (b) the nearest town made by the potter end in being broken, so is the iie
and she was overcome with of mortals. Both young and adult, both those who
(4) The conductor nodded, fools and those who are wise, alifall into the are
sadness. What had been a lovable, beautfful creature
while had now Suddenly lost its charm death, all are subject to death. power o
just a little ago
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1. 1. She' here refers to
(a) long (b) parallel (c) short (d) busy (a) lady neighbour (b) Kisa Gotami
Ans. (c) short (c) a disciple (d) Anarid's wife
2. By no means death can be avoided by those: Ans. (b) Kisa Gotami
(a) that have been born (b) that have never born 2. She asked the villagers if they had
(c) that have courage (d) that have ambition (a) lost a loved one in their family
Ans. (a) that have been bon (b) some rice for her
3. The mortals are always In danger of (c) worshipped Buddha
(a) birth (b) death (c) sickness (d) rudeness (d) lost their pet
Ans. (b) death Ans. (a) lost a loved one in their family
'mortals' means 3. They replied the living were few but
4. The word (a) the dead were many
(a) bound to shock (b) bound to cry
(c) bound to laugh (d) bound to die (6) the starved were many
Ans. (d) bound to die (c)the non hiving were many
The unavoidable death of human beings is compared (d) none of the above
5.
to Ans. (a) the dead were many
pe flowers 4. Kisa Gotami felt tired and
(a) Ripe gains (a) bored (b) depressed
(c) Ripe fruits (d) Ripe seeds
Ans. (c) Ripe fruits (c) delighted (d) devoid of hope
Ans. (d) devoid of hope
(2) He wcindered for seven years and finally sat down 5. Theword 'reigned here means
under afig tree, where he vowed to stay until enlight- (a) reered (b) roared
enment came. Enlightened after seven days, he re- (c) ruled (d) refused
named the tree the Bo Tree (Tree of Wisdom) and Ans. (c) ruled
began to teach and to share his new understandings. At twelve, he was sent away for schooling in the Hindu
At that point he became known as the Buddha (The (4) sacred scriptures and four years later he retumed
Awakened or The Enlightened). The Buddha pieached
home to marry a princess. They had a son and lived
his first sermon at the Benares, most holy of the dip
ping places on the River Ganges. for ten years as befitted royalty. At about the age of
1. The tree' here refersto
twenty-five, the Prince, heretofore shielded from the
sufferings of the world, while out hunting chanced upon
(a) a pipai tree (b) a mango tree a sick man, then an aged man, then afuneral proces-
(c) a neem tree (d) a fig tree sion, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights
Ans. (d) a fig tree somoved him that he at once became a beggar and
2. He' here refers to: went out into the world to seek enlightenment con-
(a) Kisa (b) Anand ceming the sorrows he had witnessed.
(c) Gautama Buddha (d) Betty
Ans. (c) Gautama Buddha 1. He' here refersto
3. Buddha gave the name thetree as: (a) Kisa (b) Siddhartha
(a) Bo tree (b) Go tree (c) Devdatta a Betty
(c) No tree (d) To tree Ans. (b) Siddhartha
2 He was sent for schooling at the age of :
Ans. (a) Bo tree
(a) three (b) thirteen
4. He gave his first sermon in
(b) the city of Benares (c) ten (d) twelve
(a) the city of Jaipur
c) the city of Ujair (d) the city of Patliputra Ans. (d) twelve
Ans. (b) the city of Benares 3. Siddhartha lived as a prince for:
(a) ten years (6) three years
5. The phrase 'dipping places' means: (c) thirteen years (d) twelve years
(a) places for raining (b) places for plucking Ans. (a) ten years
(c) places for bathing (d) places for writing
4. The 'sights' those moved the prince were
Ans. (c) places for bathing
(a) a funeral procession
(3) But when she asked. "Dida son or daughte, a fat her (b) a sick man
or mother, die in your family ?" they answered her. an aged man
"Alas! the living are few, but the dead are many. Do all the above
not remind u of our deepest grief. "And there was no Ans. (d) all the above
house but some beloved one had died in it. Kisa 5. The word 'enlightenment' means:
Gotami became weary and hopeless, and sat down (a) a state of being innocent
at the wayside watching the lights of the city, as they (b) a state of high spiritual knowledge
a state of deserted brain
flickered up and were extinguished again. At last the (c)
darkness of the night reigned everywhere. And she (d) none of the above
considered the fate of men, that their lives flicker up Ans. (b) a state of high spiritual knowledge
and are extinguished again.
 Chapterwise Multiple Choice
4 Questions on First Flight (Prose)
There are three MCQs on the Prose lessons. All question are compulsory. Each question carries 1 marks.
Note 31=3 marks.

