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VII
. Mar
ks:
80

Dur
ati
on:
3Hour
s. Dat
e:

I
.Readt
hef
oll
owi
ngpassageandAnswer
:thequest
iont
hatf
oll
ows. 1*
5=5

Airplaneshav ethereputati
onofbei ngdangerousandev enhar denedtravel
l
ersare
i
nt i
mi datedbyt hem.Theyal sohavet hegravedisadvant
ageofbei ngthemost
expensi veform oftr
anspor tbutnothingcanmat chthem forspeedandcomf or
t,
travell
ingatahei ghtof30,000f eet
,farabovetheclouds,andatov er500mi l
esanhour
i
sanexMl arati
ngexperience.Youdonothav etodeviseway softaki
ngy ourmindoff
thejour ney,foranair
planeget syoutoy ourdest
inati
onrapidly
.

Forafewhours,y
ouset tl
ebackinadeepar mchairtoenj
oythefl
ight.Therealescapist
canwatchafreefi
lm showandsi pahotorcol ddri
nkonsomeser vi
ces.Butevenwhen
suchref
reshment
sar enotavail
able,
t her
eisplent
ytokeepyouoccupied.Anairpl
ane
off
ersyouanunusual br
eatht
akingviewofthewor l
d.Yousoaref
fort
lessl
yov erhigh
mountai
nsanddeepv all
eys.Youreallyseetheshapeofthel
and.

Ifthelandscapeishiddenfr
om v i
ew,youcanenj oytheextraordinarysightofunbr oken
clouds,plai
nsthatstret
choutformil
esbef oreyourwhilethesunshi nesbr i
l
liantl
yina
clearsky.Thejourneyissosmoot ht
hatthereisnothingtopr eventy ouf r
om r eadi
ngor
sleepi
ng.Howev eryoudecidetospendy ourtime,onethingiscer tai
n: youwi l
l ar
ri
veat
yourdestinati
onfreshanduncrumpled.Youwi ll
nothavet ospendt henextf ewday s
recoveri
ngf r
om alongandar duousj
ourney .

1.Themai
ndi
sadv
ant
ageofanai
rjour
neyi
sthat
:

(
a)i
tisv
erydanger
ous.(
b)i
tisv
eryexpensi
ve.(
c)i
tisv
erybor
ing

(
d)i
tisaf
ear
someexper
ience

Answer
:(b)i
tisv
eryexpensi
ve

2.Thebestadv
ant
ageofai
rjour
neyi
sthat
:

(a)youcanwat
chaf
reef
il
m. (
b)y
oucansi
photcof
feeort
ea. (
c)t
outcanwat
ch
clouds
(
d)y
oudon’
tfeel
tir
edaf
tert
hej
our
ney

Answer
:(d)y
oudon’
tfeel
tir
edaf
tert
hej
our
ney

3.Pi
ckoutt
hei
ncor
rectst
atement
.

(
a)anai
rpl
anemov
esatmor
ethan5oomi
l
esanhourspeed.

(
b)onear
ri
vescr
umpl
edatt
hedest
inat
ionaf
terai
rjour
ney

(
C)onecaneasi
l
yreadorsl
eepdur
ingai
rjour
ney

(
d)onecanseet
heshapeofl
andf
rom anaer
opl
ane

Answer
:(b)onear
ri
vescr
umpl
edatt
hedest
inat
ionaf
terai
rjour
ney

4.Howcanonekeeponesel
fbusydur
ingai
rjour
ney

(a)bywatchi
ngmov ie. (b)byenj
oyi
ngt
hebeaut
if
ulsi
ght
sout
side.(
c)byr
eadi
ngand
sleepi
ng. ( d)al
ltheabove

Answer
:(d)al
ltheabov
e

5.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sasy
nony
mfori
nti
midat
ed

(
a)t
err
if
ied. (
b)exci
ted. (
c)bor
ed.(
d)noneofabov
e

Answer
:(a)t
err
if
ied

2.Therewasast rongbreeze,whi
chi
sunusual
dur i
ngawint
erni
ghti
nGujar
at.The
sugarcaneswayedwi l
dlyunderamoonl
esssky.Ipull
edmyj
ackedar
oundmeand
adj
ustedmybi nocular
s.1*5=5

Youwon’
“ tneedt
hem.I
twi
l
lcomer
ightdownt
her
e,nextt
othecow,
”vi
l
lagel
eader
HiteshPat
el whisperedi nmyear s.If
eltli
keaskinghi mifitwassafeonther oofwhere
wewer eperched, butthenVi tt
hal Vasavasignal
edf rom thecowshedbel ow.“Itseems
tobecomi ngfrom ther iversi
de,”hes ai
d.“Youwi l
lseeitanymoment .Staystil
l anddon’
tmakeanynoi seory ou’l
linvit
etrouble[9]
,”Hit
eshr emindedme.Anot hercoupleof
minutespassed, andt henal eopardleapedoutf r
om behi ndtheshedandmadei t
sway
towardsacowt hatwaschai nedt oat r
eenearby.

