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ENGLISH (Second Language)
READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that following sentence :1X5=5
Just think how much more he gets out of his life than you do out of yours! And the sports they have, too! As they get older they go in for sport to the suburban backyards. These backyards that are dull to us, are to them hunting grounds where they have more gallant adventure than King Arthur's Knights ever had.
It is always spoken as a reproach against cats that they are more fond of their home than the people in it. Naturally, the cat doesn't like to leave his country, the land where all his friends are, and where he knows every landmark. Exiled in a new land, he would have to learn a new geography. So, when the family moves, the cat, if allowed, will stay at the old house and attach himself to the new tenants. He will give them the privilege of boarding him while he enjoys life in his own way.
A. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5
(a) According to the narrator cat gets from life much more than..........
(i) any creature (ii) a man (iii) other animals (iv) everyone
Ans:(ii) a man
(b) Cats go in for sports when they.... (i) are young (ii) grow older (iii) are tired (iv) are angry
Ans: (ii) grow older
(c)The narrator considers that King Arthur's Knights were not so..... (i) strong as a cat (ii) friendly as a cat (iii) intelligent as a cat (iv) adventurous as a cat.
Ans:(iv) adventurous as a cat
(d) The ground where the cat likes to hunt is the..... (i) backyard (ii) frontyard (iii) courtyard (iv) churchyard
Ans:(i) backyard
(e) After the family moves away, the cat likes to live..... (i) alone (ii) in other houses (iii) with the new tenants (iv) in the woods.
Ans: (iii) with the new tenants
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.1x3=3
i) People always speak against the cat that it/he is more fond of its/his home than the people in it.
(ii) King Arthur's Knights had a gallant adventure, but the cats find more gallant adventure in suburban backyards.
(iii) When the family moves, the cat wants to stay at the old house and attach itself to the new tenants,( giving them the privilege of boarding it while it enjoys life in its own way.)
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text:2×2=4
i)Statement :The cat enjoys adventurous activities in the backward.
(i)Reason : Because the cat thinks these backyards as hunting grounds.
Or (To the cat, these backyards are like hunting grounds where it experiences more gallant adventure than King Arthur’s Knights ever had, as mentioned in the passage.)
ii) Statement: The cat does not like to leave his country
Reason (ii) He knows every landmark of the area.
2.Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall
The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall
As if he grew there, house and all, Together.
Within that house secure he hides
When danger imminent betides
Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather.
A. Tick the right answer :1×4=4
(a) The snail does not have the fear of (i) insult being old house (ii) death (iii) (iv) fall.
Ans: (iv) fall.
(b) The snail seems to grow together with (i) a house (ii) an igloo (iii) a wall (iv) a tent
Ans: (i) a house
(c) The snail hides securely within (i) the leaf (ii) the fruit. (iii) grass (iv) house.
Ans:iv)the house
(d) The snail finds danger in (i) rain (iii) the grass (ii) flood (iv) the (iii) storm
Ans:(iii) storm
B. Answer the following questions:2×2=4
(i) Name the poem and the poet.
Ans: The name of the poem is ‘The Snail' and the poet is William Cowper.
(ii) Where does the snail generally stick close to?
Ans: The snail generally sticks close to the grass, leaf, fruit or wall.
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Cheetah Oban aka Pavan, which had strayed out of Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh multiple times and had to be rescued from far- off locations, has been shifted to an enclosure in the park, a senior forest department official said. The male cheetah had wandered outside the KNP at least two times this month. In the latest incident, the feline was tranquillised on April 22 while it was about to cross over to a forest in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and brought back to the KNP. On April 7, Pavan was rescued from the Bairad area in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri after being tranquilised, Officials had said.
KNP divisional forest officer Prakash Kumar Verma confirmed that Pavan had now been shifted to a large enclosure, where the feline is staying with two female cheetahs. Pavan and the female Cheetah Asha were released into the wild on March 11, almost six months after they were brought to the KNP from Africa. Two other felines, Elton and Freddie, were released into the park's free range area on March 22.
