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Kolkata District Inter-School Test

3 Section A Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease and caring little for
character than most human beings,
anything but mice and milk. But a cat has really more
and gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life.
He-or she-is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter. All day long the cat loafs about the
house, takes things easy and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the
house. To pass the time away he sometimes watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two-justto
keep himself from dying of boredom. People get this idea that this sort of thing is all that holds
life for a cat. But watch him as the shades of evening fall. You can see the cat as he really is.
A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: 1x5-5
() The cat is fond of-(a) adventures (b) hunting (c) ease (d) playing games
(ii) The cat has really most character than most-
(a) animals (b) human beings (c) birds (d) insects
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(ii) The cat watches a mouse-hole for-
(a) 24 hours (b) half an hour (c) a single moment (d) an hour or two
(iv) According to most people's thinking the cat is-
(a) intelligent (b) unintelligent (c) cunning (d) meticulous
(v) The true nature of a cat is revealed
(a) at dawn (b) when the evening falls (c) after dinner (d) when it is dark
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 1x3=3
(i) The physical fitness of a cat is compared to
(i) The cat gets a great deal.
(ii) The cat cares little for.
C. State whether the following sentences are true or false. Write T for True and P for
False statements in the boxes on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words
in support of your answer: 2x2=4
(i) The cat does not like mice and milk at all.
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(ii) The cat has no athletic skills.
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2. Read the following poem and answer the questions
To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall
The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall
As if he grew there, house and all,
Together
Within that house secure he hides
When danger imminent betides
Of storm, or other harms besides
Of weather.
Give but his horns the slightest touch,
His self-collecting pow'r is such,
He shrinks into his house with much
Displeasure.
A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: 1x4=4
G) The snail sticks close to-(a) grass (b) leaf (c) fruit (d) all of these
(i) The snail does not fear to-(a) die (b) fall (c) eat insects (d) shrink
(ii) The snail hides himself from-(a) flood (b) heavy shower (c) storm (d) drought
(iv) The snail grows with his-(a) house (b) children (c) friends (d) siblings
B. Answer the following questions: 2x2-4
i) When does the snail hide in the house?
(i) How strong is the sanil's self-collecting power?
Reading Comprehension (Unseen))
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
The approach of 6 August is always hard for 63 years old Reiko Yanada, an atomic bomb
survivor who is now active in a battle to gain better support for victims of the world's first
atomic blast 52 years ago.
Ms Yanada recalls all too clearly that mid-summer day in 1945 when US warplanes
dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima. A second atom bomb was dropped by the USA on
the southwestern city of Nagasaki three days later, forcing Japan to surrender to the allied
forces and bringing the Pacific war to an end. More than 1,40,000 people were killed instantly
after the nucdear blasts and many more died in the months and years after. Victims continue
to die each year from cancer and radiation-linked illnessess.
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A & H Bomb Sufferers
Today Ms Yananda is part of a group called Japan Confederation of
made up ofsurvivors like her struggling for a fair deal in life. In Japan, people are
a vast numberof
still lobbying the government to give them the status they have been denied for so long. Ms
Yanadas group makes frequent visits to the offices of the influential members of the district.
A large number of people are asking for an end to this bureaucratic red-tapism and waiting
for identification cards. But their demands have not been fuifilled by the government.
During the past few years, this criticism of the government's approach has been echoed by
Many of them are Japanese, Korean and Chinese who left Hiroshima
Survivors iving overseas.
and Nagasaki after the disaster.
A. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: Ix6=6
(1) By nationality, Reiko Yanada is a/an-(a) American (b) Japanese (c) British (d) Mexican
i ) The atomic bomb was dropped in the year-(a)1942 (b) 1943 (c)1944 (d) 1945
(ii) The USA dropped an atom bomb in Nagasaki on-
(a) 5 August (b) 6 August (c) 8 August (d) 9 August
(iv) The first atomic bomb was dropped in-
(a) Tokyo (b) Hiroshima (c) Nagasaki (d) none of these
(v) The number of people killed instantly after the nuclear blasts was
(a) 1,20,000 (b) 1,40,000 (c) 1,50,000 (d) more than 1,40.000
(vi) Now Ms Yanada is a part of a group called-(a) Korea confederation of A and H
Bomb sufferers (b) Japan Federation of Bomb sufferers (e) Japan Federation of A
and H Bomb sufferers (d) Japan confederation of A and H Bomb sufferers
B. Each of the following statements is either "True' or 'False. Write 'T' for True and P
for False statements in the boxes on the right-hand side and pick out sentence(s) or
phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answer. (1+1)x3==6
(i) Japan eventually surrendered to the allied forces after the dropping ofatom bombs.|
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(i) Victims have been suffering and facing death even after so many years of atomic
bombing
SS:
identification cards for the victimns.
(iii) The govenment has already provided
SS:
2x4-8
C. Answer the following questions briefly:
1945?
(i) What happened on 6 August,
atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(ii) Why did the USA decide to drop
the dropping of atomic bombs?
(ii) What were the consequences of
the survivors of that unfortunate incident?
(iv) What role does Ms Yanada take helping
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