MALAPPURAM DISTRICT PANCHAYATH-VIJAYABHERI

FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY/VHSE SERIES TEST 1 JAN 2024

ENGLISH
VERSION C Time: 1 hr 15 m
Marks:40

Questions 1-4 Answer ALL questions. Each question carries 1 score.

“It is thus that nature itself nourishes beings until their birth.”
1.What sight evokes this thought in the mind of the narrator?
“Early or late
They stoop to fate”.
2.The word ’fate’ stands for……………………
“It was like eating a part of himself.”
3.Here, ‘eating a part of himself’ means……………
Choose the correct word from brackets. (although, but)
4.To Jane Wilde, Stephen Hawking seemed terribly intelligent, eccentric and rather
arrogant.……………………………… he was interesting and she liked his wit.
Questions 5-7 Answer any TWO questions. Each question carries 2 scores.
5. How does Nehru describe the arrival of Gandhiji to Indian political scenario?
6.What message does the poem Sunrise on the Hills convey?
7.Choose the correct option from those given in brackets.
a) Everyone of us…………………(wish/wishes) to attend the seminar.
b) The Chief Minister, accompanied by all other ministers,…………….. (has/have) listened to the
woes of the public.
Questions 8-11 Answer any THREE questions. Each question carries 4 scores.
8. “If there is anything I can do to help you, I shall not hesitate”. Mr Gupta is always ready to extend
a helping hand to the needy. Prepare a character sketch of Mr Gupta.
9.Imagine you are a travel guide. A group of tourists visits your locality. They intend to visit a few
tourist destinations. Prepare a script of the speech that you will make on the occasion.
10.Suppose you get a chance to witness the turtle calling ceremony at Namuana. You are curious to
know more about the ritual. Construct a conversation with one of the maidens.
11.Edit the passage.
Hawking’s doctors hoped that his condition will stabilize, but the disease aggravated rapid. They
soon informed him that he has only about two more year to live.

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Questions 12-14 Answer any TWO questions. Each question carries 6 scores.
12.Nature is a panacea for all our frustrations and worries. Based on your reading of the poem
Sunrise on the Hills, prepare a write up on the role of nature in keeping us out of a ‘fainting heart
and a sleepy soul’.
13.Rudyard Kipling’s poem IF tells us the way to transform a child to a perfect man. Evaluate the
poem highlighting its significance in the present day society.
14. Captain Jovis was interviewed by a news reporter after the successful hot air balloon journey.
Prepare three questions that the news reporter might have asked him. Include the possible
responses too.
Questions 15-16 Answer any ONE question. Each question carries 8 scores.
15. “We should conquer our fear and achieve our potential through perseverance and
determination”. We have learned in the lessons His First Flight and I Will Fly that success is the
result of confidence and hard work. Prepare a speech on the topic Self belief and Courage Lead
to Success to be delivered in the school assembly.
16. Read the poem given below and write a critical appreciation of it.

Death, Be not Proud

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
-John Donne

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