English

ENGLISH
QUESTION BANK
CLASS IX
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SECTION- A
Reading
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow,
choosing the correct option:
1- This is the story of a man who thought that he had the right to do whatever he
liked. One day, this gentleman was walking along a busy road, spinning his
walking-stick round and round in his hand, and was trying to look important. A
man walking behind him objected.
“You ought not to spin your walking-stick round and round like that!” he said.
“I am free to do what I like with my walking-stick,” argued the gentleman.
‘Of course, you are,” said the other man, “but you ought to know that your
freedom ends where my nose begins.”
i. The man thought that

a. he should follow the rules.
b. he could do whatever he liked.
c. he was free to spin his walking stick even on a road.
d. both- ‘b’ and ‘c’
ii. The man walking behind objected because

a. he did not like the walking stick.
b. he did not like the man.
c. he was getting disturbed by the man’s spinning action.
d. he wanted to fight.
iii. The incident teaches us that

a. rules must be followed by all.
b. everybody has rights and freedom.
c. our freedom should not interfere with freedom of other people.
d. All of the above.
2- Fuel is a material that is burned in order to get heat and light and also to
generate power. The process of burning is a chemical reaction. A material
combines with oxygen from the air and gives off energy. The energy is given off
in the form of heat and light. Fuels can also be classified as solid, liquid and
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gaseous. Wood was one of the first fuels used by man. It was the easiest to get
the cheapest. After wood started becoming scarce it was replaced by coal. Coal
contains a high percentage of carbon. Carbon is the most important ingredient in
most fuels. Fuels with a high percentage of carbon burn evenly and with a hot
flame. The most important liquid fuels come from petroleum. However
petroleum reserves are becoming exhausted with the passage of time.
i. Wood was replaced by other fuels because

a. wood was very costly.
b. other fuels were very cheap.
c. wood started becoming scarce.
d. wood was not as good as other fuels.
ii. The energy is given off in the form of

a. heat only
b. satisfaction
c. power
d. heat and light.
iii. The most important ingredient in most fuels is

a. hydrogen
b. oxygen
c. carbon
d. nitrogen
3- We left Dehradun early in the morning and stopped by for breakfast at

Mussoorie. From Mussoorie the picturesque road heads north to Yamuna bridge,
then to Barkot (where one road branches to Gangotri). The road winds along the
Yamuna river through luxurious dense green vegetation to Hanumanchatti, the
end of motorable road. The remaining journey has to be undertaken on foot or
pony. Yamunotri is only 13 km. from Hanuman Chatti. But it is better to proceed
another 6 km. and have the night halt at Janakibaichatti. The journey to
Yamunotri is simply breathtaking. High snow-covered peaks all around, glaciers,
streams and waterfalls, vibrant green foliage, and the pristine air are a sheer
delight to tired city lungs. Yamunotri, 3322 metres above sea level, is located on
the western bank of the great peak of Banderpunch (meaning – monkey’s tail)
which is 6315 metres high.
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i. Where did the travellers stop for breakfast?
a. Mussoorie
b. Gangotri
c. Barkot
d. Yamunotri
ii. We cannot go by motor beyond

a. Mussoorie
b. Barkot.
c. Hanumanchatti
d. Yamuna Bridge
iii. Which word in the passage is opposite of ‘relaxed’?

a. Vibrant
b. Tired
c. Covered
d. Located
4- Marco Polo is indeed one of the greatest Explorers of all times. It was he who
first made route across Asia to China and first told European about the court of
Peking. Marco Polo was the first European to describe Burma, Tibet and India
and told others of custom and manners of the people. He talked of Christians
living in Abyssinia in Africa and described the cold Arctic countries of the white
bear where people rode on reindeers and dog-sledges. It was as if a splendid
new world had been opened before Europe and Marco Polo’s descriptions
steered men up to find out more about this outside world.
i. Marco Polo travelled to

a. Asia
b. Africa
c. Arctic regions
ii. The first man to make a route across Asia to China was-
a. a Chinese.
b. an African.
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c. a European.
d. a Russian.
iii. Marco Polo’s descriptions were remarkable because -

a. they steered men up to find out more about this outside world.
b. a splendid new world had been opened before Europe.
c. people came to know about many new countries, their customs and people.
5- Confucius was a wonderful teacher. All men came to him, young and old, rich
and poor and he treated all with wisdom and kindness. He travelled from one
place to another, until he was known throughout China and all men remember
his wise teaching. The whole world knows about Confucius for he spent all his
long life teaching poor people who had only been taught to work hard, with no
happy thoughts of the beautiful world in which they lived.
i. Who was Confucius?

a. A doctor
b. A hermit
c. A teacher
d. A poet
ii. Whom did he teach?

a. Only young people
b. Only poor people
c. All- young and old; rich and poor
d. Only rich people
iii. Why did he travel from place to place?

a. For treatment
b. For scolding people
c. For teaching
d. None of the above.
6- At Shantiniketan classes are held in the open air. The students sit on the ground
under the trees and listen to their teacher. They often act plays they have
written themselves and very often they act those written by Rabindranath
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Tagore, the great poet who founded Shantiniketan. The place fills anyone with
peace and quiet. The meaning of the word ‘Shantiniketan’ is ‘abode of peace’. It
is one of the best places of learning in India. Many of our great leaders were
educated at Shantiniketan.
i. The classes at Shantiniketan are held in the -

a. room
b. street
c. open air
d. none of the above
ii. Who is the founder of Shantiniketan?

a. Premchand
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Jai Shankar Prasad
d. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay
iii. What does the word ‘Shantiniketan’ mean?

a. abode of snow
b. abode of peace
c. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d. none of the above.
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Grammar
Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
1. I left my shoes under the table. What is ‘under’ in this sentence?
a) adjective
b) preposition
c) pronoun
d) verb
2. ‘After lunch let’s go out for coffee’. What is ‘coffee’ in this sentence?
a) pronoun
b) preposition
c) verb
d) noun
3. “Do you like your new teacher?” Identify the adjective in this sentence.
a) like
b) new
c) teacher
d) your
4. ‘Keep the books on the table’. What is ‘keep’ in this sentence?
a) adjective
b) preposition
c) pronoun
d) verb
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5. ‘Rosy ran very fast’. What is ‘fast’ in this sentence?
a) adverb
b) noun
c) interjection
d) preposition
6. ‘She quickly packed her bag and left’. What is ‘she’ in this sentence?
a) noun
b) pronoun
c) adverb
d) preposition
7. ‘The music is very loud’. What is ‘loud’ in this sentence?
a) adjective
b) interjection
c) noun
d) pronoun
8. My brother ………….. B.A. examination this year.
a) had passed
b) will pass
c) passes
d) pass
9. As soon as I ………………….the lion, I ran away.
a) saw
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b) see
c) will see
d) have seen
10. The earth ………………. round the sun.
a) will move
b) has moved
c) moved
d) moves
11. He …………………. to see me yesterday
a) will come
b) is coming
c) came
d) has come
12. New York is ……………………large city.

a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
13. Will you attend………………reception today?
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
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14. ……………….. oranges are grown in Nagpur.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
15. She wants to become …………………..engineer.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
16. He is ……………….. honest officer.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
17. Taj Mahal is built of ………………. marble.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
18. He hopes to join ……………….. Delhi university soon.
a) a
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b) an
c) the
d) no article
19. It is ……………. absurd story.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
20. India will become ………………… super power shortly.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Choose the correct spelling:
21. a) aproched
b) aproached
c) approched
d) approached
22. a) Campaegn
b) Campane
c) Cammpaign
d) Campaign
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23. a) accountancy
b) acountancy
c) acoountancy
d) accounttancy.
24. a) labortory
b) laboratry
c) labouratory
d) laboratory
25. a) maegistrate
b) magistrate
c) magestrate
d) megistrate
26. a) thermometter
b) thermameter
c) thermometer
d) thermomiter
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Choose the correct option:
27. ‘I take tea in the morning’. The simple past tense of this sentence is -
(a) I was taking tea in the morning
(b) I took tea in the morning.
(c) I had tea in the morning
(d) I had been taking tea in the morning.
28. What is the time ……………… your watch?

(a) in (b) with
(c) into (d) by
29. You ………………. here when you were young.

(a) were living (b) lived
(c) live (d) had been living
30. You ……………… eating junk food..

(a) must (b) were
(c) should not (d) did not
31. ‘My son went to a party.’ The future indefinite tense of this sentence is -
(a) My son will go to a party.
(b) My son will be going to a party.
(c) My son will not go to a party.
(d) My son will have gone to a party.
32. ‘I bought an umbrella’. Change the sentence into a negative sentence.
(a) I had not bought an umbrella. (b) I will not buy an umbrella.
(c) I did not buy an umbrella. (d) I do not buy an umbrella.
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33. Which of the following is correctly spelled?
(a) wondar (b) blundar
(c) thunder (d) splandor
Choose the correct option to frame a meaningful sentence from the

following cluster of words-
34. a / dancer / wonderful / is / that / girl

(a) Is wonderful girl a dancer?
(b) That girl is a wonderful dancer.
(c) Is that girl a wonderful dancer?
(d) Both b and c are correct.
35. doll / me / my / grandmother / a / gifted / dancing

(a) A dancing doll gifted me my grandmother.
(b) A doll gifted me my dancing grandmother
(c) My grandmother gifted me a dancing doll.
(d) My grandmother dancing me a gifted doll.
36. from / cat / a / the / magician / hat/ pulled out / his.

(a) The magician pulled out a cat from his hat.
(b) The magician pulled out a hat from his cat
(c) The hat pulled out a magician from the cat
(d) The hat from the cat pulled out a magician.
37. plants / your / water / daily/ you / should

(a) You should plants your water daily
(b) Your water should plants you daily
(c) Your plants should water you daily
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(d) You should water your plants daily
38. ‘You should not be late’. Identify the adverb -

(a) you (b) should
(c) late (d) Be
39. I do my work, you do ……………

(a) yours (b) your work
(c) your (d) both a and b
40. Where ………………you kept the keys?