The KNP has seen the death of two cheetahs - a male and a female - in less than a month. On April 23, the male cheetah Uday, translocated from South Africa in February this year, died of cardio-pulmonary failure. One of the eight Namibian cheetahs, Sasha, aged more than four and a half years, died of a kidney ailment on March 27. Under Pro- ject Cheetah for reintroducing the species that became extinct in India in 1952, a total of 20 felines, including 10 females, were translocated to the KNP in Sheopur district from Namibia and South Africa in two batches in September 2022 and February this year.
[Adapted from an article published in The Telegraph dated 26 April 2023]
A.Tick the right answer: 1×6=6
i)Pavan strayed out of KNP that month at least (a) one time (b) two times (c) tree times (d) four times.
Ans: (b) two times
ii)Elton and Freddie were released into the park on (a) 22 April (b) 7 April (c) 22 March (d) 23 April.
Ans: © 22 March
iii)It was reported that cheetah Uday died of (a) kidney failure (b) cardio-vascular failure (c) nervous system failure (d) cardio- pulmonary failure
Ans: d) cardio- pulmonary failure
(iv) When Sasha died, it was only (a) four years old (b) more than four years old (c) one year old (d) more than four and half years old.
Ans:(d) more than four and half years old.
(v)To reintroduce the species in two batches number of cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia were (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 1952(d) 2022.
Ans a) 20
vi) Pavan strayed out of the KNP and he was seen wandering on April 7 in (a) Sheopur area Pradesh (c) Bairad area (d) Koriya area (b) in neighbouring Uttar
Ans: c) Bairad area
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 or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your
i)On April 22 Pavan crossed over to the forest of Uttar Pradesh.
Answer: F
Supporting Sentence: “In the latest incident, the feline was tranquillised on April 22 while it was about to cross over to a forest in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and brought back to the KNP.”
ii.After being rescued, Pavan remained in the enclosure.
Answer: T
Supporting Sentence: "KNP divisional forest officer Prakash Kumar Verma confirmed that Pavan had now been shifted to a large enclosure."
(iii) Sasha was brought from Namibia.
Answer: T
Supporting Sentence: "Under Project Cheetah for reintroducing the species... were translocated to the KNP in Sheopur district from Namibia and South Africa in two batches in September 2022 and February this year."
C. Answer the following with other inmates.2×4=8
(i) What does KNP stand for?
Ans: KNP stands for "Kuno National Park".
ii)What did the divisional forest officer say about Pavan?
Ans: The divisional forest officer, Prakash Kumar Verma, confirmed that Pavan had been shifted to a large enclosure.
iii)What happened to Pavan on March 11?
Ans: On March 11, Pavan and the female Cheetah Asha were released into the wild.
(iv) What was the aim of project Cheetah?
Ans: The aim of Project Cheetah was to reintroduce the species, which became extinct in India in 1952. It involved translocating 20 felines, including 10 females, to Kuno National Park from Namibia and South Africa.
GRAMMAR ,VOCABULARY AND WRITING
4.Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks .1x3=3
Ans : Three workers died because of possible asphyxiation while they were trying to remove wooden planks from newly-casted concrete walls of a septic tank. They were brought out and rushed to the local hospital where doctors declared brought-dead.
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition:1x3=3
It took___few minutes before all came to realise that the train had collided _a goods train coming___the opposite direction.
Ans-It took a few minutes before all came to realize that the train had collided with a goods train coming from the opposite direction.
5.Do as directed :1x3=3
(i)Does she sing a song? (Change the voice)
Ans: Is a song sung by her?
(ii) The crowd said, "Long live President." (Change into indirect speech)
Ans: The crowd prayed/wished that President might live long.
OR
The crowd exclaimed that the President should live long.
(iii) The dog is the most faithful of all animals. (Change the degree of comparison)
Ans: The dog is more faithful than any other animal.
