ABTA ALL PAGES OF ENGLISH 2024
Seen, Unseen,Grammar,Vocabulary And Writing
ABTA Madhyamik Test Paper 2024 English Page199,
Madhyamik ABTA Test Paper 2023- 2024 Page 199,
Class-X ABTA Test Paper 2024 Page 199,
Class-10 ABTA Test Paper 2024 Page 199 ,
ENGLISH (Second Language)
READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
ABTA MADHYAMIK TEST PAPERS 2023-24 ENGLISH (Second Language)
READING COMPREHENSION ( SEEN)
A.Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
When the family has finished tea, and gathers round the fire, the cat casually goes out of the room. True life now begins for him. He saunters down his own backyard, springs to the top of the fence, drops lightly down to the other side. He trots across and skips to the roof of an empty shed. His movement becomes lithe and panther like. He looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly, for he has so many enemies - dogs and small boys with stones.
On top of the shed, the cat arches his back and rakes his claws once or twice through the soft bark of the old roof. He stretches himself a few times to see if every muscle is in full working order. Then, drooping his head nearly to his paws, he sends across a call to his kindred. Before long they come, gliding, graceful shadows. No longer are they the meek creatures who an hour ago were mewing for fish or milk. They are now grim fighters.
A. Tick off (V) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences.: 1×5=5
(i) True life begins for the cat - (b) when the family has finished tea.
(ii) The cat moves - (c) without noise.
(iii) The cat rakes his claws - (a) on the empty shed.
(iv) The cat sent its call to - (d) other cats.
(v) What the cat enjoys the most is - (b) fighting with other cats.
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) The movement of the cat was lithe and panther-like.
(ii) The cat stretches a few times to see if every muscle is in full working order.
(iii) The cat changes from a meek creature to grim fighters.
C.Fill in the chart with information from the text: 2x2=4
Effect (i) The cat looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly.
Cause (i) The cat has many enemies - dogs and small boys with stones.
Cause (ii) The cats enjoy fighting.
Effect (ii) They transform from meek creatures who were mewing for fish or milk into grim fighters.
2. Read the following lines and answer the questions given below:
"Once I crept in an oakwood - I was looking for a stag.
I met an old woman there - all knobbly stick and rag.
She said: "I have your secret here inside my little bag."
Then she began to cackle and I began to quake
She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake
Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake,
They said: 'We are the oak-trees and your own true family.
We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a promise now - now you are going to die.'
Whenever you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.
Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you And root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew."
A. Tick off (√) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1×4=4
(i) The poet is - (c) Ted Hughes
(ii) The poet was tied to a - (d) stake.
(iii) The oak trees threatened the poet that unless he made a promise - (b) he was going to die.
(iv) The poet had to promise that he would -
(d) for every tree felled, he would plant two trees.
B. Answer the following questions: 2x2=4
(i) How was the poet threatened by the oak trees?
Ans: The poet was threatened by the oak trees that unless he made a promise, he was going to die.
Or
Ans:The oak trees threatened the poet by saying that unless he made a promise, he was going to die.
(ii) Who are 'chopped down'?
Ans:The oak trees are 'chopped down'.
Or
'Chopped down' refers to the oak trees who claim to be chopped down and torn up by the speaker.
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below:
Many animals live in the Arctic including hares, foxes, lemmings, musk-oxen, seals and walrus. The monarch of the Arctic animals is the polar bear.
Bears are the biggest of all meat-eating animals and the polar bear is one of the biggest kinds of bear. He is a huge, yellow-white creature, and may weigh as much as one ton. He lives the life of a nomad, wandering from place to place. Usually he wanders alone.
The polar bear is at home on land or in the open sea. One has been seen swimming in open water more than one hundred miles from the nearest land. Polar bears have a favourite hunting ground. It is on the ice off the coast of lands where seals are plentiful. Bears stalk the seals with great patience. Any hunter might envy them for their skill. A bear will advance, yard by yard, upon a place where a seal is basking in the sun. He will hide behind hummocks or lie still and almost invisible on the ice. A bear kills his victim with a single blow of his mighty paw. Bears eat any food they may find as well as the food they have hunted. They eat the roots of plants, sometimes find eider duck. They drift in the water among the flocks of these birds and suddenly, pounce on a victim. If a victim dives to escape, the bear will follow under water. Sometimes bears hunt seals in the water. One of their tricks is to plunge under the water and come up below an unsuspecting seal.
Polar bear cubs are born in winter. The mother makes a hollow in soft drifted snow, and there the cubs are born. They stay with their mother for two whole years. When they are quite small, they walk along between her legs. If they find any food, the mother inspects it before she allows the cubs to eat it.
A. Tick off (V) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1×6=6(
i) The epithet 'Monarch of the Arctic animals' refers to - (d) Polar bear.
