TAPOVAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
1st Summative Assessment 2015-16
Revision Worksheet
Roll No. ……
Sub: English
Name………….
Std: IX
Reading Section
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Alexander the Great stood with his army on the western shore of the Tigris River. He and his men
had marched north from Tyre, crossing acres and acres of blackened land. Darius III had made his
soldiers burn to the ground the long wheat grass that had been growing there. He had hoped to
slow the advance of Alexander and his mighty fighting force. Darius‘s strategy had done little to
delay the progress of the Greek forces. The Greeks prepared now to cross the Tigris and to
continue onward toward the village of Mosul.They knew that Darius III and the Persian warriors
were camped nearby on the plain of Gaugamela. They remained unaware of Darius‘s newest
tactic. When Alexanderand his men reached the plain of Gaugamela, they found that the ground
had been made level. The Persian chariots stood in formation, ready to attack across that flat
surface. Darius expected his scythed chariots to propel themselves forcefully into the Greek
forces, with their curved blades ripping at the flesh of both horses and men.
The chariots began their rapid drive toward the army of Alexander the Great. The Greek general,
having made a quick assessment of the situation, ordered the ranks of the Greek fighters to split
apart. This maneuver left the Persians moving forward without having anyone to mow down.
Because they travelled at great speed, the Persians, could not turn around. Caught between
enemy lines, many Persian chariot drivers fell victim to the spears and arrows of their Greek
opponents. Still, Darius was not ready to surrender. He spotted places where his men could
outflank the Greeks, sneaking around behind the enemy ranks. However, Alexander the Great
seemed to be unfazed. The Greek general ordered the cavalry, to form a wedge. The point of the
wedge charged directly at Darius. The Persian King fled, leading to a collapse of whatever
resistance he had managed to muster. Alexander the Great again emerged as the victor.
Alexander‘s first impulse was to direct his men on a chase after the fleeing Darius. He chose,
instead, to go south to Babylon, where he allowed his men to have one month of rest. From there
Alexander headed his army east toward the treasures that lay central Persia.
Write the correct option in your answer sheets.
(a) Alexander the Great marched north from Tyre, taking his men to _________
(i) the Euphrates River
(ii) the Tigris River
(iii) central Persia
(iv) the Tiber river
(b) The tactic Darius III used to keep Alexander away was __________.
(i) ordering the cavalry to form a wedge
(ii) ensuring that his army split apart to confuse the enemy (iii) burning wheat grass near Tyre
(iv) ensuring that his soldiers walked slowly
(c)The following helped to ensure the victory of Alexander the Great _________.
(i)having scythed chariots
(ii)having the Greek warriors part ranks
(iii) making the ground level
(iv) having travelled at great speed
(D) On finding his army caught between the enemies lines, Darius decided to _________.
(i)surrender to the Greek army
(ii)look for an opportunity to sneak around behind the enemy lines
(iii)flee leading to the collapse of his army go to Greece
(E) After Darius and his men fled, Alexander ___________.
(I)directed his men to chase the fleeing Darius
(ii)went south to Babylon to give his army a well-deserved rest
(iii)went back to Greece to celebrate his victory
(iv)took the position of Darius‘s kingdom
2. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN
No one is not good enough,
You are! And so am I!
Every child needs a home
A plate of food, a prayer, a kiss at bedtime.
Every child needs friends
And a little space for thinking
If to heaven we are all equal
Why do we divide?
Why do we race to beat each other?
As we walk through life,
People cannot see
That the trouble is not someone else,
The bubble of trouble is you and me.
So if we all hold hands,
As a family - you and me,
Surely we can build a new world
And make every dream come true.
Write the correct option in your answer sheet.
By saying ―No one is not good enough‖ the poet means that _________.
we all are fond of food
each one of us is unique
we all are bad
no one is good enough
(A) The poet wants the people of the world to __________.
(i) be like a family
(ii)
be like two friends
(iii) be like you and him
(iv) help people who cannot see
(B) Every child needs ___________.
a home
(i)
(ii)
lots of food to eat
(iii) a home, food, blessings, love and friends
(iv) only good friends
(C) Children are sure of making __________.
(i)
a family
(ii)
a home
(iii) their every dream come true
(iv) making their friends beat each other
(D) The poem ends with ___________.
