Duff & Dutta Question Bank Page :5
**SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)**
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:**
**A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:**
(i) When the cat rakes the guest, the guest is really-
- (a) amused
- (b) enraged ✔
- (c) excited
- (d) proud
(ii) At first the cat's approach to the guest is-
- (a) aggressive
- (b) amusing
- (c) polite ✔
- (d) arrogant
(iii) The cat receives the food-
- (a) unwillingly
- (b) with much displeasure ✔
- (c) seriously
- (d) hatefully
(iv) "He affects to be very much amused."-Here 'affects' means-
- (a) tells upon
- (b) advises
- (c) hates
- (d) pretends ✔
(v) As the cat rakes the guest, the family is-
- (a) appreciative ✔
- (b) disgusted
- (c) angry
- (d) contemptuous
**B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:**
(i) The cat puts up his claw and___quietly but firmly rakes the guest in the leg.
(ii) The guest actually wants to____kick the cat out of the window.
(iii) Though the guest feels pain, ____he affects to be very much amused.
**C. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| **Statement** | **Reason** |
|---------------|------------|
| (i) The guest dares not do what he would like to do. |
(a) The guest fears being rude and pretends to be amused instead of showing his anger or frustration.
(ii) The cat retires to a safe distance.
(b) The cat wants to avoid the guest’s possible retaliation/revenge before eating his food.
2. Read the following poem and answer the questions given below *
**A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:**
(i) The snail shrinks into his house with-
- (a) resentment ✔
- (b) delight
- (c) pain
- (d) surprise
(ii) The snail lives with-
- (a) his community
- (b) his friends
- (c) his relatives
- (d) no one ✔
(iii) The self-collecting power of the snail is-
- (a) great ✔
- (b) mild
- (c) inactive
- (d) rare
(iv) To the external touch the snail is-
- (a) indifferent
- (b) unconscious
- (c) very sensitive ✔
- (d) attacking
**B. Answer the following questions:**
(i) What does the phrase 'self-collecting pow'r' mean?
- **Answer:**
(ii) What makes the snail well-satisfied?
### **SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)**
#### **3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:**
**A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:**
(i) The number of players who retired after the final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup is-
- (a) three ✔
- (b) four
- (c) five
- (d) two
(ii) In the final over of the match, Pandya gave away-
- (a) less than 5 runs
- (b) more than 5 runs ✔
- (c) exactly 5 runs
- (d) only 1 run
(iii) SKY took a superb catch to dismiss-
- (a) Klassen
- (b) de Cock
- (c) Miller ✔
- (d) Stubbs
(iv) India won the previous ICC Men's T20 World Cup in-
- (a) 1983
- (b) 2011
- (c) 2024
- (d) 2007 ✔
(v) The final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 was played in-
- (a) West Indies -
(b) the United States ✔
- (c) West Indies and the United States
- (d) none of the above
(vi) The span of ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024 was-
- (a) 28 days
- (b) 29 days ✔
- (c) 30 days
- (d) 31 days
**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) The final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 was a one-sided match.
- **False (F)**
- **Supporting Statement:** "Both the teams being hitherto unbeaten in the tournament, it was expected that the encounter would be worthy of a final and it proved to be more than that."
(ii) Suryakumar Yadav was the chief scorer of the Indian innings.
- **False (F)**
- **Supporting Statement:** "However, Virat Kohli, the glory of batting in world cricket at present... Kohli kept the scoreboard moving... at an individual score of 76."
(iii) The 19th over of the match was bowled by Arshdeep Singh.
- **True (T)**
- **Supporting Statement:** "Things looked very bright as South Africa could score only 4 runs from the penultimate over bowled by Arshdeep Singh."
**C. Answer the following questions:**
(i) **How did Klassen bring South Africa to the brink of victory?**
- Klassen scored aggressively with a strike rate of 192.59, significantly reducing the required runs and putting South Africa in a strong position to win the match.
(ii) **How did Kohli perform in the match?**
Ans: Virat Kohli played a crucial role, scoring 76 runs and helping India recover from an early collapse, eventually contributing to a competitive total.
(iii) How was the start of the South African innings?
Ans: The South African innings started poorly, with Hendricks and Markram getting out cheaply due to excellent bowling by Bumrah and Arshdeep.
(iv) Who among the Indian top-order batsmen could not make big scores?**
Ans: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Suryakumar Yadav were the Indian top-order batsmen who got out cheaply.
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### **SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY**
#### **4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:**
A 46-years-old man **was standing** on the footboard of a bus had his left arm **ripped** off after it got **caught** on a building pillar as the bus negotiated a narrow, congested road.
#### **5. Do as directed:**
**A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:**
Normal air traffic operations between India and Pakistan resumed on Tuesday **with** Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority issuing **a** notice opening its airspace **to** all civilian flights.
**B. (i) It is the last time we shall be walking with Bapu. (Change into negative sentence)**
- Ans: It is not the fast time we shall be walking without Bapu.
**(ii) Thousands *silently* watched the procession. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'silently')**
- Ans: Thousands watched the procession in silence.
**(iii) She said, "I have your secret here inside my little bag." (Change into indirect speech)**
- Ans: She said that she had his secret there inside her little bag.
**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.**
(i) As soon as spring *comes back*, we sail to our own dear island.
- **Ans:** *sets in*
(ii) We used to *quarrel* a good deal with the mainland children.
- **Ans:** *fall out*
(iii) Had Bapu lived and *died* for nothing?
Ans:passed away
6. 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 them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side:**
(i) **Desired:** **coveted**
(ii) **Experienced:** **veteran**
(iii) **Extreme sadness:** **despair**
(iv) **Top-most point:** **apogee**
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