ABTA Madhyamik Test Paper 2024 English Page 256 ,Class-X ABTA Test Paper 2024 Page 256, Class-10 ABTA Test Paper 2024 Page 256
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ABTA Madhyamik Test Paper 2024 English Page 256
Madhyamik ABTA Test Paper 2023- 2024 Page 256
Class-X ABTA Test Paper 2024 Page 256
Class-10 ABTA Test Paper 2024 Page 256
ABTA MADHYAMIK TEST PAPERS 2023-24
ABTA MADHYAMIK TEST PAPERS 2023-2024
ENGLISH (Second Language)
SECTION-A [READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)]
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of case and caring little for anything but mice and milk. But a cat has really more character than most human beings and gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life.
He or she is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter. All day long the cat loafs about the house, takes things easy and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house. To pass the time away he sometimes watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two - just to keep himself from dying of boredom. People get this idea that this sort of thing is all that holds life for a cat. But watch him as the shades of evening fall. You can see the cat as he really is.
A. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5
(i) The cat is fond of-(c) ease
(ii) The cat has really more character than most (b) human beings
(iii) The cat watches a mouse-hole for- (d) an hour or two
(iv) According to most people's thinking the cat is (b) unintelligent
(v) The true nature of a cat is revealed - (b) when the evening falls
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text : 1x3=3
(i) The physical fitness of a cat is compared to an athlete, an acrobat, and a grim fighter.
(ii) The cat gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life.
(iii) The cat cares little for anything but mice and milk.
C.State whether the following statements are true or false. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes given on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrase/words in support of your answers: 2×2=4
(i) The cat does not like mice and milk at all { F }
Supporting sentence: Most people think that the cat is fond of mice and milk.
(ii) The cat has no athletic skills { F }
Supporting sentence: He or she is an athlete, an acrobat, and a grim fighter
2. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow :
Once I crept in an oak-wood-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 pant two."
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentence:1x4=4
(i) 'You do not blink an eye' - The line tells us that human beings are - (c) insensitive.
(ii) The oak trees wanted the poet to make (d) a promise.
(iii) The Poet is (a) indifferent to the fortune of the oak trees.
(iv) The phrase 'staring tribe' refers to - (d) oak trees.
B. Answer the following questions:
(i) Write the name of the poet and the title of the poem?
Ans:-The name of the poem is My Own True Family and the name of the poet is Ted Hughes.
(ii) What does the poet convey to the readers through the poem?
Ans:-Through the poem the poet wants to say that human beings should stop deforestation to save nature.
Or
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
New Delhi : Five female and three male cheeta has flown in from Namibia began exploring patches of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 17 September, 2022, 70 years after the animal had been declared extinct in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cheetahs at two sites in Kuno - an open forest and grassland ecosystem - where they will be expected to live in the wild hunting natural prey, while wildlife biologists track their movements day and night via satellite collars. The release - a collaborative effort of India's environment ministry, the Namibian government, and the cheetah conservation fund - marks the world's first intercontinental translocation of a large wild carnivore.Indian authorities had declared the cheetah as locally extinct in 1952 after Maharaja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo of Korea, Madhya Pradesh shot the last observed cheetah in 1947. Scientists say the cheetah's reintroduction will help restore the ecological balance in the open forest and grassland ecosystem of the Kuno National Park that covers an area of around 248 square kilo metres.
A. Choose the right answers to complete the following sentences: 1x6=6
(i) 8 Cheetahs are flown to India from (c) Namibia.
(ii) Among the 8 Cheetahs there are - (c) three male and five female.
(iii) Kuno National Park is situated in - (b) Madhya Pradesh.
(iv) Eight Cheetahs begin to explore Kuno from - (b) 17 September, 2022.
(v) Kuno National Park covers an area of around - (d) 248 square kilometres.
(vi) Namibia is a country in - (a) Southern Africa.
B. Each of the following statements is either 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes on the right-hand side. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers:
(i) 8 Cheetahs are flown in from Namibia after 20 years { F }
Supporting Sentence: Five female and three male cheeta has flown in from Namibia began exploring patches of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 17 September, 2022, 70 years after the animal had been declared extinct in India.
ii) This kind of translocation of wild animals also happened before { F }
Supporting Sentence : The release marks the world's first intercontinental translocation of a large wild carnivore.
(iii) India's Environment Ministry played an important part in this collaborative effort. { T }
Supporting Sentence: The release is a collaborative effort of India's environment ministry.
C. Answer the following questions:
(i) What had Indian authorities declared?
Ans: Indian authorities had declared the cheetah as locally extinct in 1952.
(ii) How will the movements of the Cheetahs be tracked?
Ans: Wildlife biologists will track their movements day and night via satellite collars.
(iii) Who was Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo?
Ans: Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo was Maharaja of Korea, Madhya Pradesh, who shot the last observed cheetah in 1947.
(iv) What do the scientists say about the reintroduction of the Cheetahs in India?
Ans: Scientists say the cheetah's reintroduction will help restore the ecological balance in the open forest and grassland ecosystem of the Kuno National Park
SECTION-B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)
Write the correct form of the verbs to fill in the blanks: 1x3=3
4. Write the correct from of the verbs to fill in the blanks: 1x3=3
Teresa enjoyed teaching at the school. She was worried by the poverty surrounding her in Kolkata. In 1948, she began her missionary work for the poor. Teresa enjoyed ____ (teaching/teaches/taught) at the school. She was worried by the poverty ____(surrounding/surrounds/surrounded) her in Kolkata.
In 1948 she ____ (begin/began/begun) her missionary work for the poor.
5. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition:
1x3=3
Priyanka Mandal (38), a nurse of SSKM Hospital, died last night while working in the cardiology department on 2 July. She came in contact with a patient infected with the Covid-19 virus.
B. Do as directed:
(i) The teacher said to the students, "Wear masks to avoid corona virus." (Turn into an indirect speech)
Ans:-The teacher advised the students to wear masks to avoid the coronavirus.
(ii) Lata Mangeshkar is called "Queen of Melody." (Change the voice)
Ans:-We call Lata Mangeshkar the “Queen of Melody.”
(iii) The Statue of Unity is the biggest statue in the world. (Rewrite using comparative degree).
Ans:-The Statue of Unity is bigger than any other statue in the world.
C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right hand side changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list.
1×3=3
(i) The soldier sacrificed his life for his motherland.____gave up
(ii) The policeman is investigating the case. ____looking into
(iii) The strike was cancelled.____called off
[List: call off, give up, look into, set up]
6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the Question No.3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side:
2×4=8
i) no longer in existence -extinct
(ii) flesh-eating animal -carnivore
(iii) bring something back -reintroduction/restore
(iv) travelling through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it -translocation /exploring
SECTION-C (Writing)
7. Study the following flow-chart and describe how 'Lemon Squash' is prepared: (in about 100 words)
[Points: collecting lemons and scrubbing then - scraping the lemon- boiling lemons with water-cooling them properly - squeezing out the juice - straining the seeds - mixing citric acid, sugar - filling in bottles - sealed and packed - ready]
8. Write a report on the farewell ceremony of a retired teacher held recently in your school. You may use the following points: (in about 100 words) [Points: date and time - venue - participation - your role - dignitaries present - your feelings]
9. Your school has arranged an excursion to the Sundarbans. As the school captain draft a notice informing the students about it.10
[Points: date-time-subscription-things to be taken-accommodation-consent letter]
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