(i) a request to bring a change in our attitude
(ii)
a feeling of indifference towards the world
(iii) a feeling of happiness that all people are good
(iv) a suggestion that walking in life is necessary
(3)Read the passage carefully and answers the questions that follow.
THIMMAKKA AND HER CHILDREN
Thimmakka and her husband BikkaluChikkaiah, a childless couple of Hulikal village in Karnataka,
decided to adopt children. But the children they chose to rear were 284 banyan trees along a 3 km
stretch of what is now National Highway 48 in Karnataka. The tress filled up a void in their lives.
And just recently, Thimmakka received the National Citizens Award (for social forestry).
Thimmakka tired of her neighbours‘s jibes directed at her childlessness hit upon the plan. ―Why
not plant banyan trees and rear them like our children?‖ she thought. So the lonely couple decided
to plant trees. Thimmakka‘s husband was a disabled person, hence she had to work as a labourer
every day and did not have the time for much else. But firm in their resolve, they took great pains
to dig pits on either side of the road. Their next task was to choose suitable banyan saplings. They
finally planted 300 saplings and put up thorny bushes around, to ensure that the cattle did not eat
up the tender trees.
Thimmakka brought water in pots from a long distance and poured it at the foot of the saplings
every day. During the rainy season, she poked at the roots of the trees to make them go deep
and, as the area was not fenced, she kept a constant vigil and nursed the plant for ten years. It
was time spent well, as it gave her fulfilment and pride. Even as the couple nursed the saplings,
she was working in a quarry for their hand—to—mouth existence. If she could not go to the quarry
they would have nothing to eat that day. True, her work backbreaking, but she could not neglect
the trees either. She would go to the Kundur road and attend to the saplings before the break of
dawn. And the trees, like children who live in an atmosphere of love and care, responded to her
call and grew up. Now in the prime of their lives, the 284 that took root provide a green canopy for
3 km, nestling place for birds and also prevent soil erosion. They are also worth an estimated Rs.
85 crore.
Write the correct option in your answer sheets.
(A)Thimmakka received the National Citizens Award for __________.
(i)being childless
(ii)adopting children
(iii)rearing banyan tress in Karnataka
(iv)planting a banyan tree
(B)They took care of the banyan tress like __________.
(i)their children
(ii)theirlabourers
(iii)theirneighbours
(iv)their friends
(C) Thimmakka’s banyan trees have benefitted the environment as _________.
(i)they‘re worth an estimated Rs. 85 crores
(ii)they provide a green canopy, nestling place for birds and cause soil erosion
(iii) National Highway 48 is filled with tress
(iv)they provide a green canopy, nestling place for birds and prevent soil erosion
(D) Thimmakka attended to the saplings before dawn as __________.
(i)all day she had to work in the quarry
(ii)all day she had to work to keep the area fenced
(iii)she had to keep a constant vigil on the plants
(iv)the rainy season had ended
(E)To ensure the safety of the young plants, Thimmakka _________.
(i)had to look after her disabled husband
(ii)put up thorny bushes around them
(iii)dug pits on either side of the road
(iv)loved and cared for them
4. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions that follow.
DID POOR HEATING KILL ZOO’S KING COBRA?
New Delhi: The king is dead, but he has not left without controversy. One of Delhi zoo‘s star
attraction, a 14—feet king cobra died recently leaving in its wake questions over the exact cause
of its death. Although zoo officials claim that the snake died due to old age, wildlife activists feel
that if zookeepers took enough care, the slithering beauty could have been saved. A wildlife
activist involved in rescue and relocation of animals in zoos said, ―It was one of the finest
specimens in captivity in India. The king cobra is primarily a cold-blooded animal; it needs to be
provided proper heating arrangement during winters. The Delhi zoo has got electric heaters for the
reptile house. These dehydrate the animal, exposing it to various health hazards‖.
The king cobra was reported to be from the jungles of Arunachal Pradesh but was seized from
snake charmers near Haryana and handed over to the National Zoological Park (NZP) by an
NGO. The snake was quarantined for a month, before being released into a public display
enclosure. Apart from using heaters for every animal house, the zoo had for the first time, fitted
infrared lights in the reptiles‘ enclosures.
What has put zoo officials in a tizzy is the fact that this is not the first time that the zoo has lost a
king cobra. ―It is sheer negligence and lack of knowledge on the part of officials. The animal
should have been provided with ceramic heaters rather than electric ones,‖ said an expert.