Asthel eopardclosedtowi t
hintenmet res,itseemedtherewoul dbenoescapef ort
he
cow.Howev er
, whatIsawwassomet hingel se–t ot
all
ybaffl
ing.Asifenacti
nga
characterfr
om Rudy ardKipl
ing’sJungleBook, thecatduckedundert hecow’sneck,
str
etchedoutl azi
lyandbegant opur r
.Atf i
rstthecowi gnor
edi t
scompani onbut
eventuall
ygav eintothefeli
ne’splayf
ulnudges[ 16]andstar
tedlicki
ngitsfurasi
fitwas
oneofit
scalv
es.Itst
art
edpushingthecow’
sbel
lyandaft
erawhil
e,creptunderher
neckandlayt
hereasifr
est
ing.Thenitst
oodupandslowl
ywalkedbacktother i
ver
side.

Whatcoul dhav ecausedt hisextr

aordinarybehav i
our[20]
?Itturnedoutthat,aboutt hree
yearsago, afemal eleopardhadgivenbi r
thtot wocubsi nasugar canefi
eld.The
vil
l
ager shadspot tedt hef
ami l
yandhadbr oughtittotheNot i
ceoftheforestoffi
cials.A
fewmont hslater,
af emaleleopardwascapt ur
edint heareaandt akentothezoo.Ther e
wasnor eportofthecubs.Thepeopl ebel i
evedt heleopardthathasbeenf requenting
thev i
l
lageev erynightandplayingwiththecowmi ghtbeoneoft hetwocubs.“ I
ts
’
possiblethatthisleopardcubwoul dhav eseent hecow, andbecamei mpr i
ntedoni t,
”
HiteshPat el
suggest ed.

1.Whatwer
ethemendoi
ngont
her
oof
?

(
a)Theywer
eenj
oyi
ngt
hewi
nterni
ghti
nGuj
arat

(
b)Theywant
edt
ohav
eagoodv
iewofVi
tt
hal
Vasav
a

(
c)Theywant
edt
okeepasaf
edi
stancef
rom t
hel
eopar
d.

(
d)Theywant
edt
olookatt
hel
eopar
dfr
om asaf
edi
stance.

Answer
:(d)Theywant
edt
olookatt
hel
eopar
dfr
om asaf
edi
stance

2.Whatki
ndof“
troubl
e”(
li
ne9)wasHi
teshr
efer
ri
ngt
o?

(
a)Themenf
all
i
ngf
rom t
her
oof
.(b)Thel
eopar
dat
tacki
ngt
hecow

(c)Themenbei
ngat
tackedbyt
hel
eopar
d.(
d)Thel
eopar
dducki
ngundert
hecow’
s
neck.

Answer
:(c)Themenbei
ngat
tackedbyt
hel
eopar
d

3.Whywast
hewr
it
erpuzzl
ed?

(
a)Thel
eopar
dpur
redl
i
keacat
.(b)Thel
eopar
ddi
dnotki
l
lthecow

(
c)Thecowl
i
ckedt
hel
eopar
d’sf
ur. (
d)Thel
eopar
dpushedt
hecow’
sbel
l
y

Answer
:(b)Thel
eopar
ddi
dnotki
l
lthecow

4.Whatwast
hecow’
sreact
iont
othel
eopar
d’s“
play
ful
nudges”i
nli
ne16?

(
a)Thecowwasl
ovi
ng.(
b)Thecowwaspl
eased.(
c)Thecowwasi
rr
it
ated

(
d)Thecowwast
err
if
ied
Answer
:(a)Thecowwasl
ovi
ng

5.Whatdoy
out
hinkcausedt
hel
eopar
dtobehav
einsuchan“
ext
raor
dinar
ybehav
ior
”?

(
a)Thel
eopar
dhadseent
hecowbef
ore.(
b)Thel
eopar
denj
oyedpl
ayi
ngwi
tht
hecow

(
c)Thel
eopar
dtr
eat
edt
hecowl
i
kei
tsownki
ndBoer
e:

(
d)Thel
eopar
dhadbeenf
requent
ingt
hev
il
lageev
eryni
ght
.

Answer
:(c)Thel
eopar
dtr
eat
edt
hecowl
i
kei
tsownki
ndBoer
e:

I
II
.Fi
l
lint
hebl
ankswi
tht
hewor
dsgi
veni
nthebox.

how,
what,
when,
wher
e,whi
ch

(
i)Myfri
endl
osthi
schemi
str
ybook.Nowhedoesn’
tknow…………….t
odoand…………t
o
l
ookfori
t.

(
ii
)Ther
ear
esomanyt
oysi
ntheshops.Neenacan’
tdeci
de………….onet
obuy
.

(
ii
i)Youdon’
tknowt
hewayt
omyschool
.Askt
hepol
i
ceman…………….t
ogett
her
e.

(
iv)Youshoul
ddeci
desoon…………………t
ost
artbui
l
dingy
ourhouse.

(
v)Doy
ouknow……………t
ori
deabi
cycl
e?Idon’
tremember………….
.andIl
ear
nti
t.

(
vi)“
Youshouldknow……………….t
otal
kand………………t
okeepy
ourmout
hshut
,”t
he
t
eacheradv
isedAnil
.

