MID- TERM EXAMINATION

SESSION- 2021-22

SUBJECT- ENGLISH

SUBJECTIVE PAPER I (20 MARKS)

Q1 Read the following poem carefully : (7marks)

WHY?

I know a curious little boy.

He's always asking Why;

Why this, why that, why then, why now,

Why not, why, why, why, why?

He wants to know why wood should float,

When lead and marbles sink?

When stars should shine and winds should blow,

And why we eat and drink?

He wants to know why fish have gills,

And why we cannot fly?

Why stream comes from the kettle spout,

And rain falls from the sky?

Some of his whys are not too hard

To answer, if you'll try;

But others - no one ever yet

Has found the reason why.

Fill in the blanks with one suitable word:

The poet introduces us to a very (a)________little boy who is always asking (b)______ .He wants to
know why this, why that, why then, why now, why not. For (c)_________ he wants to know why wood
floats, when lead and marbles sink, why stars shine, and winds blow, why we are (d)_________ and
thirsty, why fish have gills, why we cannot fly, etc. The poet says that some of his questions can be
(e)__________if one tries but others are not easy to answer.

(f) Find the synonym of the word 'inquisitive' from the poem.

(g) Use word ' stream' in a sentence of your own.

Q2 Imagine you are the woman in the story 'The Luncheon'. Write a diary entry expressing your
happiness on befooling a young writer into hosting you a sumptuous meal.

OR

Imagine you are Granny of poem 'Granny's Tree Climbing'. Write a diary entry expressing your ardent
desire to climb trees and your family's disapproval of it. (5m)

Q3. You are Arun/ Savita. You have to write an article for your school magazine on the topic 'Good deeds
reflect good character' highlighting the qualities of being noble and considerate soul which would help
in building an ideal society taking hints from the unit ' Compassionate Souls' of My English Reader.
(8m)