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SECTION-A (Objective Type Questions)
Question No. 1 to 100 have four options out of which only one is correct. You have to mark your selected option on the OMR Sheet. You have to attempt only 50 questions.
Instruction : Qeustion Nos. 1 to 60 are based on prescribed texts.
1. The porter’s structure is
(A) hefty
(B) fat
(C) thin
(D) skeleton-like
2. ‘The seven full vessels he clean forgot’, is from
(A) The Empty Heart
(B) Koel
(C) Martha
(D) Ode on Solitude
3. The banker hid the lawyer’s note in his
(A) safe
(B) cupboard
(C) drawer
(D) box
4. What was the amount of the bet between the banker and the lawyer?
(A) Two thousand dollars
(B) Two million roubles
(C) Two thousand
(D) Two billion roubles
5. The prisoner asked only for ….. in the second year of imprisonment.
(A) novels
(B) classics
(C) piano
(D) poetry
6. Munni and Halku wanted to pay the landlord after the …… season.
(A) monsoon
(B) harvesting
(C) summer
(D) winter
7. The author in “The Pace for Living” enjoys
(A) long car drives
(B) air flights
(C) train journeys
(D) road journeys
8. Surely, it is very hard to get people to work for
(A) population
(B) education
(C) ecology
(D) cleanlines
9. According to ‘William cowper, villages possess the gift of health and …… that towns and cities can never have.
(A) virtue
(B) perfection
(C) serenity
(D) materialism
10. In ‘Ode on Solitude’, the poet says that a happy man wants to ……. unlamented
(A) sleep
(B) think
(C) die
(D) live
11. “…….. when burnt it exudes a pungent smell” – What is the poet talking about?
(A) burning of polythene
(B) burning of paper
(C) burning of raw vegetables
(D) burning of clothes
12. ‘O Madhava, /I have run to call you’ – is from
(A) Ode on Solitude
(B) The Empty Heart
(C) Thinner Than a Crescent
(D) Koel
13. How many girls were there in the film ‘The Pace for Living’?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
14. The narrator in ‘Me and the Ecology Bit’ told Mr. Williams not to burn leaves as it is ……. for the air and ecology.
(A) excellent
(B) bad
(C) good
(D) helpful
15. In ‘The Pace for Living’, the writer captures the agony of …… man.
(A) modern
(B) ancient
(C) suppressed
(D) uncivilized
16. Jim’s mother told him that he used up …….by watching television all the time.
(A) petrol
(B) water
(C) electricity
(D) time
17. What name did Mahadevi Verma give to the squirrel?
(A) Gauti
(B) Gill
(C) Gomti
(D) Gillu
18. Today, ……… commands the same respect as any other form of creative expression.
(A) Music
(B) Literature
(C) Cinema
(D) Sports
19. ‘Anti-histamines may provide temporary relief by masking the …….
(A) allergy
(B) disease
(C) symptoms
(D) inflammation
20. The blanker decided to murder the
(A) guard
(B) servant
(C) gardener
(D) lawyer
21. The narrator did not marry the girl because of
(A) his parents
(B) his friends
(C) his colleagues
(D) his neighbours
22. Greed is ……. but life is not.
(A) worthy
(B) bad
(C) good
(D) endless
23. Where do germs grow?
(A) In polythene bags
(B) In soils
(C) In garbage
(D) In clothes
24. Where did the water come up to?
(A) Akoulya’s ankles
(B) Malasha’s ankles
(C) Malasha’s knees
(D) Akoulya’s knees
25. The raw material of cinema is ….. itself.
(A) life
(B) hall
(C) studio
(D) camera
26. The old woman in ‘Once Upon a Time’ could answer the questions asked by the young men, if only she could
(A) read
(B) see
(C) smell
(D) hear
27. Who wrote ‘Little Girls Wiser than Men’?
(A) Leo Tolstoy
(B) R. C. Hutchinson
(C) Jon Lexau
(D) Humayun Kabir
28. In ‘The Pace for Living’, the author says that …….. are designed to test the mental speed of a person.
(A) education tests
(B) psychological tests
(C) placement tests
(D) intelligence tests
29. Indian cinema, according to Satyajit Ray, does not need much
(A) action
(B) gloss
(C) music
(D) story
30. Aung San Suu Kyi struggled for ……. of human spirit.
(A) separation
(B) participation
(C) suppression
(D) emancipation
31. Aris said that his mother accepted the prize in the name of the …….. of Burma and not herself.
(A) monks
(B) politicians
(C) ministers
(D) people
32. What disability did the woman have in ‘Once Upon a Time’?
(A) Obesity
(B) Paralysis
(C) Blindness
(D) Deafness
33. Aris felt that the Nobel Peace given to Aung San Suu Kyi would help the Burmese people to ……. their heads a little higher.