Answer
:

(
i)what
,wher
e.(
ii
)whi
ch.(
ii
i)how.(
iv)when.(
v)how,
when,
how. (
vi)wher
e,when

VI
II
.Shor
tImpor
tantQuest
ionsandAnswer
s. 5*
2=10

1.
Whatwast
hechal
l
engegi
vent
ohi
m byt
heki
ng?Howhewoni
t?

Answer:Gopalhappilyaccept
edt hechall
engeofbuyi
ngahugeHi lsafi
shfr
om the
marketandtoensur eont hewayf r
om themarkettot
hepal acenooneshouldtalkto
hi
m aboutthefish.Hewasani nt
ell
igentman.Hedressedupl ikeamadmanandhi s
appear
ancecaughtev er
yone’
sattenti
on.Hereachedthecour twit
houtany
onetalki
ng
aboutthefi
shasev eryonewasdr awnt owar
dshisappearance.

2.Whatwast
her
easonofMr
.Gessel
ersdeat
h?
Gessl
er'
sshopwhot ol
dthenarr
atoraboutMrGessl
er'
sst
ruggl
eandhi
sfai
l
ureduet
o
l
ackadvert
isement
,ult
imat
elyhi
sdeathduetostarv
ati
on.

3.Whatwast
heaut
hor
’sopi
nionaboutMrGessl
erasaboot
maker
?

Answer
:Theauthorhadahighopi
nionaboutMrGesslerasabootmaker.Heknewthat
MrGesslermadeonlywhatwasor
dered,andtheboot
st hathemadeneverfai
l
edtofit
.
Theaut
horfel
tthatt
omakesuchboot sasMrGesslerdidseemedmy st
eri
ousand
wonder
ful.

4.Whati
sagoodr
ebel
andabadr
ebel
?

*Goodr ebel
sjustwanttodogreatwork..
..Att
hemostbasiclevel,
goodrebelsaref
or
cr
eati
ngnew, bett
erwaystodothings,
whil
ebadr ebel
sjustr
ailagai
nstwhatisn'
t
worki
ng.It
'seasytocomplai
nbutmuchhar dert
of i
gur
eoutwhatcoul dbedone
di
ff
erentl
y.

5.
Whatal
lthi
ngst
hatt
reesgi
veus?

Tr
eeshel
pprev
entf
loodi
ngandsoi
ler
osi
on,
absor
bingt
housandsofl
i
tresof
st
ormwat
er.

Pr
ovi
desHumansf
orr
esour
ces.

I
ncr
easenut
ri
ent
sint
hesoi
l
.

Pr
ovi
def
oodaswel
lasmedi
cine.

I
tisr
esponsi
blef
orr
ainf
all
.

Gi
vesusshade,
shel
terf
orani
mal
s.

6.Whydi
dn'
tbot
hthenei
ghbor
ingcoupl
esgett
hesamehel
pfr
om t
hedog?

Thewi
ckedcoupl
eal
way
susedt
oki
ckandscol
dthedogspassi
ngbyt
hei
rhouse.

7.
Whom wast
heKi
ngpl
easedwi
thandwhy
?

TheKingwaspl
easedwi
ththeol
dcouplebyofferi
ngsil
krobes,
sponge-
cakeandf
ans,
becauset
heol
dmanscatter
edashesandburstint
oblossom.

8.Whol
ooksaf
tert
hegr
ubsandhow?

Answer
:Soldi
ersandworker
slookaftert
hegrubs.Sol
dier
sguar dthem.Workersfeed
andcl
eanthem,andalsocar
rythem aboutdai
l
yforair
ing,exer
ciseandsunshine.

9.Howmucht
imedogr
ubst
akef
orbecomi
ngcocoons?Whatdot
hecocoonsdoaf
ter
t
hat
?

Answer:
Gr ubst
aketwoorthreeweeksforbecomi ngcocoons.Af
tert
hatcocoonsl
i
e
wit
h-out-
foodoract
ivi
tyf
orthreeweeksmor e.Thentheybreakandperf
ectants
ap­pear.

10.
Whydoant
swantal
i
encr
eat
urest
oli
vei
nthei
rnest
s?

Answer
:Somegiveof
fsmellpl
easantt
otheants’senses;
other
sgivesweetj
uices;
and
somearej
ustpet
sorplay
thi
ngsli
kecatsanddogst ohumanbeings.

11.Whydot
heant
str
aint
hegr
eenf
ly?

Answer:
Thegreenf
lyistheants’cow.Theant
str
ainittogi
vehoney
dew(
li
kemi
l
k)wi
th
atouchoft
hei
rantennae.Theymi l
kitj
ustaswemilkthecow.

12.Whatar
ethef
unct
ionsoff
eel
ersorant
ennaef
oranant
?

Answer:
Anantusesi
tsf
eeler
sorant
ennaetotal
ktoot
herants.Itpassesmessages
thr
oughthem.I
tgr
eet
sotherant
sbytouchi
ngoneanot
her
’sfeelers.

13.Whatwast
heageoft
henar
rat
orwhenhegotKar
i?

Answer
:WhenKar
iwasgi
vent
othewr
it
er,
hewasni
ney
ear
sol
d.

14.Wher
edi
dKar
ili
ve?

Answer
:Kar
ili
vedi
napav
il
ionunderat
hat
chedr
oofwhi
chr
est
edont
hickt
reest
umps.

15.WhatdoesKar
ieat
?

