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ABTA Higher Secondary 2023
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2. (a) Answer any four of the following questions, each in a complete sentence: 1x4=4
(i) What was tantalising to the author of "The Eyes Have It"?
Ans :The perfume from the girl's hair was tantalising to the author of "The Eyes Have It".
(ii) What was the name of the friend of Kalam's father ?
Ans : Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the name of the friend of Kalam's father./
The name of the friend of Kalam's father was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry.
(iii) Where did the Tsar fall asleep?
Ans :The Tsar fell asleep on the threshold of hermit's hut.
(iv) How was the voice of the girl's aunt?
Ans: The voice of the girl's aunt was like a high-pithed female voice.
(v) Why did the hermit breathe heavily?
Ans :The hermit breathed heavily because he was digging the ground in front of his hut ,in spite of being frail and weak.
(vi) Where did Mrs. Jones work?
Ans : Mrs.Jones worked in a hotel beauty shop.
(vii) What did Roger barely manage to say before Mrs Jones shut the door?
Ans : Roger barely managed to say "Thank you " before Mrs Jones shut the door.
(viii) Why did people visit Kalam's house after being cured?
Ans :People visited Kalam's house after being cured to offer thanks .
(b) Answer any four of the following questions, each in a complete sentence: 1x4=4
(i) Where does the grasshopper take rest?
Ans :The grasshopper takes rest beneath some pleasant weed.
(ii) Where will the curled green twig rise from?
Ans : The curled green twigs will rise from the bleeding bark close to the ground.
(iii) What is the most sensitive part of a tree?
Ans :Root is the most sensitive part of a tree.
/ The most sensitive part of a tree is root.
(iv) Why does the poet ask nature to keep him warm?
Ans: The poet asks nature to keep him warm because he may catch cold .
(v) How was the soldier's smile?
Ans : The soldier's smile was like an infant's-gentle ,without guile.
(vi) What is meant by 'summer's lease'?
Ans : The phrase 'summer's lease' means summer's duration which is very brief.
(vii) How is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed?
Ans : The gold complexion of the sun is dimmed by clouds.
(viii) What is the condition of the birds in the summer's day?
Ans: The birds are faint with the hot sun in the summer's day.
6. (a) Do as directed:1×6=6
(1) My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple. (Change the voice)
Ans:People widely regarded my parents as an ideal couple.
(ii) "Why don't you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice"? I asked my father. (Change the narration)
Ans:I asked my father why he did not say that to the people who came to him for help and advice.
(iii) All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed none of them. (Split)
Ans: All the answers were different.Tsar agreed with none of them.
(iv) Only the scent of perfume still lingered. (Turn into negative)
Ans: Nothing but the scent of perfume still lingered.
(v) There was a very old mosque in our locality where father would take me for evening prayer. (Turn into simple sentence)
Ans:My father would take me to a very old mosque in our locality for evening prayer.
(vi) They all answered his questions differently. (Use the noun form of the underline word)
Ans:They all gave the answer to his questions differently.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and /or prepositions :1/2x6=3
She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap and she carried it slung across her shoulder. It was about eleven O'clock at night.
(c) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below:
A strange bearded man was lying on the bed and gauzing at him with shining eyes. [ Options: guessing / gazing/grazing]
Ans:A strange bearded man was lying on the bed and gazing at him with shining eyes
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