When contacted, NZP director BS Bonal said: ―These are false reports doing the rounds. The
post—mortem has clearly said that it died due to pneumonia owing to old age. We had provided it
with the best of facilities and I don‘t see any reason other than this for its death‖.
Write the correct option in your answer sheets.
(A)The death of king cobra became controversial because ___________.
(i)the exact cause of its death was unknown
(ii)it was not very old
(iii)it was the only finest specimen in captivity
(iv)zoo authorities are not providing valid reasons
(B)Originally the king cobra belonged to _________.
(i)the jungles of Arunachal Pradesh
(ii)snake charmers near Haryana
(iii)the Arunachal Pradesh zoo
(iv) an NGO
(C )The reptile needs proper heating arrangement during winters as _________.
(i)it is a cold blooded animal
(ii)it is a warm blooded animal
(iii)it is extremely sensitive
(iv)its outer covering is scaled
(D)The use of _________ resulted in dehydration of king cobra.
(i)electric heaters
(ii)ceramic heaters
(iii)infrared heaters
(iv)non—electric heaters
(E) Experts feel that the officials at the zoo are __________.
(i)illiterate
(ii)responsible
(iii)negligent
(iv)callous
SECTION – B (Writing)
(1)You have to make a presentation on Delhi in your class. You have collected the following
information from the Internet. Write a paragraph describing Delhi in not more than 80 words.
Features
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Historical and modern city.
Importance
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Capital - all government offices.
People
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Blend of cross cultural people.
Location
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north - central India, extreme climate.
Highlights
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Historical monuments, huge gardens and stadiums, malls.
(2)Write a letter to your grandfather informing him about the award you won in the Science Quiz at
the Science Centre. Also mention how hard you had worked for this competition and how
delighted you are on receiving this award from the Chairman of the Science Centre.
(3). You are Raghav/Reshma and you have been asked to deliver a speech on
―Shifting value Among Young Teenagers‖. Write a speech with the help of the inputs
given below.
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Self esteem—Identity crisis.
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Rebellion—Breaking the rules.
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Impact of popular culture.
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Inappropriate behaviour.
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Experimentation.
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Peer pressure.
5.
You are planning to go and watch the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth
Games to be held in Delhi in October this year. You want to take your friend along
with you, who doesn’t seem to be interested in joining you, write four sets of
dialogue convincing him to join you for this event.
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6.
In your summer vacations, you visited an unusually attractive town Kausani located
inUttarakhand. You were mesmerized and awestruck by its picturesque beauty.
Discussing your experiences of the visit, write a letter to your cousin in not more
than 150 - 175 words. You may take help of the clues given.
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Situated at 6,075 feet in the central Himalayas – breathtaking view of snow capped
peaks of Himalayas – cascading rivers – beautiful view of sunrise and sunset – named
Switzerland of India – pine forests – fruit orchards – abode of Gods – serenity and
calmness experienced – enjoyed adventure sports
‗Moral values touch the human heart and the beat of that contented joyful rhythm 8cannot be
explained, it has to be felt.’ You are Nidhi, realizing the importance of
the above mentioned quote you decide to deliver a speech in the morning assembly on
the topic - “Moral Values are a Must in a Student’s life.”
Write the speech for her in not more than 150 - 175 words. You may take help of the
visuals given below.
Section –C Grammar
(1). Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate option from the
Ones given below.
There is (a) _____________ special about the Delhi University special buses that
transport students (b) ____________ the corners of the capital to their colleges. One of
the ‘special’ factors is the very charm of college students travelling daily in the same
bus (c) ___________ long distances, giving them an opportunity to know each other
better. For some commuters, DU Specials (d) ___________ them their best friends for
life.
(a)
(i) anything
(ii) nothing
(iii)
all things
(iv)
something
(b)
(i) from
(ii) to
(iii)
along
(iv)
before
(c)
(i) along
(ii) over
(iii)
for
(iv)
by
(d)
(i) had given
(ii) have given (iii)
are given
(iv)
give
(2)Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
The first one has been done as an example
. teacher/exciting/novel/my/written/an/has
Example My teacher has written an exciting novel.
1.on/design/beautiful/the/is/the/cover
2.letters/novel/the/has been/printed/bold/in
3.gifted/paperback/me/teacher/my/edition/the
4.possible/reading/as/it/fast as/finish/will/I
(3) Complete the dialogues given below by choosing the correct options.