Answer
:Kar
ieat
sfor
typoundsoft
wigsaday
.

16.Whati
sthepopul
arbel
i
efr
egar
dingv
eget
ati
oni
ndeser
t?

Answer:Thepopul
arbel
i
efisthati
tisanendl
essst
ret
chofsandwher
enor
ainf
all
sand
ther
efor
e,noveget
ati
ongrows.

17.Whati
sOasi
s?

Answer
:AnOasi
sisli
keagreenisl
andi
nthemiddl
eofadeser
twher
easpr
ingorawel
l
gi
vespl
ant
sandtreesabet
terchancet
ogrow

18.
Whatdoesagr
eyov
ercoatr
efert
o?

Answer
:Thesqui
rr
elsbodyi
’ sbei
ngr
efer
edt
oagr
eyov
ercoat
.
19.
Howdoessqui
rr
eleatanut
?

Answer
:Thesqui
rr
elsi
tsupst
rai
ghtt
oeatanut
.

20.
Howdosqui
rr
elsusual
l
ysi
t?

Answer
:Thesqui
rr
elusual
l
ysi
tsandr
unswi
thabendedback.

21.Whatdoest
her
ebel
dowhenev
ery
bodyt
alksdur
ingt
hel
essons?

Answer
:Whenev
ery
bodyt
alksdur
ingt
hel
essons,
ther
ebel
becomesabsol
utel
ysi
l
ent
.

22.Whydoest
her
ebel
chooset
o»wearf
ant
ast
iccl
othes?

Answer:
Whent her
ebel
seesev
ery
bodydr
essedi
nuni
for
m,t
her
ebel
choosest
owear
fant
ast
iccl
othes.

23.
Whydi
dtheki
ngsendt
womessenger
sthr
oughouthi
ski
ngdom?

Answer
:Theki
ngsenthi
smessenger
sthr
oughouthi
ski
ngdom t
olookf
orwi
sepeopl
e.

24.Howdidt
heki
ngpr
omi
set
orewar
dtheper
sonwhowoul
danswerhi
squest
ions
corr
ect
ly?

Answer:
Thekingpromisedtorewardt
heper
sonwi
thahugesum ofmoney
.Ifany
one
gavesui
tabl
eanswertohisquesti
on.

25.
Howdi
dtheol
dcoupl
etr
eatt
hei
rdog?

Answer:Theol
dcoupl
etreat
edthedogasthei
rownchild.Theoldf
armerhadcr
eat
eda
cushionmadeofbl
uecrepefort
hedog.Dur
ingthemealstheyusedtof
eedthedog
plent
yofri
ceandti
dbi
tsoffi
shfrom t
hei
rownchopst
ick.

26.Howwer
ethecust
omer
sconv
incedbyt
hef
ishmonger
s?

Answer:Thef
ishmonger
sconv
incedt
hecust
omer
sbysay
ingt
hatt
hepr
icehadbeen
downthatday
.

27.Whatwast
hesur
pri
sef
orMr
idu?

Answer
:Rav
itookMr
idut
othebacky
ardt
oshowhert
henewl
yfoundat
ion.

I
X.Wr
it
elonganswerf
ort
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ions. 2*
3=6

1.Howdi
dGopal
managet
oful
fi
ll
theKi
ng'
schal
l
enge?

AsGopal
wasawi
seandi
ntel
l
igentper
son.Hedr
essedupl
i
keamadmanandt
his
caughteveryone'
satt
ention.Hereachedthecourtwi
thoutlett
ingany
onetal
kingabout
thehil
safishaseveryonewasdr awnt owardshi
sappearance.Thi
sshowsthatGopal
wont hechall
engethatwasgi v
enbyt heKing.

2.
Whatal
lthi
ngst
hatt
reesgi
veus?

Tr
eeshel
pprev
entf
loodi
ngandsoi
ler
osi
on,
absor
bingt
housandsofl
i
tresof
st
ormwat
er.

Pr
ovi
desHumansf
orr
esour
ces.

I
ncr
easenut
ri
ent
sint
hesoi
l
.

Pr
ovi
def
oodaswel
lasmedi
cine.

I
tisr
esponsi
blef
orr
ainf
all
.

3.Whatpr
obl
em wasMr
.Gessel
erf
aci
ngi
nhi
sbusi
ness?

Mr.Gessler
'scomplai
ntagai
nstbigf
ir
mswast hattheygotcust
omer sonlybecauseof
adver
ti
sing,andbecauseofanyqual
it
ywork.Mr.Gessler
,wholovedhisjobandwho
usedtomakegoodqual it
yboots,
hadver
ylit
tl
ewor kbecausepeopleprefer
redthebi
g
fi
rms.

4.Howdi
dthespi
ri
toft
hedoghel
pthef
armerf
ir
st?.
.

Answer
:Thedog’sspi
ri
taskedhi
smastertocutdownthepinetr
eeov erhi
sgr
aveto
makemortarf
orhisri
cepastr
yandamillf
orbeansauce.Theoldcouplemadethe
doughr
eadyforbaki
ng.Assoonashestart
edpouri
ngit,
itt
urnedint
oaheapofgold
coi
ns.

(
ii
)Howdi
dithel
phi
m next?

