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GRADE GAINER FOR CLASS X - ENGLISH

Exercises on Part – B for Practice

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

WARANGAL DISTRICT
TELANGANA STATE
A word with English fraternity……

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is practice”

- Vladimir Horowitz

ELTA has been at the vanguard in the cause of education to the students and enriching the
professional skills of teachers of English. ELTA conducted innumerable programmes to improve ELT
skills among English fraternity and brought out very useful materials for both teachers and students.
Now, it's worth to mention about the I-PASS material. After introducing examination reforms (CCE) in
the school education, ELTA brought out I-PASS practice materials for Class X students in 2017, 2018
& 2019 consecutively for attainment of better results in English in the SSC Public Examinations. You all
know pretty well the material got huge success,

As we all know that the out break of Covid-19 made students away from schools for a long time
and it has disturbed the flow of study. Consequently, the apex body of secondary education of our state
reduced 30% syllabus for the SSC Public Examination, and also made some changes in the public
examination question paper pattern.

In the light of changes in the pattern of the SSC question paper, Part-B of English subject has got
a lot of prominence with 50% marks in aggregate to achieve good grade. Hence, ELTA has come up for
preparing practice bits for PART -B English subject this time.

I am sure that all these days you have guided your disciples to complete their readings effectively
keeping in view of their setbacks due to Covid and could have provided some tasks for practice. That
may not be enough for them to get good grades. It’s time they have ample practice in Part -B to face the
SSC Public Examinations confidently. You are quite aware of the fact that it is a strenuous job to prepare
questions to give ample practice on various bits. Since most of the questions in the paper are based on
passages both from text dependent (seen) and text independent (unseen), collecting the source material
and preparing such lengthy typical questions is an arduous task.

Hence, ELTA, as usual, came forward with a team of experts to support our fraternity in
procuring practice papers to provide ample practice to the students for achieving better grades in English
in the SSC Public Examinations- 2022. The team of experts have prepared 10 practice bits for each
section as per new pattern to boost up their preparation. To reduce the burden of teaching fraternity, a
key has also been provided with these practice papers. However, it is presumed that the key booklets
should not be given to students. Teachers may use it as a ready reckoner.

You may utilise the practice bits to conduct practice tests at your school level. You are at free
hand to prepare more practice bits for giving more practice. It’s better to re-teach focusing on the area of
the bit before the day of conducting the test. It would also be helpful to boost up their knowledge. You
would utilize one day for conducting a test and the very next day for discussion of answers. It is to be
continued further. You are at free hand to conduct any sort of test to evaluate and enhance your students'
performance.

To pave the way for their success through meticulous practice let us motivate our students
physically and mentally explaining to them how useful and how momentous the practice papers are.
You’d better get xerox copies of practice papers and conduct the tests. You would better distribute
answer scripts among students to encourage peer evaluation. Finally, there is no short cut for success.
Meticulous preparation under proper guidance paves a way for sure success.

Wish you all the best!!

Bathini Komuraiah
Founder President, ELTA
 Message
Dear teachers of English,

You are all quite aware of the fact that there is some lacuna in the flow of students’ learning in
the wake of Covid-19 during this academic year. You might have put your best efforts to fill the lacuna
all these days. However, it’s time to give apt revision for what has been taught all these days in a short
span of time to attain better grades in forthcoming SSC Public Examination-2022. Adequate practice
with ample examples in the pattern of question paper helps the students gain better grades.

In the light of this significance, ELTA Warangal has brought to my notice that they have brought
out a handbook on Part-B Practice bits which has a lion share in the SSC question paper with 50%
weightage. A team of expert teachers prepared a handbook for teachers titled ‘Grade Gainer for Class X
- English’ to support you in providing ample practice to the students in scoring better marks in Part -B
of English subject.

However, it has been a ceaseless practice of ELTA helping its fraternity in enhancing their
professional development and bringing out material from time to time to the student community to help
them in their learning process. It gives me immense pleasure to appreciate the team ELTA, Warangal for
their monumental effort in bringing out Grade Gainer for Class X- English.

Further, I am highly pleased to appreciate ELTA Warangal for coming forward voluntarily to
provide a handbook to each teacher of English.

Finally, the success of students depends upon the care and concern taken by the subject teacher.
So, you are advised to plan your strategies according to the levels of your students which help them to
achieve 10/10 GPA in English besides using this material in a judicious way.

Wish you a good luck !!

D. Vasanthi
District Educational Officer
Warangal
 Contents
S. No. Question No. Details of the Question Page Marks
1 13-17 Reading Comprehension - Unseen Poem 1-10 5X1=5
2 18-22 Editing – Passage from the Textbook 11-13 5X1=5
3 23-27 Rewrite as directed – Unseen Passage 14-20 5 X 2 = 10
4 28-32 Numbered Gap Test - Unseen Passage 21-24 5X1=5
5 33-37 Appropriate Form of the Word – Unseen 25-26 5X1=5
Passage
6 38-42 Choose the Appropriate Word – Unseen 27-29 5X1=5
Passage
7 43-47 Answer the Questions as Directed – 30-34 5X1=5
Passage from the Textbook
8 Key to the Practice Bits 35-42 -
Total Marks of Part-B 40

Contributors

Mr. T. Venkateshwar Rao, S. A. English, ZPHS Sthambampally, Warangal

Mr. Laxman Vangara, S. A. English, ZPHS Nekkonda, Warangal

Mr. Vinay Kumar Boora, S. A. English, ZPHS Nekkonda, Warangal

Mr. D. Durga Chary, S. A. English, ZPHS Dharmaram, Warangal

Mr. Md. Saleem Pasha, S. A. English, ZPHS Dharmaram, Warangal

Mr. B. Kalyan Singh, PGT English, TSMS Vanchanagiri, Warangal

Ms. A. Lavanya, PGT English, TSMS Vanchanagiri, Warangal

 GRADE GAINER FOR CLASS X - ENGLISH
Q. No. 13-17 ( Reading Comprehension - Unseen Poem) 5 X 1 = 5 Marks
Read the following poems carefully and answer the following questions. Each question
has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in the given
brackets.

Unseen Poem 1

When I had money, money, O!

I knew no joy till I went poor.
For many a false man as a friend
Came knocking all day at meadow

Then felt I like a child that holds

A trumpet that he must not blow
Because a man is dead; I dared
Not speak to let this false world know.

Much have I thought of life,and seen

How poor men's heart are ever light
And their wives do hum like bees
About their work from morn till night.

So , when I hear these poor ones laugh,

And see the rich ones coldly frown
Poor men, think I , need not go up
So much as rich men should come down

When I had money, money, O!

My many friends proved all untrue;
But now I have no money O!
My friends are real, though very few
---William Henry Davies
Now, answer the following questions:
13. According to the poet, poor people are..........,............ ( )

A. good B. happier C. false D. money minded

14. ....... The rich one's coldly frown........ What does ' coldly frown' refer to ? ( )
A. Think seriously B. Feeling cold
C. remain in unhappiness D. indifferent and uncaring

15. What kind of friends did the poet have when he was rich ? ( )
A. true friends B. false friends C. best friends D. no friends
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16. The poet finds the rich are not happier. Because…….. ( )
A. they don’t have friends B. the material richness doesn’t give happiness

C. they want more money D. they had no true friends

17. Who are compared to bees here ? ( )

A. all men B. all women C. wives of poor men D. none

Unseen Poem 2
Is anybody happier because you passed his way ?
Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today ?
This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through
;Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?
Did you waste the day or lose it , was it well or sorely spent ?
Did you leave a trail of kindness or a scar of discontent /
As you close your eyes in slumber do you think that God would say ,
You have earned one more tomorrow by the work you did today .