(a) have (b) were
(c) did (d) are
41. ‘The cat is running after a mouse’. What is ‘after’ in this sentence?
(a) preposition (b) adverb
(c) verb (d) adjective
42. ‘These girls are talking noisily.’ Change into present perfect continuous
tense
(a) These girls were talking noisily.
(b) These girls will be talking noisily.
(c) These girls have been talking noisily.
(d) These girls had been talking noisily.
43. ‘Why did he kill the bird’? Change into future indefinite tense-
(a) Why will he kill the bird? (b) Why does he kill the bird?
(c) Why has he killed the bird? (d) Why do you kill the bird?
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44. ‘The man has sold his horse.’ Change into past continuous tense -
(a) The man sold his horse
(b) The man is selling his horse.
(c) The man had sold his horse.
(d) The man was selling his horse.
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LITERATURE - PROSE
1- The Fun They Had
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow,
1- They turned the pages which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to
read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to- on
a screen you know.
i) They are surprised to turn pages because they now study

a) on machines
b) on computers
c) on mobiles
d) on tablets
ii) The pages were crinkly and yellow because they were-
a) crepe papers
b) very old
c) printed yellow
d) designed that way
2- Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.”
Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever.
i) Margie was scornful because-

a) she was worse in geography.
b) she had been doing good in subjects other than geography.
c) the geography teacher was a machine.
d) a and c both
ii) Find a word in the passage which is the opposite of ‘never’?

a) forever
b) always
c) about
d) there
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3- Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they had when
her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole
neighbourhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in
the classroom, going home together at the end of the day.
i) Margie did so with a sigh because

a) she was upset about the mechanical setup.
b) she was missing the other kids.
c) she wished all the teachers were people.
d) all the above.
ii) Margie’s great grandfather as a kid

a) went to school.
b) completed education at home.
c) learned through computers.
d) was taught by the robots.
Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
i. How old are Margie and Tommy?

(a) Margie is eleven and Tommy is twelve.
(b) Margie is twelve and Tommy is thirteen.
(c) Margie is thirteen and Tommy is fourteen.
(d) Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen .
ii. What subjects did Margie learn?

(a) Geography
(b) Arithmetic
(c) History
(d) All the above
iii. The County Inspector slowed the mechanical teacher of Margie upto an
average-
(a) twelve year level
(b) nine year level
(c) ten year level
(d) eleven year level
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iv. Tommy says that the teachers of old kind were-
(a) human being
(b) robot
(c) mechanical teacher
(d) dolls
2- The Sound of Music
PART-I - Evelyn Glennie
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follow,
1- Rush hour crowds Jostle for position on the underground train platform. A
slight girl, looking younger than her seventeen years, was nervous yet excited as
she felt the vibrations of the approaching train. It was her first day at the
prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London and daunting enough for any
teenager fresh from a Scottish farm. But this aspiring musician faced a bigger
challenge than most.
i) The bigger challenge was

(a) She was dumb.
(b) She was blind.
(c) She was profoundly deaf
(d) She was lame.
ii) The first line gives us the impression that it was

(a) an isolated place
(b) a crowded place
(c) a busy underground platform
(d) both ‘b’ and ‘c’
2- Not surprisingly, Evelyn delights her audiences. In 1991 She was presented with
the Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award. Says
master percussionist James Blades, ”God may have taken her hearing but he has
given her back something extraordinary. What we hear, she feels- far more
deeply than any of us. That is why she expresses music so beautifully.”
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i) That ‘something extraordinary’ was-
(a) She could feel music through ears.
(b) She could feel music by sensing it in her body.
(c) She could feel music through vibration
(d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’
ii) What does she feel far more deeply?

(a) drawing
(b) architecture
(c) music
(d) speech
Choose the correct options:

I- How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?
(a) fourteen years
(b) fifteen years
(c) sixteen years
(d) seventeen years
II- Evelyn’s deafness was first noticed when-

(a) she was eight.
(b) she was five.
(c) she was six.
(d) she was nine.
III- Evelyn’s headmistress urged her parents to take her to-

(a) a special school.
(b) a teacher.
(c) a specialist.
(d) a music school.
IV- Evelyn senses the words of other persons by watching-

(a) their lips.
(b) especially the eyes.
(c) the whole face.
(d) all the above.
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V- Evelyn gives high priority to classes for-
(a) young musicians
(b) aged musicians
(c) young dancers
(d) girl musicians
PART-II - The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan
1. The sound of the shehnai began to be considered auspicious. And for this
reason it is still played in temples and is an indispensable component of any
North Indian Wedding. In the past, the shehnai was part of the naubat or
traditional ensemble of nine instruments found at royal courts.
i) Why is shehnai still played in temples?

(a) because it produces soothing effect.
(b) because it is mandatory.
(c) because no other instrument is introduced.
(d) because it is considered auspicious.
ii) Shehnai is an indispensable component of

(a) any party.
(b) any ceremony.
(c) any North Indian wedding.
(d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
2. At the age of 14, Bismillah accompanied his uncle to the Allahabad Music
Conference. At the end of his recital, Ustad Faiyaz Khan patted the young boy’s
back and said, “Work hard and you shall make it.”With opening of the All India
Radio in Lucknow in 1938 came Bismillah’s big break. He soon became an often
– heard shehnai player on radio.”
i. Ustad Faiyaz Khan said-

a) “work sincerely and you shall do it.”
b) “work hard and you shall make it.”
c) “work properly and you will do it.”
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d) none of the above.
ii. In 1938 Bismillah Khan

a) Inaugurated the All India Radio
b) played shehnai at a function
c) got a big break
d) attended a conference
3. In 2001, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India’s highest civilian award, the
Bharat Ratna. With the coveted award resting on his chest and his eyes glinting
with rare happiness he said, “All I would like to say is : Teach your children
music, this is Hindustan’s richest tradition; even the West is now coming to
learn our music.”
i. “Teach your children music”. Who said this?

a) Ustad Faiyaz Khan
b) Bismillah Khan
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) none of the above
ii. Which word in the above passage is opposite of ‘lowest’?

a) west
b) highest
c) chest
4. In spite of having travelled all over the world – Khansaab as he is fondly called –
is exceedingly fond of Benaras and Dumraon and they remain for him the most
wonderful towns of the world.
i. What is the nickname of Bismillah Khan?

a) Ustad
b) Khan
c) Khansaab
ii. His favourite place was –

a) Prayagraj and Benaras
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b) Benaras and Lucknow
c) Benaras and Dumraon
d) Dumraon and Agra
I- Shehnai is still played at the temples and North Indian weddings because its
sound-
a) promises to bring good news.
b) promises to bring money
c) promises to bring good fortune
d) promises to bring fight.
II- Bismillah khan played the shehnai at the Red Fort, Delhi on-
a) 15 August 1947
b) 14 August 1948
c) 14 August 1947
d) 13 August 1948
III- Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to-

a) Afghanistan
b) Pakistan
c) Nepal
d) Burma
IV- The most important members of the audience of the Shehnai recital at the Red
Fort was-
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
V- Shehnai is still played at the temples and North Indian weddings because its
sound-
a) promises to bring good news.
b) promises to bring money
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c) promises to bring good fortune
d) promises to bring fight.
3- The Little Girl

1- To the little girl he was a figure to be feared and avoided. Every morning before
going to work he came into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to which she
responded with “Goodbye Father”. And oh, there was a glad sense of relief
when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter.
i) Why was he a figure to be feared?

a) because he never spoke to her with love.
b) because he terrorised her.
c) because he used to beat her.
d) because he was her step father.
ii) Why was there a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage
growing fainter?
a) because she felt comfortable when he was not around.
b) because she was afraid of her father.
c) because he tortured her.
d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’.
2- “ Well, Kezia hurry up and pull off these boots and take then outside. Have you
been a good girl today?”
“I d-d-don’t know, Father.”
“You d-d-don’t know? if you stutter like that Mother will have to take you to the
doctor.”
i) Who is the speaker in the opening line?

a) Kezia
b) father
c) mother
d) grand-mother
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ii) Why was Kezia stuttering ?
a) She had a speech problem.
b) She was afraid of her father.
c) It was her normal speech.
d) She wanted to impress her father.
3- On Sunday afternoons Grandmother sent her down to the drawing- room to have
a “nice talk with Father and Mother”. But the little girl always found Mother
reading and Father stretched out on the sofa, his handkerchief on his face.
i) The little girl always found-

a) father relaxing.
b) mother reading.
c) mother knitting.
d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
ii) The grandmother sent her down to them to make her-

a) feel scared.
b) feel miserable.
c) feel comfortable with parents .
d) feel sad.
Choose the correct option-

I- Kezia’s grandmother sent her down to the drawing room to have a nice talk
with-
a) father.
b) grandfather.
c) mother.
d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
II- Kezia’s father commented that she looked like a
a) little brown cat.
b) little brown owl.
c) little brown rat.
d) little brown mole.
III- How did Kezia’s father look when she thought about him alone?
a) ghost
b) giant
c) monster
d) huge
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IV- The Macdonalds were Kezia’s-
a) friends.
b) classmates.
c) next door neighbours.
d) acquaintances.
V- Mr. Macdonald was a ................ father.
a) rude
b) tyrant
c) loving
d) caring
4- A Truly Beautiful Mind
Read the following passages carefully and the answer the questions that follow,
1- At the age of two-and-a-half, Einstein still wasn’t talking. When he finally did
learn to speak, he uttered everything twice. Einstein did not know what to do
with other children, and his playmates called him ‘Brother Boring.’
i- Einstein uttered everything twice

a) he started speaking late.
b) was very friendly with other children.
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’.
ii- Who called him boring?

a) playmates
b) teacher
c) headmaster
d) mother
2- The pair finally married in January 1903, and had two sons. But a few years later,
the marriage faltered. Mileva, meanwhile, was losing her intellectual ambition
and becoming an unhappy housewife.
i- Their marriage broke because -

a) Mileva was ambitious.
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b) she was losing her intellectual ambition.
c) they were not getting along well.
d) all the above.
ii- They had-

a) a son.
b) two sons.
c) three sons.
d) four sons.
I- When Einstein was a little child his mother thought him a-

a) bully
b) freak
c) weak
d) innovative
II- When Albert’s parents moved to Milan, they left their son with-
a) cousins
b) neighbours
c) relatives
d) friends
III- Albert Einstein became a university graduate in-
a) 1899
b) 1901
c) 1902
d) 1900
IV- The world’s most famous formula was the relationship between-
a) mass and velocity
b) energy and velocity
c) mass and distance
d) mass and energy
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5- THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
1. It was a hot summer night; about ten o’clock. I had my meal at the restaurant
and returned to my room. I heard a noise from above as I opened the door. The
sound was a familiar one.
i. It was a night of ______.

a. winter
b. summer
c. spring
d. autumn
ii. I heard a noise from above as I opened the ______.