a. Choose the Correct answer. (c) through e-mail (d) through fax
Ans (b) through a letter
GoD How much money did Lencho ask for?
1. ALETTER TO 11.
(a) 100 Pesos (b) 1000 Pesos
Where was Lencho's house situated? (c) 10 Pesos (d) 500 Pesos
(a) bottom of the hill (b) top of a hill Ans. (a) 100 Pesos
c)top of a plateau (d) in a city What was the immediate reaction of the postman
12.
Ans. (a) bottom of the hill on seeing the letter?
2 What was the only thing that the earth needed
according to Lencho?
(a) laughed whole-heartedly
(6) cried
(a) a shower (6) a snowfall (c) felt sad about what happened
(c) strong winds (d) sunlight (d) felt empathetic
Ans. (a) a shower Ans. (a) laughed whole-heartedly
3 Where did Lencho expect the downpour to come 13. The postmaster was a fat, amiable man what is the
from? meaning of amiable?
(a) North North-East a rude (b) helpful
(c) North-West (d) South-East (c) friendly (d) enthusiastic
Ans. (b) North-East Ans. (c) friendly
4 What did Lencho compare the large raindrops with? 14. What else did the reply demand apart from good
(a) silver coins (b) pearls (c) diamonds (d) new coins will, ink and paper?
Ans (a) silver coins (a) lost crop (6) money
Which crop was growing on Lencho's fields? (c) God's signature (d) new seeds
5
(a) Corn (b) Barley Ans. (b) money
(c) Rice (d) None of the above 15. What did Lencho think of the post-office
Ans (a) Corn employees?
What destroyed Lencho's fields? (a) bunch of crooks (b) rude
6.
(a) heavy rainfall (b) hailstorm (c) unhelpful (d) proud
(c) land slide (d) flood Ans. (a) bunch of crooks
Ans. (b) hailstorm
7. The field looked as if it were covered in. 2. NELSON MANDELA
(a) salt (b) locusts (c) sugar (d) ice LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Ans. (a) salt
8. Lencho compared the quantum of damage with 1. When was the inauguration day?
(a) attack by rats (b) attack by crows (a) 10 May (b) 10 March (c) 20 May (d) 20 March
(c) plague of locust (d) None of the above Ans. (a) 10 May
Ans. (C) plague of locusts 2. How many Deputy Presidents were elected?
What was the only hope left in the hearts of
(a) Two (b) Three (c) One (d) None
9. Ans. (a) Two
Lencho's family?
(a) Compensation from govermment 3. It was a celebratlon of South Africa's first
help from Farmers's association gOvernment.
(b) (a) Autocratic racial
(c) help from God 6
(c) Democratic racial (d)
Democratic, non-raclal
Monarch non-raçial
(d) There was no hope left
God Ans. (6) Democratic, non-racial
Ans. (c) help from 4. What change brought international
contact his last resort? leaders to
10. How did Lencho decide to South Africa?
them personally (6) through a letter
(a) by visiting (a) End of Apartheid (b) Humanity
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(d) He was born to fight.
Ans. (a) End of Apartheid Ans. (a) The fact that it had
What was it that the nation needed to be lIberated him
already been taken away from
5.
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(c) Deprivation d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
ANNE FRANK
6. The Spectacular aray of South African jets a What was the subject
on which she had to wrte?
display of (a) Necessity of walking (b) Necessity of running
(a) Military's precision (c) Necessity of talking (d) Necessity of studying
(b) Military's loyalty to democracy
Ans. (c) Necessity of talking
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above 2 What was topic of the essay writen
by Anne?
Ans. ()Both (a) and (b) (a) My diary (b) A chatterbox
Whom did Mandela want to thank but could not? (c) A letter box (d) None of the above
7.
(a) His family (b) White rulers Ans. (b) A chatterbox
(c) Atrican patriotss 3. How does Anne explain her tather?
(d) Military who no longer exists (a) Most adorable father
(c) African patriots (b) Most angry father
Ans (c) Most delicate father
8. According to Mandela what is the greatest wealthof
a Nation? (d) None of the above
Ans. (a) Most adorable father
(a) Minerals (b) Gems
(c) Diamonds (d) People 4. Who is Anne's long awated friend?
Ans. (d) People (a) Her pen (b) Her cat (c) Her dlary (d) Her dog
9. What did Mandela leam about courage? Ans. (c) Her diary
(a) It is absence of fear 5. How does she want to begin her diary?
(b) t is the triumph over fear (a) By writing her name
(c) Both (a) and (b) (b) By giving an introduction
(d) None of the above (c) By writing above her happy
Ans. (b) t is the triumph over fear (d) None of the above
10. Why were two national anthems sung? Ans. (b) By giving an introduction
(a) To emply unity 6. On which date did Anne record the incident in Mr.
(b) To mark the end of racial discrimination Keesing's class in her diary?
To mark the end of gender (a) 12 June 1942 2 1 June 1942
(d) Both (a) and (b) (c) 20 June 1942 (d) 22 June 1942
(d) Both (a) and (b) Ans. (d) 22 June 1942
Ans
11. What comes more naturally to heart according to 7. Which city were Anne and Margot sent to live with