Glossary:
Slumber : a light sleep; trail : path

Now, answer the following questions:

13. Our actions should be such that they are ………………………. ( )
A. criticized B. appreciated C. harmful to others D.helpful to others
14. The tone of the poem is…. ( )

A. friendly. B. helping C. didactic (teaching good) D.sad

15. The central theme of the poem is…… ( )
A. Developing friendly nature B. Dedicating the life

C. Earning good future by helping others D. Living a life.

16. The poet uses the expression , ‘sorely spent’ The meaning of expression is…… ( )
A.hardly spent B. wastely spent C. carelessly spent D. highly spent

17. The figure of speech used throughout the poem is a … ( )

A. simile B. questioning C. metaphor D. personification

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Unseen Poem 3
The golden bird of Asia
With a crown of Himalayas
Her feet washed by the Arabian
Is my country India.
A land of philosophy and sacred lore
The vedic seers and the vedic core
A place of holy pilgrimage
Is my country India.
Since ages her holy lands
Have held sages and saints alike
Birth place of a pure language
Is my country India.
The mighty river ganges flows through her varied land
A unity in diversity
Is my country India.
Religion of every colour
Flower on her breast
And are watered with tolerance
Is my country India.
When her freedom faces danger
Her children unite as one
A land of the origin of zero
Is my country India.

Now, answer the following questions:

13. The purpose of writing this poem is… ( )
A. to describe India’s richness B. to glorify Himalayas
C. to glorify India D. to describe India
14. Who is the golden bird according to the poem ? ( )
A. Asia B. Himalayas C. Arabia D. India
15. What is the birthplace of zero ? ( )
A. India B. Arabia C. U.S D. Asia
16. “Since ages her holy hands” – What figure of speech is used in the above line ? ( )
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Exaggeration
17. What do their children do when their motherland falls in danger ? ( )
A. fight to unite B. unite to fight C. fight for right. D. fight for unity

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Unseen Poem 4
I will arise and go now, and go to
Innis free,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there , for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
Glossary
wattles : twisted sticks for making fences, walls; glade : open space
veils : a piece of cloth hides a face(cloud); cricket : an insect
linnet : a short beak bird; glimmer : something shining; lapping : striking
Now, answer the following questions:
13. The word’ cabin’ in the poem refers to a …… ( )
A. small room B. big house C. small house D. hall
14. Nine-bean rows and honey are associated with ………… ( )
A. journey B. food C. trees D. nature
15. And live alone in the bee-loud glade – from this we can understand that….. ( )
A. The poet is sad B. The poet is peaceful being alone
C. The poet is feeling disturbed D. The poet is feeling lonely
16. The poem talks about…. ( )
A. nature’s greatness
B. poet’s deep longing for peace and tranquility at Innisfree
C. poet’s boyhood experience
D. care for nature
17. I hear it in the deep heart’s core – the word ’it’ refers to….. ( )

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 A. sound of birds B. sound of nature C. cricket’s sounds D. sound of lake water
Unseen Poem 5
Just down the road from where I live
A lone laburnum grows
It does not advertise itself,
Unlike the cawing crows .
But like the cawing crows, you'd say,
There's nothing to this tree
It's height is remarkable,
It's leaves so ordinary.
But comes the summer, golden light
Is trapped within the tree
In May, the crystallized sunbeams,
Break out for all to see.
Flowers of sunshine cloak the free
And dazzle every eye,
And every puff of a wayward breeze
Drops gold on passersby.
Even the beggar down the street
Smile when he sees this tree.
And for some moments he can feel
A joy that comes for free
Now, answer the following questions:
13. The poem talks about….. ( )
A. poet’s longing for laburnum tree B. poet’s attitude towards laburnum tree
C. loneliness of the poet D. advertising the laburnum tree
14. Here compares laburnum and crow to say….. ( )
A. crow and laburnum are alike B. crow advertises by cawing
C. laburnum doesn’t require advertisement like crow
D. crow’s cawing and tree sounds are same
15. Something remarkable about the tree is…… ( )
A. It’s flowers B. It’s height C. It’s leaves D. It’s breeze
16. ‘dazzle every eye’ is associated with… ( )
A. It’s flower B. It’s beauty C. It’s leaves D. It’s shine
17. ‘Drops gold on passersby.’ The gold refers to…… ( )
A. tranquility B. shadow

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 C. It’s yellow flowers D. Yellow leaves of the tree

Unseen Poem 6
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,

To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the winds like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

Now, answer the following questions:

13. The poet repeats the line, ‘ I must go down to the seas again.’ shows that the speaker…( )
A. spends most of his time travelling in sea B. he has no other option
C. wants spend time at the shore D. is the poet
14. The speaker wishes to ask “a star to steer her by;” It means…. ( )
A. drive the ship into sea B. show the way with it’s light at night
C. tell the sailor to steer well D. to change the direction
15.The poem reflects….. ( )
A. a sailor’s duty B. emotional bonding between the sea and the speaker
C. greatness of the sea D. life of sailor
16. The figures of speech-‘personification’ used in the following phrase. ( )
A. lonely sea B. gull’s way C. seagulls’ cry D. merry yarn
17. “whetted knife” is associated with….. ( )
A. sharp knife B. speed wind C. seagulls D. gypsy life
Unseen Poem 7

The sun does raise,

And make happy the skies.
The merry bells ring
To welcome the Spring.
The sky-lark and thrush,
The birds of the bush,
Sing louder around,

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To the bells’ cheerful sound.
While our sports shall be seen
On the Echoing Green.

Old john, with white hair

Does laugh away care,
Sitting under the oak,
Among the old folk,
They laugh at our play,
And soon they all say.
‘Such, such were the joys.
When we all girls & boys,
In our youth-time were seen,
On the Echoing Green’

Till the little ones weary

No more can be merry
The sun does descend,
And our sports have an end;
Round the laps of their mothers,
Many sisters and brothers,
Like birds in their nest,

Now, answer the following questions:

13. Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text? ( )
A. has little to no correlation to age. Friendship is more valuable
C. Growing up and aging happens quicker than expected; youth should be appreciated.
D. Nature shows us how repetitive human life can be.
14. The setting of the poem takes place in the following times. ( )
A. Past B. Present C. Future D. Past and Present
15. ‘No more can be merry’ Why are children not happy anymore? ( )
A. They are tired B. They don’t like old age
C. They can’t play anymore as the sun set D. They have to do homework
16. ‘Merry bells’ refers to… ( )
A. school bell B. church bells ring in the morning C. temple bells D. bells of life
17. In the poem ‘echo’ symbolises… ( )
A. cycle of life B. sounds in the heart C. childhood D. old age

Unseen Poem 8
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and house, hedges and ditches;
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And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows the horses and cattle;

All of the sights of hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles;

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And there is the green for stringing the daisies!

Here is a cart run away in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill and there is a river;

Each a glimpse and gone for ever!

-Robert Louis Stevenson

Glossary:
charging : moving fast as if to attack; wink of an eye : close and open eyelids fast;
tramp : who walks on foot (here a beggar); scrambles : climb fast;
brambles : thorny sticks;

Now, answer the following questions:

13. The train is passing through ……………. ( )
A. a city B. the countryside C. an industrial area D. a tunnel
14. The poetic device you find in the line, “Fly as thick as driving train” is ……… ( )
A. A simile B. a metaphor C. a paradox D. an oxymoron
15. One of the following is not used to refer the movement of the train. ( )
A. troops in a battle. B. fairies. C. witches D. river
16. Why does the poet say that the train is ‘Faster than Bridges and houses,
hedges and ditches? ( )
A. to refer fast movement of the train B. to refer the train passes all of them fast
C. to refer the things watched by the train
D. to refer the beautiful things in the nature
17. In what ways are the child and the tramp different? ( )
A. The child is standing and gazing, and the tramp is gathering brambles
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 B. The child is clambering and scrambling and the tramp is standing and gazing

C. The child is clambering and scrambling fast and the tramp is gathering brambles slowly
D. The child is charging along and the tramp is gathering bramble

Unseen Poem 9
I am not allowed to bear
and always kept under fear.
My souls starts to cry,
when
I find female infanticide tried.
I am the one who continues generation then why is there discrimination.
I also want to read and write
and enjoy all the fundamental rights.
I am not an environment foe
but am of talent shows.
I am proud to be a girl child
which continues country’s mild.

