Questions

GRAMMAR

Q.No.1 to 3:
I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the paragraph.
The story (1) sixteen - year old Aman, (2) lost his legs in a
terrible accident (3) he was four, is an inspiration for many.
(1) a. for b. of c. off d. from
(2) a. that b. whom c. who d. which
(3) a. where b. then c. whereas d. When

Q.No.4 to 7:
II. Read the given conversation between Karan and Kavya and report the following
dialogues by completing the sentences.

Karan: Hey Kavya! What gift do you want for your birthday?
Kavya: Dad, I do not want any gift this time. Instead, can you buy some food for the
poor people?
Karan: Wow! What a delightful thought! We will do it for sure.

Karan asked his daughter Kavya (4) . Kavya replied that (5)
. She asked him if he (6) . Karan
exclaimed that (7) and promised that they would do that.

Q.No.8 to 13:
III. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Identify
the error and provide the correction.
Error Correction
With change times and trends, parents (8)
has become productivity oriented. (9)
They wanted their children to learn through (10)
productive play unlike at the past when (11)
play was just play. Today the parent (12)
want to tap the potential of there children (13)
to the fullest.
Q.No.14 to 17:
IV. Complete the following passage by filling the blanks with suitable forms of verbs
given in the brackets.

Scientists in Kolkata (14) (develop) an inexpensive bloodless test

for diabetes that (15) (require) just a sample of air (16)
(breathe) out by the patient. Instead of (17) (roll) up the sleeve for a needle
jab to draw blood, the patient will simply have to take a deep breath and blow it out onto
a device no bigger than a fingernail.

Q.No.18 to 20:
V. The following passage has not been edited. There is a modal missing in each line.
Provide the most appropriate modal along with the word before and the word after.
Word Missing Word
before word after
Studies be very important, but (18)
health never be treated as less important. (19)
To keep one’s health intact, one eat fruits (20)
everyday.

LITERATURE

A Letter to God

Q.No.21:
Why was the night sorrowful for Lencho?
a. He had lost a family member that night.
b. There were floods due to incessant rains.
c. His entire crop got destroyed due to locust attack.
d. His entire crop got destroyed because of the hailstorm.

Q.No.22:
Why was Lencho angry?
a. because he had lost his money
b. because the post-master spoke to him rudely
c. because he received seventy pesos only
d. because his family blamed him for their loss

Q.No.23:
Describe Lencho’s feelings after the hail had stopped.
 Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Q.No.24:
When did Nelson Mandela take the oath as the President of South Africa?
a. 10th May 1994
b. 10th May 1995
c. 10th May 1993
d. 10th May 1992

Q.No.25:
What did Mandela opine about ‘courage’?

Two Stories About Flying

Q.No.26:
The seagull was alone on the ledge because .
a. he was lost and got separated from his parents
b. he was left alone by his family for he did not attempt flying
c. he had a quarrel with his siblings and decided to quit their company
d. he wanted to introspect in solitude.

Q.No.27:
The pilot of the Dakota aeroplane was flying .
a. from Paris to Scotland
b. from England to France
c. from England to Paris
d. from Paris to England

Q.No.28:
After having failed in their efforts to make the young seagull learn to fly, the parents
ignored him. Why do you think they did so?

Q.No.29:
Justify the title ‘The Black Aeroplane’.

From the Diary of Anne Frank

Q.No.30:
Anne Frank had a sister named .
a. Maggie
b. Margie
c. Margot
d. Margaret

Q.No.31:
Anne Frank got the diary on her birthday.
a. fifteenth
b. thirteenth
c. fourteenth
d. sixteenth

Q.No.32:
Attempt a character - sketch of Anne Frank.

Glimpses of India

Q.No.33:
Give a brief character - sketch of a pader/ traditional baker in Goa.

Q.No.34:
Coorg’s location, people and natural features add to the beauty and diversity of India.
Elaborate.

Q.No.35:
The text ‘Tea from Assam’ presents before the readers, some lesser known and
interesting facts and legends about tea and tea plantation. Do you agree? Support your
opinion.

