KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IIT CHENNAI

ENGLISH WINTER BREAK HOME TEST ANSWER KEY – 7 (29/12/2022)

Time Allowed: 1 Hr Marks: 40
I. ATTEMPT ANY TEN OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (10 marks)
i. (b) becomes
ii. his pocket had been picked
iii. b. will
iv. a. some – a lot of
v. d. would have killed
vi. varies
vii. it might or might not, but at least he/she would never feel guilty.
viii. walking – walk
ix. I asked my friend if I could borrow his/her book for one day.
x. a. ought to
xi. (a) he loved the film industry
xii. that - those

II. LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Vishal
12 Vikas Nagar
Kolkata

29 December 2022

The Editor
The Hindu
Kolkata

Sir

Subject: Influence of social networking sites on youngsters.

Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to voice my concern over the influence of
social networking sites on youngsters.
There is no denying the fact that social networking has brought the world closer and has helped people to stay
connected. Although the advantages are many, their disadvantages, especially for the youngsters cannot be
overlooked. When electronic devices became easily available during the pandemic, every teenager got access to social
networking sites. Youngsters are more concerned about the ‘reel world’. They try to impress followers on social media
almost neglecting the real world. Many youngsters have become addicted to them which not only affects their studies
but has a severe effect on their health as well. Health issues like eye strain, stress, and anxiety are common these days.
Many youngsters fall prey to cyberbullying and privacy-related issues which prompts them to take some drastic steps.
This is an important issue to be resolved. Children must be educated about the negative impact of social media
and be made aware of cyber laws. Also allotting screen time and following that strictly would avoid the menace to a
good level.

Thank you

Yours truly
Vishal

III. EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS

(A) i. c ii. b iii. a iv. d v. c
B) i. - a) ii - b) iii - a) iv - b) v - d)
IV. SHORT ANSWERS
1. Yes, I agree that Horace was clever, as he planned the robbery carefully, studied the target, took the proper tools
and also took his gloves, to ensure leaving no fingerprints. But the young lady in red posing as the mistress of the
house, exploited Horace’s fear on being discovered, tricked him into cracking open the safe and handing her the
jewels. She even ensured that Horace left his fingerprints at the site, as she distracted him by picking up a cigarette
which Horace offered to light after removing his gloves.
2. The poet has humorously cautioned against the wild beasts found in the jungle. She emphasises the lethal attacks
of different animals and says we need to understand the ways how they prove to be fatal. It's important to note
their treacherous ways and the knowledge of the same could keep us safe from the impending danger.
3. When he realised that he dived off the ledge, he was full of terror. His heart stopped beating momentarily. But soon
after he felt his Wings open outwards. He could feel the wind on his chest feathers. He was no more falling headway
down the sea. He realised that he could fly like his family. He flew with all might and pride and started feeling the
joy of being on his own.
4. Horace assured the woman in red that he would not hurt her and she must forget she ever met him. It made her
angry. She couldn’t let him go, otherwise, he would rob someone else. Society must be protected from people like
him. It sounds ironic because she herself was a thief and had come for the same purpose for which Horace was
there in the house.

V. LONG ANSWERS
A. Through this humorous poem, the poet suggests some dangerous ways to identify wild animals in a very simple and
humorous way. The line “A noble wild beast greets you” is one among them. Even though the line appears that the
Royal Bengal Tiger might greet you, it is quite funny and unlikely that a lonely hunter and ferocious animal like a tiger
would do that. In the line, “He’ll only lep and lep again” , the poet consciously misspells the word ‘lep’ instead of leap
twice to rhyme with ‘leopard’ and to create humour in the poem. Here the word ‘lep’ is contextually used to indicate
eating the prey as the ever quick and merciless Leopard will “do no good to roar with pain.”. The poet successfully
uses ‘humour’ as an effective weapon to avoid oversimplification of the theme of the poem. To clarify our doubts on
the bear hugs, the bear will “give you just one more caress.” The poet’s mastery of humour reaches its zenith when
she tells us that “Hyenas come with merry smiles; But if they weep, they’re Crocodiles”.

OR

Sometimes adverse conditions help us to understand what we are capable of. Desperate moments force us to find out
some way out of the problems. In the story, we see the narrator taking up the risk to fly through the storm cloud. His
extreme desire to join his family for breakfast makes him take the risk. When he realised that he is lost in the cloud
and there is nobody to help him out there he did not lose his hope. He did not panic and managed to keep calm during
the toughest time which is a commendable trait for a pilot. He made himself believe that there is a way out and that
hope made him feel like there was another plane that showed him a way out of the storm. The stormy night incident
proved that the narrator was a brave man who did not care about his life. Thus, everybody realises the abilities of our
mind when face desperate moments.