Now, answer the following questions:

13. The word ‘bear’ in the poem means the ability to….. ( )
A. have or continue to have something. B. tolerate something unpleasant.
C. give birth to young. D. to be born
14. The narrator is proud to be a girl child because she can .... ( )
A. generate the human race. B. enjoy fundamental rights.
C. participate in talent shows. D. not be an environmental foe.
15. The poem focuses on…. ( )
A. problems of a girl child B. greatness of girl child
C. infanticide D. inhumanity
16. The word which gives the meaning, ‘enemy’ is…. ( )
A. mild B. evil C. infanticide D. foe
17. The speaker of the poem is a……. ( )
A. poet B. girl child C. girl child in mother’s womb D. woman

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Unseen Poem 10
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbor quays,
And birds asleep in the forks of the trees.

The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,

The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way,
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall rise.

Now, answer the following questions:

13. The poet associates the moon and the clock in terms of….. ( )
A. showing time B. both are on the top C. both are white D. clarity
14. “She shines on thieves on the garden wall,” signifies …. ( )

A. the moon is everywhere B. the moon shows no discrimination in casting light

C. the moon helps to catch thieves with it’s light D. the moon’s kind nature
15. The poet’s intention to mention different small animals is…. ( )
A. The moon is common B. The moon has no discrimination
C. All of them love the moonlight D. The moon is everywhere

16. “flowers and children close their eyes” indicates…….. ( )

A. they enjoy sweetness by closing eyes B. the time of sleeping
C. flowers and children are alike D. flowers close their petals
17. Which animals like to be out in the light of the moon ? ( )

A. The squalling cat B. The squeaking mouse

C. The howling dog D. All the above

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 Q. No. : 18-22 (Editing – Passage from Textbook) 5 X 1 = 5 Marks

In the following passages, five sentences are numbered and each of them has an error.
Correct them and rewrite them in your notebook.

Passage 1

His parents decided not to send him to a special school - a decision he said was very hard for
him, (18) but which may have been the better decision they could have made for him.

(19) When Nick was born his father was too shocked that he left the hospital room to
vomit. (20) His distraught mother couldn't bring himself to hold him until he was four months old.

His disability came without any medical explanation - a rare occurrence called
Phocomelia - and (21) Nick and his parents spent many years asking which this cruel trick would
happen to them. (22) 'My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy and
she still blamed herself,' he said.

Passage 2

All success stories are stories of great failures. (18) The only difference was that every
time they failed, they bounced back. (19) This is called fail forward, rather than backward. (20)
You learn but move forward. Learn from your failure and keep moving.

(21) In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, who was worth a few million
dollars, to fire. (22) It had little very insurance. No longer had a young man, Edison watched his
lifetime effort go up in smoke and said, "There is great value in disaster.

Passage 3

However, I finally did decide to go. I did not have much to carry by way of luggage – just a
trunk. (18) Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motor roads – and there is no certainty that we are
ever going to have any roads. In any case, while coming home we do not carry bedding. (19)
Besides, I had come home this time round for a special purpose: to get marriage. (20) My parents
had arranged my marriage accordingly to the customs of our tribal society. Time flew, and five
months into my marriage I realized it. Initially I thought of extending my leave – even taking
unpaid leave. But after some dilly-dallying, (21) I decided finally against it because marriage
had increased my responsibilities and (22) I had get into debt.

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Passage 4

Bayaji was nonplussed. (18) For a moment, he was tempted to knock down him with his
box but realised that he couldn't afford to do so. (19) Besides, now he had come back to his
village for better. He was to spend the rest of his days on this soil and would be interred in the
same soil. (20) He would not be able to returned to Pune or Bombay hereafter. It was not a good
policy to incur the hostility of anyone in the village, least so of the Patil, the village headman.

So he said in a meek tone, (21) 'Sir, why spring this on me even after I set foot on the soil
of my forefathers? (22) I have to stay here still the end of my life.'

Passage 5

Bayaji spread a rough woollen carpet for Patil and the other high-caste people. Patil sat quietly on
that. (18) His companions, rather uncomfortable, took his positions around him; (19) Bayaji
offered them the custom betel leaves. (20) Patil accepted the leaves and immediately gave it back
to Bayaji with the remark, 'Yes, it's all very nice!'

(21) 'But why aren't you accept the betel leaves?' Bayaji asked nervously. Bhujaba smiled
artificially and said, 'It's enough that your offering is honoured; (22) it is also necessary to eat it?
We'll make a move now.

Passage 6:

The other is the transformation of the landscape. ( 18) Places which there was dust, there
are no more dust. There are trees, even birds and rabbits. ( 1 9 ) They come back and they make
the environment very beautifully. ( 2 0 ) There is a shade and sometimes even dry springs
comes back because the water is not running, the water is going into the ground. Very profound
transformation.

(21) And the other transformation that I saw was the willingness of the people to fought for
their rights; (22) to decide that they have a right to a clean good environment; to decide that they
will fight for their forests, they will protect their forests, and they will not allow corrupt leaders
to take their public land.

Passage 7

“They came on a Wednesday,” said Sunday, “Many, many big lorries. They took all day
unloading them. ( 18 ) No-one told us where was in them. ( 19 ) They gave the Chief a paper brown
bag-I saw him smiling as the lorries drove away. This was five years ago. (20) Then three months

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ago, one of the brightest boy in the village - Thomas Agonyo - started university in Lagos. He
came home one weekend with a new Chemistry book, and spent all day looking at the drums and
writing things down and talking to himself and shaking his head. (21) We all thought he had went
mad. (22) Then he called a meeting of the village and told us that the drums contained poison
chemicals. He said they had come from Italy. But I don’t know where that is. Is it in Europe?”

Passage 8

"It happened on April the 26th 1986. (18) I remember the date therefore it was my
mother's birthday. (19) We heard the explosive early in the morning. We didn't worry, because
there had been explosions before from Chernobyl. But this one was bigger. ( 2 0 ) Everyone
stopped what he were doing and listened. Then we ran out into the garden. ( 21) We could saw a
cloud of white smoke coming from the nuclear reactor." (22) Natasha Revenko wiped her
hands nervous on her apron. Tears came to the corners of her eyes, and slid slowly down her
pinched, pale cheeks.

Passage 9

One day, he invited me to his home for a meal. (18) His wife was horrify at the idea of a Muslim
boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. (19) She refused to served me in her kitchen.
(20) Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor he did get angry with his wife, but instead, served
me with his own hands and sat down beside me to eat his meal. (21) His wife watched us from
beside the kitchen door. (22) I wondered that she had observed any difference in the way I ate rice,
drank water or cleaned the floor after the meal.

Passage 10

India has a rich cultural heritage. (18) We are inheritors of several grand treasures in the fields of
music, fine arts, dance, drama, theatre or sculpture. (19) Our sages and seers have left beside
a tradition of piety, penance, spiritual greatness, conquest of passion, etc. (20) Our
scriptures are the warehouses of spiritual wisdom. (21) Our saints aspired to the realise of the
infinite. (22) Whe have inherited great spiritual values contrasted with when the materialistic
progress of the West appears insignificant.

