The Lawrence School, Sanawar

3rd Periodic Test-March 2022

Class: U V
Subject: English
Time: 2 hours Max Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1) It is mandatory to keep camera on for the entire duration of the exam.
2) Name of the child, class and section must be written on top of the answer sheet.
3) Name of the subject teacher should also be mentioned.
4) Page numbers should be marked on the answer sheets.
5) This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory.
6) Read the instructions given with each section or question wherever necessary and
follow them. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit.

Section – A: Reading: 10 Marks

Comprehension Passage
Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 5

1. What‟s more fun than standing still? Jumping up and down on a springy piece of fabric!
This activity is known as trampolining and it‟s sweeping the nation.
2. The idea of trampolining is ancient. Eskimos have been tossing each other in the air using
walrus skin for thousands of years. Firemen began using a life net to catch people from
jumping from buildings in 1887. And in the early 1900‟s, circus performers began bouncing
off of netting to amuse audiences. These weren‟t the same as today‟s trampolines, but, they
show that the idea has been bouncing around for a long time.
3. A tumbler named George Nissan and his coach Larry Griswold made the first modern
trampoline in 1936. They got the idea by watching trapeze artists bouncing off of a tight net
at the circus. The two men experimented with different fabrics and designs. They found a
winner when they stretched a piece of canvas across a steel frame and held it in place with
springs. They named their device after the Spanish word trampolin which means diving
board.
4. At first Nissan and Griswold used their device to train tumblers. The piece of training
equipment was a lot of fun. They realized that everyone could enjoy their trampolines, not
just tumblers. The men wanted to share their idea with the whole world. In 1942, they began
making trampolines to sell to the public.
5. Trampolines may be fun, but, they can also be dangerous. Experts estimate that more than
100,000 people hurt themselves while using one each year. Clubs and gyms use large safety
nets and rubber padding to make it safer. Most trampoline injuries happen at home. Since
trampolines are more affordable than ever, injuries are even more common.
6. These injuries happen for many reasons. People may bounce too high and land off the
trampoline or onto the springs. From the peak of the bounce, this can be a fall of thirteen feet
or more. OUCH. Injuries also happen when many people are jumping at the same time.

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Jumpers may collide and cause one another to land in strange ways. Lots of people have
broken bones in this way. Perhaps the worst injuries happen when untrained people try to do
flips. Landing on your neck or head can paralyze or even kill you.
7. But don‟t let all that bad news keep you down. There are many things that you can do to
practice safe trampolining. You can cover the springs with special pads so that people‟s limbs
are less likely to get stuck in them. You can surround your trampoline with a net so that
people don‟t fall off of it. You can limit bouncers to one at a time. This will prevent collision
injuries. Perhaps, most importantly, you should never flip on a trampoline without
professional guidance. You are much less likely to get hurt on a trampoline if you do these
things

Answer any five of the following questions: 5x1=5

1. What activity has swept the nation with its craze?

2. Which was the first event to take place?
3. Who did Nissan and Griswold use to train their device?
4. Where do most trampoline injuries take place and why?
5. Which is the best way regarded to prevent trampoline related injuries?
6. Another word from the passage that could mean „accident‟ from Para 7 could be?

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 5

1. Have you ever heard the sound of a hummingbird? They make a buzzing noise when they
fly. They make this noise because they beat their wings so fast. They can beat their wings
up to eighty times a second. All that flapping makes a lot of noise. That‟s why we call
them hummingbirds.
2. Hummingbirds fly in a unique way. They move their wings so fast that they can hover.
This means that they can stay in one spot in the middle of the air, like a helicopter.
Sometimes they fly or hover upside down. They are the only bird that flies backwards.
3. Hummingbirds are small. One type called the bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the
world. Bee hummingbirds weigh less than a penny. They are just a little bigger than bees.
I guess that‟s where they get their name.
4. Bee hummingbirds build tiny nests. They use cobwebs and bits of bark to make their
homes. Their homes are only an inch around. This is big enough for their eggs though.
Their eggs are smaller than peas. People have found these tiny nests on a clothespin.
5. Hummingbirds move fast. It takes lots of energy to move as fast they do. This means that
they need to eat a lot of food. Their favourite food is nectar, a sweet liquid inside of some
flowers. They drink more than their own weight in nectar daily. They have to visit
hundreds of flowers to get enough nectar to live. They can only store enough energy to
survive through the night. They live on the edge.
6. Hummingbirds don‟t use their long beaks like straws. They have a tongue just like you.
They use their tongues for eating. They flick their tongues in and out of their mouths
while inside of flowers. They lap up nectar. Flowers give them the energy that they need.
7. Hummingbirds help flowers too. They get pollen on their heads and bills when they feed.
Flowers use pollen to make seeds. Hummingbirds help get pollen from one flower to the
next. This helps flowers make more seeds. More seeds mean more flowers. More flowers
mean more food for the hummingbirds. Isn‟t it nice how that works out?