Pravesh : Hello mother! Thank heavens, I (a) _____________.
Mother : What happened? Why are you limping?
Pravesh : Our van had an accident. I (b) _________________.
Mother : Oh God! How did it happen?
Pravesh : Our van hit against a tree.
Mother :
(c) ________________________________?
Pravesh : Thankfully no. No one was killed but (d) _____________.
Mother :
Thank God! Medical help was provided to you on time.
A(i) am coming back home safe
(ii)am back home safe
(iii)had come back home safe
(iv)come home safe
B(i) got bruised my left leg
(ii)am getting pain on leg
(iii)have injured my left leg
(iv)am hit on my left leg
C(i) Was any passenger killed
(ii)Did any passenger got hurt
(iii)Did any passenger got killed
(iv)Did the driver killed
D(i) six passengers were killed
(ii)six passengers were badly injured
(iii)six passengers were got hurt
(iv)six passengers were legs fractured
(4) Read the following conversation and complete the paragraph reporting what
happened in the conversation, by choosing from the options given below.
Mother : Where have you been?
Daughter : I had gone to the market.
Mother : Was it very crowded?
Daughter : The market is always crowded with people and good things!
The mother asked her daughter (a) ________________. The daughter replied
(b) ______________. The mother further enquired if (c) ___________________. The
daughter laughingly replied (d) __________________ with people and good things.
(a)
(i)
where she had been
(ii)
where had she been
(iii) where had she gone
(iv) that where she had been
(b)
(i)
she had gone to the market
(ii)
that she had gone to the market
(iii) she had been to the market
(iv) I had gone to the market
(c)
(i)
it was very crowded
(ii)
it had been very crowded
(iii) whether it had been very crowded
(iv) that was it very crowded
(d)
(i)
that the market was always crowded
(ii)
the market was always crowded
(iii) the market had been crowded
(iv) that the market would always be crowded
11. Edit the following passage by choosing the correct option from the options given
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below.
I want (a) the Indians rise so that the whole world (b) should benefit. I do not want India to rise
(c) from the ruin of other nations. If India was strong and able, India would send out to the world
(d) their treasures of art and health-giving spice.
(a) (i)
Indias‘
(ii)
India‘s
(iii) Indians
(iv) India
(b) (i)
can
(ii)
ought to (iii) must
(iv) may
(c) (i)
in
(ii)
for
(iii) on
(iv) to
(d) (i)
his
(ii)
her
(iii) its
(iv) it
Section –D Literature
Q1 Read the following extract and choose the correct option: (CBSE 2010):
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
To where it bent in the undergrowth
1. The poet is standing:
(a) at a crossing
(b) at a crossing in autumn season
(c) where two roads cross
(d) in a forest
2. He sees before him:
(a) a yellow forest and roads
(b) two roads crossing
(c) a dense forest
(d) two roads diverging in a forest
3. His desire at this moment is to:
(a) cross the road
(b) travel further
(c) travel on both the roads
(d) see the forest
Q2Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate
options.
(CBSE 2011)
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
1. The speaker of the above extract is __________ .
(a) William Wordsworth
(b) P.B. Shelley
(c) John Keats
(d) Robert Frost
2. The road in the poem stands for __________ .
(a) a long tedious journey
(b) challenges
(c) choices in life
(d) forward movement
3. The second line of the extract means __________ .
(a) The speaker regrets his choice
(b) The choice has changed life for the worse
(c) The choice has made him what he is __ a famous poet
Q3) Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate
options.
(CBSE 2011)
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
1. The phrase `yellow wood‟ here refers to ___________
(a) a wood painted yellow
(b) autumnal forest
(c) trees with infected flowers
(d) wood which is yellow in colour
2. The poet regrets that _________________________
(a) he could not travel on both the roads simultaneously
(b) he has become old
(c) the roads are covered with thick undergrowth
(d) the paths are not clearly visible
3. The poet finally chooses the road ___________________
(a) which has been travelled by many
(b) which looks more attractive
(c) which very few have trodden on
(d) which has less grass
4 (a) Lord Ullin's daughter and her lover are trying to_____________.
(i) escape the wrath of her father
(ii) settle in a distant land
(iii) challenge the storm in the lake
(iv) trying to prove their love for each other
(b) The boatman agrees to ferry them across because_________.