Mijbil - The Otter

Q.No.36:
What was the narrator’s reaction when the people in London made several guesses
about Mij?
a. He was elated
b. He was sorrowful
c. He was tensed and annoyed
d. He was amused

Q.No.37:
What did the otter look like?
Q.No.38:
How did Mijbil spend his time?

Madam Rides the Bus

Q.No.39:
What was Valli’s favourite pastime?

Q.No.40:
What was the impact of watching the faces of the passengers on her?

Q.No.41:
Valli enjoyed her onward journey by the bus? Justify. Give examples from the story,
'Madam Rides the Bus', in support of your answer.

The Sermon at Benares

Q.No.42:
What moved Prince Siddhartha to seek out enlightenment?
a. a sick man
b. an aged man
c. a monk begging
d. all of the above

Q.No.43:
Which seeds did Buddha ask Kisa to bring?
a. Pumpkin seeds
b. Mustard seeds
c. Sunflower seeds
d. Sesame seeds

Q.No.44:
What lesson did Buddha teach Gotami in the prose, 'The Sermon at Benaras'?

The proposal

Q.No.45:
What did Chubukov think Lomov had come for?
a. ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage
b. sell his land to him
c. borrow money
d. all of the above

Q.No.46:
What was the actual purpose of Lomov’s visit to Chubukov’s house?
a. To claim his ownership over Oxen Meadows
b. To assert Guess’s superiority over Squeezer
c. To propose to Natasha for marriage
d. To lend money to Chubukov

Q.No.47:
How did Lomov and Chubukov throw mud at each other's family?

A Triumph of Surgery

Q.No.48:
What tempted Dr. Herriot to keep Tricki as his permanent guest?
a. He was deeply attached to the dog and loved it immensely.
b. He felt Tricki was not safe at Mrs. Pumphrey’s house.
c. Fresh eggs, bottles of wine and brandy sent for Tricki were relished by him and his
partners.
d. Tricki had become everyone’s favourite at the surgery.

Q.No.49:
was a greyhound at the surgery.
a. Joe
b. Tristan
c. Tricki
d. Sebastian

Q.No.50:
How was Tricki an 'uninteresting' object for the other dogs at the surgery? How did they
react to him?

The Thief’s Story

Q.No.51:
Hari Singh had gone to watch a wrestling match .
a. because he was interested in wrestling
b. to find someone whom he could rob
c. to meet an old friend there
d. for he was invited by one of the wrestlers

Q.No.52:
Anil’s residence was a room over the .
a. Yamuna Sweet Shop
b. Ganga Sweet Shop
c. Jamuna Sweet Centre
d. Jumna Sweet Shop

Q.No.53:
Why was Hari Singh grateful to Anil? Why did he want to become an educated man?

The Midnight Visitor

Q.No.54:
Describe Ausable's personality as a spy.

Q.No.55:
Was Fowler able to see the balcony that Ausable was talking about?

Q.No.56:
What details did Ausable render about the balcony? Why did he do so?

A Question of Trust

Q.No.57:
In the story ‘A Question of Trust’, Horace Danby's final arrest came as a blessing in
disguise. Elaborate.

Q.No.58:
How did the flowers hinder Horace in his work?

Q.No.59:
What reason did the lady in red tell Horace to break the safe?

Footprints Without Feet

Q.No.60:
What made the boys follow Griffin?
Q.No.61:
What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company?

Q.No.62:
Why did Griffin tell Mrs. Hall that he was about to get a cheque?

The Making of a Scientist

Q.No.63:
Ebright’s presentation at the county science fair was of .
a. frog tissues
b. butterfly eggs
c. caterpillar tissues
d. pupa tissues

Q.No.64:
What did Ebright learn at the county science fair?

Q.No.65:
What else were Richard’s interests apart from scientific research?

The Necklace

Q.No.66:
Why did Matilda leave the ball in a hurry? What does it show about her character?

Q.No.67:
How do you deduce that M. Loisel was a loving husband?

Q.No.68:
Matilda's husband excitedly brought home an invitation one evening. Explain.

Bholi

Q.No.69:
"If girls go to school, who will marry them?" Inspite of this, Ramlal sent Bholi to school.
State the reason.

Q.No.70:
What filled Bholi, a dumb cow, with a new hope in her?
Q.No.71:
Do you think Bholi could confidently refuse to marry Bishamber if she weren't educated?
Give reasons.

