SECTION (A) READING.

AUTUMN IN THE HILLS

The mulberry trees

Have shed their leaves,

The popular trees are bare;

The peach tree rears,

Its slender spears,

Fly through the trees,

Laden with stolen gold;

No blossom bright

Will scent the night

It is now withered, old.

The last bird-song,

Will not be long,

Then silence everywhere;

You will not hear

Those crystal clear

Notes rippling in the air.

These misty days,

Autumn’s last phase,

Pierced with an icy prong;

Cold winter’s breath

With bring their death

They will fade out with the song.

1. What is the big change that the poet notices in the different
types of trees in autumn.

a) Trees are full of leaves.

b) Trees are full of fruits.
c) Trees are without leaves.
d) None of the above.
2. Why do no humming bees come to these trees?
a) Because there are no leaves
b) Because there are no fruits
c) Because there are no flowers
d) All of the above.
3. Why is there bi flower scent at night?
a) Because flowers are old and withered.
b) Because there are no flowers
c) Because of extreme cold, all are faded.
d) All of the above.
4. Why will the bird song be for a short while?
a) As it is autumn season all birds all birds take shelter.
b) As it is extremely cold, birds hide in their nests.
c) As there are no leaves and flowers on trees.
d) All of the above.
5. What is the effect of misty days of autumn on trees?
a) They blossom in full
b) They shed all their leaves.
c) They bear only fruits.
d) None of the above.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
DANTES’ ESCAPE
He saw nothing, he had no knife or sharp instrument, the grating
of the window was of iron and he had too often assured himself
of its solidity. His furniture consisted of a bed, a chair, a table, a
pail and a jug. The bed had iron clamps, but they were screwed
to the wall and it would have required a screwdriver to take them
off.

Dantes had but one resource which was to break the jug and with
one of the sharp fragments attack the wall. He let the jug fall on
the floor and it broke in pieces. He concealed two or three of the
sharpest fragments in his bed, leaving the rest on the floor. The
breaking of the jug was too natural an accident to excite
suspicion, and next morning the gaoler went grumblingly to fetch
another, without giving himself the trouble to remove the
fragments, Dantes heard joyfully the key grate in the lock as the
guard departed.
Read the questions given below and write the option you
consider the moist appropriate in your answer sheet:
1. Dantes was searching for some sharp instrument because--------
a. he wanted to tease the guard.
b. he wished to carve his name.
c. he was planning to make his escape.
d. He wanted to injure the gaoler.
2. Dantes could not use the iron clamps of the bed because---------

a. he had no screwdriver to take them off.

b. they were fused to the wall.
c. he had no physical power to take them off.
d. they were welded to the bedstead.
3. The guard left the fragments because------------
 a) he did not notice them.
b) he was too lazy to bother.
c) he wanted to punish Dantes.
d) he wanted Dantes to clear up.
4. Dantes heard joyfully the key grate in the lock as---------
a) the storeroom was opened.
b) the storermoom was shut.
c) the cell door was opened.
d) the cell door was shut.
5. The word ‘grating’ in line 1 means----------
a) unpleasant sound.
b) a flat frame with metal bars to cover a window.
c) a message of good wishes.
d) a metal frame for holding coal in a fireplace.

Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

VIKRAMADITYA

Vikramaditya, who became the king of Marwa, was so strong, true and
gentle that the men of his own day almost worshipped him, and those
of all after times were obliged to five him the first place, simply
because they could see that never a king had been loved like this king.
Vikramaditya was the greatest judge in history. Never was he
deceived. Never did he punish the wrong man. The guilty trembled
when they came before him, for they knew that his eyes would look
straight into their guilt. And those who had difficult questions to ask,
and wanted to know the truth, were thankful to be allowed to come,
for they knew that their king would give an answer that would
convince all. The reign of Vikramaditya is called the golden period of
Indian history. The Hindus still hold him in high esteem and follow the
Vikrami Samvat(year) which he stared 57 years before the Christian
year.

1) Why was Vikramaditya worshipped in his own days?

2) How can you say Vikramditya was the greatest judge in history?
3) Why did the people come to the king with their difficult
questions?
4) People of later times gave Vikramaditya the first place because---
5) The word ‘esteem’ in this passage means---------------------.

SECTION (B) WRITING

1) The annual function of your school was held in December. Write

a short paragraph on it in about 80words, including the following
points, together with your own ideas. ( 4 marks)
day, date and venue,
arrangements made,
welcome of the Chief Guest
cultural programme
distribution of prizes
speech by the Chief Guest
vote of thanks.
2) You witnessed for an old man being carried to safety from his
house surrounded by flood waters due to sudden heavy rain in
Jeddah last week. You were also caught in rain with many
other students in your school. Write an e-mail to your friend
describing your experience during the flood in not more than 120
words. You may take help of the following hints. ( 8 marks)
Unexpected rain, flood, breach in river bank, water rushed to
houses and shops, domestic goods destroyed, school children
trapped in school, no transportation, huts and cattle washed
away, how you felt, condition of the flood hit areas.
GRAMMAR ( SECTION C.)

Use the information in the headlines to complete the sentences.

Choose the correct option from those given.

3) CITY RADIATION CLAIMS FIRST VICTIM.

Rajender, who………………. To radioactive material in Mayapuri
scrap market earlier this month died of multi-organ failure.
(a)Has exposed.(b) has been exposed.(c) had exposed.
(b)(d) had been exposed
4) ROOM BOY HELD FOR STEALING MP’S PHONES
A twenty- four year old room boy …………….. for allegedly
stealing two cell phones from accommodation of a Rajya Sabha
MP from Assam.
(a)Is catching (b) was catching (c) was caught (d) has caught.
5) KASAB FOUND GUILTY
Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of torrorist attacks on Mumbai,
…………… guilty of 84 charges including murder.
(a)Was found (b) had been found(c) has been found(d) will be
found.
6) CLUSTER MEETING POSTPONED
The cluster meeting as part of training programmed for teachers
…………to next month, an official declared just now.
(a)Is postponed (b) has been postponed(c) will be postponed (d)
will have been postponed.