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CHAPTER WISE QUESTION BANK

Prepared by:

1. Mr. Shreyes .G.N, St. Joseph’s Convent High School, Champion Reef, K.G.F
2. Mrs. Maria Synthia, St. Joseph’s Convent High School, Champion Reef, K.G.F
3. Mrs. Ayesha, Beml Composite School, Beml Nagar, K.G.F
4. Mrs. Vandhana, Edens High School, Andersonpet, K.G.F
5. Mrs. Nirmala, Good Shephard School, Oorgaumpet, K.G.F
 Prose
Content Page Number

1 A Wrong Man In worker’s Paradise 1

2 The Elixir Of Life 2

3 The Gift Of The Magi 3

4 Louis Pasteur, Conqueror Of Disease 4

5 What is Moral Action? 4

6 The Eyes Are Not Here 5

7 The Girl who was Anne Frank 6

8 A Village Cricket Match 7

9 Consumerist Culture 8

10 The Pie and the Tart 9

Poetry
1 To A Pair of Sarus Crane 10
2 Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to the Son’s Teacher 10
3 The Temple and the Body (Vachana) 11
4 Lochinvar 11
5 A Poison Tree 12
6 Sonnet 73 12
7 The Stolen Boat 12
8 Mending Wall 13
9 Buttoo 13
10 CLM 13
 Supplementary Reading
1 Treasure Island 14

2 Karna 15

3 Ulysses and the Cyclops 15

Grammar
1 Change the voice (Active / Passive) 16

2 Direct - Indirect Speech 16

3 Degrees Of Comparison 17

4 Analogy 17
5 To- too, So that not 18

6 No -sooner –than, As soon as 18

7 Homophones 19

8 Question Tag 19

9 Letter Writing 20
 Prose 1

Chapter – 1 A Wrong Man in Worker’s Paradise

1 Mark Question:-
1. How does the man waste his time on the earth?
2. Why is the torrent in the worker’s paradise silent?
3. Why did the girl in the silent torrent feel sorry for the man?
4. Why did the hurrying feet of the girl become less hurried?
5. Why didn’t the man fit in with the scheme of things in worker’s paradise?
6. Why did the idle man ask the girl of the silent torrent to give one of her pitchers?

2 Mark Questions:-
1. Why did the elders of the worker’s paradise become anxious?
2. Why did the Ariel messenger say “I brought a wrong man into this paradise?
3. What does the line “The man never believed in mere utility” mean?
4. What did the girl of the silent torrent do with the painted pitcher?

3 Mark Question:-
1. What changes are noticed in the movement and attitude of the girl of the silent torrent
after the man gave her the painted pitcher?
(Or)
What changes took place in the girl after the wrong man gave the painted pitcher?
Explain with reference to context
1. “ We haven’t a moment to spare”
2. “ Let’s move on, Time’s flying”
3. “No, I shall draw pictures on your pitcher”
4. “Nothing, a picture may have no meaning and serve no purpose”
5. “Only some more work from your hands”
Chapter 2 Elixir of Life 2

1 mark questions
1. What is the imaginary elixir of life?
2. What according to the writer is the real elixir of life?
3. What is the cheering sight mentioned by Sir C V Raman?
4. What are civilized forests?
5. Why is the land formed by silt always fertile?

2 mark questions
1. What are the subsidiary purposes served by controlling the movement of water and by its
conservation?
2. Why does Sir C V Raman say that Egypt in fact was made by its river?

3 mark questions
1. How does prevention of soil erosion serve double purpose?
2. What are the various causes of soil erosion? How can it be prevented?
3. How does Sir C V Raman describe the rain fed tanks?

4 mark questions
1. Sir C V Raman says that water is the real elixir of life. Justify this statement giving examples
(Or)
How does C V Raman show that water is the real elixir of life?
2. What are the causes of soil erosion and what are the methods of prevention as suggested
by Sir CV Raman?
3. How will the development of hydro electric power help to overcome inadequacy of water
supply?
Chapter 3 The Gift of Magi 3

1 mark questions
1. How did Della save her one dollar and eighty seven cents?
2. What were the precious possessions of Jim and Della?
3. Why did Della decide to sell her hair?”
4. What does the writer compare Della’s hair t, when it fell about her rippling?

3 mark questions
1. Why are the gifts of Della and Jim compared to those of the Magi?
2. How has the writer compared Della’s hair to queen Sheba’s jewels and Jim’s watch to
King Solomon’s treasures?

