HS ABTA ENGLISH ALL PAGES :2022-2023
ABTA HIGHER SECONDARY TEST PAPER
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HS ABTA ENGLISH PAGE :148
(i) Where did the hermit live?
Ans: The hermit lived in a wood.
(ii) Which answer was given confidently by the narrator to the girl?
Ans:The girl asked the narrator if he saw any animals. The narrator answered quite confidently that he did not any animals.
(iii) What is a day bed?
Ans: A day-bed is a kind of furniture that functions both as a sofa and bed.
(iv) In 'The Eyes Have It' what is mentioned as 'tantalising'?
Ans: In 'The Eyes Have It', the perfume from the girl's hair is mentioned as 'tantalising'.
(v) How has Kalam described his parents?
Ans:Kalam has described his parents as an ideal couple. According to Kalam, they are both tall and handsome.
(vi) Whom did Jainulabdeen ask people to thank?
Ans:Jainulabdeen asked people to thank Allah, the merciful.
(vii) What was Roger wearing?
Ans:Roger was wearing tennis shoes and blue jeans.
(viii) How many times did the Tsar ask the hermit to answer his questions?
Ans:The Tsar asked the hermit thrice for the answer to his questions
2.a (i) Where do the leaves sprout from?
Ans: The leaves sprout from the leprous hide of the tree.
(ii) What is meant by the 'heavy undergrowth"?
Ans:The word 'heavy undergrowth"means thick bushes and plants.
(iii) What does Shakespeare compare his friend to?
Ans:Shakespeare compares his friend to a summer's day.
(iv) Why do the birds hide in cooling trees?
Ans:The birds hide in cooling trees because they are faint with the hot sun.
(v) What does the poet suggest through the expression "anchoring earth"?
Ans: The expression "anchoring earth" suggests that the roots of the tree have sunk in firmly into the earth, holding the tree securely.
(vi) How long will the poet's friend and beauty live?
Ans:The poet's friend and beauty will live as long as men can breathe or eyes can( read the poem.)/( see.)
(vii) When do the readers come to know about the death of the soldier?
Ans:The readers come to know about the death of the soldier from the last line of the sonnet,' In his side there are two red holes'.
(viii) What does the person 'half lost' in drowsiness imagine?
Ans:The person 'half lost' in drowsiness imagines that the grasshoppers are among some grassy hills.
2.
i) You would be taught right from wrong by me.
ii)Jainulabdeen told Kalam that adversity always presents opportunities for introspections.
iii) Aunts are creatures who are usually formidable.
iv) Summer's day is not as lovely and temperate as thou art.
v) I made a resolve to kill you on your way back.
vi) The woman did not watch the boy. She had left her purse behind her on the day-bed. She did not watch it.
b) i--the
ii--of
iii--to
iv--the
v-of
vi-within
c). lingered
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