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 Q. No. : 23 – 27 (Rewrite as Directed - Unseen Passage) 5 X 2 = 10 Marks

Read the passages given below focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the
questions given at the end as directed.

Passage 1

Communication has become very easy. (23) You can talk to anybody in the world through
telephone and wireless. You can transmit the message to any part of the world in no time. (24)
Cell phones have brought the whole world closer.

Science has also greatly helped man in the war on illness and diseases. Doctors have found
medicines for almost all kinds of diseases. (25) Epidemics wiped out whole cities. They have
become things of the past. Surgeons perform the most intricate operations on the human body.
X-ray photography can locate any cause of trouble inside the body and make its cure easy.

(26) Machines have made labour easy. Science has come to the aid of the agriculturist through
pesticides. Robots and computers have taken away more and more activities of human beings.
Computers can do all the things of human beings. Science is a blessing today. (27) It becomes
a curse in the future when we misuse it.

Now answer the questions :

23. Combine the sentences using ` not only ........... but also’.

24. Add the question tag.

25. Combine the sentences using `which’.

26. Begin the sentence with `Labour’.

27. Combine the sentences using `if’ clause.

Passage 2

One day the king Krishnadevaraya announced that whoever rears a cat and removes the
troubles created by rats from their houses effectively will be given a reward. For that he gave
each house a cat, and a cow for feeding the cat with milk.

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(23) The king gave Tenali Raman a cat and a cow. He took those two. And (24) the next day
he gave boiled milk to the cat. It burnt its mouth. Since then the cat did not touch the milk.

The day came. All the owners complained that the cats were not hunting rats and they looked
very fat. But Ramalinga’s cat was very thin. The king asked Ramalinga why the cat was like
that. (25) Ramalinga said, “ It has not drunk milk”. Everyone was surprised. The king ordered
him to give some milk to the cat. But the cat ran away from the milk bowl. Then Ramalinga
told the real story. (26) It did not drink milk. It killed the rats and was active. The other cats
drank milk from time to time and slept happily without killing rats. The king praised him
saying, (27) Ramalinga is the most intelligent person in his country.

Now answer the questions :

23. Change the sentence into Passive Voice.

24. Combine the sentences using ‘which’.

25. Change the sentence into Indirect Speech.

26. Combine the sentences using ‘ As’.

27. Rewrite the sentence beginning with : No other……….

Passage 3

(23) I thought deeply. Then I consented. I was a poor man, barely able to afford a rent of four
rupees for my residence, let alone the ten rupees for the engine’s parking. Thus, after paying
three months rent, I was forced to pledge one of my jewels. Then (24) I started going up and
down the town offering to sell my engine. However the most probable takers – like the local
club – showed little interest in my offer. (25) Days passed by. I found myself more and more
bankrupt, having to maintain the engine parked at the Gymkhana..

Suddenly, a cattle show was announced. (26) The municipal authorities gave me twenty-four
hours to get the engine out of the grounds. (27) I didn’t find a driver. So, I didn’t get the
engineout of the ground.

Now answer the questions :

23. Combine the sentences using ‘after’ at the beginning.

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24. Add a suitable question tag.

25. Combine the sentences using ‘As’.

26. Rewrite the sentences beginning with ‘ I was’.

27. Rewrite the sentences using ‘If’.

Passage 4

Once a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when the farmer went to draw the water from
the well, (23) the man did not allow him to draw the water from it. He said, “ I have sold you
the well, not the water. You cannot draw the water from the well”.Later someone said, (24)
“He is very cunning. He cheats anyone.”

The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s court. He described everything to the
Emperor and asked for justice.

The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold
the well to the famer. (25) Birbal asked, “ Why don’t you let him use the water of the well ?
You have sold the well to the farmer ? The man replied, “ Birbal , I have sold the well to the
farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw the water from the well. “Then Birbal smiled
and said to him, “ Good, but look since you have sold the well to this farmer, and you claim
that water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer’s well. (26) You
pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well
immediately”.

The man understood that his trick has failed. (27) Birbal has outwitted him.

Now answer the questions:

23. Begin the sentence with: ‘He’……………………………

24. Combine the sentences using: ‘too … to’

25. Change the sentence into Indirect Speech: ……………………………………

26. Combine the sentences using ‘ either...or’.:……………………………………

27. Add the question tag: ……………………………………….

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Passage 5

King Krishnadevaraya loved horses and had the best collection of horse breeds in the
Kingdom. Well, one day, a trader came to the King and told him that he had brought with him
a horse of the best breed in Arabia. (23) He invited the King to inspect the horse. King
Krishnadevaraya loved the horse; so the trader said, “ (24) You can buy this one. I have two
more like this, back in Arabia.” that he would go back to get. (25)The King loved the
horse very much. He wanted to have the other two as well. He paid the trader 5000 gold coins
in advance. (26) He wanted to have the best horses in the kingdom. The trader promised that
he would return within two days with the other horses. (27) The trader didn’t return even after
two weeks. He waited patiently for him. But, he didn’t return.

Now answer the questions :

23. Rewrite the sentence beginning with: The king ……………..

24. Change the sentence into indirect speech.

25. Combine the sentences using ‘so… that’:

26. Change the sentence to a comparative degree.

27. Add the question tag……………………………………………

Passage 6

Today, the median female share of the global workforce is 45.4 percent. (23) Women’s formal
and informal labour transforms a community. (24) Despite significant obstacles, women’s role
in developing communities can be extended. It can be used for laying the foundation for future
generations.

The government has taken a lot of initiative in the recent past. As a result, (25) The urban
women’s workforce has been expanded to a great extent. (26) Women have a lion's share in
community development. She must be respected. Women do two full-time jobs - the one at the
workplace and the one at home. (27) Women are more precious than any other living being.
Hence, let’s help the women to reach high.

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Now answer the questions :

23. Add the question tag.

24. Combine the sentences using ‘not only…. but also’.

25. Rewrite the sentence beginning with : The government …………..

26. Combine the sentences using ‘Since’.

27. Rewrite the sentence beginning with: No other ………

Passage 7

(23) The boy returned from school sadly. Actually he went to school in the morning joyfully.
He felt very upset and settled in a corner calmly after coming from the school. (24) He looked
more disappointed today than ever before. The parents have never seen him in such a bad
mood. (25) After coming from school, he rushed into his bedroom and closed the doors. The
boy was spoiling his health, remaining uninterested in games, school work or chatting with
friends after school. (26) He was taken to a doctor. (27) The doctor tested him and asked, “Do
you have any health problems?” The boy said, “No.” The doctor thought for a while and
decided it might be a psychological problem.

Now answer the questions :

23.Combine the sentences using ‘who’ ...................................................

24. Rewrite the sentence by changing it to a positive degree ...........................

25. Rewrite the sentence beginning with : No sooner…..

26. Rewrite the sentence beginning with: His parents………………

27. Write the sentence in indirect speech. : ………………………………………………

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Passage 8

(23) The husband had gone out of the house and the wife immediately got up and dressed as
fast

as she could. She was very excited and there was a gloat in her eye. (24) She telephoned the
police and she telephoned the psychiatrist. (25) She told them to hurry to her house and bring a
straight jacket. The police and the psychiatrist looked at her with great interest. “My husband”,
she said, saw a Unicorn this morning. (26) “The police looked at the psychiatrist and the
psychiatrist looked at the police. My husband said, “I saw a Unicorn eating a white lily.” She
disclosed. (27) The psychiatrist investigated the case and finally said that he didn’t sleep well.
He had nightmares.

Now answer the questions :

23) Rewrite the sentence beginning with: ‘As soon as’

24.Combine the sentences using : ‘as well as’

25) Write the sentence in direct speech: ........................................…….

26) Add the question tag: ...................... ?

27) Combine the sentences using ‘if-clause’.........................................