(A) raise
(B) hold
(C) lower
(D) hang
34. Humayun Kabir’s lecture delivered in Baroda University focuses on the ……. past of Indian’s culture.
(A) rich
(B) extraordinary
(C) remote
(D) glorious
35. Why is Radha hurt in ‘Thinner Than a Crescent’?
(A) Due to the presence of Lord Krishna
(B) Due to the absence of Lord Krishna
(C) Due to the ignorance of Lord Krishna
(D) Due to the anger of Lord Krishna
36. Who is challenging the mountain?
(A) The poet
(B) The porter
(C) The poet’s son
(D) The porter’s wife
37. ‘Greed is endless, but life is not’ – is from
(A) The Empty Heart
(B) Koel
(C) God Made the Country
(D) Thinner Than a Crescent
38. ……… has charred the Koel’s wings.
(A) Fire of Lust
(B) Fire of Love
(C) Fire of Greed
(D) Fire of Desire
39. The heart of the porter is twittering like a
(A) bird
(B) tiger
(C) deer
(D) rabbit
40. The children were transported to a ……. on hearing Martha’s stories.
(A) forest
(B) cloud
(C) sky
(D) dreamland
41. “………… but what a stout human figure!” – the poet is referring to the
(A) porter
(B) mountain-climber
(C) doctor
(D) lawyer
42. ‘And her beauty far away’ – is from
(A) Thinner Than a Crescent
(B) Martha
(C) Koel
(D) Ode on Solitude
43. The post office in ‘Me and the Ecology Bit’ is only ……. blocks from Mr. Johnson’s house.
(A) three
(B) two
(C) four
(D) one
44. Gillu had stopped ……. the day he died.
(A) sleeping
(B) running
(C) drinking
(D) eating
45. Malasha was scolded by Akoulya and asked not to ……. water.
(A) waste
(B) spill
(C) splash
(D) drink
46. The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more ………. diamond or silver or gold.
(A) valuable
(B) desirable
(C) precious
(D) appreciable
47. The boy in ‘Once Upon a Time’ carries a …… and a jug of warm cider.
(A) bag
(B) plate
(C) lamp
(D) cup
48. No Indian cinema can be ……. on all counts.
(A) acclaimed
(B) appluaded
(C) demeaned
(D) criticised
49. Who wrote the poem ‘God Made the Country’?
(A) William Cowper
(B) William Wordsworth
(C) Alexander Pope
(D) Durga Prasad Panda
50. Where does a happy man live?
(A) In forests
(B) In towns
(C) In his native land
(D) In metropolitan cities
51. Premchand is the pen name of
(A) Dhanpat Pandey
(C) Dhanpat Mistry
(B) Dhanpat Rai
(D) Dhanpat Mishra
52. Mr. Gessler’s ‘shop had a certain …….. distinction’.
(A) quite
(B) quiet
(C) quit
(D) cute
53. The Koel is unhappy because it is not with its
(A) husband
(B) lover
(C) brother
(D) sister
54. Who is crying in ‘Thinner Than a Crescent’?
(A) Radha
(B) Krishna
(C) Sudama
(D) Devaki
55. Mr. Gessler was a/an ……. shoemaker.
(A) dishonest
(B) careless
(C) competent
(D) incompetent
56. The ice-pudding was in the shape of a ……. house.
(A) red
(B) pink
(C) blue
(D) green
57. The daughter performed her duties without any
(A) anger
(B) frustration
(C) depression
(D) protest
58. The narrator’s girlfriend ‘Love Defiled’ was every
(A) cunning
(B) stupid
(C) irritating
(D) intelligent and witty
59. The mother in ‘Two Horizons’ tells her daughter, ‘Never try to become an …….
(A) innocent
(B) idiot
(C) idle
(D) honest
60. “The Garden Party’ and ‘The Fly’ have been written by
(A) Jane Austen
(B) Virginia Woolf
(C) Katherine Mansfield
(D) George Eliot
Direction (61-66) : Choose the indirect speech of the given sentences :
61. He says to me, “I shall help you.”
(A) He told me that he will be helping you
(B) He tells me that he will help me
(C) He is saying that he is going to help me
(D) He will say to me that he will help me
62. Rohit said, “She will go to Kolkata tomorrow.”
(A) Rohit said that she is going to Kolkata tomorrow
(B) Rohit is saying that she is going to Kolkata tomorrow
(C) Rohit says that she goes to Kolkata tomorrow
(D) Rohit said that she would go to Kolkata the next day
63. He said to me, ‘Can you give me your book?’
(A) He asked me if I can give him his book
(B) He asked me if I could give his book
(C) He asked me if I could give him my book
(D) He said if I can give him his book
64. She said to me, “Thank you.”
(A) She thanked me
(B) She thanks me
(C) She will thank me
(D) She is thanking me
65. I told him, ‘Don’t tell a lie.’
(A) I said him not to told a lie
(B) I saying to him not telling a lie
(C) Lie is not told by him
(D) I asked him not to tell a lie
66. “I never make mistakes”, he said.
