AIMS QUESTION BANK 2024,Page : 417,
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:**
**A. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences:**
(a) The narrator found relatives on account of a:
- **(ii) kite**
(b) The narrator is:
- **(iii) 11 years old**
(c) Narrator's family went to the mainland during:
- **(ii) winter**
(d) When the mainland people pitied the narrator, she considered it:
- **(iii) funny**
(e) The name of the game mentioned in the text is:
- **(iii) pirate caves**
#### **B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:**
(i) The narrator's father is the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse.
(ii) No sooner does spring come than they sail to their own dear island.
(iii) The narrator can be called quarrelsome because she and Claude used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in winter.
#### **C. State whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words from the passage in support of your answers:**
(i) The narrator was at loggerheads with Claude.
- **False**
- **Supporting Sentence:** "Claude and I never quarrelled."
(ii) Temperature dropped significantly during winter in and around the Big Half Moon Island.
**True**
**Supporting Sentence:** "In winter, when the harbour is frozen over, we all move over to the mainland."
### **2. Read the stanza(s)/poem and answer the questions that follow:**
#### **A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:**
(a) The squirrel has no doubt that the mountain is:
- **(ii) very big**
(b) The mountain called the squirrel with a:
- **(iii) prig**
(c) The word 'Bun' refers to the:
- **(iii) squirrel**
(d) Occupying the tiny space, the squirrel is not:(i) ashamed**
**B. Answer the following questions:**
(i) **What did the verbal dispute between the mountain and the squirrel begin?**
Ans: The dispute began when the mountain called the squirrel a "Little Prig."
(ii) **What message does the poem send across?**
Ans The poem conveys that everyone / everything has its own unique place and importance. Talents differ, and every being contributes to the world in its own way.
### **3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:**
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:**
**A. Tick the right answer:**
(i) The age group surveyed on was:
- **(b) 14-18**
(ii) According to the report, the percentage of pupils who cannot read English is:
- **(c) 43%**
(iii) The survey was done upon:
- **(a) 34,745 children**
(iv) The percentage of students who struggle to read a Class 2 level text in their regional language is:
- **(a) 25%**
(v) The previous survey was done in:
- **(a) 2017**
(vi) According to the report, pupils struggling with simple division are more than:
- **(c) 60%**
### **B. State whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes on the right-hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words from the passage in support of your answers:**
(i) **The present survey is an improvement compared with the one done a few years back.**
- **True (T)**
- **Supporting Sentence:** "The figure on reading English, in fact, is an improvement compared to 2017..."
(ii) **The report was published on Monday.**
- **False (F)**
- **Supporting Sentence:** "The report, published by Pratham Foundation on Wednesday..."
(iii) **The report makes us hopeful.**
- **True (T)**
- **Supporting Sentence:** "Of those who could read sentences in English, almost three-fourths could get the meaning (73.5%) compared with 53% in 2017."
### **C. Answer the following questions:**
(i) **When was the report published?**
- **Ans:** The report was published on Wednesday.
(ii) **What was the report based on?**
- **Ans:** The report was based on a survey conducted in 28 districts across 26 states, focusing on the 14-18 age group in rural areas.
(iii) **How many districts are taken under the survey?**
- **Ans:** 28 districts are taken under the survey.
(iv) **What information does the text provide about the survey done in 2017?**
**Ans:** The text indicates that in 2017, 47% of students are struggling to read sentences in English, but by 2023 this figure has improved to 43%, with a significant increase in comprehension from 53% to 73.5%.
**Grammar and Phrasal Verbs**
4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:
**(i)** It **has been raining** since morning.
**(ii)** Papa has already **dropped** the idea of going to the office.
**(iii)** I **will** also not go to school today.
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### **A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:**
Lily of the valley is **a** fragrant perennial herb **of** the genus Convallaria, **in the** asparagus family.
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### **B. Rewrite the sentence as directed:**
(i) Ram said to Sita, "Where have you kept my laptop?"
**Indirect Speech:**
Ram asked Sita where she had kept his laptop.
**(i) The bed feels soft.**
**Change the voice:**
The bed is soft when it is felt.
- The softness of the bed is felt.
**(ii) He is ill. He cannot attend school.**
**Join in a single sentence:**
- Being ill, he cannot attend school.
As he is ill, he cannot attend school.
**(iii) 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.**
1. **The old lady saved some money.**
**Correct phrasal verb:** **put by**
2. **The opponent surrendered finally.**
**Correct phrasal verb:** **gave in**
3. **He wore a new shirt.**
**Correct phrasal verb:** **put on**
[List: give in, put on, put by, put up]
#### **B. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the passage in Question No. 3. Find out the words and write the words in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side:**
(i) **Of villages:** **rural**
(ii) **Speaking or reading hesitantly:** **faltering**
(iii) **A study based on data collected through interaction:** **survey**
(iv) **Betterment:** **improvement**
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