Answer:
Thedog’sspir
ittol
dhi
smast erhowthewickedneighbour
shadbur nedt
hemi
l
l
madef r
om thepinet
ree.Hesuggestedhimtotaketheashandsprinkl
eitonthe
wit
heredtr
ees.Itwoul
dmaket hem bloom.

5.Whydi
dtheaut
horor
dersomanypai
rsofboot
s?Di
dher
eal
l
yneedt
hem ?

Answer:Theaut
horwouldplaceorderforsomanypai
rsofshoesoutofsy mpat
hy.He
knewthatGessl
erhadgrownweakandol d.Hewasst
arv
ing.So,hejustwant
edtohel
p
thepoorshoemaker
.Idon’
tthinkhereall
yneededsomanypairsofboots.

6.Howdot
hesmal
l
erdeser
tani
mal
sful
fi
lthei
rneedf
orwat
er?

Answer
:Thesmal
l
erdeser
tani
mal
sbur
rowunder
grounddur
ingt
hehotdayandcome
outatni
ght.Theygetmoistur
efrom t
hemeattheyeat
.Smal
l
erani
mal
scanal
soget
pl
antjui
cesfrom t
heplantsandseedstheyeat
.

I
I.Poem quest
ionandanswer
. 5*
1=5

1.Onedayt
hepoetwas-
-

a.i
nsor
row b.i
nneedofmoneyc.i
nneedoff
ri
endsd.hungr
y

Ans:
a.i
nsor
row

2.Thepr
oudr
ichmanof
fer
edt
hepoet-
-

a.sy
mpat
hyb.moneyc.br
eadd.t
ea

Ans:
c.br
ead

3.Thepoetwasi
nfi
xbecause-
-

a.hedi
dn'
tknowhowt
opaybackt
other
ichpr
oudman

b.hedi
dn'
tknowt
headdr
essoft
hepoormanwhot
ookcar
eofhi
m

c.hewant
edt
ogi
vemoneyt
othepoormanbuthehadnomoney

d.hedi
dn'
tknowhowt
opaybackt
othepoormanf
orhi
sser
vice

Ans:
a.hedi
dn'
tknowhowt
opaybackt
other
ichpr
oudman

4.Themeani
ngoft
hephr
ase'
wat
chedme'
is

a.t
okeepl
ooki
ngatsomeonef
oral
ongt
imeb.t
otakecar
eofsomeone

c.t
osuper
visesomeoned.t
oadv
isesomeonet
obewat
chf
ul

Ans:
a.t
okeepl
ooki
ngatsomeonef
oral
ongt
ime

5.I
ntheend,
thepoetr
eal
i
zedt
hat
--

Ans:
sympat
hyi
smor
eval
uabl
ethangol
d

I
II
.Chooset
hecor
rectanswerf
ort
hef
oll
owi
ngs. 10*
1=10
Vocabul
ary

1.Theant
ony
m oft
hewor
d'har
dshi
p'i
s

a.Di
ff
icul
tyb.Sof
tnessc.Eased.Di
scomf
ort

Ans:
a.Di
ff
icul
ty

2.Whati
sthecl
osestmeani
ngoft
hewor
d'cr
azy
'?

a.Onewhospendst
oomuchb.Ener
get
icc.Al
mostmadori
nsaned.Ent
husi
ast
ic

Ans:
c.Al
mostmadori
nsane

3.Fi
l
lint
hebl
ankwi
thanappr
opr
iat
ewor
d-"Hei
s--
--
--
--
somer
icet
omakepor
ri
dge.
"

a.Poundi
ngb.Mount
ingc.Pour
ingd.Fl
i
ngi
ng

Ans:
a.Poundi
ng

4.Fi
l
lint
hebl
ankwi
thanappr
opr
iat
ewor
d-"Gopal
---
--
himsel
fasabeggar
."

a.Pr
etendedb.Deckedupc.Mi
sledd.Di
sgui
sed

Ans:

5.Whati
sthecl
osestmeani
ngoft
hewor
d'r
idi
cul
ous'

a.Somet
hingt
hati
sbannedb.Ri
gidc.Ri
ghtandspont
aneousd.Absur
d

Ans:
d.Absur
d

6.Fi
ll
int
heblankwit
hanappr
opr
iat
ewor
d"Peopl
efoundt
he-
--
--ofadogwhodi
eda
coupl
eofweeksago."

a.Car
esb.Car
cassc.Cr
ushd.Chr
omi
um

Ans:
b.Car
cass

7.Whati
sthecl
osestmeani
ngoft
hewor
d'Coax
ed'
is

a.Per
suadedb.Counsel
l
edc.Cheat
edd.I
nsul
ted

Ans:
a.Per
suaded

8.
Whati
sthecl
osestmeani
ngoft
hewor
d'cr
eaked'
is

a.Makeacont
inuous,
shr
il
lsoundwhencl
osedb.Cr
ackedc.Br
okei
ntopi
ecesd.
Unpl
easantsoundwhenmov
ed

Ans:
d.Unpl
easantsoundwhenmov
ed

9.Whati
sthecl
osestmeani
ngoft
hewor
d'cov
etous'
is

a.Angr
yb.Gr
eedyc.Compassi
onat
e d.Cr
uel

Ans:
b.Gr
eedy

10.Fi
l
l i
nthebl
ankwi t
hanappr
opri
ateword"Wehadan- -
--
-hol
i
dayexper
iencei
n
Kannyakumar
ilasty
ear,wewi
shtovisi
tthatpl
aceonceagai
n."

a.Awf
ulb.Awesomec.Awest
ruckd.Awkwar
d

Ans:
b.Awesome

I
V.Wr
it
eanyoneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngl
ett
ersorNot
iceWr
it
ing 5*
1=5

1.YouareNatr
qj,
SchoolCaptai
nofHolyChi
l
dSchool
,I
ndore.Wri
teanot
icet
oinf
orm
thestudent
saboutadebatecompet
it
iontobehel
don25thofJul
y.