Explain with reference to context

1. “Take her hat off and let’s have a look of it”.
2. “Don’t you like just as well anyhow”
3. “It’ll grow out again- you won’t mind, will you?
4. “You’ll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now”
5. But if you’ll unwrap that package you may see why you had me going a while at first”.
Chapter 4 Louis Pasteur – the conqueror of Diseases 4

1 mark questions
1. What are Bacteria?
2. What is Pasteurization?
3. What are Spontaneous generations mean?
4. What is rabies?

2mark questions
1. As a scientist, how was Louis Pasteur Unique?
2. Did Pasteur believe in Spontaneous generation? If not, what did he believe in?

3mark questions
Reference to context
1. “Do germs form from other germs, or do they just come of themselves?”
2. If you can cure animals, you can cure my son.
4 mark questions
1. How did Louis Pasteur prove that pure air is different from stale air?
2. What would have been the fate of mankind if Louis Pasteur had not discovered Vaccine
against rabies?

Chapter 5 What is Moral Action

1mark questions
1. When, according to Gandhiji, can we regard ourselves to have stepped on the Moral road?
2. According to Alexander Cheriyan, what should one do to make one’s life meaningful and
sustainable?
3. What is conventional behaviour according to Gandhiji?
4. What is a Moral Action?

3mark questions
1. Give an example each for Conventional behaviour and a moral act?

4 mark questions
1. What argument does Gandhiji give to justify that a Moral act should be free from fear and
Compulsion?
Chapter 6 The Eyes are not here 5

3 mark questions
1. Why did the narrator feel that he would never be able to discover something about the
girl’s look?
2. What did the narrator infer when the girl was startled by his voice?
3. The story ends with a revelation in the lesson – ‘the eyes are not here’. What is the
revelation?
4. How could the narrator being blind, describe Mussorie?
Reference to the context – 3 marks
1. “Are you going all the way to Dehra?
2. “Then I had better not be too familiar”
3. “You have an interesting face”
4. “You are very gallant young man”
5. “Once again, I had a game to play a new fellow traveller”
6. “She was an interesting girl”

4 mark questions
1. Give instances to show that the narrator tried his best to impress that he was normal
sighted during his encounter with the girl?
Chapter 7 The Girl who was Anne Frank 6

1mark questions
1. To which Country did Otto Frank emigrate from Germany?
2. Where did Otto Frank and his family hide?
3. What was the Annexe?
4. How many people hid in the Annexe?
5. What does Anne Frank’s diary describe?
6. Where were Anne and her sister transported from Auschwitz?
7. What message does the story of Anne Frank give?
8. Why does the professor say, “I have read Anne Frank’s diary”?

2 mark questions
1. What qualities of Mr. Frank did his staff admire?
2. What Finally forced Frank to go into hiding?
3. What did Anne Frank record in her diary?
4. How did Anne Compare herself to a Song bird?
5. What does Anne reveal about her mother in the diary?
6. How does Anne try to keep the diary a secret?
7. When and where did Meip find Anne’s diary?
8. What became the mission of Mr. Frank’s Life?

3mark questions
1. Why did Otto Frank decide to migrate Netherlands? Give two reasons
2. Why does the writer call Anne a Courageous Leader?
3. Why does Mr. Frank take many weeks to finish reading the diary?
4. How did the German audiences respond to the tragic play of Anne’s Frank?
Reference to the context – Three marks
1.”Inspite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart”

4mark questions

1. ‘Anne’s diary open the eyes of Germans to the viciousness of racial persecution’ How?
2. What glimpses of Nazi cruelty do you see in this write-up?
3. Describe Anne’s life in the ‘Annexe’ as written by her
Chapter 8 A Village Cricket Match 7

1 mark questions
1. Name the two teams mentioned in the lesson?
2. Name the fielders in the field mentioned in the lesson?
3. What is the chief invention of Sir Issac Newton referred to here?
4. Who Congratulated Boone for his catch?
5. Where did both the teams spend the evening after the cricket match?

2 mark questions
1. What behaviour of Livingstone, Pollock and south colt show that they are tense?
2. Why didn’t sexton and the postman take a run, when it was possible?
3. How does the writer take a dig at the government officials?
4. What fatal mistake did Hodge make?

3 mark questions
1. Why was Boone angry after catching the ball?
2. How did Mr. Pollock finally catch the ball?
3. How did Mr. Hodge disagree with the dictum?
4. Why were the three batsmen running for a run?