Mandela? their grandmother?
(a) Hatred (b) Unity (a) Berlin (b) Aachen (c) Munich (d) Bonn
(c) Love (d) Racial discrimination Ans. (b) Aachen
Ans. (c) Love 8. Who was the only survivor from Anne's family?
12. Which party did Mandela join? (a) Anne (b) Anne's father
(a) indian National Congress (c) Anne's mother (d) Anne's sister
(b) African National Congress Ans. (b) Anne's tather
(c) National African Party 9 How many siblings did Anne have?
(d) He did not join any party (a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d) 4
Ans. (b) African National Congress Ans. (a) 1
13. Who according to Mandela is not free? 10. What name was her book published with?
(a) Oppressor (b) Oppressed (a) From the diary of Anne Frank
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
Ans. (c) Both (a) and (b)
(b) The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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14. A man who takes away another man's freedom (d) Anne Frank's diary
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(a) White (b) A prisoner of hatred 11. What did she write in her last essay?
(c) Criminal (d) Rude (a) A poem (b) A joke
Ans. (a) White (c) A paragraph (d) A funny poem
15. What began Mandela's hunger for treedom? Ans (d) A funny poem
(a) The fact that it had already been taken away 12. What language was the diary origlnally written in?
from him (a) Spanish (b) English
(6) His obligation towards people (c) Dutch (d) French
(c) His obligaton towards family
Ans. (C) Dutch
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What did she have to resist on village fair day to 3. For how many years did he wander?
23
8.
save for the ride? (a) 7 (6) 8 (c)9 (d) 6
(a) balloons (b) merry-go-round Ans. (a) 7
(C)toys (d) pepperment 4. Where dld he vow to stay until
Ans. (b) merry-go-round came?
his enlightenment
9. What did the old man say to Valli thet annoyed her? (a) his palace (b)underpeepal tree
(a) He shouted at her (c)under banyan tree (d) under a tre
(b) He asked why she's alone Ans (d) under a tree
(c) He merely asked her to sit 5 What did he name the tree?
(d) None of the above (a) Bodhi Tree (b) Buddha Tree
Ans. (c) He merely asked her to sit (c) Gautama Tree (d) Siddhartha Tree
How did she pick up small details about the bus Ans. (a) Bodhi Tree
10.
journey? 6. Which seed did Buddha ask Kisa to bring9?
(a) listening to conversation of neighbours (a) Pumpkin seeds (b) Mustard seeds
(b) asking a few discreet questionss (c) Sunflower seeds (d) Seesame seeds
(c) All of the above Ans. (b) Mustard seeds
(d) None of the above 7. How dld Kisa feel at first on being unable to find
Ans. (c) All of the above such seeds?
How many times did the bus cross her street per
(a) weary (b) hopeless
11. (c) motivated (d) both (a) and (b)
hour?
Ans. (d) both (a) and (b)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
8. What did the flickering lights made her realise?
Ans. (b) 2
(a) She is being selfish
12. What was Valli's age? (b) death is common to all
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) none of these C) men are mortals
Ans. (b) 8 (d) all of the above
Who is the author of the lesson, "Madam Rides the Ans. (b) death is common toall
13. Bus ? 9. What did Buddha tell her about life?
(a Gavin Maxwell (b) Vallikannan (a) it is troubled (b) it is brief
(c) Paulo Coehlo (d) Arup Kumar Datta (c) combined with pain (d) all of the above
Ans. (b) Vallikannan Ans. (d) all of the above
14. Vali would stare wistfully at the people who got on 10. Both young and adults, fools and wise fall into the
or off the bus." What is the meaning of 'wistfully? power of
(a) feartully (b) carefully (a) life (b) death
(c)wellingly (d) longingly (c) food (d) all of the above
Ans. (d) longingly Ans. (b death
15. Why did Valli stand up? 11. The wise do not, knowing the terms of
the world."
(a) She wanted to enjoy the ride
(b) She wasn't able to look outside properly (a) laugh (b) smile
(c) grieve (d) all of the above
(c) She iked standing
Ans. (c) grieve
(d) She was tired of sitting
Ans. (6) She wasn't able to look outside properly 12. How old was Siddhartha when he renounced the
princely life?
(a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 25
6. THE SERMON AT BENARES Ans. (d) 25
13. He got enlightenment after how many days?
. What was Gautama Buddha's early name? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 1
(a) Sidha (b) Sadhu Ans. (c) 7
(c) Siddhartha (d) Sidharth
Ans. (c) Siddhartha
14. In which city did Buddha deliver his first sermon?
(a) Patna (6) Benares (c) Lumbini (d) Gaya
2. What moved him to seek out enlightenment? Ans. (b) Benares
(a) a sick man (b) an aged man 15. Those who do not grleve are
(c) a monk begging (d) all of the above
(a) arrogant (b) proud (c) happy (d) wise
Ans. (d)all of the above
Ans. (d) wise
 FIRST FLIGHT (POETRY)