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Answer any five of the following questions: 5x1=5

1. What is the reason behind the hummingbirds getting their name?

2. What makes the flight of the hummingbird unique?
3. How did the bee hummingbirds get their name?
4. How do the hummingbirds help in the daily lives of the flowers?
5. What material does the hummingbird use to make their nest?
6. What do flowers need pollen for and how do hummingbirds contribute?

Section – B: Writing Skills & Grammar: 10 Marks

Q.3 Attempt any one from i and ii. 5 marks

i. You have come across an advertisement regarding some English Speaking Course run by
an academy of your town. As you are interested to join the course, write a letter to the
manager making enquiries about the duration, timings and course fee etc. in not more than
120 words.

ii. The pie-chart below displays data about the choice of activities which Indians prefer to
do. Write a paragraph analyzing the given data. You may support your analysis by
stating specific reasons about the most/least preferred activities, think of which activities
can you enlist in the „other‟ category which makes 6% of the pie-chart, how does Indian
lifestyle/diet/weather impact this data in not more than 120 words.

Image credit: The Open University

Q.4The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write
the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheets against the correct blank number.
The first one has been done for you as an example. 1x3=3 marks

Incorrect Correct
After our stay in Russia, I return with e.g. return returned
my son to visit my family for India. a._______ _______
We flew by the magnificent expanse of b._______ _______
the Himalayas in New Delhi. c._______ _______

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Q.5 Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows: 1x2=2 marks
Ravi: Where were you yesterday evening?
Vinay: There is an exhibition of rare paintings at the Art Gallery. I had gone there.
Ravi: How well are you prepared for the entrance exam next week?
Vinay: I have been preparing for the whole week.

Ravi asked Vinay where he (a) ________evening. Vinay replied that (b) ________ at the art
gallery and he had gone there.

Section – C: Literature: 20 Marks

Q.6 Answer any six questions in 30-40 words each: 2x6=12 marks

1. What message does the poet want to convey through the poem Amanda?
2. How does the argument about Oxen Meadows start?
3. What was the main cause of Matilda‟s unhappiness?
4. Explain the satisfaction that animals have and humans don‟t.
5. What are names of Belinda‟s pets? How do their names reflect their physical
appearance and personalities?
6. How did Lutkins mother treat the narrator? Did she allow him to search her house?
7. “How selfish am I in my grief!” What important facts did Kisa Gotami realize about
death and immortality?

Q.7 Answer any two of the following questions in about 120 words each: 2x4=8 marks

1. Richard Ebright displayed a well-rounded personality. Elucidate with instances in the

context of the chapter, „The Making of a Scientist.‟
2. On the basis of your understanding of the story, give a character sketch of Bholi and
describe the role of the teacher in the shaping of it.
3. Two boys from Goa, Remo and Michael work in a bakery in Goa. They get nostalgic
about the role of the baker based on the stories told to them by their grandfather.
Using inputs from the chapter, „Glimpses of India: A Baker from Goa‟, write a short
conversation between them. (Two dialogues each describing the baker‟s role, duty
and his products.) You may begin with the Remo‟s opening line given below:
Remo: “The baker was considered a friend……………………………………….”

Instructions for submission of answer sheets

All pages of the answer sheet must be scanned in the correct order and sent by email
on: housemistress.hgd@sanawar.edu.in within 10 minutes of completion of exam.

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