4 mark questions
1. How does the ‘Uncertainty and disorganization among the ranks of the invaders’ add to
the humour?
2. Write a short note on the status quo episode?
3. Explain the blunders committed by the three batsmen in their excitement to score the
run of Victory?
Chapter 9 Consumerist Culture 8

1mark questions
1. What is the meaning intended by the advertisers, ‘Shop till you drop’?
2. Why does the writer call this apt and Ironic?
3. What does an advertisement aim to do?
4. According to Cheriyan Alexander, what should one do to make one’s life meaningful and
sustainable?

2mark questions
1. What is the Success story of Pepsi and Coca-Cola?
2. What thrills the present day Indian Shoppers?
3. What was the ‘dream come true’ for the US returned Indian?
4. What is the ‘deep irony’ referred?
5. What negative impact will the free market economy have on our Country?
6. What according to the writer is the only way to restore sanity?

3mark questions
1. Why does the writer say that the model of development based on consumerism is
Suicidal?
2. What kind of vision do the enthusiasts of free market economy have for India?
3. What are the advertisers and marketing professionals working hard at?

4mark questions
1. ‘Man today is an unstoppable buying machine’. Explain with the examples?
2. How does the writer express about the tragic comedy of ‘development ‘. Why does he call
it tragic comedy?
Chapter 10 The Pie and the Tart 9

1mark questions
1. What according to Pierre is a sure sign of starvation?
2. Who opens the door of the cake shop when Pierre knocks on it?
3. Who opens the door when Jean goes to get the tart?

2mark questions
1. Why was Pierre pinched? How did he defend himself before the Judge Gaston?
2. How was Marion going to identify Gaultier’s messenger?
3. What did Jean tell Pierre to convince him that Pierre should go to get the tart?
4. What is the only one fault that Pierre finds with the eel pie?

3mark questions
1. How does the Playwright bring out Pierre’s nervousness when he presents himself as the
messenger to carry the eel Pie?
2. Why does Pierre think he was dreaming?
3. Why do the Vagabonds go back to the bakery after eating the Pie?
4. Why did Jean lie to Pierre and send him to fetch the tart?

Reference to the Context

1. If I stop walking I shall freeze, I am dying of hunger and cold
 Poetry 10
Poem 1 To a Pair of Sarus Crane

1mark question
1. When was the male Sarus crane shot?
2. How did the hunters pick up the dead Sarus crane?
3. How was the majestic neck humbled by the hunters?
4. What is compared to dirty linen in the poem “To a Pair of Sarus Cranes”?
5. How did the female Sarus crane try to bring its male partner back to life?

2 mark question
1. How does the Poet contrast the deaths of male and the female cranes?

3mark questions
1. How has the poet described the callousness of the Sarus crane killers?
2. How does the poet bring out the agony and desperation of the female Sarus crane in the
poem?
3. How does the poet bring out the intense love of the female Sarus crane towards its
partner

Poem 2 Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to the Son’s Teacher

3mark question
1. What precaution does Abraham Lincoln want his son to learn in school, while dealing
with different kinds of people in the society?
2. What kind of listener does the father want his son to be?
3. Why is it essential for someone to have “Sublime faith in mankind”?

4mark questions
1. List the values that the poet father wants his son to learn that would help him to deal
with the society in a better way.
2. What does the poet father want his son’s teacher to teach lesson about –
a) Books and Nature? b) Being honest
Poem 3 The Temple and the Body (Vachana) 11

1mark question
1. What does the poet mean by the “The rich will make temples for Shiva”?

3 mark question
1. Why did the poet compare human boy to a temple? How did he compare?
2. Explain the ideas of spirituality emerging from the study of the vachana ‘The temple and
the Body’?
3. How does Basavanna convince us through his vachana that spiritual things are long lasting?
4. Explain the message brought out by Basavanna in the poem ‘The temple and the Body’?
5. How does the poor man express his devotion and the impermanence of material things in
the poem ‘The temple and the Body’?
6. How does Basavanna console himself regarding his helplessness as a poor man?
7. Write the Summary of the Poem ‘Vachana’?

4 mark question
Quote from memory (full poem memorization)

Poem 4 Lochinvar
2 mark question
1. Who was Lochinvar? Why did he ride to Netherby hall?
2. What did Ellen do to express her love towards Lochinvar?
3. What did the bride’s father ask Lochinvar?
4. What qualities do you admire in Lochinvar?
5. How was Lochinvar different from the bridegroom?
3 mark question
1. How did the bride’s father receive Lochinvar? What did he ask him?
4 mark question
1. Only the brave deserve the fair “Justify the statement with reference to the dauntless
Lochinvar?
2. How do you say that Lochinvar was very brave?
3. The Poet Sir Walter Scott brings out the fact that love and courage go together. Explain
this with reference to the Poem Lochinvar?
Poem 5 A Poison Tree 12

3 mark question
1. What happened when the Speaker expressed his anger and when he suppressed it?