Multiple Choice Type Questions

5 on Stanzas

Note This question consists of one stanza of a poetry. You have to Cholce the answer of the questions (Mca)
basedon givenstanza. Marks are indicated opposite to the questions. The full question carries 2 marks.

(2 marks)

. Read the following extract of poetry and choose the

correct option below it 2. FIRE AND ICE
1+1 2
1. DuST OF SNoW (1) Say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice
(1) The way a crow From what l've tasted of desire
Shook down on me Thold with those who favour fire.
The dust of snow 1.
From-a hemlock tree From which poem have these
(a) Dust of Snow
lines been taken?
(b) Fire and lce
Q.1. Who composed the above lines? (c) Amanda (d) A Tiger in the Zoo
(a) John Berryman (b) Carolyn Wells Ans. (b) Fire and lce
(c) Leslie Norris (d) Robert Frost 2. Who comnposed these lines?
Ans. (d) Robert Frost (a) Ogden Nash (b) Carl Sandburg
2. A dust of snow was dropped by (c) W.B. Yeats (d) Robert Frost
a) a cloud (b) a crow (c) a monkey (d) a squirrel Ans. (d) Robert Frost
Ans. (b) a crowN 3. Word 'hold with' means
3 The way' me (a avenge (b) disagrees (c) agree (d) take care
(a) method (b) route (c) base (d) lesson Ans. (c) agree
Ans. (a) method 4 The cause of man's destruction is
From where was snow dropped? (a) family (b) gold (c) lust
(a) from a pipai tree
(d) money
(b) from a neem tree Ans. (c) lust
(c) from a hemlock tree (d) from a rose plant
Ans. (c) from a hemiock tree (2) But f it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate
(2) Has given my heart To say that for destruction ice
A change of mood
Is also great And would sutfice.
And saved some part 1. Who composed these lines?
Of the day I rued
Who composed the above lines? (a) Robert Frost (b) Robin Klein
(a) A drience Rich (b) Robert Frost (c) Carolyn Wells (d) Leslie Norris
(c) Robin Klein (d) Walt Whitman
Ans. (a) Robert Frost
2. If the world is to perish twice, the
Ans. (b) Robert Frost poet favours
The poet was in a (a) atom bomb (b) water
2. (c) ice
(a) pleasant mood (b) playful mood (d) fire
(c) rough mood (d) sad mood Ans. (d) fire
Ans. (b) playful mood
3. What enough to destroy the world is
The word 'rued' means (a) dictatorship (6) affection
3. (c) love
(a) held (b) repented () accepted(d) rejected (d) hatred
Ans. (d) hatred
Ans. (c) accepted
4. The word 'suffice' means
4. What has the poet saved?
(a) less (b) to be enough
(a) some part of the day(b) some money (c) least
(c) some poetry (d) some part of a book (d) more than need
the
Ans. (6) to be enough
some part of
Ans. (a)
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