Passage 9

Alwar Swamy was the first ever novelist in Telugu. (23) He was born in an upper caste
poor family. So, he could not afford higher education. (24) In spite of his setbacks he gained
good command of Telugu. (25) His economical life taught him valuable lessons. He took part
in the Indian national movement. (26) He is a renowned Telugu writer and human rights
activist. (27) He was very poor. But he went out of his house to continue his studies.

Now answer the questions:

23. Combine the sentences with ‘Born into ...................................................’

24. Write the sentence using ‘Nevertheless .........................................................................’

25. Start the sentence with: ‘He was taught ............................................ ’

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26. Combine the sentences using: ‘Not only …. but also’

27. Combine the sentences using: Despite…………………………

Passage 10

One day (23) I noticed a brochure containing an advertisement displaying a new washing
machine. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, his face turned joyful. (24)
“Yes, that’s right”, he said. “I buy your mum an advanced washing machine.” Mum squealed
with delight.

A few moments later, a trolley came and stood in front of my house with a brand - new
washing machine. (25) The new machine was arranged in place of the old one. Immediately
my mother filled the machine with a bundle of clothing. My mother looked at my father in a
thankful manner.

(26) He said to her, ``Don't wash all the clothes at a time overwhelmed. (27) However, her joy
had no bounds for some days.

Now answer the questions :

23.. Rewrite starting: A brochure ........…….:……

24. Rewrite starting: He said that ......………….

25. Rewrite starting: No sooner ...............…………

26. Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech: …………………………….

27. Add the question tag ................................................................ ?

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 Q.No.: 28 – 32 (Numbered Gap Test - Unseen Passage) 5 X 1 = 5 Marks

Complete the following passage choosing the right word from those given below. Each
blank is numbered and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Passage 1
Sleep is as important to a healthy lifest yle as eating properly (28) exercising.
(29) an average a healthy adult requires just over eight hours of sleep (30)
night. Sleep is crucial for (31) your health. The immune system works best when you
are asleep. Number of people are suffering (32) _ sleep disorders.

28. (A) with (B) without (C) and (D) for

29. (A) In (B) on (C) For (D) By
30. (A) for (B) at (C) on (D) to
31. (A) maintenance (B) maintain (C) maintaining (D) maintained
32. (A) with (B) from (C) of (D) by
Passage 2

One of the India’s (28) living musicians (29) M.S.

Subbalakshmi. She likes to (30) her meeting with Gandhiji and Hellen Keller. It
was she (31) made Raghupathi Raghava Raja Ram, the Nation’s Favourite hymn
(32) singing it at Gandhiji’s prayers.

28. (A) great (B) greater (C) greatest (D) grand

29. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were
30. (A) remember (B) remembers (C) remembering (D) remembered
31. (A) who (A) that (C) which (D) what
32. (A) for (B) by (C) with (D) on
Passage 3

Rama was (18) naughty boy who lived in the village of Tenali. (19)
mother did not know what to do with him since he refused to study or (20)
any work. One day she took him to see a guru. She told (21) holy man that she was
fed up with her son. She (22) him to bring some sense into Rama.

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28. (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) one
29. (A) her (B) his (C) this (D) he
30. (A) done (B) does (C) do (D) done
31. (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) such
32. (A) want (B)wanted (C) wants (D) wanting
Passage 4

Four friends ran (28) obstacle race yesterday. They started (29)
Ravi’s house and finished at Raj its house. The obstacles (30) the way were three
fences, a pond and an open field. Ravi tried to jump the fence (31) he hurt his
leg (32) he could go no further.

28. (A) a (B) the (C) an (D) one

29. (A) from (B) at (C) by (D) on
30. (A) cross (B) in (C) on (D) about
31. (A) but (B) or (C) so (D) therefore
32. (A) also (B) and (C) so (D) but
Passage 5

Helen Keller was born (28) 1880. When she was nineteen months old, due to an
illness, she became deaf and blind. Into her dark and silent world . 29 her teacher, Anne
Sullivan. In the beginning, Helen refused to learn 30 her. This was the beginning
of 31 endless journey of discovery for 32. With tireless effort, she taught to
read, write and speak. She had to work hard but she never gave up.

28. (A) on (B) in (C) an (D) the

29. (A) come (B) has come (C) came (D) had come
30 . (A) from (B) for (C) with (D) since
31. (A) an (B) in (C) a (D) the
32. (A) yourself (B) myself (C) himself (D) herself
Passage 6

Once a farmer’s cow was stolen. He immediately grabbed a thick stick and started
(28) people of his village. “You cowards and thieves! Do you think (29) a fool? Give
me back my cow or else, I (30) do what my father had done.”
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 The thief, (31) had stolen the cow, was terrified to hear the farmer’s warning.
He came and silently handed back the stolen animal. While he was giving, he asked the
farmer: “Sir, please tell me what your father had done when his cow was stolen?”
“He bought (32) cow” was the farmer’s reply.

28. (A) warn (B) warned (C) warning (D) warns

29. (A) am I (B) I am (C) we are (D) are we

30. (A) should (B) can (C) will (D) must

31. (A) which (B) where (C) when (D) who

32. (A) one (B) the other (C) another (D) a

Passage 7

Wilma Rudolph was (28) in a poor family in Tenesse. At the age of four, she had
pneumonia with scarlet fever, (29) left her paralyzed with polio. She had to a brace
and the doctor said she would (30) put her foot on earth. But her mother. ( 31)
her. She told Wilma that with god-given ability persistence and faith she (32) do
anything she wanted.

28. (A) birth (B) born (C) bore (D) bear

29. (A) what (B) when (C) which (D) who
30. (A) never (B) always (C) sometimes (D) anytime
31. (A) encouragement (B) discouraged (C) encourage (D) encouraged
32. (A) would (B) could (C) did (D) will
Passage 8

Prashanth, a thirteen- y e a r - o l d boy_______(28) missing ______(29) last Sunday. The

boyis in blue trousers ___ (30) pink T-shirt. He can speak Telugu, Hindi and English. He
_____(31)fair complexion. ______(32) anybody come across this boy, please inform us
immediately.

28. (A) is (B) was (C) has been (D) had

29. (A) from (B) for (C) since (D) to
30. (A) along (B) and (C) or (D) but
31. (A) was (B) has (C) have (D) had
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32. (A) so (B) if (C) although (D) as

Passage 9

James Simpson was born in1811 in Scotland in baker’s family. Right ____ (28) his
childhood he was good at studies. His father _ ____(29) him to pursue higher studies. He
joined _______(30) university of Edinburgh _______(31)the age of fourteen. He chose to
study medicine and by the time he was twenty-one years of age he was a _____ (32) doctor.

28. (A) of (B) about (C) for (D) from

29. (A) encourage (B) encourages (C) encouraged (D) encouraging
30. (A) a (B) the (C) an (D) one
31. (A) of (B) at (C) in (D) on
32. (A) qualify (B) qualifying (C) qualified (D) qualifies
Passage 10

Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in _____ (28)
Kalicharan’s in new market to buy books. He _______(29) buy at least five at a time to
last him through the week. He lived alone, had few friends, and didn’t like spending time
in ______(30) chat. Today, at Kalicharan’s Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was
________(31) him from close quarters. He turned round and found himself looking at a
round faced, meek-looking man who now (32) a smile.

28. (A) on (B) at (C) over (D) to

29. (A) having (B) has (C) had to (D) have to
30. (A) idle (B) ideal (C) idol (D) perfect
31. (A) witnessing (B) identifying (C) recognizing (D) observing
32. (A) broke down (B) broke into (C) broke out (D) broke off

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 Q. No.: 33-37 (Appropriate Form of the Word – Unseen Passage)
5 X 1 = 5 Marks
Read the following passages and fill the blanks with appropriate form of the word given
in the brackets.