Answer
:

Hol
yChi
l
dSchool
,I
ndor
e

Not
ice

2ndJune2016

Adebatecompeti
ti
onwil
lbeheldon25thofJuly2016i
nG.V.M.Coll
ege,I
ndor
e.
I
nter
estedst
udentsar
erequest
edtosubmitthei
rnamestotheundersi
gnedby20t
h
June2016.

Nat
raj
,School
Capt
ain.

2.YouareMohan/ Radha,
theheadboy/
gir
lofGVM School
,Pune.Yourschooli
s
organi
si
ngat ourtoGoa.Wri
teoutanoti
ceinv
iti
ngst
udent
swhowantt ojoi
nthet
orn:
.
Putthenot
iceinthebox.

Answer
:

G.
V.M.School
,Pune

Not
ice

1stJune2016
Theschool
isor
gani
si
ngaf
ive-
dayt
ourt
oGoaasperdet
ail
sgi
venbel
ow:

Cl
asses–VIt
oX

Dat
eofDepar
tur
e:20t
hJune;

Dat
eofAr
ri
val
:24t
hJune

I
nter
est
edstudent
shavetodeposi
t?4000each.7t
hJunei
st hel
astdateforenr
olment
.
Themoneyandtheconsentoft
hepar
entsmustbegiv
entotheundersi
gnedbeforet
hat.

Mohan

HeadBoy

3.
Youar
eRam, t
heHeadBoyofD.P.
S.Bokar
o.Wri
teanoti
ceonbehalfofy
ourschool
i
nvi
ti
ngal
lthegr
andpar
ent
softhest
udentsofy
ourschool
tocel
ebrat
eWor l
dElder
s’
Day.

Answer
:

D.
P.S.Bokar
o

Not
ice

15t
hJul
y2016

OurschoolI
scel
ebrat
ingWorl
dElders’Dayon17thJul
y20xx.Student
sar
erequest
ed
t
obringthei
rgr
andparent
sonthatdayat6p.m.intheschoolhal
l.

Ram

HeadBoy
.

1.Wr
it
easi
ckl
eav
elet
tert
othePr
inci
pal
. 1*
5=5

2.Writ
eal
ett
ert
otheedi
torofanewspaperaboutt
hepr
obl
em ofst
raydogsi
nyour
area?

V.Wr
it
eadescr
ipt
iveessay
: 1*
5=5

1.Sel
f-i
ntr
oduct
ion

2.Myf
avor
it
ebook.

3.Mybestf
ri
end.

4.Myf
avor
it
eteacher
.
VI
I.
[Li
ter
atur
e]

Chooset
hecor
rectanswerf
ort
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ions. 1*
10=10

1.
Whydoest
heaut
horcal
ltheshoemakeranar
ti
st?

Ans:
c.becauset
heshoemakerbel
ongedt
oaf
ami
l
yofar
ti
sts.

2.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
str
ueaboutMr
.Gessel
er'
sshop?

Ans:
b.Theshophadt
henameof'
Gessel
erBr
other
s'al
ongwi
tht
heaf
ewl
i
neswr
it
ten
i
nGerman.

3.Whatdi
dthedogaskhi
smast
ert
omakewi
tht
hepi
net
reeov
eri
t'
sgr
ave?

Ans:
c.amor
tarandami
l
l

4.Whywast
heol
dcoupl
ebei
nghel
pedbyt
hedog'
sspi
ri
t?

Ans:
d.becauset
heywer
ever
ynobl
eandki
nd

5.Wher
ewast
heshedl
ocat
ed?

Ans:
a.Att
hebot
tom oft
hegar
deni
nthepoet
'
shouse

6.Whatadv
icedi
dthepoet
'
sbr
othergi
vehi
m aboutt
heshed?

Ans:
a.nott
ogeti
nsi
det
heshedast
her
ewasaghostwhowoul
dchopof
fhi
shead.

7.Whywast
heKi
ngi
rr
it
atedonhi
scour
ti
ers?

Ans:
b.Theyweretal
ki
ngonl
yaboutHi
l
saf
ishandnott
aki
ngi
nter
esti
nanyot
her
matt
erofthecour
t.

8.Whywer
etheot
hercount
ri
ersofGopal
?

Ans:
a.Gopal
wasmor
epopul
ari
nthet
ownandhi
sfav
ori
te.

9.Tr
ueorFal
se-
"Thet
reeswhi
chdonotbearf
rui
tsar
eact
ual
l
yofnouse."