(i) he has fallen in love with Lord Ullin's daughter
(ii) he wants to avenge Lord Ullin
(iii) he has lost his love
(iv) he is sorry for the childlike innocence of the lady
(c) The mood changes in the poem. It transforms from _________.
(i) happiness to fear
(ii) anxiety to grief
(iii) fear to happiness
(iv) love to pain
(d) The shore of Lochgyle has been referred to as 'fatal shore!' The poetic device used here
is ________________.
(i) metaphor
(ii) simile
(iii) transferred epithet
(iv) onomatopoeia
Q4. Read the extracts and answer the following questions by choosing the most
appropriate option.
1. And fast before her father’s men Three days we’ve fled together For should he find us in the glen My
blood would stain the heather
(a).The ‗father‘s men‘ were __________.
(i).the father‘s sons
(ii).men and women from the kingdom
(iii).the bodyguards
(iv)Lord Ullin‘s soldiers chasing them
(b).They were fleeing because __________.
(i).they were in a hurry to go
(ii).the storm was approaching
(iii).they had to cross Lochgyle
(iv)Lord Ullin and his armed men were behind them
( c)‗heather‘ refers to __________.
(i).low, spreading plant with woody stems
(ii).a type of rock
(iii).area near the loch
(iv).lush green grass
2. I murmur under moon and stars In brambly wildernesses
I linger by my shingly bars I loiter by my cresses
(a)The word ‘linger’ depicts the __________.
(i)noisy movement of the water
(ii)the slow movement of the water
(iii)fast movement of the water
(iv)rough movement on the rapids
(b)‘I’ in the above lines refers to __________.
(i)the swallow bird
(ii)the lusty trout
(iii)the poet
(iv)the brook
©The wilderness is brambly because __________.
(i)there are lots of stones and pebbles
(ii)there are thorny plants
(iii)here is no vegetation
(iv)a pungent leaved plant like a cabbage grows there
3.―His horsemen hard behind us ride;
Should they our steps discover,
Then who will cheer my bonny bride
When they have slain her lover?‖
(a) Who is ‗his‘ in line 1? Who does ‗us‘ refer to?
(b) Explain − ‗cheer my bonny bride‘.
(c)Why would the lover be slain?
(4)Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow
by choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below:
(A)You are an exception. Frenchmen usually have to consult about ten people before they get a
move on. Listen! Do you or don't you want to sell this house?
(a) Who is You here?
(i) Gaston
(ii) Mrs Al. Smith
(iii) maid
(iv) Juliette
(b) According to the speaker, the Frenchmen
(i) are not capable of taking independent decisions and take a lot of time.
(ii) Frenchmen take quick decisions.
(iii) Frenchmen always take wrong decisions.
(iv) Frenchmen always take correct and wise decision.
(c) The listener is an exception because he/she
(i) has taken a quick decision.
(ii) has an extraordinary look.
(iii) is taller than a normal Frenchman.
(iv) is ready to buy the villa at a very high price.
(B). But the sign has been hanging on the gate for over a month now and i am beginning to be
afraid that the day i bought it was when i was the real fool.
(a)Why is Juliette disappointed?
(i) She is unable to get a role of cook in the films.
(ii) Her maid is leaving as she has got a role in the films.
(iii) She is unable to find a suitable buyer for her villa.
(iv) Gaston is offering a very low price for the villa.
(b) Why does she call herself a fool?
(i) She has decided to sell her villa.
(ii) There are no buyers for the villa.
(iii) She had bought the villa for more than it was worth.
(iv) The villa was too close to the film studios.
(C) But your parents would take possession of it, every year from the beginning of spring until the
end of September. What's more they would bring the whole
tribe of your sister's children with them.'
(a) What does Gaston mean by take possession?
(i) Her parents would stay with them for a long time.
(ii) Juliette's sister has many children.
(iii) Gaston does not like children.
(iv) Juliette's sister's children are badly behaved.
(D) While you were upstairs, i have been thinking a lot about your Papa and
Mamma.
(a) What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said earlier and what he says now?
(i) Earlier he did not want Juliette's parents to stay with them but now he is showing
concern for them.
(ii) Earlier he wanted Juliette's parents to stay with them but now he does not want them to come
over.
(iii) Earlier he wanted to buy a house for them but now he wants them to come and stay in their
villa.
(iv) Earlier he stayed in Juliette's parents' villa but now he wants them to stay with him and Juliette.
