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The Story of an Invitation

NOTE: All answers are to be handwritten.

1. Answer the following questions with reference to the text

(i) What does the phrase “I’m as poor as the proverbial church mouse” mean? (2)

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(ii) Where does Grace plan to work so she can afford to pay her board? Do you think she is
being honest when she says “I shall be too busy to be lonesome”? (1+1)

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(i) What does “diplomatically” mean? Why does Bertha speak to Grace diplomatically?
(1+1)

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(ii) Answer the following questions (1+1+2)

(a) Which word in the text is the synonym of ‘amiable?

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(b) Which word from the text is an antonym of ‘clarity’?

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(iii) From the given text, what character trait can you infer about Aunt Margaret? Give
suitable evidence for your answer.

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3. Long Answer type questions (120 - 125 words) (5)

(i) “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” How does Bertha exemplify this phrase?

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GRAMMAR
(a) Fill in the blanks with Simple Present or Present Continuous form of the tense.

1. I never ………………... of ghosts. (dream)

2. Tom …………………………….English at school. (learn)
3. Listen! Ann…………………………….……………………………. the piano.
(play)
4. What are you doing? I………….…………………………….a model plane. (make)
5. Can you help me? No, sorry, I …………………………….…………. the baby. (look
after)
6. Mum always ……………………………. coffee in the afternoon. (drink)
7. Where is mum? She
…………………………….…………………………….dinner. (cook)
8. Who …………………………….…………………………….? This is Mr Blackwell.
(speak)
9. We often …………………………….eggs for breakfast. (have)
10. What are you doing? I…………………………………………. for my English
test. (learn)
11. Tom……………………………. his bike at the moment. (clean)
12. He …………………………….his uncle every Wednesday. (visit)
13. What are you doing? I …………………………….……………...TV. (watch)
14. Today it ………………………… (not rain), the sun
………………………….(shine).
15. They sometimes …………………………….……………….to the cinema on
Sundays. (go)

B. Fill in the past form of the tense.

1. Mammoths ……………………………. big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)
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2. Mammoths ……………………………. 100 years ago. (not live)
3. Mammoths ……………………………. a long time ago. (live)
4. Mammoths ……………………………. ….meat. They …………… grass. (not eat / eat)
5. They ……………………………. two large tusks about three metres long. (have)
6. I ……………………………. by credit card. I …………………………….cash. (pay / not pay)
7. He …………………………….some milk. He ……………………………. any water. (drink /
not drink)
8. She only ……………….a pound. She ……………………………….. 3 pounds. (spend / not
spend)
9. I …………………………….some elephants. I ………………………………….any lions. (see
/ not see)
10. They …………………………………. in the sea, but …………..……. in the lake. (swim / not
swim)

C. Use the past simple or past continuous to complete the sentences.

1. George ……………………….(fall) off the ladder while he ________________ (paint) the
ceiling.
2. Last night I ……………………………. (read) in the bed when I suddenly (hear)
………………. a scream.
3. ………………….you ……………………….(you watch) TV when I
……………………………. (call) you?
4. Ann …………………………….……….(wait) for me when I
……….……………………………. (arrive).
5. I ……………………………. (not drive) very fast when I …………………………….(bump)
into her.
6. I …………………………….(break) a plate last night. I .…………………………….(wash) the
dishes when it…………………………….……. (slip) out of my hand.
7. Tom …………………………….(take) some photos when I ……………………. (play) in the
garden.
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8. We …………………………….…….(not go) out because it ……………………………. (rain).
9. What …………………………….……………. (you do) last week?
10. I ……………………………. (see) Carol at the party. She ……………………………. (wear) a
new dress.
11. The cell phone …………………………….(ring) when I …………………………….(take) a
shower.
12. It ……………………………….(begin) to rain when I …………………………………. (walk)
home.
13. We ………………….……….(see) an accident when we ……………………………. (wait)
for the bus.
14. The children ……………………………. (sleep) all night.
15. The car …………………………….……………… (make) strange noises all the way home.

READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

Last Name “Ever”, First Name “Greatest”

1. Muhammad Ali was one of America’s greatest 20th-century boxers and athletes.
Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky. He started fighting at the age
of 12 after his bicycle was stolen. In 1960, Clay won a gold medal in the Olympics in Rome,
Italy.

2. Clay then turned professional under the guidance of Angelo Dundee and became famous
for his unusual style. Ali would tirelessly promote himself and earned the nickname the
“Louisville Lip” for statements such as “I am the Greatest, I said that even before I knew I
was”, “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick”, and “I’m young, I’m pretty, I’m fast, and no one
can beat me” among others. His bragging would get into the minds of his opponents
through psychological warfare, which was not common for boxers at the time. He would
even predict which rounds he would knock them out in through some of the earliest forms
of rap. In 1964, he defeated Sonny Liston to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

3. In 1965, Clay joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Ali
defended his championship for the next several years but in 1967, Ali was stripped of his
championship for rejecting the draft and refusing to fight in the Vietnam War. Ali
immediately became a controversial figure and was the subject of outrage for many
Americans. According to Ali, the American government had done more harm to the
African-American community than the Vietnamese ever could and thus, he would not
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fight for such a government. He would go on to be jailed for his protests and lose out on
the prime of his boxing career to imprisonment.

4. While Ali was in jail, Joe Frazier and George Foreman filled the vacuum left by him and
became the next Heavyweight Champions of the World. However, Ali would return for two
legendary bouts, defeating George Foreman in a fight called “The Rumble in the Jungle”
(1974) and Frazier in a fight called “The Thrilla in Manila.” (1975), reclaiming his title and
cementing his status as “The Greatest”.

a. What was unusual about Muhammad Ali’s approach to boxing?

i. Ali began boxing because he wanted to stop a bicycle thief.
ii. Ali rapped as a boxer long before rap was born in 1973.
iii. Ali approached his fights physically and psychologically.
iv. Ali would declare his victory before the fight even began.

b. Choose the correct meaning of the word “draft” from the context of
this passage
i. The first or earliest copy of a piece of writing.
ii. An order forcing citizens to join the army.
iii. An order to the bank to pay someone.
iv. A written declaration describing a national war.

c. Why did Ali defeating Frazier and Foreman cement his status as “The
Greatest?”
i. Frazier and Foreman were the Heavyweight Champions during the
time Ali was in jail.
ii. These fights are considered two of the best boxing matches in the
history of the game.
iii. Ali’s victories were proof that he would have remained unbeaten if
he had not been jailed.
iv. Ali called himself “The Greatest” after winning his fights with both
of these boxers.

d. Why was Ali’s refusal to join the Vietnam War controversial? Give
your opinion on whether Ali was right in his decision to not join the
war.

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NARRATIVE WRITING
While I was in the bathroom, my best friend Ritika, read my diary without my permission. I came
back to her sitting at my desk with my diary in her hands. I could not believe it! I snatched the
diary from her and…”
Using the elements of narrative writing, write a story in 150-200 words about what follows from
the above scene. Add a title to your story.
OR
Imagine that you can meet a character from a story in your English textbook. Write a story about
how you met the character, what happened when you met them, and your feelings during the
experience. Give your story an appropriate title (150-200 words).