Ans:
a.Tr
ue

10.Tr
ueorFal
se-
"Thechi
l
dli
kest
obeci
vvi
es."Ans:
b.Fal
se.

11.Theki
ngwasf
edup:

(
a)wi
ththedai
l
yrout
ine. (
b)oft
het
alkofhi
l
saf
ish. (
c)ofhi
scour
ti
ers.(
d)of
l
yi
ngdown
Answer(
b)oft
het
alkofhi
l
saf
ish

12.Gopal
wascl
eversohe:

(
a)cheat
edt
heki
ng. (
b)di
sgui
sedhi
msel
f.(
c)wentt
otheki
ng’
scour
ti
ers.

(
d)madehi
sar
gument
s,st
rong

Answer(
b)di
sgui
sedhi
msel
f

13.Theki
ngchal
l
engedGopal
tobr
ingt
hehugehi
l
sa:

(
a)i
ntheopenpl
ace. (
b)t
oshowt
othepubl
i
c.(
c)t
othepal
ace(
d)t
osel
lItI
nthe
mar
ket

Answer(
c)t
othepal
ace

14.Thesqui
rr
elwassi
tt
ingonat
ree:

(
a)t
oobser
veev
ery
one.(
b)t
oshakeI
tsbr
anches.(
c)eat
ingnut
s.(
d)t
ocat
chi
tspr
ey

Answer(
c)eat
ingnut
s

15.Thepoet
icdev
iceusedI
nthet
ail
wasl
i
keaquest
ionmar
kIs:

(
a)met
aphor
.(b)per
soni
fi
cat
ion.(
c)si
mil
e.(
d)r
hyme

Answer(
c)si
mil
e

16.
Theanswer
stot
het
hreequest
ionswi
l
lenabl
e:

(a)theher
mitt
ogot
otheki
ng. (
b)t
heki
ngt
oleadapeacef
ull
i
fe.(
c)t
heki
ngt
obe
always

(
d)t
hesubj
ect
stol
eadagoodl
i
fesuccessf
ul

Answer(
c)t
heki
ngt
obeal
way
s

17.Theki
ngwasnotsat
isf
iedwi
tht
heanswer
sas:

(a)theywer
elengt
hy.(
b)t
heyal
lwer
edi
ff
erent
.(c)t
heywer
edul
l
.(d)t
heyser
vedno
purpose

Answer(
b)t
heyal
lwer
edi
ff
erent

18.Theki
ngwentt
oseet
heher
miti
n:

(
a)hi
scage.(
b)si
mpl
ecl
othes.(
c)hi
scav
e.(
d)ahur
ry
Answer(
b)si
mpl
ecl
othes

19.Themostenj
oyabl
ethi
ngf
orKar
iint
hemor
ningswas:

(
a)t
hemor
ningwal
k.(
b)br
eakf
ast
.(c)t
hemor
ningbat
h.(
d)l
unch

Answer(
c)t
hemor
ningbat
h

20.Kar
ipul
l
edashor
e.

(
a)t
heaut
hor
.(b)t
het
wigs.(
c)bot
hoft
hem (
aut
horandboy
)(d)t
rees

Answer(
c)bot
hoft
hem (
aut
horandboy
)

21.Kar
iwast
reat
edl
i
kea:

(
a)son.(
b)pet
.(c)daught
er.(
d)baby

Answer(
d)baby

22.Thet
woGessl
erbr
other
sbel
i
eved:

(
a)i
npr
oduci
ngt
hequant
it
yofboot
s.(
b)i
npr
oduci
ngt
hequal
i
tyboot
s

(
c)t
oempl
oyser
vant
s. (
d)t
obepr
ompti
nbusi
ness

Answer(
b)i
npr
oduci
ngt
hequal
i
tyboot
s

23.Theaut
horv
isi
tedt
heboot
-shop:

(
a)f
requent
ly.(
b)of
ten.(
c)i
nfr
equent
ly.(
b)j
ustonceay
ear

Answer(
c)i
nfr
equent
ly

24.Theaut
hor
’scompl
aintabout‘
theboot
sthatcr
eaked’
,l
eftMr
.Gessl
er:

(
a)annoy
ed.(
b)i
ntr
oubl
e.(
c)i
nsor
row.(
d)shocked

Answer(
d)shocked

25.Mr
.Gessl
erscompl
’ aintaboutt
hebi
gfi
rmswast
hatt
hey
:

(
a)spoi
l
edhi
sbusi
ness.(
b)pr
oducedwor
thl
essboot
s.(
c)del
i
ver
edonl
yqual
i
ty.

(
d)bot
h(a)and(
b)

Answer(
a)spoi
l
edhi
sbusi
ness
VI
.Gr
ammar

1.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswithappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"Sneha-
--
-t
oPoonam ont
hephone
whenthedoorbel
l
---
-

Ans:
b.wast
alki
ng,
wasr
ingi
ng

2.I
dent
if
ythet
ypeoft
hesent
ences-
"Iv
isi
tedmyuncl
elastweek."

Ans:
d.Si
mpl
ePastTense

3.
Fil
lInTheBlankswit
happr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"Myf
ri
endi
swai
ti
ngf
ormeatt
he
st
adium,I-
--
-himther
e."

