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ELGA F2 PART B (Comprehension & Grammar) English

Unit Assessment Answer Key
Name: ___________ Date: ______ Max. marks: 20 Time: 40 min.
Instructions:
• Write your name and the date on the paper.
• Read each question carefully before you start answering.
1. Read the story and answer the questions given below. (8 marks)
Ahmed Gets Thirsty

Ahmed and his parents took a trip

Written by – Viswanath Vaidyanathan together to Jaisalmer. Ahmed was quite
Illustrated by – Minesh Shah nervous. This was his first trip. 1

Ahmed was a small boy with brown Ahmed’s father promised that they would
hair and blue eyes. He was afraid always be with him. “I am sure, we will
something might go wrong. 2 have a great time,” he said. 3
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It was a warm day. Ahmed and his

While walking in the desert, Ahmed saw parents slowly started getting tired and
a puppy. He gave it all of his water. He thirsty. Ahmed was even more scared
thought it must be thirsty. 4 than before. 5

Suddenly, Ahmed saw some tourists in They were thankful to the people who
front of him. He and his parents asked helped them. “It was such an exciting
them for some water. 6 trip,” said Ahmed happily. 7
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(a) ‘Ahmed was quite nervous.’ What does the underlined word mean? Tick the
correct answer. (1 mark)
(Give 1 mark for the correct answer. Accept only one answer. Do not award any
marks if more than one option has been ticked.)
(i) tired
✓ worried
(ii)
(iii) excited

(b) What did Ahmed do with the water in his bottle? (1 mark)
(Answers will vary. Give 1 mark for the point mentioned below in the student’s
own words.)
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Ahmed gave all the water in his bottle to a puppy in the desert.
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(c) How does Ahmed look? Which lines in the story tell you this? (2 marks)
(Answers will vary. Students will write this answer in their own words. Give 1
mark each for describing Ahmed and providing a relevant piece of evidence.)
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Ahmed was a small boy with brown hair and blue eyes. The line that proves
this is ‘Ahmed was a small boy with brown hair and blue eyes.’
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(d) What is this story about? (2 marks)

(Answers will vary. Students will write this answer in their own words. Give 1
mark each for writing the main idea of the story and stating a relevant piece of
evidence.)
The story is about Ahmed who goes on a trip to Jaisalmer with his parents
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and has an adventure there. The line that proves this is: ‘“It was such an
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exciting trip.” said Ahmed happily.’
(e) Have you ever felt very thirsty and had no water? What did you do? (2 marks)
(Answers will vary. Students will write this answer in their own words. Give 1
mark each for explaining the situation and what they did.)
Yes, I have faced a similar situation like Ahmed did. It was on our Sports Day. It
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was very sunny that day and I had finished all the water in my bottle. So, I
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asked my friend, Sneha, to share the water in her bottle with me.
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2. Write singular or plural for the underlined words. (1 mark)

(Give 0.5 marks each for each correct answer.)

(a) Sara is playing with four blocks. Plural

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(b) A big dog followed me home. Singular

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3. Write male or female for the following nouns. (2 marks)

(Give 0.5 marks for each correct answer.)

(a) uncle __________________

Male (b) cow __________________
Female

(c) daughter __________________

Female (d) father __________________
Male

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct collective nouns from the boxes. (2 marks)
(Give 0.5 marks for each correct answer.)

herd flock crowd family

(a) There is a huge _____________________

crowd gathered in the hall.

(b) A ____________________
herd of cows was grazing in the field.

(c) I went to the cinema with my _______________.

family

(d) I saw a ______________

flock of birds outside my window.

5. Rewrite each sentence to change the singular noun to plural. (2 marks)

(Answers may vary. Give 1 mark each for each correctly transformed sentence.)
(a) Dara gave Nishu a chocolate.

Dara gave Nishu two chocolates.

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(b) I placed a dish on the table.

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I placed four dishes on the table.

Oral Questions. (5 marks)

(Please refer to the Instruction Tab for Oral Assessment questions. Fill the marks in the
ASM 2 tracker.)