(ii) The color of the polar bear is - (d) Yellow-white.
(iii) Polar bears give birth to their cubs in - (c) Winter.
(iv) Polar bear kills its prey with its - (a) Paws.
(v) Bear cubs stay with their mother for - (c) Two years.
(vi) Polar bear hunts for food - (d) both in land and water.
B. Write whether the following statements are True or False. Quote sentenses from the text in support of your opinion. (1+1)×3=6
i)Polar bear lives alone
True.
Supporting sentence: "Usually he wanders alone."
(ii)Polar bear prefers to hunt seal
True.
Supporting sentence: "Sometimes bears hunt seals in the water."
(iii)Polar bear are not good swimmers
False
Supporting sentence: The polar bear is at home on land or in the open sea. (One has been seen swimming in open water more than one hundred miles from the nearest land....)
(There is no supporting sentence for this statement in the given passage,)
C. Answer the following sentences questions: 2×4=8
(i) Describe the physical features of polar bear.
Ans:The physical features of the polar bear include being a huge, yellow-white creature that may weigh as much as one ton.
(ii) How does the polar bear hunt?
Ans:The polar bear hunts with great patience, stalking seals on the ice, hiding behind hummocks, and delivering a single blow with its mighty paw.
(iii) When are the bear cubs born?
Ans: Polar bear cubs are born in winter.
(iv) What does the mother bear do to protect her cubs?
Ans: The mother makes a hollow in soft drifted snow where the cubs are born. She also inspect food before allowing the cubs to eat it. Thus the mother bear protects her cubs.
SECTION-B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)
4.Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks: 1×3=3
When Helen Keller was only eighteen months old, she felt (fall/ felt/ fallen) very ill. Her life was saved (save/ saved/ was saved) but the little child___lost__ (lose/lost/ has lost) her sight and hearing.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition:1x3=3
When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in__an____appearance___to__get his share.
B. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given in the brackets: 1x3=3
(i)He is the best student in the class. (Rewrite using Comparative degree of adjective.)
Ans: He is better than any other student in the class.
(ii) He said to us," Are you coming to our meeting today?" (Change into indirect speech).
Ans: He asked us if we were coming to their meeting that day.
(iii) We are proud of our country. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'proud'.)
Ans:We take pride in our country.
C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined.
Write the correct phrasal verbs in the brackets on the right-hand side changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list. 1x3=3
(i) The brave never surrenders to evil.
Ans: gives in
(ii) His proposal was rejected.
Ans: turned down
iii) I cannot tolerate his audacity.
Ans: put up with
[List of phrasal verbs: turn down; put up with; make out; give in.]
6. Given below are the meanings of four words you will find in the passage in Question No.3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side: 2×4=8
(i) The region around North pole__Arctic
(ii) Those move about different places in different seasons__nomad
(iii) feel jealous--envy
(iv) young ones__cubs
WRITING
7. Write a paragraph [in about 100 words] on the preparation of cooking chicken biriyani using the following flow-chart given below.10
[Boiling water in a saucepan-adding washed rice - boiling for 5 minutes - draining water, cooking chicken with spices and curd- layer starting with the rice then the chicken mixture - repeated twice- garnishing with cumin seeds, ginger-simmer for further 10 minutes]
Preparation of Chicken Biriyani
Chicken biryani is a flavorful and aromatic dish that originated in South Asia. It is very interesting matter to know how chicken biriyani is prepared. The preparation of chicken biriyani involves various stages .It can be prepared at home easily. At first ,water is boiled in a saucepan. Then washed rice is added .Next ,it is boiled for 5 minutes. The water is then drained, and the rice is set aside. In a separate pan, the chicken is cooked with a blend of aromatic spices and curd. After that ,the biryani is layered, starting with rice, followed by the chicken mixture, and this process is repeated twice. The layers are garnished with cumin seeds and ginger for an extra burst of flavor. The biryani is allowed to simmer for an additional 10 minutes,( ensuring that the rice absorbs the rich essence of the seasoned chicken). This step-by-step process results in a tantalizing chicken biryani, showcasing the perfect amalgamation of spices and textures.
8. As a secretary of the Students' Association in your school write a notice in about 100 words requesting the students of your school to participate actively in the initiative to keep your environment clean. You may use the following points. 10
[Reasons for organising the programme- date and time things they should bring from home areas to be cleaned - duration of the programme - general appeal]
Click here to get answer উত্তর পেতে এখানে ক্লিক করো
9. Write a newspaper report (within 100 words) about an accident that took place yesterday. Write the report on the basis of the points given below: 10 [Date and time-place - cause of the accident - consequences - measures taken.]
👉Click Here to get answer.উত্তর পেতে এখানে ক্লিক করো
Comments
Post a Comment