(A) He said that he never mistakes
(B) He said that he does not make mistakes
(C) He said never making mistakes
(D) Mistakes not made by him
Direction (67-73) : Choose the most suitable preposition.
67. I know the house that he lives
(A) in
(B) for
(C) at
(D) of
68. Rita is tired …… this work.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) of
(D) from
69. Which hand do you write …………?
(A) at
(B) from
(C) off
(D) with
70. I am fed up ……. his coming late everyday.
(A) at
(B) by
(C) to
(D) with
71. He is sorry …….. what he did.
(A) for
(B) at
(C) by
(D) in
72. I wondered …….. his intelligence.
(A) on
(B) by
(C) at
(D) with
73. We are proud …….. our secularism.
(A) at
(B) of
(C) over
(D) with
Direction (74-76) : Choose the correct option of the following:
74. Passive voice of “Who gave you this book”? is
(A) By whom was this book given to you?
(B) By whom was you given this book
(C) Whom gave the book to you?
(D) By who were the book given to you?
75. Active voice of “Had Vinita been teased?” is
(A) Has someone tease Vinita?
(B) Has someone teased Vinita?
(C) Did someone tease Vinita?
(D) Someone teasing Vinita?
76. Passive voice of “Kamal had broken his leg.” is
(A) His leg has been broken by Kamal
(B) Leg of Kamal is broken
(C) Kamal’s leg had been broken
(D) Kamal’s leg is being broken
77. Active voice of “The book will be read by me.” is
(A) I must have read the book
(B) I should read the book
(C) I shall read the book
(D) I shall be reading the book
78. Passive voice of “She was taken to the camp by the solider.” is
(A) Camp she was taken by soldier
(B) The soldier took her to the camp
(C) Soldier is taking her to the camp
(D) The soldier is taking her to the camp
79. Active voice of “The flowers have been watered by the gardener.” is
(A) The gardener has watered the flowers
(B) The flowers watering by the gardener
(C) The flowers are watered at the garden
(D) Gardener is watering the followers
Direction (80-86) : Choose the most suitable translation.
80. क्या रीना को पुस्तक दी गई?
(A) Had book given to Reena?
(B) Was the book given to Reena?
(C) Did book given to Reena?
(D) Reena got the book?
81. उसे कार्य पूरा करने दो।
(A) Let work be complete through him
(B) Work should be completed by him
(C) Let him complete the wor
(D) He should complete the work
82. एक ग्लास पानी लाओ।
(A) Let a glass water brought
(B) Glass of water bring
(C) Bring a glass of water
(D) Brought a glass of water
83. उसने क्या कहा?
(A) What has he said?
(B) What he said?
(C) What did he say?
(D) He said what?
84. हमें सच बोलना चाहिए।
(A) We should speak the truth
(B) Speak the truth must we
(C) Truth should be spoken
(D) We can speak truth
85. मैं तैरना जानती हूँ।
(A) I know how to swimming
(B) I know to swim
(C) I am knowing to swim
(D) I know how to swim
Direction (87-93) : Choose the correct from of verb.
86. क्या मैं घर जा सकता हूँ?
(A) May go home I?
(B) May I go home?
(C) I can go home?
(D) I am go home?