(b) What does the above statement reveal about Gaston's character?
(i) He is selfish.
(ii) He is an opportunist.
(iii) He is a caring person
(iv) He is a hypocrite
(5) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below:
(A)I was going to say that for exceptional people like you, i don't mind giving it up. One arranges a
house in accordance with one's own tastes - if you understand what I mean - to suit oneself, as it
were - so one would not like to think that ordinary people had come to live in it. But to you, i can
see with perfect assurance, I agree. Yes, I will sell it to you.
(a) Who is speaking to whom?
(i) Juliette to Jeanne
(ii) Juliette to Gaston
(iii) Juliette to Mrs A1 Smith
(iv) Jeanne to Gaston
(b) Who are the exceptional people here?
(i) Gaston and Jeanne
(ii) Gaston and Mrs A1 Smith
(iii) Juliette and Jeanne
(iv) Mrs A1 Smith and her family
(c) The speaker is ready to sell the villa to the listener because
(i) she is getting the expected price.
(ii) she does not find any other buyer.
(iii) she thinks the buyers are the right people for the villa.
(iv) she is desperate to sell the villa at the earliest.
(6) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below:
To start off with, why isn't the price marked on the signboard? You French people have a cute way
of doing business! You go and tell your boss that if he doesn't come right away, I’m going. i haven't
any time to waste. Any hold up makes me sick when I want something.
(a) Who is the speaker?
(i) Mrs Al Smith
(ii) Gaston
(iii) Jeanne
(iv) Juliette
(b) What is the purpose of the speaker?
(i) to buy the villa
(ii) to sell the villa
(iii) to meet the boss
(iv) to complain against the visitors
(c) Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(i) The speaker is impressed by the way of business being done.
(ii) The speaker expected a price tag on the signboard.
(iii) The speaker is in hurry.
(iv) The speaker is not very polite and sarcastic.
(7) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below :
It’s not for us ... it's for your parents. You are simply trying to make me buy a villa so that you can
put your father and your mother in it. You see, i know you. if you got what you want, do you realize
what would happen ? We would spend the month of August in the villa, but your parents would
take possession of it every year from the beginning of April until the end, of September.
(a) Which one of the following is true?
(i) The speaker agrees with the decision of the listener.
(ii) The speaker wants to buy the villa for his parents.
(iii) The speaker is not fond of the listener's family.
(iv) The speaker is an intelligent investor.
(b) According to the extract, the listener
(i) is a dominating person.
(ii) is not wise and makes decision out of emotions.
(iii) is a mere snobbish and wants to show off.
(iv) is really interested in helping her old parents.
(c) The speaker is not willing to buy the villa because
(i) he knows it is very expensive and they can't afford it.
(ii) he knows that it was not a wise investment.
(iii) he knows the intention of his wife who is buying it for her parents.
(iv) he is not fond of the people who are likely to live there.
(9)Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow
by choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below : (3 Marks)
I am not in the least surprised. it is a most delightful little place. its appearance is
modest, but it has a charm of its own. I can tell by just looking at you that it would suit you
admirably, as you suit it, if you will permit me to say so. Coming from me, it may surprise you to
hear that you already appear to be at home. The choice of a frame is not so easy when you have
such a delightful pastel to place in it.
(a) The speaker of these lines is
(i) Juliette.
(ii) Gaston.
(iii) Jeanne.
(iv) maid.
(b) its appearance is modest,... What does it stand for ?
(i) the villa
(ii) the painting
(iii) the garden
(iv) the salon
(c) i can tell you just looking at you that it would suit you admirably, as you suit it...,
What does it reveal about the speaker ?
(i) The speaker is very modest.
(ii) The speaker is a master of flattery.
(iii) The speaker gives only factual information.
(iv) The speaker is desperate to sell her villa.
(8)Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow
by choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below :
They might take you on for eight days, Madame. That would mean eight hundred
francs. it's really money for nothing. You would only have to peel potatoes one minute and make an
omelette the next, quite easy. I could show you how to do it, Madame.
(a) Do you think that the speaker is serious in the offer?
(i) Yes, because she knows the financial condition of the listener.
(ii) No, she is not serious.
(iii) No, she is just making fun of the listener.
(iv) Yes, because she has been approached by the company to find
someone for the job.
(b) it's really money for nothing shows that
(i) the person will have to work hard for money.
(ii) the person will not have to work hard for the money.