Ans:
b.am goi
ngt
omeet

4.Fi
l
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"We-
--
--
-Fr
enchf
ort
woy
ear
snow.
"

Ans:
c.hav
ebeenmeet
ing

5.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"Sheet
al-
--
--
-hermeal
,shei
snot
hungr
yanymore."

Ans:
b.hasj
ustf
ini
shed

6.Fi
l
lInTheBlankswi
thappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"-
--
--
--
-Gr
andmar
ecent
lyt
ocheckon
herheal
th."

Ans:
d.hav
eyouv
isi
ted

7.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"Ar
eyousur
eyou-
--
--
-theexam?

Ans:
c.wi
l
lpass

8.Fi
l
l I
nTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"Cany
oupr
omi
sey
ou-
--
--
-dot
hat
again?

Ans:
b.Wi
l
lnev
er

9.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
epr
eposi
ti
on-
"Ithasbeensomet
ime-
--
--
--wehav
e
met."

Ans:
b.si
nce

10.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
efor
msofv
erbs-
"Sur
esh-
--
--
-toMy
sor
e.
Ans:
b.hasnotgone

11.
Fil
lInTheBlankswithappropr
iat
efor
m ofv
erb-
"I
ndi
a--
--at
oughmat
ch,
wear
e
cel
ebrati
ngthewin."Ans:c.haswon.

12.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
einf
ini
ti
ve/
ger
undf
ormsoft
hegi
venv
erb-

Ist
art
ed-
--
--(
wri
te)t
hisl
ett
erat6.
00am i
nthe.

Ans:
d.t
owr
it
e/wr
it
ing(
bot
har
ecor
rect
)

13.
Fil
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
einf
ini
ti
ve/
ger
undf
ormsoft
hegi
venv
erb-

Asacaringi
nst
it
uti
on,
weal
way
str
y--
--
-(pr
ovi
de)ourst
udent
sahappyl
ear
ning
env
ironment
.

Ans:
b.t
opr
ovi
de

14.Sel
ectt
hecor
rectsent
ence-
-

Ans:
c.Shi
vani
didnotst
eal
Shy
mal
a'
spur
se.

15.Sel
ectt
hecor
rectsent
ence-
-

Ans:
b.Mr
s.Agr
awal
hasbeent
eachi
ngEngl
i
sht
ohi
ghschool
student
sfor20y
ear
s.

16.Fi
llI
nTheBlankswithappropr
iat
ever
b-"
Rohan--
--
-anexhi
bit
ionf
ort
hest
udent
sof
sci
ence.He-
--
-ProfessorSukumartobet
heChiefGuest
."

Ans:
a.or
gani
zed,
hasr
equest
ed

17.Sel
ectt
hecor
rectsent
ence-
-

Ans:
c.t
heydonotl
i
kecof
fee

18.Fi
l
lInTheBl
ankswi
thappr
opr
iat
ever
b-"
Suj
ay-
--
-resear
chonani
nter
est
ingsubj
ect
.
"

Ans:
d.i
sdoi
ng

19.Fi
l
lInTheBlankswiththemostappr
opr
iat
ever
b-"
Rohan-
--
-amat
chofTabl
e
Tenni
swithhi
sbrotherevery
day
."

Ans:
a.pl
ays

20.I
denti
fythet
ypeofTenseinthegi
vensent
ence-
"Mr
s.DeepaHar
ihasbeent
eachi
ng
i
nthisschoolsi
nceJune2015.
"
Ans:
d.Pr
esentPer
fectTense.

VI
.

1.Fi
lli
nthebl
anksusi
ngawor
d.Wr
it
etheanswer
siny
ouranswersheetagai
nstt
he
corr
ectbl
anknumber.

Passengerairpl
anesmost l
yfly(
a)___
_ __
_speedslessthant
hat(b)_
____
__sound.
Airpl
anes(c)_____
_ _canfly(d)___
___
_gr eat
erspeedshavebeenbui
lt
.Thisis(
e)
______
_iftheyfly(
f)_______speedsgreater(
g)___
____t
hespeedofsound,(h)_
___
___
fuelconsumpt i
onincreasesenormously.

Answer
:(a)at(
b)of
.(c)whi
ch(
d)at
.(e)because.(
f)at
.(g)t
han(
h)t
he

1.
Comeher
eanddo-
--
--
--
-sums.

t
hese/
those

Ans:
these

2.Wi
l
lyoupassme-
--
--
--
--
-sal
t,pl
ease?

t
hat
/the

Ans:
the

3.Doy
ouneed-
--
--
--
--
-hel
p?

some/
no

Ans:
some

4.Idon’
tneed-
--
--
--hel
p.

any
/some

Ans:
any

5.
Ther
eis-
--
--
-t
eai
nthepot
.Youmayhav
eit
.

l
i
ttl
el/
li
tt
le

Ans:
li
tt
le

XI
.Wr
it
ethemeani
ngsf
orf
oll
owi
ngwor
ds

Wor
ds: meani
ngs
1.Mor
tar-
--
--
--
--
- bowl

2.St
umbl
e--
--
--
- l
oseone'
sbal
ance

3.Snug -
--
--
-- comf
ort
abl
e

4.
gleamed-
--
--
--
-- shone/gl
i
tteeed