a. window
b. door
c. almirah
d. cupboard
2. The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up
medical practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my
suitcase.
i. The word ‘meagre’ in the passage means
a. huge
b. very little
c. small
d. big
ii. I had about sixty rupees in my ______.
a. bag
b. box
c. suitcase
d. cupboard
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3. It seemed as if God appreciated that. The snake turned its head. It looked into the
mirror and saw its reflection. I do not claim that it was the first snake that had
ever looked into a mirror. But it was certain that the snake was looking into the
mirror.
i. The snake turned its
a. tail.
b. body.
c. eyes.
d. head.
ii. The snake was _____
a. lying still.
b. trying to move outside.
c. looking into the mirror.
d. doing nothing.
1. Where did the narrator have his meal?

a. at his uncle’s house
b. at home
c. at his friend’s house
d. at a restaurant
2. What did he do after coming into the room?
a. He lighted a candle.
b. He lighted a kerosene lamp.
c. He switched on the light.
d. He sat down in the dark.
3. What does the doctor say about the room where he lived?
a. It was not electrified.
b. It was a small rented room.
c. There were too many rats in it.
4. Why did the doctor live in a small rented room?
a. He was unmarried.
b. There was no other room available.
c. His earnings were small.
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d. It was very close to his clinic.
5. What did the snake do after landing on the doctor’s shoulder?
a. coiled around his head
b. coiled around his neck.
c. coiled around his left arm above the elbow
d. coiled around his right arm above the elbow
6. The doctor’s life was saved-
a. because of rats
b. because of mirror
c. because of his dirty vest
7. Why did the doctor decide to smile?
a. to attract people
b. to attract customers
c. to look more handsome
8. What kind of a sound did the doctor hear?
a. music
b. hissing sound
c. sound of rats
6- My Childhood
1. I was born into a middle-class Tamil family in the island town of Rameswaram in
the erstwhile Madras State. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal
education nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages, he possessed great
innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
i) In which family was Abdul kalam born?

a) a rich family
b) a middle-class Tamil family
c) a middle-class Kannad family
d) a rich Maratha family
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ii) What is true about Abdul Kalam’s father?
a) He did not have much formal education.
b) He was highly emotional.
c) He did not have much wealth.
d) both ‘a’ and ‘c’
2. The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For
reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind
seeds erupted in the market. I used to collect the seeds and sell them to a
provision shop on Mosque Street.
i) The Second World broke out in-----------------------.

a) 1928
b) 1939
c) 1949
d) 1838
ii) What did Abdul Kalam do with the seeds he had collected?
a) He would store them in a jar.
b) He would sell them to a provision shop on a Mosque Street.
c) He would give them to the poor.
3. Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific socio-
economic and emotional environment, and trained in certain ways by figures of
authority. I inherited honesty and self-discipline from my father; from my
mother, I inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness and so did my three
brothers and sister.
i) Who is the author of this lesson?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
c) William Shakespeare
ii) What did he inherit from his father?
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a) honesty and self discipline
b) goodness and deep kindness
c) both a and b
4. One day he invited me to his home for a meal. His wife was horrified at the idea
of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to
serve me in her kitchen. Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get
angry with his wife, but instead, served me with his own hands and sat down
beside me to eat his meal.
i) Why did the teacher invite him home?

a) for music
b) for meal
c) for exercise
d) for discussion
ii) What did Iyer’s wife refuse to do?

a) to serve food
b) to give book
c) to give cloth
1. “My childhood” chapter is taken from the famous book:

a) Discovery of India
b) Wings of fire
c) Tempest
d) India wins Freedom
2. What was the name of Abdul Kalam’s father?

a) Samsuddin
b) Ashraf Kalam
c) Shahbaaz Kalam
d) Jainulabdeen Kalam
3. Where was Abdul’s ancestral house situated?
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a) Kanyakumari
b) Kochi
c) Rishikund
d) Rameswaram
4. “Indians will build their own India.” Who said this?

a) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
b) Sivasubramania lyer
c) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi
5. Abdul Kalam became the 11th _________ of India.

a) Prime minister
b) President
c) Army chief
d) Chief Justice
6. Dinamani is the name of-

a) a book.
b) a newspaper.
c) a woman.
d) a friend.
7. What is the theme of the story ‘My childhood'?

a) Children are precious.
b) Society must be in harmony.
c) Society environment and childhood experiences shape one’s life.
8. Why did Kalam collect tamarind seeds?

a) to eat them
b) to earn money
c) to grow plant
9. Who was Kalam’s close friend?

a) Ramanadha Sastri
b) Samsuddin
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c) His father
d) All of the above
10. What was Kalam’s age during the Second World War?
a) 10 years
b) 9 years
c) 11 years
d) 8 years
7- REACH FOR THE TOP

PART-I - SANTOSH YADAV
1. The only woman in the world who has scaled Mt Everest twice was born in a
society where the birth of a son was regarded as a blessing, and a daughter,
though not considered a curse, was not generally welcome. When her mother
was expecting Santosh, a travelling ‘holy man’, giving her his blessing,
assumed that she wanted a son.
i. Who gave Santosh’s mother a blessing before she was born?

a. A devil
b. An angel
c. A woman
d. A travelling holy man
ii. The birth of a girl was

a. celebrated.
b. considered a curse.
c. not welcome.
d. not allowed.
2. Santosh’s parents were affluent landowners who could afford to send their
children to the best schools, even to the country’s capital, New Delhi, which
was quite close by. But, in line with the prevailing custom in the family,
Santosh had to do with the local village school. So, she decided to fight the
system in her own quiet way when the right moment arrived.
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i. Santosh’s family was-
a. oppressed
b. poor
c. affluent
ii. Find a word in the passage which is similar to ‘conventional’.

a. prevailing
b. system
c. affluent
d. all of the above
3. Then there was no looking back for this determined young girl. She saved
money and enrolled in a course at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of
Mountaineering. “My college semester in Jaipur was to end in April but it
ended on the nineteenth of May.
i. Where did she enroll in a course?

a. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
b. Himalayan Institute
c. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute
ii. Where was the college?

a. Agra
b. Ajmer
c. Jaipur
d. Uttarkashi
4. Within twelve months, Santosh found herself a member of an Indo-Nepalese

Women’s Expedition that invited her to join them. She then scaled the
Everest a second time, thus setting a record as the only woman to have scaled
the Everest twice, and securing for herself and India a unique place in the
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annals of mountaineering. In recognition of her achievements, the Indian
government bestowed upon her one of the nation’s top honours, the
Padmashri.
i. How many times did she scale Mount Everest?

a. Thrice
b. Once
c. Twice
ii. Which award was bestowed upon her?

a. The Padma Shri
b. The Padma Bhushan
c. Civil Award
Multiple Choice Questions based on lesson:
1. Why was Santosh sent to a local school?

a. because her parents were poor
b. because her parents were rich
c. because of the prevailing trend
d. because they did not love her
2. What did Santosh prefer to wear?
a. suits
b. shorts
c. skirt
d. long kurta
3. Why did Santosh leave home for Delhi?
a. to meet a friend
b. to get proper education and avoid marriage
c. to roam about
d. all of the above
4. How was Santosh attracted to mountain climbing?
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a. seeing her friends
b. neighbours prompted her
c. classmates prompted her
d. watching some people going up the Aravali hills from her hostel
room
5. How was Santosh different from other girls?
a. She was slim
b. She did things of her choice
c. She was prettier
d. She was very rich
6. What kind of girl was Santosh?
a. a hardworking girl with a strong mind.
b. a brat
c. arrogant
d. very shy
7. Why did senior climbers praise Santosh?
a. physical fitness and mental strength
b. climbing skills
c. for being helpful to teammates
d. all of the above
PART-II - MARIA SHARAPOVA
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow ,
1. There is something disarming about Maria Sharapova, something at odds with

her ready smile and glamorous attire. And that something in her lifted her on
Monday, 22 August 2005 to the world number one position in women’s tennis.
All this happened in almost no time. Poised beyond her years, the Siberian born
teenager took just four years as a professional to reach the pinnacle.
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i. How much time did Maria takes to reach the top position?
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years
ii. Where was Maria Sharapova born?

a. America
b. Siberia
c. Paris
d. Poland
2. “I used to be so lonely,” Maria Sharapova recalls. “I missed my mother terribly.

My father was working as much as he could to keep my tennis-training going.
So, he couldn’t see me either.
i. “I used to be so lonely”. Who said this?

a. mother
b. father
c. Maria
d. another player
ii. Find a word which means ‘awfully’.

a. terribly
b. lonely
c. recall
d. willingly
3. While her journey from the frozen plains of Siberia to the summit of women’s
tennis has touched the hearts of tennis fans, for the youngster herself there
appears to be no room for sentiment. The straight looks and the answers she
gives when asked about her ambition make it amply clear that she considers the
sacrifices were worth it. “I am very, very competitive. I work hard at what I do.
It’s my job.” This is her mantra for success.
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i. “I am very very competitive.” Who said this?
a. author
b. father
c. Maria
d. Mother
ii. What is Maria’s mantra for success?

a. respecting her job
b. working hard
c. being competitive
d. all of the above
4. Like any number of teenaged sensations, Maria Sharapova lists fashion,

singing and dancing as her hobbies. She loves reading the novels of
Arthur Conan Doyle. Her fondness for sophisticated evening gowns
appears at odds with her love of pancakes with chocolate spread and
fizzy orange drinks.
i. What are Maria’s hobbies?

a. painting
b. fashion
c. singing and dancing
d. both (b) and (c)
ii. Sharapova loves reading novels of

a. Charles Dickens
b. Robinson Crusoe
c. Henry Fielding
d. Arthur Conon Doyle
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Choose the correct option :
1. Maria Sharapova belongs to

a. Germany
b. England
c. India
d. Russia
2. Which game is Maria attatched to?
a. Volleyball
b. Tennis
c. Hockey
d. Cricket
3. Which title did Maria Sharapova win in 2004?
a. Wimbledon
b. Australian Open
c. American Open
d. All of the above
4. Maria Sharapova reached the summit of Women’s tennis when she was
barely:
a. 17
b. 19
c. 18
d. 20
5. Where was Maria sent to learn Tennis?
a. England
b. The United States
c. India
d. Germany
6. What was the name of her father?
a. Michael
b. Yelena
c. Jimmy
d. Yuri
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POETRY
1. The Road Not Taken
Read the extracts and choose the correct option:
1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
i) Where did two roads diverge?

a) yellow wood
b) green wood
c) garden
d) street
ii) Find a word which means ‘bowed’.

a) bent
b) diverged
c) travel
d) looked
2. Then took the other, just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
i) Who is the poet of the poem?

a) Coates Kinney
b) James Kirkup
c) W.W.E Ross
d) Robert Frost
ii) What does grassy mean in the poem?
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a) The road with all the luxuries
b) Well-built road
c) The comfortable road
d) The road which is not used by many people.
3. And both that morning equally lay

in leaves no step had trodden black
oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
i) What was there on the roads?

a) Papers
b) leaves
c) coins
d) all of the above
ii) Find a word which means ‘uniformly’

a) doubted
b) equally
c) kept
4. I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
i) What does the poem speak about?

a) about plight of roads
b) about the people
c) about the choices made by people
d) about two roads
ii) What does ‘diverge’ mean?

a) to move in the same direction
b) to move in the opposite direction
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c) to be separated and taking a different turn
2. Wind
Read the following extracts and choose the correct option:
1- Wind, come softly.

Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what you did – you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
i) Who is the poet?

a) William Wordsworth
b) Robert Frost
c) Subramania Bharati
d) James Kirkup
ii) Find a word for ‘thrown in different directions’.

a) throw
b) blow
c) scatter
2- You brought rain again.

You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
Frail crumbling houses , crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
Crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
Crumbling hearts-
The wind god winnows and crushes them all.
i) What did the wind bring again?

a) fog
b) storm
c) rain
d) cloud
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ii) The word ‘winnow’ means
a) to remove something by air
b) to dissolve a liquid by air
c) to push some one
3- He won’t do what you tell him.

So, come, let’s build strong homes,
Let’s joint the doors firmly.
Practise to firm the body.
Make the heart steadfast.
i) What sort of houses does the poet ask us to build?

a) huts
b) luxury houses
c) strong homes
d) weak houses
ii) “He won’t do what you tell him” Who is he in this line?
a) wind
b) God
c) Sun
d) All of the above
4- Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.

The wind blows out weak fires.
He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
His friendship is good.
We praise him every day.
i) Find synonym of the word ‘grow vigorously’.

a) strong
b) flourish
c) good
d) friendship
ii) How can we be friends with the wind?
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a) having a strong heart
b) having a strong body
c) by building strong homes
d)all of the above
3. Rain on the Roof
Read the extracts and choose the correct option.
1. When the humid shadows hover

Over all the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What a bliss to press the pillow
Of a cottage-chamber bed
And lie listening to the patter
Of the soft rain overhead!
i) What does the poet like to do when it rains?

a) eating snacks
b) listening to the music
c) roaming on the roof
d) lie on the bed and listen to the pitter patter sound of the rain
ii) Choose the name of the poet of the poem.

a) Subramania Bharti
b) Coates Kinney
c) W.B. Yeats
d) Robert Frost
iii) Which word in the stanza means ‘humid’?

a) moist
b) dry
c) wet
d) chill
iv) Where do the rain drops patter?

a) on the shingles of the roof
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b) on poet’s mind
c) on the ground
d) on the floor
2. Every tinkle on the shingles

Has an echo in the heart;
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start,
And a thousand recollections
Weave their air-threads into woof,
As I listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof.
i) What does the sound of rain create in poet’s mind?

a) makes him imaginative
b) brings back memories
c) makes him melancholic
d) both (a) and (b)
ii) What is the meaning of ‘woof’?

a) noise
b) weft
c) disgust
d) peace
3. Now in memory comes my mother.

As she used in years agone,
To regard the darling dreamers
Ere she left them till the dawn:
O! I feel her fond look on me
As I list to this refrain
Which is played upon the shingles
By the patter of the rain.
i) “As she used in years agone” Who is she?

a) poet’s mother
b) poet’s sister
c) poet’s friend
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d) poet
ii) Find out the meaning of ‘dawn’.

a) time after sun rise.
b) time before sun rise
c) mid night
d) mid day
4. The Lake Isle of Innisfree

1- I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
i) What does the poet want to build?

a) a big cabin
b) a small cabin
c) a house
d) a room
ii) Which word in the stanza rhymes with ‘made’?

a) wattles
b) glade
c) honey bee
d) these
2- And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evenings full of the linnet’s wings.
i) Find the opposite of the word ‘fast’?

a) good
b) slow
c) dim
d) dark
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ii) What does the poet hope to get there?
a) wealth
b) money
c) peace
d) parents
3- I will arise and go now, for always night and day

I hear the lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
i) What will the poet hear?

a) the lapping sound of water
b) the roaring of lion
c) the singing sound
d) the laughing sound
ii) Who is the poet of the poem?

a) William Wordsworth
b) William Shakespeare
c) William Butler Yeats
d) William Heats
5. A Legend of the Northland

1. Away, away in the Northland,
Where the hours of the day are few,
And the nights are so long in winter
That they cannot sleep them through;
i) Which country does legend belong to?

a) Northland
b) Holland
c) New Zealand
d) Netherland
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ii) How will you compare the winter days and nights in Northland?
a) The days are too short and the nights are too long
b) The days are too long and the nights are too short.
c) The days and nights are of twelve hours each.
d) There are no days, it is always night there.
2. Where they harness the swift reindeer

To the sledges, when it snows;
And the children look like bear’s cubs
In their funny, furry clothes:
i) Who is the poet of the poem?

a) W.B. Yeats
b) Robert Frost
c) Phoebe Cary
d) William Shakespeare
ii) How do the children look like wearing furry clothes?

a) they look like fawn
b) they look like bear’s cubs.
c) they look like little pups
d) they look like deer.
3. He came to the door of a cottage,

In travelling round the earth,
Where a little woman was making cakes,
And baking them on the hearth;
i) What was the little woman doing?

a) She was making tea.
b) She was making cakes.
c) She was making food.
d) She was giving away cakes to the poor.
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ii) Find a word for ‘grate’ in the extract.
a) earth
b) hearth
c) little
d) door
4. Then good Saint Peter grew angry,

For he was hungry and faint;
And surely such a woman
Was enough to provoke a saint.
i) Who was angry?

a) poet
b) woman
c) Saint Peter
d) the child
ii) Which word rhymes with ‘faint’.

a) surely
b) enough
c) saint
d) grew
5. Now, you shall build as the birds do,

And shall get your scanty food
By boring, and boring, and boring,
All day in the hard, dry wood.”
i) “Now, you shall build as the birds do.” Who is ‘you’ here?
a) The poet
b) The woman
c) Saint Peter
d) The wood pecker
ii) What is the meaning of ‘scanty’.
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a) meagre
b) big
c) huge
6. No Men Are Foreign
Read the extracts and choose the correct option:
1. Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign

Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
i) Who is the poet of the poem ‘No Men are Foreign’?

a) James Kirkup
b) William Wordsworth
c) Coates Kinney
d) W.W.E. Ross
ii) Where does a single body breathe?

a) beneath uniforms
b) beneath land
c) beneath table
d) all of the above
2. They, too, aware of sun and air and water,

Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.
Their hands are ours, and in their lives we read
A labour not different from our own.
i) What are the things in nature that a man needs to live with?
a) sun, air and water
b) cloud
c) sky
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d) all of the above
ii) Find the opposite of the word ‘rest’.

a) work
b) labour
c) toil
3. Remember they have eyes like ours that wake

Or sleep, and strength that can be won
By love. In every land is common life
That all can recognize and understand.
i) What things are common in all the people?

a) all sleep to take rest
b) all have emotions.
c) all are born and brought up in same way
d) a and b both
ii) Find the opposite of the word ‘forget’.

a) remember
b) evoke
c) remind
d) recure
4. Let us remember, whenever we are told

To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
Remember, we who take arms against each other.
i) Find a word that means ‘to cheat’.

a) arms
b)betray
c) condemn.
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ii) What does hate do?
a) kills enemy
b) proves power
c) spreads more hate and divides everything.
5. It is the human earth that we defile.

Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own,
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange.
i) What does ‘defile’ mean?

a) build
b) damage
c) destroy
d) both (a) and (c)
ii) “Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence” The fire and dust come from
a) chimneys
b) machines
c) wars
d) vehicles
7. The Duck and The Kangaroo
1. Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
“Good gracious! How you hop!
Over the fields and the water too.
As if you never would stop!
My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond!
I wish I could hop like you!”
Said the Duck to the kangaroo.
i) What does the Kangaroo do?
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a) climb
b) fly
c) hop
d) crawl
ii) Where did the Duck live?

a) river
b) pond
c) ocean
d) lake
iii) “My life is a bore in this nasty pond”- who said this?
a) Poet
b) kangaroo
c) Duck
d) all of the above
iv) “ I wish I could hop like you”. Who is ‘you’ in this line?
a) Duck
b) poet
c) kangaroo
2.“Please give me a ride on your back!”

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
“ I would sit quite still, and say nothing but ‘Quack’.
The whole of the long day through!
And we’d go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee,
Over the land, and over the sea;
Please take me a ride! O do!”
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
i) What did the duck request the kangaroo?

a) to give her food
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b) to give her a ride
c) to eat with her
d) all of the above
ii) What sound does a Duck make?

a) Mark
b) new
c) quack
d) caw
iii) Who is the poet of the poem. ‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’?
a) W.W.E. Ross
b) Robert Frost
c) Edward Lear
d) William Wordsworth
iv) Where does the Duck want to go?

a) to the Jelly Bo Lee
b) to the Dee
c) both a and b
3. Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,

“This requires some little reflection;
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck,
And there seems but one objection,
Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,
And would probably give me the roo-
Matiz!” said the Kangaroo.
i) ‘This requires some little reflection’, Who said this?

a) Duck
b) poet
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c) Kangaroo
ii) What was kangaroo afraid of ?

a) the weight of the duck
b) the beak of the duck
c) the duck’s wet and cold feet
d) all of the above
iii) Find out the meaning of roomatiz.

a) headache
b) blood
c) finger
d) joint problem
4. Said the Duck. “ As I sat on the rocks,

I have thought over that completely,
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web-feet neatly.
And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I’ll smoke,
All to follow my own dear true
Love of a Kangaroo!”
i) As I sat on the rocks, who said this?

a) poet
b) Kangaroo
c) duck
ii) Find a word in the stanza which is opposite in meaning to ‘loose’.

a) worsted
b) fit
c) cloak
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d) all of the above
iii) What did the Duck buy?

a) cat
b) cap
c) cloak
d) all of the above
iv) Find the word in the stanza which is similar in meaning to ‘affection’.
a) follow
b) neatly
c) dear
d) love
5. Said the kangaroo, “I’m ready!