(iii) it's a charity.
(iv) the work is not important at all.
(c) Do you think the listener is really interested in the offer ?
(i) No, the listener is a well off lady and does not need any help.
(ii) Yes, the listener is in a state of abject poverty and she needs work badly.
(iii) No, the lady, undoubtedly was facing financial problems but she
was not quite so hard up as that yet.
(iv) Yes, she is really interested as she is fond of acting.
(9) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below : (3 Marks)
Why should i? I don't want to see the kitchen to know that the garden is a myth and that
the salon is impossible.
(a) Who is the speaker of these lines?
(i) Jeanne
(ii) Gaston
(iii) Juliette
(iv) Mrs A1 Smith
(b) Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(i) The speaker is impressed with the villa.
(ii) The speaker likes both the garden and the salon.
(iii) The speaker does not like the garden and hence does not want to see the
kitchen and the salon.
(iv) The speaker knows that there is no salon.
(c) The garden is a myth shows that
(i) there was no garden at all.
(ii) there was a well maintained garden.
(iii) the garden existed but it was too small to be called a garden.
(iv) there was a big garden but not well maintained.
(10) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow
by choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below : (3 Marks)
You mean you've talked about nothing else I’ve never talked about it. You see you've talked about
it so much that you thought that we are talking. ... You haven't even noticed that I’ve never joined
in the conversation. if you say that you are looking for a villa, then that's different !
(a) Who is addressing and whom ?
(i) Gaston is addressing Jeanne.
(ii) Jeanne is addressing Gaston.
(iii) Gaston is addressing Juliette.
(iv) Maid is addressing Juliette.
(b) Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(i) The speaker is really interested in buying the villa.
(ii) The speaker is not interested in buying the villa.
(iii) The listener is actually interested in the villa but the speaker has just
been with her.
(iv) Both are equally interested in buying the villa.
(c) if you say that you are looking for a villa,... shows that
(i) The speaker and the listener both are ready to buy the villa.
(ii) The speaker is indifferent to the decision of the speaker.
(iii) Both of them have a consensus.
(iv) They are planning to see some more options before finalising the deal.
(11) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below : (3 Marks)
They want a cook in the film as well. They asked me if i knew of anybody suitable. You said just
now, Madame, that times were hard. ... Would you like me to get you the engagement?
(a) The speaker of these lines is
(i) the maid.
(ii) Juliette.
(iii) Gaston.
(iv) Jeanne.
(b) Who are they ?
(i) the film makers
(ii) the buyers of the villa
(iii) Gaston and Jeanne
(iv) the maid, and other servants
(c) The speaker has offered the listener
(i) an opportunity to work in a company.
(ii) an opportunity to earn to overcome her hard times.
(iii) an opportunity to show her talent.
(iv) a situation wherein she can reallygrealise her status.
(12) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow
by choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below :
There are moments in life when it's the right time to buy, but it's never the right time to sell. For
fifteen years everybody has had money at the same time and nobody has wanted to sell. Now
nobody has any money and nobody wants to buy.
(a) The speaker of these lines is
(i) Juliette.
(ii) maid.
(iii) Gaston.
(iv) Mrs A1 Smith.
(b) According to the speaker, there is never the right time to sell. it implies
that
(i) one should never sell one's property.
(ii) one should always wait for the right time to sell one's property.
(iii) one is forced to sell one's property only when one does not have the
right time.
(iv) selling property is a good decision only if it is sold in right time.
(c) According to the extract,
(i) once the speaker had enough money and never wanted to sell the villa.
(ii) the speaker was never well off.
(iii) the speaker, at present, is facing hard time and wants to sell the villa.
(iv) both (i) and (iii)
(13) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the
most appropriate alternative from those given below : (3 Marks)
Not at all. Mind you, if someone had bought it on the very day I placed it for sale, then I might
have felt sorry because I would have wondered if I hadn't been a fool to sell at all. But the sign has
been hanging on the gate for over a month now and i am beginning to be afraid that the day i
bought it was when I was the real fool.
(a) The speaker of these lines is
(i) maid.
(ii) Juliette.
(iii) Gaston.
(iv) Jeanne.
(b) The speaker would have been happy
(i) if someone had bought the villa.
(ii) if the villa had not been sold at all.
(iii) if she had bought another villa.
(iv) if she had been able to retain the villa with her only.