The Book that Saved the Earth

Q.No.72:
How did a book change Think-Tank's opinion about the Earthlings?

Q.No.73:
Compare and contrast the characters of Think-Tank and Noodle.

Q.No.74:
Is the title 'The Book that Saved the Earth' justified? Comment.

Dust of Snow

Q.No.75:
Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
of a day I had rued

i. Whom does ‘I’ refer to in the above lines?

a. the poet
b. the crow
c. the hemlock tree
d. the snow

ii. When does the poet’s mood change?

a. on reaching the place he wanted to
b. on seeing a crow on the hemlock tree
c. when the crow shook snow on him
d. when he realised that the hemlock tree is a poisonous one

iii. How does the poet feel now?

iv. Explain ‘and saved some ............ rued’.

Q.No.76:
What does snow represent in the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?

Q.No.77:
Which are the birds that are usually named in poems? Do you think a crow is often
mentioned in poems? What image comes to your mind when you think of a crow?

Fire and Ice

Q.No.78:
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.

i. What does the poet mean by saying ‘from what I’ve tasted of desire’?

ii. What does ice symbolise?

iii. Which poetic device has been used in the second line of the given stanza?

Q.No.79:
‘For destruction, ice is also great’. Why has the emphasis been laid on the word ‘also’?

Q.No.80:
What is the message conveyed by the poet?

A Tiger in the Zoo

Q.No.81:
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.

i. Whom does ‘he’ refer to in the above lines?

a. the poet
b. the tiger
c. the leopard
d. the bear

ii. Mention two distinctive qualities of ‘him’ in accordance to the stanza.

iii. Why can ‘he’ walk only a few steps?

Q.No.82:
What do ‘water hole’ and ‘plump deer’ suggest?

Q.No.83:
Do you think freedom is equally important for animals and birds? Elaborate.

How to Tell Wild Animals

Q.No.84:
What is the theme of the poem- ‘How to Tell Wild Animals'?

Q.No.85:
The poet has successfully used humour to be able to tell or identify wild animals. How
do you think we need humour in our daily life?

The Ball Poem

Q.No.86:
Read the extract and answer the questions.
What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then
Merrily over – there it is in the water!

i. Who is ‘I’ in the above lines?

a. the boy who lost the ball
b. the boy’s father
c. the boy’s friend
d. the poet

ii. How has the ball been lost?

iii. What is his state of mind now?

iv. Which poetic device has been used in line 1?
a. Personification
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Metaphor

Q.No.87:
Why has the word ‘merrily’ been repeated by the poet?

Q.No.88:
Sometimes insignificant events in life leave a significant impact on us. Comment.

Amanda

Q.No.89:
Read the extract and answer the questions.
Did you finish your homework, Amanda?
Did you tidy your room, Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes,
Amanda!

i. Who poses the above questions to Amanda?

a. her mother
b. her teacher
c. her friend

ii. What different queries are made by the speaker?

iii. What kind of an attitude does the speaker have towards Amanda?

iv. What do these lines tell us about Amanda?

Q.No.90:
Why does Amanda’s parent not want Amanda to eat chocolates?

Q.No.91:
Whatever her mother instructs Amanda, is for her betterment, but she doesn’t seem to
take it positively. Do you think Amanda is to be blamed for it? Justify.
 The Trees

Q.No.92:
Long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof.
Like newly discharged patients.

Why does the poet compare branches with patients?

Q.No.93:
In this poem, the trees struggle to come out in the open to be with the natural
surroundings. Analyse the efforts that one puts into breaking away the captivity and
strive for freedom.

Fog

Q.No.94:
Why does the poet use the phrase ‘silent haunches’? Elaborate.

Q.No.95:
How does the poet compare the cat to the fog?

The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Q.No.96:
How is Custard’s statement “everybody is braver than me” ironical?

Q.No.97:
Which poetic device is used in ‘they rudely called him Percival?

Q.No.98:
The humorous poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ conveys a serious message to
its readers. Comment.

For Anne Gregory

Q.No.99:
The advice given by elders is beneficial for young people. Explain in the context of
the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’.

Q.No.100:
What message does the poet wish to convey through the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’?