Shree Resha Nunthala Secondary School B.
Answer the following questions (5x1=S)
a) Why did people not like the king though he was kind?
Class:- 9 Kathekhola-7, Resha, Baglung F:M.30 b) Why were the specialists called for at the palace and offered huge
Subject:- English Monthly Exam-Asoj-2080 P:M.10.5 prizes?
c) On what condition would the holy treat the king?
1. Read the following text and do the task that follow. d) Why did the minister become So happy?
Once upon a time, there lived a benevolent and kind-hearted king. But the people e) How did the king recover his health?
weren't happy with their king because he was very lazy and would not do anything Q.No.2. Do you like to live in a village or town? Write a short paragraph in
other than eating and sleeping. He spent days and weeks and months in his bed about 150 words. 5
either eating something or sleeping. The King became a couch potato and the Q.No.2. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in in the
people started to worry about him. One day, the king realized that he couldn't
brackets. 5
move his body, not even his foot. He became very fat and his obesity become a
a) There's a dog over there,…………. (question tag)
matter of fun, calling him. 'fatty king!' 'Buiky King!' etc. The king, Invited expert
b) The teacher said, "Why haven't you done the task on time ?" ( in
doctors from various parts of his Country and offered them generous reward to
Indirect Speech)
make him fit. Unfortunately, none could help him gain his health and fitness. The
c) He …………… (lived) here for more than 15 years. (correct tags)
king spent enormous amount of money but everything went in vain, one fine
d) I have never been to Pokhara. (into yes/no question)
morning, a holy man visited thecCountry. He heard about the ill-heath of the king
e) Don't make a поisе, I ………… (listen) radio. (correct tense)
and informed the minister that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these
Q.No.2. Read the following passage and do the task that follow.
promising words, the minister became very happy. He requested the king to meet
The honeybee one of the man's best friends. It has been valued for
the holy man to get rid of his problem. The holy man resided at a distance place.
centuries as the source of honey. However, the honeybee's greatest value is
Since the king couldn't move his body, he asked the minister to bring the holy man
the role it plays in distributing pollen among plants.
to the palace, but the man refused. He said that the King had to go to him, in
In olden days farmers in the USA took pollination for granted when they
order to get cured. After strenuous efforts, the king met the holy man at his
discovered that honeybee colonies placed near their fields doubled and trebled
residence. The holy man complimented! The king saying that he was a good ruler
the crop Yield; they gained a new respect for the busy bee. Now in in USA
and said that he would soon regain his health. He asked the king to come for
beehives are moved from crop to crop as needed, and farmers are glad to pay
treatment the next day. He also told the king that the king wouldd be treated only
for the services. When a bee finds a particularly rich source of nectar and wants
if he come on foot to the holy man's residence. The king was unable to walk even
to tell his follow workers the good news, he goes into a special twist dance. the
a few steps on the road, but aided by his followers, he reached the holy man's
movements tell other bees how far to reach the nectar-loaded bloomed and in
place. Unfortunately, the holy man was not available there and his devotee
what direction. the number of turns indicates the distance and the direction is
requested the king to come and meet him the next day for treatment. This was
given in relation to the sun.
repeated for two weeks and the king never met the holy man, and never had any
treatment. Gradually, the king realized that felt a lot lighter, lost a considerable A. Answer the following questions. (4x1=4)
amount of weight, and felt more active than before. He realized the reason why a) In what two ways are honeybees our best friends?
the holy man asked him to reach his palace by walking. Very soon, the king b) What did the USA farmers discover about honey?
regained his health, and the people were very happy in his kingdom. c) What are beehives being done in the the USA?
A. State whether the following Sentences are TRUE or FALSE. (5X1=5) Q.No.1. Give antonyms / Synonym to the following words. (6×1=6)
a) The holy man was near the palace. a) discovered (synonym)
b) The king lost his weigh. b) value (synonym)
c) Finally, the people in the kingdom became happy. c) gained (antonym)
d) The king was very rude. d) far (antonym)
e) The king didn't spend money on his health. e) happy (synonym)
f) say (synonym)