4 mark question
1. Write the summary of the Poem ‘Poison Tree’?
2. Quote from memory ( Full poem for memorization)

Poem 6 That Time of the Year - Sonnet 73

1 mark question
1. What is compared to “Bare ruined choirs”?
2. What is referred to as “Deaths second self”?

3 mark question
1. Annotation - Bare ruined choirs! Where late the sweet birds sang.

Poem 7 The Stolen Boat

1mark question
1. What stealthy act does the boy commit?
2. Where was the boat moored?

4mark question
1. Why did words worth say that his moving the boat is an act of stealth? Why was he guilty
of his act?
2. Describe the effect that the spectacle of the peak had on the poet’s mind?
Poem 8 Mending Wall 13
2 mark question
1. What argument does the speaker give to convince his neighbour that they do not need
the Wall?
2. How does the nature disturb the stones on the wall?
3. How do hunters disturb the stones on the wall?

3 mark question
1. “Good fences make good neighbours”
2. “Stay where you are until our backs are tuned”
3. “He moves in darkness as it seems to me”

Poem 9 Buttoo

1mark question
1. Why had Buttoo gone to Dronacharya?
2. How did Drona respond to Buttoo’s request?
3. What was the science that Buttoo wanted to learn from Dronacharya?
4. Why did Buttoo revere Drona as his master?
5. What did Drona Seek from Buttoo as response?
6. How did Buttoo fulfil his promise to his master?
7. How did Drona Justify his unfair demand?

2 mark question
1. What Justification did Drona give for his unfair demand?
2. How did Dronacharya bless Buttoo?

4 mark question
1. What does the poet father want his son’s teacher to teach his son about-
a) Books and nature? b) Being honest?
Or
The poem “Buttoo” is a saga of loyalty and faithfulness as well selfishness and cunning.
Explain.
Poem 10 C.L.M 14

3 mark question
1. For all her love she can’t tell whether I use it well or ill?
2. What have I done to keep in mind debt to her and woman kind?

4 mark question
1. Describe the poet’s personal experience about his mother in the poem C.L.M?

Supplementary reading

Supplementary reading - 1

Treasure Island

1 mark question
1. What was Admiral Benbow?
2. What was Billy’s cherished possession?
3. What is the ‘Black Spot’?

2 mark question
1. How did Blind Pew die?
2. What important document did the bundle of papers contain? To who did Jim give it to?

3 mark question
1. Describe the encounter between Billy and the mysterious seafaring man?
2. Give any two examples of Jim’s acts of bravery?
Supplementary reading – 2 15
Karna

2 mark question
1. What did Duryodhama envy?
2. How does the writer introduce Karna to the assembly?
3. Why does Indra offer a boon to Karna? What is the boon?
4. What was Parasuramma’s curse?
5. How does Lord Krishna save Arjuna from Karna’s arrow?

3 mark question
1. How and why did Indra approach Karna?

Supplementary reading - 3
Ulysses and the Cyclops

2 mark question
1. Why did Ulysses and his men enter the habitation of the Cyclop?
2. How did Ulysses introduce himself to the Cyclop at the end of the story?
 Change the voice - (Active/Passive Voice) 16

1. The Headmaster gave them books as prizes.

2. People steel things from supermarkets.
3. An Ambulance took the injured man to the hospital.
4. Passengers leave all sorts of things in buses.
5. He was overcome by irresistible drowsiness.
6. The valley was densely closed with trees and shrub jungle.
7. Were you asked to escape by me?
8. Intense thirst carried away Nakula.
9. You have committed a mistake.
10 You must not hammer nails into the wall without permission.

Rewrite in Reported Speech.

1. “Krishna, What will I do with you?”said Balarama
2. “Do you speak English?” she asked me
3. He said, “Ravi you must return home by evening”.
4. He said “I am late”.
5. Teacher said “Rama killed Ravana”.
6. Gopal said to his sister “Why are you crying”.
7. She said, “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any Sun
8. I warned her, “If you let the iron get too hot you will singe your clothes”.
9. The shopkeeper said, “Don’t leave your bicycles against my windows, boys”.
10 The assistant said to the customer, “Please pay at the desk”.
 Write the other Degrees of Comparison: 17
1. Dr. Homi Bhabha was one of the great scientists.
2. Kumble was one of the greatest leg-break bowlers in the world.
3. A Man with a gun is stronger than a man without a weapon.
4. Very few plays are as interesting as Julius Caesar.
5. Lalitha is better than any other student in the school.
6. I am not cleverer than she is.
7. December is one of the coldest months.
8. No other man is as cunning as Shakuni in Mahabharatha.
9. No other sub-continent is as big as India.
10. This problem is more difficult than that.