Passage 1

What is a success? How is it .......33…..? (define) It can be defined as.......34 (achieve) of

your goals or even having small occasions where you feel to have achieved something.
Whatever it is, it........35…….( sure)........36……..(bring) a smile to your face and brings
happiness in your life. But even a robber feels it a success on committing as
successful .......37 ............(rob) Can it be termed as success?

Passage 2

Children who are.......33 (involve) in sports are seen to be more proactive in class activities.
Several children take up sports ...…34.......(serious) in their career. The
physical.....35.........( train) classes that are.......36……. (enjoy) in the schools and colleges are
to imbibe on the students a love for sports. The outdoors is an....37 ........... ( extreme)important
part of our lives.

Passage 3

No doubt, life is beautiful and every moment – a .......33….. (celebrate)of........34 (be)

alive, but one should be always ready to face......35 ........... (adverse)and challenges. A person
who has not .......36……....(encounter) difficulties in life can never achieve
success. .....37......(Difficulty )test the courage, patience, perseverance and true character of a
human being.

Passage 4

Humor is an essential part of my.......33….. (day) life......34….......(Cause) someone to laugh

and feel…...35…...... (amuse) varies from person to person. What I find ....36 ........ (fun)may
not be funny to others. My sense of humor may vary, from ......37 ........(watch) comedy movies,
to late night comedy talk shows.

Passage 5

Cinema is very common in India. Everyone is.......33….. (entertain) by cinema and enjoys it
for....34 ........ ( near) three hours. Cinema came into existence in 1930. At first silent and black
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& white movies were.....35...... (make). After that coloured movies were
made. .....36......(watch)movie is not at all.....37 ...... (cost) as compared to the other sources of
entertainment.

Passage 6

Cinema should focus on …….33………(promote) national ………34 .............. (conscious) and

social integration as cinema was a religion without boundaries. Films should illuminate the
mind and heart ………35………(engage) the audience both ………36......... (intellectual) and
emotionally. They should expose people to ideas, problems and……..37 ........... (develop)
happening in the society to think critically and look for alternative solutions.

Passage 7

The word ‘Profile’is of…………33…(Italy) origin. It is a brief ………34 ............(biographical)

as given in a periodical. This is also ……..35………(use) by some companies. One should
read an advertisement ……..36………(careful) to understand what …….37 ........... (exact) the
requirement is.

Passage 8

Space travel has.......33….. (immense) enriched our knowledge of the solar system. It
has ........34........(afford)us a new scientific.....35….......(understand) of our own planet, the
earth, through photographs.....36…......(capture) by the astronauts. In April 1961 Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin ……….37 (make) man's first space-flight.

Passage 9

War is a situation or a period of.......33….. (fight) between countries or groups of people. A

war........34......( general) involves the use of weapons, a military…....35 (organize)and
soldiers. War is a situation in which a nation.......36...... (enforce)its rights by......37......... ( use)
force. Not every armed conflict is a war.

Passage 10

Corruption also is known as.......33…………………(bribe). It is one of the most

common .....34.....(problem) in India. The process of......35…..... (give) some extra money, to
let their work....36...... (do) is a bribe. Bribery is a kind of black money. The process
of .....37 (earn) black money is also known as corruption.

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 Q. No.: 38-42 (Choose the appropriate word – Unseen Passage)
5 X 1 = 5 Marks
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct words from the
brackets and write them in your answer booklet.

Passage 1

Will power is one of the key factors ……(33)……(necessarily/ necessary) to develop

personality. It is a …….(34)…. (Phenomenon/ phenomenal) which lies in ……..(35)………
(human/ humane) mind it ……..(36)……..:(needed /needs) to be groomed, shaped
and……….(37) (exploitation/ exploited).

Passage 2

.Concentration, meditation and faith can be of …….(33)…….(great/ grately) help in this

regard. All the men of great success in the world…… …(34)……..(who/whom) rose to the
height of …….(35)………(success/ succeed) were men of……..(36)……:. (strength/ strong)
will. All genuine scholars and eminent personalities ……..(37)............. (has/ have) this trait in
abundance.

Passage 3

The study of human relation is………….(33)…………..(important/importantly) in personal

and professional……..(34)…………::(life/lives) because this ……..(35)………( field/fields)
emphasises………(36)………………(knowledge/ knowledgeable) that can be applied
in ……..(37)…….. (practice/practical) ways to solve the problems of the personal relations.

Passage 4

The study of human relation ………….(33)……………… (include / including)

communication, motivation, self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-disclosure, trust and
conflict resolution………………..(34)………………………….. (Effective/Affective) human
relations combine……………………(35) ......................................... (appropriate/appropriately)
knowledge………(36)………………(personal/personnel) skills and ……….……..(37)……..
(attributes/ attributive) that determine positive human relations.

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Passage 5

The environment is ……..(33)…….(important /impotent) to all the species. It is

the …….(34)…….(space/place) where we grow as a……….(35)……. (human/humane)
beings. The quality of air, water and our greenery …….(36)…… (is/are) depleting
unfortunately. There are ……..(37)…….(varieties/various) factors affecting our environment.

Passage 6

India is a country……(33)…. (consists / consisting) of people from different

backgrounds, ………(34)……(mixed/mixture) cultures and various religions ……..(35)…….
(practises/practices). it brings a ………(36)…… (harmony/harmonium) of varied diversities
together in its land. India could properly ……….(37) ................(implement/impliment). the
idea of national integration.

Passage 7

National integration is a way to ……..(33)………. (make/makes) people aware about the

power of unity ……..(34)…….. ( between/ among) the people living in a ………(35)……..
(country/ countryside). It ………(36)…….. (makes/made) people aware ……….(37)…….
(about/ above) necessity of Rashtriya Ekta by bringing quality among people of different
cultures, races, castes and religions.

Passage 8

Human rights are the ……..(33)…… (base/ basic) rights and freedoms …….(34)…… (which/
that) belong to …….(35)…… ( each/ every) person in the world from birth……(36)…….
(until/ till ) death. Human rights are a matter of great…….37)……. (importance /important)
today.

Passage 9

The moment the last paper is over, I am……. (33) …..(gone /going) to step outside the
examination hall and…….(34)…….. (give away /give out) the loudest yell that I
can ……….(35)…….(muster /master). This will be the yell ……(36) ........ (that /who) tells the
world that the examinations are over. The months of toil, sweat and……. (37) ........... (tense
/tension) have ended and it is the time for joy and celebration.

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Passage 10

Reforestation does not only help in .....(33).... (restoring / storing) destroyed forests, but can
also be managed to .....(34)..... (felicitate / facilitate) the harvesting of pulp and paper and
wood products. Reforestation for harvesting entails replanting trees any time they are cut;
therefore, the industry can adopt measures to ensure that their tree cutting is .....(35).....
(suspicious / sustainable) and facilitates easier regeneration. An example is the wood products
industry, which should systematically replace the several trees cut for .....(36) (economical /
commercial) purpose by mass tree planting.. .....(37)....(Beside / Besides) financial returns,
reforestation can result in other benefits such as restoring the soil, rejuvenating the local fauna
and flora.

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 Q. No.: 43-47 (Answer the questions as directed -Passage from Textbook)

5 X 1 = 5 Marks

Read the following passages with focus on the underlined parts. Answer them as directed.

Passage 1

When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit.
His distraught (43)mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. His
disable (44) came without any medical explanation - a rare occurrence (45) called Phocomelia
– and Nick and his parents spend many years asking why this cruel (46)trick would happen to
them. 'My mother was a nurse and she did everything rite (47) during pregnancy but she still
blamed herself,' he said.

