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DES SECONDARY SCHOOL, TILAK ROAD, PUNE-411030

UNIT TEST I (2021-2022)
SUB- ENGLISH MARKS-20
DATE-23/8/2021
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I] Do as Directed. (4)
1.The magician tried to entertain the audience.
[ Underline infinitive verb.]
2. Walking helps one keep fit.
[Identify the Gerund in the sentence]
3. The ________ (win) team was awarded by the Principal.
[ Fill in the blank with appropriate form of Participle]
4. The train will arrive ____ Monday ___ eleven O’clock.
[ Fill in the blanks with proper preposition].

II] Read the following passage and answer the questions. (4)
One day I left the palace without telling anyone. I decided to go on a pilgrimage
and visit the sacred shrines. After travelling for many days, I reached this lake.
Tired and thirsty, I stopped to quench my thirst and rest awhile. As I lay under a
banyan tree, I saw a lotus rise out of the waters. No other flower could match its
beauty. It had a thousand petals in all the colours of Indra’s bow and its scent was
sweeter than that of a jasmine. I came down these steps, and stretched out my
hand to pluck it. But before my hand could touch the lotus, it sank back into the
water.
Questions
1. Why did the young man stop at the lake?
2. What is the colour and the fragrance of the lotus compared to?
3. What happened to the lotus when the young man touched it?
4. Write names of any two legendary stories that you know.
III] Read the following poem and answer the questions. (3)
“To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning.
Is to trust that miracles happen,
and dreams really do come true.

To believe is to see angels

dancing among the clouds.
To know the wonder of a stardust sky
And the wisdom of the man in the moon.

To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart,

The innocence of a child’s eyes
and the beauty of a child’s eyes
and the beauty of an aging hand,
for it is through their teachings, we learn to love.
Questions
1. What do you mean by ‘aging hand’?
2. ‘and the wisdom of the man in the moon.’
(Identify the figure of speech in the above sentence)
3. Do you find this poem relevant to today’s Pandemic situation. How?

IV] A Read the following passage and answer the questions. (3)
Kathakali is a popular dance-drama from Kerala. The word Kathakali literally
means ‘story play’. Kathakali has a long tradition and dates back to the 17th
Century. It was revived and popularized by Mahakavi, Vallathol Menon, who was
one of the founders of the Kerala Kalamandalam, a centre for learning performing
arts.
The stories or scenes enacted in Kathakali are usually from mythology like
stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the ancient scriptures known
as ‘Puranas’. Kathakali is performed only by men. Male characters are portrayed
by men dressed in women’s costumes. However, today there are Kathakali
performance, with some female characters being played by women.
Questions
1. Mahakavi Vallathol Menon’s contribution to Kathakali is that he –
a. Was the sole founder of the Kerala Kalamandalam.
b. Revived and popularized the art form.
c. Invented the dance-drama of Kathakali
d. Kept the tradition value of Kathakali

2. How are the female characters usually portrayed in Kathakali?

3. Write in 4 to 5 lines about your favourite hobby.
Q.4 B Answer the following questions in one word. (2)
If I were Lord of Tartary,
I’d wear a robe of beads,
White, and gold, and green they’d be —
And small and thick as seeds;
And ere should wane the morning star,
I’d don my robe and scimitar.
And zebras seven should draw my car
Through Tartary’s dark glades.

Lord of the fruits of Tartary.

Her rivers silver-pale!
Lord of the hills of Tartary.
Glen, thicket, wood, and dale!
Her flashing stars, her scented breeze,
Her trembling lakes, like foamless seas,
Her bird-delighting citron-trees,
In every purple vale!
1 What kind of robe will the poet wear?
2 Who will draw his car?
3 Where will he travel?
4 Name any 2 words that refer to the valley.
Q.5 Writing Skills (Any 1) (4)
A) Write a letter to your friend describing him/her about your recent trekking
trip.
OR
B) Write a letter to the Municipal Corporation stating the need of a playground in
your locality.