Observe the relationship in the first pair of words and complete the
second pair accordingly in the following :-
1. Active : activity :: Victorious : _______________
2. Wear : ware :: Knees : _____________________
3. Usual : unusual :: appropriate : ______________
4. Courage : bravery :: obtain : ________________
5. Sustain : maintain :: imbibe : _______________
6. Blue : blew :: bare : _______________________
7. Qualify : disqualify :: responsible : ____________
8. Strength : Strong :: mystery : ________________
9. Success: Successfully : : Courage: _____________
10. Argue: Argument : : Laugh: _________________
11 . Symbol : Symbolize :: Appeal : _______________
12. Agile: Active :: Menace : ____________________
13. Believed: belief :: behave : ___________________
14. Ransack : search :: ravage :__________________
15.Except : Exception : : Accept : _________________
16. Peril : Danger :: Wiles : ______________________
17. Dentist : Teeth :: Dermatologist : ________________
18. Gallant : Brave :: Stature : _____________________
19. Decide : Decision :: Prefer : ___________________
20. Literate : Illiterate :: Perturbable :_____________________
 18
Combine the sentences using too… to and so….that….not:-

1. It is very cold. We can’t go out.

2. The book is very difficult. I can’t read it.
3. The Shock was very severe. Ravi could not bear it.
4. The music is very soft. We can’t hear it.
5. Rekha has become very fat. She can’t wear this dress now.
6. The minister is very upright. He will not accept a bribe.
7. The fields are very wet. They
8. My grandfather is very old. He can neither hear nor speak.
9. The children are very excited. They cannot think.
10 The hat is too small. It cannot fit his head.

Combine the following sentences using No sooner …..Than, As soon as

1. She heard the news. She broke down.

2. The rain began to fall. I got home.
3. He came. He apologized.
4. John heard the news. He wrote to Tom.
5. I sit down to breakfast. The telephone rings.
6. Chief Guest enters the hall. Everyone stands to greet her.
7. We reached the station. The train streamed in.
8. He saw the tiger advancing. He took to his heels.
9. The sun rose. The fog disappeared.
10 The child closed her eyes. She began to imagine most fantastic shapes.
 Add suitable Question tags. 19
1. She didn’t come home late, ________________________
2. She has paid her fees, ________________________
3. he horse won the race, ________________________
4. All students have done well, ________________________
5. They don’t know her, ________________________
6. We can’t cross the street here, ________________________
7. Judges wear wigs, ________________________
8. Missionaries are devoted people ________________________
9. He usually come home late, ________________________
10 You know her well, ________________________

Homophones

1. Complement - _________________
2. Practise - _____________________
3. Principle - _____________________
4. Lightning - _____________________
5. Insight - _______________________
6. Marshal - ______________________
7. Reign - ________________________
8. Wright - _______________________
9. Council - ______________________
10. Weather - ____________________
 Letter Writing 20
I Imagine you are Deeksha / Deekshith studying in Government High school, Madhigiri:
1. Write a letter to your elder brother congratulating him on his winning a gold medal in the
recent State Athletic Meet.
2. Write a letter to the local government authorities to construct a well-equipped market
building in your area.
II Imagine you are Punith / Parineetha studying in Government High school, Udupi:
1. Write a letter to the local Electricity Board to reduce the power-cuts during evenings stating
reasons.
2. Write a letter to your elder brother / sister thanking him/her for preparing you for the
interstate debate competition in which you won the first prize.
III Imagine you are Rathan / Radhika studying in Government High school, Theerthalli.
1. Write a letter to the Local Road Transport Authority requesting to have more buses along
your school route to help the students.
2. Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to participate in the inter-school Music
Competition.
IV Imagine you are Amin / Amina, studying in Government High school, Kengeri.
1. Write a letter to the Commissioner, City Municipality requesting him to provide
man power and necessary articles to clean your area, as your school is organizing a
Swatch Bharat drive.
2. Write a letter to your friend encouraging him to join the Sports Academy and start
practicing Tennis again as he is a very good player.
V Imagine you are Manasa / Manohar studying in Government High school, Kolar
1. Write a letter to the Curator of a museum seeking his permission to visit the Museum
along with your classmates.
2. Write a letter to your father explaining to him why you wish to join the defence force of
your country