43. Write the word that means exactly or nearly the same.

44. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

45. Write the synonym of the underlined word.

46. Write the word which is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

47. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

Passage 2

Setbacks are inevitable (43) in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us
humility (44). In grief you will find courage and faith to overcome the setback. We need to
learn to become victors, not victims. Fear and doubt short-circuit the mind.

Ask yourself after every setback: What did I learnt (45) from this experience? Only then
you will be able to turn a stumbling block (46) into a stepping stone.

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon
Hill wrote, "However (47) the mind of man can conceive and believe the mind can achieve."

43. Write the meaning of the underlined word.

44. Write the antonym of the underlined word.

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45. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

46. Write the meaning of the expression.

47. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

Passage 3

My father protested. ‘Give me an old pair. You don’t have to spend money on new
shoes.’ I couldn’t convince him to buy a new pair. Reluctantly (43) I gave him the hunting
boots I was wearing. I then took out my pair of leather shoes from the trunk, and noticed my
father’s face lighting up with contentment (44). Suddenly he looked at me and said, ‘Take care.
Write to us...’

Father wanted to say something but the bus started moving. I saw my father gradually
receding into the distance. I saw that the road we had come by looked of (45) a giant motionless
rope. Father would use the same road to go back home. Simultaneous (46) our journeys started
in two opposite directions, with me seated in the luxurious seat of a bus and father walking back
with weary legs on the pebble-strewn (47) road.

43. Write the word that has the same meaning of the underlined word.

44. Write the antonym of the underlined word.

45. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

46. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

47. Give the meaning of the underlined expression.

Passage 4

Bayaji had packed his entire (43) household goods in this box. There was no longer any
reason to hang around (44) in Bombay. He had worked honestly (45) for the past thirty-five
years in the dockyard and had retired from service two months before. Not that he had held an
important position. He had merely got an extend (46) for two years; during that period he had
become a supervisor. Otherwise, his entire life had been spent lifting heavy loads. He had
worked very hard whoever (47) he could, day and night.

43. Write the word that has the same meaning of the underlined word.
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44. Write the meaning of the underlined expression.

45. Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

46. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

47. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

Passage 5

Bayaji was badly burnt and he was in grate (43) agony. He asked for water all the time.
As his eyes began to roll in his head, his eldest son moved closer, gulped down (44) the sorrow
that was surging in his throat and asked, 'Nana, what's your last wish?'

'Sons, I want you to build a storeyed house, I've no other wish.' With these words, his head
collapsed (45) like the storeyed house. Bayaji was quiet and the fire too had calmed down.

Bayaji's mother wept bitterly. 'Your father passed away without giving me a bury (46).
At least your hands should have pushed the dust over my dead body. Bayaji, speak to me.' She
was mad with grief (47).

43. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

44. Write the meaning of the underlined expression.

45. Write the meaning of the underlined word.

46. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

47. Give the antonym of the underlined word.

Passage 6

When I was a child, which is almost more than fifty years ago, the environment was very
pristine (43), very beautiful, and very green. We were a British colony, and the British
government at that time started to clear cut the indigenous (44) forests in our forested
mountains because they wanted to establish commercial plantations of exciting (45) species of
trees such as the pines from the northern hemisphere and the eucalyptus from Australia. These
trees are very nice, they grow tall, and they grow very fast, but as they grow they destroy all the
local biology (46) diversity. All the flora and fauna (47) disappeared. So although we were

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getting commercial timber for the growing timber industry, we also destroyed our local flora and
fauna.

43. Write the word which is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

44. Write the word that has the same meaning of the underlined word.

45. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

46. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

47. Give the meaning of the underlined expression.

Passage 7

After school, we went home and told our respective parents about the incident. Lakshmana Sastry
summoned (43) the teacher, and in our presence (44), told the teacher that he should not spread
the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of innocence (45) children.
He bluntly asked the teacher to either apologize but (46) quit the school and the island. Not only
did the teacher regret his behaviour but the strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed
ultimately (47) reformed this young teacher.

43. Write the meaning of the underlined word.

44. Write the word which is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

45. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word..

46. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.

47. Write the synonym of the underlined word.

Passage 8

A keen penetrating incite (43) will not fail to recognise the fundamental unity beneath the
manifold variety in India. The diversity itself, far from being a damaging cause of disunity and
weakness, is a fertile (44)source of strength and wealth. Sir Herbert Risely has rightly (45)
observed: "Beneath the manifold diversity of physical and social types, languages, customs and
religions where (46) strike the observer in India, there can still be discerned a certain underlying
uniform (47) of life from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin."

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43. Replace the underlined word with the correct word, which is pronounced similarly.
44. Write the word that has the same meaning of the underlined word.
45. Write the word which is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
46. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
47. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word..
Passage 9

For a whole day I puzzled over this problem. For a whole day my faith in my people was
shook (43). When I passed by that afternoon the little boys were not there. That evening I
taught (44) deeply on the subject.

The next morning the boys were there again, and a man was standing at the gate
watching them. I stopped and looked, just to see what the white boy was making his little
servant (45) do. To my utter astonishment the little dark boy was striding imperiously (46) up
and down the lawn, while the white youngster walked abjectly (47) behind him.

43. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

44. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
45. Write a word which is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
46. Write a synonym of the underlined word.
47. Write the meaning of the underlined word.
Passage 10

Falling for her beauty and intelligent (43), as also the dowry which her father offered, a
young man tied the three scared (44) knots around her neck, made her the housewife to a
household and said to her, 'Look, ammadu, this is your home.' Then the housewife immediately
(45) pulled the end of her sari and tucked it in at the waste (46) and swabbed the entire house
and decorated the floor with muggulu designs. The young man promptly praised her work. 'You
are dexterous (47) at swabbing the floor — even more dexterous in drawing the muggulu.
Sabash, keep it up.' He said it in English, giving her a pat on the shoulder in appreciation.

43. Write the appropriate form of the underlined word.

44. Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
45. Write the word which is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
46. Replace the underlined word with the correct word, which is pronounced similarly.
47. Write the meaning of the underlined word.
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 KEY TO GRADE GAINER FOR CLASS X - ENGLSIH

Q. No. 13-17
Poem 1: 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. B 17. C
Poem 2: 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B
Poem 3: 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. C 17. B
Poem 4: 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. D

Poem 5: 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C

Poem 6: 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. B
Poem 7: 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. A
Poem 8: 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. C
Poem 9: 13. B 14.A 15. C 16. D 17. C
Poem 10: 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. D

Q. No.: 18-22
Passage 1
18. but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him.
19. When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit.
20. His distraught mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
21. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them.
22. 'My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,'
he said.

Passage 2
18. The only difference is that every time they failed, they bounced back.
19. This is called failing forward, rather than backward.
20. You learn and move forward.
21. In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, which was worth a few million dollars, to fire.

22. It had very little insurance.

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Passage 3
18. Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motorable roads –
19. Besides, I had come home this time round for a special purpose: to get married.
20. My parents had arranged my marriage according to the customs of our tribal society.

21. I finally decided against it…

22. I had got into debt.

Passage 4
18. For a moment, he was tempted to knock him down with his box …
19. Besides, now he had come back to his village for good.
20. He would not be able to return to Pune or Bombay hereafter.

21. 'Sir, why spring this on me even before I set foot on the soil of my forefathers?
22. I have to stay here till the end of my life.'

Passage 5
18. His companions rather uncomfortable took their positions around him;
19. Bayaji offered them the customary betel leaves.
20. Patil accepted the leaves but immediately gave it back to Bayaji with the remark, 'Yes, it's all very
nice!'
21. 'But why don't you accept the betel leaves?' Bayaji asked nervously.
22. is it also necessary to eat it?