All in the moonlight pale;
But to balance me well, dear Duck sit steady!
And quite at the end of my tail!”
So away they went with a hop and a bound,
And they hopped the whole world three times round;
And who so happy – O who,
As the Duck and the Kangaroo?
i) What was the Kangaroo ready for?

a) for giving food
b) for giving a ride
c) for giving water
ii) How were they feeling?

a) very sad
b) extremely happy
c) not intersted
d) all of the above
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iii) Where did he ask the Duck to sit?
a) at the end of his tail
b) his feet
c) his sholder
d) all of the above
Supplementary Reader
1. The Lost Child

1) What’s the festival mentioned in the chapter ‘The Lost Child’?
a) festival of Summer b) festival of Winter
c) festival of Monsoon d) festival of spring
2) ‘Come child come’ who said this to whom?
a) Child’s Parents to child b) Snake charmer to child
c) The man to the child d) Child’s uncle to the child
3) The flowering mustard field looked .............................................
a) like a group of dragon flies b) pale like melting gold
c) like sun rise d) like liquid gold
4)The group of dragon flies were bustling about on their ..................................
a) big beautiful wings b) green sparkling wings
c) gaudy purple wings d) blue pale wings
5) ‘Come child, come, come on to the footpath’ Who said this ?
a) his father b) his mother
c) snake charmer d) The man.
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6) Which bird did the child hear cooing?
a) the cuckoo b) the dove
c) the peacock d) the sparrow
7) What was the child’s favourite sweet?
a) gulab Jamun b) rasgulla
c) burfi d) jalebi
8) What was the colour of the child’s turbun?
a) red b) blue
c) yellow d) green
9) The man tried to soothe the child by taking him to .....................
a) snake charmer b) sweet shop
c) round about d) horse
10 “Will you have a ride on the horse?’’ Who said this to the Child?
a) the man b) snake charmer
c) his father d) his mother
2. The Adventures of Toto

1) Whom did the grandfather buy Toto from?
a) a snake charmer b) a car driver
c) a tonga driver d) a servant
2) Toto was a .......................
a) little red monkey b) a little black puppy
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c) little squirrel d) a little red cat.
3) For how much money did the grandfather buy Toto?
a) five hundred rupees b) fifty rupees
c) fifteen rupees d) five rupees.
4) Where did the grandfather and the author hide Toto from his grandmother?
a) little cage b) servant quarter
c) little closet opening into the d) behind a tree

bedroom wall
5) Grandfather decided to add Toto to ..........................
a) his private collection b) his private room

c) his bed room c) his kitchen
6) Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Adventures of Toto?
a) Ruskin bond b) Leo Tolstoy

c) Anne Frank d) Agatha Christie
7) How much money did grandfather give to the ticket collector?
a) three rupees b) four rupees

c) five rupees d) seven rupees
8) Where did the grandfather go to collect his pension ?

a) Dehradun b) Saharanpur
c) Mussoorie d) Varanasi
9) For how many rupees did the grandfather sell Toto back to the
tonga driver?
a)three b)four
c)five c) six
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3. Iswaran the Storyteller
1- Who narrated the story?

a) Ganesh
b) Mahendra
c) Ghost
2- What was the occupation of Mahendra ?
a) Teacher
b) Engineer
c) Junior Supervisor
d) Cook
3- What was Iswaran fond of reading?
a) book
b) comics
c) drama
d) popular Tamil Thrillers
4-Whose story did Iswaran tell Mahendra?
a) leopard’s
b) tiger’s
c) mad Elephants
5- The Elephant is also known as-
a) moti
b) tusker
c) timber
6-The place I come from is famous for:
a) tusker
b) timber
c) ghost
d) mad elephant
7- Where did the elephant enter?
a) house
b) room
c) school ground
d) hall
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8-Who always admired the beauty of full moon night in the story ‘Iswaran the Story
teller’?
a) Mahendra
b) Ganesh
c) Author
d) Iswaran
9- At this point Iswaran would leave the Story-
a) completed
b) in midway
c) unfinished
d) none of these.
4. In The Kingdom of Fools

1-The currency of the Kingdom of fools was-
a) rupee
b) dollar
c) coin
d) duddu
2-The people did as they were told for fear of-

a) hell
b) death
c) the king
d) the minister
3-In the kingdom of Fools when did the people sleep?

a) during the day
b) during the night
c) after six months
d) they never slept
4-Who came to the kingdom of Fools?

a) a guru and his disciple
b) two thieves
c) two young men
d) two tradesmen
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5-In whose house did the thief break into?
a) the minister
b) the disciple
c) a rich merchant
d) the goldsmith
6-Who did the king summon for the first time?

a) disciple
b) the thief’s brother
c) the merchant
d) the mason
7-The merchant told the king that his name was-

a) Such and such
b) So and such
c) Such and so
d) So and so
8-This merchant was to-

a) be set free
b) be pardoned
c) pay
d) blame
9-Who left the city?

a) disciple
b) guru
c) minister
d) king
10-What is the theme of this lesson?

a) Foolish people are unpredictable and dangerous
b) Kings are dangerous
c) Gurus are wise
d) Have good friends
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5. The Happy Prince

1. The statue of the happy prince was covered with the layer of-
a) gold
b) silver
c) diamond
d) brass
2. The little swallow was going to-

a) France
b) Africa
c) India
d) Egypt
3. The hands of the poor woman were red as she got hurt by-
a) sword
b) blade
c) needle
d) scissor
4. The poor woman was making night gown for-

a) queen’s maid
b) herself
c) daughter
d) queen
5. The colour of the hair of the poor writer was -

a) black
b) white
c) brown
d) grey
6. “ He is no longer beautiful, he is no longer useful”- said the -

a) Town clerk
b) Mayor
c) Art professor
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d) Town councilor
7. The swallow decided to spend the night-

a) in a tree near the statue of the happy prince
b) on the shoulder of the happy prince
c) under the tall column where the statue stood.
d) between the feet of the happy prince.
8. “ My feet are fastened to this pedestal and I can not move”. Who said this?
a) the poor woman
b) the little swallow
c) the little boy
d) the happy prince
9. The Prince was called happy because-

a) he never cried
b) he had everything
c) he was very lucky
d) he always smiled and was living in palace of happiness.
10. The Happy Prince sent the ruby to -

a) Seamstress, a poor woman
b) a man
c) a beggar
d) swallow
6. Weathering the Storm in Ersama
1-Ersama is located in-

a) Eastern India
b) Coastal Orissa
c) Bengal
d) Tamilnadu
2- When did the storm hit the town Ersama?

a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1999
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d) 1969
3- Who faced the fury of the storm?

a) A young boy Prashant
b) Villagers
c) People
d) All of the above.
4-How old was Prashant?

a) 18 years
b) 17 years
c) 19 years
d) 20 years
5- What was the name of Prashant’s village?

a) Maligudi
b) Kalikuda
c) Ersama
6-Why did Prashant go to Ersama?

a) to see new place
b) to visit his relatives
c) to visit his friend
7-Who helped the orphans?

a) widows
b) military
c) men
d) all of the above
8- What did Prashant love to play?

a) badminton
b) football
c) cricket
d) chess
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9- What kind of person was Prashant?
a) wise
b) helping and caring
c) thoughtful and courageous
d) all of the above
10-Prashant found that a large number of children had been:

a) blind
b) disabled
c) orphaned
d) deaf
7. The Last Leaf
1-Sue and Johnsy were two young:

a) artists
b) companions
c) girls
d) sisters
2- What was Johnsy suffering from?
a) headache
b) pneumonia
c) fever
d) malaria
3- According to the doctors what was the cure to her illness?
a) medicines
b) strong medicines
c) love and care
d) her own willingness to live
4-Who was Behrman?
a) a 60 year old painter
b) a 50 year old man
c) a 40 years old man
d) a young boy
5- What was Behrman’s dream?
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a) to travel the world
b) to paint a masterpiece
c) to make a colourful painting
d) to make a poster
6-Behrman lived on the
a) first floor
b) second floor
c) ground floor
d) third floor
7-“I have something to tell you.” Who said this?
a) The doctor
b) Johnsy
c) Behrman
d) Sue
8-What was Behrman’s masterpiece?
a) the last leaf
b) the image of saint
c) brush
d) beard
9-Who brought Johnsy a bowl of soup?
a) Sue
b) The cook
c) Behrman
d) The doctor
10-Who was counting backwards?
a) Sue
b) Johnsy
c) The doctor
d) The painter
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SECTION – B
READING
Read the following passages and answer the questions given below :
1. With most of us love is possessive. Where there is jealousy, envy, it breeds

cruelty, it breeds hatred. Love can only exist and flourish when there is no hate,
no envy, no ambition. Without love life is like the barren earth arid, hard, brutal.
But the moment there is affection, it is like the earth which blossoms with water,
with rain, with beauty. One has to learn all this when one is very young, not
when one is old, for then it is too late, you become prisoner of society,
environment, husband, wife, office etc. Find out yourself if you can behave with
affection. Can you go to your class punctually because you feel you do not want
to keep people waiting? Can you stop shouting while you are together because
there are other people watching you, being with you?
i. What is the root cause of hatred?

ii. How is life without love?
iii. Love is difficult for a person at an advanced age. Why?
iv. Find out a word in the passage that means ‘to produce’?
2. In India, it has always been the custom to look after the aged. The parents in old
age continued to live with their children and grandchildren. The joint family
system is breaking up now. Urbanisation is changing the old pattern. Small flats
cannot accommodate everybody. Parents are confined to some remote corner or
are shared round the year with other members of the family. The young find
their ways embarrassing. They will have to be sent to old people’s homes. The
cost of living is steadily going up. Doctors are expensive and so are the special
foods the old need. The problem of loneliness is frightening.
i. Traditionally, what has been the attitude towards the aged in India?
ii. How does the rising cost of living affect the life of the aged?
iii. What is the most frightening problem of the old age?
iv. Find out the word in the passage which means ‘tradition’.
3. The Himalayas are beautiful mountains to the north of India. They stretch for
two thousands miles from Kashmir to Assam. Some of the world’s highest peaks
are in the Himalayas. The highest peak is Mount Everest. The tops of the
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mountains are covered with snow throughout the year. Therefore, we call them
the Himalayas or the ‘abodes of snow’. There are many beautiful lakes and
forests in the Himalayas. Great rivers the Ganga, the Yamuna flow from these
mountains. The climate and the scenery of these mountains are so charming that
people have built many hill stations there. Many visitors go to the hill stations for
pleasure and relaxation.
i. Where are the Himalayas?
ii. Which is the highest peak of the Himalayas?
iii. Why have people built a lot of hill stations there?
iv. What is the meaning of the word ‘Himalayas’?
4. My next pet was a pigeon, the most revolting bird to look at, with his feathers
pushing through the wrinkled scarlet skin, mixed with the horrible yellow down
that covers baby pigeons and makes them look as though they have been
peroxiding their hair. Because of his repulsive and obese appearance, we called
him Quasimodo. Since he had an unorthodox upbringing, without parents to
teach him, Quasimodo became convinced that he was not a bird at all, and
refused to fly. He walked everywhere. He was always eager to join us in
anything we did.
He would even try to come for walks with us. So you had to either carry him on
your shoulder, which was risking an accident to your clothes, or else you let him
walk behind. If you let him walk, then you had to slow down your own pace to
suit his, for should you get too far ahead you would hear the most frantic and
imploring coos and turn around to find Quasimodo running desperately after
you.
i. Why is the pigeon described as a ‘revolting bird’?