6. (i)made calm by means of drug- tranquilized
(ii) no longer in existence : Extinct
(iii)Illness :ailment
(iii) Move from one place to another : Translocated
SECTION-C(WRITING)
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 verbs in the list.
(i)The flower emits a sweet smell
(ii) Mita could not understand what her friend was saying
(iii) The teacher is examining the answer script.
[look into, give off, give up, make out]
Ans :
(i) The flower gives off a sweet smell.
(ii) Mita could not make out what her friend was saying.
(iii) The teacher is looking into the answer script.
SECTION-C(WRITING)
7.Your club going to organise a Health Awareness Programme. As the secretary to the club draft a notice for its members with the following points :10
[How you like to organise it --area of your work--- measures you want to take-when you propose to start)
Ans:
ABC SPORTING CLUB
NOTICE
Health Awareness Programme
Memo No. 20B/40
Date :01/12/23
All the the members of our club are hereby informed that our club is going to organise a health awareness programme to promote well being within our community.The programme will be held on 15.12.2023 in our club premises.It will start at 9:00 A.M and continue till 2 P.M.Our club will cover a wide range of health related topics,including physical fitness,mental health, nutrition and preventive measures to maintain a healthy lifestyle. To ensure a comprehensive approach,we will invite experienced professionals and experts to share their insights.Experts will enlighten us on various aspects of health. They will provide us valuable insights and practical tips to enhance our awareness.
So all the members of our club are requested to attend the programme on that particular day.
The cooperation from all is highly solicited to make the purpose a grand success.For any further information one may contact the undersigned.
Countersigned by
President
Sd/
Your Name
Secretary
ABC SPORTING CLUB
8.The following chart describes how edible oil is prepared from mustard seeds. With the help of the chart below write a paragraph on how mustard oil is produced:
[Seeds collected and dried-put in a big bowl mixing a little water to extract oil crushed oil cakes separated oil -collected and sealed ready for use.]
PREPARATION OF MUSTARD OIL
Mustard oil is a very common edible oil. It is used by most of the families.It is a very interesting matter to know how mustard oil is prepared. The preparation of mustard oil involves a few stages. At first, mustard seeds are collected from the market or from the farmers. After that the seeds are dried well in the sun for a few days. Next,the seeds are put into a crushing-machine to be crushed. A little water is added to it in this process. Thus adding a little water, oil is extracted. Then the oil-cakes are separated. Next the extracted oil is kept in containers.The containers are properly sealed to keep it usable for a long time.Then the containers are sent to market for sale. Thus the process of preparing Mustard oil is done.
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9.Write a letter to your friend advising him/her to practise physical exercise regularly.
Points: Introduction -value of good health -when to get up from sleep - physical exercises - benefits of regular exercise.
(Your address)
Dear Ram,
At the beginning of the letter you take my cordial love. For a long time we are away from each other. I hope you all are well by the grace of God. I am also fine by grace of God. I have come to know that you are not doing physical exercise everyday . I want to share some thoughts with you about the importance of incorporating regular physical exercise into our routines .Health is the source of happiness and early morning exercise is the key of it .Healthy body can only support a healthy mind .So to maintain that very health one of us must do something. Morning walk is such a good habit .Morning air is fresh and free from pollution .Therefore it is the suitable time for exercise .In order to have good health we require pure air ,light and exercise with good food and water. It helps to live an active long life and to improve our mental health .Blood pressure will be under control ,the problem of cholesterol and blood sugar may also be solved .With morning walk we can start for a day's work positively .A man who does early morning exercise can work with fresh energy .He can give a good start of any work which is half done . Our bodies are designed to move .I am advising you to take the first step towards a healthier lifestyle by incorporating regular exercise into your routine. Your future self will undoubtedly thank you for it.
No more today.I shall tell you in detail when we meet.
My respect to your parents .
Lots of love to you.
Your loving friend
(Your Name)
Friend's Address
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