Passage 6
18. Places where there was dust, there are no more dust.
19. They come back and they make the environment very beautiful.
20. There is a shade and sometimes even dry springs come back…
21. And the other transformation that I saw was the willingness of the people to fight for their rights;
22 ...... to decide that they have a right to a good clean environment;

Passage 7
18. No-one told us what was in them.
19. They gave the Chief a brown paper bag…
20. Then three months ago, one of the brightest boys in the village…

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21. We all thought he had gone mad.
22. Then he called a meeting of the village and told us that the drums contained poisonous chemicals.

Passage 8
18. I remember the date because it was my mother's birthday.

19. We heard the explosion early in the morning.

20. Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened.
21. We could see a cloud of white smoke coming from the nuclear reactor.
22. Natasha Revenko wiped her hands nervously on her apron.

Passage 9
18. His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure
kitchen.
19. She refused to serve me in her kitchen.
20. Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife,…
21. His wife watched us from behind the kitchen door.

22. I wondered whether/if she had observed any difference in the way I ate rice, drank water or
cleaned the floor after the meal.

Passage 10
18. We are inheritors of several grand treasures in the fields of music, fine arts, dance, drama,
theatre and sculpture.
19. Our sages and seers have left behind a tradition of piety, penance, spiritual greatness,
conquest of passion, etc.
20. Our scriptures are the storehouses of spiritual wisdom.
21. Our saints aspired to the realisation of the infinite.
22. Who have inherited great spiritual values contrasted with which the materialistic
progressof the West appears insignificant.

Q. No.: 23 – 27
Passage 1
23. You can not only talk to anybody in the world through telephone and wireless but also transmit
the message to any part of the world in no time.
24. haven’t they?

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25. Epidemics which wiped out whole cities have become things of the past.
26. Labour has been made easy by machines.
27. If we misuse it, it becomes a curse in the future.

Passage 2
23. A cat and a cow were given to Tenali Raman by the king . (OR) Tenali Raman was given a cat
and a cow by the king.
24. The next day he gave boiled milk to the cat which burnt its mouth.
25. Ramalinga said that it had not drunk milk.

26. As it did not drink milk, it killed the rats and was active.
27. No other person in his country is as intelligent as Ramalinga.

Passage 3
23. After a deep thought, I consented. (OR) After thinking deeply , I consented.
24. didn’t I ?
25. As days passed by , I found myself more and more bankrupt.

26. I was given twenty-four hours by the municipal authorities to get the engine out of the grounds.
27. If I had found a driver, I would have got the engine out of the ground.

Passage 4
23. He was not allowed to draw the water from it by the man.
24. He is too cunning to cheat anyone.
25.Birbal asked him why he didn’t let him to use the water of the well,

26. Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well or you take that out of his well
immediately.
27. hasn’t he?

Passage 5
23. The King was invited to inspect the horse.
24.The trader told the king that he could buy that one and he had two more like that, back in Arabia.
25. The king loved the horse so much that he wanted to have the other two as well.
26. He wanted to have horses better than any other horses in the kingdom.
27. did he?

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Passage 6
23. doesn’t it?
24. Despite significant obstacles, women’s role in developing communities not only can be
extended, but also can be used for laying the foundation for future generations.
25. The government has extended urban women’s workforce to a greater extent.
26. Since women have a lion's share in community development, she must be respected.
27. No other living being is as precious as women.

Passage 7
23. The boy who returned from school sadly, actually went to school in the morning joyfully.
24. He never looked as disappointed as today.
25. No sooner did he come from school than he rushed into his bedroom and closed the doors.
26. His parents took him to a doctor.
27. The doctor asked the boy if he had any health problems.

Passage 8
23. As soon as the husband had gone out of the house, the wife got up and dressed as fast as she
could.
24. She telephoned the police as well as the psychiatrist.
25. She said to them, “ Hurry to my house and bring a straight jacket

26. did they?

27. If he had slept well, he wouldn’t have nightmares.

Passage 9
23. Born into an upper caste poor family, he couldn’t afford higher education.
24. He gained good command of Telugu, nevertheless, he faced setbacks.
25. He was taught valuable lessons by his economical life.

26. He is not only a renowned Telugu writer but also a human rights activist.
27. Despite his poverty, he went out of his house to continue his studies.

Passage 10
23. A brochure containing an advertisement displaying a new washing machine was noticed by me.
24. He said that it was right that he bought my mom an advanced washing machine.

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25. No sooner did the new machine arrange in place of the old one than my mother filled the
machine with a bundle of clothing.
26. He cautioned my mother not to wash all the clothes at a time overwhelmed.
27. hadn’t it?

Q.No.: 28-32
Passage 1 : 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. B

Passage 2 : 28. C 29. A 30. A 31. A 32. B

Passage 3 : 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. B

Passage 4 : 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. C 32 .C

Passage 5 : 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. D

Passage 6 : 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. C

Passage 7: 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B

Passage 8 : 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. B 32. B

Passage 9 : 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. B 32. C

Passage 10 : 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B

Q.No.: 33-37
Passage 1

33. defined 34. achievement 35. surely 36. brings 37. robbery

Passage 2
33. involved 34. seriously 35. training 36. enjoyed 37. extremely

Passage 3
33. celebration 34. being 35. adversities 36. encountered 37. difficulties.

Passage 4
33. daily 34. causing 35. amused 36. funny 37. watching

Passage 5
33. entertained 34. nearly 35. made 36. watching 37. costly.

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Passage 6
33. promoting 34. consciousness 35. engaging 36. intellectually 37. development

Passage 7
33. Italian 34. biography 35. used 36. carefully 37. exactly

Passage 8
33. immensely 34. afforded 35. understanding 36. captured 37. made

Passage 9
33. fighting 34. generally 35. organization 36. enforces 37. using

Passage 10
33. bribery 34. problems 35. giving 36. done 37. earning

Q.No.: 38-42
Passage:1
33. necessary 34. phenomenon 35. human 36. needs 37. exploited
Passage:2
33. great 34. who 35. success 36. strong 37. have
Passage:3
33. important 34. life 35. field 36. knowledge 37. practical
Passage:4
33. include 34. Effective 35. appropriate 36. personal 37. attributes
Passage:5
33. important 34. place 35. human 36. is 37. various
Passage:6
33. consisting 34. mixed 35. practices 36.harmony 37. implement
Passage:7
33. make 34. among 35. country 36. makes 37. about
Passage:8
33. basic 34. that 35. every 36. until 37. importance
Passage:9
33. going 34. give out 35. muster 36. that 37. tension

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Passage:10
33. restoring 34. facilitate 35. sustainable 36. commercial 37. Besides

Q.No.: 43-47 (Relevant words/phrases other than the key may be considered for this bit)
Passage 1
43. worried/upset/anxious 44. disability 45. incidence/instance 46. kind
47. right
Passage 2
43. unavoidable/compulsory 44. arrogance/pride 45. learn 46. obstacle/hurdle/barrier
47. whatever
Passage 3
43.unwillingly 44. unhappiness/discontentment/discontent 45.like
46. simultaneously
47. rough/stony/rocky
Passage 4
43. total/complete 44. to wait or spend time somewhere 45. dishonestly 46. extension
47. whenever
Passage 5
43. great 44. swallowed/controlled emotions 45. fell down 46. burial
47. happiness/joy/delight
Passage 6
43. polluted/damaged/spoiled 44. native 45. exotic 46. biological 47. plants and animals
Passage 7
43. called up/sent for/ordered 44. absence 45. innocent 46. or 47. finally/eventually
Passage 8
43. insight 44. fruitful/productive 45. wrongly 46. which 47. uniformity
Passage 9
43. shaken 44. thought 45. master/mistress/boss 46. proudly
47. without pride/submissively
Passage 10
43. intelligence 44. sacred 45. gradually 46. waist 47. skillful

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