ii. Why was he named Quasimodo?
iii. Why was Quasimodo not willing to fly?
iv. Which word in the passage means ‘very eagerly’?
5. Everything that is alive needs energy. All animals get the energy they need from
food. Think about the human body as an amazing machine. It can do all kinds of
things for us. Food is the fuel that helps keep the amazing machine running.
Plants use sunlight to make their own food. Animals are not able to do that.
Some animals eat plants. Some animals eat other animals as meat. Some
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animals, like people, eat both plants and animals. Since plants make their own
food using sunlight, the sun’s energy is found in plants.
The sun’s energy is very strong. It loses a lot of its strength by the time it goes
into a plant. When we eat plants, we get more of the sun’s energy than when
we eat animals. That’s why it is good to eat fruits and vegetables. When an
animal eats a plant, the energy is less strong. The animal also used its energy to
find the plant to eat. When a second animal eats the first animal, it gets even
less energy than the first animal got. The second animal used a lot of energy to
chase its prey. Like a car that has to be filled with gasoline, living things have to
eat again and again. Instead of gasoline, living things use food as fuel.
i. How are plants and animals different?

ii. Why do we need food?
iii. How is it better to eat fruits and vegetables than eating meat?
iv. Which word in the passage means ‘to follow’?
6. The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives us to our day’s work.
The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other men have got
out of bed. In the early morning the mind is fresh, and there are few sounds or
other distractions, so the work done at that is generally well done. In many
cases the early riser also finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning
air, and this exercise supplies him with a fund of energy that will last until the
evening.
By beginning so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do thoroughly all
the work he can be expected to do, and is not tempted to hurry over any part of
it. All his work being finished in good time, he has a long interval of rest in the
evening before the timely hour when he goes to bed.
i. What is the great advantage of early rising?

ii. How is early morning different from other hours of the day?
iii. Why is the early riser not tempted to hurry over his day’s work?
iv. Which word in the passage means ‘completely’?
7- Once there were only a few million people living on Earth and it took a thousand
years for that number to double. There are now 3,800 million Earth dwellers
and the number doubles about every thirty-five years. Men have cleared away
forests to make fields for growing crops. They have moved mountains to make
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room for roads and cities. They have built huge dams across rivers to turn
valleys into lakes and they have built dykes to push back the sea and create
more dry land to live on.
Once everyone cheered at the progress that man made in changing his
environment like this, but now many people are worried by the problems that
such changes can bring. When the Aswan Dam was built across the River Nile in
Egypt, it was meant to help the farmers by giving them water when they needed
it. Unfortunately, people did not realise that much of the nourishing food for
plants in the river would be trapped by the dam so the farmers’ crops would
suffer.
i. How many years did it take for the number of people to double?
ii. What were the changes made in nature?
iii. What did the men not realise when a dam was built across the River Nile?
iv. Which word in the passage means ‘praised’?
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WRITING
APPLICATION / LETTER WRITING
1. Write an application to the Principal G.I.C Ram Nagar, Varanasi to allow the
hockey team of his college to play a friendly match against your college team.
2. Write an application to the Principal of your college requesting him to give you a
certificate regarding your conduct and character.
3. Write an Application to the Principal of your college requesting him to grant you
full fee concession. Inform that you had a full fee concession last year too and you
have always been a good student.
4. Write an application to the Principal of your college informing him about your
illness and requesting him to grant you leave of absence for two days.
5. Write an application to the Librarian of your college requesting him to arrange for
science magazines in the school library.
6. Write a letter to your landlord asking him to undertake repair work in your rented
room.
7. Write a letter to the Chief Security Officer of your colony complaining about the
theft of your cycle.
8. Your friend has invited you to spend your winter holidays with him. Write to him
about your inability to do so.
9. Write a letter to a newspaper editor, complaining against erratic electric supply in

your city.
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Report Writing
1. Write a report on the Independence Day celebration in your neighbourhood

(place, chief guest, time of flag hoisting, activities, closure)
2. Write a report on a road accident that you witnessed. (when, where, how, injuries,
what happened to the injured etc.)
3. Write a report on the Sports Day in your school. (date, inauguration, chief guest,
activities, prize distribution)
4. Write a report on the Dance competition in your city. (When and where,
organizers, chief guest, participants, some great performers, prize distribution)
5. Write a report on the Bal Mela in your school. (Where, stalls, activities, how
children enjoyed)
Descriptive Paragraph
1. Write a paragraph in about 80 words on My School (Hints- Name, where, principal,

teachers, building, facilities, students performance etc.)
2. Write a paragraph on my village (Hints- location, population, scenery, what people
do for their living, some special features etc.)
3. Write a paragraph on a magic show/circus show that you watched. (where, with,
whom, tricks/activities, what you enjoyed most, snacks/food you enjoyed, overall
experience)
4. Write a paragraph on a historical place that you visited (Name, location, historical
background, when you visited and with whom, scenery, overall experience)
5. Write a paragraph on ‘My Favourite Book’ (Hints- Name, author, what is it about?
characters, why is it your favourite book?)
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Article Writing (in about 80 words)
1. Write an article on ‘Advantages and Disadvantages of Science’.(Hints- use of mobile

phones, television, internet, medicines, harms of overusing gadgets, pollution, other
reasons)
2. Write an article on ‘A Healthy Life. (Hints- get up early, meals on proper time, avoid
junk food, regular exercise, quality time with family and friends)
3. Write an article on ‘My Favourite Festival. (When is it celebrated, how is it
celebrated , food and fun, any moral that you get from it)
4. Write an article on ‘Importance of Games in our Lives’. (Hints- best physical activity,
fun, we learn team spirit , learn to accept victory and defeat, good career options)
5. Write an article on ‘My Best Friend’ (His / her name where he / she lives, age,
nature, his/her qualities, why do you like his/her company)
6. Write an article on ‘Books-our Friend: (Hints- we get knowledge, entertainment,
learn moral values, best use of time, long lasting effect on our minds, should always
choose good books)
7. Write an article on “My Favourite Film’ (Hints- Name, Actors, What it is about, why
do you like it, any message that it gives)
VISUAL INPUT BASED ARTICLES / DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS
1. Write an article on anyone of the following personalities in about 80 words :
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2. Look
ok at the diagram given below
Taking clues from the above diagram write an article on ‘Trees – Our friend’.
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3. Look at the following diagram . Taking clues from it write an article on ‘Stay
Safe – Stay Healthy’.
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4. Look at the pictures given below and write a descriptive paragraph in about
80 words on each of the topics.
a. A Railway Station
b. A Fair
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c. A Market Scene
5. Look at the picture given below and write an article on ‘Proud moments for
India in Tokyo Olympics’.
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6. Look at the pictures of these astronauts. Write an article on ‘India in Space’.
7. Look at these pictures carefully. Do these children look happy? Should they
live the kind of life they are living? Taking clues from these pictures write an
article on ‘Child labour should be banned’.
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GRAMMAR
Indirect Speech
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. Rakesh said, “You must work hard.”
2. The teacher said to the student, “I could not correct your exercise.”
3. Father said, “It might not rain today.”
4. They said, “We are waiting for our friends here.”
5. He said, “I shall pay back the money in a month.”
6. She said, “Will you go to Prayagraj tomorrow?”
7. Minu said, “Should a young man behave like this?”
8. Hari said to me, “Why did you do it?”
9. I said to him,”What are you doing?”
10. The teacher said to the students, “Stand up.”
11. Hariom said, “I have completed my work.”
12. I said to you, “The Sun rises in the east.
13. The teacher said, “She will pass.”
14. Riya said to Gopal, “You must do it.”
15. He said to the servant, “Bring a glass of water .”
16. Maria said to her friends,”Please don’t leave me.”
17. She said, “Let us wait for the result.”
18. He said to me, “Work properly.”
19. The saint said, “May you live long.”
20. The captain said, ‘Bravo! You have done well.
voice
Change the following sentences into passive voice:
1. He writes a letter.
2. My mother loves me very much.
3. She washed the clothes.
4. Someone helped me.
5. Nobody can lift this box.
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6. I was writing a letter.
7. They will help me.
8. Please put the book on the table.
9. Rita can not do this work.
10. Everybody knows him.
11. The cat will kill the mouse.
12. Radha reads a book .
13. Is he playing chess?
14. Are you watering the plants?
15. I am not cheating anybody.
16. He is buying a book.
17. She was cooking rice.
18. Was he painting the wall?
19. She was singing a sweet song.
20. He has deposited the fees.
21. The child will not play cricket.
22. Was the teacher taking attendance?
23. They have cut the tree.
24. I had already seen the film.
25. The result had discouraged me.
PUNCTUATION
Use capital letters wherever necessary and punctuate the following sentences-
1. jawahar lal nehru the first prime minister of free india was loved admired and
honoured by everybody
2. shreya said may i come in i have a couple of friends with me
3. anu said may i come in i have an urgent piece of work with you
4. he said to me please give me ten rupees i am very hungry
5. the principal said to mukesh congratulations you have stood first in the class
6. akbar was born at amarkot when he became king he made bairam khan his
guardian he defeated hemu the famous general of adil shah
7. lucknow the capital of uttar pradesh is also a city of historical interest
8. indira gandhi prime minister of india was very popular in the world said the
teacher
9. professor banerji is leaving for england in the first week of january
10. sohan said to geeta when are you going to aligarh
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Translation
Translate the following passages into English
1& vrqy esjk nksLr gSA og esjh d{kk esa i<+rk gSA og ,d cqf)eku fo|kFkhZ gSA og d{kk
esa lnk izFke vkrk gSA
2& johUnzukFk VSxksj ,d egku~ ys[kd] dfo ,oa ns”kHkDr FksA johUnz cgqr es/kkoh FksA
muds firk dk uke nsosUnzukFk FkkA mudks xhrkatfy uked iqLrd ds fy, 1913 esa ukscy
iqjLdkj feyk FkkA
3& tc rd eSa viuk dk;Z lekIr ugha dj ysrh] eSa ckgj ugha tkrh gw¡A eq>s i<us esa
:fp gSA dy esjs firkth ;gk¡ vk;sxsA eq>s vk”kk gS fd og esjs fy, vPNh&vPNh fdrkcsa
yk;saxsA
4& lHkh dks dfBu ifjJe djuk pkfg,A ifjJe djus ls lQyrk feyrh gSA lQy gksus
okys yksxksa dh la[;k de gSA fQj Hkh gesa fujk”k ugha gksuk pkfg,A
5& tkM+s dk ekSle FkkA igkfM+;k¡] lM+dsa vkSj eSnku cQZ ls <+ds FksA gok bruh B.Mh Fkh
fd ?kj ls fudyuk cgqr dfBu FkkA lHkh vius&vius ?kjksa esa FksA
6& foKku ojnku rFkk vfHk”kki nksuksa gSA ;fn ge bldk mi;ksx cqf)eÙkkiwoZd djrs gSa rks
;g ,d ojnku gSA ;g gekjs thou dks lq[kh ,oa lEiUUk cuk ldrk gSA gesa foKku ds
mi;ksx esa lnSo lko/kku jguk gksxkA
7& isM+ ikS/ks gekjs fe= gSaA gesa mudh j{kk djuh pkfg, vkSj vf/kd ls vf/kd o`{k yxkus
pkfg,A isM+ks dh B.Mh Nk;k lHkh dks vPNh yxrh gSA isM+ksa ls gesa ydM+h] dkxt] Qy]
Qwy] vkS’kf/k;ka rFkk “kq) ok;q feyrh gSA
8& iz;kxjkt ,d izkphu ,sfrgkfld uxj gSA bldk ,d xkSjo”kkyh bfrgkl gSA ;gk¡
xaxk vkSj ;equk dk laxe gSA mÙkj izns”k dk mPp U;k;ky; ;gka fLFkr gSA
9& rktegy fo”o dh lqUnjre bekjrksa esa ls ,d gSA bls eqxy ckn”kkg us cuok;k FkkA
;g mÙkj izns”k ds vkxjk ftys esa fLFkr gSA bls eqerktegy dh ;kn esa cuok;k x;k FkkA
10& o`{k gekjs thou ds fy, cgqewY; gSaA os gesa Qy] Qwy rFkk Nk;k iznku djrs gSaA o`{k
gesa vkWDlhtu Hkh nsrs gSA o`{k o’kkZ djkrs gSA
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11& dy jfookj gSA ge dy fidfud ij tk;saxsA ge dqrqcehukj ns[kus tk ldrs gSaA
dqrqcehukj ij [kM+s gksus ij iwjh fnYyh fn[kk;h iM+rh gSA
12& vaxzsth fons”kh Hkk’kk gSA bls lh[kuk cgqr dfBu ugha gSA fdUrq ;g ,d egÙoiw.kZ
Hkk’kk gSA vr% gesa bls lh[kuk pkfg, A
13& fdlh xkao esa ,d fu/kZu O;fDr jgrk FkkA mlds dksbZ iq= ugha FkkA mlds dsoy ,d
yMdh FkhA og yM+dh cgqr lqUnj FkhA
14& x;k fcgkj dk izfl) rhFkZ gSA ;g “kgj ls lkr ehy dh nwjh ij gSA ;gka ,d cgqr
cM+k efUnj gSA efUnj ds ikl ,d cM+k ihiy dk o`{k gSA
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LITERATURE-
Prose- 1 -The Fun They Had
Short Answer Type Question

1. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
2. Why did Margie’s mother send for the country Inspector?
3. Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the country inspector do
to help her?
4. What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
5. How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?
6. Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?
7. How does Tommy describe the old kind of teachers?
Long Answer Type Question
1. Describe the old type of books and compare them with the books Margie and
Tommy had on their television screen.
2. How was Margie taught?
3. Why did Margie hate school?
4. What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the school rooms
that Margie and Tommy have in the story?
2. The Sound Of Music - Part-I

Short Answer type Questions
1. How did Ron Forbes ask Evelyn to hear music?

2. What was her performance in the audition for the Royal Academy of music?
3. What happens when she removes her shoes on a wooden platform?
4. ‘For quite a while’, says Isabel. What did she manage to conceal for quite a
while?
5. Why does Evelyn say that men with bushy beards give her trouble?
6. How did Evelyn sense the sounds and vibrations of the music?
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Long Answer type Questions
1. Write a character sketch of Evelyn.

2. How does Evelyn hear music?
3. Why had Evelyn’s head mistress advised her parents to take her to a specialist?
Part-II The Shehnai Of Bismillah Khan

Short Answer type Question
1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

2. How is shehnai different from a pungi?
3. Where was the shehanai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan
change this?
4. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A?
5. What did most of the people think about pungi? When was it banned?
6. What do you know about Bismillah Khan, his father and his grandfather?
7. Why was the shehnai played in temples and weddings?
8. How did the shehnai get its name?
Long Answer type Question
1. How was Bismillah Khan’s music appreciated and recognized on the

international level?
2. Bismillah Khan loved India and Benaras the most . Justify it?
3. Write a note on the origin of the shehnai.
4. Give a brief character sketch of Bismillah Khan.
5. What important lesson does the life of Bismillah Khan teach us?
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3.The Little Girl
1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father ?

2. Describe the departure of Kezia’s father for his office.
3. What orders did father give when he came back home in the evening?
4. Why did the little girl start making the pin-cushion?
5. What did Kezia always find her parents doing on Sunday afternoons?
6. What did Kezia stuff in the pin-cushion?
7. Why was there hue and cry on the loss of the papers in house?
8. Why did Kezia’s grandmother send her to the drawing room every Sunday
afternoon?

1. Write the story of ‘ The Little Girl’ in your own words.
2. Give a character – sketch of Kezia.
3. ‘Father who seems hard from outside is not so from within’. Comment on
this statement.
4. Describe the behavior of Kezia’s mother.
5. Write a character- sketch of Kezia’s father.
4. A Truly Beautiful Mind

1. Why did Einstein play all alone when he was a child?

2. What was the opinion of the school headmaster about Einstein?
3. How did Einstein perform in various subjects while studying in Munich?
4. What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office?
5. Why did Einstein’s marriage with Mileva not survive long?
6. How was Einstein honoured for his achievements?
7. Why did Einstein want to continue his education in German- speaking
Switzerland?
8. Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen?
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9. What was Einstein’s special Theory of Relativity?
10. How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

1. Describe in brief, Einstein’s education from school to university.
2. Write a character – sketch of Einstein.
3. Which values does the life of Einstein teach you?
4. Why did Albert Einstein write letters to the American President and the United
Nations?
5. The Snake And The Mirror
Short answer type questions:
1. When and where did the incident take place?

2. Why did the doctor light the kerosene lamp on reaching his room?
3. What did the doctor do after coming back inside?
4. What kind of a woman did the doctor decide to marry?
5. How did the snake land on the doctor’s chair?
6. What were the doctor’s feelings as he looked into the mirror?
7. Why did the snake come closer to the mirror?
8. Why did the doctor go to veranda? Why was he disappointed?
Long answer type questions:
1. Describe the rented room, the doctor lived in and why did he decide to
leave that room?
2. ‘I was but a poor, foolish and stupid doctor’. Justify it.
3. Describe the doctor’s feelings when the snake coiled round his arm.
4. How has the doctor described the scene when the snake looks into the
mirror?
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6. My Childhood
Short Answer Type Questions
1. How did Lakshamana Sastry reform the young teacher ?

2. Why did the demand for tamarind seeds increase suddenly?
3. “Kalam was an enterprising child” How?
4. What did Kalam’s family do during the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?
5. Why did Kalam want to leave Rameswaram?
6. What did he inherit from his parents?
7. What Jobs did Aravindan and Siva Prakasan adopt?
8. What did Kalam ask his father when India’s freedom was imminent?
9. What did Khalil Gibran say to parents?
10. What did Gandhiji declare?
Long Answere Type Questions
1. Describe Abdul Kalam’s early life in your words.

2. How did Abdul Kalam earn his ‘First wages’? How did he feel at that time?
3. What happened when the new teacher arrived at the Rameswaram Elementary
school? How was the problem solved?
4. Narrate in your own words Kalam’s two visits at Sivasubramania Iyer’s house.
5. What did Kalam’s father say when he wished to study at the district headquarters?
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7. Reach For The Top
I-SANTOSH YADAV
1. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?

2. What shows her concern for the environment?
3. How does she describe her feelings at the summit of the Everest?
4. Why did Santosh’s parents not send her to a good school?
5. How did she manage to join in a course in Uttarkashi? What was the name of
the institute?
6. What record did she set?
7. What great honour was given to Santosh Yadav by the Government of India?
8. Why is Santosh Yadav mentioned as a fervent environmentalist?
1. Describe Santosh’s life in the village and her problems. How did she
overcome them?
2. How did she get interested in mountaineering?
3. Write a brief character-sketch of Santosh Yadav.
4. Santosh ‘decided to fight the system in her own quiet way when the right
moment arrived’. Elaborate.
5. Describe her achievements as a good mountaineer.
II-MARIA SHARAPOVA
1. How long did it take Maria Sharapova to reach the pinnacle?

2. What does Maria Sharapova say about her Russian nationality?
3. How was Maria treated by the seniors in the training camp?
4. Why did Sharapova leave Siberia for the USA?
5. Why was Maria and her mother upset?
6. What is Maria Sharapova’s mantra for success?
7. Why does Maria call tennis business and a sport?
8. Mention Maria’s hobbies as are described in the lesson.
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9. What qualities have lifted Maria to the top of the world?
10.Why could her mother not accompany her?
1. Give a character sketch of Maria Sharapova.