(c) The speaker feels that she was a fool because
(i) she had bought a worthless villa.
(ii) she was unable to find a buyer for her villa.
(iii) she had a bad investment in the villa.
(iv) she had decided to sell a beautiful villa for a very low price.
(14) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below : (3 Marks)
I know! You see, I thought that as they could not read it in the dark, the house wouldbelong to me
for one night more. I was so sure that the next day the entire world would be fighting to purchase
it. For the first week, I was annoyed every time I passed that "Villa for Sale'sign. The neighbors
seemed to look at me in such a strange kind of way that I began to think the whole thing was going
to be much more of a sell than a sale.
(a) The speaker wants to sell the villa because
(i) she does not like it.
(ii) she has no attachment with it.
(iii) she is facing hard time and needs money.
(iv) she wants to leave that place forever.
(b) Which one of the following statements is not True ?
(i) The villa belonged to Juliette.
(ii) Juliette wanted to get rid of the villa at the earliest.
(iii) She had high expectations from the buyer.
(iv) She had put up her villa for sale.
(c) According to the speaker, the neighbors seem to think that
(i) Juliette was trying to cheat the buyers as the villa was not worth
the sale.
(ii)' Juliette was a cheat.
(iii) nobody was going to buy the villa.
(iv) Juliette was a fool to sell such a beautiful villa.
(15)Answer any Four of the following questions.
(1)Gaston was indeed a clever businessman. Explain.
(2)What is the message given by the brook?
(3)In the poem, Lord Ullin’s Daughter, how does the poet build the atmosphere of doom ?
(4)Why were Triveni’s novels very popular in north Karnataka ?
(5)What happened when Hooper with his guests on October 12th 1957 ?
(6) Why does Lord Ullin‘s daughter defy her father and elope with her lover?
(7) Give two characteristics of the boatman who ferries the couple across the sea.
(8) " The water-wraith was shrieking." Is the symbolism in the line a premonition of what
happens at the end? Give reasons for your answer.
(9) The poet uses the words like 'adown', 'rode' which contains harsh consonants. Why do you
think the poet has done this?
(10) In Stanza 10, the poet says-
'The boat has left a stormy land,
A stormy sea before her,
(a) In both these lines, the word "stormy" assumes different connotations. What are they?
(b)The lady faces a dilemma here. What is it? What choice does she finally make?
(11)a) 'Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore' just as his daughter left it. Why is the shore
called fatal?
b) Why does Lord Ullin's wrath change into wailing on seeing his daughter?
(12) 'One lovely hand she stretched for aid.' Do you think Lord Ullin's daughter wanted to reach
out to her father? If yes, why?
(13) You are already familiar with the poetic device "alliteration". The poet makes extensive use of
the same throughout the poem. Pick out as many examples of alliterations as you can.
(14) What is the rhyme-scheme of the poem?
(15) Imagine that you are Lord Ullin. You bemoan and lament the tragic loss of your
lovelydaughter and curse yourself for having opposed her alliance with the chieftain. Express
yourfeeling of pain and anguish in a letter to your friend.
(16). You are Jeanne. You are very keen to buy the villa but Gaston is determined not to give
you money to buy it. But, surprisingly only after a short duration of time, Gaston changes his mind
and agrees to buy the villa immediately. As Jeanne, write a diary entry on your husband‘s sudden
change in decision.
(17)You are Lord Ullin. You are greatly grieved by the loss your daughter and wonder what it
would have been if you had not been rigid about following the traditions of your clan. Write a letter
to your friend on how you were the cause of this tragedy.
(18). As the author of ‗How I Taught My Grandmother to Read‘, write a letter to your
grandmother appreciating her determination and strength of character.
(19)As a reader, make a diary entry discussing your reaction to the relationship shared
Between Charles and Duke.
(20) Answer any one of the following questions in 150-200 words:
(1)What was the great service performed by Gulliver to the Emperor of Lilliput and what was his
reward?
(2) Bring out the role played by the dwarf in eliminating Gulliver from the kingdom of Brobdingnag?
(3)Briefly describe Gulliver’s character based on his experience with the Lilliputians and the
Blufuscudians.
(4) What punishment was decided for Gulliver and how did he escape the punishment?
(5) Blefuscu was no match for Gulliver. Explain how Gulliver prevented an invasion on Lilliput.
(6) Describe the character of the Emperor of Brobdingnag.