English H oliday H omework

Prose

Unseen Passage

Q . 1 Read the Passage and answer the following questions :-

Test cricket is the form of the sport of cricket with the longest match duration and is considered

the game's highest standard. Rotary Test matches are played between national representative

teams that have been granted Test status, as determined and conferred by the International

Cricket Council (ICC ). The term Test stems from the fact that the long, gruelling matches are

mentally and physically testing. Two teams of 11 players each play a four-innings match, which

may last up to five days (or more in the past ). It is generally considered the most complete

examination of a team's endurance and ability.

The first officially recognised Test match took place between 15 and 19 March 1877 and was

played between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). In October

2012, the ICC recast the playing conditions for Test matches, permitting day/night Test
matches. The first day/night game took place between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide

Oval, Adelaide, on 27 November – 1 December 2015.

1 ) By which organization is the test status of a country determined ?

2) H ow many innings are played in a test match ?

3) Between which teams was the first test match played ? Where was it played and when ?

4) Which type of cricket is considered as it’s highest standard ?

5) Give a suitable heading to the passage.

Poem

Read the following stanza and answer the following questions :-

The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing,

The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;

The dead leaves, beneath them, are merrily dancing,

The white clouds are scudding across the blue sky.

1) What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza ?

2) Why are the trees bare ?

3) Which of the following is the synonym of the word ‘scudding’ in the above lines

A ) flittering b) dilatory c) lagging d ) dallying

 4) From which poem have the above lines been taken ?

5) Explain the above stanza.

Answer Key

Unseen Passage

Ans.1 ) The test status of a country is determined by the International Cricket Council

(ICC ).

Ans.2) A maximum of 4 innings are played in a test match with each team batting and

bowling twice.

Ans.3) The first officially recognised Test match took place between 15 and 19

March 1877 and was played between England and Australia at the

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG )

Ans.4) Test Cricket is considered to be the highest standard of cricket.

Ans.5) Test Cricket

Poem
Ans.1) The rhyme scheme of this stanza is ABAB.
Ans.2) The trees are bare because it is the autumn season in which the trees

shed their leaves

Ans.3) Option.(a)- flittering

Ans.4) The lines have been taken from the poem “Lines Composed In a Wood

On a Windy Day” by Anne Bronte.

Ans.5)In this stanza, the poetess is telling us that in the sky the white clouds

are quickly moving due to the effects of the wind. The trees have shed

their leaves and their branches are also moving along with the flow of

the wind. The withered glass in the sunlight is shining and the dead

leaves are moving with the wind.