2. Describe in brief Maria Sharapova’s journey to the top.
POETRY
1. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

1. Why did the poet take the other road?
2. Describe the roads.
3. What does the poet mean when he says I kept the first for another day?
4. What is the main problem of the poet?
5. What does the poet mean by ‘yellow wood’?
6. What was the poet’s opinion about both the roads?
7. Write four lines of the poem.
8. Write the central Idea of the poem.
2. WIND

1. What do people use for winnowing?
2. What should we do to make friends with the wind?
3. Why did the poet ask wind to come softly?
4. What did the wind bring again?
5. Describe the wind in your own words .
7. Write the central idea of the poem.
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3. RAIN ON THE ROOF
1. How does the sky look before the rain fall?

2. What does the poet like to do when it rains?
3. Describe the rain in your own words?
4. What are the poet’s feelings as the rain falls on the shingles?
6. Write the central idea of the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’.
4. THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE
Short Answere Type Question

1. Why does the poet want to go to Innisfree?
2. Describe the city life and the life at the lake of Innisfree?
3. How does the poet describe midnight, noon and evening?
4. Why does the poet want to have ‘ bean rows’ and a ‘hive’ at Innisfree?
5. Write four lines of the poem
5. A LEGEND OF NORTHLAND
1. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady?

2. How did the lady treat Saint Peter?
3. How did he punish her?
4. How does the woodpecker get her food?.
5. What is a Legend ? Why is this poem called a legend?
6. Write four lines of the poem
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6. NO MEN ARE FOREIGN
Short Answere Type Question-
1. What does the poet mean when he says ‘Remember, no men are strange, no
countries foreign’?
2. How are all the people of the world brothers?
3. How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
4. What is the meaning of ‘Are fed by peaceful harvests’?
5. Who takes arms against each other?
7. THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO
Short Answer type Question-

1. What is the Duck longing for?
2. What is the Kangaroo’s objection to the Duck and why?
3. Why does the Duck buy a cloak?
4. What does the Duck plan to do?
5. How does the Kangaroo respond to the Duck’s request?
6. Write four lines of the poem ‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’.
7. Write the central idea of the poem ‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’.
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SUPPLEMENTARY READER
1. THE LOST CHILD
Short Answer Type Questions:
1- What was the name of the festival mentioned in the chapter?

2- Why do you think that the festival was of spring and not of any other
season?
3- Why do you think that we need to celebrate spring season more than any
other season?
4- Why did the child lag behind?
5- “Look Child, what is before you!”” who said this to whom?
6- Why did the child not ask his parents to buy him burfi?
7- What reason did the parents give to the child for not buying the Gulmohur
Garlands?
8- Why did the child think his parents would not buy him balloons?
9- ‘How did you get here, Child?’ who asked this question to whom?
10- What instrument was the snake-charmer playing? How did the snake react to
its music?
Long Answer Type Questions:
1- Describe the festival of spring in your own words.

2- Why did the child lag behind his parents?
3- How would you describe the child’s father and his nature?
4- What did the mother show the child when she said to him ‘look child what is
before you’ ?
5- How did the child react when he realized he was lost?
6- How would you describe the people at the shrine?
7- Why do you think the people at the shrine looked like that to the child? Were
they actually like that ?
8- How did the man try to distract the child?
9- Why did the child refuse to take anything which he wanted earlier but
instead kept on asking for his mother and father?
10- Do you think the child met his parents after getting lost? If yes describe his
reaction in your own words.
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2.THE ADVENTURES OF TOTO
1. Who was Toto?

2. Who bought Toto from whom?
3. How did the tonga driver keep Toto?
4. Why did the Grandfather decide to keep Toto?
5. Why did the Grandfather call Toto clever?
6. Why did the grandfather have to pay extra fare for Toto?
7. Who was Nana?
Long Answer Type Qrestions:
1- Who was Toto? Describe in your own words.

2- Why did the Grandfather buy Toto, Explain?
3- Describe the nature of the Grandfather in the lesson?
4- Why did the Grandfather hide Toto from Grandmother in the beginning?
5- Describe the incident that took place in the train with Grandfather and Toto.
6- How did Toto’s life change after the Grandmother accepted him?
7- How would Toto bath itself on cold winter evenings? Who gave him the warm
water treat?
8- How did Toto once boil himself alive? Explain the whole incident.
9- Describe how Toto destructed the Pulao dish and the lunch-time.
10- Why did Grandfather sell Toto back to the Tonga driver?
3. ISWARAN THE STORYTELLER
Short Answer Type Answer:
1-What was the routine of Iswaran?

2-What was the job of the firm where Mahendra was a Junior supervisor?
3- Which amazing capacity did Iswaran have?
4-What sort of books did Iswaran usually read?
5-How did Iswaran narrate stories?
6-How did Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway?
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7-How did the elephant enter the school ground ?
8-How did the elephant revive?
9-How did Iswaran describe the woman ghost?
Long Answer Type Answer:
1-Describe Mahendra’s horrible experience of the night in your own words.

2-Suppose you are a storyteller. How will you narrate the ghost story?
3- What are the qualities of a good story teller? How can you say that Iswaran was
a fascinating story teller?
4-Give the character sketch of Iswaran.
4. IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS
Short Answer Type Answer:
1- What are the two strange things the guru and his desciple find in the kingdom of
fools?
2-Why was the kingdom called the kingdom of fools?
3-Why did the people follow the orders of the foolish king?
4-What did everything in the kingdom of fools cost?
5-What made the disciple grow fat?
6-What happened to the thief at the merchant’s house?
7-How did the merchant try to save his life?
8-Who was finally brought for execution?
9-Why according to the guru did he want to be executed first?
10-Who were finally killed?
11-What reason did the guru give for his eagerness to die?
12-Who became the King and the minister of the Kingdom in the end?
Long Answer Type Question-
1- How does the guru save his disciple’s life?

2- Describe the role of guru (teacher) in our life with reference to the story.
3- Suppose you are the disciple and you have just been sworn in as the new
minister of the kingdom of fools. What decision will you take?
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5. THE HAPPY PRINCE
Short Answer Type Question-

1. Why do the courtiers call the Prince ‘The Happy Prince’?
2. What does the swallow see when it was flying over city?
3. Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
4. How did the happy prince help the seamstress?
5. How did the prince help the match girl?
6. What made the play `writer happy?
7. What happened to the little swallow in the end?
8. Why was a cracking sound heard when the swallow died?
9. Why did the Town councilors decide to pull down the statue of the Happy
Prince?
10.Describe the statue of the Happy Prince.
1. Write a character- sketch of the Happy Prince.

2. Describe the sufferings of poor people in the city. How did the happy prince
help them?
3. Give a brief character –sketch of the swallow.
4. “Goodness can never be destroyed.’ Do you agree? Comment.
6. WEATHERING THE STORM IN ERSAMA
1-What happened on 27 October 1999?

2-How did the cyclone arrive?
3-Why had Prashant gone to Ersama? What happened there?
4-What was the condition of the house of Prashant’s friend?
5-Who met Prashant on his way back to the village?
6-What had Prashant to push away on his way back to the village?
7-Why did the two days seem like two years to Prashant?
8-On reaching his village, what did Prashant see?
9-How was rice for the shelter arranged?
10-What did Prashant do for orphaned children?
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11-What did Prashant do to divert the attention of the women?
12-Why was the initial government plan resisted?
13-How did Prashant’s wounded spirit heal?
1- Why do Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to setup institutions for
orphans and widows? What alternatives do they consider?
2- Do you think Prashant is a good leader? Describe in detail.
3- What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?
7. THE LAST LEAF
1-Where did Sue and Johnsy stay? What was their profession?
2-When did Johnsy fell very seriously ill?
3-What illness did Johnsy have? Who looked after her?
4-What worried the doctor?
5-What did sue do when she heard Johnsy whisper something?
6-Why was Johnsy counting backwards?
7-Why did Sue go to Behrman?
8-Why did Sue and Behrman tiptoe into the room?
9-Why was Sue nervous to drawback the window curtains?
10-How did the sight of the last leaf affect Johnsy?
11-How did Behrman die?
12-Why did the last leaf not fall?
1-Who was Behrman? What was Behrman’s masterpiece and why did he paint it?
2-Write a character sketch of Sue.
3-What did Johnsy believe about the falling leaves ? Did Sue believe the same
thing?
4-Write a character sketch of Behrman.
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i. The man thought that

ii. The man walking behind objected because

iii. The incident teaches us that

i. Wood was replaced by other fuels because

ii. The energy is given off in the form of

iii. The most important ingredient in most fuels is

3- We left Dehradun early in the morning and stopped by for breakfast at

ii. We cannot go by motor beyond

iii. Which word in the passage is opposite of ‘relaxed’?

i. Marco Polo travelled to

iii. Marco Polo’s descriptions were remarkable because -

i. Who was Confucius?

ii. Whom did he teach?

iii. Why did he travel from place to place?

i. The classes at Shantiniketan are held in the -

ii. Who is the founder of Shantiniketan?

iii. What does the word ‘Shantiniketan’ mean?

Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:

1. I left my shoes under the table. What is ‘under’ in this sentence?

4. ‘Keep the books on the table’. What is ‘keep’ in this sentence?

7. ‘The music is very loud’. What is ‘loud’ in this sentence?

8. My brother ………….. B.A. examination this year.

9. As soon as I ………………….the lion, I ran away.

10. The earth ………………. round the sun.

11. He …………………. to see me yesterday

12. New York is ……………………large city.

13. Will you attend………………reception today?

15. She wants to become …………………..engineer.

16. He is ……………….. honest officer.

17. Taj Mahal is built of ………………. marble.

18. He hopes to join ……………….. Delhi university soon.

19. It is ……………. absurd story.

20. India will become ………………… super power shortly.

Choose the correct spelling:

28. What is the time ……………… your watch?

29. You ………………. here when you were young.

30. You ……………… eating junk food..

32. ‘I bought an umbrella’. Change the sentence into a negative sentence.

Choose the correct option to frame a meaningful sentence from the

34. a / dancer / wonderful / is / that / girl

35. doll / me / my / grandmother / a / gifted / dancing

36. from / cat / a / the / magician / hat/ pulled out / his.

37. plants / your / water / daily/ you / should

38. ‘You should not be late’. Identify the adverb -

39. I do my work, you do ……………

40. Where ………………you kept the keys?

1- The Fun They Had

i) They are surprised to turn pages because they now study

i) Margie was scornful because-

ii) Find a word in the passage which is the opposite of ‘never’?

i) Margie did so with a sigh because

ii) Margie’s great grandfather as a kid

Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:

i. How old are Margie and Tommy?

ii. What subjects did Margie learn?

2- The Sound of Music

PART-I - Evelyn Glennie

i) The bigger challenge was

ii) The first line gives us the impression that it was