87. She is ……. to see her mother-in-law.
(A) gone
(B) went
(C) go
(D) going
88. My grandfather …….. tea without sugar.
(A) taking
(B) takes
(C) taken
(D) had took
89. When evening ……., it gets dark.
(A) comes
(B) came
(C) will come
(D) had come
90. Ruby …….. her English lessons yesterday when her father called her.
(A) has studied
(B) is studying
(C) studied
(D) was studying
91. She …….. studying for two hours.
(A) is
(B) was
(C) were
(D) has been
92. I have …….. all my savings.
(A) would spend
(B) spent
(C) spend
(D) spended
93. He was sure that I ….. help him.
(A) shall
(B) will
(C) would
(D) ought
Direction (94-100) : Choose the correctly spelt word :
94. (A) Ambitious
(B) Amebetous
(C) Ambetious
(D) Ambisus
95. (A) Engaze
(B) Engege
(C) Engage
(D) Ingage
96. (A) Fartile
(B) Fertile
(D) Feartil
(C) Furtile
97. (A) Rediant
(B) Radient
(C) Redeiant
(D) Radiant
98. (A) Gratful
(B) Gretful
(C) Grateful
(D) Greatful
99. (A) Banish
(B) Banis
(C) Benis
(D) Beanish
100. (A) Douter
(B) Dotter
(C) Daughter
(D) Doughtor
SECTION-B (Descriptive Type Questions)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the ques tions that follow :
Historians say, “Ashoka became one of the greatest emperors of the world”. He was the King of Magadha. He fought a number of battles and defeated kings of many states. Once he attacked Kalinga. To conquer Kalinga proved to be a difficult task to him. Thousands of innocent people were killed. The blood of innocent people touched Ashoka’s heart. He gave up fighting and adopted Buddhism. Later he did much for the spread of Buddhism and welfare of the public.
Questions :
(i) Who was Ashoka?
(ii) What did the historians say about him?
(iii) What proved to be a difficult task for him?
(iv) Why did Ashoka adopt Buddhism?
OR,
Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and muscles work toghther. In tennis, our eyes see that ball coming, judge its speed and direction, and pass the information on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and it sends orders to the muscles of the arms, legs and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brain most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful.
Questions
(i) What do games and sports do?
(ii) What is the function of the eyes?
(iii) When do the muscles of the arms and legs react?
(iv) For whom is the practice of tennis especially useful?
2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
The water of river Yamuna in Delhi has become lifeless. The river’s water quality is most polluted and has received ‘E’ grade. This is the lowest grade which indicates the severity of pollution in water. Some fifty years ago, the water of the Yamuna was clear and clean. Many water plants such a weed, algae and shrubs grew in the water. These plants were also the main source of food for aquatic creatures. But what we find now are red worms, which live in the most unhygienic and polluted water.
Questions :
(i) How is the water of river Yamuna at present?
(ii) Why did it get ‘E’ grade?
(iii) What grew in the water when the Yamuna was clean?
(iv) What do we find now in its water?
OR,
Language is a wounderful gift given to man. No animal possess this gift, but they have their own way of expressing themselves. When a rabbit sees an enemy. it runs into the hole. Its tail, which is white, bobs up and down when it runs. The other rabbits see it, they run too. They know that there is a danger. Similarly, a bee dances and lets other bees know that it has found food. Similarly, a dog barks when a stranger comes near.
Questions :
(i) How does a rabbit react when it sees an enemy?
(ii) What do the other rabbits do?
(iii) How does a bee let other bees know about food?
(iv) What does a dog do?
3. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow :
I lay in sorrow deep distressed:
My grief a proud man heard
His looks were cold, he gave me gold
But not a kindly word
My sorrow passed I paid him back
The gold he gave to me,
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.
Questions :
(i) How was the speaker feeling when a proud man heard him?
(ii) What did the proud man do?
(iii) What did the speaker do after his sorrow passed?
OR,
World you are beautifully drest
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
Questions :
(i) Who is beautifully dressed?
(ii) What does the wind do?
(iii) What talks to itself on the tops of the hills?
4. Answer any five of the following questions :
(a) The young people visited the old woman with the inten-tion of insulting her. Is it true?
(b) How does Humayun Kbair define culture?
(c) How has life become fast in modern times?
(d) Why did Alexander Aris accept the Nobel Peace Prize on his mother’s behalf?
(e) What does the poet say about the lamps in a town?
(f) How can we make our life sweet and comfortable?
(g) Why is the Koel restless?
(h) Who is the proud conqueror of nature?
(i) What did the mother do after receiving her daughter’s letter?
(j) Was the narrator guilty about leaving his girlfriend?
5. Write a paragraph on any one of one of the following in about 60-70 words :
(i) Covid 19 and society
(ii) Importance of Nature
(iii) A great man of India
(iv) All that glitters is not gold
(v) Village Market
Direction (6-11) : Answer any three from Q. Nos. 6 to 11
6. You are Kavita, Secretary of the Music Club of your school. Write a notice in about 50-60 words informing the students about an inter-school competition to be organised in your school.
7. Write a report on the health Minister’s visit to the Covid 19 affected areas.
8. You are Mukesh. Write an application to your Principal to get on-line classes arranged during this Pandemic.
9. You are Veena. Write a letter to your sister describing about your preparation for the upcoming examination.
10. You are Karun. Write a speech in about 60-70 words to be delivered on ‘Teacher’s Day’.
11. You are Tanushree. Write a message to your friend Reena to come to your house to complete the assignment.
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